do you agree with paul crouch's statement on TBN regarding catholics and protestants?

Question

"I'm eradicating the word Protestant even out of my vocabulary .. I'm not protesting anything ... It's time for Catholics and non-Catholics to come together as one in the Spirit and one in the Lord." — Paul Crouch on TBN

Answer 1

"The Catholic Church embraces with hope the commitment to ecumenism as a duty of the Christian conscience enlightened by faith and guided by love…Jesus himself, at the hour of his Passion, prayed 'that they may all be one' (John 17:21)." -- Pope John Paul II, Ut Unum Sint, May 25, 1995.

The Catholic Church already has the following open dialogs with her sister Churches:

- The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation
- The Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops
- The Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Consultation
- The Polish National Catholic-Roman Catholic Dialogue
- The Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation USA
- The Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue
- Roman Catholic-Reformed Consultation
- The United Methodist-Catholic Dialogue
- Southern Baptist Convention-Catholic Dialogue
- The Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue
- Faith and Order Commission, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA
- Consultation with the National Council of Synagogues
- Consultation with the Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Council of America

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.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

I admire the sentiment but do not in any way endorse The teachings of Paul Crouch, or the maniacal ravings of many of the TBN personalities.

Edit: shjOlds, if you were a Catholic you were a poorly taught one. We do not only pray in Jesus' name; we pray in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Since that is who God is I don't see what is wrong with that. Also, Foxe's book of martyrs is filled with historical inaccuracies, exaggerations, and outright falsehoods. Even chapter 4.

Answer 3

I agree with what he said completely. I don't watch alot of the things on TBN, but for this, I agree with Paul Crouch. Some conservative Christians do not think that Catholics are Christians. I think this is sad. I believe much like John Wesley did. John Wesley said that "In the essentials, we must agree. In the non-essentials, we must allow freedom, but in everything, we MUST have love!" I think everyone that claims to be a member of the body of Christ needs to start following this. The essentials are that we believe in God. We believe that Christ came into the world as an infant to save all of us from our sins. We believe that by the blood of Christ we can have salvation. We believe that sin separates us from the relationship we have with God, and that relationship can be restored and the union reconciled through the sacrifice of Christ. Those are the essentials! Whether we baptize babies or adults, whether we sprinkle or immerse, whether we ordain women or only men, whether we have a traditional service or a contemporary one, things like this are the non-essentials of the faith and we should be allowing freedom with them in EVERY denomination. Above all, we should be acting in love for all! We lack in this.

Answer 4

Bringing religions together is called the Ecumenical Movement.
This will bring about the one world church in the last days headed by the false prophet.
In Revelation the Lord says "come out from amongst them".
Go to Google and type in Paul Crouch + homosexual....and see what you get.
The man is apostate to the core.

Answer 5

I certainly can appreciate the sentiment of it. It's a step in the right direction. However, "Protestant" is a useful term, and as long as there there are still differences between the two theological views, it's a helpful term. It makes me chuckle sometimes when obvious Protestants tell me they're not Protestant (I've had a few "non-denominational" types try to tell me that), but then get offended if I invite them to join me in the rosary. They need not delude themselves further; they're clearly Protestants. But it's true that we need to realize that we all worship the same risen Christ, and to put divisiveness and strife behind us. Nothing will be gained if we can't learn to respect one another's viewpoints.

Answer 6

First and foremost, TBN is a religious station--not a Christian one. I wouldn't waste my time watching it. Sad, but true: most "Christian" TV station should be taken off the air. People like Benny Hinn are nothing more than a con artist.

Consider reading anyone of these books:

"Billy Graham and His Friends " by Cathy Burns (The vatican calls him the "protestant pope". Who's kidding whom?)

"Blinded by Benny," by Greg Locke

"The Charismatic Movement," by Dr. John R. Rice

"Unmasking the New Age Movement," by Dr.Clarence Sexton

This is to name just a few...

Up Date:

wisdom (3 below me) is right on the money! "Foxe's Book of Martyrs," by John Foxe is a great book! If nothing else, at least read chapter 4 from it. It tells the story of who mama really is.

solarius (4 below me), "IF" Christian's and catholic's both pray to the same God, Christ Jesus, and the Word of God tells us to pray in Jesus' name, would please tell me why the pope doesn't? If you don't believe me, start paying attending to what he is saying and other priest when they pray.

Also take notice of other religious people (who are not catholic) who want us all to come together and sing how we love God, but will never pray in Jesus' name....

I personally know from being a former catholic that no one is taught to pray in Jesus' name. Nor to read the Bible.

Thomas, you claim that the book Foxe's Book of Martyrs is full of "inaccuracies and "exaggerations", have you ever been in the royal saloon at the vatican?

The Bartholomew massacre at Paris was because people would not bow down to the catholic church and become catholic. "Died or become Catholic!", they proclaimed! The catholics' were so proud of themselves for killing off everyone in that town they painted a portrait on the ceiling in the royal saloon of the vatican at Rome, with the following inscription: "Pontifex, Coligny necem probat, i.e., 'The pope approves of Coligny's death.' " Not so surprising, the public is not allow in that room anymore unless the painting is cover up. And the catholic church also denys that Hilter was ever a catholic and that the vatican funded the Nazi war machine.

During WWII, Hilter was quoted saying that Christ Jesus could not be the savior of the world because he was a Jew. Isn't that funny, look at many of the historical writings of mama, they "ALL" claim that Mary is "our" saviour.

In truth, Hitler primary function was to enforce "Council of Trent". That simply means, destroy any country or any Christian church or any individual that contradicts the vatican.

This is also why in 1588 catholic spain attack Protestant England because Queen Elizabeth denounced catholicism. For this reason--and many, many others--is why no one who is born in England to be a King or Queen is allowed to marry anyone who is roman catholic. It is against state law.

Answer 7

I'd have to find out more about what he thought. I believe in promoting unity in the Body of Christ. But there are still the "sticky wickets" -- the authority of the Pope -- well I guess that's the biggest one for me. And really Vatican II should take care of that in the directive that each person must follow his/her own conscience. Anyway. I'd love to talk more but I have to go to bed.

Answer 8

Do people really watch TBN?

Answer 9

No, he has no idea what he is talking about. The Catholics persecuted the Christian church. Just get a copy of the "Foxes book of Martyrs" it tells all about it.

Catholics are idol worshipers and they are NOT Christians.