Is Catholic and Christian the same?
Is Catholic and Christian the same? IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRITHERE I AM BACK AGAIN ...TO SHARE "THE TRUTH OF GOD LOVE."
Dear Alec,
For your information, 揟HE CATHOLIC erm....so christians and catholic are the same???
for my point of view, christian is the name or pronoun or noun that you use to decrribe a group of people with the same beliefs, in this case, catholics, protestant, lutherians, and etc...
they are all christian....
the reason why most of us thought of it differently probably from the fact that in chinese these two are called differently...
just for your information:
christian: 基督教
catholic: 天主教....
*this is just merely what i think might be the reason...
hope there is anyone to rectify this??? Originally posted by illusions at 6-1-2006 07:31 PM
erm....so christians and catholic are the same???
for my point of view, christian is the name or pronoun or noun that you use to decrribe a group of people with the same beliefs, in this case, c ...
Word of Catholic has another meaning, universal????, common and public????. You should understand about that Apostles Creed??????, Nicene Creed???????and Anthanasian Creed????????if you're really Anglican?????or Methodist??????, some denominational churches also remain with these 3 creeds.
That???does really splited from???, because Catholicism teaching has far from bible teaching. We're belief in holy trinity, they're holy father, holy son and holy spirit but holy mother is excepted. This is a body with 3 parts, he is excatly the only one god. Only one center man is Jesus not godfather ????of catholic, we rise to heaven is through Jesus not godfather. Everybody is sinful, but Jesus forgives sins those we have make. Jesus has died for redeem our sins, he will comes again at future and that while will be end of the earth.
Christianity has no godfather and nun but pastor????and preacher????, pastor's character is similar with godfather but he can marries.
Most Protestant denominations do not use the term "priest" to describe the individual who has an officiating role because of its association with the idea of the Eucharist as sacrifice. In these denominations leaders of congregations are instead typically called "ministers" or "pastors" and are not necessarily believed to possess any special sacramental charism by virtue of their office. Lutheranism uses "priest" in Scandinavia and the Baltics and in churches deriving from there, but not in Germany and churches deriving from there.
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%A7%E5%B8%88
The Solas
There were five Solas, four discussed here. The fifth, Soli deo gloria (to God alone the glory), was intended to underlie the other four. These slogans essentially became rallying cries to challenge the problems the Reformers believed they had identified, which are:
Solus Christus: Christ alone ????
The Protestants characterized the dogma concerning the Pope as Christ's representative head of the Church on earth, the concept of meritorious works, and the Roman idea of a treasury of the merits of saints, as a denial that Christ is the only mediator between God and man.
Sola scriptura: Scripture alone ????
Protestants believed that the Roman Catholic church obscured the teaching of the Bible, and undermined its authority, by following Tradition, regardless of whether it over-ruled or added to the doctrines of Scripture.
Sola fide: Faith alone ????
The Protestants characterized the Roman Catholic concept of meritorious works, of penance and indulgences, masses for the dead, the treasury of the merits of saints and martyrs, a ministering priesthood who hears confessions, and purgatory, as reliance upon other means for justification, in addition to faith in Jesus and his work on the cross.
Sola gratia: Grace alone ????
The Roman Catholic view of the means of salvation was believed by the Protestants to be a mixture of reliance upon the grace of God, and confidence in the merits of one's own works, performed in love. The Reformers posited that salvation is entirely comprehended in God's gifts, (i.e. God's act of free grace) dispensed by the Holy Spirit according to the redemptive work of Jesus Christ alone. Consequently, they argued that a sinner is not accepted by God on account of the change wrought in the believer by God's grace, and indeed, that the believer is accepted without any regard for the merit of his works - for no one deserves salvation.
Soli Deo gloria: Glory to God alone ????
All glory is due to God alone, since salvation is accomplished solely through his works wah...i also dunno all those leh...
hehehe...
thanks so much for the explanation...
Simple answer
catholic is one of the christian section! This is 95 These by Martin Luther, a pionner of Reformation ChampaignOut of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light, the following propositions will be discussed at Wittenberg, under the presidency of the Reverend Father Martin Luther, Master of Arts and of Sacred Theology, and Lecturer in Ordinary on the same at that place. Wherefore he requests that those who are unable to be present and debate orally with us, may do so by letter.
