Christian/Protestant?

Question

What are the differences between Protestant and Catholic?

Answer 1

Protestants believe in the Bible and refuse to beileve in man made traditions which the Catholics believe in.
The Protestant Churches teach Scripture, with no traditions added to it.
The Bible teaches that Scripture alone is the supreme and infallible authority for the church and the individual believer. This is not to say that creeds and tradition are unimportant, but the Bible alone is our final authority. Creeds and tradition are man made.
Jesus said, "Scripture cannot be broken" (John 10:35). He said "I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished" (Matthew 5:18). He said, "It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the law" (Luke 16:17).
Jesus used Scripture as the final court of appeal in every matter under dispute. He said to some Pharisees, "You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down" (Mark 7:13). To the Sadducee's He said, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God". (Mat 22:29). To the devil, Jesus consistently responded, "It is written..." (Mat 4:4-10). So following Jesus' lead, the Scriptures alone are our supreme and final authority.
The Protestants broke from the Catholic church because they did not agree with the traditions that were being held as the authority, rather than God's word the Bible.


Dr. Boettner then gives us "Some Roman Catholic Heresies And Inventions" and the dates that these alleged "Apostolic" traditions were added to Roman Catholic theology &endash;
* Prayers for the dead, began about A.D. 300
* Making the sign of the cross 300
* Veneration of angels and dead saints, and use of images 375
* The Mass, as a daily celebration 394
* Beginning of the exaltation of Mary, the term "Mother of God" first applied to her by the Council of Ephesus 431
* Priests began to dress differently from laymen 500
* Extreme Unction 526
* The doctrine of Purgatory, established by Gregory I 593
* Latin used in prayer and worship, imposed by Gregory I 600
* Prayer directed to Mary, dead saints and angels, about 600
* Title of pope, or universal bishop, given to Boniface III 607
* Kissing the pope's foot, began with pope Constantine 709
* Worship of the cross, images and relics, authorized in 786
* Holy water, mixed with a pinch of salt and blessed by a priest 850
* Canonization of dead saints, first by pope John XV 995
* The Mass, developed gradually as a sacrifice, attendance made obligatory in the 11th century
* Celibacy of the priesthood, decreed by pope Gregory VII (Hildebrand) 1079
* The Rosary, mechanical praying with beads, invented by Peter the Hermit 1090
* Sale of Indulgences 1190
* Transubstantiation, proclaimed by pope Innocent III 1215
* Auricular Confession of sins to a priest instead of to
God, instituted by pope Innocent III, in Lateran Council 1215
* Bible forbidden to laymen, placed on the Index of Forbidden Books by the Council of Valencia 1229
* Purgatory proclaimed a dogma by Council of Florence 1439
* The doctrine of Seven Sacraments affirmed 1439
* Tradition declared of equal authority with the Bible by the Council of Trent 1545
* Apocryphal books added to the Bible by the Council of Trent 1546
* Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, proclaimed by pope Pius IX 1854
* Syllabus of Errors, proclaimed by pope Pitts IX, and ratified by the Vatican Council; condemned freedom of religion,conscience, speech, press, and scientific discoveries which are disapproved by the Roman Church; asserted the pope's temporal authority over all civil rulers 1864
* Infallibility of the pope in matters of faith and morals, proclaimed by the Vatican Council 1870
* Public Schools condemned by pope Pius XI 1930
* Assumption of the Virgin Mary (bodily ascension into heaven shortly after her death), proclaimed by pope Pius XII 1950
* Mary proclaimed Mother of the Church, by pope Paul VI 1965

And then Dr. Boettner concludes:
Add to these many others: monks - nuns -monasteries - convents - forty days Lent - holy week - Palm Sunday - Ash Wednesday - All Saints day - Candlemas day - fish day - meat days - incense - holy oil - holy palms - Christopher medals - charms - novenas - and still others.
There you have it - the melancholy evidence of Rome's steadily increasing departure from the simplicity of the Gospel, a departure so radical and far-reaching at the present time (1965) that it has produced a drastically anti-evangelical church. It is clear beyond possibility of doubt that the Roman Catholic religion as now practiced is the outgrowth of centuries of error. Human inventions have been substituted for Bible truth and practice. Intolerance and arrogance have replaced the love and kindness and tolerance that were the distinguishing qualities of the first century Christians, so that now in Roman Catholic countries Protestants and others who are sincere believers in Christ but who do not acknowledge the authority of the pope are subject to all kinds of restrictions and in some cases even forbidden to practice their religion. The distinctive attitude of the present day Roman Church was fixed largely by the Council of Trent (1545-1563), with its more than 100 anathemas or curses pronounced against all who then or in the future would dare to differ with its decisions.

Answer 2

There are major differences. The church used to be united with no divisions until a man named Martin Luther came along and protested (thus the word PROTESTant) the immoral practices of the Catholic church in the 16th century. Protestantism gave the bible to the man to read for himself and Protestants translated it to different languages (starting with German and so on). The Papacy opposed any ordinary person to have a bible and "read for himself."

