Are catholics Christian?

[homwardbound]

that would be wrong type of prayer,, you see the lord tells us how to pray And that is forgive those that tresspass against us so that are sins may be forgiven, so if your praying And saying in your prayer thank god im not like him, then you are praying not like the lord would want you too

But I am not praying like the first man, Am like the second man, verse 13. thanks for your insight. So have Mercy as you have been given Mercy to all mankind. There really are to be no divisions. And there are not in God's Spirit any.
1 Corinthians 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

 

[homwardbound]

Now you know more about the serpent in the garden than the god of the Muslims?




The Muslims believed in one god, they also believe in Jesus and his miracle birth But Do they worship the True God?

or
Do you worship the same god they worship?

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you are amazing aren't you

 

[homwardbound]

What is exactly christianity supposed to be,? well christian means to me ! to be giving, to be giving means to be kind, to be kind, also means to be thoughtful, to be thoughful also means to be respectful, to be respectful also means to honouralbe,
to be honorable also means to be protective, to be protective also means to be loving, now that said there is no reason why we carnt apply that to our life, (life is religion) like it may be your religion to pray evreynight when the sun s going down, it may be your religion to not eat pork, it may be your religion not to steal not to lie . not to be cowards, not to bullies, so thats when religion becomes hateful and in the minority.
that is no longer religion and more like protesting protestants, all i can do is hope an pray you all see the light.

Religion in and of itself is a self work, and is a way of creating things right to get rewards or rewarded. Which this world does do, if you behave according to what they deem as right?
We are the creation and God is the creator.
So does God want us to be religious, trying to get God to respond to us by what we do right?
Have you ever thought that if I, you or someone else gets God to respond to them, besides Christ Jesus, Would not that make, me, you or you God of God?

Does God want us to work and be righteous to get God to respond to us?
Or is it that God wants us to respond to God in thanksgiving and praises?

 

[homwardbound]

I'm not trying to preach. That's just a very passionate part of theology for me.

truth to me, been and being daily Co-Crucified with Christ's death, so that I might see the resurrected life
[h=3]Philippians 3:10-11[/h]Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

[SUP]10 [/SUP]that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; [SUP]11 [/SUP]if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

 

[BowTied]

The Catholic Church is THE Christian church of origin, established by Christ, and then, after his ascension, relocated ultimately to Rome. It wasn't until after 300AD that the Bible as we know it today was compiled - by the Catholic Church in Rome. This isn't a matter of opinion or sectarianism, it's just an historical fact. It was the Catholic Church from which the eastern church split in the Schism. It was the Catholic Church from which Henry VIII and Martin Luther split during the Reformation.

 

[watcher2013]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you are amazing aren't you

The first step in Christianity requires you to know the true God, and when you find out the true God, you then believed in Him, that He is the one and true God. Then you repent of your previous unbelief.
By the way, this one true God is a jealous God, and is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob who sent his Son Jesus the Christ.

there is no other God besides him.

You have demonstrated an example of false witness, by denying you do not know the god of the muslim. A person who have shown broad knowledge of the bible or maybe even attended a course about theology.

You have also shown doubt about your god for you cannot decide whether your god is also the god of muslim.

 

[Quickfire]

Religion in and of itself is a self work, and is a way of creating things right to get rewards or rewarded. Which this world does do, if you behave according to what they deem as right?
We are the creation and God is the creator.
So does God want us to be religious, trying to get God to respond to us by what we do right?
Have you ever thought that if I, you or someone else gets God to respond to them, besides Christ Jesus, Would not that make, me, you or you God of God?

Does God want us to work and be righteous to get God to respond to us?
Or is it that God wants us to respond to God in thanksgiving and praises?

your making no sense to me, ?
your way of thinking is not mine, and if your trying to get me to come round to your way of thinking, its not going to happen. sorry but your post is to much of you you you. to much drama for me. what your saying is just another trick that protestants use i have herd it so many times from protestants who claim to be christian, painting who they like with the same brush.

