You only need to read through the entire Bible, and especially the New Testament, to know that the Catholic church is based on distortion of scripture, and more significantly, the desire of men to be in positions of power. God is the power, Jesus is the way. No works, rituals, etc., will result in your salvation; only faith in Christ.
Catholics use ONE VERSE, taken out of context, to justify the ENTIRE CATHOLIC CHURCH! The verse is Matthew 16:18
"And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it". Peter was expressing his faith in Jesus as the Christ. It was Peter's faith that Jesus was referring to when saying "on this rock". Numerous verses refer to faith as being the basis of salvation, not works. The Catholic church stresses works and adherence to rituals; rituals instituted by the Catholic church. The Old Testament is a long account of how rituals ("The Law") were a stumbling block to salvation of the Jews. Jesus came to fulfil the Law for all humans, resulting in no ritual, no work, NOTHING but the blood of Jesus, as the payment for our sins. So many Catholics experience the true freedom of Christ when they walk away from the Catholic church, and embrace the church of Jesus. I'm not saying that there are not saved Christians in the Catholic church, but it is clear the Catholic church is an example of how Satan can corrupt. Satan knows that he can't win, but tries numerous ways to hinder Christianity. What better way to hinder than to promote various aberrations of Christianity in the world; Catholicism, Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, to name three. And the Protestant churches are not free of this, with many denominations caving to the ways of the world, accepting such abominations as "Gay marriage" among other things.
so how do you think the Catholic church misinterpreted 'on this rock?'
Occam's razor suggests Peter was in fact the rock, since Peter means rock.
I don't believe Catholics practice idolatry or ritual magic. Its all based on faith in God.
Of course that's not a defense of the official catholic church in recent years, which has become as infiltrated as any other public organization. all denominations of Christianity have been targeted for infiltration. ...and have always talked shit about each other anyways. i'm not sold yet.
Jesus also told Simon Peter to "Get behind me, Satan," in that very same chapter of Matthew, when Peter suggested they shouldn't allow Jesus' sacrifice to manifest.
Christ restored our ability to have a right relationship with God. Our failings in that were the only reason the Israelites set up a monarchy in the first place. To believe that God needs an earthly monarchy in order to organize His Kingdom would be to say that God is incapable of reaching us personally.
You only need to read through the entire Bible, and especially the New Testament, to know that the Catholic church is based on distortion of scripture, and more significantly, the desire of men to be in positions of power. God is the power, Jesus is the way. No works, rituals, etc., will result in your salvation; only faith in Christ.
where's the distortion?
Catholics use ONE VERSE, taken out of context, to justify the ENTIRE CATHOLIC CHURCH! The verse is Matthew 16:18 "And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it". Peter was expressing his faith in Jesus as the Christ. It was Peter's faith that Jesus was referring to when saying "on this rock". Numerous verses refer to faith as being the basis of salvation, not works. The Catholic church stresses works and adherence to rituals; rituals instituted by the Catholic church. The Old Testament is a long account of how rituals ("The Law") were a stumbling block to salvation of the Jews. Jesus came to fulfil the Law for all humans, resulting in no ritual, no work, NOTHING but the blood of Jesus, as the payment for our sins. So many Catholics experience the true freedom of Christ when they walk away from the Catholic church, and embrace the church of Jesus. I'm not saying that there are not saved Christians in the Catholic church, but it is clear the Catholic church is an example of how Satan can corrupt. Satan knows that he can't win, but tries numerous ways to hinder Christianity. What better way to hinder than to promote various aberrations of Christianity in the world; Catholicism, Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, to name three. And the Protestant churches are not free of this, with many denominations caving to the ways of the world, accepting such abominations as "Gay marriage" among other things.
so how do you think the Catholic church misinterpreted 'on this rock?'
Occam's razor suggests Peter was in fact the rock, since Peter means rock.
I don't believe Catholics practice idolatry or ritual magic. Its all based on faith in God.
Of course that's not a defense of the official catholic church in recent years, which has become as infiltrated as any other public organization. all denominations of Christianity have been targeted for infiltration. ...and have always talked shit about each other anyways. i'm not sold yet.
Jesus also told Simon Peter to "Get behind me, Satan," in that very same chapter of Matthew, when Peter suggested they shouldn't allow Jesus' sacrifice to manifest.
Christ restored our ability to have a right relationship with God. Our failings in that were the only reason the Israelites set up a monarchy in the first place. To believe that God needs an earthly monarchy in order to organize His Kingdom would be to say that God is incapable of reaching us personally.