Why do Catholics pray to Mary, Mother of Jesus, Jesus never said much, nor was she part of the Trinity, so why?
You are right. As a Catholic past, I pondered that question then. Jesus is our only path to God. Here is some understanding of the Trinity.
The Trinity is now one of the easiest of all the Christian doctrines to understand and comprehend.
If you get away from what tradition has taught for all these centuries, and save the others have used to try to explain, you can realize why - and how all the rest.
We were made in the image and likeness of God. Not physically (because Jesus taught that God is Spirit, and we must worship in spirit and in truth).
God's words - the words must be so spiritual. You also have words. Jesus is the Word of God. No, Jesus not only came to earth to speak, ie, He came to die for our sins. What has come to earth?
He came to earth from heaven through the implementation of God is very own words in the womb of the Virgin Mary.
Jesus is not from the dust of the earth like us. He came directly from heaven, from God. God took His word and placed it in the womb of the virgin through the Holy Spirit God.
You are your words. People know that their words. Jesus is the word of God in the flesh. That is how He is God.
- Why are the Catholics who Sains and Mother Mary Interc for us when God's Word says that Jesus said?
- Catholic Teachings About Mary, the mother of Jesus?
- Why not non-Catholics pray the Gospel?
- When Muslims and Jehovah's Witnesses Making Ideas About Mary Rc are not part of the Trinity Doctrine?
- Why do Catholics pray to Mary instead of Jesus.
Catholics do not believe that Mary is a goddess.
Catholics believe in something called the Communion of Saints, and that when you die, no more, and it is not the end. This was the message of the whole Bible.
Obviously, to believe that the intercession of the saints is possible, it must also believe in the doctrine of the Communion of Saints.
Santos Roman Catholics believe, that Mary was one, can intercede, or talking to God on their behalf because they are already with God.
Roman Catholics believe Mary was not at all Divine, or a deity, that is not part of his teaching.
What they do is not worship, or in any way deifying Mary, which is something completely different and totally together.
There is no biblical teaching in every state we are going to pray for those who once were alive on earth and are now in heaven. Revelation, the same book used by them to justify their position reads:
"And fell at his feet to worship him. And he told me: "Do not do that, I am a colleague and servant of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus, worship God. By the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy "(Rev. 19:10).
John wants to bow the knee and worship the angel. But the angel tells him not to do because he is a fellow creature. If the angel says he is a fellow creature like John and that John is not to bow to him, and nobody should be subjected to an angel, or any creature to offer worship. Includes prayer of adoration. Therefore, one should not pray to anything created.
The Bible, prayer is always offered to God, and is a form of worship. All religions view prayer as an act of worship to their gods as they contain petitions, confession of sin, requests for intercession, etc, things that are received and answered by God, not things created. In addition, prayer is not the same as talking to someone face to face. Prayer is a humble request to the Lord and not for a friend who is in the same room with you or on the other end of the phone - or in heaven. Prayer is offered to God, never created anything. To do so is to offer worship that should only be directed to God, which is idolatry. The prayer should be offered only to God and the Roman Catholic Church must repent of their false and idolatrous practice of praying to the saints.
Mary is not God, Mary has never been God. Mary is nothing, Mary is a creature, Mary is a human being. What is the reason that his honor in the first instance because God honored for his humility and his full cooperation with his will ( "Hail, full of grace" - can only be one full of grace for not sin ) to make your Her mother, secondly, because it was his faithful follower, his servant, and therefore it is more blessed in her discipleship than in her perfect motherhood. Mary is considered the masterpiece of God's creation, having never sinned, and having perservered faithfully all his life in God. Mary prays to God and refers to all the glory to Him, because He is humble, we have no need to fear that steal the glory away from him, because she knows is His glory alone. We honor Christ as his honor and was due for 30 years lived in service to his outside their own will (if you honor God, how much more we need?). As a creature, you can ask your approach to prayer for us, and to please God, she is without sin and all that it is pleasing to God, all things are good for her. She guides us to God. That's why I love.
God bless you in Christ and Mary, protect you!