Other differences are, Apostolic authority where Catholics believe the Pope is JUST AS AUTHORITATIVE as the Apostles who wrote the New Testament themselves. And Catholics believe in a 'treasury of merits.' For those who weren't "good enough" to make it into Heaven, the Pope takes these merits and applies them to those poor souls stuck in Purgatory (the blood of Christ wasn't sufficient enough for Catholicism) and 'boost' them off to Heaven.

Also, the 1st Protestants believed in 'justification by faith alone' and 'predestination.' The downside to Protestantism if there is one is there are too many denominations to choose from. But for Protestantism it should be understood that there are core doctrines that should be universal within the various Protestant churches, such as justification by faith, and the belief that the bible is the final authority for you, not the church or whoever is currently the Pope.

You should look up Martin Luther Wikipedia.org. Also ty Protestantism.

Answer 3

Catholics are Christians. Protestants are Christians. There are many more Christian groups than just these two. Protestant refers to a myriad of denominations. Catholic refers to just a handful of denominations. Protestantism is an off-shoot of Roman Catholicism. The differences between them depend upon which Protestant denomination you are using in the comparison. There's actually more differences between the various Protestant denominations than there are between the Roman Catholic denomination and any specific Protestant denomination.

Answer 4

The differences are in the doctrines of the churches and in their traditions. Some believe you must be baptized into the church, then receive Christ and then make a public statement of faith, as in the catholic church, whereas in the protestant church receive Christ first, then become baptized. Some believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit and some don't. Some don't know why they are a member of their church and just go through the traditional motions because that is what their parents do, while others study and learn and accept the doctrines of their church. Then there is a third group, the born-again believers in both groups.

Answer 5

"What separates us as believers in Christ is much less than what unites us." (Pope John XXIII)

Almost all important doctrine is completely agreed upon between Catholic Christians and other Christians.

Here is the joint declaration of justification by Catholics (1999), Lutherans (1999), and Methodists (2006):

By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping us and calling us to good works.

There are many minor doctrine issues and some major cultural traditional differences which, I believe, do not matter that much.

A Catholic worships and follows Christ in the tradition of Catholicism which, among other things, recognizes that Christ made Peter the leader of His new Church and Pope Benedict XVI is Peter's direct successor.

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

Oi! How long have you got?

In a nutshell, Protestants came FROM catholics during the Reformation. Um, main differences are Catholics have a head (Pope) who is "god's voice on earth." They also use priests more as "halfway men" between people and god (they give absolution for sin, people confess sins to them, they administer certain rites to people). Prots believe in a more directy access to god.

Answer 7

"christian" "protestants" first came about in a period of time that was called the "reformation".......

An aptly named time! For it was a time when "catholicism" birthed her harlot "christian" daughters ;-( They were of her substance, and such substance was "reformed" so that her "christian" daughters might appear a bit differently outwardly and yet they remained inwardly but pagan harlots, in love with this wicked world, just like their “catholic” mother ;-(

"christianity" is but the byproduct of the fornicative relationship pagan "catholicism" has always had with "the god of this world", "the father of lies", "the angel of light", "d"evil ;-( Because they serve "the god of this world" they believe in death ;-( Because they believe in death they believe death is an answer to their own self-life and/or their own "religions/countries" temporal worldly "problems" ;-( and so the fruit of death is sown of their religious ways, for life is but a pawn in the wicked game they play ;-(

yet, while there is breath(spirit) there is hope!

for Miracles do happen!

hope is there would be those who experience The Miracle that is "receiving love of The Truth" for they will no longer have their portion with the religious system that are of this world.......

peace, in spite of the dis-ease(no-peace) that is of this world.......

Answer 8

initially, only because of the fact Mexicans and Italians, and varnish and Irish and all the different nationalities tend to be Catholic, would not propose they practice the Catholic faith suitable. The Catholic faith is the custom of Christ surpassed down in the process the Popes to our latest Pope. it would desire to be worth to word that the Anglicans (a breed of Luther) killed Catholics for hundreds of years under British rule. The Irish Protestants went to warfare with Catholics. Luther spawned liberalism and modernism additionally. human beings do not dictate what the religion is. Catholics could be undesirable with the aid of unfastened will it would not propose the religion is incorrect. it is approximately time you start to verify issues with faith and reason and not with feeling only because of the fact human beings make you experience heat and fuzzy interior and enable you comprehend each thing you have chose to hearken to. in case you turn from God's Catholic faith, what else is there, devil's?

Answer 9

It depends on what part of Protestantism you are talking about...

For many, there is little difference...

People wanted to continue their worship in the same fashion, but there were perceived injustices and corruptions in the Catholic chruch, so they broke and formed their own that followed the same method of worship...

Others have different doctrines...

But that varies greatly from church to church.

Answer 10

Many and too numerous to put forth here, but both are Chistian and many protestant religions are off shoots from Catholicism.

Answer 11

The difference is RELIGION. In principle, there is no difference because they are both "in Jesus name." But when spirituality became politicised, religion was born through doctrine and men started hating rather than loving each other "in Jesus name."