(Deuteronomy 4:2 [KJV]) 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.
(Proverbs 30:5, 6 [KJV]) Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
(Isaiah 28:10 [KJV])
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
(Isaiah 28:13 [KJV])
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
(2 Peter 1:20 [KJV])
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
All of the studies, book or topical, found here, are done with research with mainly two things: The KING JAMES BIBLE and a plain old, 1828 Webster's Dictionary. Why? Outside of actually studying secular and Jewish history, archaeology, one needs nothing more. You do not need foreign, dead languages that no one speaks, lexicons, concordances or commentaries, because they differ not only with one another and with the KING JAMES BIBLE, but they create division, confusion, debate, and unbelief. We do not need them. That Word of God written and preserved for us in our own language is supposed to be enough, like the Old Testament was for the Jews, and the New Testament for the early Christians in Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, German, etc. There are studies within as tangents on words, subjects found within the two testaments, as to broaden the scope of the study, to learn more, deeper truths. This is not an intellectual site with PhDs, theologians, and no worldly wisdom.. Check everything out, everything. Not just here, but with everything you read and see and hear. Be Bereans:
(Acts 17:11 [KJV])
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Always research for yourself, use all of the context, and never privately interpret!
Roman Catholicism
(2 Peter 1:20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
(Isaiah 28:10) For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
(Isaiah 28:13) But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
The differences between Roman Catholicism and true, Biblical Christianity are numerous, glaring and well documented in Scripture and history. Christianity and Roman Catholicism are so far apart that it is easier to say what they have in common than to say what the differences are, for instance:
Both believe in God
Both believe in the Deity of the LORD Jesus Christ
Both believe in the Trinity
And that is exactly where the similarities/commonalities end
Every single other doctrine espoused by the R.C.C. is rank heresy and/or blasphemy! Even the similarities have their differences, as documented below. The claims below are by decree of the Roman Catholic religion in their catechism, edicts, papal bulls, ex-Cathedra pronouncements, news releases, etc. There is no Scripture at all to back them up, which is why none is included by them in support, or those few given are always out of context and twisted, changed and privately interpreted to make a false doctrine, rather than taking the actual sense of the verses and believing them as they are written and meant to be taken, and all this without any merit or honesty. When one does not believe the R.C.C. false doctrinal heresies, they then brand YOU the heretic, and call you "wayward", "drifted apart from the Mother Church". This was the reason for the Dark Ages, the Inquisition, the R.C.C.s heresies, her lust for power, money and blood. That history is undeniable. We are commanded in 1 Timothy 2:15 to read the Scriptures, not to read into the Scripturesm, which is why they do not want anyone to read the Word of God, because "only the priests of the R.C.C. can understand and interpret it"
The R.C.C. is pretending that the word "church" as used in Scripture refers to the "Holy Mother Church" of Rome. The churches in the new testament were local, small, independent bodies in homes and other buildings, just congregations of early believers meeting for prayer. fellowship and careful study of the Word of God. The "Holy Mother Church of Rome" is a massive religious and governmental organization/institution which has nothing to do with any local body of true believers, but rules over millions of other of its own little "churches". The theology is the same as "Iglesia ni Cristo", who try to claim salvation is only by an imagined unbroken succession to the early true church, specifically from the apostle Peter. True salvation is by grace through faith, repentance from one's sin and acceptance of the gospel as taught in the New Testament, not membership of a huge, worldwide, corrupt religious organization, claiming sole way to salvation through membership. Search Leo 1,the first to declare primacy over the whole Christendom. Your "church" now is steeped in idolatry. It is a pagan religion like hinduism with Christian names. Read the Bible.""
RO'MAN, a. [L. Romanus, from Roma, the principal city of the Romans in Italy. Rome is the oriental name Ramah, elevated, that is, a hill; for fortresses and towns were often placed on hills for security; Heb. to be high, to raise.]
Pertaining to Rome, or to the Roman people.
Romish; popish; professing the religion of the pope. Roman catholic, as an adjective, denoting the religion professed by the people of Rome and of Italy, at the head of which is the pope or bishop of Rome; as a noun, one who adheres to the papal religion.
RO'MAN, n.
A native of Rome.
A citizen of Rome; one enjoying the privileges of a Roman citizen.
One of the Christian churches at Rome to which Paul addressed an epistle, consisting of converts from Judaism or paganism.
CATHOLIC, a.
Universal or general; as the Catholic church. Originally this epithet was given to the Christian church in general, but is now appropriated to the Romish church, and in strictness there is no Catholic church, or universal Christian communion. The epithet is sometimes set in opposition to heretic, sectary or schismatic.
Liberal; not narrow minded, partial or bigoted; as a catholic man.
Liberal; as catholic principles. Catholic epistles, the epistles of the apostles which are addressed to all the faithful, and not to a particular church.
CATHOLIC, n. A papist.
According to the dictionary definition, the terms "Roman" "Catholic" are contradictions in terms, one meaning "From Rome" and the other meaning "Universal", as in not from Rome, but from everywhere.
*The Roman Catholic Church may often be herein referred to as the "R.C.C."
The following is a list of the major doctrines taught by the R.C.C. for the last 1,600 plus years, since she was started under Constantine in 312 A.D.
Roman Catholic Claim
Final Authority: The "Mother" Roman Catholic Church, the Pope, Ten Commandments(altered by R.C.C.) the Catechism, papal bulls, decrees and orders only by Roman Catholic Church, as well as only their interpretation of Scripture. Even when they make believe that the Scriptures are the Final Authority, what they mean by Scriptures is the corrupt R.C.C. scriptures, interpreted by their leaders only, which helps them retain their self-proclaimed authority.
Scripture/Christianity
Final Authority: The Scriptures alone
(Psalms 138:2 [KJV])
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
One cannot place in men, and one knows the Name of God shall not be taken in vain. How much more is the WORD of God important TO God? This verse says it all.
(2 Peter 1:20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
(Proverbs 30:5-6) Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
(Deuteronomy 8:3) And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
(Matthew 4:4) But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
(Luke 4:4) And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
(Romans 14:5) One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
(Acts 17:10-12) And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
In other words, we are to live our spiritual lives by the Scriptures only, not by anything that ANY church or "church" or "pope", or anyone, else says. They are all we need. One does not just get to name themselves as the Final Authority in matters of God. Only God gets to, and there is no indication He did. We also are able to understand the Scriptures without the R.C.C. (Romans 14:5).
Roman Catholic Claim
"The Scriptures are what we say they are, and they must include the "Apocrypha" and you must believe it has as much weight as God's Word-BECAUSE WE SAID SO!
THE APOCRYPHA
Consists of 1 and 2 Esdras, the book of Tobit, the book of Judith, the "Rest" of Esther, the Wisdom of Solomon, the book of Sirach, (also titled Ecclesiasticus), the book of Baruch, The Letter of Jeremiah, Song of the Three Young Men, the book of Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, The Additions to Daniel, The Prayer of Manasseh, and 1 and 2 Maccabee
It was rejected both by Christians and Jews as not Scripture
It is not ever quoted in the New Testament. Other real Old Testament books are not always quoted either, but that is up to God, not us, and that does not make the Apocrypha Scripture, and means it is not part of the Canon of Scripture
Josephus never even mentioned it, and the early Christian writers such as Origen, Cyril of Jerusalem, Athanasius, Jerome spoke out against the Apocrypha
The errors in it are obvious:
It only takes one, single, lonely error to disqualify the Apocrypha, whereas there are many
The use of magic (Tobit 6:5-7)
Forgiveness by works (Tobit 4:11, 12:9)
Money for the sins of the dead, as in R.C.C. indulgences (2 Maccabees 12:43)
Historical Error: Nebuchadnezzar was called the king of the Assyrians (Judith 1:5), but he was the king of the Babylonians
Historical Error: The Jews would be in captivity seven generations (Baruch 6:2), not seventy years()
This list does not include internal and external contradictions
Scripture/Christianity
The Scriptures
Sixty six books, 40 authors, no Apocrypha, no Vaticanus, no Sinaiticus, no Alexandrian text or influence, no Septuagint (LXX), or extra added anything
Translated in 1611 into English from other languages.
No versions
Only authorized translation
Only one with a solid heritage
Only one hated by R.C.C.
Only one men gave their lives for, murdered by the R.C.C.
The Apocrypha was indeed included in the first edition of the 1611 King James Bible, sandwiched between the testaments, but only for historical purposes of the 400 silent years, and it was not considered Scripture, was separated out and the people were told and knew that it was not the Scriptures
It was removed because of protests later. A copy of the original 1611 with the Apocrypha is still available for purchase online at various places
Roman Catholic Claim:
One must always pledge full, unequivocal, absolute and unquestioned allegiance to the R.C.C.
