Which Christian Sects can actually claim, and support the claim, that they are the one true Christian church?

Question

Let me give a starting point... I know this much...

All protestant churches cannot... becuase they reformed the Catholic church... So if the Catholic church is not then niether are the protestants... if the Catholic is then it's the Catholic church that's the true one... Now I'm not neccesarily saying Catholic is the one true one.

Which church is the same no matter where you go?

Which church is set up the same way Christ set up his church?


PS please answer the question... if you're going to tell me none are then I'm just going to ignore your question.

Answer 1

There are 17 points to the true church as oulined in the Bible. There is only one church that has ALL these points & can be considered the true church of Jesus Christ & that is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The 17 points of the true church are:
1. Christ organized the Church (Eph 4:11-14)
2. Must bear the name of Jesus Christ (Eph 5:23)
3. Must have a foundation of Apostles and Prophets (Eph 2:19-20)
4. Must have the same organization as Christ's Church (Eph 4:11-14)
5. Must claim divine authority (Heb 5:4-10)
6. Must have no paid ministry (1 Cor 9:16-18; Acts 20:33-34; John 10:11-13)
7. Must baptize by immersion (Matt 3:13-16)
8. Must bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands (Acts 8:14-17)
9. Must practice divine healing (Mark 3:14-15)
10. Must teach that God and Jesus are seperate and distinct individuals (John 17:11; 20:17)
11. Must teach that God & Jesus Christ have bodies of flesh & bone (Luke 24:36-39; Acts 1:9-11
12. The officers must be called by God (Heb 4:4; Ex 28:1; 40:13-16)
13. Must claim revelation from God (Amos 3:7)
14. Must be a missionary church (Matt 28:19-20)
15. Must be a RESTORED church Acts 3:19-21
16. Must practice baptism for the dead (1Cor 15:16&29)
17. By their fruits ye shall know them (Matthew 7:20)

Why are these things important? Hebrews 13:8

Answer 2

How is "none" not an answer? I mean from your own...well I suppose you can call it "logic"...you've pretty much eliminated all of them in your own mind. The other possible answer would be a non-denominational protestant church. I personally consider it a logical fallacy to say that simply because protestantism reformed the Catholic church that it cannot be the one true church. Based on what I know of Christianity, I would assume that whichever sect could prove that it follows the Bible most truely would be deemed the true church. Protestantism saw a church that had strayed immensely from the original tenets of Christianity and had made up all sorts of new doctrines and set out to bring the church back to its roots, if you will.

Answer 3

I'd say it's the Roman Catholics and/or Coptics. These were THE Christan groups back in the days. Orthodox Catholics split with the Roman church. Later, the protestant groups split from the Roman Catholics as well. However, in my opinion, they are, in essence, pretty similar. They all follow the teachings of Jesus, believe the New Testament (although interpretations vary), etc. It's like asking if someone drinks Coke, Pepsi, or RC...same product, different packaging/marketing.

Answer 4

Questions for you. the position is the unique letter? Who wrote it considering the fact that Muhammad couldn't? contained in the letter it says: Verily I, the servants, the helpers, and my followers shield them, because Christians are my voters; and by utilising Allah! I carry out adversarial to something that displeases them. No compulsion is to be on them. Christians were no longer Muhammad's voters. He did not carry out adversarial to different Muslims and islam, which may truthfully displease Christians then as a lot because it does now. possibly he reported no compulsion is to be on them, yet that shows that compulsion become elementary and utilized by utilising Muslims. Sorry, even though it ability no longer something. i do not even recognize if this is genuine.

Answer 5

They all do. The Pentecostals claim that their church was started on the day of pentecost. The Anglicans/Episcipol church claim that Apostles (possible Paul) traveled to Britian in the first century and they have the true belief. Baptist claim they originate from those that were persecuted for their belief down through the century by the Catholics and Protestants (and they have a poorly written and historically inaccurate book to back in up "TRAIL OF BLOOD"). Some like the Methodist and Presbyterians claim their doctrine is the true original belief. They all have their stand.

Answer 6

The only two that can even claim they are the true church of Christ are...

Catholic= They claim to have been around since Christ himself

LDS/Mormon= they claim the gospel was restored to the earth through a prophet of God after "the Great Apostasy"

Answer 7

Truth gave the correct answer also...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons/LDS) claims the Church has been restored through the visitaion of God and His Son to a prophet of God.

The Catholic church claims they have been around since Christ.


PS... for those who said Jews... The asker asked the one true CHRISTIAN church. The jews rejected Jesus Christ. I don't have anything agianst Jews personally.

Answer 8

I attend a nondenominational church. What that basically means is we throw out all the legalistic dogma and simply study what's in the Bible. I don't know if there's a name for that, I only know that my relationship with Christ is stronger for it because I can focus on the Word and what it means and how it impacts my life.

If we could come together ecumenically on the grounds of just the Word of God and find that we are all equal at the foot of the cross, the Christian church would be stronger, our nation and our world would be stronger.

Answer 9

Jehovah's Witnesses.

We have a world wide unity. No matter what country, city or town, we all have a like-mind set. We study the same area's of the Scripture at the same time, we all believe the same things.

We are set up the same way the first Christians were, with Elders, no one paid 'pastor'. We are all educated because being taught the truth is very important. All need to understand the Scripture, not just a select few. The children are taught right along with the adults.

There's much more, but time doesn't allow me to add to this.
Thanks for asking.

Answer 10

None of them are. They stopped following Christs true message eons ago.
Aww your going to ignore me!
Catholics are one of the oldest denominations, so probaby the truest to Peter's Church.