Someone posted a question about being part of a church that saves. Most answers were of the like of "A church cannot save you. Only Jesus can save you."
The Catholic Church is the Body of Christ with Jesus Christ as it's head. The Holy Spirit guides and gives life to the catholic Church. The Catholic Church saves because God acts through the Catholic Church and Jesus Christ, the Son of God, saves.
If you say that your church does not save, are you saying that Jesus Christ is not a part of your church?
2007-07-17 10:45:07 · 15 answers · asked by Sldgman 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Deacon,
The Church knows that she is joined in many ways to the baptized who are honored by the name of Christian, but do not profess the Catholic faith in its entirety or have not preserved unity or communion under the successor of Peter." Those "who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized are put in a certain, although imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church."
2007-07-17 10:55:38 · update #1
wbusykat, when we talk about Church, you are talking about Jesus Christ and the community of believers which make up the Body of Christ. If you try to exclude Jesus Christ from "the Church", you no longer have a church
2007-07-17 10:57:31 · update #2
And blessings to you Newcatholic and Lavender
2007-07-17 10:58:55 · update #3
He is head of the Church, i.e all genuine believers. Many catholics are genuine believers, many protestant church-goers and others are as well. He is the true vine. He is the good shepherd. Undershepherds such as Paul, Peter and so on would be the first to recognise his lordship over them.
Many Popes have been good or wise and effective for Christ's saving cause. But many non-catholics have been good, wise and effective for Christ's cause. E.g. consider the Wesleys or Smith Wigglesworth. There's some areas that non-catholics have handled better than catholics (e.g. the healing ministry in the last century), and some where catholics have handled things better than non-catholics. So I wouldn't want to say that the only real church is the catholic one. God uses people in the other denominations just as much.
2007-07-17 11:51:51 · answer #1 · answered by Cader and Glyder scrambler 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The first Pope was James the Just, the brother of Jesus. All orthodox churches have based their belief on this indisputable fact since the formation of christianity. In contrast, the completely ficticious religion of Roman Catholicism created its own claim to being first some 400+ years after the fact, by claiming St. Peter was the first Pope and that Popes existed in Rome, even during the time of persecution! Now if this isn't proof enough that The Vatican has absolutely nothing to do with Jesus, has no credibility and says and does whatever it takes to remain in power, then the 19th Century decree that the Pope is infallible should be a clear resounding beacon. By the decree, the Popes in effect made themselves Gods, deities on earth, above all human law and all humans. Not even Jesus claimed himself infallible! So this is why it is so hard to get a straight answer out of Catholics and why it remains such a powerful religion. As the pagans once knew, having a living human being as your god, which you can see and worship is much more powerful than praying to some inanimate object.
2016-05-20 22:06:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can I relate to the Bridegroom if I keep away from the Bride with distain? Is Christ my head if i am not in the body of the Church ? Those Christians not in full communion with the mother Church of all Christians,the Catholic Church are also members of the Body but they don't have the whole popsicle.
2007-07-17 13:55:20 · answer #3 · answered by James O 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Amen brother! What a great question.
Yes, the Catholic Church IS the Body of Christ. And so of course Jesus is the head of His Church.
2007-07-17 17:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by Faustina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ummm. He is.
"The Church is the Body of which Jesus Christ is the Head and all Baptized persons are the members."
Office(s) of Instruction (Catechism) - 1928 Book of Common Prayer
2007-07-17 10:55:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is the head of my church. We believe that the only way to be saved is by accepting Christ, the Atonement and His teachings. That means that you follow His laws and pattern your life after His. We have no formal ceremony to Save people, it is just done individually by how you live your life and your faith in Jesus Christ. Salvation can only come from Jesus, no one else.
2007-07-17 10:59:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Church as an institution does not save you. It is the atoning blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ that saves you when you believe in Him. Make sure that Christ is truly the authority in your life and not the Catholic church.
2007-07-17 10:52:41 · answer #7 · answered by Cre8ed2worship 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I'm trying to sort out your question and come up with a good answer-----I think of a church as a group of people (who believe the same thing). And I don't think a human being can save another human being's soul. That's God's department. How's that?
2007-07-17 10:53:16 · answer #8 · answered by Native Spirit 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jesus is the head of my church!
2007-07-17 19:59:32 · answer #9 · answered by Sniper 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to answer your question,jesus is the head of my church.all people that live their life for jesus,are part of that church.
to respond to your commentary...i agree with you.i acknowledge and accept that the catholic faith is part of the body of christ.
but you say the catholic church saves for that reason.that is not scriptual.
2007-07-17 12:34:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