This would include all popes, all papal bulls, decrees, edicts, and their "version" of the Scriptures
This would include all of the "sacraments"
This would include any and all commands from a priest, nun, bishop, cardinal or any other authority of the R.C.C.
This would include any and all doctrines, opinions, however changing, contradictory to God or even themselves
This would include any and all things written in their "catechism", which can be and should be written , read and understood as "categorical schism" or "cateschism"
To do otherwise is anathema to them, and you can be excommunicated, branded as a wayward heretic, until you repent and return to what they claim to be, "the Holy Mother Church"
Scripture/Christianity:
Jesus commanded us to follow Him and Him alone.
There are hundreds of verses in the New Testament, many more in the Old Testament, which clearly state that Jesus wants us to follow Him and only Him, and that people who were believers did just that. Not one time did Jesus stop anyone who genuinely wanted to or followed Him. No mention is ever made of any future "popes" who demand people follow them at all, ever. Here are just some of those verses.
(Matthew 4:19) And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
(Matthew 4:20) And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
(Matthew 4:22) And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
(Matthew 4:25) And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
(Matthew 8:1) When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
(Matthew 8:22-23) But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
(Matthew 9:9) And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
(Matthew 16:24) Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
(Matthew 19:21) Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
(Mark 2:14) And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
(Mark 8:34) And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
(Mark 10:21) Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
(Luke 5:27) And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
(Luke 9:23) And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
(Luke 9:59) And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
(Luke 18:22) Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
(John 1:43) The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
(John 10:27) My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
(John 12:26) If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
(John 13:36) Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
(John 21:19) This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
(John 5:39) Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
(1 Corinthians 11:1-3) Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
(Philippians 3:17) Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
(1 Thessalonians 1:6) And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
(1 Peter 2:21) For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
(Revelation 14:4) These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
FOLLOW GODLY MEN WHO FOLLOW GOD
When two people or more walk single file down a path, they are following the leader. This is not the same as following Christ, who asks us to give up our entire lives to follow Him, not just walk down to the river or the store or to "Grandmother's House"! Following godly men who only follow Christ and His teaching means suffering, persecution, hardships in this life, and it means being discipled. Following ungodly men who follow themselves and their church is unscriptural and downright evil. Paul and all of the other apostles suffered greatly and bore it willingly, which is why they were examples to follow. But none of them expected the same allegiance to themselves as they did to Christ, as they pointed out that way only to Christ, not to themselves. It is called discipling, still done today.
The R.C.C. is different, demanding an allegiance to "The Mother Church" (the R.C.C. is not your mother). They demand an unmerited, always faithful, unchallenging following, no matter what they say or do, or have done (with no apology) as though the R.C.C. represents God Himself on earth.
(1 Corinthians 4:16) Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
(Philippians 3:17) Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
(1 Thessalonians 1:6) And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
(2 Thessalonians 3:7) For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
(2 Thessalonians 3:9) Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
(Hebrews 6:12) That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
(Hebrews 13:7) Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
The Bereans
(Acts 17:11) These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
(Galatians 1:8-9) But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Roman Catholic Claim:
The "Ten Commandments" are as the R.C.C. states them
Scripture/Christianity
(Exodus 34:28) And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
(Deuteronomy 4:13) And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
(Deuteronomy 10:4) And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.
As will be clearly shown here, the commandment not to make graven images and idols is removed, so that they can make statues to "saints", statues to pagan gods, gold crosses, marble and granite angels, etc. without violating their "Ten Commandments" which are not God's Ten Commandments. This removal of the second would be easily detectable if they did not alter the last one by splitting it into two commandments, making one extra to leave it at ten, thereby making it appear unaltered.
This Table Shows the Difference in the R.C.C. Ten Commandments and the real ones from the Scriptures
Commandment
Scriptures
Commandment
R.C.C. Bible
1 st Commandment
Exodus 20:2-3 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out
of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
1 st Commandment
I am the LORD thy God. Thou shalt have no strange gods before Me.
2 nd Commandment
Exodus 20:4-6 You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven
above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD
your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of
those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my
Commandments.
REMOVED
Removed (The second Commandment has been deleted or sometimes it has been added into the
first. Thus, the remaining commandments are moved numerically one number, the last split into two to hide the
omission.
3 rdCommandment
Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God In vain; for the LORD will
not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
2 ndCommandment
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain.
4th Commandment
Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and
do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your
son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your
gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day:
wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
3rd Commandment
Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
5th Commandment
Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
4th Commandment
Honour thy father and thy mother
6th Commandment
Exodus 20:13 Thou shalt not kill.
5th Commandment
Thou shalt not kill
7 th Commandment
Exodus 20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
6 th Commandment
Thou shalt not commit adultery
8 th Commandment
Exodus 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
7 th Commandment
Thou shalt not steal
9 th Commandment
Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
8 th Commandment
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour
10 th Commandment
Exodus 20:16 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's
wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
(Romans 3:4) God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
(Romans 3:23) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
(Isaiah 53:6) All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
(Romans 5:8) But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
(Jeremiah 17:9) The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
THE PROBLEM OF PETER
Roman Catholic Claim
The Pope is the head of the Church, in unbroken succession from Peter
Scripture/Christianity
Jesus Christ is the ONLY Head of the body of Christ, the Church
It must be noted that, if Peter were ever a pope at all, both he and Jesus would have certainly told us such an important thing if Jesus wanted us to follow Peter and not Himself, the LORD.
(1 Peter 2:6-7) Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
(Matthew 21:42) Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
(Acts 4:10-11) Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
(Ephesians 1:20-22) Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
(Ephesians 5:23-24) For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
(1 Corinthians 3:11) For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
(Colossians 1:18) And he 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.
The Strange Case of Peter "The Rock" and Satan
(Matthew 16:13-21) When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Knowing that the context of any one word or verse of Scripture determines its meaning, we can see an opportunity to both take a verse out of its context and deliberately misinterpret it for personal gain here"
Jesus asks the disciples if the people know who He is
They say what the people say he is, not what they believe
Jesus then asks it again, directing the question this time to them, not the people
Peter speaks up, saying Jesus is the Messiah
Jesus takes this confession and says that this confession of who He is is going to be the foundation of the Church
The entire context of Scripture demands this meaning for the verse
The R.C.C. takes the verse out of context and uses it to say Peter is the rock (he is called a stone, not a rock)upon which the church would be built, replacing Jesus.
This is why the popes have always called themselves the "vicar" of Christ, which means replacement
The Scriptures call any vicar an antichrist, as in the popes
Minutes later, Jesus severely rebukes out Peter, saying, "Get thee behind me Satan"!, the worst rebuke He is recorded calling anyone, above the Pharisees and Sadducees
God is THE TRUE ROCK
"Proof is all there just look at the succession of popes leading back to Peter it's on record.. "
(Exodus 17:6) Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
(Exodus 33:21) And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
(Exodus 33:22) And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
(Numbers 20:8) Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
(Numbers 20:10) And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
(Numbers 20:11) And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
(Deuteronomy 8:15) Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
(Deuteronomy 32:4) He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
(Deuteronomy 32:13) He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
(Deuteronomy 32:15) ¶ But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
(Deuteronomy 32:18) Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
(Deuteronomy 32:30) How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
(Deuteronomy 32:31) For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
(Deuteronomy 32:37) And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
(Judges 6:21) ¶ Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
(1 Samuel 2:2) There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
(2 Samuel 22:2) And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
(2 Samuel 22:3) The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
(2 Samuel 22:32) For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
(2 Samuel 22:47) The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
(2 Samuel 23:3) The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
(Nehemiah 9:15) And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
(Psalms 18:2) The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
(Psalms 18:31) For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
(Psalms 18:46) The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
(Psalms 27:5) For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
(Psalms 28:1) A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
(Psalms 31:2) Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
(Psalms 31:3) For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
(Psalms 40:2) He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
(Psalms 42:9) I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
(Psalms 61:2) From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
(Psalms 62:2) He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
(Psalms 62:6) He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
(Psalms 62:7) In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
(Psalms 71:3) Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
(Psalms 78:15) He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
(Psalms 78:16) He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
(Psalms 78:20) Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
(Psalms 78:35) And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
(Psalms 89:26) He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
(Psalms 92:15) To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
(Psalms 94:22) But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
(Psalms 95:1) O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
(Psalms 105:41) He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
(Psalms 114:8) Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
(Isaiah 2:10) ¶ Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
(Isaiah 8:14) And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
(Isaiah 17:10) Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
(Isaiah 48:21) And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
(Isaiah 51:1) Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
(Matthew 7:24) ¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
(Matthew 7:25) And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
(Matthew 16:18) And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
(Luke 6:48) He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
(Luke 8:13) They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
(Romans 9:33) As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
(1 Corinthians 10:4) And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
(1 Peter 2:8) And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
The Rock of Living Waters
(Exodus 17:6) Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
(Numbers 20:8) Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink.
