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i too, get fired up about these things... to be blunt, particularly heresy. It urks me to no end that people claim things without reading God's Word for themselves to find out whether what they are being taught is truth or not... we are so blessed to have God's Word when there are millions upon millions of people that have never even heard the Name Jesus... they think that He must be a guy in the next village. We have the truth and the opportunity to read and learn from it and to have a personal relationship with God!!!

What heresy and who does not read the Bible for themselves???


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If people read their Bible and understood it & obeyed it with all of their heart, mind & soul in Truth then there would not be heresy
Yes, particularly the heresy of "Bible alone"...no sacraments.....ohhh the list goes on and on...........guess some dont read the passages about holding fast to what has been taught by "word" and by epistle........Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
 
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Lion, maybe she has been taught the lie that us "ignorant catolicks" can't pick up a bible, own a bible........what a shame......and sad at that...........to think this garbage keep perpetuating generation after generation...especially here in the U.S..........by product of Navtism and Know Nothings, the KKK and such....let us pray that they stop teaching their children these lies:crossrc:
 
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Perhaps you missed the post by outofthedarkness...


I think this says it all....well not all, but enough!


CATHOLIC TRADITION - Call priests father, e.g., Father McKinley.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS -
Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.​
* * * *
CATHOLIC TRADITION - Forbidding the priesthood to marry.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS -
1) It is devilish to forbid God's people to marry when He has given marriage to be received with thanksgiving.
1 Timothy
4:1 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;
4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
4:3 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.
2) Peter was married (remember the pope is supposedly continuing the apostolic line through Peter).
Matthew
8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
Mark
1:30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
Luke
4:38 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
3) Paul, a great apostle, remained single; however he made it very clear that he could marry if he wanted to. 1 Corinthians
9:5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
* * * *
CATHOLIC TRADITION - Mary never had other children after the Lord Jesus. A perpetual virgin.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - Mary and Joseph indeed had children. They were the Lord's half brothers and sisters for their father was Joseph and mother was Mary.
Matthew
13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
13:56 And his sisters, are they not all with us?
Whence then hath this man all these things? Mark
6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
* * * *
CATHOLIC TRADITION - Mary is the queen of heaven.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - Worshipping the queen of heaven (which is not the Mary of the Bible) is worshipping another god and it provokes the Lord to anger.
Jeremiah
7:17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
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.
7:19 Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?
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CATHOLIC TRADITION - Mary is the mother of God.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - Mary is the mother of the earthly Jesus, not God. Jesus pre- existed from everlasting as God (see John 1:1). When He came to redeem mankind, He laid aside His glory and was made like unto sinful man so that He could take our punishment (Hebrew 2:9). God has no mother. He has lived from everlasting which means He had no beginning.
Isaiah
43:10 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. [If Mary gave birth to God, she'd be God.]
Psalm
93:2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
Micah
5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler [Jesus] in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Philippians
2:6 Who [Jesus], being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
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CATHOLIC TRADITION - Pope called Holy Father.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - The term Holy Father is only found one time in the entire Bible. It was when Jesus prayed before He and His disciples went to the garden of Gethsemane. He referred to God the Father as Holy Father. It is blasphemy to call a man by God's name
John
17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.​
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CATHOLIC TRADITION - Purgatory, nuns, popes.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - None of these is mentioned in the Bible. It is a sin to add to the Bible.
Proverbs
30:6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
The pope is a man who takes upon himself honor which belongs to no human being. Even the very name by which he allows himself to be called (Holy Father) is highly presumptuous and blasphemous (see above).
One does not need the pope to determine what God's will is. The Bible says that God has given the Holy Ghost to each believer and that He (the Holy Ghost) guides and leads us into all truth. All a believer needs is the Bible and the Holy Ghost to know the will of the Lord. Popery has been treacherous, but worse, each pope has been the blind leading the blind. Jesus said that both will fall into the ditch. Catholics, come out of this system that cannot save and know Jesus for youself, intimate and up-close. NOTE: Purgatory is supposedly a place where a person is purified of sins--even popes supposedly go there. The Bible says that Jesus Christ is the one that purifies us of our sins. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus.... When a person dies their eternal home is sealed--heaven or hell--no in between. Hebrews 9:27 ...it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.
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CATHOLIC TRADITION - Venerating/worshipping images. Pope bows to statues of Mary, people worship the eucharist and have statues/candles in their homes and churches.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - It is idolatry to venerate images. We are not even supposed to make them.
Exodus
20:4 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.
20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God...​
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CATHOLIC TRADITION - The mass. Through transubstantiation, the wafer/host and the wine supposedly become the actual blood and body of Jesus Christ when the priest prays over them.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - Jesus died once for sins, never to be repeated. He sits on the right hand of God and does not reappear in the mass as a mass of blood and flesh.
Hebrews
10:12 But this man [Jesus], after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
10:13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
10:14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
10:15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
10:16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
10:17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
10:18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
John
19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. 1 Corinthians
11:24 And when he [Jesus] had given thanks, he brake it [bread], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
11:25 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.
11:26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come (not for the forgiveness of sins or to receive Jesus).
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CATHOLIC TRADITION - Saved, in part, by good works.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - Good works are the fruits that grow out of being saved. They do not make you saved. An apple does not make its tree an apple tree, it was already an apple tree before any apples appeared. When you see the apples; however, you know what kind of tree it is. If a person is saved, he will shew forth good works because he has the spirit of Christ in him. The good works don't make him saved only the blood of Jesus can do that.
I John
1:7b ...the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Acts 16:31b
...believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. Romans
3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
3:25 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;
3:26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
What about James 2:20 "faith without works is dead"?
The kind of faith that saves is a faith that shows forth the works of God. Even devils believe in Jesus and tremble (James 2:19). Many people believe in Jesus but they won't follow Him. They have a faith, but not the kind that saves. If a person has true faith in Jesus, the Holy Ghost dwells in him and will cause good works will show forth in his life. The good works confirm the faith by which the person was saved. James 2:21-23 uses Abraham as an example. Abraham believed God so when God asked him to sacrifice his son Isaac, Abraham, out of his faith in God, offered up Isaac.
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CATHOLIC TRADITION - The church is founded on Peter.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - Jesus Christ is the foundation of the church. Peter was a man like you and me. Jesus called Peter Satan in Matthew 16:23 when Peter rebuked Jesus dying. When Cornelius tried to worship Peter, Peter responded, "Stand up; I myself also am a man." (Acts 10:26). The pope needs to remember Acts 10:26 when he has men bowing to him and kissing his hand like he is worthy of worship.
1 Corinthians
3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Matthew
21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected [Jesus], the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
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CATHOLIC TRADITION - Confessing sins to a priest. Petitioning saints and Mary.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - We are to confess our sins and needs to God alone.
I John
1:9 If we confess our sins, he [God] is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Matthew
6:9, 12 After this manner...pray ye: Our Father... forgive us....
1 Timothy
2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus [not Mary, not saints, not priests, not the pope]; I John 2:1, ...And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous
 
