Is a Protestant a Christian?

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Is a Protestant a Christian?

  • Yes, a Protestant, who chooses to deny any of Christ’s Divine Revelations to man, is a Christian.

    Votes: 1 20.0%

  • No, a Protestant, who chooses to deny any of Christ’s Divine Revelations to man, is not a Christian.

    Votes: 4 80.0%
  • Total voters
    5
Angela53510

Angela53510

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Your poll is kind of "damned if you do, and damned if you don't"

Here is my option.

"As a Protestant, I believe in Christ's death on the cross and resurrection from the dead. I also believe every word of Scripture, including 'Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ' Romans 5:1"

There! Fixed it! Put that up in your poll and you will have many checking it.

Which brings me to the fact that none of your posts ever seem to quote the Bible. No wonder you are so lost and mixed up!

PS. Not reading the whole thread through, if someone else said this, sorry for double posting! Or perhaps, this heretic needed to hear it again?

(By damned, I mean in the Biblical sense of condemned to hell. Not swearing!)
 
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Cerwin

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I love my church and its not Catholic . In my church we practice Augustine's maxim; in essentials unity, in non-essential liberal and in all things charity. People from over 40 denominations are drawn to this intergenerational mixed demographic church, with blue collar,white collar, highly educated, self educated company of friends to pursue God for the benefit of the world.
 
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Ugly

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A poll for the OP

Yes, a Catholic, who chooses to deny any of Christ’s Divine Revelations to man, is a Christian.
No, a Catholic who chooses to deny any of Christ's Divine Revelations to man, is not a Christian.
 
tourist

tourist

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The poll makes no sense as each question, whether yes or no is the same. Instead of constantly trying to cause dissension you tell the members of the community a little about yourself? Its hard to relate to someone who is afraid to let his true self be known.
 
stonesoffire

stonesoffire

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Vatican II on Divine Revelation

~The Catholic faith is based on divine revelation.

The Catholic Church knows that she was founded by Jesus Christ, who is both God and man, and that she was commissioned by Him to proclaim the Gospel of God's love to all mankind.

Jesus as the Word of God is the fullness of God's revelation. He revealed to His disciples the inner nature of God as tri-personal Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He also revealed God's plan to redeem the human race by His passion, death and resurrection.


In its Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum, November 18, 1965) the Second Vatican Council spelled out in some detail what the Church believes and teaches with regard to divine revelation, primarily as it is contained in the Bible.

Tradition is also included, but the emphasis in the document is on the written word in the holy Scriptures of the Old Testament (OT) and the New Testament (NT). Dei Verbum, since it is a dogmatic constitution, is one of the most important documents of the Council. It ranks second only to the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium) and is printed in the second place in the collection of Vatican II documents.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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stonesoffire said:
Vatican II on Divine Revelation

~The Catholic faith is based on divine revelation.

The Catholic Church knows that she was founded by Jesus Christ, who is both God and man, and that she was commissioned by Him to proclaim the Gospel of God's love to all mankind.

Jesus as the Word of God is the fullness of God's revelation. He revealed to His disciples the inner nature of God as tri-personal Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He also revealed God's plan to redeem the human race by His passion, death and resurrection.


In its Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum, November 18, 1965) the Second Vatican Council spelled out in some detail what the Church believes and teaches with regard to divine revelation, primarily as it is contained in the Bible.

Tradition is also included, but the emphasis in the document is on the written word in the holy Scriptures of the Old Testament (OT) and the New Testament (NT). Dei Verbum, since it is a dogmatic constitution, is one of the most important documents of the Council. It ranks second only to the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium) and is printed in the second place in the collection of Vatican II documents.
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Soooo, what he is REALLY asking is whether or not we believe in the trinity + the sacrifice of Christ?
Or is there something more involved?
 
NayborBear

NayborBear

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Seems to me, he is playing "word games". Divine Revelation/s indeed! Jesus Himself PURPOSELY taught in parables, so those without eyes, could not see, nor those without ears could not hear, these Divine Revelations! These same parables, are, in fact FOLLY to him! He hasn't answered any inquires regarding his interpretation/s....Because, quite simply?....He HASN'T any!

Protestant? another word game, inasmuch as he is espousing baal, or chemosh, or a wide variety of lessor gods, (fallen stars) of the overthrow (katabol) in just "what is considered, TO BE "Divine", or every/any interpretation thereof! Thus, is his/her's feebly attempts, as challenging!

I found "deliverences" claim to christianity, to be quite humorous! :cool:
 
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ROSSELLA

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You might want to reword your question to be more accurate. The poll question just says "Is a Protestant a Christian?" but then your post makes it clear you mean "Is a Protestant who denies Christ's divine revelations a Christian?" Someone who doesn't believe in the divine nature of Christ is neither Protestant nor Christian, regardless of what he/she calls him/herself. However, Protestants are Christians (although not everyone who calls oneself a Protestant believes what the Church says, so that person wouldn't be a true Protestant). To be a Christian one needs to believe that there is one God, Christ is God the Son, that He paid the full price for one's sin, and have faith in Christ's sacrifice. Now, someone who truly believes this will naturally come to believe other things that are revealed in the Bible. But the only requirement to be saved is faith in Christ. Everything else comes as a result of that salvation.
 
stonesoffire

stonesoffire

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Mat 16:13　 When Jesus had come to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"
　
Mat 16:14　 They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."　