(Numbers 20:10) And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
(Numbers 20:11) And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
(Deuteronomy 8:15) Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
(Nehemiah 9:15) And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
(Job 28:10) He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
(Psalms 78:15) He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
(Psalms 78:16) He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
(Psalms 78:20) Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
(Psalms 81:16) He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
(Psalms 105:41) He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
(Psalms 114:8) Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
(Isaiah 48:21) And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
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Christ the Rock as Foundational to the House of God
(Matthew 7:24-25) Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
(Luke 6:48) He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
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(2 Thessalonians 2:3) Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Scripture/Christianity
No other apostle looked at Peter as the head of anything
(Luke 22:24-26) ¶ And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
This hardly represents any R.C.C. official, certainly not the pope, who lives in luxury in a massive palace, hundreds of servants, surrounded by high walls, collecting money from every corner of the world.
Scripture/Christianity
Peter's Name Cephas means "Stone", not "Rock"
(John 1:42) And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
Peter HIMSELF Called Jesus the Rock Upon Which the Church Was Founded
Not only that, but Peter also called us Christians "lively stones".
(1 Peter 2:3-8) If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
(1 Corinthians 10:1) Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
As did the Apostle Paul
(Ephesians 1:20-22) Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
Scripture/Christianity
Jesus Rebuked Peter for his unbelief of God's Plan and rejection of the death of the Messiah
(Matthew 16:23) But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
(Mark 8:33) But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
Peter: No Evidence He Was Ever Even In Rome
From all of church recorded history and archaeology, there is not one indication that Peter was ever in Rome, and recorded history does say that he was killed, being crucified upside down........in JERUSALEM.
(1 Peter 5:13) The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.
Galatians 1:18) Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
Roman Catholic Claim:
Peter is Pope because Jesus gave him the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven
(Matthew 16:19) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
This verse is wrested from Scripture out of its context, twisted and tortured in order to make the case that Peter was a pope.
God also gave the keys to the kingdom to Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
(Isaiah 22:20-22) And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
Scripture/Christianity
(Matthew 18:18) Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Here we see that the exact same powers were given to the other apostles...
(Revelation 1:18) I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Here we see that Jesus has the keys, not Peter. Jesus Christ living in the believers makes them also have the keys to the Kingdom, as we are given the Gospel to preach to the lost is all that it means, nothing more.
Paul Rebuked Peter Openly, Personally
(Galatians 2:11-17) But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation. But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
Paul Never Mentions Peter In Romans Salutation
(Romans 16:1) I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us. Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household. Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord. Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them. Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them. Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
About thirty parties, as in individuals and groups...and NO MENTION OF THE IMAGINED "POPE" PETER!
In fact, if one was "of Peter the Pope", then Paul said they also "were of Paul, the pope". In fact, in Galatians 2:9, it would seem that James and John were also "popes" as Paul called them "pillars" of the Church as well as Peter (Cephas).
(Galatians 2:9) And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
(1 Corinthians 1:12) Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
(1 Corinthians 3:22) Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
(1 Corinthians 9:5) Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Here we see Peter listed in second place and third place...not preeminent, not a pope. Today with the arrogance and intense pride of the popes, this would never happen! Peter was a man. In 1 Corinthians chapter nine and verse five, Paul even lists the apostles, then the brethren, then Peter dead last! This is a pope?
Peter Was a Married Man
(1 Corinthians 9:5) Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
(Matthew 8:14) And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
(Mark 1:30) But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
(Luke 4:38) And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
Peter Lorded Over No One
(1 Peter 5:1-4) The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
The REAL Popes
History shows a complete confusion of the list of Popes, each contradicting the other. The fact is, the Roman Catholic Religion started under Constantine, as he needed to get the Christians on his side for war, so he formed an institutional, formal, governmental religious system, the Roman Catholic Church.
(1 Peter 5:1) The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
Paul told people three times to follow him as he followed Christ, not Peter
(1 Corinthians 4:16) Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
(1 Corinthians 11:1) Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
(Philippians 3:17) Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
THE PROBLEM OF MARY
Roman Catholic Claim
Mary was/is "The Mother of God". They pray "Holy Mary, Mother of God"
Scripture/Christianity
God does not have a mother, and this is blatant blasphemy, rank heresy, as God is eternal and created all things, including Mary. Mary was the mother of Jesus Christ the man only, and the one who merely carried Him in her womb is all, as a vessel. She died like any other person. She is not even recorded at His Crucifixion, Resurrection!
(Genesis 1:1) In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
(Exodus 3:14) And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
(Psalms 41:13) Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
(Psalms 93:2) Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
(Micah 5:2) But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
(Habakkuk 1:12) Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
(Luke 1:47-48) And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
From a friend: "Mary was indeed a vessel used by the Creator. The phrase “full of grace” is used twice in the Bible. Once to describe Jesus, and the other to describe Stephen. But Mary is never described as “full of grace” in scripture, nor does it mean “sinless.”
Only sinners need a Savior. Mary needed a Savior.
All are sinners. She had a Saviour, just like us. She said so.
(Luke 1:46-48)
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
(John 2:4)
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
Her command to us then as now is,
"Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it."
Whatsoever Jesus my Son saith unto you, do it, Not what I say, what He says.
(Romans 3:23)
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
(Luke 1:40) And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
(Luke 1:41) And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
(Luke 1:42) And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
(Luke 1:43-49) And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
Mary was blessed, just like all believers are blessed, and being blessed is not "being the LORD"
She was blessed for believing in the LORD Jesus Christ, just like all believers are blessed, and being blessed is not "being the LORD"
Mary's soul magnified THE LORD, not herself, and therefore she cannot be the LORD
God is Mary's Saviour, therefore she cannot be the LORD
Mary was not from everlasting, eternity, she was created, born into this world, therefore she cannot be the LORD
She was in a lowly estate, therefore she cannot be the LORD
She called the LORD mighty for doing great things, therefore she cannot be the LORD
She said that the LORD was Holy, therefore she cannot be the LORD
The End of the Catholic "Mary Mother of God"
(Revelation 18:1) And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
(Revelation 18:2) And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
(Revelation 18:3) For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
(Revelation 18:4) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
(Revelation 18:5) For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
(Revelation 18:6) Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
(Revelation 18:7) How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
(Revelation 18:8) Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
(Revelation 18:9) And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
(Revelation 18:10) Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
(Revelation 18:11) And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
(Revelation 18:12) The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
(Revelation 18:13) And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
(Revelation 18:14) And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.
(Revelation 18:15) The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
(Revelation 18:16) And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
(Revelation 18:17) For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
(Revelation 18:18) And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
(Revelation 18:19) And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
(Revelation 18:20) Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
(Revelation 18:21) And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
(Revelation 18:22) And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;
(Revelation 18:23) And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
(Revelation 18:24) And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
Roman Catholic Claim
Mary was/is a perpetual virgin
(Genesis 3:1)
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
When you cannot substantiate your belief from God's Word, you have your own interpretation, your own religion and, in your case, your own cult.
The serpent: "yea, hath God said that Mary was a virgin who later had other children?"
The Catholic Church "yea, God hath said that Mary had other children, but the popes and my Holy Mother Church say no, so I must believe them"
"The Bible never said Mary had other children, because God knew that one day the R.C.C. would come, and whatever we say you must live by, because we are above Scripture and will tell you what it means, and you need that"
So the whole entire R.C.C believed all that the popes said on every doctrine...
"HAIL MARY"
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.
Amen.
(Matthew 6:7) But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
(Matthew 6:8) Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
(Luke 1:28-33) And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
To "Hail" means to greet (a salutation) or to wish one good health
"Full of Grace" is anyone saved, getting grace through Jesus Christ ONLY
"The LORD is with thee"........the LORD is with me also, so? God was and is with so many in Scripture from Genesis on
Blessed art thou among women...any woman saved is blessed, she was merely more blessed because she was a vessel to give birth to a man who is the Messiah. Leah and Rachel were blessed by having the twelve tribes of Israel, on earth still today
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus......yes He is blessed and the One who blesses us!
"Holy Mary" is not in the text and we are declared holy ONLY be believing ONLY in Jesus Christ, not Mary. This is blasphemy and heresy of the worst sort.
"Mother of God"..............God is eternal and has no mother. Mary was the mother of the man Jesus, not Jesus, Creator of the universe (and the creator of Mary)
Pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death........she cannot pray for us, as she is not our mediatrix or mediator, only Jesus Christ is
HAIL, an exclamation, or rather a verb in the imperative mode, being the adjective hail, used as a verb. Hail, be well; be in health; health to you; a term of salutation, equivalent to L. salve, salvete.
