Fact: the catholic church changed everything Jesus Christ established for HIS "Body." that alone is all I need to know.
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Fact: the catholic church changed everything Jesus Christ established for HIS "Body." that alone is all I need to know.
Citation please. The hatred people have for the Catholic Church is astounding. Truth will bring that out in people though.
Jesus Christ is THE ROCK of our salvation, not Peter, not faith. Christ was the Rock that followed Israel for 40 years.
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From Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus Baha’is and others, non-Christians of many beliefs recognize Jesus as an important figure, as they mention Him in some form or fashion.
“In Islam, Jesus (Isa) is considered to be a messenger of God (Allah) and the Messiah (al-Masih) who was sent to guide the Descendants of Israel (Bani Isra'il) with a new scripture, the Gospel (Injil)”
Muslims also believe Jesus was miraculously born, and “The Quran also specifies that Jesus was able to perform miracles—though only by the will of God—including being able to raise the dead, restore sight to the blind and cure lepers.”
“And indeed, We gave Mûsa (Moses) the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers. And We gave ‘Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear signs and supported him with Rûh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. Is it that whenever there came to you a Messenger with what you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some, you disbelieved and some, you killed.” (Quran 2:87)
“And will make him [‘Iesa (Jesus)] a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allâh’s Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the leper…” (Quran 3:49)
The Quran teaches those who followed Jesus had compassion and mercy in their hearts (Quran 57:27)
“Then, We sent after them, Our Messengers, and We sent ‘Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), and gave him the Injeel (Gospel). And We ordained in the hearts of those who followed him, compassion and mercy.” (Quran 57:27)
“The Quran mentions Jesus by name 25 times—more often than Muhammad—and emphasises that Jesus was a mortal human who, like all other prophets, had been divinely chosen to spread God's message.”
Islam also believes Jesus was raised to heaven (Quran 3:55)
“And (remember) when Allâh said: ‘O ‘Iesa (Jesus). I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you [of the forged statement that ‘Iesa (Jesus) is Allâh’s son] of those who disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you (Monotheists, who worship none but Allâh) superior to those who disbelieve [in the Oneness of Allâh, or disbelieve in some of His Messengers, e.g. Muhammad , ‘Iesa (Jesus), Mûsa (Moses), etc., or in His Holy Books, e.g. the Taurât (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), the Qur’ân] till the Day of Resurrection. Then you will return to Me and I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to dispute.’” (Quran 3:55)
“Judaism rejects the idea of Jesus being God, or a person of a Trinity, or a mediator to God. Judaism also holds that Jesus is not the Messiah, arguing that he had not fulfilled the Messianic prophecies in the Tanakh nor embodied the personal qualifications of the Messiah. According to Jewish tradition, there were no more prophets after Malachi, who lived centuries before Jesus and delivered his prophesies about 420 BCE.”
“According to Conservative Judaism, Jews who believe Jesus is the Messiah have "crossed the line out of the Jewish community". Reform Judaism, the modern progressive movement, states "For us in the Jewish community anyone who claims that Jesus is their savior is no longer a Jew and is an apostate"
“Unlike other religions, Hinduism has no established set of beliefs and thus no universal or common view of Jesus. However, a lot of Hindus, including religious and political leaders, tend to variously venerate Jesus as either a Āchārya, Sadhu or Avatar. Some Hindus and Hare Krishnas also claim that Jesus was predicted or prophesied in the scripture Bhavishya Purana”
“The Baháʼí Faith consider Jesus to be a manifestation of God, who are a series of personages who reflect the attributes of the divine into the human world for the progress and advancement of human morals and civilization.” [Bahá’u’lláh also said this was true for all of God’s “manifestations”, including himself, — J Warner Wallace]
Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith and grandson of ʻAbdu’l-Bahá, described the teachings of Jesus Christ as follows:
“As to the position of Christianity, let it be stated without any hesitation or equivocation that its divine origin is unconditionally acknowledged, that the Sonship and Divinity of Jesus Christ are fearlessly asserted, that the divine inspiration of the Gospel is fully recognized, that the reality of the mystery of the Immaculacy of the Virgin Mary is confessed, and the primacy of Peter, the Prince of the Apostles, is upheld and defended.
