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Hello dogma, my old friend.If you had read the posts - you would have seen where I talked about this historical implications of "Roman Catholic Church."
The name arose during Henry VIII's reign to differentiate the "Catholic" Church of England and the Catholic Church in Rome.
There are no "other" Catholic Churches - there is only ONE.
Well that's simply not true. The Lutheran churches can trace their history 500 years to the Reformation, then through the Medieval Catholic Church, then to the early Western Church, and so on through to the Apostles. And even though these churches are grouped together under the name of Lutheran, Martin Luther was by no means alone in beginning the Reformation or in codifying and clarifying the biblical doctrines contained in the Book of Concord. The name "Lutheran" was originally a derogatory term used by Roman Catholics, but over time it stuck. In continental Europe, these churches are known as Evangelical, in the original sense of the word.they can't. You can give the dates and the names of the founder of each Protestant sect. The roots of YOUR sect only go back as far as Martin Luther - and even that is not "unbroken" . . .
The Roman Catholic Church is one branch of many descendants of the Western Church.If you believe that the Catholic Church did NOT start with Jesus - then give me the name of the man who DID start it and the year.
There are many churches in the world which purport to have maintained Apostolic Succession which also teach false doctrine, who allow scripturally unqualified ordinations and even allow ordination of those who deny key Christian doctrines, such as the virgin birth and the resurrection.The Lutheran Church was around on the day of Pentecost??
Now THAT'S quite a claim. Care to trace the unbroken line of Apostolic succession??
Claiming something are proving it are two very different things . . .
There are other churches which maintain Apostolic Succession not through human means but by teaching and confessing the same doctrines as did the Apostles.
Which of these groups is truly Apostolic?
True Apostolic Succession has always been about the Word of God rather than the hands of men. For Lutherans it's not about Apostolic Succession but whether or not the true Word is preached and the Sacraments properly administered. Even with that stipulation, we recognize that there are true Christians even in heterodox churches.
1) The doctrine of justification by faith alone, as taught in scripture, especially by St Paul, which had existed in the church since the earliest days, and which had formerly been tolerated in the Roman Church, was officially anathematized.Then just give me a few of the "changes".
How about THREE?? Surely, you can name three . . .
2) The canon of scripture was officially established, including the apocrypha, which had not been considered canonical prior to that point.
3) The Julian Calendar was rejected in favor of the Gregorian Calendar.
I await your inevitable refutations with bated breath.
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