THE FIRST TRUE CHURCH

(Apologetic 1) The Catholic Church is the First True Church:

The Catholic Church is the only church today that can claim to be the one church founded by Jesus Christ 2,000 years ago. Other denominations can trace their origins back to various human founders at a later date in history.

"And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand." (Mark 3:25)

The Church is the body of Christ. Christ established only one Church—one body—so that there would not be multiple “bodies” with conflicting doctrines.

"For the husband is head of his wife just as Christ is head of the church, he himself the savior of the body."(Ephesians 5:23).

Where did the Protestant churches come from?

They were established by men who had no authority to start churches of their own.

Who started the first Protestant church?

The first Protestant church was established less than 500 years ago in Germany by Martin Luther, in 1520.

Names of the founders of other leading Protestant churches.

Name of church          Founder               When     Where

Episcopalian             King Henry VIII        1534      England

Presbyterian             John Knox             1560      Scotland

Congregationalist      Robert Browne       1583      England

Baptist                     John Smith            1600      Holland

Methodist                 John Wesley          1739      England

Adventist                 William Miller         1831      New York

Christian Scientist    Mary Baker Eddy     1879      Massachusetts