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Jun 6, 2013 · 1. The Source of the Issue. The source of the issue is found in Vatican II's dogmatic constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, where we read: 8. This Church [the Church of Christ] constituted ...
May 1, 2007 · That is, it consisted of all people everywhere who believed in Jesus, and that the true members of the Church were known to God alone. This is true, but there is more to it than that. Invisibility and visibility make up the fifth paired set of characteristics that mark the truly authoritative church.
Jan 4, 2022 · The answer is that no visible church or denomination is the true church, because the bride of Christ is not an institution, but is instead a spiritual entity made up of those who have by grace through faith been brought into a close, intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8–9). Those people, no matter which building ...
- Authority. Jesus gave specific instructions regarding dealing with members of the Church who were in sin. Matthew 18:15-18 says “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone.
- History. The Roman Catholic Church is the oldest and original Christian Church; therefore, the beliefs and teachings of the Church were directly passed onto the leaders of the Catholic Church by the apostles.
- The Catholic Church Gave Us the Bible. The first official list of books contained is what is now the Bible was done at the Council of Hippo in 393, and then again in Carthage in 397 and 419.
- The Sacraments are Biblical. The Apostles were given the power to ‘forgive sins’ in John 20:23. Peter taught in I Peter 3:21 that ‘baptism now saves you.’
Feb 5, 2013 · Apostolic: The Catholic Church can truly claim to be apostolic because she continues to look to the authority of the successor of Peter – the first Pope – and the bishops who are direct ...
And yes, the successors of the apostles do include our own bishop, Bishop Kagan. Finally, we know that the Catholic Church is the one true Church because the Catholic Church’s teachings have remained untarnished and unchanged since the very beginning. Everything the Church believes was believed by the early Church (and we have testimony to ...
160. How do we know that no other church but the Catholic Church is the true Church of Christ? We know that no other church but the Catholic Church is the true Church of Christ because no other church has these four marks. (a) All other churches lack essential unity.