In the Name our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
1. Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when He said Poenitentiam agite, willed that the whole life of believers should be repentance.
2. This word cannot be understood to mean sacramental penance, i.e., confession and satisfaction, which is administered by the priests.
3. Yet it means not inward repentance only; nay, there is no inward repentance which does not outwardly work divers mortifications of the flesh.
4. The penalty , therefore, continues so long as hatred of self continues; for this is the true inward repentance, and continues until our entrance into the kingdom of heaven.
5. The pope does not intend to remit, and cannot remit any penalties other than those which he has imposed either by his own authority or by that of the Canons.
6. The pope cannot remit any guilt, except by declaring that it has been remitted by God and by assenting to God's remission; though, to be sure, he may grant remission in cases reserved to his judgment. If his right to grant remission in such cases were despised, the guilt would remain entirely unforgiven.
7. God remits guilt to no one whom He does not, at the same time, humble in all things and bring into subjection to His vicar, the priest.
8. The penitential canons are imposed only on the living, and, according to them, nothing should be imposed on the dying.
9. Therefore the Holy Spirit in the pope is kind to us, because in his decrees he always makes exception of the article of death and of necessity.
10. Ignorant and wicked are the doings of those priests who, in the case of the dying, reserve canonical penances for purgatory.
11. This changing of the canonical penalty to the penalty of purgatory is quite evidently one of the tares that were sown while the bishops slept.
12. In former times the canonical penalties were imposed not after, but before absolution, as tests of true contrition.
13. The dying are freed by death from all penalties; they are already dead to canonical rules, and have a right to be released from them.
14. The imperfect health , that is to say, the imperfect love, of the dying brings with it, of necessity, great fear; and the smaller the love, the greater is the fear.
15. This fear and horror is sufficient of itself alone (to say nothing of other things) to constitute the penalty of purgatory, since it is very near to the horror of despair.
16. Hell, purgatory, and heaven seem to differ as do despair, almost-despair, and the assurance of safety.
17. With souls in purgatory it seems necessary that horror should grow less and love increase.
18. It seems unproved, either by reason or Scripture, that they are outside the state of merit, that is to say, of increasing love.
19. Again, it seems unproved that they, or at least that all of them, are certain or assured of their own blessedness, though we may be quite certain of it.
20. Therefore by "full remission of all penalties" the pope means not actually "of all," but only of those imposed by himself.
21. Therefore those preachers of indulgences are in error, who say that by the pope's indulgences a man is freed from every penalty, and saved;
22. Whereas he remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to the canons, they would have had to pay in this life.
23. If it is at all possible to grant to any one the remission of all penalties whatsoever, it is certain that this remission can be granted only to the most perfect, that is, to the very fewest.
24. It must needs be, therefore, that the greater part of the people are deceived by that indiscriminate and highsounding promise of release from penalty.
25. The power which the pope has, in a general way, over purgatory, is just like the power which any bishop or curate has, in a special way, within his own diocese or parish.
26. The pope does well when he grants remission to souls , not by the power of the keys (which he does not possess), but by way of intercession.
27. They preach man who say that so soon as the penny jingles into the money-box, the soul flies out .
28. It is certain that when the penny jingles into the money-box, gain and avarice can be increased, but the result of the intercession of the Church is in the power of God alone.
29. Who knows whether all the souls in purgatory wish to be bought out of it, as in the legend of Sts. Severinus and Paschal.
30. No one is sure that his own contrition is sincere; much less that he has attained full remission.
31. Rare as is the man that is truly penitent, so rare is also the man who truly buys indulgences, i.e., such men are most rare.
32. They will be condemned eternally, together with their teachers, who believe themselves sure of their salvation because they have letters of pardon.
33. Men must be on their guard against those who say that the pope's pardons are that inestimable gift of God by which man is reconciled to Him;
34. For these "graces of pardon" concern only the penalties of sacramental satisfaction, and these are appointed by man.
35. They preach no Christian doctrine who teach that contrition is not necessary in those who intend to buy souls out of purgatory or to buy confessionalia.
36. Every truly repentant Christian has a right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without letters of pardon.
