Protestants came about because they split off the catholic church, hence the name protestant. Otherwise both protestants and catholics belong to christian denominations.
Catholic is not Christian. Catholicism leads to eternal torment in hell, because Catholicism teaches works for salvation, and that is a false gospel of works (Galatians 1:6-9) that is against JESUS'S salvation.
So, you need to get away from Catholicism, and instead, believe in JESUS ALONE for salvation!
And Catholicism will not give anyone a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with Jesus.
It's clear from the Book of Acts in the Bible that catholics didn't even exist during the days of Acts. Catholicism didn't exist for over 300 years after Jesus. Those in the Book of Acts are the first Christians, and they believed what would be called fundamentalist doctrine today. ANYONE can read the Book of Acts for themselves and see. Had Catholicism existed during the time of Acts, the first Christians would have rejected Catholicism completely.
Also there's TONS of Christians who also completely rejected Catholicism, long before Martin Luther was even born.
So not only is it wrong for anyone to say that "catholics were the first Christians", but this blows away the catholic claim that "no churches existed other than the catholic church, until Martin Luther".
And there is no "pope" in the Bible. Every "pope" is a false prophet.
There were ALWAYS saved believers outside the catholic cult, who knew Catholicism cannot save anyone.
Catholicism cannot save. Only believing in Jesus alone for salvation, is what saves.
So, catholics need to get away from Catholicism, and instead, believe in JESUS ALONE for salvation!
Jesus is God, and Jesus loves you so very much! And the Trinity is true!
The truth about Jesus is that the only way to be saved and to get into heaven and avoid being sent to eternal hell, is by believing in Jesus for salvation, believing in faith alone that Jesus, who is God, died on the cross for all our sins as FULL PAYMENT for all our sins, and then Jesus rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). Believe in Jesus alone for salvation, and you will be in heaven, no matter what!
Salvation is a FREE GIFT that happens in a split second when you believe in Jesus to save you! It is impossible to lose or "leave" salvation (John 6:39-40, John 10:28, 1 John 5:13).
Please pray now: "Jesus, I believe that You died on the cross to pay for my sins and that You rose from the dead, and I thank You for eternal life!" You will be in heaven with Him forever when you die!
Very little differences between the two denominations. To make it short, the protestants don't believe in Virgin Mary and also they repudiate the Pope. Otherwise they both follow what the Bible says . One more thing Catholics enjoy having the Mass in church contrary to Protestants who rather preach and have Bible readings. The best of the two is up to you, but i am not found of all those different types of preachers with the Protestants. I also believe in the Virgin Mary , the beloved Mother of Jesus. She has done many miracles.
If you want to know what the differences between a Catholic and a Protestant are, there are many but your best bet to understand is to sit down, get ready to read a lot, and go to authoritative and unbiased sources.
The big difference between Catholicism and Protestantism are the five pillars, which paint a different picture of salvation, definitions of sin, freewill or predestination. These differences are many and vary from church to church.
Catholicism would have the claim to be the oldest, most faithful representation of Christianity based on comparison between the Church today and the Bible. Also comparison between the Church today and the teachings of Christians in days gone (a democracy of the dead if you will) such as those writings of The Church Fathers.
Catholics believe in seven sacraments.
Protestants believe in two.
Catholics believe that the Eucharist is changed in essence into The Body and Blood of Jesus Christ (see John 6, and The Last Supper)
Protestants believe this was only a symbol.
Catholics believe Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture are equal in value in sharing The Word of God. (The Bible says as much and there are many Christian teachings not in The Bible, such as The Trinity)
Protestants believe that only that which is "plainly" laid out in The Bible is too be believed.
Catholics believe that we are justified by "faith together with works". We must have faith, but we will also be judged according to our works.
Protestants believe in the man made doctrine "Sola Fidel" or "Faith Alone" which says that we only need to believe and we are saved.
Other points of contention include;
- Clerical celibacy
- Church authority and hierarchy.
- Biblical canon
- the priesthood (automatic or consecrated)
The only real difference, which even matters, is just their name. Neither one holds to the truth of God's word. Neither one is led of the Spirit of God. They are all led by some man who is taking pay for his job, thus making them all have the mark of the beast.
they are all beast churches, serving man/beast.
