These Bible verses reveal that God has been speaking about the Roman Catholic Church for 2,500 years, the first instance occurred when He spoke to Daniel about future kingdoms that would occur until the end of time.
If you’re Catholic, these Bible truths are shared out of love for you, because you may not know what God has declared to you in His Holy Word.
Read through the list and see what the Bible reveals about the leaders of the Catholic Church.
You don’t have to understand all of the prophecies and their fulfillment, just simply read through the study to see how the Bible specifically describes the Catholic Church.
The Bible foretold that the church of the antichrist would be are arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with precious stones.
“The woman (apostate church) was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.” Revelation 17:4
“The color for bishops and other prelates is purple, for cardinals scarlet… The pectoral cross should be made of gold and… decorated with gems…” (Source: Our Sunday Visitor’s Catholic Encyclopedia, 1991, p. 175, 178, 466)
The Bible foretold that the Harlot (false Church) would assert power over ALL of the Earth.
“Then he said to me, ‘The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.’ ” Revelation 17:15
“We define that the Holy Apostolic See and the Roman Pontiff (Pope) hold the primacy over the whole world.” (Source: Laetentur Coeli, Council of Florence, 1439)
The Roman Catholic Church has ecclesiastical power over 1.2 Billion people, who live in the nations of the world and speak different languages.
The Roman Catholic Church is both a Church and a City, which kings of the Earth bow down to.
“And the woman (the harlot church) whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.” Revelation 17:18
Vatican City is a city-state, making it the smallest country in the world, that has political relations with almost every country.
Kings and President bow to the Pope when they visit Vatican City.
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Daniel 2:41 describes them as the Iron/Clay feet of the statue, as they are a Church/State.
“Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay.”
The other parts of the statue in Daniel 2, the gold head of Babylon, the silver chest of Medo-Persia, the bronze waist of Greece and the iron legs of Rome, were only political empires.
The iron/clay feet represent the church/state of the Roman Catholic Church, which emerged after the Roman Empire was destroyed.
The Roman Catholic Church rose to power after the Roman Empire split into 10 kingdoms, fulfilling Daniel 7:24.
“The ten horns (kingdoms) are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings.”
Out of the ten kingdoms, the Catholic Church emerged, who was different because it was a church/state.
The Roman Catholic Church is the Little Horn of Daniel fulfilling Daniel 7:8.
“I was considering the horns (kingdoms), and there was another horn (kingdom), a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots.”
They subdued and destroyed three of the ten kingdoms (the Heruli, Ostrogoths and Vandals) who did not bow down to them.
The church has a single man (the Pope) acting and speaking for the whole body, fulfilling Daniel 7:8.
“And there, in this horn (kingdom), were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.”
Pope Pius IX said “I alone… am the successor of the apostles, the vicar of Jesus Christ. I am the way, the truth, and the life…” (Source: History of the Christian Church, by Henry Charles Sheldon, p. 59.)
Pope Boniface VIII said “We declare, say, define, and pronounce, that it is absolutely necessary for the salvation of every human creature to be subject to the Roman Pontiff.” (Source: Bull “Unam Sanctum,” as cited in “Apostolic Digest, Book V: The Book of Obedience”)
Current Pope Francis I said “You cannot find Jesus outside the Church.” (Source: EWTN Global Catholic News, pronounced on April 23 in the Apostolic Palace’s Pauline Chapel.)
In John 14:6, Jesus declared that salvation is through Him only and not through any man,
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
The Catholic Church changed the calendar and law, fulfilling Daniel 7:25.
“He shall intend to change times (calendar) and law.”
At the First Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. they changed the calendar to be based on the Sun, not the moon as God ordained in the Bible.
At the Council of Laodicea in 363 A.D. they made Sunday the “Lord’s Day”, instead of 7th day Sabbath as God ordained in the Bible.
In the Catechism, they removed God’s 2nd Commandment, which forbids idol worship, as they have many idols such as Mary. They then divided the 10th Commandment into two parts, so there is 10 total.
