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Non-denominational ^^ Basically, we follow the Bible, both testaments. What bothers me is Catholicism. (Sorry, I don't meant to bash) I s'pose it's rubbed off from my mother - she was raised Catholic, but when she moved away from it, and saw all the "lies" involved, she sorta had this "rightous fury". She still has this "fury". heh ^^'

Although I do see some good in the Catholic Religion.

I dunno about denominations. Soemtimes it seems like people are too afraid to move away from traditions, so they drag their children to boring services and endure it themselves. Because some people don 't like change. Those are the churches made up of old people with no teenagers, because they got out as soon as they could.

I understand what you're saying. Like, the older people in the church are just going through the rituals. They may have very deep faith, but our generation is expressing it in a whole new way.

The most senior form of Christianity around today is Catholicism. The Roman Catholic Church is one of the oldest, along with the Eastern Orthodox Church. Both developed at about the same time, during the Great Schism. It was Constantine of Rome who first popularized Christianity and created Catholicism; nothing remains of the original Christianity, the true Christianity, but a few ancient scrolls and paintings. It was Constantine who set the groundwork for the Schism; the later split of the Roman Empire into the Western Roman and the Byzantine in part fueled the split of the Church. The Eastern Orthodox Church continued as it always had, for it places great emphasis on religion, but during the Renaissance, creative juices and ideas started flowing, giving rise to theological disagreements which in turn drove Luther to publish his ideas. These, in 1555, were what triggered the Reformation: splinter groups of the Catholic Church became the Protestant and Lutheran churches, from which arose many, many others.

Oh really, and where is the proof for that? The current Catholic church ACTUALLY came about from the from the time of Jesus (If you want PM me). Constantine is only popular because he made Christianity the state religion and made it popular.

Anywho, you probably guessed that I'm Catholic.

On another note, Non-denominational groups are just that, another group, just like another denomination.

What history book? The one for retards? I mean really, where is there any substantial proof for Constantine 'creating' the Catholic church.

I think God would have created a Church that the gates of hell would never prevail against it. Just like He said in Mt 16:18. If the true Christian church was gone, then that would make God a liar, because He said "I am with you always, to very end of the age." (Mt 28:19-20).

If the true Christian church was gone, what do you think would happen to all the people between the time it ended and now? Would they go to Hell?

As to what you said about Constantine, you're right. When he met God, he legalized Christianity in Rome. He didn'yt start the Catholic Church. They actually consider (Simon) Peter the first Pope. That's what my history book says at least. By the way, if you read theis, Galad, please PM me I have a question.

Well, I take greater weight with God's words because it is His spoken word. I don't care what the 'modern thinkers' of today's society say because they are only human and can only conjecture about what happened in the past. Plus, I don't get what the edit means. The age Jesus is referring to is not the age guided by the stars. Jesus means He will be with us forever. The word 'age' is sometimes translated as another word.

Plus, do you even know why Constantine converted, not created, but converted to Christianity.

Dude, what do you believe if you think the Bible is wrong?