According to Protestants which church is the most biblical?

[michaelp]

Curious:

MINE!!!

No, mine!

Dennis, tell him.

 

[Curious]

No, mine!

Dennis, tell him

Whatever sporty. Dennis knows full well it’s mine.

Dennis tell HIM? HIM??? I’m a HER!!! knocks michael on the head and runs away

 

[Subrosa]

Catholic Dude:

Well if you are talking historical…
I go by a Baptist chruch all the time and it says

“FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH”

It didnt look that old to me, but I went along with it. However later I found out in another city I saw a different Baptist chruch, and it said “First Baptist Church”. As I started to look around more I noticed that almost all of them say that. So after that I didnt know who to believe.

Believe it or not, the actual FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN AMERICA!!!

fbcia.org/

No kiddin’!

 

[Semper_Fi_1]

Karen1996:

I’m Catholic, but many of my extended family members are of several different Protestant denominations. Just from talking to them, I’ve gathered that every Protestant denomination out there thinks they, themselves, are the most biblical. Otherwise, there would not be 30,000 different denominations. The Pentacostals in my family believe that they are members of the oldest Christian church in the world, claiming that they can trace their roots to the day of Pentacost. I cannot convince them otherwise. One of my cousins who was raised Catholic has converted to Protestantism and goes to a non-denominational church. Once I gently tried to explain to her that even though they called themselves “non-denominational”, that this was still a denomination of Protestantism in itself. She was thoroughly unconvinced, claiming that she was only a “born-again Christian” who went only by the inerrant word of God" and that all other Protestant denominations were man-made. Needless to say, she had worse things to say about Catholicism.

Yeah, isn’t it ironic how ex-Catholics are the most anti-Catholic? Most of them don’t even know much about the Church, hence why they left in the first place.

 

[Catholic_Dude]

Subrosa:

Believe it or not, the actual FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN AMERICA!!!

fbcia.org/

No kiddin’!

I see you live there so I will take your word. I checked out the www and it was nice. So why dont they have that in the history textbooks in schools, thats American history at its finest. Too bad they were prots, just think if he was Catholic, I can see it now
St Roger Williams, too bad.

 

[StPeterRules]

According to Protestants which church is the most biblical?

Is it the Baptists? Methodists? Lutherians?

I would like to know.

Peace

What I am wondering is where is Lutheria? Somewhere between Melmac and Eternia, perhaps…

 

[dennisknapp]

According to Protestants which church is the most biblical?

Is it the Baptists? Methodists? Lutherians?

I would like to know.

Peace

What I am wondering is where is Lutheria? Somewhere between Melmac and Eternia, perhaps…

Ok, so I misspelled a word… Sheesh.

I asked this question to get a straight answer from some Protestants on this forum.

So, if I were a Protestant which church should I attend? Should I not want it to be the most bibilical? So, where should Protestants go to church?

Or would any church do?

Peace

 

[Curious]

So, if I were a Protestant which church should I attend? Should I not want it to be the most bibilical? So, where should Protestants go to church?

Or would any church do?

If you were a Protestant you would go to the church that
a) most closely fit with your own beliefs/interpretations/previous learning of the bible
and/or
b) you like the best - music you like, people you like, sermons you like
and/or
c) is the church to which “the holy spirit guided you.”

There is no one church for Protestants. You know that. We can’t go to “The Protestant Church” like you guys can go to “The Catholic Church.” If you were a Protestant you’d go where you darn well pleased and/or where you decided the Lord wanted you to go. That’s all.

 

[michaelp]

Curious, I am coming after you. You cannot hide.

Any Church that fits the modeled principles of Acts 2, however they do it.

1. Teaching
2. Worship (Sacraments and praise)
3. Prayer
4. Outreach
5. Service

Values:
Grace
Acceptance
Truth
Relationships
Accountability

Michael (I am not one of those values)

 

[dennisknapp]

Curious:

If you were a Protestant you would go to the church that
a) most closely fit with your own beliefs/interpretations/previous learning of the bible
and/or
b) you like the best - music you like, people you like, sermons you like
and/or
c) is the church to which “the holy spirit guided you.”

There is no one church for Protestants. You know that. We can’t go to “The Protestant Church” like you guys can go to “The Catholic Church.” If you were a Protestant you’d go where you darn well pleased and/or where you decided the Lord wanted you to go. That’s all.

But which is the most biblical? And how would I know it?

Or is it all about preferences?

Peace

 

[Curious]

Curious, I am coming after you. You cannot hide.

Any Church that fits the modeled principles of Acts 2, however they do it.

1. Teaching
2. Worship (Sacraments and praise)
3. Prayer
4. Outreach
5. Service

Values:
Grace
Acceptance
Truth
Relationships
Accountability

Lol…I can so too hide Michael. I’m the best lurker here.
I liked your post but so many churches claim that their church fits all the criteria you listed. I think what Dennis is asking is which church is the most biblical. So according to the criteria you have listed, which denomination most closely follows Bible teaching I think. Correct me if I’m wrong Dennis.

But which is the most biblical? And how would I know it?

Or is it all about preferences?