Mary is the purest and most perfect of all the saints. When Jesus was dying reminded Mary that had been intended from the outset to be a mother to all. Mary, therefore, Catholics believe is so anxious to help them, the problems of the soul and body, like every natural mother is willing to promote the welfare of their child.
First, Catholics do not know Mary is part of the Trinity or any other form of deity.
Secondly, prayer is "request" and not "worship." You can ask anyone in the world to pray with you and for you and it does not mean you are worshiping that person - you are simply asking for your help. That is what Catholics do with Mary, we ask your help.
Third of all, Jesus shows us that it is perfectly OK to ask Mary to intercede for us in John 2. This is the wedding at Cana, when people ran out of wine and Mary interceded for them and asked Jesus to do something about it. Jesus said that was not his time, but did respond to the request of his mother, very big. If you are not Jesus Maria is an important part of this history, why is the Bible? Juan could have skipped entirely and Mary has just said that Jesus went to a wedding and when the wine ran out, made his first miracle on earth. But no - John specifically detailed the role of Mary in Jesus for help. This is to show that Jesus responds to requests from his mother.
INTERCESSION ask to be called Mary and the saints to pray for us just to ask a relative or friend to pray for you. We pray to God directly and Worship God, not just the Saints or Mary.
Bibilical And here are some referance Thus, in Psalm 103, which read, "Bless the Lord, oh to his angels, that the powerful make his word, hearkening to the voice of his word! Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers that do his will! "(Psalm 103:20-21). And in the opening verses of Psalms 148 we pray, "Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord of the heavens, praise him in the highest! Praise him, all his angels, praise him, his welcome to all! "
Not only those in heaven pray with us, but also pray for us. In the book of Revelation, John sees that "the twenty-four elders [the leaders of the people of God in heaven] fell down before the Lamb, each with a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of saints "(Rev. 5:8). Thus the saints in heaven offer to God the prayers of the saints on earth.
Angels do the same thing: "[An] angel came and stood at the altar [in heaven] with a golden censer, and was given much incense to mingle with the prayers of all saints to the altar gold before the throne and the smoke of the incense rose with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel before God "(Rev. 8:3-4).
Catholics and Orthodox Worship God and only God
mary do not pray asking God's work, but asks him to ask God for us, because God loves us and that it is difficult to say no to his mother. U each question has to pray for a friend or when you have a serious request - which is what we do, it is only our friend mary. do not forget God gave the apostles power to heal and get out - is the mary first apostle - and constantly pray to God for the salvation of the souls of the peoples of the world.
when Jesus died on the cross, he gave us Mary as our mother, but does not ever do that Catholics regard Mary as a God, she is our mother and her wish is loved by all of us to love God with all our hearts .— - PS - notice how its been raining every since the Pope and all the pilgrims prayed for rain in Sydney on World Youth Day!
Mary is not part of the Trinity. She is to be worshiped. She, along with many other saints. We believe there are saints in Heaven and here. We remain as one family in Christ. Jesus wants us (all of his family) to participate.
Tim 2:1-2-because Jesus is the only mediator between God and man. (1Tim 2:5), many Protestants deny the Catholic belief that the saints on earth and in heaven can mediate on our behalf. But before the teaching of Paul about Jesus as a "mediator," Paul urges supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be for everyone. Paul is appealing for mediation from others besides Christ, the one Mediator, "Why?
EXAMPLES:
1Tim 2:3 - Because of this subordinate mediation is good and acceptable to God our Savior. Because God is our Father and we are his children, God invites us to participate in the role of Christ as mediator.
1Tim 2:5 - therefore, although Jesus is the only mediator between God and man, there are many intercessors (subordinate mediators).
1Cor: 9 - God invites us to participate in the work of Christ as "colleagues" and a family in the body of Christ.
Coworkers-sunergol: What is meant literally synergist cooperators of God in the affairs salavic. God does not need us, but us. He wants us to work with him.
Mark 16:20 - again (Sunergoutos) God cooperates with us for love. He invites us.
Rom 8:28
2Cor 6:1
Hebrews 12:1
1Peter 2:5
Rev 1:6, 5:10
James 5:16, Proverbs 15:8 - The prayers of the righteous (Santos) has potent effects. Saints in heaven, in which justice has been perfected.
