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Judy, you must have been eavesdropping on
the comments between my husband and myself last night—we were saying the
very same things. As my husband said, “If worshipping God isn’t
enough for you, you can become a RC and worship humans.” Izzy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Judy Taylor If you've
been keeping abreast of world news, you know that the new pope is putting the
late Pope John Paul on the fast-lane of "sainthood." It makes no difference, of
course, what God's
sentiments are in this paganistic ritual, for if the Roman Catholic hierarchy
decrees that someone be elected a saint, that's
it—regardless.
But this is the history of Roman Catholicism. According to Catholic doctrine, Pope
John Paul cannot be elected a "saint" unless
it can be substantiated that he performed at least three "miracles."
Now watch closely the How do I know this? The great
apostle Paul, in prophesying about Roman Catholicism, declared, "The coming of the lawless one [Roman
Catholicism] will be in
accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit
miracles, signs, and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those
who are perishing" (2 Thess. 2:9-10). Popes claim to be apostles. To be
an authentic apostle, he must
demonstrate his apostleship by performing signs,
wonders, and miracles. "The things that mark an apostle—signs, wonders, and
miracles—were done among you with great perseverance"
(Paul, 2 Cor. 12:12). So unless a pope is able
to effect supernatural signs, wonders, and miracles, he cannot be an
apostle. Pope John Paul might have performed counterfeit miracles, but
the And what about this "saint"
question? Again, we see the Roman Hierarchy devising laws that God did
not author, for if a believer is not a saint before death, he will not be a
saint after death. The term "saint" in the
scriptures does not carry the idea of perfection, impeccability, flawless
excellence, or place one in a spiritual celebrity status. The core
definition of "saint" refers
to one who has been sanctified
or set apart to serve the God of creation. Every living believer is a saint.
And not once
did any apostle write a letter to dead saints! Their
letters were written to living saints. Allow me to
demonstrate. "To the
congregation of God in All of these statements were addressed to
living saints.
To show you how deceptive the In closing this weekend edition, I say to
my Catholic friends and readers: Place your
allegiance in and give your loyalty to Jesus only. You don't need
religion. You need a relationship. A good, strong relationship
with the Man called Jesus will save you in the end. Your pope cannot save you, nor forgive
you. Your church cannot deliver you to paradise. No church can
accomplish that feat. But Jesus can! Be neither Catholic nor
Protestant. Be a Christian only, but not the only Christian. Only
then will you experience freedom in Jesus. Trust me, I know—"been there, done that." (written by Buff Scott Jr) |
