Questions for Catholics (or priests)

[Joseph_Smith]

By what authority has the clergy in the catholic church been given the right to add to or take away from the word of God.
It is writen yea are gods and it is writen you shall have no other gods before me. How is it that the fellowship of the catholic church are being taught to pray to saints that are gods and in heaven and not to the living GOD Jesus the Christ.
How is it a priest has the right to act as against the teaching of the letter to the hebrews in taking confession as we have one mediator and one hight priest Jesus Christ.
How is it that we have a new earthly priesthood as God has destoryed all forms of earthly priesthood and has made all born again christians priest and he is the only high priest.
How is it that there exist any form of contrition as the blood of christ is the only offering recieved by God the father for sin at this time.
How is it that any earthly priest exist when there is not a new earthly priesthood held by the apostles of Christ nor fortold by the prophets.
How is it that mary is sinnless as it is writen all have sinned.
How is it that one is saved by water baptism when it is writen his soul is poured out as a drink offering and it is writen he is the living waters. To him alone belongs salvation. At the woman at the well did he not say “if you had ask i would have given you living waters” Thus this is the spirit of Christ the living waters. one must be born of water and the holy spirit.
Is it not written they are the two annointed who stand before God for all time.
Good luck please provide scripture to prove you position or to disprove it. Note would prefer more then one single verse.

 

[tuescat]

All of these answers are in the library on the Catholic Answers home page. There you will find the true teachings of the Catholic Church. May the Lord bless you as you grow in your faith!

 

[AJV]

I suggest you post in the Apologetics forum. I’m pretty sure some of these must have been done in the past, so youi may wish to try a search.

 

[Nan_S]

By what authority has the clergy in the catholic church been given the right to add to or take away from the word of God.
It is writen yea are gods and it is writen you shall have no other gods before me. How is it that the fellowship of the catholic church are being taught to pray to saints that are gods and in heaven and not to the living GOD Jesus the Christ.
How is it a priest has the right to act as against the teaching of the letter to the hebrews in taking confession as we have one mediator and one hight priest Jesus Christ.
How is it that we have a new earthly priesthood as God has destoryed all forms of earthly priesthood and has made all born again christians priest and he is the only high priest.
How is it that there exist any form of contrition as the blood of christ is the only offering recieved by God the father for sin at this time.
How is it that any earthly priest exist when there is not a new earthly priesthood held by the apostles of Christ nor fortold by the prophets.
How is it that mary is sinnless as it is writen all have sinned.
How is it that one is saved by water baptism when it is writen his soul is poured out as a drink offering and it is writen he is the living waters. To him alone belongs salvation. At the woman at the well did he not say “if you had ask i would have given you living waters” Thus this is the spirit of Christ the living waters. one must be born of water and the holy spirit.
Is it not written they are the two annointed who stand before God for all time.
Good luck please provide scripture to prove you position or to disprove it. Note would prefer more then one single verse.

For detailed, well-written answers, complete with extensive scripture citations and writings of the Early Church Fathers, I suggest you browse through the Catholic Answers Library. You’ll find everything you question addressed there, and much more.

Happy reading!

Nan

 

[Randy_Carson]

It is writen yea are gods and it is writen you shall have no other gods before me. How is it that the fellowship of the catholic church are being taught to pray to saints that are gods and in heaven and not to the living GOD Jesus the Christ. Good luck please provide scripture to prove you position or to disprove it. Note would prefer more then one single verse.

Joseph-

Here are the scriptures you requested:

The “Dead” Are Really Alive

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Mark 12:26-27****
“Have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account of the bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”****

Luke 20:37-38****
“But in the account of the bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”

Prayers for the Dead

Acts 9:40-41
Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called the believers and the widows and presented her to them alive.

Speaking with the “Dead” - Jesus teaches by parable

Luke 16:19-31
There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, “Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.” But Abraham replied, “Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.” He answered, “Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father’s house, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.” Abraham replied, “They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.” “No, father Abraham,” he said, “but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.” He said to him, “If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.”

Speaking with the “Dead” - Jesus teaches by personal example

Matthew 17:1-3
After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.

People in Heaven Hear Our Prayers - John teaches through prophetic revelation

Revelation 5:7-8
He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Revelation 8:3-4
Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, went up before God from the angel’s hand.

Holy Men and Women Honored

Hebrews 11
These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

See the Hebrews 11 for a complete list of heroes honored from the Old Testament.

 

[Michael_Francis]

Moved from L&S where it does not belong to Apologetics.

MF

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

By what authority has the clergy in the catholic church been given the right to add to or take away from the word of God. They have no such authority, although, all authority for interpretaition of scripture rests with the pillar of truth

  **It is writen yea are gods and it is writen you shall have no other gods before me. How is it that the fellowship of the catholic church are being taught to pray to saints that are gods and in heaven and not to the living GOD Jesus the Christ.

** Wow does this really speak to your ignorance of the Church. Catholics do not believe Saints are Gods, they are glorified Christians in Heaven. It is also written that the prayers of the righteous man availith much. They (Saints) being without sin are MUCH more righteous then you or I. So is it not a good thing to ask them to pray for you?

**How is it a priest has the right to act as against the teaching of the letter to the hebrews in taking confession as we have one mediator and one hight priest Jesus Christ.
** How about, cause Christ told them to…Check out John 20: 21-23 - Where Christ breathes on the apostles and says "receive the Holy Spirit, who sins you forgive are forgiven , whose sins you retain are retained. So now we have men that can forgive and retain sins (so says Jesus), but in order for them to know your sins you would have to tell them as they still cannot read minds.

** How is it that we have a new earthly priesthood as God has destoryed all forms of earthly priesthood and has made all born again christians priest and he is the only high priest.**
** How is it that any earthly priest exist when there is not a new earthly priesthood held by the apostles of Christ nor fortold by the prophets. ** These l;ast two seem to be the same question. Where did God destroy all earthly Priesthoods? Yes we are all called to be Priest, but so were the Jewish folks before us, they still had a specific Preisthood did they not? Please read: 1Cor 12:27-28 Where we learn that God has given different people different gifts and callings.

  **How is it that mary is sinnless as it is writen all have sinned. ** Really all? Did Christ? Have babies?

How is it that one is saved by water baptism You must be a diciple of Chirst for salvation no? How do you become a diciple? “Go therefore and make diciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” Matthew 28:19; Yeah, cause Christ said so.“He who believes and is baptized will be saved…” Mark 16:16; "Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born or water and the Spirit, he can-not enter the kingdom of God.” John 3:5, Finally our first Pope Peter says so: “Baptism, which corresponds to this( Noah and his family saved by water (vs 20)) now saves you…” 1Peter 3: 20-21 .

Yikes, Why not ask one or two of these at the same time. I’ll take on some low hanging fruit though.

First Please understand, one single verse should be suffucient if it is quoted in context. As all scripture is inerrent. And you cannot exclude the old testament, as Chirst did not come to destroy the law, but fulfill it.

 

[Michael_Francis]

Feel free to take any one topic and create a new thread in order to answer it properly. Do not make it a “call out” thread, but deal with the single issue.

One way to do that is to quote the “scattergun post” and then delete it down to the topic you wish to go for and then have at it.

Example:

                 Originally Posted by **Joseph Smith**

                 [forums.catholic-questions.org/images/buttons_cab/viewpost.gif](http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?p=1756173#post1756173)                 
             **By what authority has the clergy in the catholic church been given the right to add to or take away from the word of God.**    They have no such authority, although, all authority for interpretaition of scripture rests with the pillar of truth

That becomes the initial post of the new thread.
MF