How can protestants really believe that for over 1500 years there were no true christians?

Question

and whops..1500 years after Jesus a disgruntled monk, Luther suddenly finds true religion?

catholic religion: established by Jesus

protestant religion: made up by men like Luther, Zwingli, Calvin et al.

Answer 1

If time is your measure, then why after 4000 years do Christian think they have it right. After all, Jesus was a Jewish rabbi ministering to the Jews.

If you don't think the Catholic church didn't need reform, why did the Church change? Check out your Church history before make a foolish question.

Answer 2

Whoa, I can tell you're a Catholic from your words. On the contrary, in my perception, very few ppl know anything about Luther. Take me for an example. I didn't know who Luther was till I started in Yahoo Answers.

I don't believe that there were no true Christians for 1500 years. End of story.

Answer 3

I wasn't aware that I believed that? I am protestant - I believe there has always been a remnant of true Christians within and without the church that believed the church should have been what Christ set it up to be and kept it as such - church history teaches these were usually known as ana-baptist. Not meant to be flattering at all. I think Luther was blessed in that he was given spiritual insight to see that remnant of people who saw through what had become a political power, the Church, and knew that was not what the relationship of Jesus Christ was to be about and was able to give the common man in common language the Word of God. I have an exceptionally old version in German of Luther's translation of the New Testament and find it to be a beautifully written, spirit-filled rendering of what I have come to believe Christ truly desired. "The Church" as it was known and is sanctified in Rome is not what Christ established at all and there were those who knew that from the get go and lived outside the commands of that - they died for that belief and they passed it on, orally for generations, and then Luther came along and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit provided what commoners wanted. His scriptures were so valuable that they were slipped into London a sheet at a time until King James was forced to agree to a rendering lest the country turn against him. That is where the King James Version comes from - it was not of noble Christianity he provided such, it was to save his crown and to line his pocket book - but his loss has been our gain every since. Thank you Lord for the likes of men as Luther and the greed of men as King James.

Answer 4

OK Catholic in the House(that's me)
for all those who know nothing about Luther he was a CATHOLIC priest(not monk) who didn't like what the church was doing at the time(neither do I but there were other ways like talking to someone about it), so he split from the catholic church and was the first protestant, after that Hundreds of people split from the Catholic church, but all Christians have once been catholic, so we're closer to your faiths then you think! and if you'd like to know more look up your founder! sorry that I didn't go into too much detail

Answer 5

News Flash: Jesus never did claims he's the son of God. Why should God have sons anyway? Did he plans to retire someday? The one who's been crucifix is actually Jesus's betrayed friend who has been badly beaten up on the face by the Roman armies. and Finally, Christianity was originaly created by the Jew.

J: Jesus is actually palastinian. Jews hated Him not being a Jew so they spread bad rumors abt him to the Romans. Jew never believe on any Messenger of God after Moses.

Answer 6

True Christians started straight after the ministry of Christ, of course through the dark ages, the roman empire (catholic church) ruled supreme, and outlawed Bible Christianity and as a result up to 200 million heretics (up to 50 million true Bible Christians!!) were martyred many tortured HORRIBLY. Most Christians who were still loyal to God fled to the mountains, of course they were still troubled once and a while.

Ever since Christ there were true Christians, many were martyred. Look up the Waldenses. It is hard though, most information has for some reason "dissappeared".

I disagree with religious unity with catholicism, Hitler killed 6 million jews (about 5% of what the papacy has killed), would you let a nazi run your world? Then why let he pope?

Answer 7

I disagree -

I am protestant and I don't believe that Catholics aren't Christian.

I'm not all up for the Mary and Saint worship - but not all Catholics are into that.

Answer 8

Your reasoning is faulty.