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I feel a connection to the Catholic Church but, I have a few concerns and I’m hoping someone can help me out…I got the following from a website and I wanted to know what Catholics can say about it…
“The Pope claims the place and names that belong to God alone. God, the Father: He claims he is “The Holy Father”. This is the unique name of God the Father. John 17:11 “And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.” ‘Thine own name!’ It is God’s name alone it cannot belong to anyone else. God, the Son: He claims he is “The Head of the Church”. This title belongs to Christ alone. Colossians 1:18 “And [Christ] is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”
God, the Holy Spirit: He claims he is “The Vicar of Christ”. This is the office of the Holy Spirit alone. John 14:26 “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
The Bible states, “There is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time” (1 Timothy 2:5,6).
Rome claims that in her masses she can repeat the sacrifice of the cross and change the wafer and wine into the very body and very blood of Christ. She claims that she perpetuates the sacrifice of the cross. Again, “In the sacrifice of the Mass our Lord is immolated” [killed as a victim]. Christ cried on the cross, “It is finished” John 19:30. Hebrews 9:25,26 “Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” Hebrews 10:12 “But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God.” Rome has elevated Mary to the place of mediation. John Paul II states that “in Mary is effected the reconciliation of God with humanity”. No Christian can accept “The Cult of the Blessed Virgin”. The Church of Rome cannot establish her false claims that she alone is the preserver of God’s Word and the maintainer of the Truths of the same. Deuteronomy 4:2 “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.” Deuteronomy 12:32 “What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.” Proverbs 30:6 “Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.”
Now the Church of Rome has been found out to be a liar and has had added to it the plagues of the Apocalypse – as God stated in Proverbs 30:6 and Revelation 22:18 – by adding to God’s Word. Rome adds to God’s Word by adding more books to the Canonical Scriptures, known as the Apocryphal Books. Rome also adds that the interpretation of Scripture must have the “unanimous consent of the fathers”. Alas the fathers were far from being unanimous. They contradicted themselves and rarely consented. In fact, strange to relate Gregory the Great Bishop of Rome stated that the Bishop who claimed to be the Universal Bishop is the forerunner of the Antichrist. “Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men” (Matthew 15:3,6,9).
John Paul II states “It would be foolish and presumptuous … to claim to receive forgiveness while doing without the sacrament” of penance. The Bible shows us that the way to true remission of sins is clearly contrary to that of the way of Popes, earthly priests, absolutions, and penances: Ezra 10:11 “Make confession unto the Lord God.” Psalm 32:5 “I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.” The Lord Jesus never put any earthly priest or Pope between Himself and the sinner. Rome has put her curse on the Bible way of salvation. “If any man says that it is by the righteousness of Christ itself that men are formally justified – let him be accursed”.
“Sins must be expiated. This must be done in this earth through the sorrows, miseries, and trials of this life and above all through death. Otherwise the expiation must be made in the next life through fire and torments of purifying punishments”.
Rome thereby removes all assurances a sinner may hope to receive of their eternal salvation. However, the Bible paints for us a very different picture in which “the vilest offender who truly believes, that moment from Jesus a pardon receives.”
1 Corinthians 1:30 “Jesus Christ is made unto us … righteousness.” Romans 5:18 “By the obedience of one (Our Lord Himself) shall many be made righteous.” Purgatory is not found in the Bible. There is no future wrath for justified sinners.
Romans 5:9 “Being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” You can be saved now and have full assurance of faith in the certainty that you know you have eternal life. You require no priest but Christ alone. The Pope’s “bad news” points you to Purgatory a non-existent place! The Lord Jesus Christ’s good news points you to Paradise by simple faith in Himself.
Remember what Peter said in Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
Be warned! Rome’s Catholicism is not Christian.”
“The Pope claims the place and names that belong to God alone. God, the Father: He claims he is “The Holy Father”. This is the unique name of God the Father. John 17:11 “And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.” ‘Thine own name!’ It is God’s name alone it cannot belong to anyone else. God, the Son: He claims he is “The Head of the Church”. This title belongs to Christ alone. Colossians 1:18 “And [Christ] is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”
God, the Holy Spirit: He claims he is “The Vicar of Christ”. This is the office of the Holy Spirit alone. John 14:26 “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
The Bible states, “There is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time” (1 Timothy 2:5,6).
Rome claims that in her masses she can repeat the sacrifice of the cross and change the wafer and wine into the very body and very blood of Christ. She claims that she perpetuates the sacrifice of the cross. Again, “In the sacrifice of the Mass our Lord is immolated” [killed as a victim]. Christ cried on the cross, “It is finished” John 19:30. Hebrews 9:25,26 “Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” Hebrews 10:12 “But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God.” Rome has elevated Mary to the place of mediation. John Paul II states that “in Mary is effected the reconciliation of God with humanity”. No Christian can accept “The Cult of the Blessed Virgin”. The Church of Rome cannot establish her false claims that she alone is the preserver of God’s Word and the maintainer of the Truths of the same. Deuteronomy 4:2 “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.” Deuteronomy 12:32 “What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.” Proverbs 30:6 “Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.”
Now the Church of Rome has been found out to be a liar and has had added to it the plagues of the Apocalypse – as God stated in Proverbs 30:6 and Revelation 22:18 – by adding to God’s Word. Rome adds to God’s Word by adding more books to the Canonical Scriptures, known as the Apocryphal Books. Rome also adds that the interpretation of Scripture must have the “unanimous consent of the fathers”. Alas the fathers were far from being unanimous. They contradicted themselves and rarely consented. In fact, strange to relate Gregory the Great Bishop of Rome stated that the Bishop who claimed to be the Universal Bishop is the forerunner of the Antichrist. “Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men” (Matthew 15:3,6,9).
John Paul II states “It would be foolish and presumptuous … to claim to receive forgiveness while doing without the sacrament” of penance. The Bible shows us that the way to true remission of sins is clearly contrary to that of the way of Popes, earthly priests, absolutions, and penances: Ezra 10:11 “Make confession unto the Lord God.” Psalm 32:5 “I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.” The Lord Jesus never put any earthly priest or Pope between Himself and the sinner. Rome has put her curse on the Bible way of salvation. “If any man says that it is by the righteousness of Christ itself that men are formally justified – let him be accursed”.
“Sins must be expiated. This must be done in this earth through the sorrows, miseries, and trials of this life and above all through death. Otherwise the expiation must be made in the next life through fire and torments of purifying punishments”.
Rome thereby removes all assurances a sinner may hope to receive of their eternal salvation. However, the Bible paints for us a very different picture in which “the vilest offender who truly believes, that moment from Jesus a pardon receives.”
1 Corinthians 1:30 “Jesus Christ is made unto us … righteousness.” Romans 5:18 “By the obedience of one (Our Lord Himself) shall many be made righteous.” Purgatory is not found in the Bible. There is no future wrath for justified sinners.
Romans 5:9 “Being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” You can be saved now and have full assurance of faith in the certainty that you know you have eternal life. You require no priest but Christ alone. The Pope’s “bad news” points you to Purgatory a non-existent place! The Lord Jesus Christ’s good news points you to Paradise by simple faith in Himself.
Remember what Peter said in Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
Be warned! Rome’s Catholicism is not Christian.”