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snowflakes
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I would greatly appreciate it!
Comparing Catholic Church teachings to other Christian teachings
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BlueSapphire
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Nothing compares to CC Teaching! 
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ElizabethPH
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There are a lot of Protestant denominations out there. 30 some thousand or so. Do a google search put in Protestant denominations and see what you get, then take it from there.
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fermat
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Lutheran or Episcopalian would probably be good places to start.
Make sure that you are using the official teachings of each for comparison. For Catholicism, use the Catechism of the Catholic Church. *Don’t just visit websites that claim to list the teachings. *. Go to the actual teaching documents (like the CCC linked above) for your references.
For me, doing this kind of research really drove home the Truth the Catholicism.
Make sure that you are using the official teachings of each for comparison. For Catholicism, use the Catechism of the Catholic Church. *Don’t just visit websites that claim to list the teachings. *. Go to the actual teaching documents (like the CCC linked above) for your references.
For me, doing this kind of research really drove home the Truth the Catholicism.
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JRKH
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It is nearly impossible to list other “types” Christian religions because there are so many and some overlap.
We could say there are those who are trinitarian and those who are not,
those who hold to sola scriptura and those who do not,
those who believe predestination and those who do not,
those who believe in the real presence and those who do not,
those who believe water baptism is necessary and those who do not,
those who hold to “faith alone” and those who do not,
those who believe in dispensationalism and those who do not,
The list goes on and on…
In addition to these things, and certainly there are some religions who post their beliefs on line etc, yet many times the “independent local community” may or may not hold to the stated beliefs. Such is the nature of Sola Scriptura and “personal interpretation”.
At best what might be assembled is a list of various “doctrines” that are more or less widely held within the non-catholic Christian community and you would need to compare each of these to the Catholic teaching on the Doctrine.
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RebeccaJ
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What teaching in particular?
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dzheremi
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I’m not sure what you mean by “other Christian religions”? There is only one Christian religion. There are various different types of churches out there that profess this religion, each with their own doctrines. Is that what you’re looking for? If so, maybe this will help:
- Catholic: You’re in it, I take it.
- Eastern Orthodox: Do not believe in Papal supremacy or infallibility. Do not hold to post-schism (1054 AD onwards) doctrines held by the Roman Catholic communion. Do not agree with the addition of the “filioque” ("…proceeds from the Father and the Son") clause to the Nicene Creed, nor the theology behind it. Embrace Chalcedonian Christology, and hold to 7 ecumenical councils.
- Oriental Orthodox: Do not believe in Papal supremacy or infallibility, though some of them do have a Pope (HH Pope Shenouda III of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria). Do not agree with the filioque, either. Hold only to the first three Ecumenical councils (Nicea 325, Constantinople 381, and Ephesus 431), repudiating Chalcedon and its Christological formula as presented in the Tome of Leo. Embrace non-Chalcedonian, Miaphysite Christology (the Christology of Chalcedon, which the Catholic and EO churches profess to hold in common, is known as Dyophysite).
- The Church of the East (a.k.a. “The Assyrian Church of the East”, “The Persian Church”, “The Nestorians”, etc): Left the main body of world Christianity following the Nestorian schism in the fifth century. The Council of Ephesus (431) had deposed Nestorius and condemned his doctrine, which denied the unity of the two natures of Christ, keeping them separate and hence denying other things that the other churches hold as orthodox, such as calling St. Mary theotokos (Greek for “God-bearer”). He instead proposed that we call her “Christotokos”, or “bearer of Christ”. It didn’t take, to put it mildly. Since the Assyrians broke with the rest of world Christianity earlier than any other Church, and form an extremely small church in the world that is not in communion with anybody else, it is a bit difficult to get unbiased information about what they believe (for instance, they reject the designation “Nestorians”, even though that was until fairly recently the default name given to them by others). I do know that they accept the council of Nicea (the Nicene Creed and canons were read and accepted at their first synod, the synod of Issac in 410), but shortly after that time they publicly declared their independence from the other churches at the synod of Dadisho in 424. So they have developed more or less on their own.
- Protestantism: Lots of numbers are thrown around about the number of individual sects. I would take all of those with a grain of salt. Broadly speaking, Protestants can be divided into mainline churches and evangelical churches. Mainline churches are called that because they were the main churches in America from the colonial period up to the early 1900s, and were/are generally tied to one or another immigrant groups or immigrant founders. These include the Lutherans (Scandinavia), the Anglicans/Episcopalians/Methodists (English), and others. Some also include Baptists in this grouping, since they have their roots in 17th century England, The evangelical protestant churches also sometimes have their roots in European protestantism, but they’re way more popular in America and places where American missionaries go (parts of Africa and such). These include Pentecostals and other “charismatics”, and various other movements like Unitarian Universalism, Quakers, etc. There is generally no doctrinal unity among these groups, as they generally do not see the need for creeds or other statements (usually viewing them as divisive and bad). Some of them, such as so-called “Oneness Pentecostals”, even deny the Trinity.
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beth40n2
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Jesus institued the Church in Matthew 16:18-19, Acts is the best place to look at the structure of the early church. The followers of Jesus were first called Christian in Antioch and in 107AD were first called Catholic (universal) by St. Ireneus bishop of Lyons.
There was only one church for 1000 years, then some schismatic bishops left the church and started the Orthodox Church. They have valid sacraments but are not in union with the pope. There were only the 2 churches until the 1500’s, (the reformation) when several protestant churches were started. People were upset with the church and instead of getting problems solved, they left. Today there is 38,000 protestant denominations. They have all taken segments of the Catholic church with them. All have the Bible canonized by Catholic bishops in the 4th century.
