Evangelical Protestantism Vs. Catholicism

Atheist Delusions gives an analysis of history with the revolutionary power of Jesus Christ at the forefront. David Bentley Hart tells the story of how the early church was formed after late antiquity. He argues that radicalness of the Gospels was the key to liberation and how secular society has formed around that liberation. The development of Christianity, was the largest political, social, spiritual, and material revolution of Western civilization. It has played such a crucial role in the way our society operations, and in which our ethics are built.

How are they different? Let's start with Christianity. Christians follow Christ and believe in the resurrection of Jesus. They believe

The first difference between the two religions is their services. Roman Catholic services are held in sanctuaries that are richly decorated

There are many parts of Christianity that differentiate it from other religions, but for the sake of your time and immediate sanity- I will only delve into three of them. Upon identifying them, you might face some initial confusion, but know that I will explain each one in depth, so that you can completely wrap your mind around them. Grace, the Doctrine of the Trinity, and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ are all characteristics that comprise a Christian’s relationship with God. All three of these topics set apart Christianity from other religions that claim to have the real truth.

The differences derive from theology. Both Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Catholics understand God to exist in three forms, known as the Trinity. God is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father refers to God’s role as the creator of the world. The Son refers to Jesus. Finally, the Holy Spirit, they believe, enters people's souls during their daily lives. Another similarity is that holding reverence for the saints plays a central role in the spiritual lives of Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Catholics. The physical representation of the saints tends to take different forms, however. Roman Catholics usually use statutes to represent their saints, as evident in St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church; meanwhile, Orthodox Catholics more often use paintings to represent their saints, as evident at St. Michael’s Antiochian Orthodox Church. Another difference between the two is that for Roman Catholics there is a procedure for choosing officially sanctioned saints. This process does not exist in the Orthodox community. The central doctrinal divide between the two Christian churches concerns the Pope and his supremacy. Roman Catholics believe the Pope is the living embodiment of Jesus. He is then, in their opinion, the head of the entire Christian religion. Eastern Orthodox Catholics view the Pope as the head of Christianity in Rome, a geographical

As a democratic country, a general way to gauge the feelings of the public is to analyze who the public elects to represent them. While Article VI of the Constitution mandates that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States,” an overwhelming amount of American presidents have been Christians. The two exceptions to this were Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, though theistic, remain religiously ambiguous. Within the Christian presidents, the majority of those have been Episcopalian and Presbyterianism. This is despite the fact that Episcopalianism and Presbyterianism make up a relatively low percentage of the overall self-identified Christian population. Contrastingly,

Christianity has two main factions, which are the Catholics and the Protestants. Within the Protestants group, there are quite a number of denominations. The different groups have some slight differences especially on issues regarding what one needs to do to get to the

While the deity is central for most Christians there are some who have different beliefs when it comes to all being one. For instance the Latter-day Saints( Mormonism) believe that God has a physical body and that man are able to become God, they believe that Jesus is Gods actual son and the holy spirit is separate and is regarded as an impersonal power or spirit being. Mormons do use the King James Bible but, they also have other forms of literature they have created to support their beliefs because they feel the Bible is not accurate. They believe that Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit come together to work as the God head and are all separate people. The Oneness Pentecostals believe that there is only one God. Pentecostal believe that God manifested himself in three ways or forms but not as three separate

The Catholics and Protestants were once together, therefore they are very similar but they do have a few differences. The Protestants believed that church services and the bible should be taught in a way that is legible to their people. Unlike the Protestants, the Catholics believe that it should be taught in its original form, even if they cannot understand the language. Church services with the Catholics remained in Latin, as it has in the last 1000 years (Alchin 2). The Catholics believed that their priest were special people. They believed that without their priest they could not connect with God. In a Catholic church the priest holds all of the power, not only was it impossible to

These data tables compare the two major Baptist branches within the Baptist church. I used these branches of the church and compared them to the Catholic Church. There are different categories with a variety of statements that correlate to the category. In the table, it provides percentages within the churches that represent their beliefs and agreement of the statement provided. Such, there are sections that the Catholic Church may believe more strongly in than both of the Baptist churches. The data table provides great information that demonstrates what the Baptist church strongly believes in, how it varies within the two major branches, and how it compares to the Catholic Church. By having this information, it’ll help me make comparisons

Back in the late 1400s and early 1500s, there were several different opinions of the Catholic church. The Church was corrupt. The pope lived in luxury by spending money given to the Church, and salvation was bought with money. While most people stayed quiet, a few leaders rose up to bring change to the Church. These leaders started the Protestant and English Reformations, which were very different from one another despite their common goal- to change the Church into the ideals they believed in. The Protestant and English Reformations were different because of their leaders and values.

3. As the Reformation attacked Catholic doctrine, the Church responded with the Counter-Reformation, acts that denounced Protestant belief and reinforced Catholic ideas. Calvinists claimed that salvation was obtained through predestination, and Lutherans thought that they would go to heaven if they had faith. But, the Church claimed that the only way to go to heaven was through faith and works. They stressed that neither or the two were mutually exclusive, and one was useless without the other (cathref). Furthermore, after Protestants bashed Catholic ritual, the Church reacted by emphasizing how important they were. According to the Church, it was necessary for Catholics to venerate relics of saints, martyrs, Jesus, and Mary. Also, as Protestants

Base on the Confession of Faith in The Book of Discipline, in article II "We believe in Jesus Christ, truly God and truly man, in whom the divine and human natures are perfectly and inseparably united. He is the eternal Word made flesh, the only begotten Son of the Father, born of the Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit. As ministering servant he lived, suffered and died on the cross. He was buried, rose from the dead and ascended into heaven to be with the Father, from whence he shall return. He is eternal Savior and Mediator, who intercedes for us, and by him all persons are to be judged.” Methodist Church denomination is closer to the Anglican Church and the Church of England. Methodist doctrine states that Jesus was the Son of God, the child of the Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit, truly God and truly Man, who appear to be our salvation descended down to Earth from heaven. The Evangelical Methodists believe that if one has sinned but confessed and repented their sin will be forgiven. Forgiveness is the most critical part of modern Christians teaching, they also believe that with grace from God will allow them to get to heaven, not by electing process but by observing good deeds. Evangelical Methodist are very strict of their religious practice, if a person ever committed

Compare Roman Catholic church and Protestant. Catholic church still has the central church organization, so its theological thinking is relatively concentrated; Protestantism doesn’t have central organization, so its factions and ideas more diverse, the distribution is also more extensive. Protestant factions can be broadly divided into two broad categories: liberal (modernist) and conservative (fundamentalist, evangelical). The Catholic theology is generally located between Protestant Liberalism and

Immigration has been a major issue and will never seem to end. It has increased its main problem now with President Trump is wanting to stop immigration. The U.S. Law covers that any entry into the country for any purpose isn't allowed. Even coming here to the U.S. for a temporary, short amount of time can't happen. Most people would like to stop any of the immigration, but The Church is different.