In my view, Catholics can still meet the requirements for salvation, which the Apostle Paul and Silas stated in the book of Acts:
Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Rom2:13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Rom2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
Rom2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
In short, all are welcome in the kingdom of heaven. At least, all those who live by the laws laid down by our creator. The title of your religious practice is inconsequential. All that matters is what's in your heart.
Actually most of the apostles went on missionary travels, with some staying or martyred (eg St Thomas in India). St Peter certainly lived a number of years in Rome and was the first bishop there, before being martyred. You will never guess where he was buried. :). There is a fascinating book called The Bones of St Peter, by Walsh I believe. Reads like a dectective story and with surprise ending.
I am a Catholic and call myself a Christian, too. That was a softball. 😎
On kefa (aramaic is what they were speaking)… clearly Jesus said You are Peter (changing his name literally to ‘Rock’), and on this Rock I will build my church.
“Welcome to the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, an Archdiocese of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East. We trace our roots to first century Antioch, the city in which the disciples of Jesus Christ were first called Christians.
“Sometimes called the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Church is the first Christian Church, the Church founded by the Lord Jesus Christ and described in the pages of the New Testament. Her history can be traced in unbroken continuity all the way back to Christ and His Twelve Apostles. For twenty centuries, she has continued in her undiminished and unaltered faith and practice. Today her apostolic doctrine, worship and structure remain intact. The Orthodox Church maintains that the Church is the living Body of Jesus Christ.
“The Church of Antioch was established by the Apostles Paul and Barnabas in 42 A.D., with St. Peter serving for the next eight years as its first prelate. The Church of Antioch is one of the five ancient Patriarchates of the Christian Church, along with Alexandria, Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Rome. We are in full communion with our brothers and sisters in various other Orthodox Christian jurisdictions, such as the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Orthodox Church in America. Together we work to nurture the Orthodox Christians of this land—whether immigrants or native-born, cradle Orthodox, or converts—and to bring America to the ancient Orthodox Christian Faith.”
In my view, Catholics can still meet the requirements for salvation, which the Apostle Paul and Silas stated in the book of Acts:
https://bible.com/bible/59/act.16.30-31.ESV
I may disagree with some aspects of Catholicism, but Catholics are still frens we'll see in heaven.
Rom2:13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Rom2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
Rom2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
In short, all are welcome in the kingdom of heaven. At least, all those who live by the laws laid down by our creator. The title of your religious practice is inconsequential. All that matters is what's in your heart.
Indeed. God bless you, fren.
Actually most of the apostles went on missionary travels, with some staying or martyred (eg St Thomas in India). St Peter certainly lived a number of years in Rome and was the first bishop there, before being martyred. You will never guess where he was buried. :). There is a fascinating book called The Bones of St Peter, by Walsh I believe. Reads like a dectective story and with surprise ending.
I am a Catholic and call myself a Christian, too. That was a softball. 😎
On kefa (aramaic is what they were speaking)… clearly Jesus said You are Peter (changing his name literally to ‘Rock’), and on this Rock I will build my church.
https://biblehub.com/kjv/matthew/16-18.htm
“Welcome to the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, an Archdiocese of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East. We trace our roots to first century Antioch, the city in which the disciples of Jesus Christ were first called Christians.
“Sometimes called the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Church is the first Christian Church, the Church founded by the Lord Jesus Christ and described in the pages of the New Testament. Her history can be traced in unbroken continuity all the way back to Christ and His Twelve Apostles. For twenty centuries, she has continued in her undiminished and unaltered faith and practice. Today her apostolic doctrine, worship and structure remain intact. The Orthodox Church maintains that the Church is the living Body of Jesus Christ.
“The Church of Antioch was established by the Apostles Paul and Barnabas in 42 A.D., with St. Peter serving for the next eight years as its first prelate. The Church of Antioch is one of the five ancient Patriarchates of the Christian Church, along with Alexandria, Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Rome. We are in full communion with our brothers and sisters in various other Orthodox Christian jurisdictions, such as the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Orthodox Church in America. Together we work to nurture the Orthodox Christians of this land—whether immigrants or native-born, cradle Orthodox, or converts—and to bring America to the ancient Orthodox Christian Faith.”
https://antiochian.org/dashboard?name=About
Antithetical to the scripture? What, according to the scripture, is the pillar and ground of the truth?