Refuting Catholicism
Catholics
worship Mary and the saints and supposed statues of them,
A
picture tells a thousand words. And these false idols are all the same. Yes the picture on the bottom is from Buddhism
(and this document is about Catholics) and those statues ARE NOT SAINTS. And don’t pray to
saints because THEY ARE NOT GOD! If you’re catholic you might as well be a
buddhist or a hindu as its all the same pagan idol/statue worship nonsense. I’m
trying to be nice about this, but its better you get mad at me which helps you
see you’re living in sin and you need to get right with God. Catholicism isn’t
the right faith, and no I’m not a Baptist and I’m not a Pentecostal. Please
repent, this statue worshipping is NOT OF GOD so it’s all the same no matter
what statue is being worshipped; paganism is paganism.
Exodus
20:4-6
Authorized
(King James) Version
“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: 5 thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the
LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 6 and
shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”
Isaiah
42:8
Authorized
(King James) Version
“I am
the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my
praise to graven images.”
Isaiah 42:17
Authorized
(King James) Version
“They
shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven
images,
that say
to the molten images, Ye are our gods.”
Leviticus
26:1
Authorized
(King James) Version
“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.”
Deuteronomy
29:17
Authorized
(King James) Version
“and ye
have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold,
which were among them:)”
1
Chronicles 16:26
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For all
the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.”
Psalm
135:15
Authorized
(King James) Version
“The
idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.”
Catholicism calls Mary
“Queen of Heaven”
Lets see
what the scriptures saith as to who or what is the queen of heaven:
Jeremiah 7:18
“The
children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead
their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other
gods, that they may provoke me to anger.”
Jeremiah
44:17
“But we
will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn
incense unto the queen of
heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we,
and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the
streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and
saw no evil.”
Jeremiah
44:18
“But
since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings
unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by
the famine.”
Jeremiah
44:19
“And
when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we
make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without
our men?”
Jeremiah
44:25
“Thus
saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both
spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely
perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to
pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and
surely perform your vows.”
About Mary (she is a
wonderful woman but she is NOT God)
Mary found
favor with God, but is NOT to be worshipped. Mary is NOT God.
Luke
1:46-47
Authorized
(King James) Version
"46 And
Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 and
my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.”
See,
Mary was in NEED of a saviour, she is a saved sinner, even though she is a
blessed and wonderful woman she needed a saviour to SAVE HER because she is NOT
God. Jesus is God.
Romans
3:23
Authorized
(King James) Version
“for all
have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
Luke
1:46-55
Authorized
(King James) Version
“46 And
Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 and
my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For
he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:
for,
behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49 For
he that is mighty hath done to me great things;
and holy
is his name.
50 And
his mercy is on them that fear him
from
generation to generation.
51 He
hath shewed strength with his arm;
he hath
scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He hath
put down the mighty from their seats,
and
exalted them of low degree.
53 He
hath filled the hungry with good things;
and the
rich he hath sent empty away.
54 He
hath holpen his servant Israel,
in
remembrance of his mercy;
55 as he
spake to our fathers,
to
Abraham, and to his seed for ever.”
Note
that Mary is NOT mentioned
here:
1 John
5:7
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For
there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy
Ghost: and these three are one.”
OR HERE:
Colossians
2:8-9
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Beware
lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition
of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9 For in him
dwelleth all the fulness
of the Godhead bodily.”
The Lord
Jesus Christ is FULLY and COMPLETELY God, and there is only ONE GOD and its
Jesus! NOT THREE persons.
John
14:6-11
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way,
the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye should have
known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus
saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the
Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? 10 Believest thou
not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto
you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the
works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else
believe me for the very works’ sake.”
Hebrews
1:3
Authorized
(King James) Version
“who
being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and
upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged
our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;”
Luke
2:19-24
“But
Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 20 And the
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they
had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 21 And when eight days were
accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS,
which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22 And
when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were
accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; 23 (as
it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be
called holy to the Lord;) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to that which
is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”
Pay
special attention to verse 8
Leviticus 12
“And the LORD spake unto Moses,
saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have
conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days;
according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be
unclean. 3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be
circumcised. 4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her
purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come
into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be
fulfilled. 5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean
two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her
purifying threescore and six days. 6 And when the days of her
purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb
of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove,
for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto
the priest: 7 who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her;
and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the
law for her that hath born a male or a female. 8 And if she be not
able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt
offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an
atonement for her, and she shall be clean.”
Luke
1:30
Authorized
(King James) Version
“And the
angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.”
Mary had children AFTER
Jesus Christ is born:
A common
thing that catholics claim is that mary was ALWAYS a virgin, but the scriptures
show that she “knew” Joseph in a marital sense sometime AFTER Jesus Christ is
born because Jesus had younger half brothers and sisters (I guess that’s the
correct term) from Mary’s side. Joseph is NOT Jesus’ father, he helped as a
caregiver for Jesus when Jesus was young according to the flesh but Joseph is
NOT Jesus’ father. Jesus is the Son of Man and the (only begotten) Son of God.
This is why He has the ability to be of the lineage of King David according to
the flesh and since Jesus is God manifest in the flesh He is King of Heaven as
well (yes this term appears in scripture, see Daniel 4:37).
1
Timothy 3:16
Authorized
(King James) Version
“And
without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the
flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,
believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
1 Timothy
6:14-16
Authorized
(King James) Version
“14 that
thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of
our Lord Jesus Christ: 15 which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed
and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 16 who only hath
immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man
hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”
Matthew
13:55-56
King
James Version
“Is not
this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren,
James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56 And his sisters, are they not all
with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?”
Galatians
1:19
Authorized
(King James) Version
“19 But
other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.”
False images of The
Godhead, also Jesus is the physical way to see God The Father
The
images are of a man named Cesare Borgia who IS NOT GOD! But this is the image
that many people see and then they think it’s our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. If you see the following images:
This is
NOT what Jesus looked like. The picture in black and white here is basically
the same thing as worshipping Cesare Borgia or a fake Jesus and it’s a SIN as
well to make pictures of God.
Acts
17:29
“Forasmuch
then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is
like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.”
Exodus
20:4-5
Authorized
(King James) Version
“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: 5 thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the
LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;”
Isaiah
42:8
Authorized
(King James) Version
“I am
the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my
praise to graven images.”
Isaiah
42:17
Authorized
(King James) Version
“They
shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven
images,
that say
to the molten images, Ye are our gods.”
JESUS is
the physical way to SEE God The Father ie The LORD JEHOVAH
Isaiah
9:6
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For
unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be
upon his shoulder:
and his
name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace.”
Hebrews
1:3
Authorized
(King James) Version
“who
being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and
upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged
our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;”
John
14:6-11
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me. 7 If ye had
known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him,
and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father,
and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you,
and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest
thou then, Shew us the Father? 10 Believest thou not that I am in the
Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of
myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 11 Believe me
that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very
works’ sake.”
Isaiah
43:10-13
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Ye are
my witnesses, saith the LORD,
and my servant whom I have
chosen:
that ye
may know and believe me,
and understand that I am he:
before me there was no God formed,
neither shall there be after me.
11 I, even I, am the LORD;
and
beside me there is no saviour.
12 I
have declared, and have saved,
and I
have shewed, when there was no strange god among you:
therefore
ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
13 Yea,
before the day was I am he;
and
there is none that can deliver out of my hand:
I will
work, and who shall let it?”
Isaiah
12:2
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Behold,
God is my salvation;
I will
trust, and not be afraid:
for the
LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song;
he also
is become my salvation.”
Titus
2:13-14
Authorized
(King James) Version
“looking
for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and
purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”
James
2:19
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Thou
believest that there is one
God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.”
1
Timothy 2:5-6
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For
there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6
who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”
Matthew
1:21
“And she
shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save
his people from their sins.”
Luke 1:31
“And,
behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call
his name JESUS.”
Ephesians
1:20-21
Authorized
(King James) Version
“which
he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own
right hand in the heavenly places, 21 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:”
Philippians
2:9-10
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Wherefore
God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every
name: 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven,
and things in earth, and things under the earth;”
Origins of the man-made Doctrine Called “The
Trinity”
First of all, please NOTE that the
“trinity” is a man-made doctrine, it is NOT in the Bible. There are zero
instances of the terms “Trinity” or “God is Three Persons” or “God in three
people” etc. It is a twisting and a misunderstanding of God and the scriptures
that leads one to conclude and believe that God is three different people all
claiming to be God. Also, if mankind (people) is made in God’s image and we are
only one person (3 parts but not 3 persons), the trinity argument makes no
sense and is a lie. God has a Body, Soul, Spirit and Jesus Christ is the
fulness of the Godhead bodily. Jesus’ body is God’s body, His Soul is God The
Father, and His Spirit is the Holy Ghost. We are also created in three parts
with a body, a soul and a spirit but we ARE NOT God.
Genesis 1:25-27
Authorized (King James) Version
“And God made the beast of the earth after his kind,
and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after
his kind: and God saw that it was good. 26 And God said, Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and
over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man
in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created
he them.”
From the https://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/t/trinity,blessed.html
website it says “In Scripture there is
as yet no single term by which the Three Divine Persons are denoted together.
The word trias (of which the Latin trinitas is a
translation) is first found in Theophilus of Antioch about A.D. 180. He speaks
of "the Trinity of God [the Father], His Word and His Wisdom ("Ad.