Hail, hail, brave friend.
HAIL, n. A wish of health; a salutation. This word is sometimes used as a noun; as, the angel hail bestowed.
Scripture/Christianity
Mary: Virgin only until Jesus born, had other children
(Matthew 1:25) And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
(Matthew 12:46-47) While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
(Mark 6:3) Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
(Mark 3:31-32) There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
(Luke 8:20) And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
(Acts 1:14) These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
(Galatians 1:19) But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
Roman Catholic Claim
Mary is a Co-Mediatrix and has a hand in salvation
"To think Mary is the “Spouse of the Holy Spirit,” “Queen of Heaven” and “co-Redemptrix” is akin to PAGANISM."
-John Lee
Scripture/Christianity
Mary was a sinner, earthly, and had nothing to do with salvation
(John 14:6) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
(John 2:4-5) Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
(Galatians 3:19) Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
(Galatians 3:20) Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
(1 Timothy 2:5) For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
(Hebrews 8:6) But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
(Hebrews 9:15) And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
(Hebrews 12:24) And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
(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.
(Matthew 27:50) Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
(Mark 15:38) And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
(Luke 23:45) And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
The rending of the veil of the temple in two from top to bottom means that God was now not going to need, heed, listen to any representatives as mediators between Himself and His children, like He did in the Old Testament/old Covenant. This veil being torn in two means direct access by anyone saved to the throne of the Father via Jesus Christ only.
Roman Catholic Claim
Assumption of Mary: Taken into Heaven, Holy, Perpetual Virgin
Scripture/Christianity
No evidence from Scripture
This is an empty claim from a silent Scripture
This is an empty claim from recorded history
This is an empty claim from archaeology
Roman Catholic Claim
Mary MORE important than the LORD Jesus Christ
Scripture/Christianity
Mary the Mother of Jesus is mentioned a whopping 26 times in the New Testament, whereas Peter a mere hundred sixty times, Jesus Christ Himself 946 times, 900 times more than Mary, and not all mentions of Mary refer to the same Mary.
(Matthew 1:16) And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
(Matthew 1:18) Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
(Matthew 1:20) But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
(Matthew 2:11) And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
(Matthew 13:55) Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
(Matthew 27:56) Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
(Matthew 28:1) In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
(Mark 6:3) Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
(Mark 15:40) There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
(Mark 15:47) And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
(Mark 16:1) And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
(Luke 1:27) To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
(Luke 1:30) And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
(Luke 1:34) Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
(Luke 1:38) And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
(Luke 1:39) And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
(Luke 1:41) And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
(Luke 1:46) And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
(Luke 1:56) And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
(Luke 2:5) To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
(Luke 2:16) And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
(Luke 2:19) But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
(Luke 2:34) And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
(Luke 24:10) It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
(John 2:1) And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
(John 2:3) And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
(Luke 1:43) And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
(John 19:25) Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
(Acts 1:14) These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
(Luke 1:48) For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
The Usage/Reference to Mary
Mary thy wife
Mary his espoused wife
Mary the mother of James and Joses
Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome
Mary the mother of Joses
Mary the mother of James, and Salome
Mary the mother of James
The virgin's name was Mary
Referred to only as "Mary"
Referred to only as "Mary"
Referred to only as "Mary"
Referred to only as "Mary"
Referred to only as "Mary"
Referred to only as "Mary"
Referred to only as "Mary"
Referred to only as "Mary"
Referred to only as "Mary"
The Son of Mary
Mary his (Jesus's) mother
His (Jesus's) mother
Mary the mother of Jesus
Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ
His mother Mary
Mary his mother
His mother called Mary
The other Mary
She called herself His handmaiden
So now, she is simply called by her name "Mary" nine times, "the mother of Jesus" in various ways seven times, the mother of the other children James, Joses, Salome, Simon, Judah, four times, Joseph's wife in various ways, five times, the "other Mary" once, the "the mother of my Lord" once, "and "the virgin" one time. And she even called herself His handmaiden once.
Major events Mary missed…
Jesus’ baptism where he was confirmed directly by The Father Matthew 3:16-17
Mary Strangely Absent
Jesus encounter with the Devil Matthew chapter 4
Mary Strangely Absent
Jesus’ sermon on the Mount Matthew chapter 5
Mary Strangely Absent
Jesus teaching the Lord’s prayer Matthew chapter 6
Mary Strangely Absent
Jesus healing the leper Matthew chapter 8
Mary Strangely Absent
Jesus healing Peter’s Mother-Law Matthew chapter 8
Mary Strangely Absent
Jesus casting out devils Matthew 8
Mary Strangely Absent
Jesus healing a man sick with palsy Matthew 9
Mary Strangely Absent
Jesus teaching about fasting Matthew 9
Mary Strangely Absent
Jesus resurrecting a young girl Matthew 9
Mary Strangely Absent
Jesus casting out another devil Matthew 9
Mary Strangely Absent
Mary's Absenteeism in Luke Alone
Roman Catholic Claim
Baptism is for infants, is done by sprinkling, and a sacrament that is part of our salvation
Scripture/Christianity
Baptism is by immersion and is a sign of being saved already, after salvation only. Not one single baby was "baptized" by sprinkling water on their head in all of Scripture. Baptism represents the death, burial and resurrection of the LORD Jesus Christ and one must believe first to be baptized, and sprinkling or pouring water on a babies head does not even come close to representing this. Only going under the water and coming back up out of the water does. Jesus Himself was never baptized as an infant, but as an example to us, as an adult by John the Baptist. Sprinkling babies in infant "baptism" makes them wet and indoctrinates them into the Roman Catholic religion, not saved.
(Acts 8:35-39) Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
(Romans 6:3-6) Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
(Matthew 3:13-16) Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
To top things off, the thief on the cross was never baptized...
(Luke 23:42-43) And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Roman Catholic Claim
During each and every mass, Jesus dies again on the cross
This is blasphemy and rank heresy . To even imply in the slightest sense that any man can put Christ back on that Cross is a joke. It also means that a person believes that the Cross did not pay fully for sins, all sins, forever, which God says it did.
Scripture/Christianity
Jesus Christ: died once for all, and the Scriptures repeat this and are quite clear on this, so to suggest otherwise is blasphemy
(1 Peter 3:18) For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
(Hebrews 9:12) Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
(Hebrews 9:28) So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
(Hebrews 10:10) By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
(Hebrews 10:12) But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
NOTE: ISN'T IT FUNNY THAT PETER HIMSELF IS SAYING THIS?
(Hebrews 9:28) So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
(John 1:29) The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
(Hebrews 10:10) By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Roman Catholic Claim
Salvation is either through the seven sacraments or (now) universal
The Roman Catholic "Church" teaches salvation by many means, and then add to that other things, for instance:
Attaining Salvation
Maintaining Salvation
Regaining Salvation (when lost)
The official teaching of the R.C.C. is that we get saved through many different ways combined, namely grace, faith, "good works", infant baptism ("necessary element"), partaking of the Sacraments, penance, indulgences, and keeping "the commandments" (theirs, not God's).
Scripture/Christianity
Salvation is only by Grace through Faith in Jesus Christ
The word "grace" is in Scripture 160 times, first describing Noah. Grace is unmerited favor, no works involved, and is completely the opposite of works, and the two cannot be combined. We cannot please God with any works until after we are saved. In fact, the more we work to get saved, the more we insult God and slap Him in the face, saying, "Your Son's death is just a start, I will finish this!"
(Romans 11:6) And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
(Ephesians 2:8-9) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
(Titus 3:5) Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
(Acts 15:11) But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
(Romans 3:20) Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
(Isaiah 64:6) But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Plus a lot of other verses, in context. All verses used by the R.C.C. for "works" "salvation" are taken out of context and the plain ones, in context, deliberately ignored.
Roman Catholic Claim
Assurance of salvation: none
The R.C.C. teaches that one must work, be a good Catholic, do the sacraments, get last rites, etc. and then, once one is gone from earth, the family, loved ones, friends can hold masses for you and pay indulgences so you will get out of "purgatory", eventually, perhaps if you do these works enough.
Scripture/Christianity
Assurance of salvation is guaranteed(1 John 5:13) These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
(John 10:28-29) And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
Roman Catholic Claim
The Seven Sacraments: Baptism, Eucharist, Penance, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick; exorcisms, blessings of objects, dedication of churches sacred garments, installation into clerical offices, Roman Missal and eastern rites.
