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The Roman Catholic Church is NOT the church which
Christ founded. There is no proof in the teachings of Christ nor of
the Apostles in support of this church as His one true and only
church. Christ's true church began Pentecost of 33 A.D. and was
later referred to as being "catholic", meaning universal, by the
early church leader Ignatius. The Roman Catholic Church, which came
into existence in the late 4th Century, unrightfully usurped this
title for itself exclusively, in contradiction of the true
universality of Christ's church. Hence, the modern Catholic church
is not Christ's universal catholic church of ancient times.
CHRIST'S CHURCH IS THE PEOPLE NOT AN INSTITUTION
Christ's true church is everyone who places
trusting faith in God solely through Him for salvation. His church
has existed throughout the ages of history, not restricted to a
denomination, but existing as His people themselves. The Greek word
for church is "ekklesia" meaning "called out ones". Therefore, the
people of Christ, not an institutional church such as the Roman
Catholic church or even any denominational church, is the true
universal church of Christ.
A FALSE RELIGIOUS SYSTEM
Due to that the Roman Catholic Church does not
teach salvation solely through faith in Christ but insists that its
own religious system of works also as requirement for salvation,
this church does not even qualify to be one true Christian church
among many others. With great certainty it is said that the Roman
Catholic denomination is not Christ's one true and only Christian
church. The old idols of Rome were not destroyed, only the names
were changed to preserve its pagan religion in midst of growing
Christianity in the world.
PAGAN ROOTS REVEALED
ROMAN PAGANISM + CHRISTIAN TERMINOLOGY = ROMAN CATHOLICISM
The "Mother of Harlots" as described in Revelation chapters 17 and
18 is clear portrayal of the Roman Catholic religious institution.
The Roman Catholic church did not destroy the old Roman pagan idols,
it merely changed the names of them to Christian saints. The
renaming of idols does not "Christianize" them and the practice of
this has never been accepted by God. Bowing down to graven images is
forbidden by God in His 10 commandments.
FLEE FROM THE FALSE CHURCH
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my
people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive
not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God
hath remembered her iniquities. - Revelation 18:4-5
God exhorts His people to come out of her else they will suffer the
plagues of her condemnation from God. If you are one of God's people
in the Roman Catholic Church then as such you will be obedient to
His commandment and leave the Roman church as a result of true faith
in Christ.
REWARD HER DOUBLE
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double
according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her
double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously,
so much torment and sorrow giver her: for she saith in her heart, I
sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. - Revelation
18:6-7
God instructs us in His word that we should reward her double for
all the evils of her wicked boastful self pride. Therefore, we are
to expose the evils of the Roman church twice as much as any other
pseudo-Christian religious cult and to speak against her doubly for
each of her self-exaltations over the true Christ and her
contradictions to the true gospel.
Anyone can place their faith in Jesus Christ to be saved and they do
not need to be Roman Catholic to be saved. Spiritually speaking,
true Christians are to be far from Rome and near to God.
GOD'S JUDGEMENT ON THE FALSE CHURCH
One day in the future, God Himself will put an end to this evil
institution...
Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death and mourning: and
famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the
Lord God who judgeth her: - Revelation 18:8
YOUR HOPE FOR PEACE WITH GOD
Dear friend, if you are a Roman Catholic with no doubt you must be
quite grieved over what you have just read here. Do know that you
will find the peace of God and forgiveness of all your sins through
the Lord Jesus Christ as you place your complete and undivided
trusting faith in God solely in His Son Jesus Christ for your
salvation. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.
By faith alone in Jesus Christ, and none other, you will break the
hold of the abusive religious parentage of the Roman Catholic Church
which has held you in its bondage. Catholicism is a religious
addiction not after Christ but in opposition to Him as sole Saviour
and only source of salvation. Trust solely in Jesus for the
forgiveness of all your sins and for the free gift of everlasting
life. Be set free today.
| 1. Prayer for the dead and the sign of the
cross. (It's death, then judgment: Heb.9:7; Rev.20:12-15, 21:8) |
310 |
| 2. Wax candles used in church. (No place in the
bible are they used except as a light source in the old
testament tabernacle which had no windows) |
320 |
| 3. Veneration of saints and angels (forbidden
Col.2:18) |
about 375 |
| 4. The mass adopted as a daily celebration
(Jesus died once for all men. Heb.7:27; 9:12, 25-28; 10:1-4,
10-14.) |
394 |
| 5. The worship of Mary and use of the term
"mother of god", originated at the council of Ephesus. (This
puts Mary above god. worship of anyone or thing other than god
is forbidden. ex.20:3-5; 34:14; isa.2:8). Nowhere in scripture
is Mary shown to be any different or other than any other woman.
