This is the 3rd Part examination of the Word of God with regards to the contrast hypocrisy of catholic roman religiousity. Are you a catholic and have questions that have not been answered or have family or friends that are confused about God because of catholicism? Listen to God's advice on the matter as he helped me to understand when I needed answers....If any of you lack wisdom, LET HIM ASK OF GOD, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it SHALL BE GIVEN HIM..James 1:5 Did you see? This is a sure promise of God to answer you. If you need the truth about Him, he will reveal it to you...And Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free..John 8:32
Listen to what God will do if you are an honest seeker of his truth...And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD:...Jeremiah 29:13-14 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....Hebrews 11:6
I was reading Psalm 19 again because you can go out on a clear starry night and see the Wonder of God's Creation in the heavens but I was struck as I read the entire Psalm again! He portrays his glory in 3 parts in this Psalm: his creation, his Word, and our Faith who believe His Word. I never read or pondered the significance of this following verse before...Moreover by them(His Words) is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward...verse 11. Wow! I love those blessed assurance promises of God that pop up like precious treasures!
So you see, you will be rewarded for taking heed to God's Word that's why I warn you. Take it from King David who will be rewarded in the coming Millenial Kingdom which I will post in the near future about...Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee...Psalm 119:9-11 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple...Psalm 19:7 God is against:
Against Celibacy(remaining unmarried) that their priests, deacons, bishops and nuns require which is a lie:
1 Timothy 4:1-3 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry,...This catholic system says this exact thing in order to serve him as a priest, bishop, or nun..God has the right answer for everything and we see this is a warning to stay away from these people who sell these lies.
1 Timothy 3:1-2, 4-5, 12 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop(overseer), he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;...One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well...Wait a minute!...They are to be the HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE AND HAVING HIS CHILDREN IN SUBJECTION RULING HIS OWN HOUSE? So bishops, deacons, priests(not really) and nuns can be married! Yes they can and it is as though it is a qualification for a real Pastor of a Church and take note it is a man who oversees the entire congregation of the flock of God(but that's another future posting) by feeding and teaching them.
1 Corinthians 7:1-3 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn... So we see here that celibacy is fine if you have no desire for marriage or burn with lust for another but it is not required to serve God and the marriage of a man and woman is natural and honorable in his sight. God appointed it to be so with Adam and Eve.
Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled:
Marriage is a symbol of Christ and the Church..For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;..Ephesians 5:23-25
Against Homosexuality and in the false priesthood:
This is a sad truth among catholic priests who commit such abominable acts against nature ESPECIALLY with children! and I have read within Nuns as well! Why is this so prevalent and yet not punished with the full extent of the Law? It is diabolical of the devil himself! Anytime you and I see this, think of what God says and realize this system has not the truth of our Holy and Righteous God...Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators(sex before marriage), nor idolaters, nor adulterers(sex with another person while being currently married), nor EFFEMINATE(homosexuals), nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God...1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Romans 1:21,24, 26-28, 32Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them....Wow! God is totally against homosexuality on every side! It is unholy, unnatural, without excuse..in other words abominable! Again if this happens or has happened, you have no doubt God is not in this system to allow it to occur over, and over, and over again! with No Justice to put these people in Jail! Amazing! But even this sin is forgivable under the precious blood spilled by our Lord Jesus on the cross once for all sin!
Against abstaining from certain foods to be holy:
1 Timothy 4:1-5 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer...Wow! I grew up catholic where you were COMMANDED to not be allowed to eat meat on good fridays only fish. But what about the person with fish allergies? or how about the person who does not live anywhere to buy fish or maybe your disabled and can't go to the store and buy fish that day will God be angry and cause you to suffer for it? No! That's a ridiculous requirement but you have to rigorously obey if you're to be a good catholic! Amazing how this Bible even speaks of this subject making it mandatory and necessary on that day when God says all his meats are GOOD and NOTHING TO BE REFUSED if it be with THANKSGIVING. You can have muskrat and give thanks and God will be pleased with you.
1 Corinthians 8:8-13 But meat(food) commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to them that are weak...Again if we eat only fish or are a vegetarian or eat meat and potatoes, God cares only about our heart and if we will give him credit and thanks for the food he provides us. We will be neither closer nor further in our relationship to him based on the foods we eat. It is a heart factor not a stomach factor. Do you see how ridiculous the catholic system is by putting burdens on people that are against God himself?
Against required sacraments before you die:
Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: It did not say you are required to complete 7 sacraments before you die.
Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
God didn't say after you complete the required sacraments.
Luke 23:42,43 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom...The thief had no time, no opportunity, nor a priest to confess anything. He was a criminal who confessed before Jesus God to remember him and he was saved because Jesus said, "To day shalt thou be with me in paradise" Jesus didn't say after you complete the 7 sacraments...
Be careful what you believe and who you believe especially vain traditions of men:
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...Colossians 2:8
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition...Mark 7:8-9
Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye...Mark 7:13 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;.. 1 Peter 1:18
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 1:26-27 This can only be done with the help of the Holy Spirit. You must be born again.
Ask for the truth and God will grant it you. This can only be done with the help of the Holy Spirit. You must be born again. Jesus himself said...And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more SHALL YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THEM THAT ASK HIM?
I did these studies because I was deceived once from catholicism and don't want anyone else to be ensnared by it. It is against God and against His Holy Words in the Bible. Read it and see for yourself and God will reveal his salvation in it and you may find rest for your souls that only Jesus can give. I care about the truth and want to see others in Heaven because we received it, believed it, repented, applied it and lived it in our hearts through the person of Jesus Christ. Amen!
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