Re: New "kid" on the block -
05-17-2020, 09:41 AM
Hi Isabella. I am fully aware that the Catholic church does not practice nor embrace the true teachings of the Bible. Their belief that the Pope, a mere mortal man, becomes infallible simple by being elected to that high office, is an affront to the entire idea of Christianity, and completely eliminates (in their eyes) the necessity of Jesus' ultimate sacrifice in dying on the cross. If man can become infallible simple by being elected to high offices within churches, then Jesus died for nothing. That, to me, is absolutely inexcusable! Now, I know there are a lot of Catholics that don't believe that man can become infallible, and I do have a few friends who used to be Catholic and left the church after taking a serious look at their religion and realizing it really wasn't truthful. I think Catholics do a lot of good in this world and help a lot of people, but good works won't get someone into Heaven. Only by accepting Jesus, believing in Him, and following His teachings can we hope to enter the kingdom of Heaven. We certainly won't get there saying thousands of "hail Marys", or playing with prayer beads.
1 Timothy 4:12 "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."
Romans 12:9 "Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good."
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