If the catholic church was wrong for 2000 years that would leave you in a precarious situation. For 1500 years there was only the catholic church. The council’s, the Bible, the deposit of faith has been preserved for 2000 years by the catholic church which you claim is wrong.
Even Luther questioned himself asking if he made a mistake because now every milkmaid would be interpreting scripture to ones own purpose.
That’s what the fruit of the protestant revolt brought, everybody interpreting scripture to suit their own purposes. Today Christian’s believe in, and Christian churches are marrying sodomites. Abortion is accepted by people claiming to be Christian, including apostate catholics.
There is either one truth or there is no truth.
“There is either one truth or there is no truth.”
Precisely! We agree! And that truth is God’s Word. And no, the Catholic church did not write the NT. God used them to canonize it. After that was done, it’s done. The Catholic church is not allowed to alter God’s Word by edict.
“Even Luther questioned himself asking if he made a mistake because now every milkmaid would be interpreting scripture to ones own purpose.”
That’s where the Holy Spirit comes in! Believers have no need for a divine hierarchy and higher-ups you bow down to and wearing rings you kiss. (Christ got down on His hands and knees and washed feet; the Popes stand there and have people bow to them. What nonsense!)
We need the Lord and each other. Every one born again is a priest before Him, to minister to each other with the gifts the Holy Spirit gives.
One shining light in the Catholic church was Mother Teresa. She loved not because she was a Catholic. She loved Christ and the poor because she was filled with the Spirit of Christ. Her love was evident. You can see the Spirit of Christ working through such a one.
I know that many, many Catholics are truly His and filled with Christ. But they are not that way because of the Catholic hierarchy. They are that way because they have met the Savior and have been touched by His love.
“Today Christian’s believe in, and Christian churches are marrying sodomites.”
And those apostate “churches” are approved of by the vast majority of Bible-believing churches.
Among Southern Baptists there have been, from time to time, churches that started going apostate by embracing sin. Each time the local association takes the necessary steps to kick those churches out. I can’t speak for other denominations, but Southern Baptists are pretty swift at disfellowshipping churches that go rogue.
“If the catholic church was wrong for 2000 years that would leave you in a precarious situation. For 1500 years there was only the catholic church. The council’s, the Bible, the deposit of faith has been preserved for 2000 years by the catholic church which you claim is wrong.”
For how many thousands of years was Israel backsliding and disobeying God? Yet, we still have the Old Testament preserved, miraculously. I don’t think the failures of men can stand in the way of God’s work.
“Today Christian’s believe in, and Christian churches are marrying sodomites. “
As a Protestant, at least we are not ordaining them under the guise of Apostolic Succession.
‘Today Christian’s believe in, and Christian churches are marrying sodomites. ‘
If only we could have them take vows of celibacy instead. . .