Who is better? Protestant or Catholic

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Is the Catholic better because they can get into heaven when they die with sin on their soul or the Protestant who believes that while they can commit a sin, break the law, they are free from the penalty, sin, of the law. In other words it appears a Catholic believes that they are held accountable to law but a Protestant doesn’t. So I’m a Protestant and believe while I can break the law I’m not held to the law, diplomatic immunity. I don’t believe in once saved always saved.
Two more things.
If you break one law you are guilty of all the law, so I would think this covers both mortal and venial sin.
All sin is you turning away from God and the punishment for any sin no matter how small is eternal death not life.
 
Catholic view most Protestant churches as truly Christian, but see Catholicism as the “fullness of the faith”. Catholics view salvation as a process throughout our life, as we seek to remain free of sin, but also know we at times will sin. However, we know that through confession we can be freed of sin.
 
Welcome tp the forums.

I will say this… Do you expect a Catholic to say “YES! We are better then protestants!” Lol. Then they would not be a very good Catholic. BTW I use to be a protestant until 8 years ago.

You are certainly bound to the moral law. We cant break the ten commandments at will with the mindset that we said a little prayer and accepted Jesus so we are not bound by anything. In 1sr Corinthians it says drunks, thieves, idolaters, sexually immoral people etc, etc, etc, will not inherit the kingdom of God. We are still bound by the moral law.

When Scripture speaks of not depending on obeying the law for salvation remember The first Christian’s were Jews. They still were practicing Judaism. A lot of the epistles were meant to be read from a Jewish lens. Not a 21st century protestant lens.

The Bible literally says some sin leads to death other sin does not

If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life — to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. 17 all wrongdoing is sin but there is sin that does not lead to death” 1 John 5:17

So not all sin is the same. Per scripture.

We must repent and be Baptised to go to heaven. And repentance is a on going thing. Catholics do not believe that they earn salvation by obeying the a law. We believe we are only saved by God’s grace. But the Bible commands us to do things. Such as get Baptised, repent, eat Christ’s flesh, feed the poor, cloth the naked. So if God says do it, we better do it.
 
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Your post is a gross overgeneralization of Protestant beliefs. There are hundreds of Protestant churches and many of them believe differently from what you say.

Setting that aside, while I believe the Catholic church has the fullness of truth and Protestants do not, it’s judgmental, prideful and unproductive to call one group “better”. God will judge us all individually, and Protestants who sincerely try to follow God’s commandments and do his will and love their neighbor are not excluded from Heaven. Nor is being Catholic a golden VIP ticket to Heaven. In fact, more might be expected from the Catholic.
 
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Ok one more verse just read one verse further. 1 John 5:18 clearly says “We know that no one who is born of God sins”.
 
Only God can judge the hearts of men.

It is my duty to stay in friendship with God, to do good works, to love my fellow man, and to work for the kingdom.

Validly baptized Protestants are Christians. There are good Christians and bad Christians.

You may want to read the Catechism to learn about the plan of Salvation for all mankind.
 
Good answer, I believe God knows your heart. You are correct there is a difference from one Protestant to another.
 
Catholics view our covenant with God as familial, not legal. We are sons and daughters, not slaves. The families has rules, yes, and breaking those rules has consequences. However, the Father of the family is also merciful (and loves Christ’s infinite merits) and is forgiving to those who accept and want to be part of the family, but does allow people to reject it.

Or a little less analogical, God isn’t keeping a tally of how often we “broke the law.” But he gives us the opportunity to actively accept or reject him (and his grace is what enables the free choice to accept him). It’s more about how we choose to orient ourselves rather than keeping a strict tally of whether we’re perfect or not.
 
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Ok one more verse just read one verse further. 1 John 5:18 clearly says “We know that no one who is born of God sins”.
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Rather, he who truly is living in God avoids sin rather than chooses to sin with impunity (because he believes he’s exempt). This isn’t saying Christian’s can’t sin, but quite the opposite. John is making the point that those who truly love God avoid it, and he’s chastising the people who say they don’t need to.
 
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Begotten by God. Not born. Only Christ is truly begotten by God. Only Christ cannot sin. We we are adopted children of God.

It’s a generalization that those truly saved try to avoid sin.
 
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Our Lord instituted seven Sacraments - channels of God’s grace. All can be seen in the scriptures. Since the reformation, most of those Sacraments have wither been altered or discarded completely.

Would Jesus do or say or teach something that would stop having meaning?
 
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Please see Romans 3:31.
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Which we should not take out of the context of Paul writing to the Church in Rome which was a mix of former gentiles and Jews, and Paul was aware of disputes in that church where each group was trying to claim some type of superiority over the other. This context really illuminates the first few chapters of Romans. And also in the context of being against the early heresy of the Judaizers which preached that gentile Christians should also live by Jewish laws and observances in order to be better Christians.
 
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What about Romans 6:14 and 7:6.
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Rom 6:14 is immediately followed by
15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! 16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. 18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
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To continue to sin is to give oneself as a slave to sin and the idols of this world and to not treat God as your end. Those who continue to sin put the devil as their master. Those who avoid sin keep God as their master.

(We stumble, of course, because most of us are still attached on some level to things of this world, but for those who continue to repent of their sin God is always waiting with open arms.)

Rom 7:6 is in reference to the old Jewish laws and observances, as Paul explains in the following verses about his own history. And his main thrust is that we could never perfectly hold to the old legalistic approach, for if we subject ourselves to being judged by a legal code, we are always going to be found guilty.
 
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Thank you, very good. I’m simply trying to seek and understand and I greatly appreciate your help. I use to be Catholic but am currently a Protestant. Maybe if I fully understand where I may be wrong things will change. Until then I’ll continue to seek God’s face.
 
I think the real question is , wich one is true? Catholic Church has a FAR better claim. Investigate the history of Chistanity , and you will see only one Church for 2000 years
 
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