Originally posted by Pudgenik
The main difference has to do with the Eucharist. Protestant churches look at the bread and wine as only bread and wine. (With some exceptions). Also the protestant churches are against, talking with the living, as in Saints. They believe Mary had more children than just Jesus, this belief is against the Laws of Moses. Even Joseph knew the Laws of Moses, w ...[text shortened]... e same Laws as he gave to Moses. The protestants don't take the time to study the Laws of Moses.
I was baptized in a Southern Baptist Church in Texas and I can tell you that all Protestants that I know do not see the bread as really the flesh or body of Christ or the wine or grape juice as the real blood of Christ. However, in the Lord's Supper communion the broken bread that we take and eat reminds us of Christ's fleshly body like the manna that came down from heaven that sustains life and the wine or grape juice reminds us of Christ's blood that He shed on the cross for our salvation. So that whenever we take part in the Lord's Supper communion we are doing it in rememberance of His sacrifice to save our souls.
Protestants do not believe we are actually eating Christ's real flesh or drinking Christ's real blood. Christ meant this as a metaphor and not reality.
Protestant's do believe that Jesus had brothers and sisters according to the scriptures. We do not claim that Mary had anymore children after Jesus however. We acknowledge that these brothers and sisters could have belonged to Joseph from a previous marriage or may have been adopted.
Jesus’ brothers are mentioned in several Bible verses. Matthew 12:46, Luke 8:19, and Mark 3:31 say that Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see Him. The Bible tells us that Jesus had four brothers: James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas (Matthew 13:55). The Bible also tells us that Jesus had sisters, but they are not named or numbered (Matthew 13:56). In John 7:1-10, His brothers go on to the festival while Jesus stays behind. In Acts 1:14, His brothers and mother are described as praying with the disciples. Galatians 1:19 mentions that James was Jesus’ brother. The most natural conclusion of these passages is to interpret that Jesus had actual blood half-siblings.
http://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-siblings.html