Are Roman Catholics Christians?                 

All Roman Catholic Church members, Anglican Church members, Methodist, Charismatic, Episcopal, Baptist, Pentecostal and other denominations are first Christians, before their denominational leanings. This is because, they all believe in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. They absolutely accept Jesus Christ as the Messiah or Savior of the world from the principle of sin and death to life. They believe in His sinless birth, sacrificial death on the Cross of Calvary, His bodily resurrection from the dead to life and finally, His ascension to heaven in Glory as King Eternal. They believe Jesus is the Son of God and from God the Father in heaven with the divine promise of eternal life to humanity. All Christians are of the Catholic Church, which is the same as the Universal Church. The Universal or Catholic Church is the body of Christ Jesus here on earth. This body of Christ Jesus is the individual and collective assembly of Christians in the world. Therefore, all Christians are Catholic. This means, part of the body of Christ, but not all Christians are of the Roman Catholic denomination or Church. There is only one body of Christ, which is the Church here on earth and not two or more. There are different denominations (parts), but all in one body, the Church and Christ Jesus is the head. Catholic simply means universal, general and all embracing. Christ Jesus is the foundation of the Universal/Catholic Church, He is the "Rock" and not Peter, because the power and sustenance of the Gospel of salvation is not on any man's effort, but on the sinless blood and resurrection to life of Christ Jesus bodily from the dead. Peter was mandated by Christ Jesus to lead His Church (Flock) after His ascension to heaven and the Church was not built on him (Peter), but on the Spirit of Christ Jesus. Remember, the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Ghost came upon His disciples and they spoke out boldly about Christ Jesus is alive as Lord of glory? That episode of the out pouring of the Holy Spirit on Christ disciples was the official birth of Christianity, the Church of Christ. The main difference between the Roman Catholics denomination and others is that, the Roman Catholic Church accepts some books into their doctrinal teachings and ordinances, such books as Maccabees, Esdras, Tobias, Judith and Baruch to mention few. These 13 books, which are included in the Old Testament of the Roman Catholic Bible version are termed Apocrypha.                                                                                            >>2

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