Catholic question again....?

Question

There are so many religons out like Catholic and Christians and Mormans and Anglican and JW and Muslims Assembly of God there are just to many, are people making up there own religons now?? and what are the difference between all these religons?? Whats the difference between Catholic and Roman Catholic?? back when jesus was created was all these religons out then or has it been over the years people have just created these religons?? what was the main religon out when jesus was made??

Answer 1

+ Catholic +

The Church has referred to itself as the “Catholic Church” at least since 107 AD (about 10 years after the last book of the New Testament was written), when the term appears in the Letter of St. Ignatius of Antioch to the Smyrnaeans:

"Wherever the bishop appear, there let the multitude be; even as wherever Christ Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church."

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/ignatius-smyrnaeans-hoole.html

We do not know how long they had been using the term "Catholic" before it was included in this letter.

All of this was long before the Council of Nicea and the Nicene Creed from 325 A.D. which states, "We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church."

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07644a.htm

+ Roman Catholic +

The term "Roman" Catholic is rather recent.

The new Anglican Church in England started using the term “Roman” in the 1500s as one of many ways of demeaning and demonizing Catholics.

Catholics accepted this late coming adjective without too much protest. Today “Catholic” and “Roman Catholic” are interchangeable terms. Both terms are even used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

To add a little more confusion, some apply the term “Roman Catholic Church” only to the Latin Rite Catholic Church, excluding the Eastern Rite Catholic Churches that are in full communion with the Pope, and are part of the same Church, under the Pope.

Eastern Rite Catholic Churches include:

Alexandrian liturgical tradition
+ Coptic Catholic Church
+ Ethiopic Catholic Church

Antiochian (Antiochene or West-Syrian) liturgical tradition
+ Maronite Church
+ Syrian Catholic Church
+ Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

Armenian liturgical tradition:
+ Armenian Catholic Church

Chaldean or East Syrian liturgical tradition:
+ Chaldean Catholic Church
+ Syro-Malabar Church

Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition:
+ Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church
+ Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
+ Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
+ Byzantine Church of the Eparchy of Križevci
+ Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
+ Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
+ Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
+ Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
+ Melkite Greek Catholic Church
+ Romanian Church
+ Russian Byzantine Catholic Church
+ Ruthenian Catholic Church
+ Slovak Greek Catholic Church
+ Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

The term “Roman” neither increases nor decreases the faith, hope and love of the Catholic Church.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13121a.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic

+ Other Christian Religions +

"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.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/index.htm

+ With love in Christ.

Answer 2

The main religion out there when Jesus was made was Catholicism. All of the others you mentioned - Mormans, Anglican, JW, Muslims, Assembly of God, etc. - are man-made.

Here's a quick history on the subject.

First, Catholics are Christians. The correct distinction is Catholic and Protestant.

The Catholic Church is the original church founded by Christ 2,000 years ago. She has faithfully taught, protected, and spread His teaches throughout the ages.

Protestantism is a movement that occurred around the year 1500 called the Protestant Reformation. It is a revolt against the authority of the Catholic Church.

In general, most Christians believe the same basic things - baptism and repentance of sins, accepting Jesus as their Lord and Savior, and following Him. However, the divisions occur over more in-depth doctrinal issues.

Within Protestantism, it is very difficult to explain what the different denominations believe because there are so many different ones. The reason there are so many is because of differences in interpretation of scripture. When disagreements arise, the typical outcome is a particular denomination/church will split, forming two different, unrelated, often rivaling, churches. This fracturing effect is more or less a built-in element within Protestantism. Currently there are some 54,000 different denominations - and growing. The irony is that while each one is different from the other, each claims to have the correct teachings of Christ.

Please do not think I am bashing Protestants. The Church teaches that all Christians - protestant and Catholics - are brothers and sisters in Christ. However, when one takes an objective look at the history and mechanics of Protestantism and Catholicism, the things I explained above are what come to light.

I strongly encourage everyone to ask the question you did, because honest questions help one to get to the truth, which is what we're all seeking (Christ).

