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Oh good grief! No that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying no denomination is the one true church. The one true church is all real believers regardless of where they gather. In a church pew or a boat or a chicken coop, or a basement. It makes no difference. The church isn't a denomination.
We don't know who is genuine in any fellowship. So we gather and we study the bible and those who are sincere grow in faith.
Oh, let's not. He explained it quite well.
As I have said before, the Catholic Church is not a denomination. All Christians are members, those who have split off with their own views simply lack the fullness of the faith.
It has its own language when it comes to those matters, but that doesn't mean everyone else is required to use it. Not when the Pope refuses to call Protestant churches by the term they prefer--"churches."
This comment proves that you don't understand the Catholic doctrine of Papal Infallibility. Don't criticize something you don't understand.
Martin Luther was a heretic, plain and simple.
Right ... so when Jesus said the Holy Spirit will lead you to "all truth" (John 16:13), he was lying?
I love your sense of humour ... sola scriptura is a sure-fire recipe for error and confusion!
That was decided long before the 4th century. The fourth century only saw the official seal of approval given it by the new State church and even only after they tried to remove two which were still ultimately kept. Governments of man like to do things like that.
Please share: In your opinion, what is the meaning of Jesus giving the "keys" to Peter only?No, that's pretty fanciful and almost romantic, but there is some significance or other to Jesus' words that applies to Peter. It's just not what the Church of Rome decided about 300 years later to say it meant!
... except the Bible doesn't say Caesar is the "fullness" of Christ; it says the CHURCH is the "fullness" of Christ (Eph 1:22-23). In other words, Christ speaks through the Church, just as surely as if he were still here on earth. After all, Jesus did say he would never leave us.
Sola Scriptura is a man-made tradition that is error from beginning to end. For the first 1500 years of Christianity, SS was unheard of.
Two points. The Pope was modelled after Caesar and certainly wasn't part of the State church at the time of it's formation. (see post 733 ) Second, the definition of church seems to be confused by those who expect institution rather than movement of people living in the ways of the Kingdom.