Scripture/Christianity
NOT FOUND
Baptism: For believers only, above the age of understanding the Gospel
Confirmation: no such thing is found in Scripture-no ceremonies, fancy garb, needing to go to a special service, and such an event saves no one, but rather makes them "An Official Roman Catholic" is all
Eucharist: no such thing in Scripture, and partaking in communion is only for believers, after self-examination
Penance: Not found in Scripture, only confession to God of our sins, confessing our faults one to another
Anointing of the Sick: Anyone who is a believer can anoint anyone, pray for them and it is up to God to heal, not any person on earth. The oil is said to represent strength, but in Scripture it only ever represents the Holy Spirit
Matrimony: Getting married does not save a single soul on earth and never did. Besides, "priests" and "nuns' then cannot be saved, since they never marry
Holy Orders: Any bishop, overseer, deacon, elder, "priest" or "nun" is not saved by virtue of their official office, no matter who appoints them. Salvation is by grace through faith, believing in Jesus Christ, not by becoming some sort of "official" in any church
So you see, the only "sacraments" in Scripture are baptism and marriage, neither of which have any redeeming value in terms of salvation, and the rest of them are merely evil inventions of fallen mankind used to control people
Roman Catholic Claim
"Eucharist "literally" becomes the body of Jesus Christ and does not remain a wafer. During mass the R.C.C. claims that "host" (a wafer god from ancient Babylon) literally becomes the Body of the LORD Jesus Christ
This is literally, genuinely, embarrassingly laughable on its face. I asked a Roman Catholic one time, "Exactly at what point does the "host" stop being Jesus? On your tongue? In the esophagus? Stomach acid? Intestines? Digested and into the blood stream? In the toilet, drain, sewer treatment plant, in the ground, in the ocean? Yeah, few even think this through.
Scripture/Christianity
(Luke 22:19) And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Jesus did not become a piece of bread, and especially did not become a small, thin wafer! The broken bread was to symbolize his broken body, so we would remember what He did for us on the Cross. This is a perfect example of not reading the text, but reading into it for personal and corporate reasons. If Jesus literally meant that this was literally His body and blood, then he also is a door, a literal lion, a light, a shepherd, etc.
(Genesis 9:4) But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
(Leviticus 3:17) It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.
(Leviticus 7:26-27) Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
(Leviticus 17:14) For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
(Deuteronomy 12:16) Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.
(Deuteronomy 12:23) Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.
(Ezekiel 33:25) Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
(Acts 15:29) That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
Roman Catholic Claim
"First Holy Communion"; prerequisite is baptism as infant, classes required, no salvation needed
Scripture/Christianity
Communion: For born-again believers only, bread and wine (fermented grape juice, not actual wine like the R.C.C. serves today) as a remembrance of the LORD'S Supper, does not save
Roman Catholic Claim
Penance/Confession: An R.C.C. official sacrament for salvation, to be administered only through an R.C.C. priest or higher, and is a way to reestablish to right relationship with God and the sinner who has strayed, and is claimed to be necessary for salvation if a person was baptized as a baby and has since "fallen away" from God (meaning fallen away from the R.C.C.)
The procedure goes like this:
One gets a greeting from the priest
The priest reads from the Bible
The priest then urges, exhorts the sinner to repentance
The sinner confesses their sin to the priest
The priest accepts the confession, repentance and penance, through "absolution", absolving them of their
sin
They pray a "prayer of thanksgiving"
Tge emphasis here is on our works, not grace, not faith, not the Cross, not Jesus Christ or His death
Scripture/Christianity
Penance/Confession: One to another, or straight (unmediated) to God, Our Debt is PAID IN FULL. this is because of the finished work of the Cross, the burial and resurrection of the LORD Jesus Christ and belief in Him that we are forgiven, not our works.
(Psalms 32:5) I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
(1 John 1:9-10) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
(James 5:16) Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
(Hebrews 10:19-21) Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God;
(Hebrews 9:12) Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
(Ephesians 1:7) In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Roman Catholic Claim
Priesthood: Sacrament, ordained by God/R.C.C.
The R.C.C. makes the claim that only certain men, sent to Catholic seminary and ordained by only the R.C.C. are true priests who represent the "Mother Church" and therefore God Himself on earth.
Scripture/Christianity
Priesthood: Ordained by God for all believers
The Scriptures clearly teach that all men who are saved are already priests, no official ceremonies or titles are needed.
(1 Peter 2:5) Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
(1 Peter 2:9) But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
(Revelation 1:6) And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
(Revelation 5:10) And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
In every verse, God is speaking to all true believers in Jesus Christ, born-again Christians, and in no way is referencing a special class of men.
Roman Catholic Claim
Priests: Called "Father" in the R.C.C.
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Scripture/Christianity
The Father, Your Father
Roman Catholic Claim
Anointing of the Sick:
Scripture/Christianity
Anointing of the Sick:(Acts 3-ALL) Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God: And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
R.C.C.: Statues, idols, golden crosses, proliferate
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Idolatry Forbidden
(1 Corinthians 10:7-10) Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
(Exodus 20:4) Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
(Leviticus 26:1) Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
(1 Corinthians 3:11-13) For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
(Revelation 9:20) And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
(Revelation 21:8) But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Not any graven image
No graven image of any thing
No graven image of any thing on earth at all, not one thing (person, animal, plant, or any thing else)
No graven image of any thing in heaven above (angels, devils, dead people, starts, moon, sun, birds, or anything else)
No graven image of any thing in the water (fish gods, dolphin gods, whale gods, etc or any thing else)
Of any material
And do not bow down to worship them
This is all three created realms, so as to not confuse you.
The R.C.C. leadership hat of the pope and bishops, cardinals is from the Babylonian fish God Ishtar, not from God, and anti-Christ.
A hundred and nineteen verses alone tell us not to have any idols Hundreds of warnings throughout the entire Scriptures against it and you think it is OK. NOT ONE TIME did God approve of it. NOT ONCE.
Warnings of:
Death (being cut off)
Plagues
Lost fellowship with God
Hell forever
God does not even want us to eat food sacrificed to the idols, let alone worship or bow down to them.
(1 Corinthians 10:28) But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:
There is not one single word from God that even HINTS that making images, icons, statues to any thing at any place at any time is OK.
There is not one single word from God that even HINTS that making images, icons, statues to any thing at any place at any time is not wickedness, for which many have died and gone to hell, civilizations have disappeared, gone into captivity, lives ruined.
(1 Corinthians 10:7-10) Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
(1 Corinthians 10:28) But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:
(1 Corinthians 3:11-13) For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
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(Exodus 20:4) Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
(Exodus 20:4) Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
(Psalms 97:6) The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
(Leviticus 19:4) Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
(Leviticus 26:1) Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
(Leviticus 26:30) And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
(Deuteronomy 29:17) And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)
(1 Samuel 15:23) For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
(1 Samuel 31:9) And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
(1 Kings 15:12) And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
(1 Kings 15:13) And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
(1 Kings 21:26) And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
(2 Kings 17:12) For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
(2 Kings 21:11) Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
(2 Kings 21:21) And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
(2 Kings 23:5) And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
(2 Kings 23:24) Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
(1 Chronicles 10:9) And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
(1 Chronicles 16:26) For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
(2 Chronicles 15:8) And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.
(2 Chronicles 15:16) And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
(2 Chronicles 24:18) And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.
(2 Chronicles 33:7) And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
(2 Chronicles 33:15) And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
(2 Chronicles 34:7) And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
(Psalms 96:5) For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
(Psalms 97:7) Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods.
(Psalms 106:36) And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
(Psalms 106:38) And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
(Psalms 115:4) Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
(Psalms 135:15) The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
(Isaiah 2:8) Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:
(Isaiah 2:18) And the idols he shall utterly abolish.
(Isaiah 2:20) In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
(Isaiah 10:10) As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria;
(Isaiah 10:11) Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
(Isaiah 19:1) The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
(Isaiah 19:3) And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
(Isaiah 31:7) For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
(Isaiah 45:16) They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.
(Isaiah 46:1) Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
(Isaiah 48:5) I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
(Isaiah 57:5) Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
(Isaiah 66:3) He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
(Jeremiah 22:28) Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
(Jeremiah 50:2) Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
(Jeremiah 50:38) A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
(Ezekiel 6:4) And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.
(Ezekiel 6:5) And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
(Ezekiel 6:6) In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
(Ezekiel 6:9) And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.
(Ezekiel 6:13) Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.
(Ezekiel 8:10) So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
(Ezekiel 14:3) Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?
(Ezekiel 14:4) Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;
(Ezekiel 14:5) That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.
(Ezekiel 14:6) Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
(Ezekiel 14:7) For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:
(Ezekiel 16:36) Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;
(Ezekiel 18:6) And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,
(Ezekiel 18:12) Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
(Ezekiel 18:15) That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,
(Ezekiel 20:7) Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
(Ezekiel 20:8) But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
(Ezekiel 20:16) Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.