This is the very reason the true power of God is not working any more than it is in our world, these two perverts have dominated the world and taken it into devil worship, calling it of God.
the only true Christians in this world are not being heard or seen. We dwell in the wilderness, out of that 'church' mess, serving our God in simplicity and not the false rituals of 'church', under popes and men/pastors. They are all DEAD. their services, god hates, for his word says he hates the SOLEMN ASSEMBLIES.
That's sort of like asking, "What is the difference between oranges and all other fruit?"
The reason is that "Protestantism" includes literally hundreds of sects - and many Protestant sects are much closer to Roman Catholicism in doctrine than they are to certain other Protestant sects!
The only valid answer to your question is, "Protestants - just like Orthodox Christians - don't accept the authority of the Pope in Rome"
A decent overview of just a very few Protestant sects (and groups of sects - Baptists are not a sect, but an entire sub-group of Protestantism) with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/charts/denominations_beliefs.htm
Please consider this chart from Wikipedia (or do your own research) most branches of Christianity (especially in the U.S.) actually came from overseas. Do you remember the Pilgrims and such? they were "protesting" the Catholic church. They actually removed pages from the Bible. It is known as the Apocrypha.
Contrary to Popular myth, Catholics do not worship Saints. We may ask God to allow a Saint to pray with us, just as we would ask our human friends on earth to pray with us. I know I am a lustful sinful creature! I need all the prayers I can get!
Both Catholics and Protestants are Christian so they both believe that we need to accept Jesus Christ, God's Son, into our life as our Lord and Savior forever so we can go to heaven after we die.
Either one is good to join. I'm Lutheran, which is Protestant, and I really like the Baptist churches too. The original Christian church was Catholic so they have a lot of Christian history, but about 400 years ago the Lutherans broke off from the Catholic church and others followed later. Catholics have a pope, pray with rosary beads, have statues, pray to the saints and the virgin Mary, and have holy water, all of which I don't think the Protestants do. This is the basic Christian message:
Know that God can help you live a better life if you want Him to help you. You can have a personal relationship with God by saying the prayer below. God is our Creator, all-knowing, all-powerful, eternal, holy, love. God loves us and sent us His Son, Jesus Christ, so we can go to heaven if we know and follow Him. Forever means without end -- time on and on without death. Forever is what happens after we die. Either we go to heaven and be with God forever, or we go to hell which is very bad and painful forever. The good people who are saved believers in Jesus Christ go to heaven. The bad people go to hell. We need to know and follow God in this world to get to heaven in the next world. We follow God by loving and obeying Him and loving others for Him. Jesus Christ, God's Son, is our bridge to God. Jesus died on the cross to cancel our sins. We need to accept Jesus into our life as our Lord and Savior forever to receive God's blessing and forgiveness plus go to heaven to be with God forever after we die. This is about being a born-again Christian. Faith in God is a gift from God. You can pray for faith in God. Just speak out and ask God for the faith to believe in Him and to follow Him. Some people find faith in God when they realize the beauty in the world is made by God. Evolution can't explain the world's natural beauty, for example, the parks in the world, animals, flowers, peacocks, sunsets, butterflies, rainbows, etc. After you have your faith on, you can pray a sinner's prayer to be a born-again Christian. This prayer is very important and should be said with a sincere heart and faith in God. This is the prayer: "Dear God, I know that I am a sinner and that Jesus Christ is the sacrifice for our sins. I have done the following sins (state these out) and I pray to discontinue these sins. I pray to receive Jesus Christ into my life as my Lord and Savior forever. In Jesus' name, amen." You could check out a Christian church and also see about their weekly Bible study group as a good way to learn about God's will for your life. You can pray to God about your daily life and have a Christian church pray for you.
I've actually read the Documents of Vatican II and the Catholic Catechism, cover to cover.
So I know Roman Catholic theology better than the average Catholic
Really
Lie one From Pastor Lie Um Art
History tells us that the first person to be called Pope during his own lifetime was St. Gregory I (the Great). He was Pope from 590 to 604.