Bahá’u’lláh [the founder of the Baha’i faith] declared that the sacrifice of Jesus was indeed extraordinary, for it was through that sacrifice that Jesus “purified the world.” Bahá’u’lláh says that those who failed to accept Christ deprived themselves of “beholding the face of God.” The Bahá’í writings affirm that Christ “left nothing unfinished or incomplete.”
“The Dalai Lama [the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists] was asked what question he would ask if he met Jesus. He said, “For me, as a Buddhist, my attitude toward Jesus Christ is that he was either a fully enlightened being or a bodhisattva [a being who aids others to enlightenment] of a very high spiritual realization. . . .”
For the Dalai Lama, Jesus is the model of a "spiritually mature, good, and warm hearted person."
In the Druze faith, Jesus is considered one of God's important prophets and the Messiah, being among the seven prophets who appeared in different periods of history. The Druze venerate Jesus "the son of Josephand Mary" and his four disciples, who wrote the Gospels.[48] In the Druze tradition, Jesus is known under three titles: the True Messiah (al-Masih al-Haq), the Messiah of all Nations (Masih al-Umam), and the Messiah of Sinners. This is due, respectively, to the belief that Jesus delivered the true Gospel message, the belief that he was the Saviour of all nations, and the belief that he offers forgiveness.
Concerning the major world religions, J. Warner Wallace stated “Given Jesus is a common feature of the major religions of the world, it might be important for us to learn more about the man whom everyone feels the need to describe.”
The evidence for Jesus surpasses that of all other religions for a purpose. Christians haven’t rejected “one less God” or one less faith. Instead, they have found the one who is God, and have found the one faith (Eph. 4:5-6).
“In Islam, Jesus (Isa) is considered to be a messenger of God (Allah) and the Messiah (al-Masih) who was sent to guide the Descendants of Israel (Bani Isra'il) with a new scripture, the Gospel (Injil)”
Muslims also believe Jesus was miraculously born, and “The Quran also specifies that Jesus was able to perform miracles—though only by the will of God—including being able to raise the dead, restore sight to the blind and cure lepers.”
“And indeed, We gave Mûsa (Moses) the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers. And We gave ‘Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear signs and supported him with Rûh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. Is it that whenever there came to you a Messenger with what you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some, you disbelieved and some, you killed.” (Quran 2:87)
“And will make him [‘Iesa (Jesus)] a Messenger to the Children of Israel (saying): “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by Allâh’s Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the leper…” (Quran 3:49)
The Quran teaches those who followed Jesus had compassion and mercy in their hearts (Quran 57:27)
“Then, We sent after them, Our Messengers, and We sent ‘Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), and gave him the Injeel (Gospel). And We ordained in the hearts of those who followed him, compassion and mercy.” (Quran 57:27)
“The Quran mentions Jesus by name 25 times—more often than Muhammad—and emphasises that Jesus was a mortal human who, like all other prophets, had been divinely chosen to spread God's message.”
Islam also believes Jesus was raised to heaven (Quran 3:55)
“And (remember) when Allâh said: ‘O ‘Iesa (Jesus). I will take you and raise you to Myself and clear you [of the forged statement that ‘Iesa (Jesus) is Allâh’s son] of those who disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you (Monotheists, who worship none but Allâh) superior to those who disbelieve [in the Oneness of Allâh, or disbelieve in some of His Messengers, e.g. Muhammad , ‘Iesa (Jesus), Mûsa (Moses), etc., or in His Holy Books, e.g. the Taurât (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), the Qur’ân] till the Day of Resurrection. Then you will return to Me and I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to dispute.’” (Quran 3:55)
“Judaism rejects the idea of Jesus being God, or a person of a Trinity, or a mediator to God. Judaism also holds that Jesus is not the Messiah, arguing that he had not fulfilled the Messianic prophecies in the Tanakh nor embodied the personal qualifications of the Messiah. According to Jewish tradition, there were no more prophets after Malachi, who lived centuries before Jesus and delivered his prophesies about 420 BCE.”