Autol.", II, 15). The term may, of course, have been in use before his
time. Afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in
Tertullian ("De pud." c. xxi). In the next century the word is in
general use. It is found in many passages of Origen ("In Ps. xvii",
15). The first creed in which it appears is that of Origen's pupil, Gregory
Thaumaturgus. In his Ekthesis tes pisteos composed between 260 and
270, he writes: There is therefore nothing created, nothing subject to another
in the Trinity: nor is there anything that has been added as though it once had
not existed, but had entered afterwards: therefore the Father has never been
without the Son, nor the Son without the Spirit: and this same Trinity is
immutable and unalterable forever (P. G., X, 986). It is manifest that a dogma
so mysterious presupposes a Divine revelation. When the fact of revelation,
understood in its full sense as the speech of God to man, is no longer
admitted, the rejection of the doctrine follows as a necessary consequence. For
this reason it has no place in the Liberal Protestantism of today. The writers
of this school contend that the doctrine of the Trinity, as professed by the
Church, is not contained in the New Testament, but that it was first formulated
in the second century and received final approbation in the fourth, as the
result of the Arian and Macedonian controversies.”
Also from https://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/t/trinity,blessed.html
(same link as above)
“In this section we shall show that the doctrine of the
Blessed Trinity has from the earliest times been taught by the Catholic Church
and professed by her members. As none deny this for any period subsequent to
the Arian and Macedonian controversies, it will be sufficient if we here
consider the faith of the first four centuries only. An argument of very great
weight is provided in the liturgical forms of the Church. The highest probative
force must necessarily attach to these, since they express not the private
opinion of a single individual, but the public belief of the whole body of the
faithful. Nor can it be objected that the notions of Christians on the subject
were vague and confused, and that their liturgical forms reflect this frame of
mind. On such a point vagueness was impossible. Any Christian might be called
on to seal with his blood his belief that there is but One God. The answer of
Saint Maximus (c. A.D. 250) to the command of the proconsul that he should sacrifice
to the gods, "I offer no sacrifice save to the One True God," is
typical of many such replies in the Acts of the martyrs. It is out of the
question to suppose that men who were prepared to give their lives on behalf of
this fundamental truth were in point of fact in so great confusion in regard to
it that they were unaware whether their creed was monotheistic, ditheistic, or
tritheistic. Moreover, we know that their instruction regarding the doctrines
of their religion was solid. The writers of that age bear witness that even the
unlettered were thoroughly familiar with the truths of faith (cf. Justin,
"Apol.", I, 60; Irenaeus, "Adv. haer.", III, iv, n. 2).”
From the
https://www.christian-history.org/the-trinity.html website it says “This has
been true from the very beginning. Tertullian, often called "the father of
the Trinity" for being the first person to use the Latin Trinitas,
wrote in A.D. 200:
The simple, (indeed, I will not call
them unwise and unlearned), who always constitute the majority of believers,
are startled at the dispensation [of the Three], on the ground that the very
rule of faith withdraws them from the world's plurality of gods to the one only
true God. They do not understand that although he is the one only God, he must
yet be believed in with his own order of things. (Against Praxeas 3)”
From https://www.christian-history.org/trinity-heresy.html
“The Athanasian Creed
The controversy over the Trinity did
not die down after Nicea. For the next 50 to 60 years there were Arian bishops
and Arian sects within the Church.
Constantius, emperor of Rome after
his father Constantine, was as involved in the affairs of the Church as his
father had been. Constantius, however, leaned toward the Arian view, and Arian
bishops and churches thrived under his reign.
In order to overcome the Arian
opposition the Nicene bishops allied with a third viewpoint in the Church, the
modalists. Modalism had been around since the 2nd century. Modalists not only
believed that the Son was of the same substance as the Father, they believed the
Son was the Father. They did not believe in the Trinity.
In opposition to the Arians these
two points of view united and gradually became one. This new point of view took
the idea from the modalists that the Father and the Son were exactly the same,
but it also took from the Nicene view of the Trinity that they are separate
persons.
That view is summed up in a creed
from A.D. 361 (36 years after Nicea) called the Athanasian Creed.
Athanasius, who could not attend the
Council of Nicea because he was not yet a bishop, headed up the battle for the
Nicene doctrine of the Trinity against Eusebius of Nicomedia and Arius after
the Council of Nicea. It is highly unlikely that he wrote the Athanasian Creed,
but it was named after him.
The Athanasian Creed reads:
“We worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity, neither
confounding the persons nor dividing the substance. For there is one person of
the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Spirit.
So far, so good. This is definitely the Trinity of Nicea. However, it
then continues:
So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God; and
yet there are not three Gods, but one God. So likewise the Father is Lord, the
Son is Lord, and the Holy Spirit Lord; and yet there are not three Lords but
one Lord.”
According to: https://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/t/tritheists.html
“Tritheists
From
the Catholic Encyclopedia
(TRITHEITES).
Heretics
who divide the Substance of the Blessed Trinity.”
SO from reading THEIR definition, this makes Catholics hypocrites
then correct? Three persons would mean three gods. Because the best argument
against this, is that is a spirit a person? NO a spirit it is not a separate
person, a spirit is a PART of a SINGLE person. Jesus Christ is the fulness of
the Godhead BODILY:
Luke 24:33-39
Authorized (King James) Version
“And they rose up the same hour, and returned to
Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with
them, 34 saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. 35 And
they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in
breaking of bread.
36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the
midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 37 But they were
terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your
hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me,
and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.”
They could see that Jesus rose again, but the importance is
that they could see Him PHYSICALLY and could handle Him and feel that He is in
the flesh and alive! They saw Jesus in His body talking to them, Jesus’ Spirit
(The Holy Ghost) would have no doubt been IN HIM but as they talked to Jesus,
they could see His body.
According to: https://www.trinitytruth.org/paganoriginsofthetrinity.html
While Tertullian introduced the term “trinity,”
what he taught and believed is different to what the trinity doctrine is today.
And since he introduced this term, then that means the trinity doctrine as
taught today did not exist in the time of Tertullian. And if it did not exist
in his time, then it could never have existed in the time of Christ and the apostles.
Tertullian however did introduce pagan ideas into
the worship service. He taught oblations for the dead and made the sign of the
cross on the forehead of worshipers. He also dipped people three times to
baptize them. Tertullian freely admitted that he had adopted these ideas from
pagan teachings and could not support them from Scripture, but he thought that
if Christians adopted some heathen rituals of the pagans that they would find
it easier to join Christianity….. In his
book Tertullian against Praxeas, he also states that the Son was not co-eternal
with the Father and did have a beginning as the begotten Son of God. He also
did not teach that the Holy Spirit was a literal being. So the trinity doctrine
as we know it today did not even come from the man who introduced the
word Trinity.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
acknowledges that “'trinity' is a second-century term found nowhere in the
Bible, and the Scriptures present no finished trinitarian statement.” — (1988,
Vol. 4, “Trinity,” p. 914). It further states that “church fathers crystallized
the doctrine in succeeding centuries”—long after the apostles had passed from
the scene…Martin Luther who was the German priest who initiated the Protestant
Reformation said, “It is indeed true that the name 'Trinity' is nowhere to be
found in the Holy Scriptures, but has been conceived and invented by man.” —
(reproduced in The Sermons of Martin Luther, John Lenker, editor, Vol. 3, 1988,
p. 406).
From Scripture we will see the truth
regarding the FACT that the Son is co-eternal with the Father:
John 1:1-4
Authorized (King James) Version
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was
in the beginning with God. 3 All
things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was
made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.”
John 1:14
Authorized (King James) Version
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and
we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of
grace and truth.”
Now for the rest of the content from the https://www.trinitytruth.org/paganoriginsofthetrinity.html website such as the other links that appear on
this website or even further in that document, I have not gone through it
therefore I cannot recommend it or say whether or not it may be helpful. I
don’t want to recommend something I personally have not looked at, I don’t want
to mislead in the event something else appears on that site is incorrect.
For more information on things pertaining to the Godhead doctrine or trinitarian/modalism and other related things please see:
PROOF: The Lord Jesus Christ is GOD
(kylesavedbyjesus.blogspot.com)
Jesus
and The Father (short study) (kylesavedbyjesus.blogspot.com)
More verses on The Godhead (kylesavedbyjesus.blogspot.com)
Some Verses on The Biblical Godhead. Not modalism, not
Trinity. (kylesavedbyjesus.blogspot.com)
The Lord Jesus Christ, He is God. (Also how to get saved by
Him) (kylesavedbyjesus.blogspot.com)
Even more proof that Jesus is God.
(kylesavedbyjesus.blogspot.com)
If these are helpful at all, please use them and praise THE LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ, I don’t need credit, copy and paste if you need. We need to get truth out there.
Mass and/or Catholic Eucharist
See video made by Andrew M Burns:
Catholic Mass to lucifer (Catholics singing praises to lucifer/the devil)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oeytp8yQ90
Videos made by Bryan Denlinger:
13 Reasons Every Christian MUST Reject The Mass Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFSUbaumyic
13 Reasons Every Christian MUST Reject The Mass Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCGFBOgZ4bc
Catholicism is just plain and simple Baal sun worship according to the following screenshots:
Their Eucharist- Catholics trying to literally consume the body and
blood of Jesus -THIS IS HORRIBLY WRONG and goes against scripture! READ THIS SECTION ENTIRELY, and, VERY CAREFULLY
(PART 1)
For this
Section: Highlights are for part 1, not for part 2 for clarity
Catechism things that are key for this section are with yellow highlight, the Q and A is from the catechism;
When I REFUTE the catechism
I am using a BLUE
Highlight.
Scriptures presented are from the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible and
have a green highlight.
The scriptures are what we need to believe and live by, not by man’s words such
as my words or the catechism, we should be believing and living the way God
wants us to live according to the scriptures.
ACCORDING
TO THE BALTIMORE CATECHISM of 1891
From
pages 51 to 56
approximately (with one paragraph on page 57)
“LESSON TWENTY-SECOND: ON THE HOLY EUCHARIST
238. Q. What is the Holy Eucharist? A. The Holy Eucharist
is the Sacrament which contains the body and blood, soul and divinity, of our
Lord Jesus Christ under the appearances of bread and wine.
239. Q. When did Christ institute the Holy Eucharist? A.
Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the night before He
died.
