[TruthTalk] What Does One in Christ look like?

[Judy Taylor]

JESUS CHRIST THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER  (Hebrews 13:8) For thou shalt worship no other god; for the Lord, whose name is jealous, is a jealous God (Exodus 34:14) Many of these beliefs were practiced earlier than the dates given; they did not become binding on all catholics until they were officially adopted by Church Councils and proclaimed by the Pope as dogmas of faith; all dates are approximate.  None so far have been repented of or rescinded to my knowledge.  See if you can find a foundation for any of this in God's Word and then think about the warnings for adding or taking from same. 2nd Century - Presbyters (or elders) first called priests by Lucian 215AD Creed of Hippolytus which is better known as the Apostles Creed 300AD Prayers for the dead 325AD Creed of Nicaea - endorsed by Nicene Council 375AD Veneration of angels and dead saints and the use of Images 381AD Nicene Creed - from the Council of Constantinople endorsed by Constantine 394AD The mass as a daily celebration was adopted 415AD Chalcedon Creed defines the two natures in Christ 431AD The beginning of the exaltation of Mary, and the first use of the term “Mother of God” by the Council of Ephesus. 500AD Priests began to dress different from the laity and to wear special clothes 500AD Athanasian Creed explaining Trinitarian faith 526AD Extreme Unction 529AD Council of Orange worked on controversy between Augustine and Pelagius concerning what was called “original sin” 593AD The doctrine of purgatory was first established by Gregory the Great 600AD Prayers began to be offered to Mary, dead saints, and angels 610AD The first man was proclaimed POPE (Boniface 111) 788AD Veneration of the cross, images, and relics are authorized 850AD Holy water, mixed with a pinch of salt and blessed by a priest was authorized 890AD Veneration of Saint Joseph 927AD College of cardinals begun 995AD Canonization of dead saints, first by Pope John XV 1000AD The mass developed gradually as a sacrifice, attendance was made obligatory in the 11th century. 1079AD The celibacy of the priesthood was decreed by Pope Hildebrand, Boniface VII 1184AD The inquisition of hereticks was instituted by the Council of Verona 1090AD The rosary, or prayer beads (copied from Hindus and Mohammadans) was introduced by Peter the Hermit 1190AD The sale of indulgences 1200AD The seven sacraments defined by Peter Lombard 1215AD The inquisition of hereticks was legalized and promoted by the Fourth Lateran Council 1215AD The dogma of transubstantiation was decreed by Pope Innocent III 1215AD Confession of sins to the priest at least once a year was instituted by Pope Innocent III at the Lateran Council 1220AD The adoration of the wafer (host) decreed by Pope Honorius III 1439AD The doctrine of purgatory proclaimed a dogma by the Council of Florence 1545AD The Apocryphal books were added to the Bible by the Council of Trent 1854AD The Immaculate Conception of Mary was proclaimed dogma by Pope Pius IX 1864AD Pope Pius IX condemns all scientific discoveries not approved by the Roman Church 1870AD Infallibility of the Pope in matters of faith and morals proclaimed by the First Vatican Council 1930AD Pius XI condemned the public schools 1931AD Pius reaffirmed the doctrine that Mary is the Mother of God 1950AD The dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was proclaimed by Pope Pius XII 1965AD Mary proclaimed the Mother of the Church by Pope Paul VI