They claim that the Roman Catholic Church was built on Peter.
But Jesus said in Matt. 16:18, “you are Peter (Greek word “Petros” or little, movable stone) , and on this rock (Greek is “Petra” or unmovable stone/rock, which is Jesus) I will build my church.
The two Greek words have very different meanings, one represents Peter as a little movable stone, but the Bible is telling us that Christ’s Church is built on the bedrock of Jesus.
Peter himself understood that Christ was the only foundation stone and that he himself, and the rest of God’s Chosen Ones, were little building blocks upon that foundation.
“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone (Jesus), elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed”
1 Peter 2:5-8
“Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, Having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, In whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, In whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.” Ephesians 2:19-22
The Catholic Church claims that Peter was the head of God’s church.
Paul says in Ephesians 5:23 that Christ Jesus is the head of the church.
“For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church:
and he is the saviour of the body”.
They claim that Peter has the keys of heaven and earth.
Jesus says in Revelation 3:7-8 that He has the key of David, and it is only He that opens and shuts.
‘These things says He (Jesus) who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David,
He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”‘.
They deny that Jesus has come in the flesh, fulfilling John’s definition of Antichrist in 1 John 4:3.
“and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world”
Popes have claimed that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was sinless, but Romans 3:23 says
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
“We declare, pronounce, and define that the doctrine which holds that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instance of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God… was preserved free from all stain of original sin.”
Encyclical On The Immaculate Conception by Pope Pius IX, 1849
By claiming that Mary was sinless from birth until she was taken up into heaven, they are saying that Jesus would not have inherited man’s sinful fleshly nature.
Christ’s perfect sinless life and His victory over sin is of no merit if He did not inherit man’s fleshly nature.
They are not saying that Jesus did not live in a fleshly human body, but they are invalidating that He overcame man’s sinful fleshly nature.
Hebrews 4:15 says “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
The Roman Catholic Church rose to power after the Roman Empire was removed, fulfilling 2 Thessalonians 2:7.
“For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.”
Paul used the word ‘he’ because if he would have said ‘until the Roman Empire is taken out of the way’, it would have invited persecution against the Church, from the Romans who would not tolerate a claim that they will be destroyed..
The Pope sits in the temple of God proclaiming to be God, fulfilling 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4.
“..the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, (not a physical temple, but Christ’s Church. Eph. 2:19-22) showing himself that he is God.”
Pope Innocent III said “We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Greogory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.)
Saint Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.)
Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.”
(Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894)
1 Timothy 2:5-6 declares, “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all.”
Many Popes have declared that salvation is only through the Catholic Church, which denies that salvation is through Jesus Christ.
Pope Innocent III declares, “With our hearts we believe and with our lips we confess but one Church, not that of the heretics, but the Holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church, outside which we believe that no one is saved.” (Source: Denzinger 423)
Pope Boniface VIII said, “We declare, say, define, and pronounce that it is absolutely necessary for the salvation of every human creature to be subject to the Roman Pontiff.” ((Source: Papal Bull Unam Sanctam A.D. 1302)
Pope Eugene IV declared, “No one, let his alms giving be as great as it may, no one, even if he pour out his blood for the Name of Jesus Christ, can be saved unless they abide within the bosom and unity of the Catholic Church.” (Source: The Bull Cantate Domino, 1441)
Pope Pius IX said, “It must be held by faith that outside the Apostolic Roman Church, no one can be saved;” (Source: Denzinger 1647)
This is declaring that a Christian in any other church is not saved, and it effectively eliminates Jesus as the only way to salvation, which is antichrist.
Acts 4:12 confirms that salvation is only through Jesus. “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
The Popes title of Vicar of Christ is the ‘antichrist’ in John’s epistles.
The word ‘antichristos’ is the Greek word for Antichrist. Translated into English it means Vice-Christ or Vicar of Christ, which the Pope has claimed as his title.
