Are Protestants heretics?

Question

The term ‘Protestant’ signifies the amorphous mass of non-Latin heresies formed since the 16th century in the West in contradiction or retaliation to the Roman Catholic Church. Whereas the one dogma that binds all Roman Catholics past and present together is submission to the Pope as sole authority (thereby abolishing every other authority), the one dogma that all Protestants have in common is the rejection of the need for submission to any rule for salvation, other than one’s own private opinion (about everything). Undoubtably, within Protestantism there are many opinions and contrary beliefs, but they all base their religion ultimately in a rejection of external authority as needed for salvation. What Rome began with rejection of all authority save that of the Pope, Protestantism finished by rejecting the authority of the Pope as well. This results in an indifference to and a severance from the Body of Christ, the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, the sole Church founded by Him and His Apostles. Among the innumerable heresies found among Protestants (the number of ‘denominations’ in the world currently exceeds 26,000), there are: denial of the priesthood and all mysteries (baptism, eucharist, etc.), denial of the saints and their ability to intercede for us, assertion that the character of one’s life is a matter indifferent for salvation - only confession or lack of confession that Jesus is your Savior affects one’s salvation, rejection of Apostolic tradition and the Church as authorities, predestination or the arbitrary election and damnation of men by nothing but a divine whim, millenialism or chiliasm, and many others.

Answer 1

The short answer is yes, Protestants are heretics. The slightly-less-short answer is that if you get two people to compare their religious beliefs, each will think that the other is a heretic after a very short while. No two people believe exactly the same things, and when you start believing that anyone who doesn't share your beliefs is going straight to hell, then hell starts to fill up very quickly.

Answer 2

Jacob, I don't know where you get your source information, but it is full of sweeping generalizations and inaccuracies.

Your only reason for what you wrote seems to be an attack on protestants.

I will only make two assertions and then I'm going off your questions, because I don't want to argue.

1. As a protestant I do submit to the ruling authorities in the world around me, police/government. If these authorities tell me to deny Christ or do something He has forbidden, THEN only will I rebel against authority.

2 I have been taught that "IF saved, always saved". You can see if a person is saved by the fruit of his /her life. If someone says he/she is saved and yet lives a selfish, lawless life then you know that person is deceived or counterfeiting Christianity.

You would do well, Jacob, to actually study protestantism and talk to some who live their lives in humble obedience to Christ before you call us heretics.

It would be more honest if you didn't pretend you have a question when you obviously are seeking a platform to present your own ideas. Nothing you wrote today shows any interest in input from those of us who are members of protestant denominations. I'm disappointed in your behavior.

Answer 3

To be a heretic one must not only believe and profess outwardly a heresy, false doctrine, but one must go from a more orthodox doctrinal/moral position to a less orthodox one and do so willingly,with forethought and ablity to find out the reasons for, reliability of and veracity of the orthodox position being abandoned.

Answer 4

Protestant Heresy

Answer 5

No they are not and there is not enough room or time here to answer each and every statement you made.

You as a Catholic believe you are right
As a Biblebeliever I believe you are not

And for now thats the best I can do

Answer 6

Christianity itself is heretic with respect to original teaching of Christ.

Answer 7

...the catholic church calls anybody NOT a catholic a heretic...
the word heresy comes from the word for "choose"

the catholics chose to burn many heretics. That made the "holy church" murderers.

someone who protests the need for a pope, and...

-his infallibility
-praying to 100 saints
-making mary equal to god

is a protestant.

if it werent for the catholics, there would be no protestants

Answer 8

I think we are all heretics in one way or another.

Answer 9

We reject any authority that usurps the authority of Jesus Christ!!!

A Baptist who is saved in the blood of Christ.

1Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Answer 10

WOW! How did you get all of in there. I agree with some of your question but not all of it.