I know that Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Armenian churches all believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, but when did other Christian Groups stop believing in the Real Presence?
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This is something that has been debated for centuries . . . even before the Protestant Reformation.  Catholic scholars argued about it too, though the consensus remained that the bread and wine do become the Body and Blood of Christ.  And Luther NEVER argued against the Real Presence.  However, some Protestants after Luther did. . . and as Protestantism spread, so did the idea that this was only a symbolic act.  Check out this link . . . and search at the site for other articles.  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05573a.htm
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Ummmm...here it's called the Nicene Creed.  A majority of protestant churches follow this.  Maybe you should read it...\nMajority of protestants repeat this every sunday during service.\n\nQuoted from the Creed:\n"We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church"
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oh the one thing that you can be sure of is the Bible!\n\nif ur a believer of Christ, you are called a Christian.. But the concept of Religion enters when a person decides for his/her religious practices...\n\nChrist did not established religion. he didnt indicate if His church is catholic/baptist etc.\n\nand i can say that Roman Catholic Church is not the true Church...  it is because its doctrines are corrupted...\nchristianity is for real but not until Constantine made Christianity as a state religion for the byzantine empire...\n\nas you know, romans have different gods. They are pagan! when Christianity came, people dont know the nature of Christianity, its doctrines etc. They just know that Christ was the Messiah.... so that means people did not leave their sinful nature (idolatry, worshipping gods). So that is why we have Catholic Church, full of idol worship..\n\nÜ The Bible, the only thing that has not been changed even before Creation, will set you free... Coz the truth will set you free. God bless you!
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You said it sister! Remember that there was only one denomination for over 1500 years. We should put aside our petty differences in doctrine and unite in Truth and Holiness, all under the banner and Lordship of Jesus Christ.
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I'll answer it as best as I can:\n1. Catholics believe in the Pope, Protestants do not.\n2.Methodists believe in God and Jesus, but they emphasize free will.\n3. Mormons believe in the teachings of Joseph Smith, and they do not believe in smoking nor drinking coffee, tea, or alcohol.\n4. Lutherans believe in the teachings of Martin Luther, who truly believed that salvation is found in the word of God alone.\n5. Presbyterians believe in scripture, but its teachings tell that faith, grace, salvation are acquired alone.\n6. Episcopalians (also known as Anglicans) believe in the Apostles' Creed, the 39 articles of faith, and the Book Of Common Prayer. There are churches that have a service similar to Roman Catholics (known as Anglo-Catholicism; but they don't believe in the Pope), or they have services that are reformed like Lutherans which have no Catholic elements at all.\n7. Pentecostals believe in the Bible hands down, but they feel you need to be baptized in Jesus' name in order to get into heaven.\n8. Jehovah's Witnesses-Believe in the Bible, but they do not celebrate holidays or birthdays. They have minister and elders, but they meet a a place called the Kingdom Hall. They don't believe in souls; they believe that when death occurs you go to the ground but will be resurrected when the second coming occurs.
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YES.  According to the good ol' American Heritage Dictionary, a Christian is one who professes "belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus."  I'm a Catholic, and I know this describes me, as I'm sure it describes you as well.\n\nI have come to understand a bit more about why sometimes Protestants say Catholics aren't Chritistian, however.  Hopefully, these will help you understand your friends' logic:\n\n1. The Saints.  It's thought that by praying to saints, Catholics are worshiping them.  This isn't true, of course, for reasons I won't get into here - I'm sure you know them - but you can see how people might think you're not Christian if they thought this was true.\n2. The Bible.  Because Protestants don't have a Church structure the way Catholics do, Protestants often end up paying a lot more attention to the Bible, memorizing passages etc.  It seems to them that Catholics ignore the Scriptures and so the word of Christ.  This isn't true either, but it's a not-infrequent misconception.\n3.  The Eucharist.  Catholics say that the Eucharist is the essence of Christ, present with us.  We worship Christ in and through the Eucharist.  If you're Protestant, you (generally) think the Eucharist is bread, symbolic of Christ, but not actually Christ.  So if they see us worshiping God in the Eucharist, they think we're bowing down to a piece of bread.  You can see how this would seem sacriligious?\n4. Salvation.  Generally, Protestants believe that salvation can only come from accepting Christ as your savior.  Essentially, no matter how good a person is on their own, because they're not perfect, they wouldn't be able to make it to heaven if it weren't for Chirst's sacrifice.    Catholics believe this is true, but that you also have to 'walk the walk, not just talk the talk.'  Salvation is based on the acceptance of Christ as savior combined with good works.  The reason some Protestants have a problem with this is because they're thinking we're discounting the importance of Christ's sacrifice and that we think we could get into heaven on our own. \n\nSo you see, the concept of Catholics not being Christian is generally based on misconceptions.  Try explaining these concepts to your friends (without proselytizing) and try to find out why they think Catholics don't count as Christians.  We all believe in Christ as the source of eternal life.  Maybe you can help them see this.