 

[Glen]

Any GROUP/DOCTRINE/INDIVIDUAL that preaches salvation by catechism, not by being born again (John 3:3); prays to the dead; worships more gods than God Himself; preaches that there is no salvation outside their own group; creates a third destination, in addition to heaven and hell; suggests, that one can/must burn off their remaining sins in that hell-like place, to earn and receive a place in heaven; than one can pay money to help that person get out of that third place earlier, etc., is a cult, and non-Christian. Despite having begun as a group of sincere, born-again Christians, perhaps even under the leadership of the Apostle Peter, Roman Catholicism is now a cult and a false religion. Any Christian group that hasn't renewed its initial dynamic and commitment to Christ by its third generation of existence will need to be renewed or replaced.

But there are many Roman Catholics who, despite what they have been taught in that group, have looked elsewhere and become born again. There are Hindus, Buddhists, Mormons, and Jehovah's Witnesses, who, also, have looked beyond their cults and false religions, and, looking to Christ, have become born again. Sometimes people in these groups have remained in their religions, despite their new-found faith in Christ, and maintained their relationship with Christ; only when we get to heaven will we learn exactly whose faith and repentance from sin were sincere on earth, and has enabled them to enter heaven. But a relationship with Christ will inevitably mean that these individuals' involvement in their initial, false religion will wane, and, generally eventually abandoned. Each Christian's relationship with their Saviour is different, and at a different stage from everyone else's; another Christian can never understand all that God is doing in the heart and life of another. We must leave that to God.

 

[7seven7]

Now you know more about the serpent in the garden than the god of the Muslims?




The Muslims believed in one god, they also believe in Jesus and his miracle birth But Do they worship the True God?

or
Do you worship the same god they worship?

lol you don't like anybody that doesn't agree with you, do you?

 

[7seven7]

Any GROUP/DOCTRINE/INDIVIDUAL that preaches salvation by catechism, not by being born again (John 3:3); prays to the dead; worships more gods than God Himself; preaches that there is no salvation outside their own group; creates a third destination, in addition to heaven and hell; suggests, that one can/must burn off their remaining sins in that hell-like place, to earn and receive a place in heaven; than one can pay money to help that person get out of that third place earlier, etc., is a cult, and non-Christian. Despite having begun as a group of sincere, born-again Christians, perhaps even under the leadership of the Apostle Peter, Roman Catholicism is now a cult and a false religion. Any Christian group that hasn't renewed its initial dynamic and commitment to Christ by its third generation of existence will need to be renewed or replaced.

But there are many Roman Catholics who, despite what they have been taught in that group, have looked elsewhere and become born again. There are Hindus, Buddhists, Mormons, and Jehovah's Witnesses, who, also, have looked beyond their cults and false religions, and, looking to Christ, have become born again. Sometimes people in these groups have remained in their religions, despite their new-found faith in Christ, and maintained their relationship with Christ; only when we get to heaven will we learn exactly whose faith and repentance from sin were sincere on earth, and has enabled them to enter heaven. But a relationship with Christ will inevitably mean that these individuals' involvement in their initial, false religion will wane, and, generally eventually abandoned. Each Christian's relationship with their Saviour is different, and at a different stage from everyone else's; another Christian can never understand all that God is doing in the heart and life of another. We must leave that to God.

I'm guessing you don't like the Catholic Church

 

[watcher2013]

lol you don't like anybody that doesn't agree with you, do you?

This is just a discussion, as you can see eventhough homwardbound compared me to a serpent, i still gave him the chance to answer the question which he avoided/ deny.

By the way, do you have the list of how you worship your god and how you honor mary?