God bless and take care.

Answer 3

A lot of the "religions" you mentioned (other than Muslims) are actually Christian denominations. Meaning they all accept the teachings of the Bible, especially the teaching that salvation comes through Jesus. Most Christian denominations have subtle differences, like whether someone should be baptized as an infant or as an adult. Other Christian groups, like Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses believe in the Bible but also have other scriptures that they believe are from God. Catholic can be a general term, meaning the universal church of God -both protestant and Roman Catholic. But usually the terms "Catholic" and "Roman Catholic" are used to interchangeably (They mean the same thing.)
When Jesus was on the earth, there were also many religions. But he was born as a Jew. Only the Old Testament, Jewish scriptures had been written. (The New Testament, which is the rest of the Bible, is about him.) Christianity started in response to Jesus' death and resurrection. The first Christians didn't belong to separate denominations. Gradually the Roman Catholic church and it's traditions developed. Later, people who did not agree with the Roman Catholic teachings about how someone is saved broke away from the Catholic church. That is how the first protestant denominations started. A lot of other denominations were started because people disagreed about issues such as how to worship God.
Other religions, such as Islam and Hinduism began in different ways. But people who belong to those religions would be able to tell you how they started better than I could.

Answer 4

once you're a born again Christian, continually a born again Christian. Jesus can't say to you, "oops I by no ability knew you." Jesus knows all and multiple who's born again. that's heavens fee ticket. Out of obedience to God one is a witness of this change of their existence by water baptism. The previous guy dies and the recent guy is alive in Christ. upon getting executed this water baptism, you do not want to do it again. that's basically representative that you've were given on the Salvation beginning position. by confession one is a Sinner wanting a Savior; by confessing Jesus Christ Lord, & believeing in a unmarried's heart He died on the pass for ones sins and rose from the useless, one will be kept. Believing in ones heart = faith. that's the present of God, by ability of religion that someone is kept. Water baptism is many times a one time component. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is a continual renewing. it really is what what occurs even as a born again christian receives crammed with the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of actuality that leads into all actuality and does no longer lie. Is with you always. i imagine you should call your self a Christian really than a denomination. it can make issues a lot less complicated for you.

Answer 5

The first Christian group were Jews. They worshiped both on Saturday in the Synagogue and in cemeteries on Sundays to commemorate the dying and rising of Jesus. (That's where altars come from--the tombstones.) But, many Jews believed Christianity to be a heresy because Jesus, a man, called himself God and these Jews believed that God was punishing them with the Roman occupation because of this heresy. So, eventually, Christians were kicked out of the synagogue and had to start their own churches.

As you probably know, being a Christian during most of the Roman times was illegal, punished by crucifixion because Christian did not believe that the emperor was a god.

Then, around 400 AD, maybe earlier, a Roman emperor, who's name I can't remember right now, converted to Christianity and made it the official religion of the Roman Empire. So, the first Christian religion was Roman Catholics. Sometime around then, the Roman Empire was split in 2 to rule it more easily: the east and the west. The west's seat was Rome and the east was Byzantium, which became Constantinople and finally Istanbul today. One of the Pope's ambassadors insulted his people in the east and they broke into the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. There was a disagreement about the creed as to whether the Holy Spirit came from Jesus or just came of his own accord, I think.

It wasn't until Martin Luther around the 15 Century that Protestantism was born and it's various sects. I gave that short history because it seems obvious to me that Catholics were the first Christian religion from Jesus. Those who are Roman Catholic tend to call themselves "Catholics."

Answer 6

Acts 11:26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ.

