John Yurich USA wrote:
And why would the Holy Spirit care what church someone who is Born Again attends as long as the church worships Jesus as God since church membership is totally superfluous to salvation?

The Holy Spirit guides us into all truth as the Bible teaches. Thus the Roman Catholic worship of graven images is against Holy law, as is the worship of Mary on pieces of toast, the worship of dead bodies, bones and bits of wood, ie relics - Are all unBiblical and abhorrent to the Lord.
You should not do these things John.

Thats why this Lutheran church is Biblically correct John, when it states...

article wrote:
the most theologically conservative of the nation's three main Lutheran denominations, issued a statement on its website explaining its long-held tenet that the Catholic papacy is the anti-Christ

Anon wrote:
1. Since you believe that Pope Benedict XVI is the "antichrist" leading his billion-member flock off of salvation's cliff into Hell: For their "good," aren't you, ultimately, an advocate for one who would destroy the Pope and St. Peter's Basilica as Anders Behring Breivik would desire of Islam in Norway?

2. Isn't "The Pope is that Antichrist" an ancient label WCF XXV:vi 1646 that a modern baptized right-wing wacko fundamentalist.....

2. The TRUTH is no less the truth in 1646 as it is in 2011 - or for that matter at any time in history. As a Reformed and Protestant Christian, praise God, who believes the Bible, is the Word of God, by the Holy Spirit, I have no reason to be any more than God has providentially ordained me to be.

SteveR wrote:
Have you read the entire chapter? The true doctrine spoken of is that Jesus is indeed the Christ. Roman Catholics share that belief

Thus we get "The RC Vicar of Christ" to replace the Lord in many ways.
This "Vicar" has his seat of power in the papacy (Vatican) where, (along with his advisors) he continues through history to concoct and construct the alternatives to Bible truths and precepts.

This is the reason why the Reformers called the papacy "the antichrist" - because he/they are "anti" Scripture AND replace Christ with tradition, idolatry, maryolatry, saints, relics and the blasphemous mass.

SteveR wrote:
btw; You can disagree with how your brethren understand their faith without casting them into the Lake of Fire

Bibliophile wrote:
Since I'm soundly saved by grace alone, thorough faith in Christ do I retain my salvation if I'm a member of the Southern Baptist Convention (which I was years ago) but lose it as a member of the Catholic Church (which I am now)?

As Christ states "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?" Mat 7:22.