 

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[h=1]Catholicism vs Christianity[/h] Diffen › Philosophy ›
Religion ›
Christianity

Catholicism is a denomination, hence a subset, of Christianity. All Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians are Catholics. A Christian refers to a follower of Jesus Christ who may be a Catholic, Protestant, Gnostic, Mormon, Evangelical, Anglican or Orthodox, or follower of another branch of the religion.
A Catholic refers to a Christian who follows the Catholic religion as transmitted through the succession of Popes of Rome and the Vatican Empire across history. The Pope is the leader of the Catholic church. The Catholic Church is the largest of the Christian Churches - about 60% of Christians are Catholic.
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[TH="class: vcol"]Catholicism[/TH]
[TH="class: vcol"]Christianity[/TH]
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[TD="class: acol"]Founder:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Jesus Christ[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Jesus Christ[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Place of origin:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Jerusalem[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Jerusalem[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Concept of Deity:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Believe in the Trinity. Three persons in one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]God is eternally supreme as the creator and preserver of the world. The trinity exists as three beings in one godhead: The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. One being, three persons. Three persons, one God.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Practices:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Catholics are expected to participate in the liturgical life, celebrate and revere Jesus' sacrifice on the cross at Mass, the celebration of seven sacraments Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Anointing of Sick, Holy Orders and Confession[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Prayers, sacraments (some branches), worship in church, reading of the Bible, acts of charity, communion.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Use of statues and pictures:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Crosses, statues and pictures are acceptable in Catholicism. Catholics widely use them as depictions of Christ, Mary, and the Saints.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Used in Catholicism Orthodox Christianity; statuary is not used in most Protestant denominations. Statues are not worshiped but looked to as a point of focus in prayer and meditation.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Literal Meaning:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]catholic - from the Greek adjective καθολικός,(katholikos) meaning "general" or "universal"[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Christ means "the anointed" or "Messiah". A Christian is a believer in Christ. A believer is also called and known as a saint in Protestant branches.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Goal of religion:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]To give glory to God and share Eternal Life in Him[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]To love God and obey his commandments while creating a relationship with Jesus Christ and spreading the Gospel so that others may be saved also.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Means of salvation:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Received at baptism; may be lost by mortal sin; salvation through faith and penance. Belief in Jesus as the sole savior of humanity. Must have a relationship with Jesus. Good Works. Seven Sacraments.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Through Christ's death and resurrection. Salvation is by grace, through faith. Not by works, lest anyone should boast.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Human Nature:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Man has inherited "original sin" from Adam. Mankind then is inherently evil and is in need of forgiveness of their sin.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Man has inherited "original sin" from Adam. Mankind then is inherently evil and is in need of forgiveness of sin. By knowing right and wrong Christians choose their actions. Humans are a fallen, broken race in need of salvation and repair by God.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Status of women:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Women are Equal to men but do not have the same dignity of men, women are not eligible for Ordination in Catholicism, but can become religous (sister, or commonly called "Nun") and are can lead many offices assisting the clergy within the church,[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Can become nuns in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches and may be priests in Protestant churches. The Bible states that men and women have different roles but are not inferior. Women are equal to men in modern times.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Place of worship:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Church, chapel, cathedral, basilica[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Church, chapel, cathedral, basilica, home bible study, personal homes.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Life after death:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Eternal Salvation in Heaven; Eternal Damnation in Hell; Temporal third state before Heaven sate of purification, known as Purgatory.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Man is appointed to die once, and after that face judgment. Those who belive live on in heaven, while those that rejected God suffer eternity in hell. After the culmination of the events of the Book of Revelation all believers bodily ressurected.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Religious Law:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]ten Commandments, Canon law , Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), 10 commandments, papal decrees and orders. and[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]The 10 Commandments and the New Commandment to "Love one another."[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Marriage:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]marriage is sacrament between one man and one woman, divorce does not exist in Catholicism, but there is annulment (that the marriage was invalid to begin with) by competent church official[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Marriage is between one man and one woman. Jesus affirms this in Mathew 19:3-9 ‘...Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one fles...h’[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Scriptures:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Holy Bible, a collection of 73 canonical books in two parts (the Old Testament and New Testament), 46 in the Old Testament, and 27 in the New Testament[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]The Holy Bible, a collection of canonical books in two parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Geographical predominance:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Catholicism has spread worldwide across all six settled continents, predominantly Europe, North, Central, and South America, Australia, and New Zealand[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Worldwide[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Confessing sins:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Confesses to priests, for absolution from sins in the name of Christ (John 20:22-23). Prayer to the Saints.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]1Jn 1:9"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Confession of sins that the sins will be forgiven based on Jesus's atoning sacrificial death. One stops sinning and confesses.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Principle:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Adam and Eve sinned, as have all subsequent human beings because God created us with a free will to make choices. Man was not able to adhere lawsof God, so Christ came as the ultimate sacrifice to reconcile us to God.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]God created man. Man sinned and fell under its curse. God redeems sinful man through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Those that He redeems, He regenerates them and they become "born-again".[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Branches:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Latin rite & Eastern rite and as of 2008 the Anglo-Catholic derivative of Latin Rite[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, Baptist, Evangelical, Charismatic, Nondenominational, as well as several others.