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Originally Posted by rayfox111
Why catholic church
lagtight is right, catholic refers to the one holy catholic and apostolic Church referred to in the Nicene Creed, believed by all mainstream Christianity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicene_Creed
Christ's church is one body just as a man doesnt have ten or twenty bodies so too Jesus doesnt have ten or twenty different churches. there is one Church
so why are there many different churches then?
two reasons. one men are not perfect they squabble with each other or have cultural divides like east and west. some churches can be similar to each other but have minor differences they make mountains out of molehills. two there are false teachers false churches they claim to be Christian but they have nothing to do with God
Jesus is the Good Shepherd who knows all His sheep. whether they are all in the Roman Catholic Church, or mostly in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, or spread out over different denominations, that's His knowledge- He knows His sheep
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Originally Posted by rayfox111
in fact any church
you cannot find salvation peace and eternal life outside of Christ's church. there is no other way
all other teachings are inherently false. following them will lead to self-harm, harm of others, death, and since the soul is immortal, eternal pain and suffering
God is the Straight Line pointing away from evil and towards good
God doesnt expect people to be perfect and perfectly trace His Straight Line. He expects you to humble yourself admit you need God to lead you then follow His Straight Line as close as possible
your sins and transgressions will be forgiven and you will find peace joy happiness and eternal life
even Muslims believe in the second coming of Jesus as the Messiah together Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have been around over 4,000 years and now make up over half of the world's population
you see a tree big tall with green leaves and fruit you call that a healthy tree. you see a tree dead wood chopped in half you call it a dead tree.
how then is belief in the One True Living God called superstition? do superstitions grow and thrive until they outlast all other empires on earth?
what God creates and teaches lasts forever. Truth lasts forever
what man creates and teaches dies. false lies do not last forever
discern what is true