How do noncatholic christians worship?
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I was raised Catholic, and I loved it, and I stayed Catholic until I was about 24 years old. At that time, I started questioning other religions, which led me to the Church of God. I remained in that church for about 10 years. Worship in that church was singing, hearing sermons, fellowship, and Bible study. It was quite different from what I was used to in the Catholic church. There were no statues, no Rosary, no Communion, no confession, no Holidays like Christmas or Easter, etc. Instead of those days, we had Sabbath on Saturday, there was Baptism by immersion, and we celebrated God's Holy Days, Pentecost, Trumpets, Passover, etc...Regular Sabbath was like a social gathering after the service. We stayed and visited with each other, ( there were about a thousand people then) We sang a few hymns, and sometimes there was special music, where someone would sing a solo.\nIt was very nice, and I enjoyed it, but I have moved on...and the most important thing is that I am still a Christian. A person can be a Christian in any church; it's what's in your heart and it's that you are close to your Creator.
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The better word would be follow.  Not worship, because we all know that worship is reserved for God/Jesus.  And they follow the Pope and the Saints because it suits them.  Catholicism has always been a denomination for people who need structure, rules, disciplines, etc.  It keeps them focused and leads them down the right path and helps them to make the right choices.  Other denominations have branched out allowing for their members to make their own decisions and they will be guided by a well equipped pastor.
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you don't worship as a catholic...you "pray to" and "honor Mary, the mother of God"..............
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worshipping or praying to God.
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Good question!\nThat's one reason I'm not catholic.\nThey will dance around the question with terms like 'prayer aids'.\nThey'll call it anything except idolatry.
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We believe in the apostolic authority of the pope and the pope's infalibility in matters of faith and morals. People mess this up and say we worship the pope or believe he can't sin.\n\nWe believe that the Blessed Virgin Mary is to be honored above all other humans (except Jesus), and that she is the Mother of God incarnate. We ask her to intercede for us, just like you'd ask your best friend to pray for you. People misinterpret this and say we worship her. We worship God alone in the Blessed Trinity.\n\nWe believe that Jesus Christ instituted seven sacraments, or visible signs through which He gives us grace. All seven are biblical. (See http://biblechristiansociety.com and http://catholic.com for more information.)\n\nProbably one of the most central doctrines of our faith (Protestants reconize this as well) is the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Catholics take the Last Supper and John 6 literally. We believe the bread and wine becomes Jesus' Body and Blood under the appearances of Bread and wine.\n\nWe believe in salvation by God's grace alone. Not by faith alone, and not by works alone. We need faith and works, or faith working through love, as St. Paul puts it.\n\nWe also do not believe in sola scriptura, or scripture alone. We believe that Jesus left a Church to guide us (Mt. 16: 18-19) and that we need Sacred Traditon as well.\n\nThese are only parts of our beautiful faith. To learn more, see the websites mentioned above, as well as \n\nhttp://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/\n\nwhich is an online Catechism and holds everything Catholics believe.\n\nTo sum it up though,\n\nhttp://www.creeds.net/ancient/nicene.htm\n\nThis is the Nicene Creed which we say at each Mass as a congregation.\n\nGod Bless, hope this helps...\n\nA devoted Catholic Christian.
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how can you not worship ?
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non denominational means its not a certain form of christianity. Catholics are a specific form of christianity- its the most different from other forms which are known as protstants, and under protstants there are many more forms, such as presbyterian, which is what I am.
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Non-practising Roman Catholic
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I'm not sure about the Orthodox ..But the difference between Catholics and Christians is that Christians don't worship or pray to Mary or the saints. Both believe Jesus is God.. they believe in the trinity being ONE GOD in three parts... Father-Son and Holy Spirit\n    Like you are made of 3 parts..body- mind  and spirit..but you are ONE person..like H20 is water-steam or ice ...but it is all still H20..that is God..Father-Son and Holy Spirit.\n      Also the other difference between Christians and Catholics is the Pope.\n       Christians believe he is just a man with no divine power.\n        Catholics believe he is Holy...making him divine or deity.\n       Also catholic priests and nuns cannot marry. Christian Pastors can marry
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As people have said, Catholicism is just a specific type of Christianity.  As for the cross bit, many Protestants use crosses as opposed to crucifixes (the cross with Jesus on it) because of the commandment that says you shouldn't make any graven images.  Catholics interpret this to mean you shouldn't worship any graven images and use the crucifix to help focus their thoughts during prayer or worship.  Some other points based on the differences between Catholics and Protestants (most Christians who aren't Catholic are Protestant):\n\n 1. Saints.  Catholics will pray to saints, asking them to intercede on their behalf.  Protestants don't do this, and don't really have saints.  I believe one reason is they sometimes think of this as worship, naturally forbidden.  Also, Catholics believe Mary was born without sin (the "immaculate conception").  Protestants do not.\n 2.  Structure.  Catholicism has a hierarchical structure with the pope at the top, then cardinals, bishops, priests, deacons, other religious, and laypeople.  This is not to say Catholics follow the pope mindlessly or above God, just that he acts as a father and a guide for the Church.  Protestants do not have this structure, but rely on small self-governing communities.\n 3.  The Eucharist.  Catholics say that the Eucharist is the essence of Christ, present with them.  They worship Christ in and through the Eucharist.  Protestants (generally) think the Eucharist is bread, symbolic of Christ, but not actually Christ.\n 4. 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.