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Lion, maybe she has been taught the lie that us "ignorant catolicks" can't pick up a bible, own a bible........what a shame......and sad at that...........to think this garbage keep perpetuating generation after generation...especially here in the U.S..........by product of Navtism and Know Nothings, the KKK and such....let us pray that they stop teaching their children these lies:crossrc:

Ephiphanygirl... i have not been taught that you are "ignorant catholics" or that you can't pick up a bible, or own a Bible.... yes, it is a shame for us or anyone to think that! God gave us The Bible, His Holy Word, and if i believe something it is because i learned it from His Word... when people do things that go directly against or are being taught (doctrine) to do things that are not Biblical then i wonder if they really read thier Bible, if so, then they are totally disregarding what God has instructed us to do or has warned us against, that's what i have a problem with!!!
 
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Ephiphanygirl... i have not been taught that you are "ignorant catholics" or that you can't pick up a bible, or own a Bible.... yes, it is a shame for us or anyone to think that! God gave us The Bible, His Holy Word, and if i believe something it is because i learned it from His Word... when people do things that go directly against or are being taught (doctrine) to do things that are not Biblical then i wonder if they really read thier Bible, if so, then they are totally disregarding what God has instructed us to do or has warned us against, that's what i have a problem with!!!
Maybe if you actually dug a little deeper you'd understand. Prove to me first that the Church that was started on Pentecost was Scripture only......Prove to me that the Traditions that were passed down to us from the Apostles are not correct......Where in the Bible does it say you can only follow what is written in the Bible???? Nowhere, the Bible that you read today did NOT exist.....the same faiths that you attack are the same ones who compiled that Bible you now read.........To insinuate that Catholic's/Orthodox/ Anglicans/ High Church Lutherans disregard the Bible is such an insult, do you actually believe what you are saying???? Come on now.......
so after 2000 years we are supposed to stop what we've been knowing to be true to go along with what a small group of people recently made up??????
I urge you, for your own sake, for the kids that you are gonna start teaching......that you atually learn some basic non-biased Church and biblical history......it's all right there, it's not hidden.......you've been lied to or led astray by those who don't have a grasp of such things.
The Bible is the most HOLY BOOK we have to teach us about the life of our savior, the apostles, how to live a christian life..........but it has never been our only source, it was never meant to be either......... The problems we now see today are the result of too many self interpreting the Bible to their own ends.......this is why we have abortion, gay marriage, etc...... Might I ask you who is the main beacon shouting out against this???? What Church leads the way against such abominations?????
You think you can sit there and tell us we don't read out Bibles or know what we are talking about???? How insulting......reeducate yourself on the Apostolic Churches, why we pratice our faith the way we do, what it truly means......better yet, go attend a Mass, Divine Liturgy, or a High Mass in the Anglican Church.....them come back and tell me we don't know how to worship God correctly............:bow: :crossrc:
 
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Blessed among all woman, yes, and its even in your bible, in case you haven't noticed.