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]View of other Abrahamic religions:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]According to Catholic doctrine, Catholicism is the original Christian Church. Christianity is the True religion, and Catholicism is the true Christianity.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Judaism is accorded as a true religion, but with incomplete revelation (incomplete without the Messiah). Judaism cannot save and is now insufficient because the Messiah has now come and He takes away the sins of the world.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Definition:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]'Universal.'[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Follower of the Christ[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Time of origin:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Approx. 33 AD.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Approximately 33 AD.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Identity of Jesus:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]God Incarnate. Son of the Father. The Messiah saviour of mankind sole medator between God and man[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Son of the Living God, and Saviour of the world, and 2nd person of the Godhead.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Resurrection of Jesus:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Affirmed,[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Resurrected to life and presently in Heaven until His return and reign.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Angels:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Angels are God's messengers, spirits seen as immortal and always praising God, they never disobey God except for Lucifer (Satan) and the angels who follow him (demons)[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Angels are servants of God used as messengers and warriors and guardians of humanity.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Three Jewels:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Faith, Hope and Charity[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Faith, Hope and Charity[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Virtue in which religion is based upon:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Love[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Selfless love, God's justice and mercy, many virtuesfound throughout the Bible.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Rites:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]7 Sacraments: Baptism, Eucharist, Penance, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick, exorcisms, blessings of objects dedication of churches sacred garments installation into clerical offices. Roman Missal and eastern rites[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Seven sacraments: Baptism, confirmation, Eucharist, penance, anointing of the sick, holy orders, matrimony.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]About:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Belonging to the Church Founded By Christ, when He chose St. Peter as His Rock. (first Pope) Apostes creed gives summary of Catholic creed, man fell and Christ came to redeem mankind.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Salvation through Our Lord Jesus Christ.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Geographical distribution and predominance:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Europe, North, Central, & South America Africa, the Philippines, & Australia.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Christianity exists strongly worldwide while it is concentrated in Europe, the Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia an the Pacific.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]God's role in salvation:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]God Sent His Only Divine Son to Save humanity from their sins.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Humans cannot save themselves or ascend on their own to a higher level. Only God is good and therefore only God is able to save a person. Jesus came down from Heaven to save mankind.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Second coming of Jesus:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Affirmed[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Affirmed, No one knows the date of return not even Jesus, only the Father[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Views on the afterlife:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Eternal life or death in Heaven or Hell; temporal suffering in Purgatory for some.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Eternal life in heaven or hell. Catholicism believes there may be temporal suffering for some, in Purgatory.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Status of Adam:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Adam was the first man created by God. He fell into temptation and brought sin and death to the human race.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Adam was the first man created by God. He fell into temptation and brought sin and death to the human race.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]View of Animistic religions:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Pagan Idolaterous[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Paganism is heresy. Witchcraft is the communication and interaction with demons, fallen evil angelic beings. These have no real interest, ultimately, in helping their worshippers. Demonic possesion common.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Population:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]1.1 Billion[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]2.1 Billion includes Catholics, Protestants, and all other Christians.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Original Languages:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Latin and Greek[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Hebrew, Koine Greek, Aramaic[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Place and Time of origin:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Jerusalem 33 AD[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]The Savior was promised as the Messiah since Adam and Eve's fall and throughout the Old Testament, Jesus died and was ressurected in 33 AD and Christianity spread thereafter.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Day of worship:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Worship should be a continual process in the lives of Roman Catholics. Sunday is not the only day Catholics can attend Church for Mass.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Worship should be daily. Many Christians attend church on Sundays.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]View of God:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]One God three persons Father, Son, and Holy Spirit[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]One God. Simultaneously merciful, just, and loving. Invisible except for Jesus. Triune, three in one. One God, three Persons, one Being.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Status of Muhammad:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]False Prophet[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]A mere man with untrue ideas who made a heretical attempt to share Judaism with his countrymen. He so rewrote and edited Judaism that the only remaining comparison between the two is monotheism.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Offshoot religions:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Protestant denominations and many others.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Rastafarianism, Unitarian Universalism, and Deism.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Birth of Jesus:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Virgin Birth, through God.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Virgin Birth, through God.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Prophet:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Moses, Abraham, John the Baptist, many others.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Moses, Abraham, John the Baptist, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekial, Nahum, Elijah, Elisha, Obadiah, Amos, Hosea, Zechariah, Zephaniah, Malachi, Daniel, Nathan, and many others.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Clothes:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Clergy dress in robes, and many other garments depending on rite and season.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]There are no prohibitions. Though dressing conservatively is strongly encouraged[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]View of Oriental religions:
[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Pagan. Idolaterous[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]All faiths do not lead to God, Jesus said"I am the way, the truth, and the life, no on comes to the Father except through me." Oriental religions are viewed as being simply untrue.