Peace

It’s like I said before - the church that is most biblical for Protestants is subject to private interpretation. In choice (a) in my previous post, I said that a Protestant may choose a church that most closely fit in with his own interpretation or previous learning. For him, that would be the most biblical. For others, another church might be more biblical.

Short answer: Yeah, it’s all about preferences. One can study and pray and believe to be led by God as well. In the end it all boils down to what the individual thinks is correct, in my very humble opinion.

 

[dennisknapp]

Curious:

Lol…I can so too hide Michael. I’m the best lurker here.
I liked your post but so many churches claim that their church fits all the criteria you listed. I think what Dennis is asking is which church is the most biblical. So according to the criteria you have listed, which denomination most closely follows Bible teaching I think. Correct me if I’m wrong Dennis.

It’s like I said before - the church that is most biblical for Protestants is subject to private interpretation. In choice (a) in my previous post, I said that a Protestant may choose a church that most closely fit in with his own interpretation or previous learning. For him, that would be the most biblical. For others, another church might be more biblical.

Short answer: Yeah, it’s all about preferences. One can study and pray and believe to be led by God as well. In the end it all boils down to what the individual thinks is correct, in my very humble opinion.

So, a church being biblical is just an opinion. There are no real bibilical churches, just people saying that their preferences are more biblical than someone else.

Peace

 

[Curious]

So, a church being biblical is just an opinion. There are no real bibilical churches, just people saying that their preferences are more biblical than someone else.

In my opinion, yes. I suppose there are common denominators in most Protestant churches, but there’s argument about much. It’s too complicated for me really. But I honestly think it all boils down to what you believe to be biblically correct - opinion.

If somone would like to jump in and give a better answer, NOW would be a good time.

But I just have to be honest. That’s what I think. Opinion dominates how one chooses their church.

 

[StPeterRules]

For the record Dennis, I was not intending to offend you. Sorry if it came off that way friend. It just reminded me of a planet.

The inherent problem with this question to me would seem that it gets to the very core of their issues: they all believe they are the most biblical, thus the great divide that separate themselves from each other, and from Rome.

Having lived in Oklahoma for awhile when I was in the military, I had a lot of neighbors who were Church of Christ. They were the most bible literalists I have seen yet, or so they claimed.

That is, if you discount the *“this is My body, this is My blood”, and “and I tell you, you are Peter, and upon this rock, I will build my Church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it” *parts… Somehow, those got left out!

But since it becomes a convoluted mess to try and interepret the bible with no one authority to guide, how can any Protestant religion be more accurate than another? If it is up for interpretation, then they could all be right within their own mind and world. Keep in mind, this is not my view, but just logic applied to the fact that there is no one authority to guide them. No absolute.

Of course, this sounds alot like the thinking that goes into moral relativism, which leads to nothing but chaos.

 

[Ignatius]

StPeterRules:

Having lived in Oklahoma for awhile when I was in the military, I had a lot of neighbors who were Church of Christ. They were the most bible literalists I have seen yet, or so they claimed.

That is, if you discount the *“this is My body, this is My blood”, and “and I tell you, you are Peter, and upon this rock, I will build my Church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it” *parts… Somehow, those got left out!

How about James 2?

But since it becomes a convoluted mess to try and interepret the bible with no one authority to guide, how can any Protestant religion be more accurate than another? If it is up for interpretation

And without any Authority to determine the correct interpretation they are in limbo. (Pun intended).

 

[Pug]

Zooey:

First of all,it is the “Discipline”(also referred to as the “little red book”–though it is a large brown book!).
You are talking about the “Wesley Quadrilateral”…(We Methodists just love big words). The four parts of it are: Scripture, Tradition, Reason, & Experience. The idea is to strike a balance without going too far off on tangents…

Thanks, Zooey. I’d never heard it called that, but it’s a good name.

 

[Exporter]

Do you think that the Apostle’s and the Nicene Creeds are Biblical?

If you find a Protestant church that supports, that accepts all of the teachings of the Nicene Creed you have a Christian Church. But which one is it? Our Catholic Church agrees with the Nicene Creed!

 

[Peculiar]

Ignatius:

And without any Authority to determine the correct interpretation they are in limbo. (Pun intended).

One could just as easily say that they need an even higher Authority to tell them which Authority has the right to determine correct interpretation.

Catholics believe Catholic doctrine only because their private interpretation leads them to accept its authority.

 

[Elliott]

Generally speaking most denominations believe they are more biblical. There are exceptions. I read in a Methodist magazine about a debate on the authenticity of the Gospels. Calvary Chapel, though they deny being a denomination, is the most biblical protestant denom. that I ever have dealt with. They lack the fullness of the Gospel, but they earnestly try to do everything Biblically. Also they preach through the Bible rather than on specific topics. It seems most Protestants feel Catholics are the least Biblical.

 

[dennisknapp]

Peculiar:

One could just as easily say that they need an even higher Authority to tell them which Authority has the right to determine correct interpretation.

Catholics believe Catholic doctrine only because their private interpretation leads them to accept its authority.

I don’t understand your point. Could you clarify?

Peace