240. Q. Who were present when our Lord instituted the
Holy Eucharist? A. When our Lord instituted the Holy Eucharist the twelve
Apostles were present.
241. Q. How did our Lord institute the Holy Eucharist? A.
Our Lord instituted the Holy Eucharist by taking bread, blessing, breaking, and
giving to His Apostles, saying: Take ye and eat. This is My body; and then by
taking the cup of wine, blessing and giving it, saying to them: Drink ye all of
this. This is My blood which shall be shed for the remission of Sins. Do this
for a commemoration of Me.
242. Q. What happened when our Lord said, This is My
body; this is My blood? A. When our Lord said, This is My body, the substance of the bread was
changed into the substance of His body; when He said, This is My blood, the substance of the wine was
changed into the substance of His blood.
Chapter
and verse for this? John chapter 6 doesn’t say THIS, also NOTE, Jesus would
NEVER condone or promote or suggest that someone would commit a sin; most
importantly this in the SCRIPTURES is SYMBOLIC!
243. Q. Is Jesus Christ whole and entire both under the
form of bread and under the form of wine? A. Jesus Christ is whole and entire
both under the form of bread and Under the form of wine.
244. Q. Did anything remain of the bread and wine after
their substance had been changed into the substance of the body and blood of
our Lord? A. After the substance of the bread and wine had been changed into the substance of
the body and blood of our Lord there remained only the appearances of
bread and wine.
So Jesus
apparently transformed into bread and wine?
245. Q. What do you mean by the appearances of bread and
wine? A. By the appearances of bread and wine I mean the figure, the color, the
taste, and whatever appears to the senses.
246. Q. What is this change of the bread and wine into
the body and blood of our Lord called? A. This change of the bread and wine
into the body and blood of our Lord is called Transubstantiation.
This is
man made tradition (the physical eating of Jesus’ body and blood) found NOWHERE
in scripture.
247. Q. How was the substance of the bread and wine
changed into the substance of the body and blood of Christ? A. The substance of
the bread and wine was changed into the substance of the body and blood of
Christ by His almighty power.
Chapter
and verse?
248. Q. Does this change of bread and wine into the body
and blood of Christ continue to be made in the Church? A. This change of bread
and wine into the body and blood of Christ continues to be made in the Church by Jesus Christ
through the ministry of His priests.
So
you’re trying to sacrifice Jesus AGAIN? When in real life Jesus died ONCE! And
was buried and rose again on the third day.
249. Q. When did Christ give His priests the power to
change bread and wine into His body and blood? A. Christ gave His priests the
power to change bread and wine into His body and blood when He said to the
Apostles, Do this in commemoration of Me.
He meant
to do this to remember Him and how He died for your sins (and was buried and
rose again) when you have this particular meal of a piece of bread and some
wine (not to get drunk with), He didn’t mean to change bread into His Body and
wine into His blood to re-sacrifice Him year after year.
250. Q. How do the priests exercise this power of
changing broad and wine into the body and blood of Christ? A. The priests exercise this
power of changing bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ through the words of consecration in the
Mass, which are the words of Christ: This is My body; this is My blood.
The
catholics are twisting the scriptures into saying something that they are not;
therefore they are trying to be turning the word of God into a lie and try to
make Jesus a sinner. God can NEVER lie, and God (Jesus) can NEVER SIN!
LESSON TWENTY-THIRD: ON THE ENDS FOR WHICH THE HOLY
EUCHARIST WAS INSTITUTED
251. Q. Why did Christ institute the Holy Eucharist? A.
Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist: 1. To unite us to Himself and to nourish
our soul with His divine life. 2. To increase sanctifying grace and all virtues
in our soul. 3. To lessen our evil inclinations. 4. To be a pledge of everlasting life. 5. To
fit our bodies for a glorious resurrection. 6. To continue the sacrifice of the Cross in His Church.
The gift
of everlasting life is given to us by FAITH in what The Lord Jesus Christ did
FOR US with what He did on the cross with His death, burial, and resurrection
on the third day according to the scriptures.
As for
continuing the sacrifice, lets see what the scriptures say which is more
important than ANYTHING I CAN SAY:
Hebrews
7:26-28
Authorized
(King James) Version
“26 For
such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from
sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 27 who needeth not daily, as
those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and
then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. 28 For the law
maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which
was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.” KJV.
I have
put certain words in bold and underlined to emphasise for importance. Jesus
NEVER sinned (and never will sin) and therefore He made the perfect and one
time sacrifice at the time that He died on the cross.
Hebrews
10:10-13
Authorized
(King James) Version
“10 By
the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus
Christ once for all.
11 And
every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same
sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12 but this man, after he had
offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right
hand of God; 13 from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.”
Catechism Q and A (cont’d) below:
252. Q. How are we united to Jesus Christ in the Holy
Eucharist? A. We are united to Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist by means of
Holy Communion.
253. Q. What is Holy Communion? A. Holy Communion is the
receiving of the body and blood of Christ. 254. Q. What is necessary to make a
good Communion? A. To make a good Communion it is necessary to be in the state
of sanctifying grace, to have a right intention, and to obey the laws of
fasting. (See Q. 257.)
255. Q. Does he who receives Communion in mortal sin
receive the body and blood of Christ? A. He who receives Communion in mortal
sin receives the body and blood of Christ, but does not receive His grace, and
he commits a great sacrilege.
In
scripture we do not see what is called “mortal sins”, ALL sin is bad, but some
can be abomination, and there is also an unforgivable sin mentioned in Matthew
12:31-32, Mark 3:28-30, and Luke 12:10.
256. Q. Is it enough to be free from mortal sin to
receive Plentifully the graces of Holy Communion? A. To receive plentifully the
graces of Holy Communion it is not enough to be free from mortal sin, but we
should be free from all affection to venial sin, and should make acts of faith,
hope, and love.
257. Q. What is the fast necessary for Holy Communion? A.
The fast necessary for Holy Communion is to abstain from all food, beverages, and
alcoholic drinks for one hour before Holy Communion. Water may be taken at any
time. The sick may take food, non-alcoholic drinks, and any medicine up to
Communion time. * * This
answer has been changed in the 1977 printing to bring it up to date with the current rules.
So they
make up the rules as they go then right? When will they change it again?
258. Q. Is any one ever allowed to receive Holy Communion
when not fasting? A. Any one in danger of death is allowed to receive Holy
Communion when not fasting or when it is necessary to save the Blessed
Sacrament from insult or injury.
259. Q. When are we bound to receive Holy Communion? A.
We are bound to receive Holy Communion, under pain of mortal sin, during the Easter time and when
in danger of death.
260. Q. Is it well to receive Holy Communion often? A. It
is well to receive Holy Communion often, as nothing is a greater aid to a holy
life than often to receive the Author of all grace and the Source of all good.
261. Q. What should we do after Holy Communion? A. After
Holy Communion we should spend some time in adoring our Lord, in thanking Him
for the grace we have received, and in asking Him for the blessings we need.
LESSON TWENTY-FOURTH: ON THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
262. Q. When and where are the bread and wine changed
into the body and blood of Christ? A. The bread and wine are changed into the
body and blood of Christ at the Consecration in the Mass.
263. Q. What is the Mass? A. The Mass is the unbloody sacrifice
of the body and blood of Christ.
Hebrews
9:22
Authorized
(King James) Version
“And
almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of
blood is no remission.”
Hebrews
10:10-13
Authorized
(King James) Version
“10 By
the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus
Christ once for all.
11 And
every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same
sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12 but this man, after he had offered
one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of
God; 13 from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.”
264. Q. What is a sacrifice? A. A sacrifice is the
offering of an object by a priest to God alone, and the consuming of it to
acknowledge that He is the Creator and Lord of all things.
265.
Q. Is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the Cross? A. The Mass is the same
sacrifice as that of the Cross.
The mass
IS NOT the same sacrifice as that of the cross. PLEASE for your soul’s sake
repent of this evil.
266. Q. How is the Mass the same sacrifice as that of the
Cross? A. The Mass is the same sacrifice as that of the Cross because the
offering and the priest are the same-Christ our Blessed Lord; and the ends for
which the sacrifice of the Mass is offered are the same as those of the
sacrifice of the Cross.
If the
mass is the SAME sacrifice, which it is MOST CERTAINLY NOT the same, but Jesus’
sacrifice is FINISHED! Why are you repeating it as a “sacrifice”? YES we
DEFINITELY NEED to remember the Gospel (1Corinthians 15:1-4) with Jesus’ death
on the cross, and His burial, and His resurrection on the third day according
to the scriptures.
1
Corinthians 15:1-4
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Moreover,
brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also
ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 by which also ye are saved, if ye
keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For
I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ
died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 and that he was buried, and
that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”
John
19:30
Authorized
(King James) Version
“When
Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed
his head, and gave up the ghost.”
267. Q. What were the ends for which the sacrifice of the
Cross was offered? A. The ends for which the sacrifice of the Cross was offered
were: 1. To honor and glorify God; 2. To thank Him for all the graces bestowed
on the whole world; 3. To satisfy God's justice for the sins of men; 4. To
obtain all graces and blessings.
268. Q. Is there any difference between the sacrifice of
the Cross and the sacrifice of the Mass? A. Yes; the manner in which the
sacrifice is offered is different. On the Cross Christ really shed His blood and was really slain;
in the Mass there is no real shedding of blood nor real death, because Christ
can die no more; but the sacrifice of the Mass, through the separate
consecration of the bread and the wine, represents His death on the Cross.
269. Q. How should we assist at Mass? A. We should assist
at Mass with great interior recollection and piety and with every outward mark
of respect and devotion.
270. Q. Which is the best manner of hearing Mass? A. The
best manner of hearing Mass is to offer it to God with the priest for the same
purpose for which it is said, to meditate on Christ's sufferings and death, and
to go to Holy Communion.”