Luk 1:28
(28) And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.


Blessed and favored, yes. Intercessor, mediator, or co-redemptress, no.
 
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Luk 1:28
(28) And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.


Blessed and favored, yes. Intercessor, mediator, or co-redemptress, no.


And what are these do these Catholics titles mean?

Sine you know better then Catholics then by all means please tell us what we mean.

I guarantee that you are wrong.

Peace
 
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I don't wear the blinders, so it'll be my pleasure...
you mean to replace Jesus with Mary.
I gaurantee you I'm right.
My father is loyal Catholic, & HE won't pick up & doesn't own a bible.
I asked him why when I was a teenager. He said it was for the priests!
I was Catholic, so your "us vs them" polemic is entirely without testicular fortitude.

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And what are these do these Catholics titles mean?

Sine you know better then Catholics then by all means please tell us what we mean.

I guarantee that you are wrong.

Peace

The meaning of the words are pretty clear in Scripture. If you have an alternate meaning, it befalls you to present it.
 
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1. It was through the Blessed Virgin Mary that Jesus came into the world, and it is also through her that he must reign in the world. [/COLOR]

This is not so, the Apostles did not say this, Jesus never said this, the Written Word does not say this, this is discrimination to the Holy Ghost, this imo is really nasty, does not this scare anyone? Where is your fear of the Lord?



...still makes about as much sence as 19 bags of hammers.:ebil:
 
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don't wear the blinders, so it'll be my pleasure...
you mean to replace Jesus with Mary.
I gaurantee you I'm right.
My father is loyal Catholic, & HE won't pick up & doesn't own a bible.
I asked him why when I was a teenager. He said it was for the priests!
I was Catholic, so your "us vs them" polemic is entirely without testicular fortitude.
So because your Dad does not read the Bible that is proof that Catholics have replaced Jesus with Mary???
The Bible is not Jesus, it is sad that some catholics do not read the Bible as much as they should but it is also sad that the protestant emphasis on Bible reading has limited the faith only to the literate leaving no real role for simple people
you were a Catholic what does that have to do with anything?
 
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Rhamiel;So because your Dad does not read the Bible that is proof that Catholics have replaced Jesus with Mary???
No. But it is typical Roman replacement;
Jesus the head/Pope as head
Individual conscience dictating belief/Priestly dictation of belief
Jesus as mediator/ Mary as Mediatrix
Ad Infintum
The Bible is not Jesus,
Nor is the Pope, Nor is Mary...

it is sad that some catholics do not read the Bible as much as they should

Indeed. Sad, and epidemic. It is a point of unity among that congregation!

but it is also sad that the protestant emphasis on Bible reading has limited the faith only to the literate leaving no real role for simple people
LOL! How preposterous an assertion! It is rather the simple people who delegate the responsibility for their own consciences to another, in spite of their literacy!!
Protestants are typicaly characterized as EVANGELICAL! Encouraging Bible reading is encouraging literacy & critical analysis rather than unthinking submission to autocraticly produced dogma!!!
Your accusation is wildly spurious.
you were a Catholic what does that have to do with anything?
Ask lionroar. He seems to think you have to BE one to have the remotest idea of what it means. He doesn't seem to realize that conversions between the two are common.
Are you paying any attention at all to this conversation, or just posting immediate emotional reactions to words & phrases???
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No. But it is typical Roman replacement;
Jesus the head/Pope as head
Individual conscience dictating belief/Priestly dictation of belief
Jesus as mediator/ Mary as Mediatrix
Ad Infintum

Wrong Ad Infinitum.

The Pope does not replace God and Mary does not replace Jesus.

Peace
 
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Protestants are typicaly characterized as EVANGELICAL! Encouraging Bible reading is encouraging literacy & critical analysis rather than unthinking submission to autocraticly produced dogma!!!
Your accusation is wildly spurious.

What encourages reading and critical analysis is neither protestant, evangical nor Catholic or non-catholic.

What encourages critical thinking and literacy has is roots in the enlightenment. That is humanism and secularism and a renewed interest in Greek philosophy.

It was a reaction to both Protestanism and Catholicism.
 
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The meaning of the words are pretty clear in Scripture. If you have an alternate meaning, it befalls you to present it.

Bah! Double standard.

Show me where the Trinity is pretty clear in Scripture. Show me where it says that the only definitions we are supposed to use are only in the Bible.

BAh!

Peace
 
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