why when i ask r u chris. he the answer no i'm cath.?

Question

some times i meet ppl and ask them are u christian and he or she says no catholic
is cath. and arth. and coptic. and other are groups under christianity or not???
and what the major different between them

yes i'm Egyption
coptics are chris.also
do any one don't think they are??

Answer 1

Catholics, Mormons, and others group themselves and are considered "Christian" - which is a loose group.

However, if a religion has rules, works, dogmas that are contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ (who defines Christianity) they are something else.

Answer 2

ashrf6581,
I've noticed that too. It can be irritaing at times. Kinda like trying to convey meaning while using unclear abbreviations. arth. ? And why are you beinging Coptic into this? Egyptian? I dunno.

Well personally, I see that Roman Catholics as having a religion. All their ritual situated just so. All the Holy Vestures assembled as if they were to lauch themselves right into heaven. Everything visual and in my opinion, carnal. They must be seen. They walk by sight, not by faith. Their rituals are a muddy form of Christianity. Mixed with past paganism and Biblical things.

I rebuke 'religion.' Being a Protestant Christian, I have my eyes on Jesus, the way the Bible says to do. I am not in ownership of one cross. I identify personally with the X-Men symbol more than any traditional emblem. ( That's because I haven't place any worshipful connection to it, I regard it as a description of myself.)

What I have is a relationship with God. The religious ceremony from everything from Easter and Christmas, from Ash Wednesday to All Saints Day, are nothing to me. I can have fun at some of them, and wouldn't be caught dead at others. I need no church ritual to bind me. God's Grace is sufficient for me. And I do not suffer because of it.

I hope that helped.

Answer 3

Almost all are part of Christendom, including Cath. It is the world of false religion--the Ten Commandments clearly state that God is a jealous God and HE will have no other gods put before HIS face.

The other gods, and there is a loooong list, partly listed here, are things and materialism and icons and praying to saints and gluttony and drunkenness and presumptuousness and gambling which is greed as are so many other forms of idolotry. Remember, Jesus was no part of this world and it's man made ways of living, and he said that those who follow him and who love the Father are also no part of this world. Thank you for your curiosity.

Answer 4

I think it is because when the word "Christian" comes up, we tend to assume it means Born Again Christian because so many Born Agains identify themselves as Christians. Not Catholic, not Presbyterian, not Episcopalian...Christian. That's vague, if you ask me, and it's not a religion, per se. But it has become a short hand way of saying Born Again.

Answer 5

Can't understand you.