Well, I can only speak for germany. The protestant churches in Germany mostly are worldy and deny that the bible the word of god, but believe it is written from man and because of this not to follow.
The RCC seems not to know grace, but evetybody has to work for his salvation. They dont know salvation assurance, but believe at the end everybody will come into heaven.
And salvation is combined with the belonging to the RCC.
In many moral issues the RCC is more near to the bible then the protestant, but in case of salvation this is not releavant. Almost all of my relatives from my mother side are catholic. But nobody of them is biblical saved. The giung to church and believe they are saved through their baptism as babys.
I can talk to my mother to religious things, but when it comes to the role of Jesus in our live, she changes the thema.
Yes, many take their faith in the doctrine serious. But this doctrine is leading in a false direction.
It makes me wonder that even leading charismatic persons hold on to the catholic doctrines. Ore should it me not wonder!?
1 Corinthians 12
31 But
covet EARNESTLY the
best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Seems fairly apparent?
SOMEWHERE along the way, "Coveting
Earnestly", became so
"watered down" and THEN mocked and scoffed into the
"WORKS for Salvation" "doctrine!" Which agrees with what you stated, wolfwint!
Now, just
where have we seen
this happening?
Oh Yeah! A
mere 9 verses later? So, one can see it didn't/doesn't
take very long at all, in the mocking and scoffing! Just a
short 9 verses, in the
SAME TEACHING even. To
arrive at
this point!
1 Corinthians 12
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
I have to tell ya honestly,
umzza? "Human" nature has not changed very much at all,
IF, AT ALL, since O.T. days!
Jude
3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
IMHO, you can
GAIN more that is PROFITABLE, a sittin' right there in yer chair (closet)
. A praying and reading your Bible, and allowing the Holy Spirit in leading you, then
ANY "church of stone" would do for ya!
Unless, of course, you wanna go to a church, to be "buffeted about", by the members therein.
But? That's just my opinion!