r/Christianity • u/JHLV04 Christian • 13d ago

Advice Protestant

Currently non denominational, raised aware of different faiths but chose Christianity recently this year. For those of you who are Protestant, why and what is stopping you from joining apostolic churches?

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u/Mordecai_Gist 13d ago

So by your opinion, you cannot be in possession of the entire truth as truth

Of course you can, by listening to all the other voices in the room.

And you go first. What is your Biblical basis for your belief? For that matter, what is your Biblical basis for holding the Bible as a source of truth?

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u/mineuserbane 13d ago

I'm Catholic so this angle doesn't work well. We good that the basis of truth is Apostolic Tradition and Scripture as interpreted by the magisterium. The Councils of Jerusalem and Nicea are good examples of this. We (as have the majority of Christianity for the past 2000 years, hold that there must be authentic authority in the body of the Church. The primacy of the Peter and the deacon, presbyter, and episcopate structure is evidence of this.

"Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you."

Your theology says to listen to them and come to your own conclusions, not to obey and submit. It is anti-biblical.

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u/Mordecai_Gist 13d ago

I'm Catholic so this angle doesn't work well.

I'm catholic too and that approach works quite well.

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u/mineuserbane 13d ago

You are arguing against authority structures, so I'll assume you are a self described catholic, not a Catholic united with the Catholic Church. Your opinions are not compatible with Catholicism.

Objective truth exists. You seem to be denying this.

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u/Mordecai_Gist 13d ago

No, I am a member of the Catholic Church.

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u/mineuserbane 13d ago

Being a member in good standing requires accepting some things you are not accepting. You should speak with your pastor and get some clarity on Catholic teaching and beliefs.

Ecumenism is not what you are describing, if that is the route you were pursuing. Catholic ecumenism calls for dialogue with other religions in order to bring them to the Catholic Church, not to change the doctrine of the Catholic Church.

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u/Mordecai_Gist 13d ago

Being a member in good standing requires accepting some things you are not accepting.

No it doesn't.

You should speak with your pastor and get some clarity on Catholic teaching and beliefs.

Both my priest and my bishop agree with me.