1Tim 2:5-6
Matthew 5:44-45 Jesus tells us to mediate
The teachings of the Church contradict the teachings of Jesus (pbuh) and that is causing the confusion.
If a sincere Christian who wants to follow Jesus (peace be upon him), asks priests about trinity, the answer you get is "It's a mystery, is not explained by Jesus (pbuh) clearly", at that time again forget that Jesus (pbuh) said,
"I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where they always meet the Jews, and in secret I have said nothing "(John 18:20 (NKJ)).
Trinidad is unclear whether enough to be called a mystery, can not be God. Because:
"God is not God of confusion." -1 Corinthians 14:33, Revised Standard Version (RS).
There was no mystery in the message of Jesus (pbuh), nothing secret. Will you accept the priests' so called "mystery of trinity" and forget clear commandments of Jesus (pbuh)?
Jesus (pbuh) clearly stated:
A) Mark 12:29: "Lord our God, the Lord is One."
B) Metthew: 26:39: "It was a little farther and fell on his face and prayed" (Following Jesus (pbuh) is made as follows). Jesus (pbuh) prayed to one God
C) Matthew 4:10 "You shall worship the Lord your God and serve him only"
D) John 5:19: "Most truly I say to you, the child can not do a single thing on their own, but only beholds the father doing."
E) Matthew 19:17. "And he said unto him, Why did you call me good? There is none good but one, namely God, but if you enter into life, keep the commandments. "
F) John 7:16 Jesus answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine but his who sent me
The trinity is a doctrine about the year 325 AD, which has its roots in polytheism, which is not in the bible unless you really stretch it to fit.
The New Catholic Encyclopedia - 1967, VOL. XIV, page 299:
The formulation "one God in three Persons" was not solidly established, not fully assimilated into Christian life and its profession of faith before the end of the 4th century. But it is precisely this formulation that first says that the title "The Trinitarian dogma. AMONG THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS, there was nothing remotely approaching such a mentality or perspective.
You should not accept the word "son" literally. Word "son" was used in bible for general human beings and other prophets. "We are all children of father in heavens" indicates that the word "son" was used in different meaning of love and attention.
Matthew 5:9. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."
Jesus, Moses, Muhammad (peace be upon them) all worship the same God, the God of Ibrahim (pbuh). All prophets taught "the surrender of the will of God" which is the meaning of the word "Islam".
JAMES 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
There was not only a holy book sent by God on earth through His messengers. The last testiment from the same source, with many similarities, but correcting errors in the previous man-made.
Muslims love Jesus (pbuh) believed in his miraculous birth with the will of God without a father or sexual act (the way Adam was born without a mother and father), who believes in miracles that Jesus (pbuh) conducted with the permission of God, the Muslim faith to believe that the claims of Jesus (pbuh) was a great prophet of God and faith in the original message of Jesus (pbuh) the massaya.
Qur'an, revealed to Prophet Muhammad (an illiterate person, who can not read or write) some 600 years after Jesus (pbuh) corrects the errors that crept (knowingly or unknowingly) in the message that Jesus (pbuh) brought. This book was not preserved on paper or in a church, but in the hearts of thousands of Muslims who memorized the Koran word for word the way it was recited revealved and 5 times a day prayers. After Mohammad (pbuh), there was even a dispute about a word in the compilation of the Koran, which is like what we see today is only one original Quran in Arabic with exact words in each. Koran should be a very valuable both for Muslims and Christians.
Quran: [4:171] O People of the Book, do not transgress the bounds of their religion and not say about God except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus (pbuh), son of Mary, was a messenger of God and His word which He had sent to Mary, and a revelation of it. Therefore, believe in God and His messengers. You can not say, "Trinity." You will refrain from this for your own good. God is only one god. Being glorified, is too glorious to have a child. His is all in the heavens and everything on earth. GOD enough Lord and Master.
[5:73] Pagans indeed are those who say that God is one third of a trinity. There is no god but God alone. Unless they refrain from saying this, those who disbelieve among them will incur a painful punishment.
Decide whether the love of Jesus (pbuh) and want to follow his clear words and be saved, or love other human beings who gave different meaning to his original words.
