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I'm Catholic, and have absolutely no idea what some other religions believe in. Any help?

2006-08-29 10:54:37 · 3 answers · asked by Victoria 3 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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This is the methodist affirmation of faith. Lots of other protestant churches use this or something similar.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

2006-08-29 11:39:22 · answer #1 · answered by kat 7 · 0 0

Some things for you to study . . . Protestant Reformation, Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide, Martin Luther.

What you may find out, if you look at this stuff, is that Martin Luther lived during a time of great corruption in the Catholic Church and railed against that corruption. Unfortunatly, along with his valid concerns, he had some invaild ideas. (Oh, yeah, I'm a Catholic, too!) He decided to leave the Catholic Church in favor of forming a new Christian religion.

Many Protestants believe in Sola Scriptura (Bible alone) and Sola Fide (faith alone). These docrines teach that we should rely only on the Bible for our understanding of God and of Christ and that we are saved by faith in Jesus, not by anything we do. If you study the Bible, you will find that Scripture itself teaches the opposite of each of these, but nevertheless, they are what many Protestants believe.

As for Methodists, they are one sect of Protesants. Having been raised as Methodist, I know some things about them. They were started by a man named John Wesley, who was an Anglican (Church of England . . . they stopped being Catholics because the king wanted a divorce and the Pope wouldn't give him one). Wesley did not intend to start a new church, and many of his beliefs were closer to Catholicism than Protestantism.

Hope this helps.

2006-09-02 17:35:59 · answer #2 · answered by nova147_01 4 · 0 0

Same thing the Catholics do except less strict rules about religion in general

2006-08-29 17:59:54 · answer #3 · answered by Bob Markasin 2 · 0 0

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