there are many christian denominations..many believe in trinity,others do not.Do they all feel the holy spirit when reading these erroneous and misinterpreted bibles all over the place?
2007-08-09 01:31:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
much too early to deal with this....
same garbage, different day.
2007-08-09 01:35:27 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ JustAChick ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Oh no! another numpty comment!
We are not all Trinitarian. (That is believing in the doctrine of the Trinity or three persons of the Christian Godhead, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.)
And as a spirit is the non-physical part of a person, manifested as a ghost that has survived after death of said person....how can anyone "feel" the Holy Spirit???
Some people are Christian only in the fact they have been baptized and other 's actively practise the faith and believe strongly in the Trinity. Either way, we have no right to judge someone on their faith, beliefs or anything else for that matter!
2007-08-09 04:29:05 · answer #2 · answered by mel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is the Catholic Church, the universal "sacrament" of our salvation, which (2000 years ago) sprung from the pierced side of Jesus Christ, as he hung dead on the cross.
Jesus remains at the head of his church, he promised to bless and keep his church forever, and he personally assigned the Holy Spirit as the church's permanent and official comforter and guide.
Jesus never founded, authorized, empowered, or guaranteed any other similar type of entity or organization ... nor would he ever need to.
The highly visible church that Jesus founded converted most of the known world for Christ over an initial 1500 year period, while simultaneously saving western civilization.
It maintains one complete, consistent, and superbly documented collection of divine truth, which was initially provided by God and which was faithfully handed down from the original apostles (including all the authentic scriptures) ... and in spite of the sinfulness and failings of some who belong to it ... continues to cooperate today in Christ's great work of redemption and salvation ... 24/7 & 365 ... all around the world.
Then there are the (currently) 51,000 various protestant Chistian denominations that were founded by men ... with no divine authority whatsoever ... over the last 500 years.
Not surprisingly, the teachings and practices of all these groups vary widely, depending on which MAN's opinions or teachings you happen to accept.
Which one would you choose?
2007-08-09 02:37:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I understand what you're saying -- this DOES seem contradictory, doesn't it? To me, this is a prime example why we should never permit our emotions to cloud our understanding of God's message when studying the Bible. To obtain a correct exegesis of a particular passage or Biblical doctrine, one must ALWAYS avoid settling on a belief simply because it "feels right." Frankly, this is the way pseudo-Christian cults pull their followers in: they turn the Bible into an emotional experience, complete with the teaching that they, and they alone, know "the truth," to the exclusion of all others calling themselves Christian.
So with emotion set aside, all we have is God's Word, which should speak for itself. The Bible should be considered as a WHOLE and passages should NEVER be artificially isolated. In this way, the proper understanding of the Bible is that God showed us from the very beginning that He has a Triune nature. Those who have ears to hear, let them hear it.
EDIT: "Abel," who answered above, is an example of this emotionalism; he has bought into the belief that the RCC is the "only authorized church" and claims its teachings arise from the Apostles. But a careful reading of the first and early second century christian writers, such as Polycarp, prove this teaching to be incorrect. RCC doctrine is not seen in christian writings until the third century.
2007-08-09 01:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Holy Spirit of God indwells each and every believer at the moment of salvation (Ephesians 1:13-14)
He is the One who tells us what is truth and what isn't....
And the trinity is the truth. The Scriptures that we have today are a direct result of the sovereignty of God....
All except the NWT of course....which is a man-altered, heretical version
2007-08-09 01:36:02 · answer #5 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
In the last days the devil and his angels come as angels of light.The Bible is very clear on the fact that the Father and the Son are Two read 2 John 1:9, note the word "both" in this scripture.Also read this chapter and you will see that those who reject this fact are to be avoided and are without God.
2007-08-09 01:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by don_steele54 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
(Note: When Jesus said: that one who believes is the real Jew, we entered the world plane in God's new Spiritual creation, so Israel represents all who believe around the world, covering the whole world.)
The truth is only one, the problem lies on who is your leader.
Ezekiel 13
6 Their visions are false and their divinations a lie. They say, "The LORD declares," when the LORD has not sent them; yet they expect their words to be fulfilled. 7 Have you not seen false visions and uttered lying divinations when you say, "The LORD declares," though I have not spoken?
2007-08-09 01:48:06 · answer #7 · answered by Davinci22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christ established only one Church with one set of beliefs (Eph. 4:4–5). He did not establish numerous churches with contradictory beliefs. Why do these churches have contradicting beliefs? Because Jesus Christ gave the Holy Spirit to only one Church (John 14,25; John 16,13). He also authorized only one Church to teach the world (Matthew 28,20; Luke 10,16).
To see which is the true Church, we must look for the one that has an unbroken historical link to the Church of the New Testament. Catholics are able to show such a link. They trace their leaders, the bishops, back through time, bishop by bishop, all the way to the apostles, and they show that the pope is the lineal successor to Peter, who was the first bishop of Rome. The same thing is true of Catholic beliefs and practices. Take any one you wish; e.g. confessing to a priest, purgatory, Immaculate Conception of Mary, Sacred Images, etc., and you can trace it back to the apostolic period.
Peace and blessings!
2007-08-09 01:36:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The bible says it rains on the just & the unjust, But The truth has the final say.
2007-08-09 01:39:33 · answer #9 · answered by birdsflies 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you're supposed to 'feel' the holy spirit. He might report you for assault.
2007-08-09 01:36:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The trinity is catholicism...
2007-08-09 01:35:59 · answer #11 · answered by Agnostic Front 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