To: PeterPrinciple
No one is arguing that point.
Let us remember, the Church which Christ instituted is divine, while its members are human.
Humans will be corrupt, but the Church never will be. Humans will seek to lead others astray, do horrible things in the name of God, etc. However, Christ’s teachings are perfect. How else would we have gotten them, except for Him teachings the Apostles, and the Apostles faithfully transmitting Christ’s teachings.
To: SpirituTuo
"the Church which Christ instituted is divine" ... and it is not a human institution named Catholic Church. The Church Jesus instituted is a spiritual entity, even called 'the Bride of Christ'. The Church Jesus established is somehow lending source to a 'New Jerusalem' yet to be revealed. It, this New Jerusalem, is not a catholic building, not a catholic temple, not a catholic structure, not a catholic sacramental edifice. The Church Jesus established is a creation born from above by God's Spirit and men cannot 'finish' it, or add to it for their personal glorification.
The catholic religion is hallmarked by the human assertions of men imagining they have worked out the means to transform the divine Church into a malleable human directed institution. That is anathema to what God reveals in The Bible. it is error whether the result of catholic or protestant creation. Pope Innocent is no more error free than David Kortesh. Sorry to burst that catholic bubble for you folks.
387 posted on
11/11/2015 8:01:18 AM PST by
MHGinTN
(Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
To: SpirituTuo
Humans will be corrupt, but the Church never will be. Humans will seek to lead others astray, do horrible things in the name of God, etc
And have not humans been involved in the church? Has he not warned us about wolves in places of leadership? Was not the temple corrupted and destroyed many times in the old testament?
Are we not seeing a time in all churches where people are doing what is right in their own eyes?
Yet, there is a remmant, always is (by Gods providence). Our faith and trust is not to be placed in the church but in Jesus...............
390 posted on
11/11/2015 8:23:51 AM PST by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: SpirituTuo
Let us remember, the Church which Christ instituted is divine, while its members are human. Humans will be corrupt, but the Church never will be.
And who told you this??? Oh, it was the corrupt humans that run your Church who told you this...
404 posted on
11/11/2015 11:20:11 AM PST by
Iscool
(Izlam and radical Izlam are different the same way a wolf and a wolf in sheeps clothing are differen)
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