why is catholacism anethmatic to evangelicals?
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Because evangelicals believed that the final word of a god and Jesus Christ should be in the bible.
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Any theologian should be wary of a doctrine that:\n!. Denies the existance of God.\n2. advocates theft and murder.\n\nCommunism is merely a theory.  It promises a panacea in which everyone is equal yet has always produced a totalitarian state in which most individual rights are not recognized and the vast majority of the people live in abject poverty when the party leaders wallow in wealth.
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Answer to first question:  No\n\nAnswer to second question:  Evangelical\n\nAnswer to third question:  my church is very conservative.
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there is a difference between Christians and born again Christians, maybe it has something to do with being born again. LOL
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I am a Catholic ans we are not fundamentalists. Our view is that The Book Of Revelation is mostly allegory. Christ will come again.
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Catholics are Christians.  \n\nChristianity has many different 'branches' called denominations, which all have slightly different beleifs on the interpretation of the Bible and slightly different practices.  Catholics are just one denomination.  Other denominations include Methodist, Baptist, Mormons, Evangelicals and so on and so forth.  \n\nHope this was some help!
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here is a good website explaining it.\nI am not Catholic.
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Who said Love equates directly to inclusion?  Those people who are antithetical to the Christian faith are not capable of fellowship with those who believe.  This does not mean that people of faith do not care about those who are outside the fellowship, but all inclusive ecumenicism can be confusing and create a mixed and false message.
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Roman Catholics have  add works to there salvation.  The Holy Sacrements are required to do to get to heaven. Plus they believe in purgutary a place where they go to finish cleanses there sins, based on there works on earth the longer or least time there will spend in pur. then they will go to heaven. The pope goes straight to heaven bypassing purgutary. They have strange views about Mary, they lift her name up. She did have favor in God's eyes but thats it she still was a sinner just like all men. I disagree with there doctrine
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I'm a Catholic Christian, and this is what the Catechism of the Catholic Church has to say about non-Catholics and non-Christians:\n\n"Outside the Church there is no salvation"\n\n846 How are we to understand this affirmation, often repeated by the Church Fathers? Re-formulated positively, it means that all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church which is his Body:\n\nBasing itself on Scripture and Tradition, the Council teaches that the Church, a pilgrim now on earth, is necessary for salvation: the one Christ is the mediator and the way of salvation; he is present to us in his body which is the Church. He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and Baptism, and thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through Baptism as through a door. Hence they could not be saved who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it or to remain in it.\n\n847 This affirmation is not aimed at those who, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ and his Church:\n\nThose who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation.\n\n848 "Although in ways known to himself God can lead those who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of the Gospel, to that faith without which it is impossible to please him, the Church still has the obligation and also the sacred right to evangelize all men."
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The doctrine of original sin is Catholic, not Biblical or Christian.\n\n1)  Baptism is for OUR sins, not someone else's.  And therefore, the Bible does not advocate infant baptism.  It is for those mature enough to believe and know what it is that they believe.\n\nJesus washes away the sins of those who accept his sacrifice in place of their own death.  Those who have not accepted it are still in their sins.  Another reason why babies are not baptized.\n\n2)  Jesus told Nicodemus the answer to the question on why we need to be born again:\nJesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." And, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.  That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."  (John 3:3, 5-6)\n\n3)  Once a person has accepted the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and had their sins washed from them in baptism, they are a "new man".  The "new man" acts differently:\n"...that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.  Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another.  "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.  Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.  Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.  Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.  And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you."  (Ephesians 4:22-32)\n\nThough Christians still have human nature to battle, they also have what other humans don't have -- the nature of God.\n\nHowever, as Jesus acknowledged, overcoming sin is impossible WITHOUT GOD! (Matthew 19:26).  But Christians ARE  WITH GOD:\n"But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His."  (Romans 8:9)\n\nAnd yet, sin is not overcome in a day.  So, we are under grace -- that is, our sins (current and future) are covered by the blood of Jesus Christ while we learn to overcome sin.\n\nTrue Christians do not continue in sin forever.  They strive continually to put all sin out of their lives until the day they will be made in the image and likeness of Jesus.
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Yes I like this... it just sounds more...TRUE somehow. Nobody who currently professes to be a Christian is truly Christ like...we all have our own prejudices, phobias, hatreds.... SINS. We can only aspire to be like Him and therefore Christianism fits the circumstance better. You should call the Pope or something.
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I agree. Just like if you want to know about baking a cake, don't ask your local plumber, as a baker of a bakery that makes cakes. But don't just ask someone in the church that may not have a perfect understanding of their religion, not everyone thats catholic are scholar on Catholism. Ask someone who are in authority. Like a bishop or a missionary, or whoever else who should know alot.