the only difference is her being chosen to be the one by which
Jesus would come into the world. Mary called Jesus her savior,
she could not be saved with him, as all others. Lk.1:47. |
431 |
| 6. Priests began dressing differently than the
laity |
500 |
| 7. The doctrine of purgatory established by
Gregory the great (There is only 2 places mentioned in the bible
where men go after death; [paradise and hell before the cross],
heaven and hell after the cross: Lk.16:19-31; 23:43) |
593 |
| 8. The Latin language to be used for worship and
prayer in church imposed by pope Gregory I (forbidden 1Cor.14:9)
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600 |
| 9. The practice of directing prayers to Mary or
dead saints. Jesus told us to pray to the father in his name. no
place in scripture gives such an example. jn.14:13-14; 15:16 |
600 |
| 10. The title of pope of universal bishop was
first been given to the bishop of Rome by the wicked emperor
Phocas. (He did this to spite bishop Ciriacus of Constantinople,
who had justly excommunicated him for his having caused the
assassination of his predecessor emperor Mauritius. Gregory I,
then bishop of Rome, refused the title, but his successor,
Boniface iii, first assumed title "pope." Jesus did not appoint
peter to the headship of the apostles [Mt.23:6-12; Lk.22:24-26;
Eph.1:22-23; Col.1:18; 1 Cor.3:11] nor is there any mention in
history, that peter ever was in Rome, much less that he was pope
there for 25 years. Clement, 3rd bishop of Rome, remarks that
there is no real 1st century evidence that peter ever was in
Rome.) |
610 |
| 11. The kissing of the popes feet, a pagan
custom (kissing the feet of emperors). scripture forbids such
practices. Acts 10:25-26; Rev.19:10; 22:9. |
709 |
| 12. The temporal power of the pope. (When Pepin,
the usurper of the throne of France, descended into Italy,
called by pope Stephen ii, to war against the Italian Lombards,
he defeated them and gave the city of Rome and surrounding
territory to the pope. Jesus expressly forbade such a thing, and
he himself refused worldly kingship. Matt.4:8-9; 20:25-28; John
6:15; 18:36-38.) |
750 |
| 13. Worship of cross, of images and relics was
authorized. (This was by order of dowager empress Irene of
Constantinople, who first caused to pluck the eyes of her own
son, Constantine vi, and then called a church council at the
request of Hadrian i, pope of Rome at that time. such practices
are idolatry. Lev.26:1; Numb.33:52.) |
788 |
| 14. Holy water mixed with a pinch of salt and
blessed by the priest was authorized. |
850 |
| 15. The veneration of St. Joseph began. (This is
idolatry. verses in #9 and #13 above.) |
890 |
| 16. The baptism of bells was instituted by pope
John xiv. |
965 |
| 17. Canonization of dead saints, first by pope
John xv. (Being a saint has to do with being sanctified, set
apart to the lord, as his. all true believers are saints, and
men don't select them. 1 Cor.1:2; 2 Cor.2:1; eph.1:1; phil.1:1;
col.1:2. These letters were not written to dead saints.) |
995 |
| 18. Fasting on Fridays and during lent were
imposed. (Imposed by popes said to be interested in the commerce
of fish. (bull, or permit to ear meat), some authorities say,
began in the year 700. this is against the plain teaching of
scripture. Matt.15:10-11; 1 Cor.10:25-26; 1 Tim.4:1-5.) |
998 |
| 19. The mass was developed gradually as a
sacrifice; attendance made obligatory in the 11th century. the
bible teaches the sacrifice of Christ was offered once and for
all, and is not to be repeated, but only commemorated in the
lord's supper. Heb.7:27; 9:12, 25-28; 10:1-4; 10-14. |
1000's |
| 20. The celibacy of the priesthood was decreed
by pope Hildebrand, Boniface vii. (Jesus imposed no such rule,
nor did any of the apostles. on the contrary, St. peter was a
married man, and St. Paul says that bishops were to have wife
and children. Matt.8:14-15; 1 Tim.3:2,5,12; 4:1-3; Titus 1:5-6.) |
1079 |
| 21. The rosary, or prayer beads was introduced
by peter the hermit (copied from Hindus and Mohammedans). (The
counting of prayers is a pagan practice and is expressly
condemned by Christ. Mt.6:5-13. ) |
1090 |
| 22. The inquisition of heretics was instituted
by the council of Verona (Jesus never taught the use of force to
spread the gospel but instead to love our enemies: Mt.5:44) |
1184 |
| 23. The sale of indulgence, commonly regarded as
a purchase of forgiveness and a permit to indulge in sin, began.
