Protestant Christian

The First Protestor... Martin Luther... did not mean to begin a new branch of the Christian or Universal/Catholic Church...

Martin Luther was simply protesting the Change in the Catholic or Universal Church by which,

Church Tradition was elevated to a higher authority than the Holy Bible... ie God's Word.

Luther was protesting the change... and thus dubbed a Protestant...

The Catholic Powers that be refused to back off the position that Church Tradition and the Pope trumped The Bible where there was a conflict.

In the last couple of Decades... Unfortunately.... Many of the Protestant Faiths have elevated themselves above Scripture... the Holy Bible... There are very few left that hold to the Protestant affirmation that the Bible is the True, Infallible, Inerrant Word of God.

A few of the fallen... The ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America), not to be confused with
WELCA or LCMS brands of Lutheranism

The Methodists

The Presbytarians

The American Baptists... not to be confused with Southeran Baptists

The Episcpalions or whoever you spell that...

This is not an exhaustive list... I wish it was.

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Originally Posted by RGS

What is a protestant christian?:confused:

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A Protestant Christian is the recipient of two appellations that were originally intended to be slurs...

"And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." Acts 11:26

"And the Christians were first called Protestants in Germany." Diet of Speyer 15:29 ;)

( http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Diet_of_Speyer )

Neither term was meant to be flattering, but both stuck. Evangelical is the term commonly meant to include all the non-RC churches arising from the Reformation.

There is a lot in this thread about who contributed what to the growth of the Church. I have no problem thanking each group for their contributions, nor rejecting false teachings, regardless from which group it arose. None of the major branches of Christendom are free from error. Nor are any individual Christians, myself most definitely included. Names by which we identify various groups serve to provide a rapid mental framework by which to identify and begin the process of comprehending one another. Unfortunately, that is usually the first step in attacking one another, rather than seeking to find unity.

I for one agree with JohnD, even though he considers my some of my views heretical. All true believers, though all ages are the Seed of Abraham, The Israel of God, Members of the Body of Christ. I do not agree with ALL of the doctrinal distinctives of any man-made groups within the Christian Church, not even Calvinism. ;) I believe that there are true Christians - True Spiritual Israelites - True Children of Abraham, to be found within most of the groups that have named the name of Christ through the centuries.

To be sure, there have been heretics, and heretical groups wihtin the pale of Christianity, but in our zeal to remove the tares, sadly, we have destroyed an incomprehensible amount of wheat.

GI73

Read post 6 on this thread. Then go to post 9, where it says: He has received reconciliation with God and he has done this without Catholicism or Protestantism. Do you deny this?

Where is the answer to this question. Has no one the wisdom to give a yes or a no?

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Originally Posted by RGS

What is a protestant christian?:confused:

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:rolleyes: What is a computer user that can't figure out what Google or Bing is ?

Or a person without a dictionary or access to a Public Library...?


Aaarggh! Have you read or heard a single book or tape of Dr. Walter Martin ? There are links on the first page of this website. He authored a book ***led: Essential Christianity. Get it! Tolle Lege!

btw --- I would have given a softer/more warm and cuddly answer, but I read the other posts you put on the Thread and it appears you did not wish for an honest answer, but rather just to stir controversy. If I'm wrong then read the following suggestions.

Simply put: A Protestant Christian is one that Protests the Bishop of Rome - il popa - saying that he is "The Vicar of Christ" and head of all Christianity.

Protestants (aka - Reformers) flourished during the 1500's because of an invention known as the Printing Press. When common people could read a Bible in their home language (rather than Latin) they also joined the Reformers in following the tenets of Holy Scripture rather than man-made Romish ritualistic religion.

All of this is available to you in books you can buy or books for check-out from your Public Library. If you are on a budget, then get Halley's Bible Handbook. It has a Church History section. If you have some extra money ( or a bigger library) then read "Christianity thru the Centuries" by Earle Cairns, Zondervan Publications.

Wow,

A very simplified answer.

The material issue was/is justification.
The formal issue was authority.

These were the two main issues of the Reformation. Luther saw that Rome was ripping people off so they could build St. Peter's, among other things. But the core of it started doctrinally, the ripping off is simply what you would expect to find in paganism. That's what pagans do.

And of course, Rome did not like people exposing it. So Rome murdered them. Sometimes they would utterly torture them. Or Cut their stomachs and put pig food in their stomach so the pigs could eat them to death (see Fox's book of Martyrs).

But often, they burned them alive by making the ***gots as hot as they could be.

Rome is evil. The Reformers knew this. ALL of their lives were in danger. But through their fruit of boldness, God used them for His glory.

Respectfully,

Jean Chauvin (Jude 3).

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Originally Posted by RGS

What is a protestant christian?:confused:

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"protestant" = a person who protests.

Another way to say it is "I protest"

Interesting.

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.