(Ezekiel 20:18) But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:
(Ezekiel 20:24) Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.
(Ezekiel 20:31) For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.
(Ezekiel 20:39) As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
(Ezekiel 22:3) Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.
(Ezekiel 22:4) Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.
(Ezekiel 23:7) Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
(Ezekiel 23:30) I will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because thou art polluted with their idols.
(Ezekiel 23:37) That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.
(Ezekiel 23:39) For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.
(Ezekiel 23:49) And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
(Ezekiel 30:13) Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
(Ezekiel 33:25) Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?
(Ezekiel 36:18) Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:
(Ezekiel 36:25) Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
(Ezekiel 37:23) Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.
(Ezekiel 44:10) And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.
(Ezekiel 44:12) Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.
(Hosea 4:17) Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
(Hosea 8:4) They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
(Hosea 13:2) And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
(Hosea 14:8) Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
(Micah 1:7) And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.
(Habakkuk 2:18) What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
(Zechariah 10:2) For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.
(Zechariah 11:17) Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
(Zechariah 13:2) And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.
(Acts 7:41) And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
(Acts 15:20) But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
(Acts 15:29) That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
(Acts 17:16) Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
(Acts 21:25) As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
(Romans 2:22) Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
(1 Corinthians 5:10) Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
(1 Corinthians 5:11) But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
(1 Corinthians 6:9) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
(1 Corinthians 8:1) Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
(1 Corinthians 8:4) As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
(1 Corinthians 8:7) Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
(1 Corinthians 8:10) For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
(1 Corinthians 10:7) Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
(1 Corinthians 10:14) Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
(1 Corinthians 10:19) What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
(1 Corinthians 10:28) But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:
(1 Corinthians 12:2) Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
(2 Corinthians 6:16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
(Ephesians 5:5) For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
(Colossians 3:5) Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
(1 Thessalonians 1:9) For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
(1 Peter 4:3) For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
(1 John 5:21) Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
(Revelation 2:14) But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
(Revelation 2:20) Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
(Revelation 9:20) And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
(Revelation 21:8) But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
(Revelation 22:15) For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
(1 Corinthians 8:1-13) Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. But if any man love God, the same is known of him. As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
To understand the context of verse 4, the entire chapter and the rest of the entirety of Scripture must be taken. So what does 1 Corinthians 8 really say, from the context?
People think they are smart when they have worldly knowledge
This is nothing, they know nothing, and all true knowledge only comes from God, worldly wisdom is nothing compared to wisdom from God
The idol is nothing, absolutely, because it is an immaterial, inanimate object
We are not called to worship something that "is nothing"
it is the enemy, satan, who has the power to deceive and use that immaterial, inanimate object to get worship for himself, a goal he has always had, since the garden (Luke 4)
There are many idols to worship in this world and in the spiritual realm
There is only one true God who we are to follow, who makes the rules
The difference is that God is the One and Only Creator; all else is the created things
People ignorantly eat things offered to idols, and practice idolatry due to spiritual blindness
This is because they have no real conscience, the Holy Spirit is not in them to guide them into all truth, and they are spiritually weak, rendering them defenseless against the enemy, who is smarter and more subtle, who is the expert in deception
The food itself is nothing but food, even sacrificed to idols, though they may think that it is something special
The sacrificed food does absolutely nothing to gain God's favor, as it is idolatry, which He hates
The eating of the meat does not anger God, it is the eating of the meat which came from idolatry itself that angers God.
Otherwise, no one could eat any meat if God was not pleased with meat.
However, this idolatry is a stumblingblock to the weaker people who do not understand Christianity, see you eating it and will not follow Jesus now, not because they are not hungry, but because they are now confused that you claim to be a Christian, but practice that which is against Christ, because they are weak.
They will, however, see you justifying this idolatry by doing it and think that it is OK to do themselves.
He will decide he does not need Christ, perish, go to hell and you will be the stumblingblock that caused this, this idolatry
You sin against them, and you sin against God, the LORD Jesus Christ
If the meat is sacrificed to idols, we are not to eat it so as to not let this happen
Yes, the idol is nothing to God............but the idolatry is sin, wickedness, hell bound rebellion, evil is everything He hates...
(Luke 4:5-8) And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Exodus 20:4-6
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven
above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my Commandments.
(Leviticus 26:1) Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
(Isaiah 44:19) And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
Roman Catholic Claim
Celibacy
Scripture/Christianity
Celibacy
Roman Catholic Claim: Marriage
Marriage (Matrimony) is one of the seven sacraments for salvation in the R.C.C.
It displays several problems. For one, it contradicts the concept of being a priest or nun who, according the the R.C.C., is forbidden to marry!
Scripture/Christianity
Marriage
Roman Catholic Claim
Divorce/Annulment
Scripture/Christianity
Divorce
Roman Catholic Claim: Exorcism
Performed only by and under the authority of the R.C.C. leaders
Scripture/Christianity
Exorcism: Performed by any believers(Mark 16:17) And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
Roman Catholic Claim: Blessing of Objects
A sacrament, necessary for salvation, makes object supernaturally powerful
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Blessing of Objects: no such thing
Roman Catholic Claim: there are two types of sins, "venial" and "mortal"
Scripture/Christianity: All sin is mortal, fatal, leads to death if unforgiven
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Blessing of Objects: no such thing
Roman Catholic Claim: "Hail Mary", the "Our Father"
To be repeated many times for atonement of sin
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Repetitious Prayers: Forbidden
Roman Catholic Claim:
Purgatory
From an R.C.C. web site:
"The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a "purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven," which is experienced by those "who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified" (CCC 1030). It notes that "this final purification of the elect . . . is entirely different from the punishment of the damned" (CCC 1031).
The purification is necessary because, as Scripture teaches, nothing unclean will enter the presence of God in heaven (Rev. 21:27) and, while we may die with our mortal sins forgiven, there can still be many impurities in us, specifically venial sins and the temporal punishment due to sins already forgiven."
There are a ton of problems with this pagan belief or pagan origins:
The word "purgatory" is a made up word of the R.C.C and appears not in a SINGLE place, and is not even hinted at in Scripture, God's Word
It assumes that we are not completely forgiven by God when accepting Jesus Christ as our LORD and Saviour
It assumes that we can pay for our own sin ("purge" our sins) in an imaginary place
It assumes that there are two types of sin, mortal and venial, which is 100% false
It takes money as indulgences for the priest to pray for the "faithfully departed" so that they can "get out of purgatory", a most cruel practice to foist on unsuspecting people
Neither you, nor anyone else on earth can pay for your sins, only the LORD Jesus Christ Who already did pay for all of them
You either go straight to Heaven or straight to hell-your choice. There is no "limbo"
You cannot pray for the dead or to the dead, that is necromancy, and forbidden by God's Word
You cannot pay for your dead, either, nor for your sins, nor anyone else's
(Hebrews 10:10) By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
(1 Peter 3:18) For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
(Hebrews 9:27) And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
(2 Corinthians 5:6-8) Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
(Deuteronomy 18:11) Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
(Luke 16:22-23) And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
(Luke 23:42-43) And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Scripture/Christianity: No such thing, only heaven or hell
The Scriptures have no mention of any type of purgatory, only heaven (paradise), hell and "Abraham's bosom", now empty
(Deuteronomy 32:22) For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
(2 Samuel 22:6) The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
(Job 11:8) It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
(Job 26:6) Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
(Psalms 9:17) The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
(Psalms 16:10) For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
(Psalms 18:5) The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
(Psalms 55:15) Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
(Psalms 86:13) For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
(Psalms 116:3) The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
(Psalms 139:8) If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
(Proverbs 5:5) Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
(Proverbs 7:27) Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
(Proverbs 9:18) But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
(Proverbs 15:11) Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
(Proverbs 15:24) The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
(Proverbs 23:14) Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
(Proverbs 27:20) Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
(Isaiah 5:14) Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
(Isaiah 14:9) Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
(Isaiah 14:15) Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
(Isaiah 28:15) Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
(Isaiah 28:18) And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
(Isaiah 57:9) And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
(Ezekiel 31:16) I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
(Ezekiel 31:17) They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.
(Ezekiel 32:21) The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
(Ezekiel 32:27) And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.
(Amos 9:2) Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
(Jonah 2:2) And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
(Habakkuk 2:5) Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
(Matthew 5:22) But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
(Matthew 5:29) And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
(Matthew 5:30) And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
(Matthew 10:28) And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
(Matthew 11:23) And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
(Matthew 16:18) And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
(Matthew 18:9) And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
(Matthew 23:15) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
(Matthew 23:33) Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
(Mark 9:43) And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
(Mark 9:45) And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
(Mark 9:47) And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
(Luke 10:15) And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.
