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 38,000 plus folds with new ones cropping up every
week.
Catholic......Yes
Oops! What happened here? It is a huge discrepancy in
Protestantism and definitely against Jesus Christ's own words in John 10:16. Who
follows the Bible on this one...and who does not? Why are there 38,000 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 38,000 splits in Protestantism? Sounds like everyman for himself to me.
Give me another reason for the 38,000 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 individual 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.
"Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like
a wise man who built his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and the
floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall,
because it had been founded on the rock. And every one who hears these
words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his
house upon the sand; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds
blew and beat against that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it."
Matthew 7:24-27
"Blessed are those who hear the word of GOD and
keep it."
Luke 11:28
Written by Bob Stanley, February 4, 1999
Updated March
30, 2007
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