christian/ catholic no difference???????????????????????????

Question

what´s the difference between those 2?????

and what´s a born again christian???????

Answer 1

A born-again Christian is one who accepts Jesus to be their Lord and Savior after repenting of their previous sins; it is largely based off of Romans 3:23, John 3:16, and John 14:6. The main area of difference between Christian and Catholic is largely doctrine and dogma; it would take too long to cover even most of them, but one example is how Catholics tend to emphasize Mary more than other Christian denominations.

Answer 2

A Christian is someone who follows Christ. A Catholic is (usually) someone who follows Catholicism, which has tacked on a bunch of man-made rules and rituals to the Bible.

One of the problems is that a person can call themself anything they want. That doesn't necessarily mean it's true. Another problem is that people don't always know what the meaning of the word Christian really is. Many people think they're Christians because they were baptized in a church (Catholic or not) as a baby, even though they may never have stepped into a church since then and are living a life totally opposite to the one the Bible says a Christian should live.

A born-again Christian is a person who has accepted Christ as savior. All Christians are born-again.

Answer 3

There are several different denominations of Christianity.
There are four main denominations baptists, catholics,presbyterians, and lutherans.
Catholics follow the old church principles during the days of Crusades. The church has had some reformations and changes in how the church runs and serves.
In the Catholic denomination they have to confess their sins to the father(preacher) in a confession room. Note: most churches have their members train for confession.
The member tells/repents to the father who will then talk to God and ask for forgiveness. However when finished the father may tell the member they have to hail mary(not the foot ball term) or pray to St. Michael.
Most Christians believe that they don't need to talk to a person to confess their sin to God.
Also what is majorally different
1.when someone must be baptized.
2.the beliefs about the Lord's Supper.
3.praying to saints.

Hopefully this helps.

Answer 4

A Christian and Catholic (contrary to popular belief) are the exact same thing. Why do people say that, "Oh I'm a Christan, and you're Catholic" the two have the same basic beliefs, don't they? Other than the child molestation charges, there's nothing really different between the two. And I would like to make this clear to any Christian who says that Catholicism is a different religion altogether. They belief God exists, a literal interpretation of the Bible, Communion, Jesus was the Son of God, Jesus died for our sins, Jesus rose from the Dead...pretty much the same thing that any Christian believes *gasp* As for born again Christian...no idea other than some are real nut jobs.

Answer 5

"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.

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_31101999_cath-luth-joint-declaration_en.html

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

+ Born Again +

Catholics are spiritually born again (and again and again) through:
+ Belief in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior
+ Living the Gospel to the best of our ability
+ Daily rededicating ourselves to Jesus Christ
+ Receiving new life in Baptism
+ The forgiveness of sins through the Sacrament of Reconciliation
+ The infusion of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands in Confirmation
+ Taking the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ into our bodies through the Eucharist (Holy Communion)
+ Even during the penitential season of Lent

These are a few ways that Catholics are spiritually born again. We usually just don't use those words.

+ With love in Christ.

Answer 6

There are many doctrinal differences between Catholics and Protestants ... some have been mentioned so far ...
- Catholics believe Mary was sinless and remained a virgin throughout her life ... protestants do not.
- Catholics believe that the Pope has direct authority from God ... protestants don't.
- Catholics pray to "the saints" or ask the saints to pray for them.
- Catholics believe in many earthly symbols - statues of saints, rosary beads, relics of saints (body parts sometimes) kept in churches ... protestants consider those things idolatrous.
- Lots of other important things ...

Protestants are called protestants because they follow in the tradition of Martin Luther, who protested against the Catholic church when he nailed his 95 theses to the church door at Wittenberg.

He protested mainly against the offering of indulgences by the church - buying something that could help atone for sins, and the concept of penance for sin. Protestants believe in being repentant, but that Christ paid for it all and that no amount of penance (saying Hail Mary prayers among other things) can help pay for our sins.

Born again ... Christ said you must be born again in order to illustrate how significant and life-changing following Christ should be - a whole different life.

Answer 7

Catholics and Christians are the same as they all supposedly follow Christ.
Born again comes from the bible . Being born again means finding god and changing yourself to follow Christ ...like starting again.
Correct me if i am wrong

Answer 8

A Catholic is a christian because we believe in and follow the teachings of Christ....Born again is what you are after your Baptism....

Answer 9

although catholicism and christianity are very similar, there are differences. first of all, chatholics pray to the virgin mary. christians only pray to Jesus/God. Second, most catholics believe that you can get to heaven by doing good works; christians believe that a combination of faith and works is what gets you to heaven, as well as accepting Christ as your savior.

A born-again Christian: the "born-again" symbolizes the fact that we were born again in Christ; we have a clean slate and a new life dedicated to God.

Answer 10

"Christians" refer to Catholics, Lutherans, Born Again Christians, etc. Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholic. Each denomination of Christianity believes in Jesus Christ but have different opinions on how to practice their faith.