Why do Catholics always have to catagorize us Bible followers.
They always say to me "Your Organization", and "Your Church"
Who said I belonged to any organization? Who said I belong to any Church?
I just follow the Bible, and I am not any denomination, so don't claim I am in 15,000 denominations. I a also not a protestant, I was never part of your Corrupt Church, and never will be.
I am not in any denomination, but you Catholics, not only are you in a denomination, you are in a totally seprate Religion, Just like Islam is different then the Bible itself.
God is not a Catholic, He is not Baptist, He is not Lutheran. These are all organizations founded by who? That's right. Man.
I am sorry I do not fit into your story telling sessions.
Denominations, including yours are not from God.
2007-10-10 01:54:14 · 10 answers · asked by Rudy P 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The church to me is not a Phsyical building or organization, it is the Body of Christ which Chirst is the head of. I am not saying I never meet with other people to discuss the Bible, actually, I am doing that right now!
2007-10-10 01:59:41 · update #1
can you show me solo-scripture or the word "protestant" in the Bible? Why can't I call Catholics "protestants" because they are against what the Bible says.
2007-10-10 02:09:18 · update #2
I used go to Catholic Churches, but now I am in a non-denomination church. My parents think that I am bad now.
2007-10-10 02:00:36 · answer #1 · answered by Patito 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ever purchased a lottery ticket? Most likely yes, right?
Why did you bother when the odds of hitting the jackpot are against you? Obviously, the fact that there is one possibility amongst those millions of tickets is enough to get you to take a chance.
It's the same with religion. Yes, there are many man-made religions - but that fact does not mean one of them can't be the real deal.
If you want to identify the Church that is of God, you have to find the one that bears the Four Marks of the True Church:
The Church Is One (Rom. 12:5, 1 Cor. 10:17, 12:13, CCC 813–822)
Jesus established only one Church, not a collection of differing churches (Lutheran, Baptist, Anglican, and so on). The Bible says the Church is the bride of Christ (Eph. 5:23–32). Jesus can have but one spouse, and his spouse is the Catholic Church.
His Church also teaches just one set of doctrines, which must be the same as those taught by the apostles (Jude 3). This is the unity of belief to which Scripture calls us (Phil. 1:27, 2:2).
Although some Catholics dissent from officially-taught doctrines, the Church’s official teachers—the pope and the bishops united with him—have never changed any doctrine. Over the centuries, as doctrines are examined more fully, the Church comes to understand them more deeply (John 16:12–13), but it never understands them to mean the opposite of what they once meant.
The Church Is Holy (Eph. 5:25–27, Rev. 19:7–8, CCC 823–829)
By his grace Jesus makes the Church holy, just as he is holy. This doesn’t mean that each member is always holy. Jesus said there would be both good and bad members in the Church (John 6:70), and not all the members would go to heaven (Matt. 7:21–23).
But the Church itself is holy because it is the source of holiness and is the guardian of the special means of grace Jesus established, the sacraments (cf. Eph. 5:26).
The Church Is Catholic (Matt. 28:19–20, Rev. 5:9–10, CCC 830–856)
Jesus’ Church is called catholic ("universal" in Greek) because it is his gift to all people. He told his apostles to go throughout the world and make disciples of "all nations" (Matt. 28:19–20).
For 2,000 years the Catholic Church has carried out this mission, preaching the good news that Christ died for all men and that he wants all of us to be members of his universal family (Gal. 3:28).
Nowadays the Catholic Church is found in every country of the world and is still sending out missionaries to "make disciples of all nations" (Matt. 28:19).
The Church Jesus established was known by its most common title, "the Catholic Church," at least as early as the year 107, when Ignatius of Antioch used that title to describe the one Church Jesus founded. The title apparently was old in Ignatius’s time, which means it probably went all the way back to the time of the apostles.
The Church Is Apostolic (Eph. 2:19–20, CCC 857–865)
The Church Jesus founded is apostolic because he appointed the apostles to be the first leaders of the Church, and their successors were to be its future leaders. The apostles were the first bishops, and, since the first century, there has been an unbroken line of Catholic bishops faithfully handing on what the apostles taught the first Christians in Scripture and oral Tradition (2 Tim. 2:2).
These beliefs include the bodily Resurrection of Jesus, the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, the sacrificial nature of the Mass, the forgiveness of sins through a priest, baptismal regeneration, the existence of purgatory, Mary’s special role, and much more —even the doctrine of apostolic succession itself.
2007-10-10 07:59:30 · answer #2 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus intended his church to built upon scripture, not Peter or oral traditions....Jesus is the rock...not Peter!
"upon this rock I will build My church" (Mt 16:18)
"do not say ‘I am of Peter’" (1 Cor 1:10)
"as gardeners and builders... each man must be careful how he builds on it." (1 Cor 3:10)
"I used the gardener and builder figures to that you learn not to exceed what is written" (1 Cor 4:6)
(1) The Bible is inspired and has authority, not because a church declared it so but because God made it so. (2) Jesus did not teach the people in His day that they could accept the Old Testament Scriptures only on the basis of those who placed the books into one volume. (3) It is a mere assumption that the Council of Hippo in 390 was a Council of the church which is now the Roman Catholic Church. (4) God did not give councils the authority to select His sacred books, nor does He expect men to receive His books only on the basis of councils. (5) The Catholic Church is not solely responsible for the gathering and selection of the New Testament books. (6) The Catholic Church has not been the sole possessor of the Bible at any time. (7) Even if it could be proven that the Catholic Church gathered the books into one volume, it still remains that it is not following the Bible today.
2007-10-10 02:44:59 · answer #3 · answered by rayneshowers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, by definition, if you don't believe what we believe then you are a protestant. It's not an insult or anything like that, it's just the way it is. You may not be a traditional protestant, but a protestant nonetheless. Either way, you do have specific beliefs, which means you can be classified. Even athiests have the specific belief that God does not exist.
The idea of non-denominational is kind of an oxymoron. They may be accomodating to different beliefs of different denominations, but in the end their beliefs can be defined in some way. At the very least they don't believe the same way as Catholics.
Edit: Obviously "sola scriptura" and "protestant" are not in the bible because Jesus did not intend for those things to happen. But whether you like it or not that's what you're doing. By saying that truth comes from the bible alone you are practicing "sola scriptura," which as you correctly point out, the bible does not say we should do, and by not believing in the church that Jesus clearly instituted, you are protesting against the Catholic church.
2007-10-10 02:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by Thom 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You just wrote "I just follow the Bible". By stating your acceptance of the manmade, unbiblical tradition of sola scriptura, you have said "I am a Protestant". What is the point of saying "I believe what Protestants believe, but I am not a Protestant"?
2007-10-10 02:07:22 · answer #5 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
your my new hero, so you don't go to a church? I would assume you would pick a non-denominational churhc. You say baptist but really baptist is independent and we just support other baptist churches and missionaries.
2007-10-10 01:59:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree whole heartedly. When they take communion, I am not allowed. Where does it say in the Bible that I can't take communion, or get married at the main altar, or must raise my kids as Catholic?
Peace
2007-10-10 01:58:55 · answer #7 · answered by Linda B 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Why can't christians stop quarrelling among themselves? Don't the have enough problems with other religions and atheism already?
2007-10-10 02:06:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
So, when Jesus said "Upon this rock, I will build my church", you decided that you do not need to belong to His church?
2007-10-10 01:57:55 · answer #9 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
anyone that is sure of his or her own salvation is in fact the farthest one from it.
2007-10-10 01:57:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