Actually the first Church was headquartered in Jerusalem.
Can’t agree there. Many people open Bibles today and invent all sorts of nonsense.
You are absolutely correct! That is why we need a divinely appointed authority! (The Magisterium) which is the teaching authority of the Church.
Historically and in very general terms, church members split off and create a new congregation because of real or perceived worldliness and carnality of the existing leaders and other congregation members. The main confession of faith remains centered in Jesus Christ sent by the Father and empowered by the Holy Spirit for eternal life as found in Scripture. Sometimes though it is doctrinal issues that caused the split. A new understanding of Scripture on a certain topic area creates a situation of accept this or leave. Just like during the reformation, the RCC said accept this or leave, Protestants will say that to one another. It is the weakness of the flesh.
That does not detract from the inerrancy of God’s Word, Scripture.
Out of the twelve Apostles, Jesus selected one who was corrupt[judas] who was to be a reminder to us that their would always be some in the church of that character. Are you going to tell us their was never a corrupt member or clergyman in any other religion and if there was is that a reason to break of and form a different church or religion?
Since the RCC considers tradition as doctrine, to throw out bad tradition, like the sale of indulgences, is changing doctrine to the RCC but to a Protestant it is not changing doctrine but getting rid of bad practices. Like Jesus told the Jewish religious leaders, “the doctrine of men make the Word of God of no effect”
I do concede that there was corruption in the Church that was a big cause for the Reformation.
Judas was not the leader. Corrupt leadership is what the Reformation was about.Out of the twelve Apostles, Jesus selected one who was corrupt[judas] who was to be a reminder to us that their would always be some in the church of that character. Are you going to tell us their was never a corrupt member or clergyman in any other religion and if there was is that a reason to break of and form a different church or religion?
I can see your point because if someone is living in a place without a single church then the only thing that will lead them to Christ is the bible.
Before the reformation, Christianity is shared between east and west churches. Since the reformation, Christianity is shared between the east church, the RCC and the Protestants. It is not fear of the RCC but truth is found in Jesus and if I have the truth of Jesus outside of the RCC, why do I need to belong to it unless I am attracted to it?
Of course not. But it does mean that one cannot simply open the Bible and understand everything one needs to know, as was previously asserted. Inerrancy is not remotely the same thing as “immediately understandable to anyone who reads.” Even the biblical authors say things like “There are some things in [Paul’s epistles] that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.”
Never said judas was a leader but none the less he was one of the twelve. Now why would Jesus select that man knowing what he was about, never taking away his free will. He was to be an example to us all that these kinds of perpetrators would always find their way in to the church. My friend Jesus never spoke of his church being separated by a reformation. Instead he said the gates of hell would never prevail agaonst her. Did he lie when he spoke these words? No of course not and if you are one of these sola scripture believers then you should believe the words of Christ. If the church was to be torn apart as you claim it should be, then our faith is in vain because Jesus told a tale. You claim to be just another congregation, so i must assume you believe yourself to be a new form of Catholic, sorry just doesnt work. Jesus created his church through the apostles, the Holy Catholic Church. True you are our separated bretheren and i pray one day you find yourself back home in Chrsts original church
Its not about being attracted to it, you base it on a feeling and not facts. You base it on what you have been taught by someone elses doctrines. Do your own research open minded. The C.C. is the body not the head. Rome is the head of the church on earth wich is led by Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. We do not believe you cant make it to heaven but to receive Jesus fully here on earth you should want to be part of his church which has the fullness. She has the fullness of the teachings of the holy scripture which was put together by the church. She basis all teachings from scriptures and teachings from the early church fathers. You risk being misslead with these newage doctrines that were created hundreds of years after the original church. Doctrines made up by men who dissagreed with another and started his own church and then another and another and on and on. When does it stop? Everytime you look around there is another denom. in a mall or abandoned building started by somone who ‘found Jesus’ and decides he can lead a flock. Not saying that person doesnt mean well but he or she is playing with someones salvation. How do you know if this person knows the correct interpretation of something so valuable and Holy.