Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@LadyGrace
I have always found the most thrilling part of an Anglican or Catholic service to be the acclamation:
"Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might.
Heaven and Earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest !
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest !"
I have always found the most thrilling part of an Anglican or Catholic service to be the acclamation:
"Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might.
Heaven and Earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest !
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest !"
I think you mean Catholic or Protestant
I say try all options and see what you like... find a nice place that you feel comfortable and agree with the message being delivered.
I would start with Protestant, because I grew up in the Protestant Church and have some issues with the Catholic Church (such as they wouldn't let their California Pastor marry the woman he fell in love with and continue to be a Pastor, but they would let the Sex Abuser of Children continue to be Pastors, even after some were caught multiple, multiple times).
Which, I know this isn't what they believe in, but I FEEL (just my feelings) that it sends the message it's okay for a Paster to have sex with Children, as long as they repent, but it's not okay for a Paster to have sex in a committed and loving marriage.
I know that's probably unfair to the Catholic Church, but I'm sorry, that how I feel about their (hopefully PAST) actions. Hopefully past because hopefully they'll not allowing that type of stuff anymore, but seems like they keep getting caught in mini scandals.
I say try all options and see what you like... find a nice place that you feel comfortable and agree with the message being delivered.
I would start with Protestant, because I grew up in the Protestant Church and have some issues with the Catholic Church (such as they wouldn't let their California Pastor marry the woman he fell in love with and continue to be a Pastor, but they would let the Sex Abuser of Children continue to be Pastors, even after some were caught multiple, multiple times).
Which, I know this isn't what they believe in, but I FEEL (just my feelings) that it sends the message it's okay for a Paster to have sex with Children, as long as they repent, but it's not okay for a Paster to have sex in a committed and loving marriage.
I know that's probably unfair to the Catholic Church, but I'm sorry, that how I feel about their (hopefully PAST) actions. Hopefully past because hopefully they'll not allowing that type of stuff anymore, but seems like they keep getting caught in mini scandals.
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@sstronaut The Catholic priests are probably influenced by a non-Christian religion, which says that priests' good deeds outweigh their bad ones.
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bookerdana · M
@Notsimilarreally Sure,in a big town there would be ten times that...I'm RC and I've seen posts of people who had no idea....Merry Christmas,hope you and your boy enjoy where ever you go
IM5688 · 61-69, M
@bookerdana No, Catholicism is not Christianity. Christianity, or Christians follow the teachings of Christ. Catholicism makes up their own teachings of which none are of Christ's teachings or are biblical based.
Examples:
Confessing your sins to a priest and/or having the priest tell you to say Hail Mary for forgiveness.
Praying for the deceased.
Having graven images, (statues of saints, Christ, etc.)
Purgatory, (which is nowhere mentioned in the Bible.
The pope is the head of the church. Where the Bible states that Christ is the head of the church.
Meatless Friday's.
And the list could go on.
Catholicism is NOT Christian even though it claims to be and has deceived many.
BTW, it was the Romans, the ones who started the RCC that crucified Christ.
Examples:
Confessing your sins to a priest and/or having the priest tell you to say Hail Mary for forgiveness.
Praying for the deceased.
Having graven images, (statues of saints, Christ, etc.)
Purgatory, (which is nowhere mentioned in the Bible.
The pope is the head of the church. Where the Bible states that Christ is the head of the church.
Meatless Friday's.
And the list could go on.
Catholicism is NOT Christian even though it claims to be and has deceived many.
BTW, it was the Romans, the ones who started the RCC that crucified Christ.
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Notsimilarreally · 31-35, F
@WillaKissing I typically avoid too, I knew the risk when I posted this. Lol.
Notsimilarreally · 31-35, F
@BritishFailedAesthetic look,.I'm new 😂
@Notsimilarreally As in why did you seperate Catholicism from Christianity?
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@BritishFailedAesthetic Maybe because Catholicism is the True Church "outside of which there is no salvation" (as is said) while Christianity is a man-made creation?
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Protestantism is based upon Sola scriptura, the notion that scripture alone is the foundation of faith, and contains all revealed truth in Christianity.
Catholics agree with Protestants that Scripture is a “standard of truth”—even the preeminent one—but not in a sense that rules out the binding authority of authentic apostolic Tradition and the Church.
Catholics agree with Protestants that Scripture is a “standard of truth”—even the preeminent one—but not in a sense that rules out the binding authority of authentic apostolic Tradition and the Church.
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JovialMoose · 51-55, M
Honestly… grab a bible. Start where you want (but if you want the beauty of Christianity… go with Matthew).
But really dig into the whole thing.
Matthew is going to teach you that you don’t need a church (in fact… in many ways… Jesus argues against all concepts of modern Christianity).
Once you think you’ve figured out your personal Jesus: try some Churches and their services. See what sticks in your heart. What do these people do for service. How do they treat others in their community.
I dated (maybe it was FWB) a woman in my early 20’s who was an adopted and her parents died early. She was constantly searching for a spiritual home. She admitted she got suckered into a cult before she met me. But we kept trying places. She ended up in a non-denomination church. Great music.
I suggest you try the same thing.
But really dig into the whole thing.
Matthew is going to teach you that you don’t need a church (in fact… in many ways… Jesus argues against all concepts of modern Christianity).
Once you think you’ve figured out your personal Jesus: try some Churches and their services. See what sticks in your heart. What do these people do for service. How do they treat others in their community.
