Give God the glory, sister!This is EXACTLY what the church is meant to be... PURE TRUTH....
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Give God the glory, sister!This is EXACTLY what the church is meant to be... PURE TRUTH....
Good morning to you my PRECIOUS BROTHER in CHRIST.Give God the glory, sister!
Thank you! Yes, it is a very good morning in the Lord!Good morning to you my PRECIOUS BROTHER in CHRIST.
Perhaps not, for a sect is simply a group, which some people name 'church' be it called Protestant, Catholic or something else.
Is not the Church to consist of people whose hearts are toward God without regard to organizational affiliations?
Is not the Church to consist of babies unable to walk or talk or partake of strong meat as well as oldsters who are partaking of the meat God provides to those who are really hungry and thirsty for the right things?
Who but God alone is able to see all of the hearts and give them a place on the right or on the left... or to cast anyone into outer darkness?
Oh there are plenty of protestants that follow man-made doctrine also....
Protestantism was a repudiation of the false teachings of the Catholic Church. That was obedience to God. So how could that be a sin?Protestantism is a sin against the Christian virtue of obedience!
protest against Christ and His church and His revelation
did Christ found a church to teach the truth?
And a person, who is baptized in water [H2O], but whose heart is Not directed toward God, is lost, without regard to any label, he may bear, be it Catholic, Protestant or something else!the baptized
1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Galatians 3:27
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
And without the quickening of the Spirit, what does anyone have?... Already by the time of the council of Trent, Protestantism was gaining huge ground. Rome was losing her control. Her presumed authority in exalting tradition over scripture was being revealed as a phony and a fraud. And that's still the argument. Scripture, or the church?
Any religion that says somebody is in bondage when they keep God's commandments as the Bible literally commands is by default an evil religion. In fact, Jude pretty much said whoever teaches that God's grace replaced any obligation for commandment keeping is working for Satan. Interestingly enough, that's the foundational doctrine of Protestantism. The Reformers didn't just protest Catholicism, they protested against the apostles as well.Absolutely Disagree.
Protestantism...is Protest Against men's man-made doctrines that corrupt the Lord's Doctrine.
Protest Against corrupt doctrines, IS NOT a SIN! It is the Complete Opposite of SIN!
It is Complete Standing with the Lords Doctrine, rather than corrupt man made doctrines!
The Muslims say Muhammed obeyed God as well, but that don't make it true. If the Reformers protested against the false doctrines of Catholicism, then why did they every last one of them retain Catholic traditions and dogma when they started their own following? Matter of fact, starting the Reformers starting their own groups is completely against scripture. Protestantism sums up what James called being double-minded because they abandoned Catholicism to start their own groups while needing the authority of Catholicism to validate their religions.Protestantism was a repudiation of the false teachings of the Catholic Church. That was obedience to God. So how could that be a sin?
Looks like you are all for the Catholic Church. But if Protestantism is being double-minded, then Catholicism is being idolatrous and blasphemous. The veneration of Mary is not taught in the Bible, and there is only ONE Head of the Church, and that is Christ, not any human pope.Protestantism sums up what James called being double-minded because they abandoned Catholicism to start their own groups while needing the authority of Catholicism to validate their religions.
Any religion that says somebody is in bondage when they keep God's commandments as the Bible literally commands is by default an evil religion...
The Reformers didn't just protest Catholicism, they protested against the apostles as well.
the baptized
1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Galatians 3:27
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Protestantism sums up what James called being double-minded because they abandoned Catholicism to start their own groups while needing the authority of Catholicism to validate their religions.
Cos you have no authority from Christ to know the truth, only the church of the apostles does Jn 8:32 Jn 16:13 matt 28:19 commanded to teachProtestantism was a repudiation of the false teachings of the Catholic Church. That was obedience to God. So how could that be a sin?
Christ appointed his apostles his church to teach see post 39* Christ Jesus IS the Chief cornerstone and head of His extablished Church within a man.
* Jesus is the Word of God whereby a man can Learn HOW TO become a member of Christ Jesus' Church.
* Christ is the Power of God whereby a man can BE MADE a member of Christ Jesus' Church.