(Luke 12:5) But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
(Luke 16:23) And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
(Acts 2:27) Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
(Acts 2:31) He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
(James 3:6) And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
(2 Peter 2:4) For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
(Revelation 1:18) I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
(Revelation 6:8) And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
(Revelation 20:13) And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
(Revelation 20:14) And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Praying only to JesusMary: Mother of God
Scripture/Christianity
Mary: Mother of the earthly man Jesus; God does not have a mother, He is eternalSaints: Declared only by the R.C.C after death and "lots of good works"
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The Sainthood of the BelieverBowing to "the Blessed Sacrament"
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Idolatry Forbidden
Roman Catholic Claim:
Prayers to the dead is OK
Scripture/Christianity
Forbidden, meaningless, useless, unheard
(Proverbs 30:5-6)
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
(Psalms 12:6-7)
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
Ours is the original, from the originals, with a clear, unbroken line from Genesis to today. From the Textus Receptus and the Masoretic text.
Yours is from the two God never used, from a waste paper basket, Vaticanus and Sinaiticus.
Your "scriptures" were deliberately tampered with corrupted to fit pet doctrines. To cover that up, your people murdered and deliberately tortured our people trying to prevent it from being printed. Called the Dark Ages.......1,000 years of reigning Roman Catholic terror on all who opposed her.
Your people even dug them up years later top burn their bones they were so mad people tried to translate it! You are completely ignorant of the history of the English Bible.
Learn your history first before responding. I suggest Foxes Book of Martyrs as a start, free online (Catholic Index of Forbidden Books).
You are wholly, seriously unqualified to discuss this, as you merely parroted what you were told in ignorance, and way out of your league on this subject. I was studying this before you were even born.
I promise you do not read your "scriptures" in Latin. They are not the Word of God, but words of men who hated and hate God.
Just the fact that your "scriptures" tell you to pray to dead people who cannot hear is proof positive of their pagan origins and nature
His,
Bobby Z.
(Luke 16:20-31) And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
(Leviticus 20:6) And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
(Deuteronomy 18:9-12) When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.
(1 John 4:1) Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Prayers to the dead
Scripture/Christianity
Forbidden, meaningless, useless, unheardMiracles: Must be documented by R.C.C. authority only
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Happen moment by moment, witnessed by allR.C.C is the "original, true Church"
Scripture/Christianity
Christ built His Church, starting in ActsNuns:
Scripture/Christianity
No nuns: Nuns were originally descended from the practice of Babylonian temple prostitution Ten commandments: Only nine are accepted, one (idol making and worship) denied/hidden/ignored, renumbered to make ten by splitting number ten on coveting into two commandments
Scripture/Christianity
Ten commandments: As it is written, all ten, including idol worship, not dividing number tenSin: Consists of Mortal Sins (must be confessed to priests only) and Venial Sins(can be confessed straight to God)
Scripture/Christianity
All sin leads to death, unconfessed sin means eternal death to non-believers; consequences to believersLiturgical service by rote, same practices and timing weekly, stand up, sit down, kneel in a regular, established order
Scripture/Christianity
Homilies come from Vatican, rotated every three years, on a scheduleSermons from careful study, throughout Scripture, tailored to crowd, location, etc.
Church Fellowship, a gather for fellowship, prayer, worship, Bible Study, nothing by rote
Lent, fasting of meat on FridaysFasting for prayer, needs, humility, closeness to God, to know God's will
(1 Timothy 4:1-3) Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.Ash WednesdayNo such thing, simply a Hindu/pagan practiceIndulgences, paying for mass to release a loved one from purgatory into Heaven. Involves moneyHeaven or hell, there is no escape, both are forever, nothing to pray for once a person is dead
Roman Catholic Claim
Halos: Around the saints, angel's heads, etc.No such thing as halosPopes, Bishops, Cardinals, Priests are to wear elaborate and ornate clothing to distinguish themselves from the rest of usJesus rebuked the Pharisees for the very same behavior(Matthew 23:5)Talking to dead "saints"All Christians alive are saints, we only talk to God now, through no one, and are to talk to no one in Heaven, talking to the dead forbidden
(Deuteronomy 18:9-11) When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
NECROMANCER, n. [See Necromancy.] One who pretends to foretell future events by holding converse with departed spirits; a conjurer.
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Rome's Heretical Inventions
300 A.D. Prayers for the dead.
300 A.D. Making the sign of the Cross.
320 A.D. Wax candles.
375 A.D. Veneration of angels and dead saints, and the use of images.
394 A.D. The mass, as a daily celebration.
431 A.D. Beginning of the exaltation of Mary; the term 'Mother of God' first applied to Mary by the Council of Ephesus.
500 A.D. Priests differentiated from the common man by dress (clothing).
526 A.D. Extreme Unction.
593 A.D. The doctrine of purgatory established by Gregory I.
600 A.D. Latin language, used in prayer and worship, imposed by Gregory I.
600 A.D. Prayers directed to Mary, dead saints and angels.
607 A.D. Title of pope, or universal bishop, given to Boniface III by Emperor Phocas.
709 A.D. Kissing the pope's foot, began with Constantine.
750 A.D. Temporal power of the popes conferred by Pepin, king of the Franks.
786 A.D. Authorised worship of the cross, images and relics.
850 A.D. Holy water, mixed with a pinch of salt and blessed by a priest.
890 A.D. Worship of Saint Joseph.
927 A.D. College of the Cardinals established.
965 A.D. Baptism of Bells, instituted by Pope John XIII.
995 A.D. Canonization of dead saints, by Pope John XV.
998 A.D. Fasting on Fridays and during Lent.
1079 A.D. Mandatory observance of the mass.
1090 A.D. The rosary, mechanical praying, invented by Peter the Hermit.
1184 A.D. The Inquisition instituted by the Council of Verona.
1190 A.D. Sale of indulgences.
1215 A.D. Transubstantiation proclaimed by Pope Innocent III.
1215 A.D. Auricular (talking in someone's ear) Confession of sins to a priest instead of God, instituted by Pope Innocent III at the Lateran Council.
1220 A.D. Adoration of the Wafer (Host), decreed by Pope Honorius III.
1229 A.D. The Bible forbidden to laymen and placed on the Index of Forbidden Books by the Council of Valencia.
1251 A.D The Scapular invented by Simon Stock, an English monk.
1414 A.D. The cup forbidden to the people at communion by the Council of Constance.
1439 A.D. Purgatory proclaimed as a dogma by the Council of Florence.
1439 A.D. The doctrine of seven sacraments affirmed.
1508 A.D. The Ave Maria (Hail Mary) -completed fifty years later and approved by Pope Sixtus V about 1600 A.D.
1534 A.D. Jesuit Order founded by Ignatius Loyola.
1545 A.D. Tradition declared of equal authority with the Bible by the Council of Trent.
1546 A.D. Apocryphal books added to the Bible by the Council of Trent.
1560 A.D. 'Creed' of Pope Pius IV imposed as the official creed.
1854 A.D. Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary proclaimed by Pope Pius IX.
1864 A.D. The 'Syllabus of Errors' proclaimed by Pope Pius IX and ratified by the Vatican Council; condemned freedom of religion, conscience, speech, press, and scientific discoveries which are not approved by the Roman Church; and also asserted the pope's temporal authority over all civil rules
1950 A.D. Assumption of the Virgin Mary (bodily ascension into heaven shortly after her death) proclaimed by Pope Pius XII.
Top 10 Questions Every Catholic Must Know and Answer about the Catholic Church
We Catholics are often asked tough questions about our Catholic faith and its relationship to the Bible. Here are the ten most-asked-questions and the answers that should help you satisfy both your questioner and yourself.
1Are your beliefs found in the Bible?
All Catholic beliefs can be found in the Bible in some form, whether plainly or by an indirect indication. It is not necessary for everything to be absolutely clear in Scripture alone, because that is not a teaching of Scripture itself. Scripture also points to an authoritative Church and Tradition, as St. Paul says in his Second Letter to the Thessalonians: “Stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter” (2 Thess 2:15 – see also 1 Cor 11:2, 2 Thess 3:6; 2 Tim (1:13-14; 2:2). When the first Christians had a significant disagreement, they didn’t simply open their Bibles (which didn’t even exist at that point) to decide who was right; they held a council, which made binding decrees (Acts 15:1-29). The very books of the Bible had to be determined by the Church and that didn’t happen until the late fourth century. Therefore, Sacred Tradition and authority were necessary for us to even have a Bible today.
2Why do you obey the Pope?