37. Every true Christian, whether living or dead, has part in all the blessings of Christ and the Church; and this is granted him by God, even without letters of pardon.
38. Nevertheless, the remission and participation which are granted by the pope are in no way to be despised, for they are, as I have said, the declaration of divine remission.
39. It is most difficult, even for the very keenest theologians, at one and the same time to commend to the people the abundance of pardons and true contrition.
40. True contrition seeks and loves penalties, but liberal pardons only relax penalties and cause them to be hated, or at least, furnish an occasion .
41. Apostolic pardons are to be preached with caution, lest the people may falsely think them preferable to other good works of love.
42. Christians are to be taught that the pope does not intend the buying of pardons to be compared in any way to works of mercy.
43. Christians are to be taught that he who gives to the poor or lends to the needy does a better work than buying pardons;
44. Because love grows by works of love, and man becomes better; but by pardons man does not grow better, only more free from penalty.
45. 45. Christians are to be taught that he who sees a man in need, and passes him by, and gives for pardons, purchases not the indulgences of the pope, but the indignation of God.
46. Christians are to be taught that unless they have more than they need, they are bound to keep back what is necessary for their own families, and by no means to squander it on pardons.
47. Christians are to be taught that the buying of pardons is a matter of free will, and not of commandment.
48. Christians are to be taught that the pope, in granting pardons, needs, and therefore desires, their devout prayer for him more than the money they bring.
49. Christians are to be taught that the pope's pardons are useful, if they do not put their trust in them; but altogether harmful, if through them they lose their fear of God.
50. Christians are to be taught that if the pope knew the exactions of the pardon-preachers, he would rather that St. Peter's church should go to ashes, than that it should be built up with the skin, flesh and bones of his sheep.
TO BE CONTINUED SOURCE FROM http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/web/ninetyfive.html
FROM PREVIOUS
51. Christians are to be taught that it would be the pope's wish, as it is his duty, to give of his own money to very many of those from whom certain hawkers of pardons cajole money, even though the church of St. Peter might have to be sold.
52. The assurance of salvation by letters of pardon is vain, even though the commissary, nay, even though the pope himself, were to stake his soul upon it.
53. They are enemies of Christ and of the pope, who bid the Word of God be altogether silent in some Churches, in order that pardons may be preached in others.
54. Injury is done the Word of God when, in the same sermon, an equal or a longer time is spent on pardons than on this Word.
55. It must be the intention of the pope that if pardons, which are a very small thing, are celebrated with one bell, with single processions and ceremonies, then the Gospel, which is the very greatest thing, should be preached with a hundred bells, a hundred processions, a hundred ceremonies.
56. The "treasures of the Church," out of which the pope. grants indulgences, are not sufficiently named or known among the people of Christ.
57. That they are not temporal treasures is certainly evident, for many of the vendors do not pour out such treasures so easily, but only gather them.
58. Nor are they the merits of Christ and the Saints, for even without the pope, these always work grace for the inner man, and the cross, death, and hell for the outward man.
59. St. Lawrence said that the treasures of the Church were the Church's poor, but he spoke according to the usage of the word in his own time.
60. Without rashness we say that the keys of the Church, given by Christ's merit, are that treasure;
61. For it is clear that for the remission of penalties and of reserved cases, the power of the pope is of itself sufficient.
62. The true treasure of the Church is the Most Holy Gospel of the glory and the grace of God.
63. But this treasure is naturally most odious, for it makes the first to be last.
64. On the other hand, the treasure of indulgences is naturally most acceptable, for it makes the last to be first.
65. Therefore the treasures of the Gospel are nets with which they formerly were wont to fish for men of riches.
66. The treasures of the indulgences are nets with which they now fish for the riches of men.
67. The indulgences which the preachers cry as the "greatest graces" are known to be truly such, in so far as they promote gain.
68. Yet they are in truth the very smallest graces compared with the grace of God and the piety of the Cross.
69. Bishops and curates are bound to admit the commissaries of apostolic pardons, with all reverence.
70. But still more are they bound to strain all their eyes and attend with all their ears, lest these men preach their own dreams instead of the commission of the pope.
