Are Mormons and Unitarians Christians?

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Matthew 13:55-56. Mark 6:3…Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is His mother called Mary, and His brothers JAMES and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us?..(From a Catholic Bible) Now keep in mind they are not cousins. People like to ASSUME/change history. Because John The Baptist was the cousin of Jesus and the Bible says that John was his cousin. It uses the word cousin for cousins and brothers and sister for Kin/siblings.
 
The book of Jame was not written by James the son of Zebedee or James The Less. The book of James was written by the brother of Jesus.
 
1 Peter 2:4-8…And coming to Him as the living stone which has been rejected (Jesus) by men, but is choice and precious in sight of God. You also as living stones ,are being built up as a spiritual house for holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For this is contained in scripture. Behold, I lay in Zion a cornerstone, a precious cornerstone. And he who BELIEVES IN HIM will not be disappointed. This precious value then, is for you who believe, but for those who disbelieve. The stone which the builders rejected this became the VERY CORNERSTONE (Jesus).And a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense: For they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.(From a catholic Bible) …Eg:…Christ is the living corner stone. He is the corner stone, the rejected stone, and the stumbling stone. Believers are the living stone.Not only make up the Church but also serve as priests offering spiritual sacrifices-Hebrews 13:15-16
 
It’s too long to typed. Read all of Acts 15. My catholic Bible states that the FIRST Church was the Counsil of Jerusalem and James the BROTHER of Jesus was the first leader.
 
You have read the bible and you see the word cousins for Jesus?. John is not called his cousin. Elizabeth is referred as kinsman. The change of history comes from folks who do not acknowledge this fact. The Aramaic language had no word for cousin. It was always around about way the son of my brother. For instance, Abraham’s nephew is called his brother. Nope not one time is cousin used in scripture for a relative of Jesus. It is never used in the Old testament. In the new it is only used Colossians 4:10.
 
I have read all of Acts 15 nowhere does it say he was leader did you bother to read the link I provided? If not, you are not here to discuss.
As for Acts 15, a number of factors point to Peter actually being both the leader at the council and the leader of the early Church. First, there is the manner in which his speech begins and ends. By standing up to speak after the debate had subsided, Peter made an emphatic physical gesture affirming his authority and centrality. The silence afterwards indicated the finality of what Peter had just said; no one disputes either his speech or his right to make it. In fact, the witness of Paul and Barnabas, along with James’s speech, only reinforce and agree with what Peter says.
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Let me see Jesus said your name is Rock and upon this rock I will build my church. Jesus couldn’t have been clearer. Keep in mind Jesus changed Simon’s name to rock but Jesus didn’t meant that rock He would build His church. Pentecost began the Church that is probably why Jesus said I will build. It isn’t built all at once but is a continuing on going process.
 
hope said:
Ephesians 2:20 So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones
members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone**
When Jesus spoke of the rock, He was clear that it was not Himself He spoke of but the person He had just renamed.
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Yes Jesus indeed the cornerstone but the Apostles and Prophets are the foundation.
 
I assume you are speaking of James The Just. Please provide proof from the Bible that he is the brother of Jesus and not His cousin.
 
Those you claim are the brothers of Jesus are actually the sons of Mary of Clophas/Cleophas and her husband. They aren’t the children of Mary of Nazareth and her husband, Joseph. Mary of Nazareth’s only Son is Jesus. Her husband, Joseph is His foster father.
 
Mary the wife of Clophas is called Mary’s sister. Strange family that would name two daughters the same name.
These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
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Actually, “the path to salvation is through Jesus Christ and Him ALONE, not any “Church” and definitely not through Mary. The Catholic Church teaches that Mary is “coRedemtrix” and “coMediator” whereas in The Holy Bible, we read that Jesus is THE ONLY ONE that fills the titles of Redeemer and Mediator.
Look to Jesus for salvation, not an organization.
 
