As we continue with these precious scriptural truths from God's Word, as to why God condemns catholicism remember that God will reward those that diligently seek him in His truth with everlasting life. Hebrews 11:6 says... But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him....but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord...Romans 6:23b
Listen to King David as he boldly confesses to God directly...Through thy precepts(true words) I get understanding: therefore I HATE EVERY FALSE WAY. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path...Psalm 119:104-105. This was the man after God's own heart saying this and God establishes his kingdom through Christ. We want to see things from God's point of view always and hate the deception that satan brings but not those that are being deceived so let's continue the study.
Against Mary being Immaculate (born perfect without sin):
Luke 1:47... And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Wait a minute, did you miss that? Catholic teaching says that Mary was born perfect without sin and so God used her to bring Jesus into the world but hear Mary's own confession again...she is rejoicing in "God MY SAVIOR"! She realized by the Spirit of God in her that she was admittedly in need of a Savior for her own sin as well! She truly was blessed not only because of her being chosen but because she knew that Jesus was her Savior too. Her humility is why God probably chose her because no man, woman or child is born perfect or else God who is only perfect would not have needed to come to earth and die a cruel death on the cross and save humanity from our self destructiveness of sin.
Against Mary being the mediatrix(the in between of God and man) for sin:
1 Timothy 2:4-6...Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one MEDIATOR between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
1 John 2:1b-2... And if any man sin, we have an ADVOCATE with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Mark 2:7b... who can forgive sins but God only? from the Pharisee's of Jesus's day.
Luke 5:21... Who can forgive sins, but God alone? Again from the religious authorities who knew only God has the power to forgive sins. If Mary could remove our sins she would have to be God and we know that she is not, but a created woman who God used as a virgin to bring a child to wrap himself in humanity's flesh.
Against the rosary to Mary as a vain repetitious prayer:
We have established that Mary is not God and therefore can not forgive sins so she can not take you or confess you into heaven when you die and the rosary is vain for this reason. Second, the rosary prayer is a vain repetitious prayer that God is against as it is written...
Matthew 6:6-8... But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, USE NOT VAIN REPETITIONS, AS THE HEATHEN DO: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. So as Jesus himself just declared, a heathen prays repetitiously the same insincere vain(empty) prayer over and over again thinking if they just do that God will hear and answer and God will not so stay away from it and anything like these. Even though I like it, I do not pray the "Our Father" solely either because it can be used vainly and repetitously as the catholics use it without the sincerity in our hearts through communing fellowship relationship with God that's what real prayer is a real friendship with the real and true God by talking directly with him. Besides Jesus said "prayer in like manner" or similar. Listen to Jesus...
And whatsoever ye shall ask IN MY NAME, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it...John 14:13-14 So here we understand that we are to pray to our Heavenly Father in Jesus name when we are praying. He knows our needs before we ask it.
Against purgatory:
Luke 16:19-31... There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes(present tense), being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you THERE IS A GREAT FIXED GULF: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead...and who is Moses referring to?...Jesus, of course, who rose from the dead! This is crystal clear. Once in hell, you are permanently there. But on the other side of this truth, Once in Heaven, you are permanently there. From this passage of scripture from Jesus himself, there is a gulf between hell and paradise, a separation that CANNOT BE CROSSED. There is no temporary PURGING(purgatory)of your sins through hell's fire or else you have no Savior who took upon himself your sin on a death cross amongst the living. There would have been no need of Jesus Christ if you could just cleanse yourself with some ritual and be forgiven in this life. That's not reality! Death is reality and it came into existence from sin...for the wages of sin is death Romans 6:23a...when lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death James 1:15. And as it is appointed unto men ONCE TO DIE, but after this the judgement:...Hebrews 9:27 One judgement from one life lived and Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation...John 5:28-29 Jesus said it not me. Do you hear God's warnings against this system that promotes these lies? It is not from God nor for God neither can it make you right with God. So what must you do catholic friend?...Heed God's words...Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty...2 Corinthians 6:17-18
This is serious business and there is little time till Jesus comes so tell others about these lies to be equipped with God's words and pray continually for those in it's snares(traps) and let your light so shine so there may be an exodus for someone we care about caught in this deception.
Part 3 will have references against, celibacy, homosexuality, works, abstaining from foods so stay tuned and God bless You.
No comments:
Post a Comment