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Jun 6, 2013 · 8. This Church [the Church of Christ] constituted and organized in the world as a society, subsists in the Catholic Church, which is governed by the successor of Peter and by the Bishops in ...
- 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.’
May 1, 2007 · I also had come to understand and value the four-fold marks of the True Church—that it is “One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic.”. As I studied and pondered the matter further, however, I saw twelve other traits of the church’s authority. These twelve traits—in six paired sets—helped me to understand how comprehensive and complete the ...
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 ...
Sep 7, 2021 · Ephesians 1:22-23 “ the church, which is his body ”. 1 Corinthians 12:20 “As it is, there are many parts, yet one body.”. 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 “Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it .28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing ...
Jul 10, 2007 · CBC News · Posted: Jul 10, 2007 7:28 AM PDT | Last Updated: July 10, 2007. The Vaticanissued a document Tuesday restatingits belief that the Catholic Church is the only true church of Jesus ...
Jul 20, 2021 · We can distinguish between a true and false church by using the Word of God. A true church has Christ not only as its foundation ( 1 Corinthians 3:11) but also the cornerstone of that foundation ( 1 Peter 2:7 ). One last thing, the true church governs itself by the authority of the Word ( 2 Timothy 3:16-17 ).
