1John 1:4 And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. It doesn’t mean what the Catholics try to make it mean so they can use the scripture against non Catholics. And he wrote to the Hebrews “Obey your prelates, and be subject to them.” (Hebrews 14:17). That purpose was manifested later in Matthew 16:18 “Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church.” Peter’s name was Simon and Christ changed it to Peter, which in the original Aramaic language is Kepha. get saved and the Spirit of the Living God will enter you and your eyes will be opened to this wickedness. […] of my two favorites. Makes me want to throw up. If dressed in religious vestments are an invitation to pray more, an invitation to repent, an invitation to think about our future life with God. Christ terms His Church a kingdom, which in turn supposes some organized authority. “Then let all the heresies, when challenged to these two tests by our apostolic Church, offer their proof of how they deem themselves to be apostolic. The remains of Mary Magdalene are found in the Basilica of Saint Maximin, south of France. I think you have brought up a couple of very good points here. . Exodus 20:1-5 Then stop inflaming people with your articles that twist the truth and have a SERIOUS discussion on the differences. The Pope has put on public display nine tiny fragments of bone which may belong to St Peter, the first Pope. This is a link to read the whole article: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07664a.htm. But his successor, Pope Boniface VIII, feared that the ex-pope could be used in an attempt to unseat him. What's believed to be the bones of St. Peter were displayed for the first time at the Vatican. This ”bible” thing, well who wrote it? The papal tombs in old St. Peter's Basilica were the final resting places of the popes, most of which dated from the fifth to sixteenth centuries.The majority of these tombs were destroyed during the sixteenth through seventeenth century demolition of old St. Peter's Basilica, except for one which was destroyed during the Saracen Sack of the church in 846. Another reason why relics are not pagan is because we see the Christian custom already in use in the Bible. “[I]t is incumbent to obey the presbyters who are in the Church—those who, as I have shown, possess the succession from the apostles; those who, together with the succession of the episcopate, have received the infallible charism of truth, according to the good pleasure of the Father. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I’m not a fan of the Roman Catholic church for sure, I don’t agree with many of the doctrine’s, Dogma’s, cannon law’s. Rewritten, adapted, changed, translated over and over? The Church used the martyrs’ tombs as altars because, when Mass is offered, it is our participation in the eternal worship that is always taking place among the angels and saints in Heaven, just as we see in the opening chapters of the Book of Revelation. Men are wicked, and compare a Church with another. Of course not. Pastors (also know as bishops and elders) are God’s gift to His church. Jesus often appealed to the Scriptures – ‘It is written’ – but He never appealed to tradition as if it carried equal authority (see below). If the bronze snake that Moses had made was broke into pieces because the Israelites had been burning incense to it (see 2 Kings 18:1-4), then why is it okay for the Catholic priests to bow to and incense the crucifix? Catholics do not worship anything but God. where the soul rest during this time till body resurrection takes place when jesus comes on the judgement day. Further St. James enjoins the Christians to “pray for one another that you may be saved. It is not a secret place and any one can visit the Vatican Grottoes which is a major tourist attraction in Italy. Is it not more important that we pray to God, acknowledge Jesus as our Saviour, and try to live as a good and faithful servant? Even before Pope Francis had made his way across the hauntingly empty St. Peter’s Square to the chair from which he would begin his “Urbi et Orbi” liturgy on Friday, March 27, my face was already a waterfall of tears. This is an unequivocal biblical example of a miracle being performed by God through contact with the relics of a saint! Well, the reason that it is the custom of Catholics to keep the relics of saints and martyrs on their altars is because, in the very early Church, it was the custom to celebrate Mass in the Roman catacombs on top of the tombs of the martyrs. What does it mean when reading the Bible the words seem to jump out at you? 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