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I did an entire study on this, unfortunately, it is not posted yet.\nYou need to get the scripture right, the term "judge not" means condemning to hell. However, to say to a fellow Christian that they are blowing it morally is commanded of us. Basically, Christians are to be fruit inspectors. \nHowever, we are NOT to judge those OUTSIDE the church. So if a supposed Christian is judging you and you are not a Christian, just give them the following scripture and say NOTHING...\n\n"For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges." - 1 Cor 5:12\n\nBut in our judgement, we are to make sure that we are acting and speaking out of love and concern and not prideful self-righteousness. That's the hard part. What is my motive and attitude?
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Hindus do not worship idols any more than a Christian who wears a crucifix worships a piece of metal. They worship Gods and use statues as perpetual reminders and symbols. Furthermore, Hinduism is a vast range of practices and beliefs that are far more complex than your simple, uneducated presentation acknowledges.
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I cannot agree with their worship methods.  They have priests who they ask for forgiveness to absolve them of their sins.  The bible says only the Lord God can forgive sins.  They place too much emphasis on worshipping or praising the pope treating him as if he were a God or the son of God.  They bow before him and kiss his hands.  The bible says God is a jealous God.  \n\nIn exodus 20:4-5 states that we should not make any graven images of anything in earth or in heaven.  However they chose to overlook this and create supposed statues of Jesus and Mary and bow before them and pray to them.  Mary was the mother of Christ and used by God, she was not meant to be prayed to nor worshipped.\n\nThey are not a true bible based church as they do not follow the teachings placed in the bible for Christians to follow.
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Eucharist is a sacrament of unity and thanksgiving. It shouts, "We are one, praise God!" \n\nSadly this is not true between Christian denominations. \n\nCatholics believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Most Protestant denominations do not.\n\nCatholics ask Protestants to respect our belief by not receiving Eucharist in a Catholic Church. \n\nThe Catholic Church also asks Catholics visiting Protestant Churches, out of respect for their faith, not to receive Holy Communion there.\n\nHopefully one day, all our differences will be resolved and we will be able to come together at one table.\n\nIt sounds like you are in the middle with a foot in both faiths. Do you feel one with the Catholic Church?\n\nIf yes, receive Eucharist in peace.\n\nIf no, please wait until you are one with the Church, possibly through the Sacrament of Reconciliation.\n\nWith love and prayers in Christ.
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The Catholic Church is apostolic which means it follows the teaching and practice of the Apostles. In the 20th chapter of the Act of the Apostles, the church in Troas gathered on the first day of the week, Sunday.\n\nChristians believe that Jesus fulfilled the Law of Moses. Therefore Christians are not held to the ceremonial parts of the Mosaic Law concerning of dietary purity and temple worship.\n\nChristians are held to the moral law of God, some of which is expressed in the Ten Commandments.\n\nThe first Christians were Jews. They went to temple or synagogue on the Sabbath (Saturday) with fellow Jews. \n\nThen they gathered on the first day of the week, the day on which Jesus rose from the dead (Sunday), with fellow Christians to tell stories of Jesus and share Eucharist. See Acts 20:7.\n\nLater Gentiles joined Christianity. The Apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, decided that the Gentiles did not have to covert to Judaism. Therefore, they only attended on Sundays and did not have to abide by Jewish dietary laws.\n\nThis has been the practice ever since.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Catholics don't worship or adore Mary. We venerate her, and call her blessed, just as Scripture shows. (Luke 1:48). \n\nCatholics request Mary's intercession because the fervant prayer of a righteous person is very powerful. (James 5:16). It's hard to find someone who fits this description more than Mary. This is not asking Mary to mediate (Jesus Christ is the only one with that role (Tim 2:5)), merely to intercede. It's similar to St. Paul asking fellow believers to pray for him. (Romans 15:30, Col 4:3, and other verses).\n\nNeither do Catholics practice idolatry, because they do not worship statues, or anything else created. Exodus 20:4-5 prohibits the making of images for the purpose of worshiping the image, but does not prohibit image-making altogether. (In Exodus 25:18-19, G-d commands Moses to make statues of cherubim.) Statues and other images are used as an aid to faith by helping to call to mind that which they represent, but the image itself is not worshipped.