Why do people say, Catholics are Christians ?

[spiderman1917]

39 minutes ago, MorningGlory said:

That used to bother me until I realized that Jesus would never be disrespectful to His mother so I had to figure out why He called Mary 'woman'.  And then I decided that He called her that because He sees things in a different way than we do; He sees 'man', 'woman', 'children', 'world', 'satan', etc. in the all inclusive sense, IMO.

Woman is a compliment, not an insult

[spiderman1917]

20 minutes ago, Qnts2 said:

What does the Catholic church teach a person must do in order to be saved?

 

We are saved by Grace and Faith, but if we are truly in a state of Grace we will have good works: 

James 2:14

14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

..... I will show you my faith by my works.... But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead...

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar?  22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”[d] And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

 25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?  26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. ?[c]

The Church says ultimately though, it is grace that saves us.

 

[kwikphilly]

Blessings,,,.

   Once again I will say I have a very difficult time categorizing individuals

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de·nom·i·na·tion

dəˌnäməˈnāSH(ə)n/

noun

noun: denomination; plural noun: denominations

1. 1.

   a recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church.

   synonyms:

   religious group, sect, cult, movement, body, branch, persuasion, order, school; church "a Christian denomination"

Though many will lump everyone in a "group",I cannot,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,& thanks & Praise be tho God that He does not either,,,,,,,there will be Christian Catholics,Christian Lutherans,Christian Methodist & Christian Baptists & then there are Christians that are not truly Christians.........

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Chris·tian

ˈkrisCHən/

adjective

adjective: Christian

1. 1.

   of, relating to, or professing Christianity or its teachings.

   "the Christian Church"

   • informal

     having or showing qualities associated with Christians, especially those of decency, kindness, and fairness.

noun

noun: Christian; plural noun: Christians

1. 1.

   a person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Jesus Christ and his teachings.

The world has a much different perspective & "standard "than we do,,,,,,,,,by definition catholicism is merely a branch of Christianity ,by definition being a Christian is simply a believer in Christ & His teachings,,,,,,,even the devil knows WHO Jesus is ,,,,,,,,,

True Christianity is a personal Relationship,we uphold the standards of Gods Righteousness & Holiness,through Gods Grace,Mercy & because He abides in us,,,,,,,,,,not because we are recognized by a category or a group,,,,,,,,             difficult question to answer that an unbeliever would understand,,may the Holy Spirit enlighten them all,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Praise Jesus!,                                                 With love-in Christ,Kwik

[7Dove77]

May I ask,

Why the need of rosary beads,in a Catholic Church,

Why the need to confess ones sins,to another,who sins like the rest of the world,

Need understanding,,

 

Blessings,

  7Dove77

[MorningGlory]

33 minutes ago, spiderman1917 said:

The Catholic Church teaches that we shouldn't be proud, lust, covet, envy, dong commit sloth or gluttony, feed the hungry, clothe those in need of clothes, put God first in your life, don't commit Idolatry, forgive people that you be forgiven.

The Devil teaches none of that.

I have never heard anyone say protestants and Catholics are the same.  However, if you were to ask a Catholic who knew their faith, who Jesus was, chances are you would both believe the same thing.

Here is a list of the most important Dogmas a Catholic is supposed to believe:

We believe (I believe) in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, and born of the Father before all ages. (God of God) light of light, true God of true God.

Begotten not made, consubstantial to the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven. And was incarnate of the Holy Ghost and of the Virgin Mary and was made man; was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered and was buried; and the third day rose again according to the Scriptures.

And ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of the Father, and shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, of whose Kingdom there shall be no end. And (I believe) in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father (and the Son), who together with the Father and the Son is to be adored and glorified, who spoke by the Prophets.  And one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We confess (I confess) one baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for (I look for) the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen."

Ir's hard to imagine any Christian could be offended by the above, Spiderman.  Even my church (I'm Southern Baptist) doesn't regard Catholics as true Christians.  I think for  myself and that can be a problem when you don't fully agree with church doctrine.  Strange; that's the one thing that irritates me about Catholics.  They usually don't think for themselves but rely on the papacy.

[spiderman1917]

6 minutes ago, 7Dove77 said:

May I ask,

Why the need of rosary beads,in a Catholic Church,

Why the need to confess ones sins,to another,who sins like the rest of the world,

Need understanding,,

 

Blessings,

  7Dove77

There is no need for Rosary beads but they have helped me before....I have experienced God's grace through them many times. 

The grace of God can work through inanimate objects:

"Acts 19:12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.

I personally don't think confessing sins to a priest is very important.  It depends on the person imho.  For me it has been very helpful, but if someone else doesn't find it to be necessary, I don't personally think it is.  But I have gone into the confession booth wanting to die and felt the holy spirit and the blood of Jesus cleanse me and left feeling much lighter with peace and joy.

I've heard others say they have experienced this also. 

In John 20 Jesus said

 "And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

Scripture says we must confess our sins to eachother so that we may be healed

James 5:16

"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed."

But do I think that confessing one's sins to a priest is important?  Only if it brings you to a closer personal relationship with Jesus.

[spiderman1917]

3 minutes ago, MorningGlory said:

Ir's hard to imagine any Christian could be offended by the above, Spiderman.  Even my church (I'm Southern Baptist) doesn't regard Catholics as true Christians.  I think for  myself and that can be a problem when you don't fully agree with church doctrine.  Strange; that's the one thing that irritates me about Catholics.  They usually don't think for themselves but rely on the papacy.

I don't even care what the Pope says.  Most Catholics don't.  I want the Holy Spirit, not the Pope lol

[7Dove77]

MorningGlory,

I agree,(relying on the papacy).

 

Blessings,

  7Dove77

[MorningGlory]

8 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

Blessings,,,.

   Once again I will say I have a very difficult time categorizing individuals

Though many will lump everyone in a "group",I cannot,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,& thanks & Praise be tho God that He does not either,,,,,,,there will be Christian Catholics,Christian Lutherans,Christian Methodist & Christian Baptists & then there are Christians that are not truly Christians.........

The world has a much different perspective & "standard "than we do,,,,,,,,,by definition catholicism is merely a branch of Christianity ,by definition being a Christian is simply a believer in Christ & His teachings,,,,,,,even the devil knows WHO Jesus is ,,,,,,,,,

True Christianity is a personal Relationship,we uphold the standards of Gods Righteousness & Holiness,through Gods Grace,Mercy & because He abides in us,,,,,,,,,,not because we are recognized by a category or a group,,,,,,,,             difficult question to answer that an unbeliever would understand,,may the Holy Spirit enlighten them all,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Praise Jesus!,                                                 With love-in Christ,Kwik

That is a totally sound way to look at the many, many facets of our faith, Kwik. And I believe that a fake Christian will stand out like a lump of coal in a bin of diamonds.  I've tried to nail it down several times but I'll stop now and just use your yardstick.

[MorningGlory]

2 minutes ago, 7Dove77 said:

MorningGlory,

I agree,(relying on the papacy).

 

Blessings,

  7Dove77