(Christianity, as taught in the bible, condemns such a thing,
and is was the protest against such traffic that brought on the
Protestant reformation in the 16th century.) |
1190 |
| 24. The dogma of transubstantiation was decreed
by pope innocent III. (By this doctrine the priest pretends to
perform a daily miracle by changing a wafer into the body of
Christ, and then he pretends to eat Him alive in the presence of
his people during mass. the bible condemns such absurdities; for
the lord's supper is simply a memorial of the sacrifice of
Christ. Lk.22:19-20; John 6:35; 1 Cor.11:26. ) |
1215 |
| 25. Confession of sins to the priest at least
once a year was instituted by pope innocent iii, in the Lateran
council. (The bible tells us to confess our sins directly to
god. psa.51:1-10; Lk.7:48; 15:21; John 1:8-9.) |
1215 |
| 26. The adoration of the wafer (host) was
decreed by pope Honorius so the roman church worships a god made
by human hands. This is plain idolatry and contrary to the
spirit of the gospel john 4:24. decreed. |
1220 |
| 27. The bible forbidden to laymen and placed in
the index of forbidden books by the council of Valencia. (Jesus
commanded that the scriptures should by read by all. John 5:39;
1 Tim.3:15-17.) |
1229 |
| 28. The scapular was invented by Simon stock
(English monk) .(It is a piece of brown cloth, with the picture
of the virgin and supposed to contain supernatural virtue to
protect from all dangers those who wear it on naked skin. this
is fetishism.) |
1287 |
| 29. The roman church forbade the cup to the
laity, by instituting the communion of one kind in the council
of Constance. (The bible commands us to celebrate the lord's
supper with unleavened bread and the fruit of the vine.
Matt.26:27; 1 Cor.11:26-29.) |
1414 |
| 30. The doctrine of purgatory was proclaimed as
a dogma of faith by council of Florence. (There is not one word
in the bible that would teach the purgatory of priests. the
blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sins. 1 John 1:7-9;
2:1-2; John 5:24; Romans 8:1.) |
1439 |
| 31. The doctrine of sacraments affirmed. (The
bible says that Christ instituted only two ordinances, baptism
and the lord's supper. Mt.28:19-20; 26:26-28.) |
1439 |
| 32. The Ave Maria, part of the last half . (It
was completed 50 years afterward and finally approved by pope
Sixus v, a the end of the 16th century.) |
1508 |
| 33. The council of Trent, declared that
tradition is of equal authority with the bible. (By tradition is
meant human teachings. The Pharisees believed the same way, and
Jesus condemned them, for by teaching human tradition, they
nullified the commandments of god. Mk.7:7-13; col.2:8;
rev.22:18.) |
1545 |
| 34. The apocryphal books were added to the bible
also by the council of Trent (books not recognized as canonical
by the Jewish church). Rev.22:8-9. |
1546 |
| 35. The creed of pope Pius iv was imposed as the
official creed 1560 years after Christ and the apostles. |
1560 |
| 36. The immaculate conception of the virgin Mary
was proclaimed by pope pius ix in the year. The bible states
that all men, with the sole exception of Christ, are sinners.
Mary herself had need of a saviour. Rom.3:23; 5:12; psa.51:5;
lk.1:30,46,47.) |
1854 |
| 37. Pope Pius ix proclaimed the dogma of papal
infallibility. (This is blasphemy and the sign of the apostasy
and the antichrist 2 thess.2:2-12; rev.17:1-9; 13:5-8,18.) |
1870 |
| 38. Pope Pius x, condemned together with
"modernist", all the discoveries of modern science which are not
approved by the church |
1907 |
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