History tells us>>>>>>>Pope Marcellinus (d. 304) is the first Bishop of Rome shown in sources to have had the title "Pope. Pope Gregory VII declared it reserved for the Bishop of Rome
Pope Gregory the Great, Doctor of the Church. He was the first Pope to adopt the title "servant of the servants of God Not the Word Pope (Papa)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope#History
Lie 2 From Pastor Lie Um Art
There were two church councils in the Book of Acts. Have you ever read Acts?
If you read Acts you'll find that Peter was not considered the Pope or the leader of the church by the other Apostles. There were two Church Council meetings recorded in the Book of Acts and Peter was not in charge of either meeting.
The Bible and History tell us ??????????????????During this time Period the term Bishop was Used and yes if you Read the council of Jerusalem you will find they indeed referred to Peter( Keephus) as the head of the Church.. ;;;; History also tells us this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope#History
Lie 3 From Pastor Lie Um Art
Theodosuis came along and he made Christianity the only legal religion in Rome. This required everyone to become a Christian or be killed. This was the beginning of what we know today as the Roman Catholic Church
History Tells us???Saint Ignatius (35-107), the second Bishop of Antioch wrote a letter to the Smyrneans in 107 A.D.. In this letter is recorded the first known use of the words "Catholic Church"... Which was unsuitably used before he Penn the words while on the way to Rome to be fed to the Lions .. In this document he mentions the Pope (Bishop as well)?..Saint Ignatius was directly taught by the Apostles?.And Had met Christ himself.
Theodosuis came along and he made Christianity the only legal religion in Rome. This required everyone to become a Christian or be killed.
FALSE IT MADE IT THE OFFICAL RELIGION ONLY AND DID NOT PUT ANYONE TO DEATH BUT DID DESTOY PAGAN TEMPLES History Tells us
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14577d.htm
Lie 4 From Pastor Lie Um Art??..People were being baptized because it was required by law not because the people were actually converted.
Gee now your going off on the deep end here Umm show us this fabrication Pastor Art.
Eventually everyone was a "Baptized Christian" except the new born babies, so they start to baptize the new born babies by sprinkling water on their heads.
Really show me in Church History Where Babies Warren?t Baptized until after the 1500?s
In the bible whole households were Baptized including Babies archeological evidence from the catacombs shows inscriptions and pictures of infant?s and small children being baptized as well as written evidence...
Lie 4 From Pastor Lie Um Art???..As time went on the Roman Church strayed further and further from the truth .All along their were the faithful few who wanted to teach only what was in the Bible. When the faithful few got too popular the Popes would have them killed and history was re-written to make the claim that the Roman Church was the only church.
??.History was rewritten please provide the correct history with links or is it only in your imagination because it isn?t in history.
2nd - 3rd A.D. CENTURY THE FIRST BIBLE SCHOOL: The early Catholics started a school in Alexandria for the learning the Gospels and other early Catholic writings.(6)
250 A.D. THE FIRST PARALLEL LANGUAGE BIBLE: The Catholic Origen creates the Hexapla edition of the Old Testament which contained parallel Hebrew and Greek versions. (5)
250 A.D. THE FIRST CATHOLIC LIBRARY: The Catholic Origen creates a very well-stocked library in Caesarea, for the purpose of studing the Gospels and other early Catholic writings. (19)
250-300 A.D. THE FIRST BIBLE IN BOOK FORM: The Jews used long papyrus scrolls, the Early Catholics were the first to use the book (codex) form for scarred scriptures. (10)
4TH CENTURY THE FIRST USE OF THE WORD "BIBLE": It came from the Greek word "biblos" which means the inner bark of the papyrus, paper-reed, from which paper was originally made, in Egypt. The Latin form "Biblia" spelled with a capital letter, came to mean "the Book of Books," "The Book" by way of pre-eminence, the inspired Book, etc. The Holy Scriptures were first called the Bible by St. Chrysostom, the Catholic Archbishop of Constantinople, in the 4th century. (12
Lie 5 From Pastor Lie Um Art,,,,,,,,,,,In 1054 AD the Eastern group of churches had enough and they split off from Rome
Breach of intercommunion caused by anger and bad feeling, not by a rival theology
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13535a.htm
Lie 5 from Pastor Lie Um Art ???..John Hus who lived 100 years before Luther taught from the Bible and he was killed.