In 1303 A.D. Pope Boniface VIII said in his infamous Bull ‘Unam Sanctam’, “We declare, assert, define and pronounce to be subject to the Roman Pontiff is to every creature altogether necessary for salvation… I have the authority of the King of Kings. I am all in all, and above all, so that God Himself and I, the Vicar of Christ, have but one consistory, and I am able to do almost all that God can do. What therefore, can you make of me but God?”
The Roman Catholic Church ruled supreme for 1,260 years, fulfilling Revelation 13:5, which is speaking about the Antichrist beast.
“and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.”
42 months is 1,260 days. In prophecy, 1 day = 1 year, so it’s 1,260 years.
In 538 A.D., the Roman Catholic Church gained religious and civil power when Emperor Justinian issued a decree making the Pope head of all churches.
In 1798 A.D., Napoleon’s army marched into Rome and captured the Pope, ending the reign of the Papacy.
The Pope was stripped of authority and taken into captivity, causing a mortal wound, fulfilling Revelation 13:3.
“And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.”
The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1990, Vol.26, p.938) says “The ultimate humiliation of the Church came when Pius VI was driven out of Rome by the French armies in 1798 and in the following year was taken captive by them and dragged back to France, where he died.”
They were restored to power in 1929, which healed the deadly head wound.
“Rome . . . was granted sovereign extraterritorial status in 1929 by the Lateran Treaty and Concordat.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 1990 Edition
Popes speak great things and blasphemies, fulfilling Revelation 13:5.
“And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.”
Pope Innocent III said, “We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Greogory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.)
Pope Pius V blasphemed that “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.)
Pope Clement VI declared “No man outside obedience to the Pope of Rome can ultimately be saved. All who have raised themselves against the faith of the Roman Church, and died in final impenitence have been damned, and gone down to Hell.” (Source: Pope Clement VI, “Super Quibusdam,” as cited in “Apostolic Digest, Book V: The Book of Obedience”)
They assert power over ALL of the Earth, fulfilling Revelation 13:7
“It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.”
“We define that the Holy Apostolic See and the Roman Pontiff (Pope) hold the primacy over the whole world.” (Source: Laetentur Coeli, Council of Florence, 1439)
The Roman Catholic Church is the beast and the Pope is the man in Revelation 13:18.
“Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.”
Vicar of Christ in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, which equates numerically to the number 666.
The name ‘Vatican’ means ‘divining serpent’ from Latin Vatis=diviner, and can=serpent, fulfilling Revelation 13:2,
“The dragon (serpent) gave him (the Roman Catholic Church Pope) his power, his throne, and great authority.”
Rome is seated upon seven mountains, fulfilling Revelation 17:9.
“Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman (harlot church of Rome) sits.”
The seven hills (mountains) around Rome are named the Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal and Viminal.
They are the Whore of Babylon who is drunk with the blood of the saints of Jesus, fulfilling Revelation 17:6.
History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, Vol. 2 says “That the Church of Rome has shed more innocent blood than any other institution that has ever existed among mankind will be questioned by no Protestant who has a complete knowledge of history.” Some historians estimate that over 50 million lives (mostly Christians from Christ’s true Church), were taken by this so-called “holy” Inquisition to which they have never apologized.
Daniel 2:34 declares that the feet of iron and clay, the church and state of the Roman Catholic Church, will be destroyed by Christ in the end times.
“You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.”
Revelation 18:21 is the fulfillment of Christ destroying the Roman Catholic Church, which is called Mystery Babylon.
“Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore.”
As you have clearly seen in the study, the Roman Catholic Church is the false church which opposes Christ. And the Lord has foretold that He will destroy her and all those in her.
If you’re in the Catholic Church, Jesus has lovingly called you to, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.“ Revelation 18:4
Come out of her and know true salvation, which is by faith in the atoning work of the Lamb of God, Christ Jesus.
