Every time Protestants disagree over scripture interpretation they just found another church, as if Christ is divided. "Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, "I am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," and "I of Cephas," and "I of Christ." 1Cor 1:1 1 Cor. 10-17 A Church Divided Over Leaders 10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,a in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. 11 My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephasb ”; still another, “I follow Christ.” 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15so no one can say that you were baptized in my name. 16(Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don’t remember if I baptized anyone else.) 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. "So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit." Eph 2:19-22 Christ established ONE church with ONE set of beliefs (Eph. 4:4-5). He did not establish numerous churches with contradictory beliefs. To see which is in fact the true church we must look to the one that has an unbroken link, historical link to the church of the New Testament. Catholics are able to show such a link. We trace our leaders, the bishops back through time, bishop by bishop, all the way to the Apostles, and they show that the pope is lineal sucessor to Peter, who was the first bishop of Rome. Same thing is true of Catholic beliefs and practices.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:36:43 +0000
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