71. He who speaks against the truth of apostolic pardons, let him be anathema and accursed!
72. But he who guards against the lust and license of the pardon-preachers, let him be blessed!
73. The pope justly thunders against those who, by any art, contrive the injury of the traffic in pardons.
74. But much more does he intend to thunder against those who use the pretext of pardons to contrive the injury of holy love and truth.
75. To think the papal pardons so great that they could absolve a man even if he had committed an impossible sin and violated the Mother of God -- this is madness.
76. We say, on the contrary, that the papal pardons are not able to remove the very least of venial sins, so far as its guilt is concerned.
77. It is said that even St. Peter, if he were now Pope, could not bestow greater graces; this is blasphemy against St. Peter and against the pope.
78. We say, on the contrary, that even the present pope, and any pope at all, has greater graces at his disposal; to wit, the Gospel, powers, gifts of healing, etc., as it is written in I. Corinthians xii.
79. To say that the cross, emblazoned with the papal arms, which is set up , is of equal worth with the Cross of Christ, is blasphemy.
80. The bishops, curates and theologians who allow such talk to be spread among the people, will have an account to render.
81. This unbridled preaching of pardons makes it no easy matter, even for learned men, to rescue the reverence due to the pope from slander, or even from the shrewd questionings of the laity.
82. To wit: -- "Why does not the pope empty purgatory, for the sake of holy love and of the dire need of the souls that are there, if he redeems an infinite number of souls for the sake of miserable money with which to build a Church? The former reasons would be most just; the latter is most trivial."
83. Again: -- "Why are mortuary and anniversary masses for the dead continued, and why does he not return or permit the withdrawal of the endowments founded on their behalf, since it is wrong to pray for the redeemed?"
84. Again: -- "What is this new piety of God and the pope, that for money they allow a man who is impious and their enemy to buy out of purgatory the pious soul of a friend of God, and do not rather, because of that pious and beloved soul's own need, free it for pure love's sake?"
85. Again: -- "Why are the penitential canons long since in actual fact and through disuse abrogated and dead, now satisfied by the granting of indulgences, as though they were still alive and in force?"
86. Again: -- "Why does not the pope, whose wealth is to-day greater than the riches of the richest, build just this one church of St. Peter with his own money, rather than with the money of poor believers?"
87. Again: -- "What is it that the pope remits, and what participation does he grant to those who, by perfect contrition, have a right to full remission and participation?"
88. Again: -- "What greater blessing could come to the Church than if the pope were to do a hundred times a day what he now does once, and bestow on every believer these remissions and participations?"
89. "Since the pope, by his pardons, seeks the salvation of souls rather than money, why does he suspend the indulgences and pardons granted heretofore, since these have equal efficacy?"
90. To repress these arguments and scruples of the laity by force alone, and not to resolve them by giving reasons, is to expose the Church and the pope to the ridicule of their enemies, and to make Christians unhappy.
91. If, therefore, pardons were preached according to the spirit and mind of the pope, all these doubts would be readily resolved; nay, they would not exist.
92. Away, then, with all those prophets who say to the people of Christ, "Peace, peace," and there is no peace!
93. Blessed be all those prophets who say to the people of Christ, "Cross, cross," and there is no cross!
94. Christians are to be exhorted that they be diligent in following Christ, their Head, through penalties, deaths, and hell;
95. And thus be confident of entering into heaven rather through many tribulations, than through the assurance of peace. wow...these are too much to handle...
a lot to read...
hehehe..
thanks for the information...
sincerely...
you cleared the cloud already.... IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
HERE I AM BACK AGAIN ...TO SHARE "THE TRUTH OF GOD LOVE."
Dear Illusion...your message posted (9-1-2006 08:56 PM) as you said :-
"wow...these are too much to handle...
a lot to read...
hehehe..
thanks for the information...
sincerely...
you cleared the cloud already.... "
The TRUTH is here...
As you said 搚ou cleared the cloud already...
Reply #6 casejulia's post
yeah.we are one in CHRIST Even we have different sects /or denominations, I urged Christians to be united under Christ name.Please for Christ sake, do not war among ourselves likekillings and etc for our differences it only makes us weak.
We can argue but NO war. Originally posted by Truth.8 at 22-1-2006 06:24 PM
Even we have different sects /or denominations, I urged Christians to be united under Christ name.
