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by Anonymous on November 18th, 2003

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Are all Christian denominations considered to have branched off from Catholicism?

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  • by Revelator on March 27th, 2004

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    By "church," I assume the reference is to the church presented in the New Testament. It is always a treat for me to talk about Jesus' church, because the church reveals the "manifold wisdom of God" (Eph. 3: 10). The importance of the church is seen in such verses as I Timothy 3: 15, where we learn that the church is "the pillar and ground of the truth."

    The beginning of the church. Jesus promised to build his church (Matt. 16: 18, 19, Jesus gave his life for the church, Acts 20: 28). The church became a reality in Acts 2, in Jerusalem, as was prophesied (ca. AD 30, Isa, 2: 2, 3). The Book of Acts records the first 30 years of the history and progress of the church. Within just a few years, there were thousands of members of the church in Jerusalem and local churches were established in many cities (Acts 4: 4, 5: 14, 6: 1, 14: 1, 21: 20).

    The falling away and restoration. The scriptures prophesied that there would be an apostasy from the truth and the true church (2 Thes. 2: 1-12, I Tim. 4: 1-3). The falling away was influenced by the very leaders (elders) who were appointed to oversee the local churches (Acts 20: 28-31). It is apparent that the original apostasy was realized in Catholicism. The Lord's church is historically obscure from about AD 600 until the 1800s. Men such as Martin Luther attempted to reform the corrupt Catholic Church (The Reformation, AD 1517 through 1784). Men then realized reformation was not the proper goal and turned their attention to restoring the First Century church (The Restoration, AD 1809 continuing). Men such as Thomas Campbell urged all to speak only the Bible (I Pet. 4: 11).

    As a result of the Restoration Movement, the early church was historically re-introduced on a noticeable scale. You can now, in most cities, find a local church that is scriptural in designation, work, and worship. There will continue to be, though, cycles of fidelity and apostasy (I Cor. 11: 19).

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    • The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus, it was the first Christian Church, and the onlyone for nearly 1000 years

      Nohbdy

      by Nohbdy on March 31st, 2004

    • Right on target! The previous comment to this answer has absolutely no foundation in the Bible

      Eric Henry

      by Eric Henry on June 14th, 2004

    • first part correct second part WRONG

      arlene hawkins

      by arlene hawkins on January 21st, 2005

    • The Catholic church was founded in the 4th century CE, long after Jesus and his contemporaries had left the Earth.

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on January 22nd, 2005

    • this is Trash...there is NO historical evidence at all to support this allegation . Your "Great Apostasy never happened.

      Ignatius

      by Ignatius on March 25th, 2005

    • This is almost direct quotes form a anti-catholic and biased sourced. There is no historical evidence to support his claims.

      Truth Monger

      by Truth Monger on April 10th, 2005

    • good answer but more user friendly if you include the referenced scriptures

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on April 11th, 2005

    • To the others: Why did "Jesus' Church" condone the murder of thousands of "heretics" over the centuries?

      doctor_jkel

      by doctor_jkel on April 12th, 2005

    • finally! my fav quote! 1 tim 3:15 says it all

      bunker12

      by bunker12 on November 30th, 2005

    • So sad to see God's family broken on these answers! All He wanted was peace on earth, here we broke His heart into pieces first with division as Hindus, Muslims, Buddhist, Christains and then further to Catholics, orthodox, protestants, baptist and many more.

      He only wanted one family for us as complete human race to sit and pray in harmony. Our little difference could not be reconciled by His eternal love. He is still in pain, the pain He born for our sake, He still bleeds every time His children fighting over Him, He still dies a death everyday when He cannot see us together as one.

      I do not know the answer to your question nor I want to know because it hurts to know it to see my Father in heaven in pain.

      So sad, very sad.

      FineBalance .

      by FineBalance . on November 30th, 2006

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