It's OK to pray to the saints?
First, it is wrong to say that the practice of praying for each other has no biblical foundation, which is instructed in Scripture to have a life of prayer for others as it is part of God's commandment to love one others.
(DRB 2CO 5:8) But we are confident and have good will and not be absent from the body and present with the Lord.
The Catholic Church teaches that it is not absolutely necessary for one to ask the intercession of the saints for salvation. The Church teaches that prayer to God is necessary for salvation for all believers. For a Catholic it would be wrong to ignore the liturgical worship offered to God in the holidays of the saints and prayers to ask for his intercession.
The communion of saints is a doctrine of the early Church and is registered in the Apostles' Creed. Simply states that the faithful because of their relationship with Christ is alive, even after the death of your flesh and worship with us. For us, the Church is made up of activists representing the Church to all believers who live their hope in the flesh.
(Phi 2:12 DRB) Therefore, my dear, (and have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence), with fear and trembling work their salvation.
(Phi 2:13 DRB) For God, who worketh in you both to will and to perform according to their goodwill.
Suffering is in the Church are those who are temporarily in need of further purging of sin so they can enjoy God's presence.
(DRB 2mA 12:46) Therefore, it is a healthy and holy thought to pray for the dead, which may be loosed from sins.
Finally, the Communion of Saints consists of those who have won the race:
(Phi 3:14 DRB) beat to the mark, the highest prize of the calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Their immortal souls are in heaven in God's presence:
(Rev 5:8 DRB) When he opened the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one harps and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of the saints.
The flow of the universal connection of all of God's creation is His love, in our baptism in our path to sanctification. This is not an emotional desire, but placed in us by the Spirit of God, which endures as a desire for others to love us and this extends even to our enemies. This is truly a love that comes only from God and is a strange and meaningless to those who have not received the saving grace of God. This desire in our souls does not end with the death of our flesh, but continues the saints in eternity, where through her intercession in prayer, encourage us in our career and help us to bear our union with God.
I think some people of faith who do not understand the Communion of Saints, somehow I think that asking the saints, pray for us is undermining our love and our trust in God. It is indeed impossible, if we truly love as God commands and gave us the grace to understand, not to pray for those who love us and we hope that, in turn, to return to that same love for us and we pray offer our prayers to God.
In Christ
Fr Joseph
1. When Jesus told the apostles to write the New Testament? No, according to the Bible.
2. When Jesus specifically use the word "Trinity" No, according to the Bible.
So when people ask "when did Jesus tell us to pray to Mary," and other simplistic comments, my answer is "No, and it does not matter." The point is that Biblical "managers" on that underlie the Christian teachings. Not everything is "specifically," said black and white in Scripture. As I said, the word "Trinity" is not in the Bible, but most Christians believe in the Trinity.
So what about the prayer to Mary and the saints in heaven? Those in heaven pray with us and for us, as in the book of Revelation, when John sees that "the twenty-four elders [the leaders of the people of God in heaven] fell down before the Lamb, each with a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints "(Rev. 5:8). A prayer is a request. When we pray to Mary and the saints in heaven, we are asking to pray for us, just as non-Catholic Christians ask their friends or family to pray for them.
Question: When you ask your friends or family to pray for you, does that bring Jesus or his role as a mediator? Of course not, nor prayer for our brothers and sisters in heaven. Because he is the only God-man and the Mediator of the New Covenant, Jesus is the only mediator between man and God (1 Tim. 2:5), but this in no way means you can not and should not ask our fellow Christians to pray with us and for us (1 Tim. 2:1-4). In particular, we should ask the intercession of the Christians in heaven, who have already completed their sanctification, of "[t] he prayer of a man just has a great power in its effects" (Jas. 5:16). The family of God transcends death: You are still a Christian, even when you are in heaven, and you can still pray for their brothers and sisters when you are there. Catholics believe that when Jesus said: "He is not God of the dead, but life for him all are alive" (Luke 20:38).
