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The only way you can ever know is through prayer, fasting, and bible reading. Ask God to revel to you what is his way.

I'm Apostolic, too. But no one could have ever convinced me, until I got a personal revelation from God.

2007-03-02 15:01:01 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus is the Way 2 · 2 0

You need to word your question better. Apostolic Church is a pentecostal christian denomination. Its not a religion on its own, Its just one of the many denominations of christianity. All of the denominations have one common belief, we believe Jesus to be the Son of God and the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. I attend a pentecostal church i think you should attend on too.

2007-03-02 18:14:36 · answer #2 · answered by Kenny 3 · 1 0

If I tell you mine how would you know it's the right one?

Read the Bible. Pray about wanting to be in the right church. God will lead you to it just as he did me. You could also go around to the other churches to find out what they believe and compare it to the Bible, but if you aren't praying while you do it you could be misled.

If your church does not follow ALL the teachings of the Bible it is not God's true church, and I've only found one that does.

Oh, and by the way, in the book Keys of This Blood by Malachi Martin (catholic) there's a statement from the pope saying what church it is if you beieve you should follow the Bible instead of the pope. But read the Bible, not that book for the answer.

2007-03-02 18:23:24 · answer #3 · answered by V 5 · 1 1

The only true apostolic Church is the Catholic Church.

None of the other groups have true apostolic succession, so none of the other groups possess any special authority from God.

2007-03-02 21:53:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 2

The only church that Christ established is the Catholic church. All others are man-made and will not assure you salvation. The Roman Catholic church was founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ in the year 33. Its first Pope was St.Peter and his present day successor is Pope Benedict XVI. So Catholics are the original Christians.

Martin Luther ex-monk of the Catholic Church founded the Lutheran religion, in the year 1517. The first protest and the first of thousands of churches that do not acknowledge the Pope as Vicar of Christ. All of them claim to be Christian and claim to be superior to the Roman Catholic church. All of them differ in their beliefs.

Whereas the Roman Catholic church has stayed the same and not wavered in its beliefs since the time of Christ on earth. It has stayed on the Rock of Peter and will stay firm and unchanging till the end of time.

The Roman Catholic church hopes and prays that these wandering churches will come back home to Rome 'the only ark of salvation' .

The following compelling sermon by Fr. Arnold Damen should convince you about which is the correct religion to follow:
http://www.olrl.org/apologetics/one_church.shtml

2007-03-03 10:26:10 · answer #5 · answered by Pat 3 · 0 3

I kno there are alot of different religions but me personally i think christains is the right religion but of course there are going to b others that ansmwer ur question and theyre goinin to say its their religion but its ur decision which religion u choose and i go 2 a apostolic church too so i really hope i dont kno u cus the way u dont kno wat religion u wanna believe jus makes me mad but anyways its ur decision whether u wanna go to heaven or hell

2007-03-02 18:05:06 · answer #6 · answered by crybaby 3 · 2 1

Apostolic church. Does your church have apostolic succession and athority? The catholic church does.

2007-03-02 18:04:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 5

Probably a bad question to ask here because everyone is just going to argue that their religion is right. I believe with all my heart that Christianity is correct and that those who believe in Jesus Christ will make it to heaven.

2007-03-02 18:04:03 · answer #8 · answered by Briley 2 · 2 4

The Roman Catholic Church is the original Church of Jesus with all authority given by him. The bishops are successors of the Apostles.

2007-03-02 18:00:53 · answer #9 · answered by enigma21 3 · 1 6

How can a person know which religion is right?

(1) On what are its teachings based? Are they from God, or are they largely from men? (2 Tim. 3:16; Mark 7:7) Ask, for example: Where does the Bible teach that God is a Trinity? Where does it say that the human soul is immortal?

(2) Consider whether it is making known the name of God. Jesus said in prayer to God: “I have made your name manifest to the men you gave me out of the world.” (John 17:6) He declared: “It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.” (Matt. 4:10) Has your religion taught you that ‘it is Jehovah you must worship’? Have you come to know the Person identified by that name—his purposes, his activities, his qualities—so that you feel you can confidently draw close to him?

(3) Is true faith in Jesus Christ being demonstrated? This involves appreciation of the value of the sacrifice of Jesus’ human life and of his position today as heavenly King. (John 3:36; Ps. 2:6-8) Such appreciation is shown by obeying Jesus—sharing personally and zealously in the work that he assigned to his followers. True religion has such faith that is accompanied by works.—Jas. 2:26.

(4) Is it largely ritualistic, a formality, or is it a way of life? God strongly disapproves of religion that is merely a formalism. (Isa. 1:15-17) True religion upholds the Bible’s standard of morality and clean speech instead of weakly going along with popular trends. (1 Cor. 5:9-13; Eph. 5:3-5) Its members reflect the fruits of God’s spirit in their lives. (Gal. 5:22, 23) So, those who adhere to true worship can be identified because they sincerely endeavor to apply Bible standards in their lives not only at their places of meeting but in their family life, at their secular work, in school, and in recreation.

(5) Do its members truly love one another? Jesus said: “By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love among yourselves.” (John 13:35) Such love reaches across racial, social, and national boundaries, drawing people together in genuine brotherhood. So strong is this love that it sets them apart as being truly different. When the nations go to war, who have enough love for their Christian brothers in other lands that they refuse to take up arms and kill them? That is what early Christians did.

(6) Is it truly separate from the world? Jesus said that his true followers would be “no part of the world.” (John 15:19) To worship God in a manner that he approves requires that we keep ourselves “without spot from the world.” (Jas. 1:27) Can that be said of those whose clergy and other members are involved in politics, or whose lives are largely built around materialistic and fleshly desires?—1 John 2:15-17.

(7) Are its members active witnesses concerning God’s Kingdom? Jesus foretold: “This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.” (Matt. 24:14) What religion is really proclaiming God’s Kingdom as the hope of mankind instead of encouraging people to look to human rulership to solve their problems? Has your religion equipped you to share in this activity, and to do it from house to house as Jesus taught his apostles to do?—Matt. 10:7, 11-13; Acts 5:42; 20:20.

The Bible does not agree with the modern view that there are many acceptable ways to worship God. Ephesians 4:5 says there is “one Lord, one faith.” Jesus stated: “Narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it. . . . Not everyone saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will.”—Matt. 7:13, 14, 21; see also 1 Corinthians 1:10.

Repeatedly the Scriptures refer to the body of true Christian teachings as “the truth,” and Christianity is spoken of as “the way of the truth.” (1 Tim. 3:15; 2 John 1; 2 Pet. 2:2) Because Jehovah’s Witnesses base all of their beliefs, their standards for conduct, and organizational procedures on the Bible, their faith in the Bible itself as God’s Word gives them the conviction that what they have is indeed the truth. So their position is not egotistical but demonstrates their confidence that the Bible is the right standard against which to measure one’s religion. They are not self-centered but are eager to share their beliefs with others.

2007-03-02 18:06:18 · answer #10 · answered by jvitne 4 · 3 1

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