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If you think that Protestantism is unified, you must live in a one church town. No, there are deep divisions and some of them are violent.We are in the same place.
You just keep right on telling us how fractured and “disunified” we are. We’re too busy fellowshipping with one another, worshipping with one another, cooperating with one another on various Gospel and social outreaches, supporting one another’s churches to care.
Actually, I can because God has given me His word so that I can know what is important to Him.
And you don’t think that Roman Catholics are “biased and bigoted” concerning us, right?
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No, Christ is our authority. You, on the other hand, have made some guy in Rome in a funny hat your authority.
Please list, based on Jesus’s own words the important articles of faith. We only need Jesus here, as he himself spelled it all out. I want to see how different your list is than mine.
With respect to corporate salvation, we must start by what is NOT in the Bible. It does not say that we must have a personal relationship. Nor does it say that we must accept Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior. Now, we have to start at the beginning. The actions of one man caused sin to enter the world. From there, the covenant between God and man went from one man, to one family, to one tribe, to one nation, to all of the world. Jesus came to save the World, that whoever should beleive in him should not die but have eternal life (Jn 3:16). His death was for all (or many depending on your translation) (see Luke 22:20, Matt 26:28). Again, it was for all who accepted him. Finally, there is the verse about “two or three gathered in his name.” He is with us when we worship together. Yes, we must individually accept him, but it is not a lone walk that we are on. We have others that we must help (Gal 6:2) while not putting our burdons on others (Gal 6:4-4). In John, we see that Jesus prayed that his followers may be one as He and the Father are one. One in faith, one in action, one in purpose. ONE. Paul teaches that the faithful are the Body of Christ, again, corporate.
What did the early Church do before there was a Bible? What did they do before the Canon was fixed? Did Christ write anything himself? DId he say “go and teach” or “go and give the book?” Why woul;d God create a faith that for 1500 years a majority of the earth could not have their own copy of “all they needed?” THe vast majority of the people who have ever lived were illiterate. Did God decide that they were not entitled to have the faith? Did Jesus set it up so that only those who lived after the printing press and in developed nations could be guided?
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