Hebrews 12: 22-24 says that as we get closer to God, Jesus and the angels, also approach the spirits of righteous men made perfect. " In other words, the saints. "But they can not hear what they can say. Wrong. As Scripture indicates, those in heaven are aware of the prayers of those on earth. For example, in Revelation 5:8, John represents the saints in heaven offering our prayers to God under the form of "golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints." But if the saints in heaven are offering our prayers to God, then they should be aware of our prayers. They are aware of our requests to God and to intercede for us.
I invite people to read this information: http://www.catholic.com/library/Praying_ …
Yes he did:
Mary is our Mother and Queen of Spain David New
John 19:26 - Jesus Mary, Mother of us all as He dies on the Cross saying, "Behold your mother." Jesus did not say "John, behold your mother" and that Mary gave all us, his beloved disciples. All the words that Jesus spoke on the Cross had a divine purpose. Jesus is not just telling John to care for her mother.
Rev. 12:17 - this verse shows the meaning of John 19:26. The "woman" (Mary) are the children who follow Jesus. She is our Mother and we are their progeny in Jesus Christ. The master plan of God's covenant love for us is the family. But we can not be a complete family with the fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Christ Motherhood of Mary.
John 2:3 - that is a very significant verse from Scripture. As our mother, Mary tells us all to do what Jesus says. In addition, the intercession of Mary at the wedding of Cana triggers the ministry of Jesus and a foreshadowing of the Eucharistic celebration of the Lamb. This celebration unites all believers in a famiy through marriage of divinity and humanity.
John 2:7 - Jesus allows his mother to intercede for the people in his name, and responds to the request of his mother's service order to fill the jars with water.
Psalm 45:9 - the psalmist teaches that the Queen is on the right hand of God. The role of the Queen is important in the kingdom of God. Mary, Queen of Heaven is on the right hand of the Son of God.
1 Kings 2:17, 20 - David in the Old Testament kingdom, the king does not refuse to his mother. Jesus is the new King David, and he does not reject the requests of his mother Mary, the Queen.
1 Kings 2:18 - David in the Old Testament kingdom, Queen intercedes on behalf of supporters of the King. She is the queen mother (or "Gebirah). Mary is our eternal Gebirah.
1 Kings 2:19 - in the Old Testament King David reign arches her mother and she sits on his right hand. We, as children of the New Covenant, we should imitate the King and pay tribute to Mary our Mother. In honor of Mary, we honor our King, Jesus Christ.
1 Kings 15:13 - The Queen Mother is a position of real power in the monarchy of Israel. Here the queen is removed. But now, the kingdom of David is perfected by Jesus and Mary is our Mother forever in his right hand.
2 Chron. 22:10 - here the Queen Mother Athalia destroys the royal family of Judah after she sees her son, King Ahaziah killed. Queen mother played an important role in the kingdom.
Neh. 2:6 - the Queen Mother sits beside the King. She is the principal intercessor before the King.
She is the Mother of the Divine Word, pray for his intercession for the best way to reach the ears of our Lord Jesus Christ, then through his mother, whom he loves above all else. She rises in the heavens. The Ave Maria is in the Bible.
St.Luke 1:46
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And the angel that happens, he told her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 29 Who having heard, he was concerned his words, thinking to herself and how this should be welcome. 30 And the angel said to him: Fear not Mary, for you have found grace with God.
31 Behold, you will conceive in your womb and shalt bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give up the throne of David his father, and he will reign in the house of Jacob forever. 33 And of his kingdom there will be no end. 34 And Mary said to the angel: How is this done, because I know not man? 35 And the angel answering, said: The Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Almighty you will forget. And therefore also the Holy which shall arise you will be called the Son of God.
36 And behold, your cousin Elizabeth, she has also conceived a son in his old age, and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren: Because no word 37 will be impossible with God. 38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, whether done to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her. 39 And Mary rising in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda. 40 And she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 came to pass that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. E Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42 And cried with a loud voice, saying: Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And where is this for me, the mother of my Lord comes to me? 44 For behold as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the baby in my womb leapt for joy. 45 And blessed are you that you believed, because it makes things spoken to you by the Lord.
46 And Mary said: My soul is magnify the Lord. 47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. 48 Because it has been considered the humility of his handmaid, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 49 For he that is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50 And his mercy is from generation to generation, those who fear him.