If you want the fullness of the faith, you will find it in the RCC. In the 1500’s when Martin Luther and some others left to start other churches, they did not have bishops and were not able to ordain other priests, so the protestant churches have pastors which just mean teacher.
I will be praying for you. For me I have found the fullness of the faith in the RCC.
There was only one church for 1000 years, then some schismatic bishops left the church and started the Orthodox Church. They have valid sacraments but are not in union with the pope. There were only the 2 churches until the 1500’s, (the reformation) when several protestant churches were started. People were upset with the church and instead of getting problems solved, they left. Today there is 38,000 protestant denominations. They have all taken segments of the Catholic church with them. All have the Bible canonized by Catholic bishops in the 4th century.
If you want the fullness of the faith, you will find it in the RCC. In the 1500’s when Martin Luther and some others left to start other churches, they did not have bishops and were not able to ordain other priests, so the protestant churches have pastors which just mean teacher.
I will be praying for you. For me I have found the fullness of the faith in the RCC.
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guanophore
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I think you can see from the postings so far that you are asking for something that cannot even be covered in a semester college course. If you hang our here, you will find the comparisons you are seeking by visiting the threads. You might consider starting with one topic, and searching for threads that relate to it. If you prefer a more formal and organized study, we recommend you start with your Catechism.
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Hesychios
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Actually, this is incorrect.
It was Saint Ignatios of Antioch.
There was only one church for 1000 years, then some schismatic bishops left the church and started the Roman Catholic Church. This first fracture was to later crumble into thousands of more denominations in the west.
If one wants the fullness of the faith, one will find it in Holy Orthodoxy.
Pax et Bonum,
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therealprophecy
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hello people…i am new here…i just came across this book online…i beg of u to read it thoroughly by His grace and spirit and give me feedback…because i am confused…really need y’all…thanx…hope to hear 4rm some1 soon
chick.com/reading/books/160/160cont.asp
chick.com/reading/books/160/160cont.asp
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benedictus2
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You have posted the same idiotic post over several threads. I think this is the 6th one.
I have already reported you to the moderators.
Are you so enamoured of the lies of the devil that you continue on this self destructive path?
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Roman_Catholic_1
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Chick and his writings have been discussed at length on these forums. Do a search of the forums. You will even find Protestants who rightly denounce his writings.
God bless you
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JRKH
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Roman_Catholic_1
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Thanks but my response was more for those who browse the forums, don’t post and opened this person’s thread.
God bless
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babyfacegangsta
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THE 5:
Eph 4:11 And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Eph 4:12 for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:
pastor here means sherperd one who oversees the flock…hence the pastor oversees /shepherds the flock of God- THE CHURCH…then there is teacher…hence pastor and teacher are different…pastor and bishope practically do the same functions and have the same responsibilities of the bishop…
under the NEW covenant(new testament after the death of Christ).the only place priest is expressly talked about is in Hebrews where it explanes how since CHRIST HAS BECOME HIGH PRIEST IN THE ORDER OF MELCHEZIDECK there is no need again for priests in the christian church…we already ot the ultimate priest who gives according to grace while other priests give according to the law…SINCE THE NEW COVENANT CHURCH IS NOT UNDER LAW BUT UNDER GRACE, then there is ONLY ONE PRIEST in JESUS–who is the high priest…
all other priests on earth here are according to the law and not according to GRACE…we know the law is bondage and was fullfilled(ABOLISHED,BROUGHT TO AN END) by CHRIST(IN WHOM GRACE AND TRUTH CAME IN THEIR FULLNESS)
grace and peace yall
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NEWCATHOLICJEFF
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You know you could even go so far as looking into the beliefs of Roman Catholics. Many have different beliefs.
Some believe the Pope has authority some do not.
Some believe the Magisterium has authority and some do not.
Some have different views on Mary.
Some believe in Purgatory.
Some believe in Limbo.
Some follow Doctrine.
Some follow Dogma
Some practice abortion (Pill)
Some practice contraception against the Holy Fathers teachings.
Some do not practice Social Justice for illegals some do.
Some do not believe in Just War.
Some go to Mass daily, some weekly, some twice a year.
Many don’t confess any more than Lutherans.
We seems we have many Protesters in the Modern Roman Catholic Church. Actually I think that some High Anglicans and even some Lutherans I know are better practicing Roman Catholics than some of the Roman Catholics at my parish…
Peace…
Some believe the Pope has authority some do not.
Some believe the Magisterium has authority and some do not.
Some have different views on Mary.
Some believe in Purgatory.
Some believe in Limbo.
Some follow Doctrine.
Some follow Dogma
Some practice abortion (Pill)
Some practice contraception against the Holy Fathers teachings.
Some do not practice Social Justice for illegals some do.
Some do not believe in Just War.
Some go to Mass daily, some weekly, some twice a year.
Many don’t confess any more than Lutherans.
We seems we have many Protesters in the Modern Roman Catholic Church. Actually I think that some High Anglicans and even some Lutherans I know are better practicing Roman Catholics than some of the Roman Catholics at my parish…
Peace…
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guanophore
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For the OP, this perspective represents the Anabapist viewpoint, which is derived from Reformed theololgy of John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli about 500 years ago in Europe. As you study the manner in which splinter groups like this abandoned the Apostolic faith and developed new doctrines to support their religious communities, it will become clear to you how the different faith traditions evolved.
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guanophore
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I see your point, but these people are not Catholic in faith or practice. They are “nominal” Catholics (in name only). When they embrace sins suchas those mentioned above, or depart from the doctrine of the faith, they have left Catholicity. I think the majority of modern American Catholics are actually Protestants, but they don’t realize it.
The One Faith is not “cafeteria” style, it is all or nothing.
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Mikeoffaith
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Very nice and well summed up.
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