Which is the true Church, the Roman Catholic Church or the Greek Orthodox?

Question

The New Testement was written in greek. The Roman Bishop ursurped the other Bishops by decree of a Roman Emperor.

How can Romen Catholic be the Church of Christ???

Answer 1

Orthodox. I urge you to read East and West The Making of a Rift in the Church. Written by Henry Chadwick, it is done by Oxford so it is unbiased. When I started my search I first was lead to the Roman Catholics. But, when I dug a bit deeper I found "the best kept secret in America". I hope that Catholic and protestants alike really research and know why they are where they are. If they research and still want to be where they are that is great. But for myself and a growing number in America we have found the true faith in the Orthodox Church

Answer 2

There are Orthodox Churches that recognize the Pope as head of the Church on Earth. The Russian Orthodox and Greek Orthodox for example do not recognize the Pope as Head of the Church but only as first among equals. The Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox have legitimate Apostolic succession and sacraments. They are not Catholic in that they are basically national Churches and are not in Union with the Pope.

Answer 3

The Catholics think that the Catholic Church is "the highest exemplar" of the mystery that is the Church of Christ.

The Orthodox think that the Orthodox Church is "the highest exemplar" of the mystery that is the Church of Christ.

In the end, it probably will not matter.

Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics separated from one another in 1054. There are very few theological differences. The main difference is that the Eastern Orthodox Churches (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm) use the Byzantine Rite (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04312d.htm) and the Roman Catholic Church use the Roman or Latin Rite.

Pope John Paul II said of the Eastern Orthodox Churches in Orientale Lumen, "A particularly close link already binds us. We have almost everything in common." (see http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_02051995_orientale-lumen_en.html )

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

Scripture reveals this Church to be the one Jesus Christ built upon the rock of Saint Peter (Matt. 16:18). By giving Peter the keys of authority (Matt. 16:19), Jesus appointed Peter as the chief steward over His earthly kingdom (cf. Isaiah. 22:19-22). Jesus also charged Peter to be the source of strength for the rest of the apostles (Luke 22:32) and the earthly shepherd of Jesus' flock (John 21:15-17). Jesus further gave Peter, and the apostles and elders in union with him, the power to bind and loose in heaven what they bound and loosed on earth. (Matt. 16:19; 18:18). This teaching authority did not die with Peter and the apostles, but was transferred to future bishops through the laying on of hands (e.g., Acts 1:20; 6:6; 13:3; 8:18; 9:17; 1 Tim. 4:14; 5:22; 2 Tim. 1:6).

By virtue of this divinely-appointed authority, the Catholic Church determined the canon of Scripture (what books belong in the Bible) at the end of the fourth century. We therefore believe in the Scriptures on the authority of the Catholic Church. After all, nothing in Scripture tells us what Scriptures are inspired, what books belong in the Bible, or that Scripture is the final authority on questions concerning the Christian faith. Instead, the Bible says that the Church, not the Scriptures, is the pinnacle and foundation of the truth (1 Tim. 3:15) and the final arbiter on questions of the Christian faith (Matt. 18:17). It is through the teaching authority and Apostolic Tradition (2 Thess. 2:15; 3:6; 1 Cor. 11:2) of this Church, who is guided by the Holy Spirit (John 14:16,26; 16:13), that we know of the divine inspiration of the Scriptures, and the manifold wisdom of God. (cf. Ephesians 3:10).

Answer 5

Only The Roman Catholic Church has apostolic sucession or the ability to trace its Popes and Bishops all the way back the the apostles themselves and St. Peter, the first Pope!!Therfore, the RCC has guarded the teachings of the apostles and Christ himself through sacred tradition, sacred scripture, and the sacred authority of the Bishops. God bless.

Answer 6

The true Church of God, is the Christian people who have truly accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. It is made up of believers from every denomination. If you have believed upon the Lord Jesus Christ, and asked Him to forgive you for your sins, then you are a part of the true Church of God.

Answer 7

Neither; the true Church is those who follow Christ, and not man made rituals.

Answer 8

Neither!!!!

Romans 16:16 (NASB, New American Standard Bible)
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

Answer 9

I would say the closest would be the Orthodox,then again they both have thier faults just like all other churches . So just get as close to Christ as you can and think on Him , and thank Him,. Then follow the Bible and go to the church that comes the closet to the teaching.

Answer 10

Anyone who believes in Jesus Christ is part of the church. Jesus did not set up an organization but a body of believers.