From
Page 210
“LESSON TWENTY-SECOND: On the Holy Eucharist
Q. 872. When is the Holy Eucharist a Sacrament, and when
is it a sacrifice? A. The Holy Eucharist is a Sacrament when we receive it in
Holy Communion and when it remains in the Tabernacle of the Altar. It is a sacrifice when it is
offered up at Mass by the separate Consecration of the bread and wine,
which signifies the separation of Our Lord's blood from His body when He died
on the Cross.”
So they
OFFER UP JESUS AGAIN! MULTIPLE TIMES! HORRIBLE that people can “sacrifice” The
Lord every Sunday at church or every holiday or whenever this occurs.
The book
of Hebrews (this is nice and GOOD to read because this is from the Bible)
refutes this particular blasphemy done by the catholic church.
Hebrews 10:11-13
Authorized (King James) Version
“And every priest standeth daily ministering and
offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12 but
this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down
on the right hand of God; 13 from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made
his footstool.”
Back to
the catechism: From page 211 (Baltimore catechism) Q. 876. What happened
when our Lord said, "This is my body; this is my blood"? A. When Our
Lord said, "This is my body," the substance of the bread was changed into the substance
of His body; when He said, "This is my blood," the substance
of the wine was changed
into the substance of His blood.
NO IT
WAS NOT! Read Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22 the “substance” of the bread is NOT
mentioned to be changed. The substance of the wine was NOT changed into Jesus’
literal blood. This is why It was symbolic. What Catholics are trying to do is
some weird sorcery or something because they don’t understand the scriptures (because
they’re not saved) that they’re trying to give for their sacraments (which are
not in scripture either). NO WHERE IN SCRIPTURE is the drinking of actual
physical blood permitted. The Lord Jesus Christ would NOT break one of His own
commandments (for people to NOT drink blood). The Lord Jesus Christ NEVER
SINNED! Look at these scriptures and how it is symbolic for what Jesus would do
by shedding His blood on the cross. Jesus DID NOT shed His blood during the
time of drinking of the fruit of the vine.
Matthew
26:26-29
Authorized
(King James) Version
“26 And
as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave
it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took the
cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 for
this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission
of sins. 29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of
the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
Mark 14:22-25
Authorized
(King James) Version
“22 And
as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them,
and said, Take, eat: this is my body. 23 And he took the cup, and when he had
given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. 24 And he said unto
them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. 25 Verily
I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day
that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
Luke
22:15-23
Authorized
(King James) Version
“And he
said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you
before I suffer: 16 for I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof,
until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 17 And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 18 for I say unto
you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall
come. 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.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in
my blood, which is shed for you. 21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth
me is with me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was
determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! 23 And they began
to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.”
These
scriptures presented from Matthew, Mark, and Luke is BEFORE the crucifixion of
our Lord, it is NOT BLOOD they’re drinking.
Now
Paul’s scriptures here in the Epistle entitled First Corinthians which occurs a
time AFTER Jesus’ death on the cross, and His burial, and His resurrection on
the third day, since this is Paul’s writing we know this is sometime after. And
Paul offers instruction, and a rebuke, and more edification and instruction.
1
Corinthians 11:20-30
Authorized
(King James) Version
“When ye
come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.
21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is
hungry, and another is drunken. 22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink
in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I
say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. 23 For I have
received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus
the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 and when he had given
thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for
you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the
cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood:
this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye
eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord,
unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man
examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to
himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this cause many are weak and
sickly among you, and many sleep.”
From
page 211-214 from the Baltimore catechism
“Q. 877. How do we prove the Real Presence, that is, that
Our Lord is really and truly present in the Holy Eucharist? A. We prove the Real Presence --
that is, that Our Lord is really and truly present in the Holy Eucharist:
(NO HE IS NOT, NOW YOU are
worshipping a false Idol the cracker/biscuit/bread. If you are saved, Jesus
lives in you, it is His Spirit that is the Holy Ghost which in Ephesians
chapter 1 verse 13 is referred to as the holy Spirit of promise, which you
receive at salvation.)
Ephesians
1:12-14
Authorized
(King James) Version
“that we
should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 13 in whom ye
also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy
Spirit of promise, 14 which is the earnest of our inheritance until the
redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
Back to the catechism continuing Q.877
(1) By showing that it is possible to change one
substance into another; (2) By showing that Christ did change the substance of
bread and wine into the substance of His body and blood; (3) By showing that He
gave this power also to His Apostles and to the priests of His Church.
Q. 878. How do we know that it is possible to change one
substance into another? A. We know that it is possible to change one substance
into another, because: (1) God changed water into blood during the plagues of
Egypt. (2) Christ changed water into wine at the marriage of Cana. (3) Our own
food is daily changed into the substance of our flesh and blood; and what God
does gradually, He can also do instantly by an act of His will.
(why are
catholic priests so adamant about their sorcery, Egyptian magicians copied what
Aaron did in Exodus chapter 7 verse 11. God allowed a miraculous thing to occur
and the ability to perform wonders and note that this is NOT magic. On the
opposing side: what the Pharaohs magicians did is magic (in the scriptures it
uses the word “enchantments”) which comes from devils magic is evil just like
those Egyptian mages (read Exodus 7-8). People that follow catholicism are
wanting to drink The Lord’s blood and eat His body because they don’t
understand the symbolic nature of what’s going on in the scriptures pertaining
to when Jesus had that particular event with His disciples/Apostles)
Exodus
7:10-12
Authorized
(King James) Version
“And
Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had
commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants,
and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the
sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their
enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became
serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.”
https://www.gotquestions.org/Pharaohs-magicians-miracles.html
Q. 879. Are these changes exactly the same as the changes
that take place in the Holy Eucharist? A. These changes are not exactly the
same as the changes that take place in the Holy Eucharist, for in these changes
the appearance also is changed, but in the Holy Eucharist only the substance is
changed while the appearance remains the same.
Q. 880. How do we show that Christ did change bread and
wine into the substance of His body and blood? A. We show that Christ did change bread and wine into the
substance of His body and blood: (1) From the words by which He promised the
Holy Eucharist; (2) From the words by which He instituted the Holy Eucharist;
The
scriptures DO NOT say this, it is symbolic.
(3) From the
constant use of the Holy Eucharist in the Church since the time of the
Apostles; (4) From the impossibility of denying the Real Presence in the Holy
Eucharist, without likewise denying all that Christ has taught and done; for we
have stronger proofs for the Holy Eucharist than for any other Christian truth.
Q. 881. Is Jesus Christ whole and entire both under the
form of bread and under the form of wine? A. Jesus Christ is whole and entire
both under the form of bread and under the form of wine.
GOD
DOESN’T shape shift into bread and wine! This is very serious blasphemy.
Q. 882. How do we know that under the appearance of bread
we receive also Christ's blood; and under the appearance of wine we receive
also Christ's body? A. We know that under the appearance of bread we receive
also Christ's blood, and under the appearance of wine we receive also Christ's
body; because in the Holy Eucharist we receive the living body of Our Lord, and
a living body cannot exist without blood, nor can living blood exist without a
body.
Q. 883. Is Jesus Christ present whole and entire in the
smallest portion of the Holy Eucharist, under the form of either bread or wine?
A. Jesus Christ is present
whole and entire in the smallest portion of the Holy Eucharist under the form
of either bread or wine; for His body in the Eucharist is in a glorified state,
and as it partakes of the character of a spiritual substance, it requires no
definite size or shape.
THIS
APPEARS NO WHERE AT ALL in scripture.
Q. 884. Did anything remain of the bread and wine after
their substance had been changed into the substance of the body and blood of
our Lord? A. After the substance of the bread and wine had been changed into
the substance of the body and blood of Our Lord, there remained only the
appearances of bread and wine.
Q. 885. What do you mean by the appearances of bread and
wine? A. By the appearances of bread and wine I mean the figure, the color, the
taste, and whatever appears to the senses.
Q. 886. What is this change of the bread and wine into
the body and blood of our Lord called? A. This change of the bread and wine into the body and blood
of Our Lord is called Transubstantiation.
Again,
this whole concept is not in the Holy scriptures, in addition to this, they are
now ADDING a word that is not in scripture to describe a concept they MADE UP!
Q. 887. What is the second great miracle in the Holy
Eucharist? A. The second great miracle in the Holy Eucharist is the
multiplication of the presence of Our Lord's body in so many places at the same
time, while the body itself is not multiplied -- for there is but one body of
Christ.
Q. 888. Are there not, then, as many bodies of Christ as
there are tabernacles in the world,
or as there are Masses being said at the same time?
A. There are not as many bodies of Christ as there are
tabernacles in the world, or as there are
Masses being said at the same time; but only one body of
Christ, which is everywhere present
whole and entire in the Holy Eucharist, as God is
everywhere present, while He is but one God.
Q.
889. How was the substance of the bread and wine changed into the substance of
the
body
and blood of Christ?
A.
The substance of the bread and wine was changed into the substance of the body
and blood of
Christ
by His almighty power.
AGAIN,
read the scriptures, this DID NOT happen. The disciples DIDN’T EAT JESUS.
Please REPENT OF THIS THY WICKEDNESS! I’m so grieved even reading through all
this.
Q. 890. Does this change of bread and wine into the body
and blood of Christ continue to
be made in the Church?
A.
This change of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ continues to be
made in the
Church
by Jesus Christ through the ministry of His priests.
Communion
can be repeated as a way to remember the Gospel, but THIS is re-sacrificing
that the catholic priests attempt to do to The Lord over and over is just wrong
and a very devilish way to interpret scripture. This transubstantiation stuff
is evil.
Q. 891. When did Christ give His priests the power to
change bread and wine into His body
and blood?
A. Christ gave His priests the power to change bread and
wine into His body and blood when He
said to the Apostles, "Do this in commemoration of
Me."
