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A Warning To Catholics
Category: Discernment, Roman Catholicism
By Mike Gendron Many Roman Catholic traditions find their origin in paganism, but none as obvious as the use of statues, icons, relics, and images in worship. Historians report that statues of the Egyptian goddess Isis, with her child Horus, were renamed Mary and Jesus by pagan Rome. Today, shrines of the Black Madonna and [...]
Calvin: Why A Reformation?
Category: Roman Catholicism
John Calvin, The Bondage and Liberation of the Will | A faithful dog barks at the first sound of a thief and risks his own life to protect his master’s life and his family–shall the church be plundered by the thieving of the ungodly, shall God’s majesty be stamped under foot, shall Christ be robbed [...]
Charles Spurgeon on the Mass
Category: Quotes, Roman Catholicism
And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. (Hebrews 10:10) What, then, will we say of those who come forward and pretend that they perpetually present the body of Christ in the unbloody sacrifice of the mass? We say that no profane jest [...]
Christ and the Antichrist
Category: Roman Catholicism
This image is by an artist named Lucas Cranach the Elder, and is one of a series of woodcuts his friend Martin Luther – the founder of Protestantism – had him create to visually show the differences between the teachings of Christ and those of Rome. They were purposed for those who could and could [...]
Church Fathers on Transubstantiation
Category: Roman Catholicism
This article was written by Dr Joe Mizzi from Just for Catholics. Question: The early church fathers believed in the real presence in the Eucharist, as the following quotations confirm. They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, Flesh [...]
Colleges, Contemplative and Campolo
Category: Emergent Church, Roman Catholicism
Editor at Christian Research Net writes: Watcher’s Lamp takes a look at the growing contemplative movement on college campuses such as Emory (Methodist) and Georgetown (Catholic). The movement grows with the help of advocates such as the Dalai Lama and Tony Campolo.
Far from Rome, Near to God: The Testimonies of Fifty Converted Catholic Priests
Category: Roman Catholicism
Richard Bennett is preparing for a third edition of the book, “Far from Rome, Near to God: The Testimonies of Fifty Converted Catholic Priests”. These testimonies have been used by the Lord in the salvation of Catholics, confirming the faith of many former Catholics, and revealing the meaning of Catholicism for many others. The book [...]
Has The Roman Catholic Church Really Changed? by Ken Silva
Category: Church Issues, Roman Catholicism
When dealing with the subject of the Roman Catholic Church as evangelical Protestants it is imperative to understand that absolutely nothing substantially has changed with the Church of Rome regarding their official core dogmas as they were pronounced by the Council of Trent. This was the historic Council held by the Roman Catholic Church in [...]
Heart for the Lost, Interview with Ray Comfort
Category: Cults, Evangelism, Islam, Jehovah's Witness, Mormonism, Roman Catholicism
How do you witness to a Mormon, Jehovah’s Witness, Roman Catholic, etcetera? Ray Comfort explains!
Hillsong Says: Reformers Fought for Nothing
Category: Church Issues, General Topics, Roman Catholicism
But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you [...]
History of the Early Church Invalidates Papal Claim of Apostolic Succession
Category: Roman Catholicism
Dear Friend, The Pope’s visit to the U.S.A., April 15–20, placed him in the limelight of his so-called apostolic succession from Peter. It is actually required in the Catholic Church that one believes in an historical continuity between the early Church and the Church of Rome. Most Catholics presume that this is an historical fact. [...]
How do we know the Bible came from God?
Category: Bible, Quotes, Roman Catholicism
John Calvin | “As to the question, How shall we be persuaded that [the Scriptures] came from God without recurring to a decree of the church? It is just the same as if it were asked, How shall we learn to distinguish light from darkness, white from black, sweet from bitter? Scripture bears upon the [...]
Is Roman Catholicism Biblical? by John MacArthur
Category: Grace, Roman Catholicism, Sola Scriptura
In today’s spirit of ecumenism, many evangelicals have called for the Protestant Church to lay aside its differences with Rome and pursue unity with the Catholic Church. Is that possible? Is Roman Catholicism simply another facet of the body of Christ that should be brought into union with its Protestant counterpart? Is Roman Catholicism simply [...]
Islam’s New Tactic Impacts Christianity
Category: Islam, Roman Catholicism
Dear Friend, Deceptive ecumenical outreaches in the Christian world have been persistent in the last forty years. An Islamic outreach to that Christian world is quite unique, however. Because this Islamic overture to peace is so clever and has been so well received by some major players, it is extremely important to analyze it. The [...]
It’s All About Mary?
Category: Roman Catholicism, Teaching
Fact or Fiction; Scripture or Tradition? The following is an examination of fifteen of the most often used arguments by Roman Catholic adherents in their defense of their near deification of Mary, (along with a brief response to each argument). Argument 1). Mary was blessed among women: FACT Mary was blessed, however, so is every [...]
James White: Cross Examination on 1 Cor. 3 and Purgatory
Category: Roman Catholicism
Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw– each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on [...]
Justification – The Reformation vs Rome
Category: Roman Catholicism, Teaching
Dr. R.C. Sproul writes: At the heart of the controversy between Roman Catholic and Reformation or Protestant theology is the nature of justification itself. It is a debate not merely about how or when or by what means a person is justified, but about the very meaning of justification itself. Reformed theology insists that the [...]
