@mark_petereit@nathancoxey You are following Rome, though you seem to have no idea about the history…. Look it up! Even if you disagree I am not making this up!
@HeroShack@nathancoxey Easter celebrates Jesus’ resurrection, the core of the Gospel, not a 4th-century invention.
Believers rejoiced in the risen Lord from day one.
We follow the Bible, not Rome.
The empty tomb is Christian truth, not Catholic intellectual property.
@mark_petereit@nathancoxey Jesus sat in a dinner - a small group - sorry if recreation is a struggle… that doesn’t mean we got to rearrange the Seder meal into a snack pack.
@mark_petereit@nathancoxey Easter - Created by Rome in the 4th Century. IF you’re ok with that, why are you denying the Catholic influence on your church?
@HeroShack@nathancoxey Jesus fulfilled Passover as the Lamb of God (1 Cor 5:7).
Easter celebrates His resurrection, the victory that changed everything!
We honor the empty tomb by faith, not rituals.
It’s pure Gospel for every believer, not “Catholic lite.”
@mark_petereit@nathancoxey Jesus and the Apostles NEVER abandoned the Sabbath. This started with Gentile converts and became ROMAN LAW in the 4th century… That’s really why we have ‘Sunday Worship.’
@HeroShack@nathancoxey Worship on Sunday isn’t “Catholic lite.”
The early church met on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7, 1 Cor 16:2) to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection.
We honor the Lord’s Day because He rose on Sunday, not because of Catholic tradition.
It’s biblical Christianity.
@mark_petereit@nathancoxey It’s a fake birthday and fake celebration no one celebrated in Jesus’ life. They didn’t know when He was born, so they stuck the birthday on top of Winter Solstice. It’s entirely CATHOLIC.
@HeroShack@nathancoxey Celebrating Christmas isn’t Catholic doctrine. It’s simply honoring the incarnation of Jesus Christ, God becoming flesh (John 1:14).
Our focus is on the Savior’s birth.
We’re free in Christ to rejoice in His coming without religious bondage.
@mark_petereit@nathancoxey Jesus celebrated Passover, not the unrelated ‘Easter’ you follow today, sir. You surely know how and why they did that, right?
@HeroShack@nathancoxey Easter isn’t “Catholic lite.” It’s the celebration of the resurrection, the very heart of the Gospel.
“He is not here; He has risen!” (Luke 24:6).
Protestants, Catholics, and every true believer celebrate the empty tomb.
That’s Christianity, not Catholicism.
@mark_petereit@nathancoxey Jesus never lined up the faithful to receive cracker and juice- the last supper is not the tradition of the church - the Last Supper was to painted, not recreated. It’s not RCC - approved… why would anyone do what Jesus did? We don’t even celebrate PASSOVER.
@HeroShack@nathancoxey Communion is not a Catholic invention. Jesus Himself instituted it: “Do this in remembrance of Me” (Luke 22:19, 1 Cor 11:23-26). It’s for every believer to proclaim His death until He comes. We do it by faith in the finished work not as a priestly ritual. Pure Christian doctrine!
@HeroShack@nathancoxey Oh, so they have to be Elisha's bones? Lemme guess what follows: Arbitrary standards set by....a person without any authority to set the standards. Amazing.
So according to some Catholics, “kissing” in Scripture is what set the preference for displaying cadavers and bones for veneration. Not to mention their pope kissing a pagan book 🤷🏼♂️
I’m stupid though so maybe someone else can make it make sense for my small brain
@ChristandGuitar I read something that made so much sense. The first actual Prots were early ‘church fathers’ who rejected the Ways of Jesus & the Apostles. The ones who switched to Sunday worship, who moved Easter., the one’s who added Mary worship… Catholics are the first Protestants.
Both Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox claim to be the "one true Church" with apostolic succession on their side. Both ask: "Would the Holy Spirit allow the Church to fall into error for 1500 years?"
My answer: Yeah, I think He would - Just the same as Israel was allowed to fall into error time and time again.
The fact that the 2 split in 1054 and both claim exclusive fidelity to the apostles means, logically, at least one of them has been wrong for nearly 1,000 years. They can't both be right.
This should motivate Protestants to dig into Scripture and church history. One (or both) of these institutions has error on important points. Scripture, being God's Word, is our anchor for everything.
This is not the strawman of "every Christian for 1500 years went to hell before Martin Luther came along." Christ has always saved His people by grace through faith - even when the visible institutions went off the rails.
If the Body of Christ is alive, then the saints are alive.
If the saints are alive, they can pray.
If they can pray, asking them to pray is not idolatry.
The Protestant objection only works if death is stronger than union with Christ.
@nathancoxey Hmmm, was there some bones in the Bible that were carried around and brought someone back from the dead? Or the garments and shadows of Apostles that healed people in the Bible?
Peter literally leads at Pentecost in Acts 2.
He speaks for the Apostles.
He opens the Church to the Jews in Acts 2 and Gentiles in Acts 10.
He gives the first major judgment in Acts 15 before James gives the local pastoral conclusion.
Nobody is claiming the full papacy was spelled out in one verse on day one.
Doctrine develops from seeds already present in Scripture.
Serious question
If Jesus never intended a visible Church authority,
why does He rename Simon to Peter (Rock),
give him the keys of the Kingdom,
and tell him to strengthen the other Apostles?
That sounds a lot more like leadership than
Everyone interprets Christianity for themselves.