or are they aware that they are Protestants to start with?
I've seen a question here about where the name "Protestants" came from and what the Protestants are protesting about, that's why I thought to ask if the majority of Protestants no longer know why they are being called as such.
2007-11-08 21:29:26 · 9 answers · asked by Ťango 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Cindy, you sound like you've been programmed. can you answer the question?
2007-11-08 21:34:50 · update #1
I think most of us are familiar, at least in principle, with the 95 theses.
2007-11-08 21:32:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
i could go into so many details, but i won't bother. trust me, i'm well aware of all the reasons, and all of the arguments from both sides.
now, do you know why i'm called a catholic, but not a *roman* catholic by certain popes? to me, that's a more interesting question.
all i really care about anymore is that we're all still members of the Invisible Church of God, no matter what piddly things we may argue about, or what the sign in front of the building where we worship says. what keeps us together is worth so much more than what seperates us.
ps- mona, we lutherans practice confession and absolution just like the catholics. i could point you to about 17 different scriptures and show you how it's biblical. LOL. luther's first argument was over the matter of selling indulgences for forgiveness. all the other arguments grew from that, not the practice of private confession/ absolution.
2007-11-08 21:38:43 · answer #2 · answered by That Guy Drew 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
the mainline protestants know about history and why they are called protestants. but these Bible-fundamentalists refuse to admit that they are protestants. they are not aware that being a non-Catholic christian makes them belong to the Protestant group whether they like it or not. these people refuse to accept facts because they think they can change it to fit their decided beliefs.
2007-11-08 21:43:26 · answer #3 · answered by Perceptive 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
We are basically "protesting" the Catholic Church...which was THE CHURCH until Martin Luther, and millions of others since, broke away.
2007-11-08 21:35:43 · answer #4 · answered by Aztec276 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first Protestant is follower of Martin Luther, who disagree with a roman catholic church about selling a letter of repentance to their follower.
Luther wanted the christian rules is base on the bible. And it stated on the bible that we only can ask repentance from God. Not a Pastor even a Pope.
2007-11-08 21:43:24 · answer #5 · answered by Si semut 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The term Protestant was coined by the German Princes plain and simple.
2007-11-08 23:29:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
darling ...
growing up ... all I knew was I was Protestant
we didnt even use the word Christian very often at all
we were told Catholics were the bad ones
we knew about King William of Orange .. and the seperation of the churches
in looking bad ... we knew very very little about what we really were
yes we went to church , read the bible , sang praised , all the usual stuff
thank goodness that is my past
2007-11-08 21:34:37 · answer #7 · answered by ☮ Pangel ☮ 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think most have no idea. I was in my 30's before I knew the "real" reason.
2007-11-08 21:44:13 · answer #8 · answered by paula r 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I love Jesus.Call me what you want it does not matter one ounce to me because I will still love you forever.
2007-11-08 21:34:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