For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?

Christianity was shattered by Martin Luther and his Protestant successors. It has splintered into many denominations and sects. Since the Age of Enlightenment, it has been brought to ruination. The governments expelled Christ from schools and the people pursued pleasure. Secular thought swept through nations like a deadly tide. Where has the teaching of evolution led us? What hell has it unleashed? Was banning prayer in school a good thing for the people who once called themselves Christians?

The world wars did not help. They destroyed countries and led to economic and moral collapse. Once you have seen the darkness, it is a struggle to return to the lightness. Judaism is dead. Islam believes it is righteous to have more than one wife. Christianity is lost. The people have become pagans of the 21st century. We are in decay.

Psalmus XI, 3 — Quoniam quae perfecisti destruxerunt: iustus autem quid fecit?

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SomeMichGuy · M

lol

You have to go back further. smh

emiliya · 22-25, F

@SomeMichGuy Explain.

SomeMichGuy · M

@emiliya The Copts/Monophysite church was one of many already-extant fractures long before the early 16th century.

Low Christologies/varying ideas of Christology had created other strains, and the inexplicable and brazen modification to the fundamental creed by the Roman church had already brought about the huge schism between the Eastern and Roman churches as a fundamental break within "the church".

Luther was just a person wanting to keep Rome honest (far better than Henry VIII's motivation for a split with Rome).

emiliya · 22-25, F

@SomeMichGuy The Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Churches are the sister Churches. They do not reject the saints or the sacraments. Protestantism is its own religion. God is not in their house.

“Luther was just a person wanting to keep Rome honest (far better than Henry VIII's motivation for a split with Rome).”

Their motivations were both personal. They were both to do with ego and rebellion. I see little difference between Luther and Henry VIII. Luther abandoned God by leaving the Church, and Henry VIII abandoned God by leaving the Church. Martin wanted a new religion and Henry wanted a new wife.

“and the inexplicable and brazen modification to the fundamental creed by the Roman church had already brought about the huge schism between the Eastern and Roman churches as a fundamental break within "the church".”

Filioque? What of it?

You say a theological dispute is the same as the invention of a new religion. The Protestants reject the Coptic and Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Roman Catholic Church. The theological differences between the former Churches are nothing when we consider the latter Church. Protestantism may as well be Buddhism or Hinduism.

Filioque is not inexplicable or brazen. We can talk more about that if you want.

SomeMichGuy · M

@emiliya You really don't know your theology.

Protestantism isn't a new religion, and it acknowledges sacraments. Innovations not in the words / teachings of Jesus are typically rejected.

Catholic misreadings of the New Testament have created problems from cherry-picking.

But all you do is try to sow dissent.

Go tell Putin you failed. lol

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