You are speaking of the Catholic church. If you read through the entire Bible, you will find almost zero justification for the Catholic church. (one verse, taken out of context, is their justification) Martin Luther realized this, and is the reason the Protestant Reformation began, which brought Christianity back to being Christ-centered, and emphasis that salvation comes from faith in Jesus as your Lord and Savior, not from works.
Not every Christian church. You have to look closely at each one individually. The Remnant that Christ speaks of is still there. Take the time to find them.
"the christian church", like most everything == individuals =/= individuality erasing abstractions to jeer or cheer.
As Q pointed out, every group has been, is being and will be targeted by evil. Some groups are more resistant than others but none are spared.
Neither are any individuals.
Perhaps remember Qs many reminders that they need us to be DIVIDED and fighting amongst ourselves in order to succeed?
Like all fictional masterpieces, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy was full of transcendent TRUTH. In Tolkien's trilogy, in order to survive, the inhabitants put aside their ancient grievances so they could unite and survive the forces seeking to destroy them all.
During this real war with the real Mordor, hopefully enough real people
have the wisdom Tolkien's fictional characters displayed.
Except the christian church was a major player in the horrors committed onto children. How can you support anything they do or are a part of?
You are speaking of the Catholic church. If you read through the entire Bible, you will find almost zero justification for the Catholic church. (one verse, taken out of context, is their justification) Martin Luther realized this, and is the reason the Protestant Reformation began, which brought Christianity back to being Christ-centered, and emphasis that salvation comes from faith in Jesus as your Lord and Savior, not from works.
Not every Christian church. You have to look closely at each one individually. The Remnant that Christ speaks of is still there. Take the time to find them.
Perhaps try a different framing.
"the christian church", like most everything == individuals =/= individuality erasing abstractions to jeer or cheer.
As Q pointed out, every group has been, is being and will be targeted by evil. Some groups are more resistant than others but none are spared.
Neither are any individuals.
Perhaps remember Qs many reminders that they need us to be DIVIDED and fighting amongst ourselves in order to succeed?
Like all fictional masterpieces, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy was full of transcendent TRUTH. In Tolkien's trilogy, in order to survive, the inhabitants put aside their ancient grievances so they could unite and survive the forces seeking to destroy them all.
During this real war with the real Mordor, hopefully enough real people have the wisdom Tolkien's fictional characters displayed.
In terms of our human story, WWG1WGA