Are there ... 20,000+ ... “Christianities”
Or ... is there only one Christianity ?
God says there is only one ... over and over again
(Note: Baptized heretics are not Christians ... “lutherans”, “baptist”, “evangelical”, “vatican-2”, etc. > see Section 8)
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Scriptures that there is ... only one Christianity ... not 20,000+
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Catholic writing of Ephesians 4:5
“One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism.”
Catholic writing of Philippians 4:2
“Be of one mind in the Lord.”
Catholic writing of Philippians 2:2
“Fulfill ye my joy, that you may be of one mind, having the same charity, being of
one accord.”
Catholic writing of 1 Corinthians 1:10
“Now I beseech you ... that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you; but that you be perfect in the same mind.”
Catholic writing of Romans 15:6
“That with one mind, and with one mouth, you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Catholic writing of 2 Corinthians 13:11
“For the rest, brethren, rejoice, be perfect, take exhortation, be of one mind.”
Catholic writing of 1 Peter 3:8
“And in fine, be ye all of one mind.”
Catholic writing of Philippians 3:16
“Nevertheless whereunto we are come, that we be of the same mind.”
Catholic writing of Titus 1:4
“According to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.”
Catholic writing of Saint Matthew 22:33
“But we have the mind of Christ.”
Catholic writing of Saint John 17:17, 21
17:“Sanctify them in truth.”
21:“And the glory which Thou hast given Me ... that they may be one, as We also are one.”
Catholic writing of 1 Saint Timothy 4:16
“Take heed to thyself and to doctrine: be earnest in them. For in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee.”
Catholic writing of 1 Corinthians 2:13
“Which things also we speak ... in the doctrine of the Spirit.”
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Scriptures that acclaim ... the Faith ... it is never “the faiths” ...
again defending of the Catholic Dogma that there is only one Christianity
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Catholic writing of Mark 11:22 >
“And Jesus answering, saith to them: Have the faith of God.”
Catholic writing of 1 Timothy 4:1
“Some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error, and doctrines of devils.”
Catholic writing of 2 Timothy 4:7 >
“I have kept the faith.”
Catholic writing in Acts of the Apostles 14:21
“Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith.”
Catholic writing in Acts of the Apostles 26:18
“That they may receive forgiveness of sins, and a lot among the Saints, by the faith that
is in me.”
Catholic writing of Romans 1:5
“By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith, in all nations, for His name.”
Catholic writing of Romans 3:26
“Through the forbearance of God, for the shewing of his justice in this time; that he himself may be just, and the justifier of him, who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.”
Catholic writing of 1 Corinthians 16:13
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, do manfully, and be strengthened.”
Catholic writing of 1 Timothy 1:19
“Having faith and a good conscience, which some rejecting have made shipwreck concerning the faith.”
Catholic writing of Jude 1:3
“I was under a necessity to write unto you: to beseech you to contend earnestly for
the faith once delivered to the Saints.”
Catholic writing of Apocalypse 14:12
“Here is the patience of the saints, who keep the commandments of God, and the faith
of Jesus.”
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The word Church is in the New Testament 77 times
The Catholic God is with that Church until the end of the world
The Church is founded in the 1st Century ... not 15th, 16th, or 17th
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Catholic writing of Saint Matthew 28:20
"Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world."
Catholic writing of Ephesians 3:21
"To Him be glory in the Church, and in Christ Jesus unto all generations."
Catholic writing of Saint Matthew 16:18
"And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it."
Catholic writing of Saint John 14:16
"And I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Paraclete, that he may abide with you forever."
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The above listed ... Catholic authored scriptures ... are in defense of these
selected Catholic Sources of Dogma ... that there is only one Christianity
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Fourth Lateran Council, Pope Innocent III, 1215 A.D. -- Ex-Cathedra Dogma
“There is but one universal Church of the faithful, outside of which no one at all
is saved.”
Council of Florence, Session 11, 1442 A.D. -- Ex-Cathedra Dogma
“It (the Catholic Church) firmly believes, professes and preaches that all those who
are outside the Catholic Church, not only pagans but also jews or heretics and schismatics, cannot share in eternal life and will go into the everlastingfire ... unless they are joined to the Catholic Church before the end of their lives.”
Council of Florence, Session 8, 22 Nov 1439 -- Ex-Cathedra Dogma
“Whoever wills to be saved, before all things it is necessary that he holds the Catholic faith. Unless a person keeps this faith whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish eternally.”
Fifth Lateran Council, Session 11, 19 Dec 1516 -- Ex-Cathedra Dogma
“For, regulars and seculars, prelates and subjects, exempt and non-exempt, belong to the one universal Church, outside of which no one at all is saved, and they all have one Lord
and one faith.”
Vatican Council of 1870, Session 2, Pope Pius IX -- Ex-Cathedra Dogma
“This true Catholic Faith, outside of which none can be saved, which I now freely profess and truly hold, is what I shall steadfastly maintain and confess, by the help of God, in all its completeness and purity until my dying breath.”
Vatican Council of 1870, Session 3, Chapter 3, Para 8-9 -- Ex-Cathedra Dogma
“Wherefore, by Divine and Catholic Faith all those things are to be believed ... which are proposed by the Church as matters to be believed as Divinely revealed (...) Since, then, without Faith it is impossible to please God and reach the fellowship of His sons and daughters, it follows that no one can ever achieve justification without it, neither can anyone attain eternal life unless he or she perseveres in it to the end.”
Second Council of Constantinople, 553 A.D. -- Ex-Cathedra Dogma
“The heretic, even though he has not been condemned formally by any individual, in reality brings anathema on himself, having cut himself off from the way of truth by his heresy.”
Pope Leo X, Fifth Lateran Council, Session 8, 1513 A.D. -- Ex-Cathedra Dogma
“And since truth cannot contradict truth, we define that every statement contrary to
the enlightened truth of the faith is totally false and we strictly forbid teaching otherwise to be permitted. We decree that all those who cling to erroneous statements of this kind,
thus sowing heresies which are wholly condemned, should be avoided in every way.”
Pope Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus, 8 December 1854 -- Ex-Cathedra Dogma
“Hence, if anyone shall dare - which God forbid! - to think otherwise than as has been defined by us, let him know and understand that he is condemned by his own judgment; that he has suffered shipwreck in the faith; that he has separated from the unity of the Church.”
Council of Vienne, Decree 1, 1311-1312 A.D. -- Ex-Cathedra Dogma
“We, therefore, directing our Apostolic attention, to which alone it belongs to define these things (...) In order that all may know the truth of the faith in its purity and all error may be excluded.”
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