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[TD="class: acol"]Promised Holy one.:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Second Coming of Christ[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Second Coming of Christ[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Original Language:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Latin and greek[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Classical Hebrew, Biblical Aramaic, Koine Greek[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Death of Jesus:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Death by Crucifixion[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Death by crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension to heaven. Will return.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Authority of Pope:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Successor of St. Peter.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Leader and overseer of the Catholic Church.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Holy days/Official Holidays:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Sunday (The Lord's Day), Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost,[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Christmas (birth of Jesus), Good Friday (death of Jesus), Sunday (day of rest) Easter (resurrection of Jesus).[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Legislation:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Canon Law, diocesan Law, Papal Decree[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Varies through denomination.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]imams identified as:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]N/A.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]N/A.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Virtues in which religion is based upon:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Love.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Love.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Religion which atheists may still be adherents of:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]No. Faith is integral to Catholicism, a christian who rejects Christianity altogether is considered an Apostate. Atheism is a sin against Faith.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]No.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Ressurection of Jesus:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Affirmed[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Affirmed by all Christians. He came in the Flesh, died in the flesh, and came back to life in the flesh.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Goal of Philosophy:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Eternal Salvation.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Objective reality. Worship of God - who created life, the universe, and is eternal. Objectivism. Christianity has its own philosophy, found in the 66 books of the Bible.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Views on other religions:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]The Catholic Church contains the fullness of Truth and is the only means of salvation. Other faiths have access to that truth and non-Catholics may be saved by a special grace of God.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]There are no other true gods, there are no other true paths besides Jesus. Other religions are formed as a result of rejection of God, Satan's deceptive influence, or lack of true information. While they may have morals, these cannot save anyone.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Position of Mary:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]The Queen of all Saints. View is similar to the Orthodox church - the title 'Mother of God' being used more commonly than Theotokos. In addition, it is claimed that at various points in history, Mary has revealed herself to the world in apparitions[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]She is the Mother Of God, and is highly honoured in Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican(Episcopalian), and Lutheran Christianity. Most Protestants do not honour the Virgin Mary.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Prophets:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Moses, all the Prophets of the Old Testament, and St. John the Baptist[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Many in the Old and New Testaments.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Use of statues, images:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Common[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Used in Catholicism as a point of focus, but not worshipped. Protestants do not use them.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Praying to Saints,Mary, and Angel:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Allowed. They can intercede with God on your behalf.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Catholics do, Protestsnts do not.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Direction of Prayer:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Facing the Blessed Sacrament(when in Church)[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]N/A God is not in things, but He is everywhere and in all directions and will hear. Some Christians "look up to Heaven" and some bow their heads in repect. Some close their eyes and some leave them open. It is personal.[/TD]
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[TD="class: acol"]Praying to Saints, Mary, and Angels:[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Affirmed.[/TD]
[TD="class: vcol"]Catholics do, Orthodox do, Most Protestants reject this practice.[/TD]
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[jetson]