Answer 7

Well in Rome it was the Jewish religion. But when people started converting to the belief that Jesus was the son of God and the king of the Jews, The Roman Empire of course converted! They were instrumental in the Bibles writings and changed a lot to make them look better! Like the fact we think Jews killed Jesus. All other accounts from then said it was the Roman Empire that was afraid of the power he was gaining. And as history shows they did not like anyone with to much power unless it was them. After they endorsed it fun stuff like the Catholic church calls "crusades" were happening. That is when if you did not take Jesus as your Savior you were beheaded! Muslims follow a profit named Mohamed. Mormons follow what they say is the last testament of Christ that the Mormon founder discovered in America.....?? But no Mormon has ever seen it because Jesus instructed him to bury it after he read it!!!!!! Yeah like JC hung out in the states ever!! That one is the worst! I was Catholic but the more I learned about religion in my life made me realize it was all a big mess! Good luck on your quest for knowledge.

Answer 8

Jesus established the Christian Congregation as the only acceptable form of true worship. The only real controversy is which modern religion best adheres to the form of worship practiced by the apostles and other first century (CE) Christians.

The bible makes it clear that the early Christian congregation was focused on preaching the good news. The Christian Scriptures specifically call Jesus himself a "Witness".

(Revelation 1:5) Jesus Christ, “the Faithful Witness

Largely (but not exclusively) based on the commitment of literally every active adherent to preaching, it seems that the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses restore primitive Christianity.
http://watchtower.org/e/ti/index.htm?article=article_03.htm

Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians who understand the Scriptures to teach that God's Kingdom by Christ Jesus is a real government which will soon replace all earthly governments.
(Daniel 2:44) God of heaven will set up a kingdom... It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite

That Kingdom will rule over the vast majority of mankind, most of whom will have been raised from the dead after Armageddon.
(John 11:23,24) Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”
(Acts 24:15) There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.

Until that resurrection, there is no suffering in "hell", or the grave. Sometime after the resurrection, death and "hell" will themselves be destroyed.
(Ecclesiastes 9:5) For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all
(Ecclesiastes 9:10) there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol ["hell"]
(Revelation 20:14) And death and Hades ["hell"] were hurled into the lake of fire

While a limited number of humans will be resurrected to heaven to share in ruling over mankind, the vast majority (literally more than 99.9%) of Jehovah's Witnesses expect an EARTHLY hope, the same hope given to Adam and Eve.
(Genesis 1:28) God blessed them and God said to them: “Be fruitful and become many and fill THE EARTH and subdue it [caps added]
(Genesis 2:17) You must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die [so never eating from that tree means never dying]

Interestingly, the Scriptures are full of references to this earthly hope.
(Psalms 37:11) 'the meek will possess the earth'
(Proverbs 2:21) 'upright will reside in the earth'
(Isaiah 45:18) 'God formed the earth to be inhabited'
(Matthew 5:5) 'the mild will inherit the earth'
(Revelation 21:3) The tent of God is with mankind

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/lmn/index.htm?article=article_10.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/rq/index.htm?article=article_06.htm
http://jw-media.org/beliefs/trueworship.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/

http://watchtower.org/e/dg/index.htm?article=article_11.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/pr/index.htm?article=article_07.htm

Answer 9

Catholics are Catholics (from the greek word Katholicos, meaning "Universal", that is the universal Christian Church, and that includes Roman Catholics, Bizantine Catholics, etc., actually 21 churches that have the same faith and recognize the Pope as succesor of Peter. That is the true church founded by Christ 2000 years ago. (Mt. 16:18 - And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build MY church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.)
"Roman Catholics" is a term coined by the Anglicans who pretended to be "Anglo catholics" but without recognizing the Pope as leader. However you cannot be catholic out of the Catholic Church. Common usage has made the term Roman Catholics applicable to catholics, but that is only in english speaking countries. In Latin America and other parts of the world Catholics are just called Catholics

Answer 10

The Catholic Church evolved from the original church Jesus started with His Apostles.

Basically you are right when you suggest the others are made up. They sprung from the Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation begun in 1517 by Martin Luther nailing his 95 Thesis to the church door in Wittenberg Germany.

After that...and over time...the other Protestant denominations grew in number...primarily when a group would disagree on a matter...split off, and start their own new thing.

For the most part the word "Catholic" is synonymous with "Roman Catholic"....same thing.