Lutheran Church vs Catholic Church
Lutheran Church and Catholic Church are both practitioners of Christian faith. Both are centered on God as the ultimate salvation of mankind. A Lutheran and Catholic rely on the Bible and they observe the sacraments. But what makes one different from the other is practically the reason why Catholic and Lutheran never reconciled.
Lutheran Church
Founded by Martin Luther dubbed as the “Father of Reformation”, the Lutheran beliefs taught that salvation comes by the grace of God and faith in Christ alone and nothing more. It accepts the Apostle’s, Nicene and Athanasian Creeds as true declarations of faith. It recognizes the Holy Trinity and believes that Jesus is our Lord and Savior and the Gospel is the Word of God. Lutherans have 2 sacraments, the Holy Communion and Baptism in which they practice infant and adult baptisms.
Catholic Church
Catholic Church shares some of the beliefs with Lutherans. Since Lutherans were once part of Roman Catholicism, their doctrines share similarities except for those the Lutherans believed needed reformation. One of them its contradiction to Catholic belief that it is through unwavering faith in God and good deeds to others that salvation is attained. Another Catholic practice that Lutherans do not recognize is the authority of the pope as the highest authority, but acting only in temporal capacity as Christ’s vicar.
Difference between Lutheran and Catholic
The Lutherans do not believe in Transubstantiation in the Eucharist like Catholics do. They do not believe in Mary and the intercessions of holy persons like Catholics do. Catholics believe in purgatory but Lutherans don’t. Some Lutherans ordain women as pastors while Catholic Church doesn’t ordain women to be priests. While Lutherans have 2 sacraments, the Holy Communion and Baptism, Catholics have 7 sacraments which include Baptism, Reconciliation, Holy Communion, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Order, and Sacrament of the Sick.
Over the years, reconciling belief of these two religions failed considerably. However, both can still in harmony if one learns to respect what the other one believes because to be a Christian is to be Christ-like.
In brief: •路德是由马丁·路德the “Father of Reformation”. They separated from Catholic Church because of a disagreeing belief that salvation is achieved through faith in God alone, contrary to the Catholic view of salvation which is faith in God and good deeds. • Lutherans do not believe in the Transubstantiation in the Eucharist, do not believe in Mary and other holy persons and their intercessions and do not believe in pope’s temporal capacity as the highest authority of the church. • Lutherans have only 2 sacraments which are the Baptism and Holy Communion, while Catholics have 7 sacraments namely Baptism, Reconciliation, Holy Communion, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Order, and Sacrament of the Sick. |
And for the differences above between these two little foul groups, the Lutherans call the Catholics the Anti-Christ and who knows what the reverse is, but doesn’t really matter bec there is no difference in the sick blood religions themselves…..both of their times is up….no longer do we believe what liars say about the teachings of Jesus, his orig teachings of the power within ourselves, kingdom of heaven is withiin…destroys all illusion to men telling us the differences in what god prefers……two groups trying to have us believe they have a clue about what the unknowable is doing and preferring…the ultimate deception and delusion….wake up folks in religion.
its funny you quote the verses the kingdom of God is with in, but you you take it out of context of the whole bible. Forgive me if I am mistaken, but you sound like as person who hold to new age beliefs. Yes the kingdom of God is with in. why is it within because when a person accepts Christ and is baptized the spirit of God comes to dwell within that person, Its not a physical kingdom, but is manifest in us by righteous living, faith and Joy in the holy spirit, Jesus is our King and we become part of his kingdom when we repent and believe in him. so consider these things because God has revealed his will in scripture. He has made it clear, and its not so secretive that no one can know it. The mystery of God according to Paul was revealed to us. What is that mystery CHRIST IN US THE HOPE OF GLORY. I’m going to leave you the verses here so you can read them for your self. please take the time to read them Romans 14:17
Colossians 1:26-29 ( heck read the whole chapter and take it for what it says Its the word of God.) in fact read the whole new testament . i do think denominations has it wrong because there is much division. when we should be united under Christ as the Lord and head of the body of believer. Religion is one thing, but truth is a whole other, we must find it in CHRIST.
WONDERFULL,well said!!!!!!
Dave, you have expressed your opinion based on whatever faith you have, but you don’t have to be judgmental in others faith. Whatever conclusion you come with has zero effect on those who have faith in either of these religion.