Who
Follows
The
Bible,
Protestants
Or
Catholics?
One...One...One...One...One...One...One...One...One...One...One...One...One...
"Yet not for these only do I
pray, but for those also who through their word are to believe in Me, that
all may be One, even
as thou, Father, in me and I in thee; that they may be One
in us, that the world may believe that thou
hast sent Me. And the glory that thou hast given Me, I have given to them,
that they may be One, even as we are One."
John 17:20-21.
"May then the GOD of patience and of comfort grant
you to be of One mind towards one another
according to Jesus Christ; that One
in spirit, you may with One mouth glorify
the GOD and Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ." Rom 15:5-6
"Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of Our
Lord Jesus Christ, that you all may say the
same thing; and that there be no dissensions among you, but that you be
perfectly united in One mind and in One judgment."
1Cor 1:10
"For as the body is One
and has many members, and all the members
of the body, many as they are, form One body,
so also is it with Christ. For in One
Spirit we were all baptized into One
body..."
1Cor 12:12-13
"But as it is, there are indeed many members, but
yet One body."
1Cor 12:20
"Only let your lives be worthy of the Gospel of Christ;
so that whether I come and see you, or remain absent, I may hear about
you, that you are steadfast in One Spirit,
with One mind striving together for the faith
of the Gospel." Phil 1:27
"Have this mind in you which was also in Christ Jesus."
Phil 2:5
We will soon see by taking
this little test:
1.
"I am the way, the truth,
and the life," John 14:6
Do you believe Jesus Christ is the truth?
Protestant....Yes
Catholic......Yes
Very good, we both agree on that one. Since
Jesus Christ is truth, then everything He said is truth.
Score:
Protestants....1
out of 1
Catholics......1
out of 1
2.
"...and there shall be one
fold and one
Shepherd," John 10:16.
This has to be true because He said it.
Is there one fold
in Protestantism and Catholicism?
Protestant....No,
there are 28,000 plus folds with new ones cropping up every week.
Catholic......Yes
Oops! What happened here? It is a huge discrepancy
in Protestantism and definately against Jesus Christ's own words in John
10:16. Who follows the Bible on this one...and who does not? Why are there
28,000 folds in Protestantism?
Score:
Protestants....1
out of 2
Catholics......2
out of 2
3.
Maybe this is the reason
why Protestants missed number 2.
"This then, you must understand first
of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is made
by private interpretation." 2Pet 1:20
Do you follow this verse and heed what it says?
Protestant....No,
they do individual interpretation.
Catholic......Yes,
3500 Bishops with impeccable credentials and the Pope, all in agreement
with what the Holy Spirit teaches. No individual interpretation here.
Another Oops? Could this be the reason for the 28,000 splits in Protestantism?
Sounds like everyman for himself to me. Give me another reason for the
28,000 plus Protestant sects?
Score:
Protestant....1
out of 3
Catholic......3
out of 3
4.
What is the foundation
and the pillar of truth?
Protestants say it is the Bible.
Catholics say it is the Church.
The Bible says it is the Church,
1Tim 3:15
Score:
Protestant....1
out of 4
Catholic......4
out of 4
5.
"One Body
(the Body of Christ is the Church) One Spirit, One Lord, One Faith,
One Baptism..."
Eph 4:4
Protestant....No,
Many Bodies, Many Faiths.
Catholic......Yes
Score:
Protestant....1 out
of 5
Catholic......5 out
of 5
Let us summarize, One Truth, One Fold, no indivudual interpretation,
One Church, One Pillar of Truth, One Faith.
Protestant....No
Catholic......Yes
I will let you decide who follows
Bible teaching and who does not.
Written by Bob Stanley, February
4, 1999
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