Q. 892. What do the words "Do this in commemoration
of Me" mean?
A. The words "Do this in commemoration of Me"
mean: Do what I, Christ, am doing at My last
supper, namely, changing the substance of bread and wine
into the substance of My body and
blood; and do it in remembrance of Me.
It means
to remember how God manifest in the flesh gave His body ONE TIME to die and
shed His blood as a sacrifice for the payment of OUR SINS. Doing the whole
transubstantiation thing dishonours our Lord and Saviour and His precious
blood. Please I hope you can understand this. What Jesus did for us, is the
ONLY way we can be saved its by Him.
Acts
4:8-12
Authorized
(King James) Version
“8 Then
Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and
elders of Israel, 9 if we this day be examined of the good deed done to the
impotent man, by what means he is made whole; 10 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. 11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you
builders, which is become the head of the corner. 12 Neither is there
salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among
men, whereby we must be saved.”
Hebrews
9:22
Authorized
(King James) Version
“22 And
almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of
blood is no remission.”
2
Corinthians 5:21
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For he
hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteousness of God in him.”
Q. 893. How do the priests exercise this power of
changing bread and wine into the body
and blood of Christ?
A. The priests exercise this power of changing bread and
wine into the body and blood of Christ
through the words of consecration in the Mass, which are
words of Christ: "This is my body; this
is my blood."
Q. 894. At what part of the Mass does the Consecration
take place?
A. The Consecration in the Mass takes place immediately
before the elevation of the Host and
Chalice, which are raised above the head of the priest
that the people may adore Our Lord who
has just come to the altar at the words of Consecration.”
“Q. 896. Has the Holy Eucharist any other effect? A. The Holy Eucharist remits venial
sins by disposing us to perform acts of love and contrition. It
preserves us from mortal sin by exciting us to greater fervor and strengthening
us against temptation.”
THIS IS
NOWHERE IN SCRIPTURE and leads to works salvation (salvation by our works or
effort). Our salvation is not by works of righteousness which we have done. Let’s
see some scriptures.
Hebrews
10:10
Authorized
(King James) Version
“By the
which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ
once for all.”
Ephesians
2:8-10
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For by
grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of
God: 9 not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we
should walk in them.”
Titus
3:4-8
Authorized
(King James) Version
“But
after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 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; 6
which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 that being
justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of
eternal life. 8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou
affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to
maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.”
Romans
4:6-8
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Even as
David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth
righteousness without works, 7 saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are
forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord
will not impute sin.”
1 John
1:8-10
Authorized
(King James) Version
“If we
say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we
make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
From Page 215-216
“Q. 899. Is it not beneath the dignity of Our Lord to enter our bodies under the
appearance of ordinary food? A. It is not beneath the dignity of Our Lord to
enter our bodies under the appearance of ordinary food any more than it was
beneath His dignity to enter the body of His Blessed Mother and remain there as
an ordinary child for nine months. Christ's dignity, being infinite, can never
be diminished by any act on His own or on our part.
God’s
Spirit who is The Holy Ghost lives inside saved believers. You don’t need a
cookie or cracker to get saved. You need to repent (have sorrow for your sins)
and believe that Jesus Christ who is God manifest in the flesh (the only
begotten Son of God) and that Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day
according to the scriptures.
1
Corinthians 15:1-4
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Moreover,
brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also
ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 by which also ye are saved, if ye
keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For
I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ
died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 and that he was buried, and
that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”
2
Corinthians 7:10
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For
godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the
sorrow of the world worketh death.”
Romans
3:20-26
Authorized
(King James) Version
“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.
21 But
now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by
the law and the prophets; 22 even the righteousness of God which is by faith of
Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no
difference: 23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 being
justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to
declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the
forbearance of God; 26 to declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that
he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.”
Romans
10:8-13
Authorized
(King James) Version
“But
what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that
is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 that if thou shalt confess with
thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised
him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11
For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord
over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Romans
8:9
Authorized
(King James) Version
“But ye
are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God
dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none
of his.”
John
14:16-18
Authorized
(King James) Version
“And I
will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may
abide with you for ever; 17 even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he
dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I
will come to you.”
Colossians 1:27
Authorized (King
James) Version
“27 to whom God
would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the
Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:”
Q. 900. Why does not the Church give Holy Communion to
the people as it does to the priest under the appearance of wine also? A. The
Church does not give Holy Communion to the people as it does to the priest
under the appearance of wine also, to avoid the danger of spilling the Precious
Blood; to prevent the irreverence some might show if compelled to drink out of
a chalice used by all, and lastly, to refute those who denied that Our Lord's
blood is present under the appearance of bread also.”
Read the
selected scriptures in the Pauline Epistle:
1 Corinthians 11:20-30
Authorized (King James) Version
“20 When ye come together therefore into one
place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper. 21 For in eating every one taketh
before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. 22
What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of
God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you
in this? I praise you not. 23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I
delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed
took bread: 24 and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat:
this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This
cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance
of me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the
Lord’s death till he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and
drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood
of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that
bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily,
eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.”
Their Eucharist-Part
2
My
explanation and more scriptures pertaining to things to hopefully clear this up
with scripture:
Yes during the time Jesus was with the disciples in the event
elaborated on in Matthew, Mark, Luke, they offered actual bread and wine during
that Passover “meal” but it was to symbolize receiving Jesus IN you and
receiving His blood as payment for your sins; not eating actual flesh and blood
of Jesus, this is why the people had a hard time understanding because they
didn’t believe it is symbolic and not physical and this is what I think the Catholics
are doing today they think its physically like taking a bite out of Jesus and
drinking His blood. I’m not great at explaining stuff, please understand, but I
hope that by providing some scriptures I came across they will help you to
understand. God is always our helper, pray for wisdom I’m just a brother, and
yes I want to help if I can but I’m pretty limited as I’m sure you can see, but
also see that God and God’s word (The KJV for the English language) is
infinitely greater.
Luke 22:15-21
“And he said unto them,
With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be
fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and
divide it among yourselves:
18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine,
until the kingdom of God shall come.
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.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new
testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the
table.” KJV.
Matthew 26:26-29
“And as they were
eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it,
and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my
body. 27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and
gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 for
this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission
of sins. 29 But I say unto you, I will not drink
henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with
you in my Father’s kingdom.” KJV.
John 6:26-27
"Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the
loaves, and were filled. 27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for
that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give
unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed." KJV.
Check out John 6:31-35 with emphasis on verse 33.
John 6:31-35
"Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written,
He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses
gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from
heaven.
33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and
giveth life unto the world.
34Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh
to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst."
KJV.
John 6:41-47
“The
Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from
heaven. 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the
son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I
came down from heaven? 43 Jesus therefore answered
and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. 44 No
man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will
raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in
the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that
hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. 46 Not
that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the
Father. 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
believeth on me hath everlasting life.” KJV.
John 14:6-11
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and
the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 If
ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye
know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him,
Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus
saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known
me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest
thou then, Shew us the Father? 10 Believest
thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak
unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth
the works. 11 Believe me that I am in
the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.”
KJV.
1 John 5:11
“And this is the
record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”
KJV.
John 5:24
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” KJV.
Daily bread here refers to the word
of God, food is referred to as “meat” even vegetables are referred to as meat.
Genesis 1:29
“And God said, Behold, I have given
you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the
earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree
yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” KJV.
Check out Matthew 6:9-13 with
emphasis on verse 11.
Matthew 6:9-13
“After this manner
therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy
kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in
heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And
forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” KJV.
For John 6:48-51 and think of Matthew 4:1-11 with emphasis on
verse 4.
John 6:48-51
“I am
that bread of life. 49 Your fathers did eat manna
in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the
bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not
die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from
heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread
that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
KJV.
Matthew 4:1-11
“Then was
Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the
devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and
forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And
when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that
these stones be made bread. 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.
5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a
pinnacle of the temple, 6 and saith unto him, If
thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his
angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall
bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus
said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and
sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 and
saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and
worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee
hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him
only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth
him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.” KJV.
The overall message is about receiving Jesus as your savior. The eating of the body and blood are symbolic, but the catholics nowadays with a prayer
"turn" bread and wine it into flesh and blood thinking they are
physically eating Jesus. When Jesus was here before the crucifixion at this
time they were still in the Old Testament, still under the Law, and these
people were at this time not saved, it was after Jesus' death on the cross that
the New Testament begins and believing the Gospel (of 1Corinthians 15:1-4)
saves you, read Hebrews 9:16-17.
Hebrews 9:16-17
“For
where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the
death of the testator. 17 For a testament is of
force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the
testator liveth.” KJV.
Drinking blood is forbidden in scripture.
John 6:50-51 if you receive of Jesus' bread He is giving His flesh
to be crucified.
John 6:50-51
“This
is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not
die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from
heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread
that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
KJV.
You need to be
born again, and receive Jesus IN YOU (The Holy Spirit which is God’s Spirit goes
into you at the moment of salvation). Jesus spoke in parables many times; you
need spiritual discernment. They didn’t turn Jesus into bread and take a bite
out of Jesus’ arm to receive salvation (despite what may appear in the minds of
a catholic, yes I hope to offend so that you please see your error and get
saved the biblical way), they also didn’t receive salvation at the moment of
the eating of bread and the drinking of the fruit of the vine during what
people call “the last supper”.
John 19:33-34
”But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: 34 but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.” KJV.
John 6:52-56
“The Jews
therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh
to eat? 53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink
his blood, ye have no life in you. 54 Whoso eateth
my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at
the last day. 55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and
my blood is drink indeed. 56 He that eateth my
flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.” KJV.
Remember that Jesus is God and WILL NOT tolerate sin, therefore He
is NOT talking about the actual act of drinking blood and is NOT promoting sin.
It is symbolic. Remember this whole time is the Old Testament (before the
crucifixion) eating/drinking blood is forbidden at that time. Jesus would NEVER
sin and He is God and so righteous and therefore CANNOT SIN it is an
impossibility.