No, they called themselves Christians. So do Mormons and others. That doesn't make it so. They worship a man they call pope, that they bow down to at the Vatican pope and kiss his ring. They bow down the foot of a man and kiss it in the vatican. They make graven images, pray to it ETC.

 

[jetson]

The catholic church was started by a group of bishops, that brought in irregularities from the true church, that started in Jerusalem The meeting was at Nicaea in 325 A.D. Since then, they have added about 50 or more doctrines and rules to there church.

 

[Quickfire]

No, they called themselves Christians. So do Mormons and others. That doesn't make it so. They worship a man they call pope, that they bow down to at the Vatican pope and kiss his ring. They bow down the foot of a man and kiss it in the Vatican. They make graven images, pray to it ETC.

lol just because you bow to someone doesn't mean you worship them, like its honorable is all. like if you met our queen you would bow your head in honor, its tradition, i think you find people who kiss his feet are more like your crazy pop idol fan who take thing to far.

now what i don't agree with is the pope being the successor of peter, remember popes are not allowed to marry, so in my eyes they are not direct predecessor but more chosen, but that is the main thing that separates orthodox and roman or protestant and catholic,(all the other stuff that separates is over exaggerated ) the Romans do have an argument for there case, and so do the the orthodox, but i do not see the pope as direct predecessor of peter but i do not see that as a valid reason to call a roman catholic a none christian. the romans do not worship the pope in the way you think they just see him as the chosen one to lead the church, like a king rules his country.

 

[Quickfire]

The catholic church was started by a group of bishops, that brought in irregularities from the true church, that started in Jerusalem The meeting was at Nicaea in 325 A.D. Since then, they have added about 50 or more doctrines and rules to there church.

doctrines lol ha thats a good one, non denominational churches can doctrine what ever they want even gay marriage, which is wrong. and i think you find that Catholicism started way before then, do some research of the church fathers and the saints, you may be right about the roman catholic not being properly formed untill later on but there teaching was Catholicism , which means universal, if catholic and all other Christianity sects believe in the one true god and that Jesus is they only way to salvation then there traditions, all started at the same time as the resurrection of Jesus, but actually you can go back way further,

 

[jandian]

Anyone who accepts Jesus Christ and the only mediator between God and man is a christian

 

[Quickfire]

Anyone who accepts Jesus Christ and the only mediator between God and man is a christian

Catholicism does see jesus as the one true mediator, but they also see saints being able to collect there prays and pass them on to Jesus, an that's a revalation, you can choose to believe that or not, either way im not going to call you a none christian

 

[jandian]

Catholicism does see jesus as the one true mediator, but they also see saints being able to collect there prays and pass them on to Jesus, an that's a revalation, you can choose to believe that or not, either way im not going to call you a none christian

Your need to show biblical basis for this belief; otherwise I cannot accept it. Not because I want to be mean; but because God's word is the truth and everything you believe must be verified by the word of GOD