What are the differences between Christian, Catholic and Protestant?

Question

They all believe in Jesus rite? So, in what part they differ?

Answer 1

In part this question depends on what you mean by Christian. If you include Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses, plus other alternative groups, we could be here all night. As far as Catholics and Protestants go there can be said to be some noticeable differences. Catholics believe that the Pope heads the church which is supposed to be the only ordained church on earth, and that he is infallible from the chair. They also believe in praying to patron saints, purgatory, praying for the dead, as well as confession and a chaste priesthood. The Catholic church also places more emphasis on Mary (the holy mother of God) also believing her as being Chaste, even after the birth of Christ. Protestant churches usally take and open stance on this issue. Protestant churches believe the body of Christ is the Church and does not in general pertain Solely to one organization or another. They are also much more heavy into the bible as their source of connection and truth pertaining to God. Some do not believe in Transubstantiation (communion being the literal body and blood of Christ). Their ministers can marry and some of them are even women. There is much variation within protestant circles which is another issue that could take all night. But I'll in mercy spare you the long winded version.

Answer 2

The main differences that ALL religions share has nothing to do with the god they believe in but the the traditions affiliated with each religion. Christians might believe in the "rapture" or a judgment day or being born-again as a way of being saved. Catholics believe in a litany of sacraments: Baptism, Confession; Confirmation, Marriage, Last Rites. Protestants believe in a little of both. The Jews are waiting for Christ while all Christians believe he's been here once before and he's going to come again.

So what am I saying? I am saying we all believe in [a] God. No matter what the name is, essentially, we all believe in a higher power and the only difference is how we believe and celebrate in their name.

Too bad we can't remember this on a daily basis.

Answer 3

Doctrinal Differences. Catholics are fairly similar all around, believing in beliefs such as the eucharist, the papalcy, etc. Protestant is a term describing pretty much any group of Christianity which is not Catholic, which began with the Protestant Reformation in Europe. Christian describes any religon which offers salvation through Jesus Christ. It is commonly accepted (at least in the circles I run in) that Protestants and Catholics are Christians alike.

Answer 4

True Christians follow Christ the LORD. Catholics follow the pope even though he doesn't follow Christ the LORD. Protestants are those who descend from those who protested against the false teachings of the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation period. When one calls himself a Protestant, he may either be distingusihing himself from being a Catholic, or he may be following a protestant denomination, for example, Methodists. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD, not a church, not a denomination, not a man.

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) Galatians 1 : 1

Paul said, "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him [God] that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; BUT THERE BE SOME THAT TROUBLE YOU, AND WOULD PERVERT THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST." Galatians 1 : 6 & 7

Not everyone who names the name of Jesus is a Christian. "Take heed lest any man deceive you: For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." Mark 13 : 5 & 6

Answer 5

First of all, Catholics and Protestants are Christian because they believe in Jesus Christ.
The central teachings of traditional Christianity are that Jesus is the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; that his life on earth, his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension into heaven are proof of God's love for humanity and God's forgiveness of human sins; and that by faith in Jesus one may attain salvation and eternal life
In the two millennia of its history Christianity has been divided by schism and roiled by heresy, based on doctrinal and organizational differences. Today there are three broad divisions, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Eastern, and Protestant; but within the category of Protestantism, there is a particularly large number of divergent denominations like Methodists, Lutherans, Baptists, Adventists, ...

Answer 6

Christians are people who are believers in Christ Jesus or what the Holy Bible said about Jesus.

Catholics are from the Roman church and they believe in also certain rituals and their bible has a few more books.

Protestant spans many denominations but basically they are those who protested against the Roman church and break away from the Roman church and leave those rituals and human induced traditions and beliefs behind. Among protestants, the different denominations deviate in certain beliefs.

What part they differ? It's the part that is outside the bible. Their intepretation of the bible and certain rules and traditions and beliefs that they set outside of the bible due to their intepretation or they just follow them as they are passed down from history.

Answer 7

Chrisitan is the generic term for people who believe and follow the teachings of Jesus. Catholics are christians who believe that there is one God but with three personalities (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) and they build large churches and make images of Jesus and all the prophets and saints. Protestant are similar to Catholics but they don't have statues or images aside from the Cross.