Genesis 9:1–4 is even before the law of Moses and blood is
forbidden.
Genesis 9:1-4
“And God blessed
Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish
the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of
you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air,
upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes
of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3 Every
moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I
given you all things. 4 But flesh with the life
thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.”
KJV.
This is now during The Law.
Leviticus 17:13-14
“And whatsoever
man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may
be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with
dust. 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.” KJV.
What I believe is that here when Jesus is talking to them, He doesn't
want to confuse them with “Old Testament vs New Testament”, but what He is
saying is getting them ready for the coming dispensation of grace which is to
follow after Jesus' death, burial and resurrection on the third day which is
our current dispensation (God dispensing grace upon us in this way). Receiving
the bread is God's word (scripture) and The Word (Jesus) and receiving Jesus’
body as the sacrifice that saves us. The blood is Jesus' actual blood on the
cross that we receive by believing in Him and the Gospel as the payment for
our sin. Eating is like receiving into you. Have Jesus in you (His Holy
Spirit) which He later gave.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Authorized (King James) Version
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached
unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 by which also ye
are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have
believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also
received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 and
that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the
scriptures:”
2 Corinthians 7:10
Authorized (King James) Version
“For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented
of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.”
Romans 3:23-26
Authorized (King James) Version
“for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 being
justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to
declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the
forbearance of God; 26 to declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that
he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.”
Romans 10:8-13
Authorized (King James) Version
“But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and
in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 that if thou shalt
confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart
man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be
ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the
same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
About the Comforter (Holy Ghost)
John 14:16-17
“And I
will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may
abide with you for ever; 17 even the
Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not,
neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in
you.” KJV.
John 14:26
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost,
whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring
all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” KJV.
Scriptures pertaining to us being sealed and preceding verses:
Ephesians 1:3-14
“Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 according
as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should
be holy and without blame before him in love: 5 having
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself,
according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 to
the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the
beloved. 7 in whom we have redemption through his
blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 8 wherein
he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 9 having
made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure
which he hath purposed in himself: 10 that in the
dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things
in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in
him: 11 in whom also we have obtained an
inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all
things after the counsel of his own will: 12 that
we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 13 in
whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed
with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 which is the
earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession,
unto the praise of his glory.” KJV.
Hopefully after
reading this section you can see that Catholics when they claim at multiple
occasions (especially in those highlighted sections where I refute the
catechism) that they are eating and drinking the literal and physical blood of
Jesus that it is wrong and goes against scripture.
The Use of the Rosary
From the
Baltimiore Catechism Pages 251-252
Q. 1080. What is the Rosary? A. The Rosary is a form of
prayer in which we say a
certain number of Our Fathers and Hail Marys, meditating or thinking for
a short time before each decade; that is, before each Our Father and ten Hail
Marys, on some particular event in the life of Our Lord. These events are
called mysteries of the Rosary. The string of beads on which these prayers are
said is also called a Rosary. The ordinary beads are of five decades, or
one-third of the whole Rosary.
Q. 1081. Who taught the use of the Rosary in its present form? A. St. Dominic
taught the use of the Rosary in its present form. By it he instructed his
hearers in the chief truths of our holy religion and converted many to the true
faith.
The
rosary is NOT from scripture, but from MEN!
Q. 1082. How do we say the Rosary, or beads? A. To say
the Rosary or beads we bless ourselves with the cross, then say the Apostles'
Creed and the Our Father on the first large bead, then the Hail Mary on each of
the three small beads, and then Glory be to the Father, etc. Then we mention or
think of the first mystery we wish to honor, and say an Our Father on the large
bead and a Hail Mary on each small bead of the ten that follow. At the end of
every decade, or ten Hail Marys, we say "Glory be to the Father;"
etc. Then we mention the next mystery and do as before, and so on to the end.”
God’s word (as recorded in English) REFUTES THIS IDEA:
Matthew
6:7
Authorized (King James) Version
“But
when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they
think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.”
And where is the ROSARY? It is NOT from the scriptures. I
might also add that it resembles buddhist monk meditation beads (A PAGAN thing
NOT OF GOD!), do an internet search for buddist monk meditation beads if you
are unfamiliar with this item/concept.
From Baltimore Catechism we see the origin of it (the
Rosary), BUT KEEP IN MIND this is NOT from scriptures.
Q. 1081. Who taught the use of the Rosary in its present
form? A. St. Dominic
taught the use of the Rosary in its present form. By it he instructed his
hearers in the chief truths of our holy religion and converted many to the true
faith.
Where is
St.Dominic in the scriptures? Where is the rosary? Where is the commandment to
MAKE vain repetition? There is SO MUCH wrong with this whole catholic doctrine!
Colossians
2:8-9
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Beware
lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition
of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9 For in him
dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
Lesson
is: READ YOUR BIBLE FOLKS! (YOU NEED TO BE King James Version Bible ONLY)
2
Timothy 2:15
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Study
to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.”
Catechism vs scriptures in
terms of their importance
IMPORTANCE OF GOD’S WORD!
Psalm 138:2
Authorized (King James) Version
“2 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.”
Psalm 119:11
Authorized (King James) Version
“11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart,
that I might not sin against thee.”
Psalm 119:114
Authorized (King James) Version
“114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield:
I hope in thy word.”
Psalm 119:116
Authorized (King James) Version
“116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live:
and let me not be ashamed of my hope.”
Psalm 119:140
Authorized (King James) Version
“140 Thy word is very pure:
therefore thy servant loveth it.”
Psalm 119:158
Authorized (King James) Version
“158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved;
because they kept not thy word.”
Psalm 119:160
Authorized (King James) Version
“160 Thy word is true from the beginning:
and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for
ever.”
Psalm 119:162
Authorized (King James) Version
“162 I rejoice at thy word,
as one that findeth great spoil.”
Psalm 119:172
Authorized (King James) Version
“172 My tongue shall speak of thy word:
for all thy commandments are righteousness.”
Psalm 138:2
Authorized (King James) Version
“2 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.”
Psalm 138:4
Authorized (King James) Version
“4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord,
when they hear the words of thy mouth.”
John 6:63
Authorized (King James) Version
“63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth
nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
The
scriptures (God’s word) which are in the King James Version more correctly
called the Authorized Version when dealing with the English language, should be
how we are to base our beliefs and live our lives as Christians to live lives
more pleasing to God, not base our faith on the writings of men. Catholicism
goes against this idea of the importance of God’s word having preeminence which
people call “sola scriptura” which is a protestant term meaning “by scripture
alone”; THIS is a good concept to follow because it directs people to God’s
word and not the ideas and writings of man.
Check these
links for yourself for additional research:
https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SECOND EDITION
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97 "Sacred
Tradition and Sacred Scripture make up a single sacred deposit of the Word of
God" (DV 10) in which, as in a mirror, the pilgrim Church contemplates
God, the source of all her riches. |
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/ccc_toc.htm
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/97.htm
https://www.catholicity.com/baltimore-catechism/
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/
https://ia802903.us.archive.org/4/items/catholicencyclop0011unse/catholicencyclop0011unse.pdf
https://www.gotquestions.org/Catholic-catechism.html
FROM
GOTQUESTIONS
“But Roman Catholics say, “Sacred Tradition and Sacred
Scripture make up a single sacred deposit of the Word of God” (Catechism of the
Catholic Church, paragraph 97).
The Catholic’s reasoning, as found in the Catholic
catechism, is as follows:
• “The apostles left bishops as their successors. They
gave them ‘their own position of teaching authority’” (Catechism of the
Catholic Church, paragraph 77).
• “This living transmission, accomplished through the
Holy Spirit, is called tradition” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph
78).
• “Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and
honored with equal sentiments of devotion and reverence” (Catechism of the
Catholic Church, paragraph 82).
An example of the results of this kind of thinking is the
number of doctrines concerning Mary, the mother of Jesus. Throughout the
centuries, Catholics have “revealed” new doctrines concerning Mary. These new
teachings, which are part of the Catholic catechism, are found nowhere in the
Holy Scriptures:
• Mary is the Mother of God — AD 431
• Prayers
are offered to Mary — AD 600
• The
Immaculate Conception (establishing her sinlessness) — AD 1854
Mary found favor with God, but is NOT to be worshipped.
Mary is NOT God.
Luke 1:46-47
Authorized (King James) Version
"46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.”
See, Mary was in NEED of a Saviour, she is a saved
sinner, even though she is a blessed and wonderful woman she needed a Saviour
to SAVE HER because she is NOT God. Jesus is God.
Romans 3:23
Authorized (King James) Version
“for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of
God;”
Luke 1:46-55
Authorized (King James) Version
“46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:
for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call
me blessed.
49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;
and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is on them that fear him
from generation to generation.
51 He hath shewed strength with his arm;
he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their
hearts.
52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats,
and exalted them of low degree.
53 He hath filled the hungry with good things;
and the rich he hath sent empty away.
54 He hath holpen his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy;
55 as he spake to our fathers,
to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.”
Note that Mary is NOT mentioned here:
1 John 5:7
Authorized (King James) Version
“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the
Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”
OR HERE:
Colossians 2:8-9
Authorized (King James) Version
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and
vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and
not after Christ. 9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
• The Assumption of Mary — AD 1950
• Mary is the Mother of the Church — AD 1965
Another example is the doctrine of purgatory:
“All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still
imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation, but after
death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to
enter the joy of heaven” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1030).
Nowhere is this teaching of a believer being punished for sin after death found
in the Bible.
We need to put our faith in the FINISHED WORK OF THE CROSS!
Hebrews 10:12
Authorized (King James) Version
“12 but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for
sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;”
John 19:30
Authorized (King James) Version
“30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he
said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”
Romans 3:24
“being justified freely by his grace through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus:”
Romans 3:28
“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith
without the deeds of the law.”
