Jesus was considered the same as well by the Jews.
If it were true that if a large number of people believe a group to be a misslead cult was somehow indeed ‘proof’ of the cults validity, then maybe we should all go down and join the latest new age group sitting on a mountain waiting for their saucer ride to shambhala or wherever. Jesus never promised his followers an easy time, but that doesn’t mean the fact that people disagree with a group’s doctrine is proof of anything. You can find millions that disagree with the ‘moonies’ but thats no endorsement of their theology.
Protestants believed the Catholic (Roman Catholic) Church to be the Anti-Christ as well. Luther, Wycliff, Calvin, Knox and many other Protestants. Abraham Lincoln believed the same as well.
You seem to contradict yourself here… If i’m understanding your previous point… Adventism is true becuase a lot of people believe it to be a cult, and in this point… Catholicism is false becuase a lot of people believed it to be false…
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What others think is no guide to Truth.
Why do you think America came to be. They came to be able to Worship God as they see fit and not be persucuted by the Roman Catholic Church.
One reason I left Adventism is the fact that they distort history to support their doctrines and teach that twisted history in their schools as if it were fact. Puritans did not come to this country to avoid persecution by Catholics. They came to avoid persecution by the CHURCH OF ENGLAND. The puritans also quite happily turned around and persecuted those comming to America who did not agree with their own beliefs, including Anglicans, Quakers, Catholics, and Jews amoung others.
It’s all in History, look it up. State and Church should not be united. The Protestants are fulled as well. They will play a big part in the End Times when the National Sunday Law is instituted.
Yes, look up real history, not Adventist versions of history. Did you know the dates your prophecy interpretation system is based on are largely innaccurate? The dates don’t work! I remember trying to study my way back into Adventism by working out the dates from independent history books. Instead, I realized the prophecy interpretations are based on bad history, supposition and a generous amount of tweaking of actual years and events, not on miraculously corraborating historical events that could be verified. If the prophecy theories and dates don’t work, what evidence is there of this so called ‘sunday law’ that all Adventists fear so much?
Just one date, just one example:
angelfire.com/ms/seanie/adventism/1260justinian.html
The Catholic Church is not stupid they know how to deceive they have the master of all deceiveres guiding them.
Did Jesus lie? Did Jesus decieve his disciples? Jesus said the gates of hell would not prevail against his Church.
I am not knocking on The Catholic members that go to Church on Sunday to worship God. I’m talking about the system.
There is no such thing as the Catholic ‘system’ being distinct from Catholics. Read your bible again, the Church is not a building or system. It is the Body of Christ, his Bride, and we are all part of his Body.
My whole family are Catholic and I know they believe what the Catholic teach them because they don’t read the bible as much as I do.
More of the Bible is read at each mass than in half a dozen typical protestant sermons. They also hear teaching on what is read, which is to reflect the teaching of the Church, not just someone’s personal opinion.
Not everyone expresses their spirituality in the same way. The fact they do not share your inclinations does not make them wrong. Catholics are free to read the Bible and are encouraged to do so. Some choose other ways of learning and expressing their devotion, and that is fine. You have to remember Catholicism was around before there was printing and cheap books, and before it was common for everyone to be able to read. Therefore we have many ways of teaching and learning that do not depend on possessing a physical book and being able to read it. I don’t think its a coincidence that the emphasis on personal bible possession and reading, didn’t come about until after the printing press was invented. Makes you wonder what Christians did before printing! Makes you wonder what Christians did before the existence of the New Testament! You should check out the history of the Bible and where it came from while you are brushing up on your history. Protestants wouldn’t have a Bible to thump if it wasn’t for millions of Catholic monks devoting lifetimes to carefully copying and preserving the manuscripts. If Satan really controlled our Church as you claim, why bother? Why not just allow the bible to be lost?
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