Pastor Lie would have you believe the Catholic Church Killed Hus he was tried for heresy by the catholic church found guilty then excommunicated. He was handed over to the secular arm The Government for his heresy which in turn condemned him to perish at the stake, at that time the usual legal punishment of convicted heretics The Catholic church didn?t execute him.
A little something the Protestants did at the time of the reformation as well, especially Sweden and England when it came to executing Priest?s and Catholics but he wont mention that. And what pray tell did the first protestants do to Catholics in the USA.
Lie 6 From Pastor Lie Um Art??.Martin Luther was the first reformer to live after the invention of the printing press, so his sermons appeared in print soon after they were preached and the majority of the people could finally see how corrupt the Roman Church was.
Luther wanted to reform the corrupt Catholic Church, but they not only kicked him out, Pope Leo XII ordered Martin Luther to be killed.
??.REALLY I LOVE THE SERMON ON THE JEWS AND THEIR LIES DON?T YOU ONE LINE FOR YA AMONG MANY INSIPRATIONAL SERMONS
Did I not tell you earlier that a Jew is such a noble, precious jewel that God and all the angels dance when he farts?" [Martin Luther,"On the Jews and Their Lies",1543]
just good sound protestant teaching from the protie theologian Marty L
,,,,,,,,,,,,,A LITTEL WHITE LIE PASTOR ART SHOW THE PAPAL BULL OR STOP YOUR BULL None Exist .
Pope Leo famously and pejoratively said of Luther, ?Luther is a drunken German. ... The intent was to make others believe that Luther had been kidnaped or killed
But what does pastor Art Know Of history
Lie 7 From Pastor Lie??.Luther defied the Pope and told the Pope he would not change his teaching unless the Pope could show him he was wrong from the Bible. The Pope could not do it, so the Roman Catholic Church held a Church Council at Trent in the year 1546, when Luther was too old and too sick to attend, and at that Council they added 7 new books to the Bible. New books which supported the bad teaching from Rome.
???????..EVER HERE OF THE Leipzig disputation JUST A FEW CASES THE INEPT PASTOR ART CANT RECALL where the Pope did do it.
Johann Eckhe subjected the Theses to a closer study, singled out eighteen of them as concealing the germ of the Hussite heresy
Dialogus" of Prierias OR THE Diet of Augsburg
so the Roman Catholic Church held a Church Council at Trent in the year 1546, when Luther was too old and too sick to attend, and at that Council they added 7 new books to the Bible
. New books which supported the bad teaching from Rome.
Luther prepared The Smalcald Articles or Schmalkald Articles but died. Before the council started
The date for the council had nothing to do with Luther nor his health another little fabrication on the part of Pastor Art.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Trent
The catholic church added no books to the bible at the council of Trent..
Gee how would have Martin Luther have placed those 7 books into the appendix of his bible years before the council if they weren?t already their AND THE COUNCIL TOOK PLACE AFTER HIS DEATH BOY PASTOR ART COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT WHOPPER A LITTLE MORE FULLY
Humm Pastor Art neglects to mention these councils hundreds of years before the Council of Nicea in which the Books of the Bible were compiled.,.
Lie 8 from Pastor lie Um Art??.. about his rantings on Marry and the Saints and just about everything else
Listen to these videos, which are all free to download.
A list of Catholic Scripture verses that defend Catholic doctrines
And show the Lies of Pastor Lie Um Art and the Fundies
http://www.askacatholic.com/holyquotes/documents/_all_catholic_verses.htm#SecondComing
More Lies from pastor art a little out of context again Fat boy
Catechism teaches:
? Originated in 9th century by Radbertus
? Declared mandatory in the 11th century, under the penalty of mortal sin (2192)
? Mass is identical to sacrifice of the cross (1367)
? Mass is a bloodless sacrifice for sins (1382)
? The altar is where Jesus is sacrificed (1383)
? Redemption is carried out by the mass (1364)
? Sacrifice is offered for souls in purgatory (1371)
Humm pastor Art stay tuned for these coming next to show more of your lies but for Starters Read Justin Mytar
what is the different between Catholicism & Protestantism?
And the Trinity is true!