48 "call me blessed" … These words are a prediction that the honor that the church in all ages must pay to the Blessed Virgin. Let Protestants examine the possibility that the case in any way this prophecy.
51 He showed them his arm: he has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. 52 has presented the mighty from his seat and has exalted the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. 54 Has Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy: 55 As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.
She is above us all, not worship, it is our largest to our Advocate Advocate Almighty and Holy Trinity, His Son and our Lord Jesus Christ. We honor and seek their help in our efforts. We respect and bless her, because she is honored for his resounding yes, and for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Blessed Trinity and, without it is not part of the Holy Trinity, but she is being human closest to the Holy Trinity, the bridal chamber of the Lord, the Mystical Rose, the Mediatrix of Graces. Our constant Intercessor and Advocate. Our Spiritual Mother. She is our mother and deserves our praise, honor and prayers.
Pray the Rosary and receive the sacraments of the Glory of God in the highest!
The only way the Father is through the Son, which is what the Bible says.
They pray for them because their ignorance, who believe only in what their ancestors taught them.
I'm not Atheist, but I think we are fools for believing in a woman is the mother of the creator. Jesus never called himself God, or have blond hair and blue eyes.
I can say that, why? Because the place where he lived was not a single white person in that naked moment (I am not racist).
I speak with facts, not opinions.
If Jesus the way the acts which have been shown in the movie "Passion of Christ" that did not last too long.
His name was not Jesus, was a materialistic mother, was only a prophet who did the work of God, and he was like me and everyone else, he said what he meant, not that easy.
They believe that she intercede for them and that his sentence is faster, taking Jesus through Mary.
I have always prayed that you directly to the Father through Christ. How can I get faster than that.
There is only one mediator between man and God and that is Jesus Christ, not Mary.
Crusaders: There is a difference between asking people to pray for you and then pray to someone already in the sky. I do not know if you're getting this script you are calling Hebrews 12:24 …. this is a total misquote. Revelation 5:8 is also misquoted. He says he offers the prayers of the saints. Did not receive the prayers of the saints.
Because they are told by the Roman Catholic church that Mary is alive in heaven and that she can hear your prayers. She is not, but even if the Bible tells us that there is one mediator between God and man and that is Jesus. He is the one we should ask our prayers to God the Father.
Catholics can pray to who ever we want in that do not interfere with the actual mining of our Christianity, there are rules to follow, that no error in that while the communication link and spiritual contact with a true Catholic can see achieved, and the perception of their own spirit and the Holy Spirit, are endless, which can even sense?, although I prefer to view and / or perception of my own spiritual relationship and then to the dam and then to my own experience and his kindness, extending to, God allowed me the experience of Catholics and other Christians to death / or life.
I was born a woman, my wife, women, sisters of the woman, great mother, so of women, when all to worship Jesus, God and the Virgin marry, why, I can learn that you like me On my own, so you can be proud of what we can come to understand how a man can understand the respect and love, a wife, mother, sister, wife, etc still a woman, a virgin mother, only Jesus can say that? <Fact>
And because they are not misled do things biblically. The Catholic Church is based on the traditions of men. The Bible says that men are inherently evil and only God is good. Also the church decides what is tradition. Convinient nice huh?
because the church encourages it in the beginning to attract followers of the goddess Diana of the heavens, but the Pope has never condemned the practice as follows.
They think it is an eternal virgin, and also has special powers too. But how could she? was a sinner, as every one of us. She had five sons and two daughters, at least, lost and also.They misleading.
People can pray to what they want or who you love. Whatever rocks your boat.
It is a fact that prayer is an illusion and does not achieve anything in real life, but some people find it comforting to let them …
I'm as clueless as you are ~. ~
I agree. and we all know that it was not a virgin. 'Ol Joe was hitt'in it. Jesus he is dad
Mr, just pray for them. Roman Catholics were blinded by obeying doctrines and commandments of men instead of trusting in God, the Lord Jesus Christ for what He has done to clean our sins and iniquities, John 3:14-16.
But Roman Catholics seem better than God. Because if not, then we should look at John 5:39, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 22:37-40, Ephesians 2:8, 1John 5:20.
