No where in the Bible does it remotely suggest that the apostles followed the teachings of the Catholic Church such as infant baptism or special devotion to Mary. The origins of the Roman Catholic Church as we know it today was more of a political move by Constantine, which was centuries later. The apostles were neither Protestant nor Catholic, because it's not membership in an organization or church that saves, but faith in Jesus. If Catholicism was the true Christianity, why would they contradict themselves and their history by now saying that Jews and Muslims, or even members of non Judeo-Christian religions are fellow believers because they are simply finding God in their own way. Inclusion of other faiths might seem like a noble idea from a wordly standpoint, but doesn't the Bible warn against being friends with the world.
2007-04-20
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