Misconceptions about Protestants

[lovernotafighter]

We here so much about "Protestant misconceptions". How about some misconceptions about Protestants? I'll go first.

We were discussing dueterocanical (sp?) books today in religion and my teacher was explaining that Protestants reject them or put them in the apocrypha. *girl raises hand* "Don't they take out verses in the New Testament too? Like where Jesus talks about the bread of life?" ME= FACEPALM Fortunately he corrected her, but still.

Who else has heard some crazy things about us Protestants?

 

[sunlover1]

We here so much about "Protestant misconceptions". How about some misconceptions about Protestants? I'll go first.

We were discussing dueterocanical (sp?) books today in religion and my teacher was explaining that Protestants reject them or put them in the apocrypha. *girl raises hand* "Don't they take out verses in the New Testament too? Like where Jesus talks about the bread of life?" ME= FACEPALM Fortunately he corrected her, but still.

Who else has heard some crazy things about us Protestants?

LOL
Well, I was taught that protestants were very bad. My mom wouldn't even
allow me to go to the neighborhood VBS's in the summer time. But I'm sure
it's because that's what she was taught herself...


Misconception is that "protestants are their own popes"

 

[ebia]

I've had some "interesting" dialogs with a student who was adamant that I "don't believe in Mary", but couldn't articulate what he meant by that.

 

[Megaloskhemos]

Misconception is that "protestants are their own popes"

I've always been curious as to what that accusation meant exactly. It never seemed to make sense to me, considering the many protestant denominations that don't even have ordained clergy.

 

[Knee V]

A catholic nun asks her class of young students what they want to be when they grow up. One particular girl raises her hand. The nun calls on her and the girl says, "When I grow up I want to be a prostitute." "WHAT did you just say?", replies the nun, in absolute shock from what she just heard. The girl, afraid she just said something wrong, hesitantly responds with, "I... I want to be a prostitute...?..." The nun, relieved, and with a light laugh says, "O, thank God! I thought you said you wanted to be a PROTESTANT."

 

[PilgrimToChrist]

LOL
Well, I was taught that protestants were very bad. My mom wouldn't even
allow me to go to the neighborhood VBS's in the summer time. But I'm sure
it's because that's what she was taught herself...

Well, would you let your children go to some Mormon church event or a Muslim school? Of course not. Why would you want your children to be taught things contrary to what you are trying to teach them? There are Catholic Vacation Bible Schools if you want your kids to participate in that sort of thing.

Misconception is that "protestants are their own popes"

This is not to say that the Pope has a dictatorial authority over the Catholic Church really but more as that Protestants don't hold any sort of obedience to anyone but themselves with regards to any teach on faith, morals or any other practice. Nobody in a Protestant hierarchy of any particular denomination really claims any authority, it's just for administration purposes.

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every one did that which seemed right to himself.

 

[sunlover1]

I've always been curious as to what that accusation meant exactly. It never seemed to make sense to me, considering the many protestant denominations that don't even have ordained clergy.

I know.. that's why i chose that one .. plus... can you think of any?

.." The nun, relieved, and with a light laugh says, "O, thank God! I thought you said you wanted to be a PROTESTANT."

LOL
probably a true story

Well, would you let your children go to some Mormon church event or a Muslim school? Of course not. Why would you want your children to be taught things contrary to what you are trying to teach them? There are Catholic Vacation Bible Schools if you want your kids to participate in that sort of thing.

Shame on you for equating baptist church with a cult.
Check a cult website sometime, you might be in for a shocker.
My mom, and she was my hero , and the best person in the world, was wrong!
She KEPT me from learning about God.
No offence to your denom, but i attended ccd for years and .. it didn't cut it.

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every one did that which seemed right to himself.

You forget .... the rest of the story.

 

[Standing Up]

This is not to say that the Pope has a dictatorial authority over the Catholic Church really but more as that Protestants don't hold any sort of obedience to anyone but themselves with regards to any teach on faith, morals or any other practice. Nobody in a Protestant hierarchy of any particular denomination really claims any authority, it's just for administration purposes.

