It's Time Roman Catholics Asked...
Some Serious Questions
Have you been blindly following religious
traditions of priests and bishops, thinking they were only teaching the Bible?
It is time we all started looking into the Bible ourselves, asking some serious
questions, and getting some right answers!
WHY has
the Roman Catholic church removed the second commandment, which deals
with idolatry, from the Ten Commandments in its catechisms? To see this
deception, let’s look at the normal Roman Catholic listing , and compare it
with in Exodus 20 in the Bible:
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The Ten Commandments
(Roman Catholic List)
1. I
am the Lord Thy God; thou shalt not have strange gods before me.
There is a WHOLE COMMANDMENT missing here!
2. Thou
shalt not take the name of the Lord Thy God in vain.
3. Remember
to keep holy the Sabbath Day.
4. Honour
thy father and thy mother.
5.
Thou shalt not kill.
6.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
7.
Thou shalt not steal.
8. Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
9. Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife.
10. Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods.
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The Ten Commandments
Listed in the Bible (Exodus 20:1-17)
1. I
am the LORD thy God… Thou shalt have
no other gods before me.
2. 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: Thou
shalt not bow down thyself to them,
nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God...
3. Thou
shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not
hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
4. Remember
the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honour
thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which
the LORD thy God giveth thee.
6. Thou
shalt not kill.
7. Thou
shalt not commit adultery.
8. Thou
shalt not steal.
9. Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
10. Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his
manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing
that is thy neighbour’s.
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NOTE:
The Roman Catholic church has edited God’s word not only to shorten the
number of words, but also to erase certain words! Someone doesn’t want
people to worry about making carved statues, and BOWING DOWN to them! So they
just SKIP the words of God, and continue on with the list as if the Second
Commandment wasn’t there.
Also, the Tenth Commandment of the Bible has been
conveniently SPLIT into TWO commands for the Catholic, instead of leaving it as
ONE?
Most
people today do not actually read any Bible, so they think nothing of a church
being full of statues and images that are forbidden. They read missals and
prayer books which edit out the offending parts. Someone needs to answer… WHY!
Why is my church so opposed to the Bible?
WHY does
the Bible condemn repetitious prayers, when the Roman Catholic church
encourages them? Jesus said, “when ye pray, use
not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be
heard for their much speaking. Be
not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have
need of, before ye ask him.” Matthew 6:7,8. The Rosary is a rejection
of Christ’s clear command against praying a repetitious prayer. A Christian is
to simply go to God in prayer, because of Jesus, and ask for what they need!
WHY does
the Bible condemn the traditions of men, when the Roman Catholic church
places them on an equal footing with the Word of God? “And
he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may
keep your own tradition.” Mark 7:9. Traditions like praying for, or
to the dead; not eating meat on Fridays; crossing yourself when you pass near a
church or cemetery, etc., have nothing to do with Christianity in the Bible!
See our expanded article on the conflicts between the
Bible and Roman Catholicism.
WHY does the Roman Catholic church teach that Mary mediates between men and
God when the Bible teaches that Jesus alone is the mediator between God
and men? “For there is one God, and one mediator
between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” 1 Timothy 2:5.
See Mary's Command for Catholics.
WHY does
the Roman Catholic church teach that no one can be certain of salvation, when
the Bible teaches that salvation is assured in Jesus Christ? “These
things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that
ye may know that ye have eternal life” 1 John 5:13
WHY does
the Roman Catholic church say salvation comes through good works, when
the Bible says salvation is a free gift from God, by faith alone, apart from
good works? “For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest
any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8,9. Our best efforts are as
filthy rags to God (Isaiah 64:6)
WHY does
the Roman Catholic Church require its ministers to be unmarried, and called
“priests” when the Bible says they are to be married, and simply calls them
pastors, teachers, and bishops? “A bishop then must
be blameless, the husband of one wife…” 1 Timothy 3:2 (Go
look it up!). It continues in verses 4 and 5, "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?).
Now THAT question is worth asking!
WHY does
the Roman Catholic Church require people to call a religious man “Father”
when Jesus commanded us to call NO RELIGIOUS MAN “FATHER!” Jesus commanded,
“Call no man
your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.”
Matthew 23:9.
Jesus said in John 6:63, “the words
that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” Over
and over, Jesus said to His critics, “SEARCH the
scriptures” (John 5:39), and “Ye do
err, not knowing the Scriptures” (Matthew 22:29). Why go to a
church that claims to be following Jesus, but is not interested in obeying His WORDS?
Sadly, the Bible is only read in bits and pieces instead of as a whole – and
millions are crying for the answer to WHY?! Why doesn’t my church care
about what the Bible says?
WHY does the Roman Catholic church teach that Jesus Christ is continually
sacrificed today, when the scripture says the sacrifice of Jesus was necessary only
once for all eternity? “We are sanctified
through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” Hebrews 10:10.
Jesus Himself in John 19:30, declared triumphantly on the cross, “It
is finished.” Someone needs to answer, Why keep a sacrifice going
that was PERFECT and FINISHED on the cross 2,000 years ago?
These are serious issues, and the answers to these
important questions will determine the eternal destiny of the many millions
who blindly depend on the teaching authority of the Roman Catholic church.
You
have a choice to make today – stay with a “church” that is rapidly being
exposed for its hoaxes, and “hope for the best,” or turn to the pages of the
Bible, and learn what Jesus said Himself, and trust in HIM alone for the
forgiveness of your sins!
1. You must Repent. That means hate your sins - all of
them, and agree with God that you deserve hell. “The
times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where
to repent.” Acts 17:30. Hate also your own goodness, and your good
works, because you can never be good enough to merit God’s perfect GIFT of
heaven.
2. You must
believe Jesus Christ is all you need to be saved from hell. Jesus said, “I
am the way… no man cometh unto the
father, but by me.” John 14:6. You can’t get to God through
your church, your priest, or good works.
3. You then can FREELY accept the gift of
salvation -
eternal life comes only from Jesus Himself. "The gift
of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans
6:23). Jesus died to give you the forgiveness of your sins. Talk to Him in
prayer right now, and accept the forgiveness that He offers you for ALL your
sins. "The
blood of Jesus Christ God's Son cleanseth us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).
Jesus alone is your ticket home to heaven!
Cry out to
God from your heart right now, and ask Him to have mercy on you, and save your
soul. "For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13). It is that
simple! Don't be so proud you would miss this opportunity. Hell is full of
good people who were too proud to do what needed to be done, right away!
For those of you who STILL think Roman Catholicism is Christianity, ponder
this...
Christianity
is supposed to be about being like JESUS CHRIST, not a church, or a saint, but
Jesus only. Anything else (including being a Roman Catholic Church) is of the
devil. I say that because, if
I try to give you counterfeit money, you could have me put into jail if I
really believed I was RIGHT to be passing around counterfeit notes! The same
is true with religion - if someone is so steadfast in what they believe, and
yet it is proven to be false, then they are the ones wrong! The Bible is the
source for truth. Just going by the Bible, the RC church has very little
resemblance to the Church Jesus started!
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Letter
received from Margaret in response to this article
Letter
of response to Margaret by Bill D.