I dated (maybe it was FWB) a woman in my early 20’s who was an adopted and her parents died early. She was constantly searching for a spiritual home. She admitted she got suckered into a cult before she met me. But we kept trying places. She ended up in a non-denomination church. Great music.
I suggest you try the same thing.
PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M
Umile · 41-45, F
I think Catholics are Christians.
I'm no Catholic, so correct me if I'm wrong.
Christianity means following the Lord and his son.
I'm no Catholic, so correct me if I'm wrong.
Christianity means following the Lord and his son.
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@IM5688
When you really think about it, why should Christianity exist at all? People claim to believe in the Bible, which is a collection of ancient ethnocentric Middle Eastern Jewish religious fairytales. The thing is that even Judaism doesn't believe in all of the Bible. Yet, non-Jews have adopted it as their own and worship the Jewish deity and the Jewish high priest Jesus as their own mainly because they think that he will give them eternal life in heaven although he never had anything to do with Gentiles.
One of the main benefits of Christianity is that it offers clever men a way to gain power and prestige by providing them a way to establish their own religious franchises. There are lots of main branches that have been in business for centuries. In today's world assorted prosperity preaches have been successful in establishing their own private megachurches as personal businesses.
Christianity as a religion is based on the claim that the Jesus character was crucified, died, and was resurrected after three days. Even the Bible says that if that is not true then the whole thing is just BS. The Sadducees didn't believe any of it.
The bottom line is that there is no real reason for the average person to be a Christian when he should simply convert to Judaism since he believes in the Jewish God and in the Jewish high priest called Jesus. Of course, most Jews don't accept Jesus so there's that hurdle. And then most Protestant preachers would lose their businesses and source of income.
It's not that they don't follow the Bible, (and they don't,) it's that they add their own teachings, rules, etc. that are not based on anything biblical or on anything God or Christ has told us.
Yes, agreed, many other religions do teach things differently, in their own way, but they still follow the biblical teachings of Christ. The RCC does not, and if you deliberately don't follow the teachings of Christ, how can you be or call yourself a Christian?
Yes, agreed, many other religions do teach things differently, in their own way, but they still follow the biblical teachings of Christ. The RCC does not, and if you deliberately don't follow the teachings of Christ, how can you be or call yourself a Christian?
When you really think about it, why should Christianity exist at all? People claim to believe in the Bible, which is a collection of ancient ethnocentric Middle Eastern Jewish religious fairytales. The thing is that even Judaism doesn't believe in all of the Bible. Yet, non-Jews have adopted it as their own and worship the Jewish deity and the Jewish high priest Jesus as their own mainly because they think that he will give them eternal life in heaven although he never had anything to do with Gentiles.
One of the main benefits of Christianity is that it offers clever men a way to gain power and prestige by providing them a way to establish their own religious franchises. There are lots of main branches that have been in business for centuries. In today's world assorted prosperity preaches have been successful in establishing their own private megachurches as personal businesses.
Christianity as a religion is based on the claim that the Jesus character was crucified, died, and was resurrected after three days. Even the Bible says that if that is not true then the whole thing is just BS. The Sadducees didn't believe any of it.
The bottom line is that there is no real reason for the average person to be a Christian when he should simply convert to Judaism since he believes in the Jewish God and in the Jewish high priest called Jesus. Of course, most Jews don't accept Jesus so there's that hurdle. And then most Protestant preachers would lose their businesses and source of income.
IM5688 · 61-69, M
@Diotrephes John 3:116-17, 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Yes, the Jews do not accept Christ as their Messiah, but rather as another prophet. It is for this reason that they adhere to the Old Testament and not the New Testament. Even though Christ fulfilled the prophecy written in the Old Testament book of Isaiah, (chapter 53,) many Jews do not accept Christ.
Yes, the Jews do not accept Christ as their Messiah, but rather as another prophet. It is for this reason that they adhere to the Old Testament and not the New Testament. Even though Christ fulfilled the prophecy written in the Old Testament book of Isaiah, (chapter 53,) many Jews do not accept Christ.
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@IM5688
The thing is that since Christians usually claim to believe in the entire Bible and worship the Jewish God and the Jewish high priest Jesus, that should make them more Jewish than the self-proclaimed Jews. So, in reality per religious beliefs, the self-proclaimed Chistians are the real Jews and the self-proclaimed Jews are not, based upon the Bible.
John 3:116-17, 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Yes, the Jews do not accept Christ as their Messiah, but rather as another prophet. It is for this reason that they adhere to the Old Testament and not the New Testament. Even though Christ fulfilled the prophecy written in the Old Testament book of Isaiah, (chapter 53,) many Jews do not accept Christ.
Yes, the Jews do not accept Christ as their Messiah, but rather as another prophet. It is for this reason that they adhere to the Old Testament and not the New Testament. Even though Christ fulfilled the prophecy written in the Old Testament book of Isaiah, (chapter 53,) many Jews do not accept Christ.
The thing is that since Christians usually claim to believe in the entire Bible and worship the Jewish God and the Jewish high priest Jesus, that should make them more Jewish than the self-proclaimed Jews. So, in reality per religious beliefs, the self-proclaimed Chistians are the real Jews and the self-proclaimed Jews are not, based upon the Bible.
Extreme differences
val70 · 51-55
Second and then first
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
