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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you want a dissertation or something? This is something for google, not for DCUM.[/quote]

Op here. Just a simple this is the difference. I’m formerly Catholic but I can’t wrap my head around what the actual difference is. As mentioned, for years I’ve tried to understand via Google and reading but I’m not fully seeing it before my eyes if that makes sense.

Sort of how Pentecostal believes you are able to speak in tongues and must if you have been filled with the Holy Spiritvs. Charismatics who feel you can be filled with the Holy Spirit without speaking in tongues.

Is there anyone familiar with two or one that could just phrase it better for me?

Is there a simple way to think of these denominational differences? [/quote]

No, as other posters have said, there isn’t a simple two-sentence answer because the Protestant tenants are basically the same, but with a million nuances in how the church bodies are structured and styles of how they choose to worship.
Some (Baptist and evangelical non-denominational) take a more literal approach to reading the Bible and tend to view it as the inerrant sacred word of God.
Other denominations tend to read scripture as allegory or storytelling with the moral and lesson being the point. 
The way each denomination is organized is different. Done have laypeople in pastoral positions, some allow women to be ordained. Others do not. Still others allow women to be ordained but believe that the Bible is specific about women not being in a position of spiritual leadership where she is in charge of spiritually leading a man.
Some denominations believe in infant baptism with a “confirmation” of belief once the person is old enough to learn the faith and profess belief herself. And others believe the Bible does not condone this and that one can only be baptized when one is old enough to understand the commitment that is being made (usually minimum of 8, 9, 10)
There are many differences like this and you basically need to read each church’s doctrine and agreements to understand what they profess to believe or how they are structured.

But essentially Protestant Christians believe in the triune God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), they do not believe in prayer to saints or to Mary or by going through the Pope or any other entity that has a special line or connection to Jesus. Protestants believe that we are called to have a direct and personal relationship with Jesus Christ through prayer, that we are all sinners, and we believe that Christ took on the punishment of our sin for the whole world so that we can be free from punishment and forgiven of our sins.
Protestants believe in salvation through faith alone. And that we often respond to this gift and show gratitude for it by doing good works as a reflection of Gods love….but our good works do not earn us points toward salvation.

See?…too much to post. Google is your friend.[/quote]

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