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More studies on the Roman Catholic Church
The Beasts of Daniel and Revelation
Killing The Two Witnesses Of Revelation 11
Pope’s Proclaim That Salvation Is Only Through The Roman Catholic Church
In this quotation from Galatians St. Paul is clearly talking about Mosaic Law and how a strict and inflexible adherence to the law can and will have a negative affect. He is not speaking against doing good works. Jesus did good works, his disciples did good works. Shouldn’t we also do good works?
I could have all the faith in the world but if I am an evil man, who treats everyone I know with contempt and hatred, neglecting the poor and the needy. If I also then go and kill someone and show no remorse whatsoever, will it be enough then at the end of my life to go to meet God and say. Yes I lived a terrible life and was mean to everyone. But It is okay I believed in you, I had faith? Will this be enough to get me into Heaven?
St Irenaeus (Early 2nd century AD 202) states ‘It is not possible that the gospels can be either more or fewer in number than they are. For, since there are four-quarters of the earth in which we live, and four universal winds, while the church is scattered throughout all the world, and the ‘pillar and ground’ of the church is the gospel and the spirit of life, it is fitting that she should have four pillars breathing out immortality on every side, and vivifying men afresh… Therefore the gospels are in accord with these things… For the living creatures are quadriform and the gospel is quadriform… These things being so, all who destroy the form of the gospel are vain, unlearned, and also audacious; those [I mean] who represent the aspects of the gospel as being either more in number than as aforesaid, or, on the other hand, fewer.”
By the 3rd century the canon had well been established.
Martin Luther (1483–1546) made an attempt to remove the books of Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation from the canon (partially because they were perceived to go against certain Protestant doctrines such as sola scriptura and sola fide)
Well Liam, it’s obvious that you will not convince me and I will not convince you. So we’ll just have to agree to disagree. I pray for God’s grace, mercy and blessing in your life. 🙂 David
That’s untrue and your being obtuse. If you’re truly saved by Jesus Christ you will realize that it was a pardon from God and you’ll live a life pleasing to him. You get saved by faith and you live a good life because YOUR SAVED. There’s evidence you’ve been saved. You follow the great commission, baptize and love and forgive others as Christ forgave you. All lies those works will have you hell bound. Because only by faith in Christ are we justified in the eyes of God. Our God isn’t a liar. Our God is a living God. Jesus in the Catholic Church isn’t living. The Holy Spirit isn’t in the Catholic Church for if it was you wouldn’t preach a Gospel other than the one we have. Lies by the Papacy are just that lies. John 3:16 contradicts your Church’s doctrine which makes you a liar. The Gospel is Good News. But it is a Confrontational Gospel.
You haven’t proven the Popes have lied. John 3:16 does not contradict our doctrine. Other than that, you have no historical nor cultural nor biblical evidence that proves Liam’s argument wrong.
‘Antichrist‘ is a Greek word. ‘Vicar‘ is an English word. The words are synonymous.
They have exactly the same meaning.
‘Antichrist‘ translated into the English is ‘Vice Christ‘ or ‘Vicar of Christ.’
‘Vicar of Christ, rendered into the Greek is ‘Antichristos‘ = ‘Antichrist.’
The ordinary use of the word in the Greek is decisive on this point.
The Popes of Rome rose to power after the last Roman Emperor was removed in 476 A.D., fulfilling 2 Thessalonians 2:7
St Gelasius I, who was the Pope from 492 – 496, was the first Pope to be called the “Vicar of Christ“.
And since then each Pope has been declared the Vicar of Christ, as they have proclaimed to be Christ in the flesh.
Pope Boniface VIII said “We declare, assert, define and pronounce to be subject to the Roman Pontiff is to every creature altogether necessary for salvation… I have the authority of the King of Kings. I am all in all, and above all, so that God Himself and I, the Vicar of Christ, have but one consistory, and I am able to do almost all that God can do. What therefore, can you make of me but God?” Pope Boniface VIII, Papal bull Unam sanctam, 1302 A.D.