And finally, keep praying to God Almighty, the One True Living God, Lord Jesus Christ for the grace to those who are actually listening to the words of God Holy Rom 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?
Rom 10:17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Rom 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written. The just shall live by faith.
Rom 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Rom 1:19 Because you can know of God is manifest in them, that God revealed to them.
Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead, so you have no excuse:
Rom 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, nor thanks, but became vain in their imaginations and their foolish heart was darkened.
Rom 1:22 professing to be wise, they became fools,
Rom 1:23 and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God into an image of corruptible man and to, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
That Roman Catholics are the type of people who are still blind leaders, blinded by the prince of the air, the devil. Because if not, most of them are now reading staert Holy word of God; Jos 1:8 This book of law shall not depart from your mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do According to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make your way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success.
Jos 1:9 Do not you have sent? Be strong and of good courage, not afraid, neither be you dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with you whithersoever you Goesten.
Act 5:27 And when he had brought them, that before establishing the Council, and the high priest asked them,
Act 5:28 Saying, straitly we command you that you should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
Act 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said: We must obey God rather than men.
Joh 12:40 He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and converted, and I should heal them. 2CO 3:14, but his mind is blinded: for until this day remains the same veil untaken away in the reading of the Old Testament, which veil is done away in Christ. 2CO 4:4 In whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine to them.
I pray to God the Holy Lord Jesus Christ, grace and mercy to open the eyes of their hearts, not just Catholics, but anyone who thinks they are better than God, without knowing the truth; Joh 14:4 And where I go you know, and know the road.
Joh 14:5 Thomas said to him: Lord, we do not know where you Goesten, and how can we know the way?
Joh 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way, the truth and the life: no man comes to the Father except through me.
Like the Cross Catholic reasoning is more in their own knowledge and understanding without resorting to the power of God the Holy Spirit, Phi 2:13 For it is God which worketh while the desire to do his good pleasure and .
Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.
That the way in which Roman Catholics may claim such man-made that religion is still very simple to see through the eyes of an intellectual men, foolosophical reasoning. How they can reconcile their cathechism with these verses; Rev 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify these things in your churches. I am the root and offspring of David, the bright and morning star.
Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let them hear you say, Come. And you will come to be thirsty. And who will, I will take the water of life freely.
Rev 22:18 I testify to every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book: If you add any of these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book:
Rev 22:19 And if anyone is removed from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will remove his hand from the book of life, and out of the holy city, and one of the things that are written in this book.
Deu 4:2 You do not add the word which I command you, nor diminish anything from you, you keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Pro 30:2 Surely I am more brutal than any man, not a man of understanding.
Pro 30:3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the saints.
Pro 30:4 Who has ascended up to heaven, or descended? which has gathered the wind in his fists? that forced the water in a garment? it has established all the ends of the earth? What is your name, and what is your child's name, if you can say yes?
Pro 30:5 Every word of God is pure: it is a shield that they put their trust in him.
Pro 30:6 Add thou not to his words, lest you fail and you are a liar.
2Ti 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2Ti 3:17 that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished to all good works.
So how can (Roman Catholic claims that its cathechism (books of its tenets) is authentic? Are they saying that God is lying when he said, Phi 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
Phi 2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
Phi 2:7 But it was not known, and it took the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Phi 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on the cross.
Phi 2:9 Wherefore God also highly exalted him and gave him a name which is above every name:
Phi 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth, and things under the earth;
Phi 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Act 4:6 And the high priest Annas and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, met in Jerusalem.
Act 4:7 And when they had set in the middle, wondered why the power or by what name have you done this?
Act 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Act 4:9 If this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by which means you do everything;
Act 4:10 Be familiar with all of you, and all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him Is this man here before whole.
Act 4:11 This is the stone that was nothing of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Act 4:12 Nor is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.
4:13 Now when the Act was the boldness of Peter and John, and the perception that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled and took knowledge of them, who had been with Jesus.
Act 4:14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, we can say nothing against it.
Act 4:15 But when he had commanded to go from one side the council conferred with each other,
Act 4:16 Saying, What shall we do with these men? for that indeed a notable miracle has been done by them is manifest to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can not deny it.