Please for Christ sake, do not war among ourselves likekillings and etc for our differences i ...
I don't wonder about is it Traditional Church or Charismatic, we're in same belief although Charismatic maintaince more about signification of bible language. Bible language doesn't matter, the most important is we're have to survive out god's language. Life application isn't just limited to worship and bible reading, it's includes very much thing like network sermons, changing opinion with christians else, read usefulmagazine (business, hobbies, health or something), etc.
Paul has such a peace although he is jailed at Rome Empire, peace isn't good temper, stabile emotion, have a fun, nice episode, etc. Real peace is inside Christ, a person should be always remains with Christ.
God blesses! Originally posted by Wong Onn Yong at 7-1-2006 09:01 PM
We're belief in holy trinity, they're holy father, holy son and holy spirit..
so... does this mean u don't believe in the father (god) & son (jesus)? Originally posted by Wong Onn Yong at 9-1-2006 07:23 PM
This is 95 These by Martin Luther, a pionner of Reformation Champaign
martin luther... the famous anti catholic.... & didn't he one of them who first started the revolution which caused christians to split so horribly?in my opinion, there's a lot to be questioned about his beliefs. Originally posted by Kazuo at 7-2-2006 02:46 AM
so... does this mean u don't believe in the father (god) & son (jesus)?
Sorry, i don't understand you. First of all, you didn't read my thread properly. Isn't Holy Trinity seperated to Holy Father, Holy Mother and Holy Son? It's Wrong, Holy Father (god), Holy Son (Jesus) and Holy Spirit. As you didn't watch my thread properly, they can consider that you're messing with Holy Trinity.
I belief Holy Trinity God not Holy Mother Mary, Bible tells us properly already Mary is just a virgin.
Originally posted by Kazuo at 7-2-2006 02:54 AM
martin luther... the famous anti catholic.... & didn't he one of them who first started the revolution which caused christians to split so horribly?in my opinion, there's a lot to be questioned about his belief
Martin Luther was really Catholic priest, he felt Catholicism is different thing already after he read Holy Bible. I don't think Catholic Creeds is silly creeds, Protestanism still remains with 3 of these creeds and these 3 creeds are Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed and Anthanasian Creed but Chalcedonian Creed is excepted. You should know what happend already if you do really read Chalcedonian Creed.
John Calvin was study civil law, he consider that Holy Bible is the only one key of truth. Due to protested Catholicism, he hunted by France goverment and escape to Spain. At Spain, he was very warmly welcomed by Queen of Spain. So, his champaign has sucessed.
Finally, that highest authority is at Jesus himself but neither pope or regulary godfather. Originally posted by Wong Onn Yong at 7-2-2006 04:23 PM
Sorry, i don't understand you. First of all, you didn't read my thread properly. Isn't Holy Trinity seperated to Holy Father, Holy Mother and Holy Son? It's Wrong, Holy Father (god), Holy Son ( ...
no... it is i who didn't understand u... that's why i asked.have u ever thought that mayb it's yr explanation that is the problem & not my reading?i still do not understand yr reply bcoz yr construction of words is very confusing.
mother mary is more than just the virgin... she is the mother of jesus.but i didn't ask u about mother mary.all i wanted to know was... don't u also believe in god the father, jesus the son & the holy spirit?bcoz u seem to suggest that they are different fr the holy trinity.... to me catholics believe in the trinity as u.that's all it was.
another thing u wrote that is unclear to me:Finally, that highest authority is at Jesus himself but neither pope or regulary godfather.again, yr sentence seems to be unfinished.but i think u r saying that jesus is the highest in authority & not the pope.if that is so... catholics believe in that too.
but mayb we should end here... bcoz otherwise this is going to get even more confusing... Originally posted by Kazuo at 8-2-2006 07:02 AM
no... it is i who didn't understand u... that's why i asked.have u ever thought that mayb it's yr explanation that is the problem & not my reading?i still do not understand yr r ...
I belief in Holy Trinity God not Mary, it's not so complicated. However, Mary isn't a goddess. That's all :off: IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Here I AM again to share 揟HE TRUTH OF GOD LOVE The words trinity no where found in Bible.
It all blend by Roman faith.