Mat 16:15　 He asked them, "But who do you say I am?"
　
Mat 16:16　 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!"
　
Mat 16:17　 Then Jesus told him, "How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah, since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has.　


Mat 16:18　 I tell you that you are Peter, and it is on this rock that I will build my congregation, and the powers of hell will not conquer it.
　
Mat 16:19　 I will give you the keys to the kingdom from heaven. Whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven."　


Mat 16:20　 Then he strictly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.　




The Divine Revelation.

The truth is found in this scripture:

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Exo 13:12　 That thou shalt set apartH5674 unto the LORDH3068 allH3605 that openethH6363 the matrix,H7358 and everyH3605 firstlingH6363 that comethH7698 of a beastH929 whichH834 thou hast;H1961 the malesH2145shall be the LORD'S.




H3068

firstling:

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H6363


פִּטְרָה פֶּטֶר








peṭer　　　 piṭrâh








peh'-ter, pit-raw'






From H6362; a fissure, that is, (concretely) firstling (as opening the matrix): - firstling, openeth, such as open.








Total KJV occurrences: 12

Everyone born of the "fissure in the rock" or spiritual womb...are the males set apart unto the Lord.

Sons of God. Simon was the first to see this...renamed Peter..












　
 
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RexCA

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I'm guessing the poster is a fellow Catholic but yes protestants for the most part are fellow Christians but they are in gross error
 
OneFaith

OneFaith

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The church Christ established is not the Catholic Church. Just because they were one of the earlier branch-offs does not mean that any western church is not following in line with the doctrine of Christ. Whether western, eastern, southern, or northern, any church that started after Revelation was written, is not the church Christ purchased with His blood.
 
Johnny_B

Johnny_B

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Deliverances said:
Is a Protestant, who chooses to deny any of Christ’s Divine Revelations to man, a Christian? Please, only post to this topic if you voted for the correct poll option. Anyone who posts to this topic without having voted will have proven themselves neither Protestant nor Christian.
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A Protestant is someone who is protesting against the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, so if anyone does not believe what the Bible says in it about Christ and His fulfillment of the Laws demands and His atoning work, would not be a Christian. Because it is belief/faith in the total finished work of Christ that makes one a Christian, not protesting the teachings of the RCC only. JW's, Mormons, UPC's and others protest the teaching of the RCC, but they are not Christians.

One other thing Christ has only one revelation, not many.
 
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valiant

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Ugly said:
A poll for the OP

Yes, a Catholic, who chooses to deny any of Christ’s Divine Revelations to man, is a Christian.
No, a Catholic who chooses to deny any of Christ's Divine Revelations to man, is not a Christian.
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The answer is not necessarily each time.
 
BillG

BillG

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Laish said:
I have a revelation!
You sound very Catholic!
Blessings
Bill
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Ah but is it a divine one?
If not, sounds like you are not a Christian. Just a sinning Protestant.
Oh well seems like you confession of Christ and making him your Lord is not relevant becuase it doesn’t accompany the divine revelation given to the poster.

Sounds like the poster is bordering on Gnosticism.
 
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garee

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Originally Posted by Deliverances

Is a Protestant, who chooses to deny any of Christ’s Divine Revelations to man, a Christian? Please, only post to this topic if you voted for the correct poll option. Anyone who posts to this topic without having voted will have proven themselves neither Protestant nor Christian.
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Your question is not a Divine revelation from God. The last new revelation was over two thousand years ago before he sealed up the possibility of another.. (do not add or sub tract from the book of prophecy was his last words ) Are you hearing voices?

I think it proves its a foolish question.
 
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CherieR

CherieR

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I believe that the core essentials to faith in Christ is the diety of Christ, his death and resurrection. Say for instance, someone does not believe that Jonah existed( even though Jesus said he did), that does not make the person unsaved. The important thing is that the person believes in Jesus and has put faith in him and in his sacrifice to save. The person who does not believe all that Jesus taught, probably needs to grow in Christ more and perhaps study the validity of Scripture. I am not going to say to a non-Christian, you have to believe everything Jesus taught to be a Christian. More than likely, that person probably does not know everything Jesus taught.
 
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louis

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Deliverances said:
Is a Protestant, who chooses to deny any of Christ’s Divine Revelations to man, a Christian? Please, only post to this topic if you voted for the correct poll option. Anyone who posts to this topic without having voted will have proven themselves neither Protestant nor Christian.
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Many people claim to believe in Christ, but if they deny Christ's Word, then how can they truly believe in Christ?
In Luke 10:30-37, the Lord gives us the example of the Samaritan who did believe in Christs Way of love and having mercy, while the priest and Rabbi who were supposed to believe in God (who is love according to 1 John 4:8), in fact did not believe in love and having mercy.
Everything Jesus preached; having love, being merciful, being truthful, being just, is what believing in Christ means.
 
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