Since the protestants often think of the Mother Church as a cult.
2007-01-24 03:46:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1 Corinthians 12:3 states: And no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the holy Spirit.
This belief is proclaimed at every Mass in the Nicene Creed (from 325 A.D.) when all Catholics say:
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God.
How could over a billion Catholics proclaim "Jesus is Lord" if God was not "with" the Church?
With love in Christ.
2007-01-24 16:31:19 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think its our job to judge anyone, but esspecially a whole church, do you? God does a great job judging the churches, so lets let Him do the judging - and He actually has done just that:
Go to the Book of Revelation. In the beginning of that Book, you will find God sending messages to seven churches, all located in a circle, and in Biblical terms what that means is - 7 is the Biblical number for completeness; and they are in a circle geographically, which basically means these messages are concerning all the worlds churches, completely.
Out of the seven churches described, only two find Gods approval. And these two churches both taught the exact same message to their congregation. Go to those two churches in Revelation. The first you will find in 2:9 - the other at 3:9;
If your church does not teach what these two churches taught, then you are in a church that is NOT APPROVED by God.
Its just that simple.
2007-01-24 11:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The officail stance of the RC Church is that they recognize the god of islam as the same god that they worship!
Article # 841 of
The Officail Catechism of The Catholic Faith.
ISBN: 0-88997-281-8
Given this fact I would have to say NO.
The Catholic Church worship allah - the ancient desert moon god.
2007-01-24 11:53:44 · answer #3 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God picks no favorites. He already knows what the outcome is going to be so he's not placing any bets.
I do find it interesting that the christian/protestants Use the same scriptures that came from the catholic bible. Left out a couple of statues and a sacrament or two and now see themselves as the one true and only.
Its funny if you think about it.
Love and blessings Don
2007-01-24 11:49:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do believe that he is with the catholic church and any others who preach and praise him. But yes some do see it as a cult.
2007-01-24 12:02:59 · answer #5 · answered by angel h 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmm, Catholic Church = 2000 years old. Protestant movement = 450 years old. This isn't as hard as the "chicken or the egg" question :D
2007-01-24 11:49:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
God knows.
2007-01-24 11:49:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
how can god be with the catholic church when they dont follow his teaching
2007-01-24 11:58:08 · answer #8 · answered by mrseahorse1 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is not "with" any church.....He/She is with all who believe in Him/Her.
2007-01-24 11:53:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said, "I am with you always, to the close of the age." (Matthew 28:20)
2007-01-24 12:39:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