Pope Pius IX said, “I alone… am the successor of the apostles, the vicar of Jesus Christ. I am the way, the truth, and the life…” Pope Pius IX , History of the Christian Church, by Henry Charles Sheldon, p. 59.
Pope Pius X declared, “The Pope is not simply the representative of Jesus Christ. On the contrary, he is Jesus Christ Himself, under the veil of the flesh. Does the Pope speak? It is Jesus Christ who is speaking, hence, when anyone speaks of the Pope, it is not necessary to examine but to obey.” Pope Pius X, Evangelical Christendom, Vol. 49, Jan 1. 1895 A.D., p. 15, “the organ of the Evangelical Alliance,” published in London by J. S. Phillips.
Pope Pius XII said, “…recognize the Holy, Catholic, Roman Church to be the only true Church of Jesus Christ, outside of which neither sanctity nor salvation can be found. Call them to the unity of the one fold, granting them the grace to believe every truth of our holy faith and to submit themselves to the Supreme Roman Pontiff, the Vicar of Jesus Christ on earth.” Pope Pius XII, The Raccolta, Benzinger Brothers, Boston, 1957 A.D., No. 626.
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The position of Antichrist is not just one man, it is a position, like the President of the United States or the King of England.
The Vicar of Christ, the Vice-Christ, the Antichrist, the Popes of Rome, presents himself in the stead of the true Christ and must therefore be characterized by deception, dissimulation and counterfeit.
http://christianitybeliefs.org/end-times-deceptions/what-is-the-antichrist/
The word “antichrist” combines two roots:αντί (anti) + Χριστός (Khristos). “Αντί” can mean not only “against” and “opposite of”, but also “in place of”.[6] “Χριστός”, translated. The main use of the term is not with in place of. It is not synonymous with Vicar. Vicar is from Latin to French to English meaning a representative or acting on behalf of. To conclude that the two terms which have such varying meaning are synonymous that would be too far fetched. You really need to squeeze and over squeeze the synonimity out of them.
The unambiguous mark of the antichrist is:
Many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh; any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist!
— 2 John 1:7 NRSV (1989)
The Popes of Rome fulfill both definitions of ‘anti’, for they are against Christ, because they proclaim to forgive sins and provide salvation, which only Messiah can do; and they proclaim to be Christ in the flesh, replacing Christ.
David you are debating about faith that will really corrupt your mind. Do not judge for u shall be judged . You talk about the catholic faith like u have no faith yourself. Why do are u mislead your self to have disciples of misled people. God will only defend us as loving people and not as what u doing judging an ancient faith when u where not even born. Education has brought u to this point to create negative comments about a church. I simply believe negative vibes are from the ev il one. U are a false preacher defending god in a negative form. U may think u are wise but u not. U talk about god as if u are the only one who has the right info. U are trying to rewrite the wrong doings of a faith but at the same time u are doing wrong in a wide version and that is internet which really so very poor performance. Be wise and preach really about the goodness of god. I am very did pointed with u for attacking t
he catholic faith not other faith. Why can’t u say something about Buddhism or Hindus or Islam ect….. When u talk only about one faith and it really shows that catholic faith it shows me it is real faith because u are really disturbed u talked of negative vibes only. U need to relook at your self look in the mirror and ask yourself what is your per pose in real life. Your words looks disturbing even if it’s right or wrong if shows something is disturbing u to be a disturbance to other people. People of god do not disturb other minds but only helps them to be come better people through Christ. I hope u rise up and preach about the goodness of god which can really help people more then what u are doing right now .
