well this has always and from the looks of things will always be a bit of sore topic as under the christian umbrella you get so many different congregations, catholic, anglicans, pentecostals, baptists....
I grew up in a catholic home, did everything confirmation,the works and as my relationship with God grew, I decided to visit different christians churches to see what they preach, how they preach and I finally found one.
No with me visiting so many different churches,I heard all sorts of funny remarks about churches from catholics saying baptist are happy clappys and are making noise and are playing church,from charismastis saying catholics are lost.
saying this,I'm reminded of 1 Corinthians 3:3-7...Paul speaks of the church quarrelling about who's following who and that neither man is anything but the messenger that reveals Gods word to His people.I find that this illustrates the christian today,to many people are quarrelling about which christian church is doing it right and which is not....for the most important things in any christian church or domination should be
1.The Trinity, you cannot expel anyone, God the father, God the son and God the holy spirit.
2.His Word....using a current quote"His Word is His bond"...His word is our final authority, everything we need is in there and the most important being our salvation.
Now if any Christian church abides by these rules are we not serving the same God and if so, why all the quarrelling???
just to give an answer before some one asks why did I leave the catholic church.with my relationship with God growing,I did not agree to some of the things in the church and I personally decided that the church is not gonna change just for me and so I made a move.Please don't get me wrong, they're doing a good job but as with anything on this earth not everything is perfect....the church(all christians churches I mean) are imperfect and thats great because that allows God to work in us and therefore strenghtens the church so that no one can the glory but Him.
What are your view on this...
thanx