Catholics & Protestants - Part 3 Blog

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Jesus says in Matthew 7:16, By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?​

Catholics and Protestants both have strengths and a history of achievements. By looking at the fruit of each group, we can see how both groups complement each other and how we can benefit from working together for the kingdom of God.

A major strength of Catholicism is organization. There is a Catholic hierarchy to hold leadership accountable. Society can thank Catholicism for a large number of private schools that include a Christian education. Additionally, communities benefit from Catholic athletic programs that are open to all youths regardless of their religious preference. Finally, historic conversions originated from extensive Catholic missionary work around world.

A main advantage of Protestantism is freedom. Protestants enjoy a considerable amount of liberty when it comes to beliefs, Biblical interpretation, and church affiliation. Protestantism can be thanked for the availability of Bibles in easily understood languages. Contemporary worship within Protestant churches inspired much of the Christian music popular in today's culture. The ease with which one can become a Protestant and simplicity of faith has increased the number of Christians around the world.

This blog could continue listing and examining the accomplishments and strengths of both groups, but I hope the reader can glean from what is here that both Catholics and Protestants have much to offer God's creation. In the future, I pray we would choose to focus on our strengths and benefits rather than our disagreements and failures.
 
When a child, I studied primary school with them... There were good things and friends but, what I disliked most, it was being forced to attend their church meetings on Fridays, monthly.
If I had known the things I know now, they would have banned me before the 1st year, but I finished, and moved out to high school.
 
It is a privilege to be taught God is our Creator and Jesus is Lord in school. Most kids never hear God mentioned in school.
 
My 1st family was nominally Catholic, but they never read the Bible, even thay had one at the living room... I think most of them felt they could be saved by having a priest to go to (which was a man, not Jesus)
 
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secularhermit;bt13917 said:
My 1st family was nominally Catholic, but they never read the Bible, even thay had one at the living room... I think most of them felt they could be saved by having a priest to go to (which was a man, not Jesus)
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Many Protestants don't read their Bible either. Catholics and Protestants have that choice to be lukewarm or faithful, to seek God or not seek, to continue sinning or beg deliverance.

God love ya, secularhermit. Thanks for the chitchat. :)
 
Being raised that way, I knew a believer believes in A MAN´S WORD instead of God´s... I wish they knew that mistake (before it were too late).
 
This definition of christian sounds like it comes from wikipedia and not from your reading of the word.

First of all the word christian means to be like Jesus. This wasn't some fancy name they cooked up to feel good about themselves either. This was a name given to them by their ungodly peers because they were so much like Jesus, i.e. they were healing people, raising them from the dead etc... So by the real definition I've never seen or been a christian yet. I can say I've been saved.

Secondly you misquote Matthew 7:16 into saying "all fruit is good, if you've done anything good you go to heaven". What it actually says is "you don't get good fruit from bad plants" and the Catholic church is exactly that.

Explain to me how the Catholic can give children a christian education when they explicitly throw out the gospel? You can't read a single book of the gospel (in it's entirety) and believe catholicism has anything to do with Christ. All through the gospels Christ taught directly against nearly every foundation of catholicism. So I'll ask again, if christian means to be christ-like, but you throw out all the teachings of christ, how do you give someone a christian education? It's because they are not giving them grapes, they are giving them thorns and thistles.

If it's so simple to be a christian why aren't you one? Is doing miracles, healing people, and raising the dead that over-rated to you?
 
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