This is not a debate about faith. This article clearly shows that the Popes of Rome fulfill Bible prophecy as the Little Horn of Daniel 7, the Son of Perdition of 2 Thessalonians 2, and the antichrist beast of Revelation 13. And that the Roman Catholic Church is the Harlot of Revelation 17. http://christianitybeliefs.org/end-times-deceptions/
I do say thinks about Islam, such as that the Roman Catholic Church Bishops helped write the Qur’an and prop up the illiterate Mohamed as their Prophet. They did this to cause Muslims to kill Jews and the saints, the help conquer territory, and to take control of Jerusalem. http://christianitybeliefs.org/end-times-deceptions/islam-in-bible-prophecy/
The Jesuits of Rome control most Muslim countries and ISIS, to carry out their Inquisition, and to take control of countries.
I protest against the Popes and Jesuit Generals of Rome, who are the enemy of Messiah and His saints. Catholics and most Protestants are lulled by all of their deceptions. Wake up! Come of the teachings of the Babylonian Roman Catholic Popes.
You speak the truth, Daniel.
Only through trusting Christ’s finished work on the cross can we be saved. We can not aid our own salvation. When we are saved the Lord fills us with the Holy Spirit, gives us the power to pray in the Holy Spirit, being lead of Him unto all good works that He ordains. Not our works.
Acts 2:38 Repent & be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins & ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Ephesians 2:8-9 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.
Romans 9:11 “(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him that calleth,)
Romans 9:32 Wherefore? because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone.
Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace, otherwise work is no more work.
True, Annie.
Not one of those Bible verses says that we are saved by faith alone. Only one place in The Bible do the words ‘faith,’ and ‘alone’ appear and that is James 2:24.
You state that The Bible is the final authority, I therefore assume you believe that The Bible is infallible, the word of God. But The Bible was compiled by the Catholic Church. How can the fallible Church be the source of the infallible book?
Galatians 2:16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
That is telling you that it is by faith, not by works.
As for the Catholic Church compiling the Bible, that is wrong.
They banned Bibles, they burned Bibles and they killed people who possessed Bibles.
They forbid Bible reading, as it testifies to salvation by faith in Jesus Christ, not by works through the Papal Church. And it testifies that they are the Little Horn of Daniel, the Beast of Revelation, and the Pope, the Son of Perdition.
Pope Innocent III declared, “to be reproved are those who translate into French the Gospels, the letters of Paul, the psalter, etc. They are moved by a certain love of Scripture in order to explain them clandestinely and to preach them to one another. The mysteries of the faith are not to (be) explained rashly to anyone. Usually in fact, they cannot be understood by everyone but only by those who are qualified to understand them with informed intelligence. The depth of the divine Scriptures is such that not only the illiterate and uninitiated have difficulty understanding them, but also the educated and the gifted.” Pope Innocent III, Denzinger-Schönmetzer, Enchiridion Symbolorum 770-771
Pope Innocent III decreed, “We prohibit laymen possessing copies of the Old and New Testament. …We forbid them most severely to have the above books in the popular vernacular.” (meaning in their country’s native language, as the Papal Church only allowed their priests to read it in Latin). Pope Innocent II, The Council of Toulouse, Canon 14
Pope Pius IV said, “The Bible is not for the people; whosoever will be saved must renounce it. It is a forbidden book. Bible societies are satanic contrivances.” Pope Pius IV, Catholic Church Council of Trent, Rule III
Papal statements, known as Papal Bulls and ex cathedra statements, remain the stance of the Roman Catholic Church, until a Pope retracts it.
They are like a law in the U.S. If a President enacts a law, it’s the rule of the land until another President gets the law overturned.
So if a previous Pope proclaimed it and the Roman Catholic Church hasn’t issued a retraction, then it is still their official stance.
The only reason they stopped making statements about banning the Bible, is that the Lord caused it to be spread around the world with the advent of the printing press, and by having His servants translate it into English and other languages.
No. That’s the statement that is wrong. The Bible was compiled by the Catholic Church. There is historical evidence of this. Constantine ordered in the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD to organize a canon for those books that were inspired by God.
