whats the main difference in orthodox catholics and baptist?

Question

mainly i was wanting to know their beliefs of entering heaving when you die. but i would like to know as much of the difference as possible

Answer 1

1. Catholics accept the complete Word of God. Baptists accept only the written portions, and interpret it differently from every other Protestant denomination.

2. Catholics accept the complete Bible, just as it was originally compiled, as the written Word of God. Baptists follow Luther's tradition, which originated 1,200 years after the Holy Bible was compiled, in which 7 of the original holy books have been eliminated. (Luther also fully intended to remove 3 New Testament books, but his followers wouldn't hear of trashing the writings of the Apostles. So the Protestant New Testament remained complete. Only the Protestant Old Testament is incomplete.)

3. Catholics believe that the death of Christ has made salvation possible, and that the Sacraments instituted by Him are powerful sources of grace. Baptists, like other Protestants, have rejected most of Christ's Sacraments.

4. Catholics believe that baptism is necessary for salvation, since Christ Himself clearly said so, but that baptism is not a guarantee of salvation. Salvation does not occur during life on earth, but at the end of earthly life, just as the Holy Bible clearly states. Baptists, like other Protestants, believe that salvation is by faith alone, irrelevant of the way we live our lives, even though the Bible states just the opposite, and have reduced God's holy sacrament of baptism to a mere symbolic gesture, something men do to express their faith in God, rather than something God does that fundamentally and permanently changes us spiritually.

5. Catholics recognize that the Catholic Church is the one true church, the only Church founded by Jesus Christ, and the only church authorized by Him, and have the historical record to prove it. Baptists believe that there are true Christians in every denomination, even though these "true Christians" may have dozens of conflicting and contradicting beliefs, most of which are therefore necessarily untrue, since truth cannot conflict with truth.

6. Catholics believe that Christ is the only Mediator between God and man, just as the Bible states. Catholics also believe in the general priesthood of all believers, but also in an ordained ministerial priesthood, just as is clearly described in the Bible.

7. Catholics believe that in Communion, the bread and wine becomes the actual body and blood of Jesus. Baptists, like other Protestants who have retained any semblance of Communion at all (many have not), have reduced this holiest of all Sacraments to a mere symbolic gesture.

8. Catholics believe in purgatory, Baptists don't.

9. Catholics ask all Christians, both those living on earth and those living in heaven, to pray for us. Baptists, like other Protestants, ask fellow earthly sinners for prayers of intercession, but once those same sinners move on to life in heaven, they no longer ask them to intercede.

Every Catholic belief listed above was the belief of every Christian on earth during the first 1,500 years of Christianity. Every Protestant belief (or lack of belief) listed above is a modern tradition of men, created within the past few hundred years.
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Answer 2

The Catholic Church was the first Christian Church. At first is was just a bunch of people who accepted Christ as their Savior but after a while different groups started to preach different things and it didn't make sense so Emperor Constantine set up several meetings that defined the beliefs of the Christian people. That was the creation of the Catholic Church. Later people broke away from the authority of the Catholic Church because they disagreed with the authority of the Pope. Later came the Protestants. Protestants are anyone who is not Catholic. All these religious groups believe in basically the same thing. They disagree on menial things.

Answer 3

Night and day.
As far as the afterlife goes there's not much difference because the Bible doesn't go into much detail about heaven.
But the beliefs are so different as to fill an encyclopedia. The orthodox church is very ritualistic, baptists are not. Baptism is most popular here in the USA; the Orthodox chuch is big in Eastern Europe.

Answer 4

Peace be with you my certainty searching for chum. temporarily: The Orthodox Church maintains the religion which replaced into as quickly as dropped on the saints without the additions of the Latin Catholic Christians nor the substractions of the Protestants. The longer answer: The Orthodox Church is the unchanged unique One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Orthodox Church of God. (Please notice that Catholic potential standard, Apostolic potential which you would be able to music one's roots and doctrines to the Apostles, Orthodox potential suitable Doctrine or on the instant course.) The Latin (or Roman) Catholic replaced into component to the Orthodox Church till the Pope of Rome protested the different Patriarchs and separated with many followers in the West. They then persisted to characteristic extra doctrines under no circumstances ordinary in the classic Church. Protestants took their lead from Rome and separated back (on an identical time as Protestants til on the present time proceed to chop up each and every time they sense they have a suitable to). regardless of the undeniable fact that particularly of including doctrine, the Protestants took away the two new doctrines that have been fake besides as actual doctrines which had continuously been ordinary to all Christians everywhere. Later, some Protestants tried to characteristic some back in on an identical time as others persisted to take extra away or invent new ones. EDIT: a million) In respond to the remark approximately Orthodox Christians believing in transubstantiation- it quite is not precise. Orthodox Christians in simple terms have confidence that the bread and wine replace to grow to be the Holy physique and the Sacred Blood of Immanuel of God. we don't carry the doctrine of Transubstantiation by using fact the Latins coach it. 2) St. Peter replaced into the Bishop of Antioch in Syria in the previous he went to Rome. As such, we know that the Patriarch of Antioch by using fact the successor of St. Peter in simple terms by using fact the Patriarch of Rome is likewise. keep in mind that throughout the Orthodox Church all bishops are equivalent despite if titles could know particular stages of honour bestowed to truly important bishops. thank you.

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

1.Catholics hold tradition as equal to the Bible-Baptists don't.
2.Catholics include extra books (the Apocrypha) in their Bible,Baptists don't
3.Catholics believe that the death of Christ created merit that is shared with sinners through sacraments.Baptists believe that it is only Christ's sacrifice,and it is not shared through the Catholic sacraments.
4.Catholics believe that salvation is received at baptism; may be lost by mortal sin; regained by penance.Baptists believe in salvation by faith alone,with baptism as an outward espression of one's faith.
5.Catholics believe that the Catholic church is the one true church,Baptists believe that there are true Christians in every denomination.
6.Catholics believe that priests are mediators between God and man,Baptists hold to 'priesthood of all believers'.
7.Catholics believe that in Communion,the bread and wine becomes the actual body and blood of Jesus.Baptists believe that Communion is just a rememberance of Jesus' death.
8.Catholics believe in purgatory,Baptists don't.
9.Catholics pray to Mary and the saints,Baptists don't.

I'm not sure what you mean by 'beliefs about entering heaven'.For salvation,refer to #3.My Baptist church teaches that when a Christian dies,they go straight to Heaven.

Answer 7

You should probably check out another source, like wikipedia, catholic.com, newadvent.com. The differences are complex (especially because there are different types of Baptists) and it's beyond what can be answered in YahooAnswers.

Answer 8

Catholics sprinkle babies while Baptists immerse adults.