Jesus Christ has a body. The body of Christ is the Church - the Catholic Church. Jesus Christ is the head of the Church. You cannot separate the head from the body. Therefore, whether you know it or accept it, there is no salvation outside the Church. Just because you don’t know it or accept it, does not make it untrue.
You make my point. Where we see the fomula laid out for us in Scripture where baptism is mentioned we see repentance and belief come before being baptized.
If they have no understanding then they should not be baptized. Pouring water over someone’ head does not save them if they don’t believe. In this case here where they are incapable of repenting and believing then to baptize would not so anything for them. Such matters are in God’s hands.
Huh? Lydia heard the gospel from them and then was baptized. If you think her household means this is a reference to infants being baptized you would be going beyond what is written here. There is no mention of infants in verse 15 being baptized.
Same thing here. There is no mention of infants being baptized. Verse 32 tells us that Paul spoke the word of the Lord to them and then they were baptized. Infants are incapable of understanding the word of the Lord.
This is a reference to Paul’ baptizing a household and no refence to infants.
It appears your catechism says something different. What do you think this means?
You bolded the wrong part… keep reading… “whose power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ has entrusted to the Catholic Church”
Are these protestant churches who do not accept the authority of a pope still saved without the catholic church?
Protestant churches are still part of the catholic church.
There is a great thread on this entitled “Rebellious subjects of the Roman Pontiff”. I recommend it.
Thank-you!There is a great thread on this entitled “Rebellious subjects of the Roman Pontiff”. I recommend it.
Authorties retain their authority, no matter who is in rebellion against it. But woe to that man who is!
Rom 13:2
2 Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
Not really.
According to your fallible interpretation, which I might add, you acknowledged about two months ago or so that you could be wrong on 100% of your interpretation of Scripture.
This is according to your interpretation, correct?
Does it say *not *to baptize infants?
You go by something being omitted for your false understanding of baptism. Let me ask you, do you believe in contraception? Show me one instance in Scripture where Christians use contraception. On one hand you think something that is not in Scripture means that it shouldn’t be done and on the other hand you think it is okay to practice contraception even though there is no mention of it being used in Scripture. Hypocritical? And please don’t say this is comparing apples and oranges. The Church has spoken on both of these matters, which pertain to faith and morals.
There is no distinction between adults and babies either.
It is through the sacrament of Baptism that we become Christians, “For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body” (1 Corinthians 12:13). Baptism also takes away sin: “Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins” (Acts 22:16). Baptism and Confirmation are the sacramental elements of being born again, and the normal means by which we receive the Holy Spirit. Jesus tells us in John 3:5, “Unless one is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.” And in Acts 2:38-39, Peter says, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to Him.”
Not at all - on the contrary, your contributions are very valuable in this sort of thread - with your presence, there is no one who can claim that it is “absolutely clear” in the New Testament that Sunday worship displaces Saturday worship.Thank you… forgive me if my contributions were out-of-order or interupting.
One saint said once something that i had come to believe through experience… that the Catholic Church IS Christ…
That is was founded by Joseph Smith in New York in 1830 is another…
the Catholic Church doesn’t teach that we need the Pope (per se) to be saved… but we do need the Church (obviously the Pope is part of that Church)
There is only One Jesus It is through him that we gain Salvation With or without The Roman Catholic Church. All Christian Who believe have a chance for eternal life. For Roman catholics to assume that they are the only ones that deserve salvation is wrong. For Catholics answers to even suggest such a thing is the perfect example of true a Hertic. I am tired of the attitude of EWTN and also this web page. All Christian have the chance for Salvation they must live as Jesus did. THe ONE TRUE CHURCH IS THE RELIGON OF CHRISTIANANITY and not the denomination of the Roman Catholic Church.
why would i say what it says, it speaks for itself.my only question to you is where does the catholic church save anybody? and before you answer. what role does it play in saving anyone? now i need to tell you what you say will be brought before my friends at work okay? i want them to discuss your answer as well…
From a Catholic’s perspective… Jesus Christ is the Trinity, is the Word, is the Catholic Church. No part of this can be separated.
You are separating the head from the body. This cannot be done.
Yep.
Yes it would be wrong. Good thing the Church doesn’t teach this.
Catholic Answers does not suggest such a thing.
Why torcher yourself then?
This is true.
This, however is false. The one true Church is the one founded by Jesus Christ. This is helpful. BTW, Catholicism is not a denomination.