Your quotes are false. You have no reliable sources. It’s called confirmation bias. You look for a source that intentionally has information that supports your argument, even if this information is false. Because there are official and certified documentaries about this. We know none of that information is true. The Popes never said any of those words. There was no Bible banning or burning. That’s made up information to deceive Christians. You sound very convincing because you almost appear to know your stuff very well, and because you convey knowledge like this, it builds you reliability — what in rhetoric we call ethos. Because you sound reliable, most are persuaded and decide to take your word for it. Which is a real problem given that it’s called deceive, and the Bible speaks of deceivers not going to heaven. So that proves you are wrong.
By the way, there was only one church up until 1054, when the East-West Schism occur. Given that the only church that existed was the Catholic Church, that means we were the only one founded by Jesus.
Your church was officially created when the Roman Bishops and Emperor Constantine created the Roman religion of Christianity, which melded the pagan gods of Rome and Christianity. http://christianitybeliefs.org/the-falling-away/
Your church killed over 50 million saints during the Dark Ages and Inquisition. Countless witnesses testified throughout history that the Popes of Rome are the Son of Perdition and the antichrist. http://christianitybeliefs.org/end-times-deceptions/historic-witnesses-against-the-antichrist-roman-beast-the-popes-of-rome/
Liam, well said.
The bible alone as sole authority? Where then in the bible does it say ‘by the bible alone’? It doesn’t.
Where in the bible does it say faith alone? It does!!! It says NOT by faith alone.
This is the reason we have thousands of splinter denominations now; everyone has a new interpretation, but no oral tradition / no authority – except of themselves. Sad.
Tired of all the opinions and man made interpretations like this.
God bless you all and give you truth and help you from hating and judging others so much.
Thank you Liam for being the only one here to make any sense. God bless you for your voice.
You have a nice video about how we are saved by faith alone. I presume you believe in Sola Scriptura. Therefore could you point out to me where this teaching is in The Bible?
To mu knowledge there is only one place where the words faith and alone appear together and that is James 2:24 ”You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.’ We also find the value of good works talked about in 1 Corinthians 13:2 ‘ If I have faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.’
I notice my previous comment did not pass the moderation test. (presumably I poked too many theological holes in your argument) Let’s have a balanced debate shall we.
God bless you.
Hi Liam,
Here’s some verses that state that salvation is by faith:
Luke 7:50 Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Romans 1:17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Galatians 2:16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Galatians 3:11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.”
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
2 Timothy 3:15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 1:5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:9 receiving the end of your faith–the salvation of your souls.
Your previous comment didn’t get posted because your points weren’t logical, so there was no way to debate them.
Your comment was based around my response to Daniel, in which he said “May you find Jesus Christ through the Immaculate Heart of Mary His Mother.”
Based on my response, you made the statement that “Catholic’s don’t worship Mary this is a great fallacy.”
Liam, Daniel is praying that I find salvation through Mary. He is praying to Mary. That is Mary worship!
Here’s a link to a Google search for the term “Mary worship”.
http://romancatholicbeliefs.org/google-mary-worship/
Please tell me why all of these people, including the Pope, are bowing down to Mary?
God bless you and grant you eye salve to see the truth.
David
Praying and worship are two different things. Do you need a dictionary?
I have a dictionary, it’s called the Bible. What the Popes of Rome have declared about Mary is contrary to the Scriptures.
Liam, if you read all of those Bible verses that clearly state that salvation is by faith and not works, and still believe that salvation is by faith and works, then you’re following the commandments of the Pope, not the Bible.
I understand why Catholics pray to Mary. The Papal Church claims that she is the co-redeemer of our salvation, that she is our intercessor before Christ.
But the Bible does not say those things, and it’s the final authority, not your Pope.
Read through the quotes from Popes on this website, they claim to be God, they claim to be Jesus Christ, they claim that salvation is only through them, they claim to be infallible, and they claim to forgive sins.
All of those things are blasphemy and are antichrist, for the Papal Church is the false church, which opposes Christ.
I pray to Jesus that He has mercy and gives you eye salve, so that you can see the truth.
David