2007-11-07 11:22:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The big mistake in the Reformation was sola scriptura. This is the nuclear bomb that shattered Christian unity into more than 30,000 denominational shards.
Sola scriptura literally means scripture alone. It is only scripture that supplies reliable information about God and his plan for humanity. Sounds good, but there is a corollary: Every individual is authorized to figure out God's plan for himself. The Church established by Jesus has no authority to determine the interpretation.
In practice, this means that you can get rid of any part of Christianity you don't like. Don't like to do good works? You are saved by faith alone. Don't like to repent of sins? Well, who says they are sins? Want to commit sodomy or infanticide? Just call it love.
Stretched to the limit, sola scriptura allows Christianity to mean exactly nothing. And that is why the Church condemned it.
Cheers,
Bruce
2007-11-07 14:12:26 · answer #1 · answered by Bruce 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it somewhat is slightly the two. Protestants are against utilising imagery/severe ornament in church as they provide concept to it idolatry. This ideology led to a generic flow in the direction of easy shape. inspite of the undeniable fact that, it is likewise a count of trend on the time - and you will not see lots distinction between a trendy protestant and a trendy catholic church. the main problematic varieties (renaissance, gothic) stepped forward at situations and in places whilst catholicism substitute into dominant. The ideology might have began this, yet history and to an quantity trend have ensured the trend maintains
2016-09-28 13:28:32 · answer #2 · answered by jensen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Protestant (base word "protest") Reformation, was in a sense a rebellion of the faithful against the authority that Jesus established in the Apostles and their successors. Remember, Jesus prayed that they all be one, this brought division then which has only multiplied through the 500 years. Clearly not in God's will.
2007-11-07 11:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No one likes to be caught red-handed. Luther's primary contention, that the Church was engaged in simony over the selling of indulgences, was indefensible and they knew it. (They condemned it later, at the council of Trent.) But the greatest threat Luther presented was his assertion that the Church had no teaching authority. It was Luther's ploy to undermine Church authority and avoid becoming "just another heretic". (His predecessors weren't so lucky.) But authority does not like to be challenged by an upstart. Luther threatened Church unity, as well as a millenium of developed magisterial tradition. Rome had little choice but to brand the Reformation as a "revolt" and excommunicate all Protestants. They had plenty of lawyers to defend their positions, scripturally as well as practically. Admitting error would have further legitimized Luther's position, so he had to be condemned. It wasn't even his intention to form a new Church, but the times being what they were, he had little choice if he truly wanted change. I think both the Catholic and Protestant faiths are diminished by the split, but I don't see a solution either. There's too much politics in the mix.
2007-11-07 11:38:13 · answer #4 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because at the time the Catholic Church was the ONLY Christian church. There was no other way to Christ. So anything that differed with the beliefs of the last 1500 years was wrong. (to them at least.)
2007-11-07 11:50:07 · answer #5 · answered by Ten Commandments 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For many, many reasons. But primarily because the Protestants were not really reforming, they were starting new churches, and in the process dividing Christians into competing groups, the results of which we see all around us today: dissension and a multiplicity of conflicting doctrines, which is a great scandal and an obstacle to faith for many people. Also, they were teaching serious error which caused danger to souls.
2007-11-07 11:35:13 · answer #6 · answered by Agellius CM 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Because they weren't keen on people making up their faith as they were going along. And somethings some Protestants should agree with on the condemnation. For example Martin Luther allowed bigamy.
Could the two people who gave me a thumbs down explain why they did so, or are they not capable of doing so?
2007-11-07 11:32:31 · answer #7 · answered by mike t 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because it was heresy! Bear in mind, it's only called a reform through the lens of history. People weren't reformed, the church wasn't reformed. New branches of Christianity were created and people changed their allegiances. To the Catholic church that was a loss of territory. Each convert was one less person tithing ten percent of their income to build those magnificent churches.
2007-11-07 11:27:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
because it paves the road to perdition for many. False teaching, man made traditions. why did they have to leave the church started by Jesus? didnt they know that God is in charge in spite of the fact Jesus left his church in the hands of sinful man, but one thing about the catholic church, it is promised by Christ that the gates of hell shall not prevail against her and she is still strong after 2,000 yrs.
2007-11-07 14:27:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Church had always tought teaching a difernt message is wrong. The protestnts and their protests were deviding Christianty.
2007-11-07 12:24:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