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The Churches fo Christ believe the Bible to be the absloute final Word fo God and that it contains the plan for mankind's redemption from sin. They take the position that we are not to add to, nor take from scripture. They teach that baptism is essential for salvation, as it is obedience to Christs command to be born again. Baptism as written in the original language of the Bible at the time of Christ meant that one would be fully be dipped (emmersed) in water, that it represents the ressurection of Christ from the grave and showed obedience to His will. They do not include musical instruments in worship, singing is vocal only. They partake in the Lord's Supper each Sunday. Missions are supported worldwide. Each church is independent and able to support missions or other works as the local bishops or elders see fit. There is no synod or pope or governing body oversight outside of the local congregation. \n\nIn years past members would tell non-members that if you were not a member of the church of Christ you were going to hell. Of course that does not sit well with any other religious group, Christian or otherwise. However the meaning was misconstrued in that one must belong to Christ's church, not someone else church as there is no other name under heaven by which mankind could or would be saved from eternal death and separation from God. Members are from moderate, conservative to ultra conservative, for example some believe it wrong to have a kitchen in the church building, widows and orphans must be taken into individuals homes not institutionalized. Acts of homosexuality are not tolerated as the Book of Romans clearly says it is not to be a part of one's life, but the person is loved and admonished to abstain from such relationships, as is alcohol abuse, gossip and more. Divorce and remarriage has a narrowly defined "just cause". Governing structure is Christ is the head of the church, no pope or head bishop. Elders (or bishops) are the "overseers" of each congregtation. All members are considered "saints". There is no outside creed or book like the Catholic church or Methodist church use. Prayers are directed to God via Christ. Peter is not considered the "head" of the church, only Christ.\n\nI would also note that of all Christian groups, most of us agree on about 95% of Biblical teaching, any one of us could substitute one minister for the others and preach Gensis thru John with few or no varations, but when we get to Acts, we split over church structure, matters of faith and salvation. We are saved by grace, we must believe that Christ is God's Son, but we must also obey Christ to come into is grace. Baptism is obedience, and the result of a professed faith in action. Faith without action is not faith, but is dead.\n\nI have not included the specific scripture related to the ideology behind the Church of Christ but Bible students will recognise scripture and can look it up for themselves if it is important to them. Acts 2:38 ius where they take their name, although it is nto the only referrenc to God's church name. It is also referred to as the "Disciples of Christ", "Church of God" but born again believers were mostly referred to as "the saints" or "Christians".\n\nThere is much more, and your best bet is a correspondence course if you really are interested or curious. I'd be happy to have you placed on a free correspondence list if you like and are really interested in a study. \n\nIt is a true statement: "You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." Jesus Christ.
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The evangelical fundamentalisms are the main issue.  It pretty much has to be American evangelicals in my book, because I don't know of English evangelicals or French evangelicals (though I'm not denying they may exist).\n\nI know there are lots of really, really nice Christians out there, but 90% of the time you can't hear them above the fundies.  Your perfectly nice, sane question has two thumbs down and no thumbs up because it wasn't controversial and didn't attack anyone.  How sad is that?\n\nBright blessings.\n)O(
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You seem to be asking two questions, then hint at a third. The first, "Why do they (some people who have a solid faith), insist on pushing it onto others?"\n\nWhen I see "faith" I immediately think "religious faith," and when some of those who have a solid religious faith insist on pushing it onto others, they are likely to be evangelical, which charges them with spreading the Word. For others, their faith has so changed their lives that, evangelical or not, they cannot contain their happiness and must share with others.\n\nAs you elaborate your question you ask a second and hint at a third: "We don't judge them for their beliefs - so why do they judge others?" What you see as "judging" to them may be seen as having accepted the Truth. That Truth is so obvious it can be blinding in its clarity and all the more mystifying that others can't, don't or refuse to see it. That in turn, couples with a sense of urgency to save the rest of us.\n\nAnd then, "While I am not gay, it seems to be the gay community that recieve the most 'telling offs'." This seems to go into a different territory. The gay community receiving the most 'telling offs' may be from those who are anti-gay and/or homophobic; or simply ignorant and/or immature.
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They are inter-related but not the same. \n\nAn evangelical Christian can be anyone who believes in salvation by faith, via the sinner's prayer. This includes Baptists, Bible Church, etc. The following churches are sometimes considered Evangelical: Evangelical Lutheran, and many others such as Methodist, Nazarene, etc. What is meant by Evangelical in this case are churches that believe in evangelism, which is going forth and witnessing to others about the Good news of Jesus Christ. \n\nNow, churches like the Assemblies of God, and most of the Pentecostal churches are in the pentecostal wing of Christianity, and they are all Evangelical. But how they differ from the other Evangelical churches is their belief in what is considered the "sign" gifts. Those sign gifts are primarily found in Acts chapter 2 and in I and II Corinthians. \n\nPentecostal churches believe that when a person receives the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, that a person often starts to speak in tongues. This also includes gifts such as prophecy, discernment of spirits, interpretation of tonges, and other "sign" gifts.\n\nMost evangelical churches believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit no longer applies to today and went away shortly after Acts 2. The Pentecostals believe it is still around today.