Taken
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Oh, really??
Let's examine this . . .
The confusion that was caused by the Protestant Revolt
No Confusion...Forgiveness for sin is Not bought with money!
The abandonment of the doctrines and precepts of God have given way to the doctrines and precepts of mere men (Matthew 15:8-9, Mark 7:6-7):
Well there is that ...
Be fruitful and multiply, catholic Priests and Nuns may say that, but do not practice that.
Some
Protestant denominations believe in baptismal regeneration, while others do not.
Some believe in soul-sleep, while others do not.
Some believe in the total depravity of man, while others do not.
Some believe in the Holy Trinity, while others do not.
Some believe in doctrine of “once saved, always saved”, while others do not.
Some believe in a pre-tribulation “Rapture”, while others do not.
Some believe that only those who were predestined will make it to heaven, while others do not.
Some believe that some were predestined for hell, while others do not.
Some believe in a woman’s right to choose abortion, while others do not.
Some believe that practicing homosexuality is a sin, while others do not.
Most believe in contraception, while others do not – and the list goes on.
So?
Jesus said HIS Church is built on BELIEF...Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
An individual's Own Confession is Sufficient, to Become a member of Christ's True Church.
And Christ's Redemption of His True Church will be Him calling up to Him, Converted men who present their bodies as a living sacrifice.
All your rules and man-made DOCTRINES do NOT make you Whole or holy.
This is NOT the unity that Christ fervently prayed for at the Last Supper - that His Church remain ONE - as He and the Father are ONE (John 17:20-23). This is NOT the unified "light of the world" He spoke of in Matt. 5:14 - the "city on a hill that cannot be hidden."
Newsflash...
John 6:
[29] Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
No mention of Catholicism or a pope, or catechism, or saints, or Mary, or incense, holy water or statues.
It is a disjointed gaggle of tens of thousands of perpetually-splintering sects that ALL teach different doctrines of men while ALL claiming to be the "truth".
Nah, pretty confidant their Unity is:
Christ's True Church is established upon; JESUS is the Christ, the Son of the Living God....unlike your church that is established upon a guy named Simon, son of Jonas.