Answer 8

Both Protestant & Catholic are Christians

The Catholic Church formed as a very structured group of Christians. Many of the rituals and rules were made for the uneducated public. Eventually (in my opinion) lots of those rules have lost their meaning over the years. Then there was a catholic priest who struggled with his faith. He tried all sorts of ways to feel closer to God. He was working hard on working his way to Heaven, yet he always felt that his efforts fell short.
In the 1500's he was reading the Bible one night and read the verse that says .. we are saved by faith alone, lest any man boast, not by works but by faith.
It started him questing things about the Catholic organized church.
He had found the truth that it is by faith alone that we are saved.
He had other ideas and posted them up on a church door (they didn't have yahoo back then )
This is how he stated the Protestant movement. The break from the catholic church. Eventually thes protestants called them self the Luthern Church after Martin Luther. And YES Martin Luthern King was named after the origional Martin Luther.
Martin Luthern freed himself from the strick Catholic ways and he got married. He didn't feel it was important to stay single to serve God. Eventually groups broke away from the Luthern church, in a big variety of names, yet all believe in the same God & the same Christ. We are such a variety of people that I think it is good that even with the same God we can choose how to worship.
Protestants aren't under the power of the Pope. They don't have
many of the rituals that Catholics have.Catholice are under the direction of the Pope and they have rituals that are unlike Prostants. Also Catholics talk a lot more about Mary and the Saints. Catholics pray to Mary and to saints and have priests pray for them. Prodestants believe the part of the bible where it says....the only way to the Father is the Son. Thus our way to Pray to God is only through himself and Christ....we have direct access to the creator. We don't need a saint or the mother Mary to bring prayers, we pray directly to God.

When the catholic church was formed the church was fashioned like the Roman Government. That is why all the levels of priests and the Pope. Protestants believe that God is more approachable in our way to communicate directly to him.

No body is wrong, no body is right. It is personal preference.
And I really don't think that God is all that worried about HOW we connect with him.. He just wants us to be in relationship with Him. Churches have created Religion which mankind has put a great deal of energies to, when in fact our faith is simple.....we accept and believe.

Answer 9

The Roman Catholic church became the first breakaway church to be shaped after Jesus shaped the Church of Christ even as he became on earth. The apostles and early church individuals, saints, were persecuted and killed off to the point that the authoritative company of the Church ought to no longer exist. The Roman Catholic church became made out of a blend of latest converts and probably any surviving "christians". those church homes who extra broke faraway from the Catholic church are referred to as Protestants in that they protest the Catholic creed and faith. An celebration of a Protestant church must be the Lutheran, Methodists, or Anglican. a lot of those church homes were shaped depending on the teachings of protesting Catholic individuals, like Martin Luther. we stay in a society the position we've to apply adjectives to describe the noun Christian. we've to say "authentic" or "strong" as if Christian ought to characterize something else besides the reality or all it extremely is powerful. Christian purely potential being "Christ-like". Many communities, no matter if or not they be Jehovah's Witnesses, Adventists, Baptists, etc., argue over the time period Christian as they war to outline the nature and attributes of one. the priority is they could't even outline Christ or his teachings and for this reason can not outline what a Christ-like individual is each and each and every professing to be one. the substantially customary definition of Christian is to say "absolutely everyone who believes in Christ and his teachings and so some volume practices them". you would possibly want to comprise "practice" because the devils trust and do not practice.

Answer 10

well, being Catholic, I won't be too "one-sided" but the Catholic religion is the first created of these three, each of the three, Catholic, Christian and protestant, are all considered "christian". When Jesus came to earth, He came to start the cahtolic religion, then many years afterward, it started to change, people broke off in groups changing things they didn't agree with, so in the end, to be able to tell which religion was the one Christ started, St. Ignatous of loyola re-name the original church from Christian to "catholic" meaning "united" the catholic church is the only one which has the eucharist. there are too many different "christian" churches to tell you what they all believe, but I do hope this helps!

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