Ephesians 1:7
“in whom we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”
Ephesians 4:32
“and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving
one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.”
Colossians 1:14
“in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the
forgiveness of sins:”
Colossians 2:13
“And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision
of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all
trespasses;”
Its
almost like the more you look into Catholicism the more wrong it gets.
Although the Pope is revered as the head of the church on
earth by nearly 60 million Roman Catholics, the Bible teaches us that Jesus
Christ has all authority in heaven and on earth; Jesus is the exclusive Head of
the church (Matthew 28:18; Colossians 1:18).
Matthew 28:18
Authorized (King James) Version
“18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power
is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
Colossians 1:18
Authorized (King James) Version
“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.”
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.”
Jesus Christ is the Rock:
Deuteronomy 32:18
Authorized (King James) Version
“18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful,
and hast forgotten God that formed thee.”
Deuteronomy 32:15
Authorized (King James) Version
“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 32:31
Authorized (King James) Version
“31 For their rock is not as our Rock,
even our enemies themselves being judges.”
Deuteronomy 32:37
Authorized (King James) Version
“37 And he shall say, Where are their gods,
their rock in whom they trusted,”
From the above examples, we can only conclude that the
Catholic catechism is not biblical and, in fact, goes against Scripture in many
respects. Once the teachings of man are elevated to the same level as the word
of God, error naturally follows. No man, whether priest or Pope, is divine.
Only the Holy Scriptures, inspired by the Holy Spirit, are divinely
authoritative (1 Corinthians 2:12–13; 2 Peter 1:21). No man-made teaching,
including the Catholic catechism, is on the same level with the Bible.”
1
Corinthians 2:12-13
Authorized
(King James) Version
“12
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of
God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13 Which
things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which
the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.”
2
Peter 1:21
Authorized
(King James) Version
“21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God
spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”
Articles
from a brother in Christ: Jon Kragen, some of his stuff below
Catholic
TWISTING or Altering of the Scriptures to get their False Doctrine
First of all, what people refer to as the “Ten Commandments” which is seen in Exodus chapter 20, for this purpose I will post verses 1 to 17 from Exodus chapter 20 to show that even though we compare five different versions that Catholics may encounter with one of which being the true Bible for the English language which is the Authorized Version which is also referred to as the King James Version, NOW that we have 5 versions and they do present the commandments of essentially having no other God before The LORD as well as not having graven images or the likeness of things as well as to NOT bow down to these various things, we will see the correct commandment with the correct wording in the Authorized (King James) Version. The Catholic doctrine itself displays and promotes the disobeying of verses 3 through 5 which is proved in the first section of this document entitled “Catholics worship Mary and the saints and supposed statues of them”.
This image is evil:
Exodus 20:1-17
Authorized (King James)
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Exodus 20:1-17
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And God spake all these words,
saying, 2 I am the LORD thy
God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of
bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no
other gods before me. 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: 5 thou shalt not bow
down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and
fourth generation of them that hate me; 6 and
shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 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. 8 Remember the
sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt
thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 but the seventh
day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not
do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy
maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within
thy gates: 11 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. 12 Honour thy father
and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 13 Thou shalt not
kill. 14 Thou shalt not
commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not
steal. 16 Thou shalt not bear
false witness against thy neighbour. 17 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.
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God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lord, your God, who brought you out of
the land of Egypt, out of that place of slavery. 3 You
shall not have other gods instead of me. 4 You
shall not make idols or any image of things that are in the heavens above or
that are upon the earth or that are in the waters under the earth. 5 You
shall not bow before them nor shall you serve them. I, the Lord, am your God, a jealous God, who
punishes the sins of fathers upon their sons until the third and fourth
generations of those who hate me, 6 but I will
show my favor for a thousand generations of those who love me and observe my
commandments. 7 “You shall not take
the name of the Lord, your
God, in vain, for the Lord will
not leave unpunished those who use his name in vain. 8 “Remember the
Sabbath and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall
labor and do your work, 10 but the seventh day is
the Sabbath in honor of the Lord your
God. You shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter,
nor your male slave, nor your female slave, nor your animals, nor the
foreigner who dwells with you. 11 The Lord made the heavens and the
earth and the seas and that which is in them in six days, but he rested the
seventh day. Thus, the Lord blessed
the Sabbath and declared it to be sacred. 12 “Honor your father
and your mother so that your days may be lengthened in the land that
the Lord your God,
will give you. 13 “You shall not
kill. 14 “You shall not
commit adultery. 15 “You shall not
steal. 16 “You shall not give
false witness against your neighbor. 17 “You shall not
covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor
his male slave, nor his female slave, nor his oxen, nor his donkey, nor
anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
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And the Lord spoke all these words: 2 I am
the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house
of bondage. 3 Thou
shalt not have strange gods before me. 4 Thou
shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of any thing that
is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, nor of those things that are in
the waters under the earth. 5 Thou
shalt not adore them, nor serve them: I am the Lord thy God, mighty, jealous,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and
fourth generation of them that hate me: 6 And
shewing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments. 7 Thou
shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not
hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the Lord his God in vain. 8 Remember
that thou keep holy the sabbath day. 9 Six
days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy works. 10 But on
the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work on
it, thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy
maidservant, nor thy beast, nor the stranger that is within thy gates. 11 For in
six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are
in them, and rested on the seventh day: therefore the Lord blessed the
seventh day, and sanctified it. 12 Honour
thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which
the Lord thy God will give thee. 13 Thou
shalt not kill. 14 Thou
shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou
shalt not steal. 16 Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 17 Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbour's house: neither shalt thou desire his wife,
nor his servant, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing
that is his.
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And God spoke all these
words, saying,[a] 2 “I am
the Lord your God, who
brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 “You
shall have no other gods before[b] me. 4 “You
shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that
is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water
under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them
or serve them; for I the Lord your
God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children
to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but
showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my
commandments. 7 “You
shall not take the name of the Lord your
God in vain; for the Lord will
not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. 8 “Remember
the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you
shall labor, and do all your work; 10 but the
seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your
God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter,
your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is
within your gates; 11 for in six days the Lord made heaven and
earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day;
therefore the Lord blessed
the sabbath day and hallowed it. 12 “Honor
your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which
the Lord your God gives
you. 13 “You
shall not kill. 14 “You
shall not commit adultery. 15 “You
shall not steal. 16 “You
shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 17 “You
shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s
wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or
anything that is your neighbor’s.”
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Then God spoke all
these words, saying, 2 “I am
the Lord your God, who
brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of [a]slavery. 3 “You
shall have no other gods [b]before
Me. 4 “You
shall not make for yourself [c]an
idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or
in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not
worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your
God, am a jealous God, inflicting the [d]punishment
of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of
those who hate Me, 6 but
showing [e]favor
to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. 7 “You
shall not take the name of the Lord your
God in vain, for the Lord will
not [f]leave
him unpunished who takes His name in vain. 8 “Remember the
Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 For six days you
shall labor and do all your work, 10 but
the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your
God; on it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or
your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or
your [g]resident
who [h]stays
with you. 11 For in six days
the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that
is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; for that reason the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. 12 “Honor
your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged on the
land which the Lord your
God gives you. 13 “You
shall not murder. 14 “You
shall not commit adultery. 15 “You
shall not steal. 16 “You
shall not [i]give
false testimony against your neighbor. 17 “You
shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your
neighbor’s wife, or his male slave, or his female slave, or his ox, or his
donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
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Pope and his “authority”
A vicar is a
representative, deputy or substitute. THE POPE IS NOT a substitute for The Lord
Jesus Christ. Who else thought they could put themselves in the rank of God or
better?
Isaiah 14:12-15
Authorized (King
James) Version
“How art thou fallen
from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the
ground,
which didst weaken the
nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I
will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of
the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights
of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down
to hell, to the sides of the pit.”
From https://thecatholictruth.org/pope-vicar-of-christ-meaning/
“While some popes have stated
that that they are Christ on earth, non-Catholics misunderstand these
claims. They believe that such a title and position exalts the pope to a place
of divinity and replaces Christ.”
No we are
NOT misunderstanding your Pope’s heretical claims. The word pope derives from
Greek πάππας ('páppas'), meaning 'father'. What does Jesus say?
Matthew 23:9
Authorized
(King James) Version
“And call no
man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.”
Jesus warned
us of people that claimed to be Christ.
Matthew 24:24
“For there shall arise
false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders;
insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”
Mark 13:22
“for false Christs and
false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it
were possible, even the elect.”
From https://thecatholictruth.org/pope-vicar-of-christ-meaning/
“Yet, the pope, who is
the Vicar of Christ, has been appointed by Christ to run the church on earth
while the King is away. Each and every pope will have to answer directly to the
King of Kings and offer an account of how they did. In closing, being the Vicar
of Christ does not mean they are Christ, but that they have His authority. In
Jn. 21:15-17, Peter is commissioned to feed Christ’s sheep (the church) and to
shepherd them. 2000 years and 266 popes later, we still have men operating with
Christ’s authority by His command.”
If THIS is true, why are SO MANY catholic practices AGAINST SCRIPTURE
and NOT from scripture as we’ve seen from this document and other sources?
John 21:15-17
Authorized (King
James) Version
“So when they had
dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more
than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He
saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon,
son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I
love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third
time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said
unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou
knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed
my sheep.”
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.” KJV.
Many people
misunderstand this verse. Its Jesus’ church and its built upon “this rock”. But
regardless how one interprets this verse let’s examine the following facts in
the following sentences and/or paragraphs. Peter is a VERY important Apostle
and a wonderful older brother to us BUT! we need to give praise to THE LORD and
not Peter and Peter would agree with this as well.
Acts 10:25-27
Authorized (King
James) Version
“And as Peter was
coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. 26
But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. 27 And
as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.”
