Catholic belief versus God’s Word
Topic / God’s Word / Catholic BeliefPrayer / Repetitious Prayer
Father / Shall not call anybody Father
Baptism / The word baptize derives from baptizo, the transliterated form of the Greek word βάπτειν or baptivzw. In a historical context, it means "to dip, plunge, or immerse" something entirely, e.g. into water. (The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon Strong's Number: 907)
If you look up the meaning of the word in the
Concordance you find out that it is baptismal in the Greek and the
definition is immerse. In fact, the word was never properly translated
from the Greek; rather, it was transliterated. At the time the King
James Version was being translated and they came to that word it
should have been translated “immerse.” But, they transliterated it
instead, because the church of the day was sprinkling. So they took
the Greek letter beta and substituted the English letter B and took the
Greek letter alpha and substituted the English letter A and they went
from the Greek baptismal to baptize. In the Greek the word baptize
means immerse. The word is an onomatopoeia; that is a word that
sounds exactly like what it is. For example, when we say the dog
barks, that is exactly what a dog sounds like—bark, bark. When the
dipper would hit the water, when it would immerse into the water, it
made a noise “bap”—that is where baptismal came from. So,
immersion is what that Greek word means. We can also prove this
from the Word of God.
Romans 6-3,4. “Or do you not know that all of us who have been
baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?
Therefore, we have been buried with Him through baptism into death,
in order that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of
the Father, so we too might walk in the newness of life.”
Chapter 4 talks about baptism as being buried with Christ in
baptism. When you take a dead body, what do you do with it? You
bury it. You do not sprinkle a little bit of dirt on it—you bury it! You
put it completely under.
Now we have the mode, / Baptism is not sprinkle
Mary / 1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
1 John 2:1
My little children, I am writing these things to you that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; / No one comes to the Father except through Jesus
RCC teaches that Mary is the sinless co- Redeemer. “Without a single sin to restrain her, she gave herself entirely to the person and work of her son; she did so in order to serve the mystery of redemption with Him…being obedient she became the cause of salvation for herself and for the whole human race" (494).
RCC teaches that Mary “did not lay aside [her] saving office but by her manifold intercession continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation.” She “is ...Advocate… and Mediatrix” (969).
Purgatory / 1 John 2:2
and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.
1 John 4:10
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. / They pay for prayer of those in purgatory
RCC teaches that sins are expiated (forgiven) in purgatory through “a cleansing fire” and that we “must strive to accept this temporal punishment of sin as a grace" (1030, 31; 1472-75)
Priest / In John 20:19–23. Let me read it: "On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." / They say that priests can forgive
Marriage / 1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 3Forbidding 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. (1 Tim 4:1-3) / Priests are told not to marry
Pope / Ephesians 1:22-23
And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. / They call the pope God on earth Infalliable
RCC teaches that the Pope, “by reason of his office as Vicar of Christ, and as pastor of the entire Church has Full, supreme and universal power over the whole Church, a power which he can always exercise un-hindered” (882). He exercises infallibility when “he proclaims by a definitive act a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals” (891).
Catechism / Priests say read the Catechism and not the Bible
Acts 4:12
“And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved.” / RCC denies this by claiming the Catholic Church “is necessary for salvation" (846) and claiming “the plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims" (841).
Year, Statement:
437 Proclamation that infant baptism regenerates the soul
500 The Mass instituted as a re-sacrifice of Jesus for the remission of sins
593 Declaration that sins need to be purged, established by Pope Gregory I
600 Prayers directed to Mary, dead saints, and angels
786 Worship of cross, images, and relics authorized
995 Canonization of dead people as saints initiated by Pope John XV
1000 Attendance at Mass made mandatory under the penalty of mortal sin
1079 Celibacy of priesthood, decreed by Pope Gregory VII
1090 Rosary, repetitious praying with beads, invented by Peter the Hermit
1184 The Inquisition, instituted by the Council of Verona
1190 The sale of Indulgences established to reduce time in Purgatory
1215 Transubstantiation, proclaimed by Pope Innocent III
1215 Confession of sins to priests, instituted by Pope Innocent III
1229 Bible placed on Index of Forbidden Books in Toulouse
1438 Purgatory elevated from doctrine to dogma by Council of Florence
1545 Tradition claimed equal in authority with the Bible by the Council of Trent
1546 Apocryphal Books declared cannon by Council of Trent
1854 Immaculate Conception of Mary, proclaimed by Pope Pius IX
1870 Infallibility of the Pope, proclaimed by Vatican Council
1922 Virgin Mary proclaimed co-redeemer with Jesus by Pope Benedict XV
The Roman Catholic Church places Mary, mother of Jesus, in a position of Deity. Listed are some of the prayers offered to Mary.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus, Whom you conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us. And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
The Memorare of St. Bernard
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that nay one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of Virgins, my Mother; to thee I come; before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.