Catholics believe that Jesus commissioned St. Peter as the first leader of the Church. Matthew’s Gospel has the most direct biblical indication of the papacy: “And I tell you, you are Peter (meaning literally “Rock”) and on this rock I will build my church … I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 16:18-19). Based on this statement of Jesus himself, Peter is clearly portrayed in the New Testament as the leader of the disciples. A pope can make infallible, binding pronouncements under certain conditions. Infallibility doesn’t mean that absolutely everything a pope says is free from error. All Christians believe that God protected Holy Scripture from error by means of inspiration, even though sinful, fallible men wrote it. We Catholics also believe that God the Holy Spirit protects His Church and its head from error (Jn 14:16) by means of infallibility, even though sinful, imperfect men are involved in it.
3. Why do you call your priest “Father”?
“And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven” (Mt 23:9). In this passage, Jesus is teaching that God the Father alone is ultimately the source of all authority. But He is not speaking absolutely, because if so, that would eliminate even biological fathers, the title “Church Fathers”, the founding fathers of a country or organization and so on. Jesus himself uses the term “father” in Matthew (15:4-5; 19:5, 19, 29; 21:31), John (8:56) and several other places. In the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, Jesus actually presents Lazarus as using the address “Father Abraham” twice (Lk 16:24, 30 – see also Acts 7:2; Rom 4:12; Jas 2:21). St. Paul also uses the term when he writes, “I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel (1 Cor 4:15 – see also 1 Cor 4:14-16) and refers to “our forefather Isaac” (Rom 9:10).
4. Why do you pray for the dead?
The Bible clearly teaches the rightness of prayers for the dead in 2 Maccabees (12:40, 42, 44-45): “Then under the tunic of every one of the dead they found sacred tokens of the idols of Jamnia, which the law forbids Jews to wear. And it became clear to all that this was why these men had fallen … And they turned to prayer, beseeching that the sin which had been committed might be wholly blotted out … For if he were not expecting that those who had fallen would rise againn, it would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead …He made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin.” St. Paul teaches this in a similar way: “Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?” (1 Cor 15:29). This indicates prayer and fasting for the dead. The word baptism often symbolically refers to penances (Mk 10:38-39; Lk 3:16, 12:50). The apostle Paul also appears to be praying for a dead person, Onesiphorus, in 2 Timothy (1:16-18).
5 Why do you pray to idols (statues)?
No Catholic who knows anything about the Catholic faith has ever worshiped a statue (as in pagan idolatry). If we cherish the memory of mere political heroes with statues and that of war heroes with monuments, then there can be no objection to honoring saints and righteous men and women: “Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor” (1 Pet 2:17 – see also Rom 12:10; Heb 12:22-23). Statues are simply a visual reminder of great saints and heroes of the faith (Heb 11), who are more alive than we are (2 Cor 3:18), as is evident by their praying: “O Sovereign Lord … how long before thou wilt judge and aveng
In saying, "Not Found", it is meant that the idea itself is not even hinted at, let alone explicitly written. In many instances, the exact opposite is taught
The pope
Peter being a pope
Mary being prayed to in heaven
Mary being a perpetual virgin
The idea of nuns
The Rosary
Praying the "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria)
"The Immaculate Conception of Mary"
"The Assumption of Mary"
"Mary is the Mother of God"
The inclusion of the "Apocryphal books" in to Scripture
The Mass, where Jesus is Crucified
Infant Baptism
"Confirmation"
Bowing to idols
Bowing to "the Blessed Sacrament" (Mary)
Chanting
Confession to a priest
Priests have power to forgive sins
The ten commandments altered, dropping the call to not make or bow down to idols
The R.C.C. as the "Mother Church"
Infallibility of the popes speaking "ex cathedra"
"Holy Water"
Only the Roman Catholic Church can interpret, translate, distribute the Word of God
Roman Catholicism is necessary for salvation
"Seven sacraments"
Roman Catholic tradition equivalent to Scripture
Making idols of "saints"
Bowing to idols of "saints"
Praying to "saints"
Only popes can declare someone a "saint"
"Transubstantiation"
"Purgatory"
"Indulgences"
"Mary" as Co-Redemptrix"
"Mary" as "Co-Mediatrix"
Peter is "The Rock" of the church, not Jesus
"Celibacy" of the priesthood, nuns
Kissing statues
Salvation by works, following the 10 Commandments.
"Falling from Grace"
"No meat on Fridays"
"Lent"
"Patron Saints"
Calling the Priests "Father"
Babies inherit sin nature of parents, so are wicked, evil and bound for hell
The "pope" is the Vicar (replacement) of Christ
No one can understand or interpret Scripture without the R.C.C. leaders
(Romans 1:25 [KJV])
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Founder: Emperor Constantine, 312 A.D., who claimed, losing a war, that he suddenly had a "miraculous conversion" to get Christians and "Christians" behind him
Constantine still worshiped the sun god, sol invictus and never stopped building pagan idols, temples, etc.
It's headquarters is in Rome (Roman), Italy, it's name says it is "universal" (catholic)
The Vatican is simply a city-state, with tremendous political power, huge walls, high security, its own laws, own government
Christianity was not made the official religion of the Roman Empire until 380 and 381 A.D., with the edicts of Theodosius I
Regardless, Constantine, from 312 A.D. until 337 when he died, was was both building pagan temples and Christian churches, and was slowly turning over the power, his seat of his "pagan priesthood"
to "the Bishop of Rome. ("popes")
Constantine's family title was "Pontifex Maximus", as were many Roman emperors, and the title was later adopted, given to the "popes"
The popes also took Constantine's other titles, as the self-appointed civil "head of the church" – "Summus Pontifex", which means "Vicar" of Christ" and "Bishop of Bishops"
The words "vicar of Christ" mean "replacement of Christ" or "in the place of Christ", meaning that the "popes" replace Christ on earth- because they say so
The Christians in the book of Acts suffered great persecution and martyrdom from both the Jewish leaders and Rome herself, from Rome for not worshiping their pagan idols
In order to win over the lukewarm, tepid, nominal and mediocre Christians, Constantine melded the two religions into one, making Christianity palatable, respectable to the now compromising masses
Rome's pagan deities were "Christianized", so Rome went from "pagan deities" to "Roman pagan deities"
The pagan god statues became "saints", mother (pagan goddess ("Cybele" with child, pronounced SIB-ɘ-lee;, mother goddess of Rome) pagan statues became "Madonna and the Christ child"
Mary, the mother of Jesus the man (God does not have a mother) became a goddess to the Roman Catholic "Church"
Now, praying to "the mother goddess "Cybele" was switched to praying to "Mary, the Mother of God", by changing the name from "Cybele" to "Mary, mother of God"
What is not known is that this pagan "Madonna and child" goes way back to Babylon and never had anything to do with Jews or Christians
They even formed "patron saints" of cities from these pagan idols
They took the pagan holidays and reclassified them as "Christian holy days"
For instance, the Roman "Lupercalia" ("health, fertility and purity") and "the feast of purification of Isis" then became "the Feast of the Nativity"
The pagan Saturnalia feast became "Christmas" (Christ + MASS, as in RCC MASS), except the shepherds were in the field when Jesus was born, not in December!
"All Souls Day" or "All Saints Day", a feast of the dead, became "Halloween"
So persecution went from not rejecting Christ and being martyred to not following Romish, pagan idols and being martyred
The persecution, once "in the name of Jehovah" by the Jewish leadership under the time of the book of Acts was now switched to "not following Rome's 'Christianity' ", persecuted "In the Name of
'Christ' "
This is their well documented origin, their legacy, their heritage, and they deserve it, they earned it
They invented under Rome and Roman Catholicism cruel tortures to get Christians to recant (the rack, human candles, drawing and quartering, etc.)
Mary worship became an official doctrine of the R.C.C. in at the Council of Ephesus, 431 AD, under Roman Emperor Theodosius II
From that time on to today, the self-proclaimed "bishop of Rome" was to be THE "Supreme Priest: to the pagans, now also self-proclaimed to be "the head over the Christian church"
Now, paganism was one with "Christianity", forming the Roman Catholic Church
Peter was never one time called by Jesus a single title of these self-proclaimed "popes"
Today the Pope also calls himself "The Holy See" (Latin: Sancta Sedes, "holy chair", Santa Sede ['santa' s∈ːde]), also called "the See of Rome", from their naming of "Petrine See" or "Apostolic
See", )
Nuns were formerly temple prostitutes, fornication of every imaginable sort was and is very rampant from the top down, and every major crime known to man, done, covered up
Sergius III (circa 860 – 911) Murdered his two wo Predecessors, Fathered an illegitimate child, became a "pope", Sergius III was the "pope" from 904-911
Pope John XII turned the Vatican into a brothel, defiling any woman, virgin, married, widowed, doing to even on "the tombs of Peter" and Paul!
