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Er..I'd say the one church that most closely follows the NT?
Yes it is.
Yes it is.
Good grief, no, it's not. New TEstament Christians existed BEFORE there was a pope, before there was an Orthodox church, and before the Catholic church came into being.
I have no problem with sharing information, but I honestly wish people wouldn't pretend to be knowledgeable when they're as ignorant as a stick about what they're talking about. And that's for you, mani, for your ignorant poll, and your refusal to recognize that it's wrong to classify all Christians as either Protestant or Catholic. I don't know if you're being intentionally irritating, or if you really believe it.
From wiki:
"Christianity began in 1st century AD Jerusalem. It ultimately became the state religion of Armenia in either 301 or 314, the state religion of Ethiopia in 325, the state religion of Georgia in 337, and then the state religion of the Roman Empire in 380. During the Age of Exploration (15th to 17th cent.), Christianity expanded throughout the world, becoming the world's largest religion.[3]"
Gosh, I don't see any reference to the Catholic Church there.
The Catholics and Protestants are the largest BRANCHES of the church:
"The largest branches of Christianity are the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Protestant churches."
You know what a branch is? It grows off the main tree?
"The sources for the beliefs of the apostolic community include the Gospels and New Testament Epistles. The very earliest accounts are contained in these texts, such as early Christian creeds and hymns, as well as accounts of the Passion, the empty tomb, and Resurrection appearances; often these are dated to within a decade or so of the crucifixion of Jesus, originating within the Jerusalem Church.[19]"
"The earliest Christian creeds and hymns express belief in the risen Jesus, e.g., that preserved in 1Corinthians 15:34 quoted by Paul: "For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures."[20] The antiquity of the creed has been located by many scholars to less than a decade after Jesus' death, originating from the Jerusalem apostolic community,[21] and no scholar dates it later than the 40s."
Do you see? NT Churches, which include amongst their numbers certain Baptist churches, have absolutely no connection, and never have had a connection, to Catholic OR Protestant branches of the religion. They are local, independent churches which have existed SINCE THE TIME OF CHRIST.
Oh I don't know about that. I recently heard that most of what gets posted on wikipedia is just a bunch of bullshit fiction. I don't remember where I heard it, but I know it was a reliable source.
Let's get this straight...you want to argue, with a straight face, that a church doesn't have to follow the teachings of Christ to most closely follow the teachings of Christ?
You're high, aren't you?
reality called.
call back if you get a chance; it seemed urgent.