Justification by Faith Alone
Category: Faith, Roman Catholicism
A thought on the centrality of the gospel, with a question from James White’s 1991 debate with Fr. Mitch Pacwa.
Mother Teresa – A Lost Soul?
Category: Roman Catholicism
Richard Bennett from Berean Beacon introduces this article by saying: If you research the influence of Mother Teresa, you will find that it is worldwide. In many different languages, you will find books, magazines, articles, DVDs, CDs, and even Concertos made to honor her and to praise her work for humanity. Some Christian pastors refer [...]
On Catholicism: Mary’s Immaculate Conception
Category: Christianity, Church Issues, Cults, Discernment, General Topics, Roman Catholicism
Raised a Roman Catholic my decision to leave the teaching to which I was accustomed was a struggle. Nevertheless the decision I had to make became increasingly clear as I began to study the Word of God for myself. In 2 Timothy we read: 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, [...]
On Catholicism: Mary’s Perpetual Virginity
Category: Christianity, Church Issues, Cults, Discernment, General Topics, Roman Catholicism
Raised a Roman Catholic my decision to leave the teaching to which I was accustomed was a struggle. Nevertheless the decision I had to make became increasingly clear as I began to study the Word of God for myself. In 2 Timothy we read: 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, [...]
On Catholicism: The Eucharist/Transubstantiation
Category: Christianity, Church Issues, Cults, Discernment, Roman Catholicism
Raised a Roman Catholic my decision to leave the teaching to which I was accustomed was a struggle. Nevertheless the decision I had to make became increasingly clear as I began to study the Word of God for myself. In 2 Timothy we read: 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, [...]
Rick Warren Says “Great Spiritual Awakening” Coming
Category: Purpose Driven, Roman Catholicism
Dr. Tom Nettles, Professor of Historical Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has rightly said: Pushing aside important [doctrinal] differences makes the church more energetic about a moralism focused on man than true piety focused on God. This in turn creates a pragmatism, and eventually a relativism, that will destroy the love of truth and [...]
Roman Catholicism: A Different Gospel
Category: Emergent Church, Roman Catholicism
This article is written by Ken Silva of Apprising Ministries. In their lust for unity the Emergent Church and post-evangelical “Protestants” are right now embracing the Roman Catholic Church as another Christian denomination. But the issue is simple: If, as taught the Church of Rome, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without “the [...]
Rome’s Different Gospel, by Ken Silva
Category: Roman Catholicism
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. (Galatians 1:8) Let me make this as clear as I possibly can for the Roman Catholics who may read this work in Christ. I personally am a former member [...]
Sola Scriptura Debate – James White’s Closing Statement
Category: Bible, Jehovah's Witness, Mormonism, Roman Catholicism, Sola Scriptura
The Biblical Mary and The Catholic Tradition
Category: Church Issues, Media, Roman Catholicism, Sermons, Teaching
“And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear [...]
The Devil’s Apostle
Category: Roman Catholicism, Teaching
This is an excerpt from The Pope and the Papacy, by John MacArthur. “The Pope is the very Antichrist who has exalted himself above and opposed himself against Christ because he will not permit Christians to be saved. It is nothing else than the devil himself because above and against God he urges and disseminates [...]
The Eucharist: Literal or Figurative?
Category: Roman Catholicism
This article was written by Dr Joe Mizzi from Just for Catholics. Question: As a Catholic you believed that the Eucharist is the body and blood of Jesus. How or what changed your mind? Answer: The Roman Catholic teaching on the physical presence of Jesus in the host is based mainly on the words of [...]
The Glory of Christ Destroyed
Category: Quotes, Roman Catholicism
Rome had destroyed the glory of Christ in many ways — 1. by calling upon the saints to intercede, when Jesus Christ is the one mediator between God and man. 2. by adoring the Blessed Virgin, when Christ alone shall be adored. 3. by offering a continual sacrifice in the Mass, when the sacrifice of [...]
The Inquisition (Free Video)
Category: Media, Roman Catholicism
Most people have some knowledge of the holocaust. The 6 years of torture and atrocities that the Jews suffered under Hitler and the Nazis during the Second World War. While in no way downplaying the terrible events of the holocaust, such a massacre does not compare to the severity to the torture and murder that [...]
There Are Only Two Religions, by John MacArthur
Category: Cults, Islam, Jehovah's Witness, Media, Mormonism, Roman Catholicism
Thou Shalt Not Bow Down Thyself to Them…
Category: Church Issues, Roman Catholicism
“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a [...]
Unmasking the Pope and the Catholic System
Category: Cults, Media, Roman Catholicism, Sermons, Teaching
Download and listen to the following message titled, “Unmasking the Pope and the Catholic System” by Dr. John MacArthur. Download – Right click and ‘Save Target As’
What Every Catholic Should Know
Category: Roman Catholicism
The work and ministry of What Every Catholic Should Know is devoted to reaching out to those who profess to be Roman Catholic in their religious belief. This is a faith ministry dedicated to helping the Catholic person better understand the official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church in light of the truths found in [...]
What is the origin of the Catholic Church?
Category: Church Issues, Roman Catholicism, Teaching
This article comes from Got Questions. The Roman Catholic Church contends that its origin is the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ in approximately 30 A.D. The Catholic Church proclaims itself to be the Church that Jesus Christ died for, the Church that was established and built by the Apostles. Is that the true [...]