“According to Conservative Judaism, Jews who believe Jesus is the Messiah have "crossed the line out of the Jewish community". Reform Judaism, the modern progressive movement, states "For us in the Jewish community anyone who claims that Jesus is their savior is no longer a Jew and is an apostate"
“Unlike other religions, Hinduism has no established set of beliefs and thus no universal or common view of Jesus. However, a lot of Hindus, including religious and political leaders, tend to variously venerate Jesus as either a Āchārya, Sadhu or Avatar. Some Hindus and Hare Krishnas also claim that Jesus was predicted or prophesied in the scripture Bhavishya Purana”
“The Baháʼí Faith consider Jesus to be a manifestation of God, who are a series of personages who reflect the attributes of the divine into the human world for the progress and advancement of human morals and civilization.” [Bahá’u’lláh also said this was true for all of God’s “manifestations”, including himself, — J Warner Wallace]
Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith and grandson of ʻAbdu’l-Bahá, described the teachings of Jesus Christ as follows:
“As to the position of Christianity, let it be stated without any hesitation or equivocation that its divine origin is unconditionally acknowledged, that the Sonship and Divinity of Jesus Christ are fearlessly asserted, that the divine inspiration of the Gospel is fully recognized, that the reality of the mystery of the Immaculacy of the Virgin Mary is confessed, and the primacy of Peter, the Prince of the Apostles, is upheld and defended.
Bahá’u’lláh [the founder of the Baha’i faith] declared that the sacrifice of Jesus was indeed extraordinary, for it was through that sacrifice that Jesus “purified the world.” Bahá’u’lláh says that those who failed to accept Christ deprived themselves of “beholding the face of God.” The Bahá’í writings affirm that Christ “left nothing unfinished or incomplete.”
“The Dalai Lama [the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists] was asked what question he would ask if he met Jesus. He said, “For me, as a Buddhist, my attitude toward Jesus Christ is that he was either a fully enlightened being or a bodhisattva [a being who aids others to enlightenment] of a very high spiritual realization. . . .”
For the Dalai Lama, Jesus is the model of a "spiritually mature, good, and warm hearted person."
In the Druze faith, Jesus is considered one of God's important prophets and the Messiah, being among the seven prophets who appeared in different periods of history. The Druze venerate Jesus "the son of Josephand Mary" and his four disciples, who wrote the Gospels.[48] In the Druze tradition, Jesus is known under three titles: the True Messiah (al-Masih al-Haq), the Messiah of all Nations (Masih al-Umam), and the Messiah of Sinners. This is due, respectively, to the belief that Jesus delivered the true Gospel message, the belief that he was the Saviour of all nations, and the belief that he offers forgiveness.
Concerning the major world religions, J. Warner Wallace stated “Given Jesus is a common feature of the major religions of the world, it might be important for us to learn more about the man whom everyone feels the need to describe.”
The evidence for Jesus surpasses that of all other religions for a purpose. Christians haven’t rejected “one less God” or one less faith. Instead, they have found the one who is God, and have found the one faith (Eph. 4:5-6).
Yes, and the equivalent statement by Paul is 1 Cor. 6:3, "Do you not know that we will judge angels?
How much more the things of this life!"
And passages providing context for correctly understanding Matt. 16:19 include Matt. 7:1-5 and Matt. 23:9-12.
Roman Catholic Confessions
James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of our Fathers, 88th ed., pp. 89.
"But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify."
Stephen Keenan, A Doctrinal Catechism 3rd ed., p. 174.
"Question: Have you any other way of proving that the Church has power to institute festivals of precept?
"Answer: Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionists agree with her-she could not have substituted the observance of Sunday, the first day of the week, for the observance of Saturday, the seventh day, a change for which there is no Scriptural authority."
John Laux, A Course in Religion for Catholic High Schools and Academies (1 936), vol. 1, P. 51.
"Some theologians have held that God likewise directly determined the Sunday as the day of worship in the New Law that He Himself has explicitly substituted the Sunday for the Sabbath. But this theory is now entirely abandoned. It is now commonly held that God simply gave His Church the power to set aside whatever day or days she would deem suitable as Holy Days. The Church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days."
Daniel Ferres, ed., Manual of Christian Doctrine (1916), p.67.
"Question: How prove you that the Church hath power to command feasts and holy days?
"Answer. By the very act of changing the Sabbath into Sunday, which Protestants allow of, and therefore they fondly contradict themselves, by keeping Sunday strictly, and breaking most other feasts commanded by the same Church.'
