which is the original church? the jehovah witnesses think they are the one true church!!
2006-11-13 12:42:55 · 19 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i beleive that the catholic church is the one true church not the jehovah witnesses
2006-11-13 12:57:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
All religions view themselves as the one true church otherwise they wouldn't be members. There is not a known "original" church. The practice of religion stems from humans innate need for social systems which promote the survival of first, oneself, second, significant others, third, the group and finally the system. Philosophers have been around since cave man learned to make fire, communicate and work in harmony as teams. Politics were taught by the most fit survivalists in order to establish various cultural civilizations based upon the innate need for meaning and purpose which is instinctual to all homosapiens.
2006-11-13 12:50:38 · answer #2 · answered by ambriannaone 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jehovahs Witnesses are not a Church.
First Century Christians did NOT call themselves
Jehovahs Witnesses. They did not call themselves anything but Christians.
"Jehovahs Witnesses" is simply a label and does not have in any way holy importance.
True Christians are Christs followers that do not interpret His words. You read it and apply it. Thats all.
2006-11-13 13:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by David K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The original/true church is the one willing to take seriously all of what God says, and not just some of it. Any church that is willing to pick and choose what they will follow and what they will ignore isn't it.
2006-11-13 12:53:46 · answer #4 · answered by jewel_flower 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read Acts 2. the "original" church was a bunch of belivers that got together daily to study the Word, to fellowship with each other and to share personal experiences about what Christ had done for them. they were no denominations then.
also the bible says that the "church" is all believers in Jesus that choose to live according to Christ, not a building or an organization.
2006-11-13 12:51:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can not tell you an original church but I can tell you that originally, our Creator, Yahweh God was all that was needed for man to look up to, to worship and thank and to love.
Then came false religions--all those that looked to man or false idols to lead them---the Witnesses are not like that---they stay out of the worldly ways just like Jesus did and follow God's Word, the Bible.
So, then, you tell me, who really is accepted by God?
Ultimately, it is God we will answer to.
2006-11-13 12:52:46 · answer #6 · answered by avaddohn-Apollyon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus founded the first Church on himself and not Peter as Catholics suppose. The rock refered to by Christ is himself as Jesus/God is refered to as "the rock" something like 48 times in the Bible. Jesus said to Simon "you are Peter" in the greek means "petros" which translates into "pebble or litle stone" and upon this rock (himself) "I" will build "my" Church. The Lord would never establish his Church on common man as man is only on earth for a short while (70 years) The catholic Church has no authority to even exist as a church and the Lord will destroy it during the tribulation as foretold in Revelations CH.17 V1-9 for the reasons given in those verses.
2006-11-13 12:56:00 · answer #7 · answered by mandbturner3699 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe it is the catholic church, (in the Christian faith) I believe it was set up first.
(not positive though)
Edit: original church does not mean THE church, it means the first church set up. Or at least that is what I thought you meant.
2006-11-13 12:45:01 · answer #8 · answered by Mo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
None. The word "church" is mentioned 79 times, and the word "churches" 36 times in the Bible, all in the New Testament
and not one time is it "your" church, "my" church ans "our"
church.
So, you see, not one time in 115 verses that the word "church" or "churches" is mentioned, will you find a personal pronoun referring to you or me before the words.
It is not "your" church, "my" church or "our" church. It is HIS church.
Not one time will you find a personal pronoun before them, except in Matt 16:18 when Jesus says "upon this rock I will build MY church".
It's HIS body. Any adjectives or prepositional phrases before the words indicate that it belongs to Him.
2006-11-13 12:49:05 · answer #9 · answered by House Speaker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All religions think they are the one true church, don't let that keep
you from searching for the truth in the Universe. The Universal God is good and in the final quest you will know it
2006-11-13 12:47:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