It all started with Martin Luther.....
A disagreement about the Church's role in salvation, the intermediary Christ replacement by priests, and the selling of indulgences for promised favor by the LORD GOD.
Luther's protest started the Reformation which led to the establishment of Protestants who worshiped the LORD GOD freely without the control of the Church, and were allowed to read and interpret the Word of God and grow toward Him through their belief in Jesus Christ and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
As Protestantism grew, divisions grew also. Fundamentalist churches are Protestant. They can be distinguished by their belief that the LORD GOD's word is infallible and useful in defining and directing every life moment, as they interpret Scripture in a fundamental and specific way.
Surprisingly, many of the Fundamentalist's beliefs match exactly the things of a Catholic's belief. The areas that there are in disagreement, however, are critical points to a Fundamentalist, and thus create frustrations and sometimes animosity toward the Catholic brothers and sisters in Christ.
The worship of Mary, the blessed Mother of Jesus Christ, is one of the biggest divisions separating Fundamentalists from Catholics. Another is the Catholic reliance on Priests to intervene in the place of Jesus Christ. Some Fundamentalists believe that the Catholic Church sells salvation, and pollutes the Word of God through doctrine gone bad centuries ago.
Many Fundamentalists, and many Catholics, argue.....when one believes firmly, then sometimes both groups get caught up in divisive debates.
As we all struggle with the times, and we wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again to bring His Rule and Will and Way to all of our lives, it is important that our disagreements don't develop into the animosity so prevalently displayed on the internet today.
There are so few dedicated and devoted Christians, and so much work left to be done! We don't have time for spats
A disagreement about the Church's role in salvation, the intermediary Christ replacement by priests, and the selling of indulgences for promised favor by the LORD GOD.
Luther's protest started the Reformation which led to the establishment of Protestants who worshiped the LORD GOD freely without the control of the Church, and were allowed to read and interpret the Word of God and grow toward Him through their belief in Jesus Christ and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
As Protestantism grew, divisions grew also. Fundamentalist churches are Protestant. They can be distinguished by their belief that the LORD GOD's word is infallible and useful in defining and directing every life moment, as they interpret Scripture in a fundamental and specific way.
Surprisingly, many of the Fundamentalist's beliefs match exactly the things of a Catholic's belief. The areas that there are in disagreement, however, are critical points to a Fundamentalist, and thus create frustrations and sometimes animosity toward the Catholic brothers and sisters in Christ.
The worship of Mary, the blessed Mother of Jesus Christ, is one of the biggest divisions separating Fundamentalists from Catholics. Another is the Catholic reliance on Priests to intervene in the place of Jesus Christ. Some Fundamentalists believe that the Catholic Church sells salvation, and pollutes the Word of God through doctrine gone bad centuries ago.
Many Fundamentalists, and many Catholics, argue.....when one believes firmly, then sometimes both groups get caught up in divisive debates.
As we all struggle with the times, and we wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to come again to bring His Rule and Will and Way to all of our lives, it is important that our disagreements don't develop into the animosity so prevalently displayed on the internet today.
There are so few dedicated and devoted Christians, and so much work left to be done! We don't have time for spats
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