Cardinal and Saint Apphonsus de Liquori wrote a book entitled The Glories of Mary. The chapter titles ascribe attributes and titles that belong to Christ alone. Some of the titles are:
Mary, Our Hope
Mary, Our Help
Mary, Our Salvation
Mary, Our Life
Mary, Our Advocate
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INVENTED FOR THE PAGAN SUN GOD BAAL / CATHOLIC DOCTRINES OF THE VATICAN1. The nativity of the Sun, the birth of Tammuz Dec. 25 / The nativity of Jesus, Christmas Dec 25
2. The Midsummer festival held Jun 24 / The Nativity of St. John held June 24
3. The assumption of Semiramus who became the mother godess / The assumption of Mary, who became the mother of God
4. The mother goddess was worshipped as the Queenof Heaven. Jer. 7:18 / The Virgin Mary worshipped as the Queen of Heaven.
5. Cakes decorated to the goddess with a "+" drawn on it. Jer. 44:17,19 / Hot cross buns
6. 40 days fasting for Tammuz, Ezek. 8:14 / 40 days of Lent
7.Pagan festival of Easter. Ezek 8:16 / The festival of Easter
8. The ressurection of Tammuz at Easter and the procession of graven images during holy week / The procession of graven images of Jesus, Mary, and Peter, and of the saints
9. Veneration of graven images of Baal, Ishtar, Tammuz and lesser gods in the heavens / Veneration of graven images of Jesus, Mary, Peter,and of the "lesser" saints in the heavens
10. The belief of immortality of the soul andburning place of torment / The belief of immortality of the soul andburning place of torment
11. The doctrine of purgatory / The doctrine of purgatory
12. The belief of the dead visiting the living, feast held for all in November, (All souls day) / The festival of all souls day held Nov. 2, and all saints day held Nov. 1 (All souls day)
13. Burning incense and candles Jer 11:17; Ezek 8:11 / The burning of incense and candles
14. Chants and repetative prayers. Beaded prayer chains. / Gregorian chants and the Rosary
15. Symbol of the cross as symbol of Sun worship. Mesopotamian cylinder seal depicted the "cross in the sky" as a symbol of sun worship. Ancient carvings of an Assyrian king has a huge cross carved on his chest. The oldest pictures in the world from Mesopotamia has text with is explaining the "cross" in the sky as the sun. This particular find is on display at the University Museum in Philadelphia. / The crucifix
16. Amulets and idols ro scare away evil spirits / The wearing of crucifixes and medals displayed for protection. (Scapular = main example)
17. The round disk "sun" wafer IHS symbol of Isis, Horus & Seb, eaten as food for the soul. Some wafers also had a large "+" sign engraved on them as well to symbolize Baal. / The wafer used in the Eucharist is round with IHS engraved on it on on one side, and many have a large "+" engraved on the other side.
18. Painting of the child (Tammuz) and mother (Semiramus) with the glory of the Sun around their heads / Paintings of the child (Jesus) and mother (Mary) with halos orof the Sun around their heads
19. Infant baptism, and sprinkling of holy water / Infant baptism, and sprinkling of holy water
20. Necromancy (Talking to the dead) / Mysticism (Novenas (prayers) to the dead)
21. The first day of the week kept sacred to honor the Persian sun god Mithra. "SUN"day / The admitted change of 7th day Sabbath to "SUN"day
22. Title Pontifex Maximus name for chief head of the pagan Babylonian system of idolatry / Pontifex Maximus one of the first names for the office of Pope
23. Janus and Cybele, holders of the keys to Heaven and Hell / The pope claims to have the keys of Peter
24. The high priest kings carried on a throne to the to the Temple of his god / The Pope carried on a portable throne to theBasilica of St. Peter (Sedia Gestoria)
25. The Pagan high priest king believed to be the incarnate of the Sun god / The Pope proclaims to be Christ's Vicar (replacement) here on Earth. It is also recorded in numerous documents that the pope believes he is god on earth.
26. Offerings of "good works" to appease the gods / Penance, indulgences, salvation by works
27. Houses for the virgin priestesses (Prostitutes) to beemployed at Pagan temples to "service" priests that were not 'gay' / Nuns. (Recent modern day sex scandals involving Nuns has uncovered this well hidden reality)
28. Human sacrifices burned by fire as offering to appease Sun god / Opposers of doctrines of the Roman Catholicchurch burned at the stake
29. Gold was considered the flesh of the "Sungod" / Vatican and numerous Cathedrals are lietrally drenched in gold throughout
30. Gargoils = a pagan god of protection / Vatican as well as thousands of Catholic churches have gargoils on their roofs for 'protection'
31. Phallic symbol of the male sex organ placed on roofs as a sign of allegiance with Baal / Largest phallic symbol in center of St. Peter's square as well as steeples on all Catholic churches
32. Solar wheel as symbol for Baal worship can be found carved into ancient as well as modern Buddhist temples,, carved into ancient ornament representing Osiris. Stone carvings showing a whell to represent and Assyrio Babylonian altar. / St Peter's square has largest solar wheel on planet. ALL Catholic churches have numerous solar wheels in stain glass windows as well as many other areas of the church. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris sports a very huge one on it's face. There is a great one in ceiling as well as the floor tiles of the monastery of St. Ignatius Loyola in Spain. Numerous paintings, statues, ornaments, and letterheads of all Catholic churches have one or more "solar wheels" depicted upon them. And the ONE WORLD CHURCH that started on June 26, 2000 uses the solar wheel as its official logo.