Mormons prefer to prey on which? - Catholics or Protestants?

[SyCarl]

Hi gottle. question for you. You claim that there is authority in Protestant Church’s? Could you tell me who holds this authorty and where does it come from?

Any Protestant I ever talked to said no one has the authority. They say that the Pope has no authority because he is man. What exactly is a authority structure. How can a structure hold authority and teach me???

This one really got me. Especially its plain to see in the bible that Jesus gave it to the Pope and Apostles and Protestants deny that. Then you say that they accept a authority STRUCTURE. Again thanks Gottle and please explain.

There are authority structures they are just not viewed as infallible. For example in the Presbyterian Churches their is the minister. The minister is the moderator of the Kirk Session (Board of Elders). This body governs the local congregation. Each congregation sends its minister and an elder to Presbytery which is a grouping of congregations in a local area. A person can appeal a decision of the Session to Presbytery. Presbytery also confirms the appointment of minister and sends resolutions to the General Assembly. The next level is the Synod which groups together a number of Presbyterys. This level manages facilities that are too much for the lower levels to maintain on their own. At the top is the General Assembly, which meets periodically to deal with policy and other matters. General Assembly is made up of representatives from congregations and Presbyterys. It has the final authority. All decisions are binding on the lower levels.

Now we can disagree on where these bodies get their authority but they do exist.

 

[Zundrah]

Yes - even so, there are such structures in Protestant Churches. Such as those in Calvinism, or Anglicanism.​

I don’t know much (or even anything) about these churches;

Calvinism, or Anglicanism.

But yes, mormons say that that only they can baptize and that any other church that baptizes is not actually really baptizing!!! …they say that it doesn’t count because only Mormons were given the earthly authority to baptize people!

 

[Zundrah]

My methodist Church teaches that there is no authority on Earth. Not in the Catholic Church and certainly not in the Mormon church!

 

[rinnie]

There are authority structures they are just not viewed as infallible. For example in the Presbyterian Churches their is the minister. The minister is the moderator of the Kirk Session (Board of Elders). This body governs the local congregation. Each congregation sends its minister and an elder to Presbytery which is a grouping of congregations in a local area. A person can appeal a decision of the Session to Presbytery. Presbytery also confirms the appointment of minister and sends resolutions to the General Assembly. The next level is the Synod which groups together a number of Presbyterys. This level manages facilities that are too much for the lower levels to maintain on their own. At the top is the General Assembly, which meets periodically to deal with policy and other matters. General Assembly is made up of representatives from congregations and Presbyterys. It has the final authority. All decisions are binding on the lower levels.

Now we can disagree on where these bodies get their authority but they do exist.

Thank-you Sycarl for responding back to me. But what I don’t understand if its not infallible where would the exact truth be. Do you understand what I am saying.

The RCC is the infallible word of God. We have that promise from God that the APostles will teach us the truth, and the fullness of the truth is in the CHurch.

Now if I may ask if your CHurch does not claim to be the infallible teachings how would I know that the word is straight from God himself like he promised? How could I be sure its the truth?

 

[rinnie]

My methodist Church teaches that there is no authority on Earth. Not in the Catholic Church and certainly not in the Mormon church!

But the bible teaches that the authority is given to Man by the Son of God. And that the Son Of God became man, and gave that authority to Man to forgive sins. That is by the Power of the HS that is given in Holy Orders.

 

[Zundrah]

But the bible teaches that the authority is given to Man by the Son of God. And that the Son Of God became man, and gave that authority to Man to forgive sins. That is by the Power of the HS that is given in Holy Orders.

Aww darling Rinnie, i was talking about that covanent that Christ placed on Peter, y’know the keys to the kingdom? I was talking about the authority to say what goes and what doesn’t go, that Christ apparently gave to peter and now lives in the catholic chruch; “the gates of hell shall not prevail” ect… My methodist church says that this is not the case, as do most denominations.

bless

xxx zundrah xxx

 

[rinnie]

Aww darling Rinnie, i was talking about that covanent that Christ placed on Peter, y’know the keys to the kingdom? I was talking about the authority to say what goes and what doesn’t go, that Christ apparently gave to peter and now lives in the catholic chruch; “the gates of hell shall not prevail” ect… My methodist church says that this is not the case, as do most denominations.

bless

xxx zundrah xxx

Oh, Gota ya doll!

 

[Zundrah]

Oh, Gota ya doll!

Praise the Lord!

 

[why_me]

As people debate as to whether mormons prefer to prey on catholics or protestants, the penecostals are reaping huge gains at catholic and other protestant churches expense. I would assume that every penecostal church in latin america is made up of mostly former catholics. And I think that they are growing very quickly.

 

[Religio71]

As people debate as to whether mormons prefer to prey on catholics or protestants, the penecostals are reaping huge gains at catholic and other protestant churches expense. I would assume that every penecostal church in latin america is made up of mostly former catholics. And I think that they are growing very quickly.

and you really think we don’t discuss the pentecostal churches?

Again, try reading the non-Mormon related threads here, you’ll see that it’s not just the LDS Church that is talked about here.

P.S. Oneness Pentecostal baptisms are not accepted either.

 

[RebeccaJ]

As people debate as to whether mormons prefer to prey on catholics or protestants, the penecostals are reaping huge gains at catholic and other protestant churches expense. I would assume that every penecostal church in latin america is made up of mostly former catholics. And I think that they are growing very quickly.

One has to ask, why do you care?

 

[Zundrah]

As people debate as to whether mormons prefer to prey on catholics or protestants, the penecostals are reaping huge gains at catholic and other protestant churches expense. I would assume that every penecostal church in latin america is made up of mostly former catholics. And I think that they are growing very quickly.

LDS and Catholic??? Oh my… am I seeing things? No human being can be both a mormon AND catholic… I am confused, or rather you are!