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Of course Jesus has all authority, and as such he can appoint those he chooses to do his bidding and act
with authority
Matthew 10:1 NRSA
Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.
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1 Peter 3:22
22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.
If there are powers and authorities under God in Heaven, why can't there be powers and authorities under God on earth? There are and God made it so
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But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
The Catholic Church is the only" Holy Nation" on earth and with a royal priesthood
Because Chirst said all authoirty has been given to Him in heaven and earth.
Because no one can take Christ's role as head of the church.
I Pet 2:9 does not say we are heads of His church, it is telling us what an honor it is to be part of God's children.[FONT=Arial Black]
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Matthew 10:1 NRSA
Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness.
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Have you thought seriously about what you have written here? You have stated that teaching the Bible is rather vague.
As a child, I was sent summers to Bible school on Sundays, and I was taught the very basic teaching that Jesus loves me.
Having changed homes over a dozen times while growing up, I would go to the Christian church nearest my current home, never realizing they were different denominations at first, later it did not matter.
My religion was always based on the teaching, Jesus loves me. That was and still is my religion.
Having received the Holy Spirit in the interim, I realize, I know, there are believers in all denominations, Jesus knows who they are. I have met believers in many denominations, even Catholic, people who know God is love, and they do whatever they are given to be able to please the love that is God. As for THE CHURCH, there is none today. The holy people have been scattered and we now await the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ, with eager, loving, faithful and hopifilled anticipation. Blessed be all in Jesus Christ, and all who will come to Him, amen.
Have you thought seriously about what you have written here? You have stated that teaching the Bible is rather vague.
As a child, I was sent summers to Bible school on Sundays, and I was taught the very basic teaching that Jesus loves me.
Having changed homes over a dozen times while growing up, I would go to the Christian church nearest my current home, never realizing they were different denominations at first, later it did not matter.
My religion was always based on the teaching, Jesus loves me. That was and still is my religion.
Having received the Holy Spirit in the interim, I realize, I know, there are believers in all denominations, Jesus knows who they are. I have met believers in many denominations, even Catholic, people who know God is love, and they do whatever they are given to be able to please the love that is God. As for THE CHURCH, there is none today. The holy people have been scattered and we now await the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ, with eager, loving, faithful and hopifilled anticipation. Blessed be all in Jesus Christ, and all who will come to Him, amen.
Misguided individuals who really believe they are worshiping Yahweh Almighty God and accepting Salvation through Yeshua son of Yahweh Almighty, our saviour.
It is a good thing Almighty Yahweh knows a mans heart and soul, that is how he knows his sheep true followers even if they have gone wandering with the wolves in sheep clothing....
Love each other, do not leave fellow sheep with the wolves in sheep clothing.
It is a good thing Almighty Yahweh knows a mans heart and soul, that is how he knows his sheep true followers even if they have gone wandering with the wolves in sheep clothing....
Love each other, do not leave fellow sheep with the wolves in sheep clothing.
T
I was once a very skeptical anti-Catholic for over ten years. I can appreciate your sarcasm and skepticism. After almost four years of reading and researching the claims of the Catholic Church, I became Catholic and was received into the Church in 2003. Every intellectual question and all of the psychological hang-ups I had were more than aswered.
I encourage you to research with a health skepticism and you will be surprised by what you find. I was and I've never regretted.
God bless,
T
Basing your belief on the fact that Jesus loves me is a great place to start if you are a child, but at some point you need to start cutting your teeth on some real meat. God is not a god of confusion nor is He a scoundrel who fathers children of different mothers. There is only one mother church and it is up to every one of us to do our due diligents to find out which chuch is Holy Mother Church because when we stand before the Almighty One one day, we will have to answer for that.
God bless,
I live in a country where the predominant religion is Catholicism. The people of this religion openly pray to saints, forbidden by the Word. They worship lifeless representations of people, even having scores of versions of those who are designated by a pope as saints. God makes saints, and all who love Jesus Christ are sanctified by His Blood. When I leave this age, if Jesus does not come for me first, I hope no one starts praying to me, that is tantamount to being a familiar spirit. They have something they call a sacrement, extreme unction which they somehow derived from the scripture advising us to anoint the ill with oil in order for them to be healed. The church you talk about has perverted that to mean the last rites. How did that come about.............I do not pray to people, I never will. I pray with the saints to God almighty. God bless all in Jesus Christ, amen.
T
1) Where in the Word is it forbidden to pray to saints?
2) Where does the Catholic Church condone or teach to worship lifeless representations of people?
3) As far as the Sacrament of Extreme Unction, have you not read in the Word where the disciples with went and annointed the sick with oils and healed them? (Mark 6:13) or where James says if anyone is sick to call on the elder to come and pray over them and annoint with oil to be healed and their sins forgiven? (James 5:14-15)
Have you have kissed the photograph of one of your children? Have you ever asked your mother, father, brother, or sister to pray for you? If you have, then you are an idolator by your own standards. What Catholics believe about the saint in heaven is that they are just as alive as you or me. They just don't have their physical bodies yet. They are aware of what goes on here and in heaven (read The Book of Revelations). Catholics pray to the saints and ask them to pray for us just as you would ask a family member to pray for you in some situation you might find yourself in. Remember, the Psalms speak of how the prayers of a righteous man avails much. How much more righteous are the prayers of those who are already in heaven? How about the prayers of the Mother of God, Mary. All Catholics are doing is honoring those who God honors. Catholics honor Mary because God honors Mary. Jesus (God) was a devout Jew and kept the Ten Commandments more perfectly than we can imagine. One of the Ten Commandments is the 4th, Thou shall honor thy mother and father. Well, Jesus honored his mother. The Hebrew word used for honor literally means to give glory to. So Jesus, being God, gave His glory to his own Mother and saved her from sin. Think about it. If you could wouldn't you spare your mom the defilement of sin, even original sin? YOU WOULD and any good son would want that. There is nothing wrong with that, but we can't, but Jesus could and so He did and thereby fufilling that commandment more perfectly than any human could.
Please respond in the same courteous manner as I have. This way we can have a dialogue. I hope this makes sense.
God bless,
T
Sureal? This just tells me you have not thought hard about your assertions about Catholocism and tells me you have no good reason, other than what you were told, to hold your position on Catholocism.
I hope you actually read something like the Catechism of the Catholic Church to find out from the horses mouth what they believe.
God bless,
I hope you actually read something like the Catechism of the Catholic Church to find out from the horses mouth what they believe.
God bless,