There's one right under our noses

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

We here so much about "Protestant misconceptions". How about some misconceptions about Protestants? I'll go first.

We were discussing dueterocanical (sp?) books today in religion and my teacher was explaining that Protestants reject them or put them in the apocrypha. *girl raises hand* "Don't they take out verses in the New Testament too? Like where Jesus talks about the bread of life?" ME= FACEPALM Fortunately he corrected her, but still.

Who else has heard some crazy things about us Protestants?

You might take a gander at this list I put up on another thread.....very interesting

http://www.christianforums.com/t6983026-70/#post44373244

*snip op*

Perhaps feel free to add to this list, and I will also be working on the "errors/inventions of the Pope and Roman catholicism" next

 

[Rick Otto]

This is not to say that the Pope has a dictatorial authority over the Catholic Church really but more as that Protestants don't hold any sort of obedience to anyone but themselves with regards to any teach on faith, morals or any other practice. Nobody in a Protestant hierarchy of any particular denomination really claims any authority, it's just for administration purposes.

Does "obediance to myself" mean I'm conscientious or selfish?
I'll obey me if I'm not just ordering me around to assert my authority over me, but if I tell myself to do something against my conscience, I'll politely tell myself where to get off & I might even give myself a warning not to try something like that again or I'll be someone I'd not like to meet in a dark alley.

 

[tadoflamb]

Protestants have no central definition of Sola Scriptura to which they can all adhere.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Protestants have no central definition of Sola Scriptura to which they can all adhere.

Tado, that has already been discussed ad-nauseum on GT

 

[tadoflamb]

Tado, that has already been discussed ad-nauseum on GT

I know, I was just floating that out there as one of my personal favorite misconceptions about protestants.

Of course anyone wanting to know the true defintion of SS should go here:

Sola scriptura - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

I know, I was just floating that out there as one of my personal favorite misconceptions about protestants.

Of course anyone wanting to know the true defintion of SS should go here:

Sola scriptura - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thks for that link.
I am a rebel "solo scripturist" myself

http://www.christianforums.com/t4418085/
Definition of Sola Scriptura http://www.christianforums.com/t4418085/

 

[Rick Otto]

Protestants have no central definition of Sola Scriptura to which they can all adhere.

We're all popes so we're all our own centers infallibly defined if not under developement, all with unchanging consistency & without error lest hell prevail.

 

[Mr Dave]

A friend who used to be a Roman Catholic thought they we never took Holy Communion.

 

[Standing Up]

Does "obediance to myself" mean I'm conscientious or selfish?
I'll obey me if I'm not just ordering me around to assert my authority over me, but if I tell myself to do something against my conscience, I'll politely tell myself where to get off & I might even give myself a warning not to try something like that again or I'll be someone I'd not like to meet in a dark alley.

Good point.

 

[Standing Up]

Protestants have no central definition of Sola Scriptura to which they can all adhere.

They weren't able to define when Roman Catholicism began either IIRC.

Sixtus I
Constantine
Leo the Great
Pope at Pepin's donation
Trent
Vat II
etc
etc

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

They weren't able to define when Roman Catholicism began either IIRC.

Sixtus I
Constantine
Leo the Great
Pope at Pepin's donation
Trent
Vat II
etc
etc

I would say probably around 313ad

http://www.christianforums.com/t7330134-25/#post50139169
The RCC born in 313 AD?

 

[boswd]

LOL
Well, I was taught that protestants were very bad. My mom wouldn't even
allow me to go to the neighborhood VBS's in the summer time. But I'm sure
it's because that's what she was taught herself...


Misconception is that "protestants are their own popes"

Hi sun. Would a baptist mother be wrong if they did not allow their child to go to aCatholic VBS?
I know an evangelical family who told their son they would not help pay for college if he went Boston College a Cathlic school