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Actually, “the path to salvation is through Jesus Christ and Him ALONE, not any “Church” and definitely not through Mary. The Catholic Church teaches that Mary is “coRedemtrix” and “coMediator” whereas in The Holy Bible, we read that Jesus is THE ONLY ONE that fills the titles of Redeemer and Mediator.
Look to Jesus for salvation, not an organization.
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And when you read “Co-Redemtrix” and “Co-Mediator” being applied to Mary, what do those terms mean to you?
 
Jazz said:
Actually, “the path to salvation is through Jesus Christ and Him ALONE, not any “Church” and definitely not through Mary. The Catholic Church teaches that Mary is “coRedemtrix” and “coMediator” whereas in The Holy Bible, we read that Jesus is THE ONLY ONE that fills the titles of Redeemer and Mediator.
Look to Jesus for salvation, not an organization.
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Catholics know that Jesus is the salvation of every Christian, Jazz, whether the Christian is Catholic or Protestant. However, salvation isn’t a one time deal. It is a lifelong process. “Work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” - Phil 2:12

Instead of assuming that Catholics believe things about the Virgin Mary that we don’t, why don’t you ask us why she is referred to as “Co-Redemptrix” and “Co-Mediator?”

The Catholic Church is the Church Jesus is the Founder of. While Protestant churches have some truth in them, they don’t have the fullness of truth that the Catholic Church does.

Do you believe that Jesus is fully present Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity when you receive Communion in your church? No? Just a symbol of remembrance, you say? Can you show us in the Bible where Jesus rushed to correct those who took His words literally instead of metaphorically? Can you show us where Jesus said that He was using bread and blood for illustrative purposes only? You can’t? That’s because He wasn’t. He was speaking literally.
 
First, you have assumed I know little of the Catholic Church and it’s teachings. I’ve studied your teachings for years and when I study it, I check the teachings with my Bible in hand. I highly suggest that instead of accepting everything ANY religious teacher says, to search God’s Word to insure you are receiving His teachings and not that of fallen man. Now, concerning communion:

Biblical Disharmony

When John 6:53 is interpreted literally it is in disharmony with the rest of the Bible. “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you,” gives no hope of eternal life to any Christian who has not consumed the literal body and blood of Christ. It opposes hundreds of Scriptures that declare justification and salvation are by grace through faith in Christ.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. 8

It Produces A Dilemma

It is stated that the “eating and drinking” in verse 6:54 and the “believing” in verse 6:40 produce the same result - eternal life. If both are literal we have a dilemma. What if a person “believes” but does not “eat or drink”? Or what if a person “eats and drinks” but does not “believe?” This could occur any time a non-believer walked into a Catholic Church and received the Eucharist. Does this person have eternal life because he met one of the requirements but not the other? The only possible way to harmonize the interpretation of these two verses is to accept one as figurative and one as literal.

It Was Figurative in the Old Testament

The Jews were familiar with “eating and drinking” being used figuratively in the Old Testament to describe the appropriation of divine blessings to one’s innermost being. It was God’s way of providing spiritual nourishment for the soul (Isaiah 55:1-3; Ezekiel 2:8, 3:1).

When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty. 9

Jesus Confirmed It To Be Figurative

Jesus informed His disciples there were times when He spoke figuratively and He often used that type of language to describe Himself. The Gospel of John records seven figurative declarations Jesus made of Himself: “the bread of life” (6:48), “the light of the world” (8:12), “the door” (10:9), “the good shepherd” (10:11), “the resurrection and the life” (11:25), “the way, the truth and the life” (14:6), and “the true vine” (15:1). He also referred to His body as the temple (2:19).

"Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 10
 
What you fail to address is that if they knew Jesus was speaking figuratively which you say they were familiar with what was the hard saying and why did they walk away?
 
I don’t assume anything. I can tell by reading a person’s posts what they know, what they don’t know and what they’re misinformed about when it comes to the Catholic Church. And you are definitely misinformed about our beliefs and teachings.
 
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