Is Roman Catholicism Evil?
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That's no reason to sit by complacently or throw up our hands. God has given us His truth in Scripture, and every Christian has a duty to not only study the Scriptures diligently, but compare all false teachings against Scripture and expose them as lies of the Devil.
The eternal destiny of souls is at stake, so talking about "religions" has little value. The "traditionalist" churches created religions instead of sticking with Bible truth because they elevated "Holy Tradition" to the level of Scripture. But that Tradition was actually in opposition to the Word of God.
Take the veneration of Mary as a glaring example. The worship and devotion which belong to God and Christ alone have been diverted to Mary worldwide. On what grounds? "Holy Tradition". First they began by calling Mary Theotokos (God-bearer) which then translated into Mother of God, which ultimately translated into Queen of Heaven and Co-Redemptrix with Christ.
So if you believe all religions have good and bad, perhaps you should dig a little deeper.
The eternal destiny of souls is at stake, so talking about "religions" has little value. The "traditionalist" churches created religions instead of sticking with Bible truth because they elevated "Holy Tradition" to the level of Scripture. But that Tradition was actually in opposition to the Word of God.
Take the veneration of Mary as a glaring example. The worship and devotion which belong to God and Christ alone have been diverted to Mary worldwide. On what grounds? "Holy Tradition". First they began by calling Mary Theotokos (God-bearer) which then translated into Mother of God, which ultimately translated into Queen of Heaven and Co-Redemptrix with Christ.
So if you believe all religions have good and bad, perhaps you should dig a little deeper.
Perhaps I have.
You could be good but blind. Although it is a shame it happens.
Some people don't believe that Jesus is God they believe God is God and the son is the son. They could say to you
" The worship and devotion which belong to God and
God alone has been diverted to the son worldwide. On what grounds? "Holy Tradition".
So before we throw stones......
You could be good but blind. Although it is a shame it happens.
Some people don't believe that Jesus is God they believe God is God and the son is the son. They could say to you
" The worship and devotion which belong to God and
God alone has been diverted to the son worldwide. On what grounds? "Holy Tradition".
So before we throw stones......
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The Gnostics (unknown, but quite POSSIBLY the earliest sect of Christianity after Jesus) and the Cathars (revival of Gnosticism in 1200s, violently wiped out by the RC) seemed to think so.
Remember, they are the ones regarded as heretics. Back in those times (Cathars) the Roman Catholic church was a MASSIVE political propaganda machine, well oiled, in convincing everyone who the enemy is (not them of course). And much of that propaganda has survived forever. There is a lot of violence associated with the RC Church history. Good violence? Or is all callous ruthless, burning people at the stake violence, evil?
It makes you wonder whether, regardless of what sect of Christianity we believe we come from, we all see the Bible according to the RC church, but just not their particular EXTENSIONS of it (their Gospel)
Who put the Bible together in the order that it is today, in the way they wanted you to see it? In the way that they wanted you to regard anything else as heresy? The RC church...
So however you think about the Bible, you are following the RC version of what is truth, and disregarding anything else (like you can't think for yourself or discern falsity yourself)- according to your belief in the RC Church being right about everything to do with what IS inspired by God, and what IS NOT.
In a way, regardless of what your Gospel is, it is rooted in the Roman Catholic church, because it is based on their version of truth, that you get that Gospel from.
Remember, they are the ones regarded as heretics. Back in those times (Cathars) the Roman Catholic church was a MASSIVE political propaganda machine, well oiled, in convincing everyone who the enemy is (not them of course). And much of that propaganda has survived forever. There is a lot of violence associated with the RC Church history. Good violence? Or is all callous ruthless, burning people at the stake violence, evil?
It makes you wonder whether, regardless of what sect of Christianity we believe we come from, we all see the Bible according to the RC church, but just not their particular EXTENSIONS of it (their Gospel)
Who put the Bible together in the order that it is today, in the way they wanted you to see it? In the way that they wanted you to regard anything else as heresy? The RC church...
So however you think about the Bible, you are following the RC version of what is truth, and disregarding anything else (like you can't think for yourself or discern falsity yourself)- according to your belief in the RC Church being right about everything to do with what IS inspired by God, and what IS NOT.
In a way, regardless of what your Gospel is, it is rooted in the Roman Catholic church, because it is based on their version of truth, that you get that Gospel from.
You might not do that, but your Pope and other Catholics most certainly do.
Here Pope Francis is kissing the feet of an idol of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Here Pope Francis is bowing to and praying to an idol of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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;
This picture, not only not in the Bible but against Bible.
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them..." —Exodus 20:5
"Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them..." —Exodus 20:5
Above: Roman Catholics sinfully BOWING in idolatry to a statue of Mary.
Ok, so then why does every Catholic BOW DOWN before a statue of Mary in their worship places? I'll tell you why... because they are practicing FALSE religion totally void of the truth of God. You can argue whether or not you are worshipping Mary as your bowing down to her; but one thing is for certain, God has commanded us in Exodus 20:5 NOT TO BOW DOWN to her. It would require an entire book to address all the errors of the Catholic Church. But coming back to revealed truth, you will not find the term, or the concept, or the doctrine of PURGATORY in the Bible (the 66 canonical books, since even the Catholic scholar Jerome would not agree that the Apocrypha is Scripture). And this is just one of many, many errors taught and promoted by the RCC.
My point on calling those men who run churches father is this.
matthew 23
…8But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9And do not call anyone on earth your father,for you have one Father, who is in heaven.10Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.…
matthew 23
…8But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9And do not call anyone on earth your father,for you have one Father, who is in heaven.10Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.…