which was first pentecost or Catholics?

Question

i know catholics goes back in the books of romans... and Pentecost got started in book of Acts... My sister keep saying catholics was first... but i said pentecostal was first becuz in Acts 2:1.... what do y'all think? Remember Acts before romans. so acts was first then romans next....

Answer 1

This website says Pentecostals go back to 1901: http://www.uri.org/Christian_Family_Tree.html

This website says 1919: http://www.adherents.com/adh_dates.html

Catholicism goes back to Jesus Christ.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Jesus Christ laid the foundation for the Catholic Church when he was still on earth by installing many of the necessary elements, such as the priesthood. The Church was finally started on the actual Pentecost with the descent of the Holy Spirit. That took place in 33 A.D. So in other words, the Church began at the same time as the Feast of Pentecost. However, if by Pentecost, you mean the Protestant religion Pentecostal, it probably got started sometime in the last hundred years though I am unsure of the exact year. It certainly didn't start before the early 1500's, because untill then the Catholic Church was the only Christian relgion to exist.

Answer 3

--is Catholic--

The mystical understanding is that the Catholic Church was born from the side of Christ at the Crucifixion (the water and the blood represent the two sacraments that bind an individual to the Church, baptism and the Eucharist). Pentecost (which is an ancient Jewish celebration of the harvest and commemorating the promulgation of the Law given to God by Moses) is the date that humans became a part of the Church and is considered the birthday of the Church. Not only were the apostles added to the Church but also about 3000 were baptized that day.

Now perhaps you are talking about Pentecostals vs. Catholics here are some things you can look at.

Graphical Representation
http://www.scborromeo.org/images/fig1.gif

Textual
http://www.whostartedyourchurch.com/

Development of Creeds
http://www.creeds.net/

Answer 4

The Pentecostals and separate protestant sects around today are no older than 500 years. The catholic church has writing referring to it from 150 AD and complied the bible, brought together the various books and decided what was inspired or not, in 300 AD. So the Catholic Church has been around from day one and the new testament is a Catholic work.

Answer 5

Your sister is correct.

When Yeshua of Nazareth (Jesus Christ) was executed, in approximately 30 CE, his message continued to be spread by some of his followers. They formed the Jewish Christian movement -- a reform Judaism group -- which was centered in Jerusalem. A few years later, Paul founded a competing Pauline Christian group, which was aimed primarily at converting Gentiles. Finally, a Gnostic Christian movement was formed.

Jewish Christians were killed or scattered by the Roman Army when they destroyed Jerusalem in 70 CE. Pauline Christianity was legalized in 313 CE and became the official religion of the Empire circa 380 CE. The Gnostics were exterminated by or absorbed into the Church -- the successor to Pauline Christianity.

Strains between the surviving eastern and western regions of the Church reached the breaking point in 1054 CE when the leaders of the two groups excommunicated each other. This formally separated the Roman Catholic church and the Eastern Orthodox churches. Although discussions are currently underway to bring them into unity, little progress has being made.

In 1517, Martin Luther, a Christian monk, set out to reform the Roman Catholic church by eliminating some of its abuses -- largely involving the church sacraments and the sale of indulgences. A split followed, producing the Protestant Reformation and a series of religious wars which decimated Western Europe. Protestantism subsequently split into many movements which themselves split into families of denominations. The result was the the thousands of individual Protestant denominations and sects that we observe today.

'Pentacostal' roots can be traced to the National Holiness Movement which came into being after the Civil War, and to the Baptist, Methodist denominations.

Answer 6

Pentecost was the day many believers gathered into the upper room and God first gave them the Holy Spirit.

The Catholic Church was founded by the Apostles at that very instant.

The Pentecost Denomination itself was established in the twentieth century, namely in 1901 in Topeka, Kansas.

Answer 7

The Pentecostal Church was not founded until around 1867. The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus (who came way before 1867). So the Catholic Church came first then the Pentecostal Church.

Answer 8

she says catholics are first because of Jesus telling Peter he was the rock he would build the church on, and catholics claim Peter was the first pope

what Jesus was really saying, was "Peter, this revelation you've had is what I'm going to build my church on." Had nothing to do with the "person" of Peter, but the personal revelation and God's personal relationship with His people

Answer 9

I agree with you, Pentecost is in the bible, Catholic is not.

Answer 10

http://www.brs-inc.com/bible/linkchur.html