Also, in Acts chapter
2 and other chapters Peter has a major role when the church starts and at a
particular time the church is mainly focused on getting the Jewish people saved.
This is a time before Gentiles are also able to get saved in addition to the
Jewish people. Peter has a very important role. Also, Paul didn’t start a
second church in the middle of the book of Acts, it is the same church but
things do appear to operate a bit differently toward the end but keep in mind
that the book of Acts is a transition book that shifts its focus from being
solely directed to the nation of Israel and Jewish people and transitions to
the gentiles as well being able to be saved along with Jewish people. Now
anyone can be saved whether Jewish and Gentile, but at the beginning of the
church things were appearing to be Jewish based only.
Also, according to
other scriptures, The LORD (God The Father is The Rock) also Jesus is The Rock.
As for the secular (non-church) world I hate even to have to mention this but
that Dwayne Johnson the wrestler/movie actor IS NOT The Rock even though he has
wrestled or been known by that name; that is not his title to use and those
involved in WWF/WWE need to repent.
Isaiah 28:16
Authorized (King
James) Version
“therefore thus saith
the LORD God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone,
a precious corner
stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.”
Psalm 118:22
Authorized (King
James) Version
“The stone which the
builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.”
Ephesians 2:20
Authorized (King
James) Version
“and are built upon
the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the
chief corner stone;”
1 Peter 2:4-5
Authorized (King
James) Version
“To whom coming, as
unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
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.”
Deuteronomy 32:4
Authorized (King
James) Version
“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 32:31
Authorized (King
James) Version
“For their rock is not
as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.”
Deuteronomy 32:37
Authorized (King
James) Version
“And he shall say,
Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,”
2 Samuel 22:1-3
Authorized (King
James) Version
“And David spake unto
the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out
of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: 2 and he said,
The LORD is my rock,
and my fortress, and my deliverer;
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
Authorized (King
James) Version
“For who is God, save
the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?”
2 Samuel 22:47
Authorized (King
James) Version
“The LORD liveth; and
blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.”
As for the pope, in
the position he claims to be in should be serving The Lord, and following
SCRIPTURE not his own MAN MADE EVIL satanic SYSTEM that demotes Christ (who is
God manifest in the flesh) and scripture and they exalt Mary and traditions.
According to https://christianjournal.net/church/catholicism/pope-francis-demotes-jesus-christ-third-place/
“According to catholic
doctrine, Jesus Christ is third on the list of whom grants us hope. Mary, the
mother church, and then Jesus Christ. “Thus, this is “our hope: we are not
orphans, we have mothers”: first of all Mary. And then the Church, who is
Mother “when she follows the same path of Jesus and Mary: the path of
obedience, the path of suffering, and when her approach is to constantly learn
the way of the Lord”.”
1 Corinthians 11:4
“Every man praying or
prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.”
1 Corinthians 11:7
“For a man indeed
ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but
the woman is the glory of the man.”
Head coverings, and
having a false image of The Godhead in this hand.
Acts 17:29
Authorized (King
James) Version
“Forasmuch then as we
are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto
gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.”
According to Got Questions https://www.gotquestions.org/upon-this-rock.html
“The New Testament does not describe Peter as being the
“all authoritative leader” of the early Christian church. Peter was not the
first pope, and Peter did not start the Roman Catholic Church. The origin of the
Catholic Church is not in the teachings of Peter or any other apostle.
If Peter truly was the founder of the Roman Catholic Church, it would be in
full agreement with what Peter taught (Acts chapter 2, 1 Peter, 2 Peter).”
The “Pope” and the
confession of sins
With the
pope falsely claiming to be a “vicar/substitute” A vicar
is a
representative, deputy or substitute and the word pope derives from
Greek πάππας ('páppas'), meaning 'father' its no surprise that popes and
even priest have people confess their sins to them and claim to forgive sins
for people. Doing this makes this man a mediator between God and men. What
saith the scriptures?
1 Timothy
2:5-6
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For there
is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 who
gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”
Jesus Christ
is the mediator being both man AND GOD. You can confess sins to the brethren
FOR the purpose that THEY PRAY TO GOD for you in addition to YOU praying TO GOD
to confess your sins. Men cannot forgive sins for you; you need to go to God.
Proverbs
27:17
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Iron
sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
James 5:16
Authorized
(King James) Version
“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.”
Confess to
God, CALL UPON HIM:
1 John
1:8-10
Authorized
(King James) Version
“If we say
that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we
make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
Psalm 38:18
“For I will
declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.”
1 Peter 1:17
Authorized
(King James) Version
“And if ye
call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every
man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:”
Psalm 17:6
“I have
called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and
hear my speech.”
Psalm 18:6
“In my
distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out
of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.”
Psalm 53:4
“Have the
workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they
have not called upon God.”
Psalm 55:16
“As for me,
I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.”
Romans
10:8-13
Authorized
(King James) Version
“But what
saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is,
the word of faith, which we preach; 9 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from
the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the
scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there
is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is
rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of
the Lord shall be saved.”
Psalm 79:6
“Pour out
thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that
have not called upon thy name.”
Psalm 86:5
“For thou,
Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that
call upon thee.”
Romans
14:11
“For it
is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every
tongue shall confess to God.”
King
James references only.
Catholics
try to keep people from calling on our Heavenly Father (The LORD/Jesus). We
NEED to call on The Lord Jesus Christ in prayer for guidance, for praising Him,
for asking for forgiveness/confession to HIM and NOT to the pope or a priest.
1 John
1:8-10
Authorized
(King James) Version
“If we
say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we
make him a liar, and his word is not in us.”
Jesus is
the mediator (see study)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30uK7Gi-8F8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XG0neRubJY
1
Timothy 2:3-6
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For
this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 who will have
all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there
is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 who
gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”
Calling priests “father”
Matthew
23:9
Authorized
(King James) Version
“And
call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in
heaven.”
Not believing in the
finished work on the cross=the Catholics Need Purgatory and Sacraments for
their unsurety of salvation
John
19:30
Authorized
(King James) Version
“When
Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed
his head, and gave up the ghost.”
I’m
against a particular group of heretic Baptists (New IFB) that follow Steven Anderson
where he says that Jesus had to burn in hell (WHICH NEVER HAPPENED!), I don’t even
want to go further. But I don’t believe Anderson is saved.
1
Corinthians 12:3
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Wherefore
I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth
Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy
Ghost.”
Acts
2:31
Authorized
(King James) Version
“he
seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not
left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.”
Hebrews
10:14
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For by
one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.”
Hebrews
9:11-14
“But Christ being come an high priest of good
things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands,
that is to say, not of this building; 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. 13 For if the blood of bulls
and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to
the purifying of the flesh: 14 how much more shall the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God,
purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” KJV.
Hebrews 9:27-28
“And as it is
appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 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.” KJV
Romans
5:9
Authorized
(King James) Version
“Much
more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath
through him.” KJV.
1
Corinthians 1:18
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For the
preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which
are saved it is the power of God.”
Ephesians
1:12-14
Authorized
(King James) Version
“that we
should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 13 in whom
ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy
Spirit of promise, 14 which is the earnest of our inheritance until the
redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
Ephesians
4:30
Authorized
(King James) Version
“And
grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of
redemption.”
1John 5:13-15
“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. 14 And this is the confidence
that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he
heareth us: 15 and if we know that he hear us,
whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” KJV.
OUR WORKS
are judged and for rewards, also purgatory is NOT in scripture:
1
Corinthians 3:13-15
Authorized
(King James) Version
“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. 14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built
thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work shall be
burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet
so as by fire.”
Ephesians
2:8-10
Authorized
(King James) Version
“For by
grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of
God: 9 not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we
should walk in them.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyrTHPdHrV4
The
Judgment Seat of Christ By Bryan Denlinger
Some
highlights from the above link from brother Jon Kragen:
The
Catholic Church denies that Christ’s blood alone purifies all sin, they believe
that your sins are purified through the fires of purgatory (thus undermining
the atonement and sacrifice of Christ).
“All who
die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed
assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification,
so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.” (Catechism
of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1030).
“If any
one saith, that, after the grace of Justification has been received, to every
penitent sinner the guilt is remitted, and the debt of eternal punishment is
blotted out in such wise, that there remains not any debt of temporal
punishment to be discharged either in this world, or in the next in Purgatory,
before the entrance to the kingdom of heaven can be opened (to him); let him be
anathema.” (Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent, session VI, canon XXX).
This
completely undermines the fact that only the blood of Jesus Christ washes away
sin and purifies the sinner.
Acts
13:38-39 (KJV) – “Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that
through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: (39) And by him
all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be
justified by the law of Moses.”
Colossians
2:13-14 (KJV) – “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of
your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all
trespasses; (14) Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against
us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his
cross.”
Titus
2:13-14 (KJV) – “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of
the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (14) Who gave himself for us, that
he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar
people, zealous of good works.”
1 John
1:7-9 (KJV) – “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us
from all sin. (8) If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the
truth is not in us. (9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Post Tribulation (Post
Time of Jacob’s Trouble-catching away of the church) Belief of Catholics
I
believe that brother Bryan Denlinger has some well made informative videos
pertaining to this subject, one of which I admit that I need to study more. I
hope The Lord rewards brother Bryan for his ministry. I have learned a lot from
him. A dear brother indeed.
6 Common
Post Tribber LIES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjMksovqQD4
12
Post-Trib Rapture Problems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py5zUequclY
A
PreTrib Rapture DESTROYS Roman Catholic Doctrine!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vfA4i1rces
Please if you’re catholic and follow the catholic doctrine and made it this far and don’t feel the need to change, you are going to hell. Please understand and repent. Please. This catholic system is not of God, it is a deception.
Read the Book of Revelation from the King James Version of the Bible, chapters 17 and 18 are extremely important for you to read.
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