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天主教的信徒有多少? 根据2001 的人口统计资料:
over 920 million worldwide (占全世界人口的18%) 有12.8 million in Canada (43% of population)
天主教和基督教的共同点:
1:" father.son, holy spirit" 三位一体说,
2:对耶稣的认识是共同的:"His virgin birth, His sacrificial death on the cross, His bodily resurrection, His future physical return and His work of judgement"
3:对耶稣救世的认识是一致的.
接着昨天的不同:
1:how a person is saved:
天主教认为 God infuses (注入)grace into a person beginning at baptism, but this is can be lost by sinning. 同时也可以通过忏悔,吃圣餐,doing penance and works重新获得.但是基督教认为,耶稣的完美让他的信徒获得God's grace 和mercy.也就是说内心的信仰让我们得救. Christ's righteousness is imputed to the believer at the point of faith solely ....)这里面其实很有学问.当年Martin Luther (马丁·路德) 进行宗教改革的背景就是那是的很多天主教会让信徒拿钱赎罪,似乎钱可以买通往天堂的路,导致教会腐败现象严重. |