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PROTESTants: If you're sect is really the One True Church, then what are you protesting?

The Protestant sects were created no earlier than the Reformation in the 1500s -- not during the life of Christ. Historical records show this is truth.

The word "protestant" has the root "protest" in the name. Just about all protestants openly refer to themselves as "protestants" (it's only the radical fundamentalists who deny blatantly obvious history).

So, if these people openly call themselves a name that means "ones who are protesting against," what exactly are they protesting?

History clearly tells us the answer. But I want to hear the protestants' take on this.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    They just do not understand or accept the true church established by Jesus Christ.It is like talking to a brick wall.

    Source(s): Catholic Christian
  • 1 decade ago

    Dont get too lost in the vernacular of protestantism and its history and usage. Unless you just like arguing over non constructive points of issue.

    Originally the protestant movement initiated by Martin Luther was due to the errors of the Catholic Church at the time. Which the Catholic Church now agrees with in part.

  • 1 decade ago

    They protested against the Roman Catholic Church for selling indulgences, and a whole bunch of other unbiblical activities they were involved with. Find out in your history books about Martin Luther and the thesis he nailed to the door of the church to see all that had gone wrong.

  • 1 decade ago

    They're protesting over the fact that Catholics do not have the KingJamesVersion stuffed up their rear ends.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Well, Luther was protesting against the corruption in the Catholic Church (also true). The other churches were lumped into that group.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    They protested the Roman Catholic Church because they believed it was corrupt.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    why do you catholics insist on pursecuting the Protestants? Is it to deflect why we question your beliefs and doings? I can understand why they divided from you...especially nowadaze, when all I see is "ridiculing and contempt" for them and Us...they separated from the roman catholic church because long long ago it was corrupted and is still going strong today,which you are so closede you won't even check it out for yourself because you fear the higher ups, hence "protest" wait and see....and after they separated from the church so did many many other denominations, in fact it is the early roman catholics "fault" if you may that there is not one church any longer, God Bless and Keep Us ALL

    Source(s): former catholic, yeah I departed as well long time SDA not Perfect/just Forgiven
  • 1 decade ago

    that's funny, i've been attending 'protestant' churches all my life...mostly , but not exclusively, Baptist churches-we have ministers and missionaries in our family, and NOT ONE of them has ever referred to themselves, at least in my presence, as 'protestants'...we refer to ourselves as "Christians"...we don't follow any 'one true church' or even refer to our churches in that manner; only the roman catholics i know ever use that phrase. we don't follow a sect or a church or a denomination; we follow Christ

  • HAYAH
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    @"ones who are protesting against," what exactly are they protesting?"

    The false teachings of the Catholic traditions of men.

    Rooted from the Pharisees, dressing in 'unnecessary garb',

    BIG CLOWN HATS TRYING TO REPRESENT 'GODLINESS AND ARE INWARD WOLVES!

    They are so far away from the teachings of Y'Shua, it's laughable and sad at the same time.

    You've created monsters...unbelievinggmonsterss against the 'living God!

    OK?

    YOUR TURN!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If it is definitely based on and formed after the roman catholic church who up and praise Mary rather then Christ. Then they are damned of hell even when they speak. I mean how can they say the obey the Bible when they do idolatry? Praising Mary rather then Christ who is God. I believe that is going against commandment. Secondly we do not need our sins confessed to a pope who we call Father? He should not be equaling himself to God. Our confessions should be made to God. Not a man who also sin it's not his business anyway! It's just like saying Jesus your not good enough to pay, for man's sins and some people who do realize what He died for. Think baptism and their own works will get them to Heaven? God says our righteousness is as filthy rags. Were not perfect and sinless to make our way that would be equaling ourselves to God!

    But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.(2Peter2:1)

    Denying the Lord that bought them. If any pope who does not even mention eternity and hell. Then he is doing no good to a man's soul, and is damning himself and others...it is false. When they uplift themselves rather then Christ!! It is not doctrinal at all! I don't think it's right when they take these words out of the Bible, for their own sweet high minded ways! Is only pagan.

    Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.(John14:6)

    Christ died to pay for man's sin debt, so we do not have to spend an eternity in hell.

    That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.(Romans10:9)

    whosoever will, will be blessed! We confess our sins,ask Jesus to forgive us of our sins, believing in our heart we ask Jesus to be our personal Saviour.

    Source(s): KJV Bible
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