"Here" being TX? Only "chatting" not being idle talk? (Matt. 12:36, 2Tim. 2:16)
"Remember the 90s"? (vaguely :^)
Yes it is definitely a fact that the catholics changed the gospel in to a lie.
They don't following the Doctrine of Christ so one cannot follow catholicism and get to Heaven.
Those that know the Truth of God's Word cannot follow the false doctrines of catholicism
It's a matter of error not hatred.
The catholics need correction if they want to go to Heaven because they are on the highway to hell which is where catholicism leads to due to their failure to follow the Doctrine of Christ as they have been deceived by doctrines of demons.
It's too bad all the catholics are going to hell. It's a real shame.
Lucky for me then that you don't decide who goes to hell. That last line undercuts your "Christianity". Luther has sent more people to help than the Catholic Church but you're a follower of Luther not Jesus
Peter is the bearer of that faith and is charged with making disciples of all the nations. How was this "faith" supposed to be spread if not through Peter and the church established on his faith. Jesus gave Peter the authority to bind and loose. You can't just ignore stuff you don't like.
No, I don't follow heresy so I don't have anything to do with Luther or the catholic cult.
They ya go again, engaging in idolatry
No, I don't follow heresy so I don't have anything to do with Luther or the catholic cult.
They ya go again, engaging in idolatry
You're follower Luther's perversions. If you don't like it I don't care.
It's amazing how you can't grasp how bad faith and that Jesus said on this rock I will build my church. You arent arguing with me friend. I can read to I don't need your interpretations unless you can show evidence that your interpretations are authoritative
No, I don't follow any of the reformers as they taught false doctrine just like the catholic church they belonged to prior to their breaking away
The "Rock" Jesus built His church on is revelation knowledge.
The topic of discussion was Peter knowing Jesus was the Son of God and the Father having revealed this to Peter thru revelation knowledge that came directly from the Father by the Holy Spirit
Those that are carnally minded (having been tricked by the devil) focus on Peter being the topic of discussion leading them in to idolatry as they claim Peter was the first pope and they call their popes "Father" in direct disobedience to Jesus' instructions when He specifically said to NOT call any man on earth "Father"
Matthew 23:7-10
And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
The problem with the catholics is they reject the teachings of Jesus Christ and instead follow the teachings of their religious organization which is doctrines of devil from men who have been deceived by the devil through out the centuries
They don't actually believe in Jesus Christ as in getting born again and following Him to put the Lord first and foremost in their lives
2 Corinthians 4:3,4
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
The teachings of the catholic so called church is one of the many ways the devil keeps the True Gospel of Jesus Christ hidden.
The devil has provided deception for gullible, carnally minded people to not get what Jesus was saying here and instead focus of
Peter in spite of the FACT that through out the New Testament there no evidence that the other Apostles thought Peter was in
charge neither did they treat Peter as though he was the leader of the church.
IN Acts 15:13-21 we see the Apostle James as being the leader over this meeting so by this we know if Peter was the leader of the
Body of Christ then he would have led this meeting but he did not.
And in Galatians 2:11-14 we see where the Apostle Paul had to correct Peter for being in error which is hard on catholics since they
claim Peter was the first "catholic pope" and they claim their popes speak for the Lord and cannot speak or do anything in error
Peter in spite of the FACT that through out the New Testament there no evidence that the other Apostles thought Peter was in
charge neither did they treat Peter as though he was the leader of the church.
IN Acts 15:13-21 we see the Apostle James as being the leader over this meeting so by this we know if Peter was the leader of the
Body of Christ then he would have led this meeting but he did not.
And in Galatians 2:11-14 we see where the Apostle Paul had to correct Peter for being in error which is hard on catholics since they
claim Peter was the first "catholic pope" and they claim their popes speak for the Lord and cannot speak or do anything in error
You add to and subtract from scriptures at convenience just like your theological grandfather Luther.
That's what the demonites and the devilites keep claiming
Through out the New Testament there no evidence that the other Apostles thought Peter was in
charge neither did they treat Peter as though he was the leader of the church.
Catholics don't go by what God says in His Word which is their problem.
They go by traditions and extra biblical texts none of which are authored by the Lord Jesus
We could go on and on here but you'll continue to hold on to catholic idolatry, so enjoy the fruits of where that leads to