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Well, that's pretty much the official belief of many Christians, including the Roman Catholic Church. They believe in evolution, an old-earth, etc. They just believe that God was the driving force guiding that evolution.
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Mainstream Christianity is not true Christianity. Unlike early Christianity, so-called Christians celebrate pagan festivals like Halloween, Christmas, and Easter. They go to war, although Jesus taught his first disciples to love their enemies. False Christians are taught that Jesus is God when Jesus CLEARLY called himself the Son of God. (John 10:36) False Christians use the cross in their worship, even though it is common knowledge that the cross is a pagan symbol that pre-dates Christianity by thousands of years. They are involved in politics, although Jesus taught his followers to be no part of the world. (John 15:19)\n\nMainstream Christianity is indeed far removed from 1st-century Christianity.
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that whould be Venus worship. which stopped around the time of Hinduism. Beofre xianity they all went to heaven without worrying about it. Now it seems like christianity has stunted spirtual growth.
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I don't know where you get your information from.  You have been misinformed.  There are some so called "Catholics" that are misguided, as well as many others.  I was raised and taught in Catholic schools.  Not once, did anyone ever suggest praising statues or worshiping anyone or anything other than (Jesus, Holy Spirit & the Father) Holy trinity = one God.  We believe in offering prayers for loved ones, and we believe that the Staints offer they're prayers for the living.  But if someone was to assume that Catholics are taught to worship anyone or anything other than God, they are sadly mistaken.  Statues, pictures, etc... are reminders of who are good examples of how to live as Christ did.  Just like having pictures of your children.  The pictures are NOT your children, but an image of your children.  you would feed, clothe or talk to the picture.  Being Cathoilic does not mean that you are out of touch with reality.
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The catholic religion is in reality based on traditions created by the church, not Christ.  They do however claim that they follow Christ, but actions speak louder than words.  Catholicism is primarily a pagan religion.\n\nThis I believe; http://homelessheart.com/testimony.htm
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Christ has warned beforehand his disciples to watch out that MANY will come in his Name and he will be called Christ. And for him these are the deceivers.\nWhy are you asking now about the split in Christ's churches. don't you see how Jesus saw that two thousand plus years ago?\nFor your information too, Catholics was the first one to be divided from Jewish-Christian Orthodox, to Roman Catholic to Greek Catholic Orthodox and to Coptic to The Fundamentalist Catholics of Mel Gibson's Father. The Catholic itself is divided inside between Italian groups and other nationalities from the Fundamentalists, to Traditionalists, to Liberals. You have to wake up. The only thing they are not giving up is the election of Pope but its teaching is breaking up from the Old Testament little by little until the time will come that ultimately their only God will be Jesus or worse back to the Old Roman myth of having a the Queen Mother as God. Christ did not tell them to  put up a church in his name because he knew about the divisions  that will happen. Notice in your parish that whenever there is a new organization or movement within the church, it always end up to qualms among its members and be split into groups until it  totally disappears and till another group emerges again. That is not  a common human frailties, that is the curse Jesus has warned his followers long time ago. You are the one who needs to ponder and reflect.
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Christians can only defend their religion with what Jesus taught.The basic belief of every Christian is that they believe in God and His son Jesus and the Holy Spirit.What they rely on interpretations is substantiate the substitute beliefs .For eg.the benefits of intercession.But as for me,the belief in Jesus is the primary belief.
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I am Church of God. We are all one body of Christ if we believe Jesus died for our sins, arose the third day and sits at the right hand of God.\nOne body, many members.
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Jesus proclaimed to be God, hence the crucifixtion. All of the early church leaders thought Jesus was God. Even in the second century there is reports by a Roman oficial of Christians singing praises to Jesus as a God. If you don't believe me check it out for yourself, I did.
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It's not a weird notion.  There is no evidence of a lot of things that transpired during the times of Christ.   Sure the Bible talks about it and is the ONLY accepted history of that time.   I'm inclined to think that the apostles did run with their interpretation of Christ's teachings.   I'm not so sure it was to create an alternate Jewish religion, but an alternate politically correct on of the time.   Jesus didn't come to Earth to have people worship him as God.  That was furthest from his teachings.  His teachings were to show people the way to the Father through his teachings.  Even the perverstion of "The only way to heaven is through Christ."   It simply means that to get to heaven is to be like Christ and follow his teachings.   It does not mean to worship him as God.   Never has, never did, never will.
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At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” Then he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.” \n\nCatholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through some miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nCatholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where the priest, acting in place of Christ, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nThis is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.\n\nWith love in Christ.