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NASB | Acts 11:26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 11:26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. For an entire year they met [with others] in the church and instructed large numbers; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians. [Acts 26:28; 1 Pet 4:16] |
Subject: difference Christian and catholic |
Bible Note: I'd like to point out that Christianity as opposed to any and all other religions is more than a religion. It is a relationship with God the Creator of all things. Secondly, all other "religions" tell you that it is of your own doing that you can become righteous or good enought to attain heaven (works), whereas, Christianity tells us that man's righteousness is as filthy rags and that there are no 'works' that are good enough whereby we may gain a right into heaven. God in His infinite mercy and love, made a way for us by sending His Son Jesus to die on the cross, thereby, building a bridge and making a way for us to get into heaven and into His presence once again. The difference between Catholicism and Christianity is that Catholicism follows the customs of men, much the way the Pharises of the Bible did. They believed that by acting or not acting in certain ways and by doing or not doing certain things that they would automatically be given passage into heaven and the presence of God. God was saying then, and is still saying to this day that we are all sinners and by definition - fall short of the glory and presence of God. That's why he sent His only Son to redeem the world and open the way back to God for us. We could never and can never do this apart from Christ. Catholicism limits us to our own human abilities and capablities, in that we pray to a human (confession) for forgiveness of sins that only the blood of the savior can provide. It's not by certain acts or ritualistic prayers that we are given or granted anything other than that of our own vain glory and pride. |