REVEALED: Is This The Real Truth About Catholic Church?

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE

ROMAN CATHOLIC

CHURCH

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Scripture Versus Tradition.

The Roman Catholic

Church has always been

identified with Christianity

because it upholds four

fundamentals of the

Christian faith:• The deity

of Christ

• The Triune God

• The virgin birth, and

• The bodily resurrection

and return of Christ to the

earth.

However, Catholic

teaching opposes the

doctrine that is most

essential to the Christian

faith – the doctrine

of justification by faith

alone. The Vatican not

only denies this doctrine,

but also condemns

anyone who believes it.

Other Catholic doctrines

deny that Christ’s work of

redemption is finished and

that His atonement is

sufficient.

For this reason...

ROMAN CATHOLICISM

MUST IDENTIFIED AS AN

APOSTATE CHURCH

AND CATHOLICS NEED

TO BE EVANGELIZED. In

spite of this there are

some Catholics who do

not adhere to all the

teachings of their church

and have had a genuine

born-again experience.

Still, with

over one billion Catholics

in the world and a

growing ecumenical

movement to unite all

religions under

the power and influence of

the pope, the truth about

Roman Catholicism must

be told.

The Gospel of Grace

Reveals: The Gospel of

Roman Catholicism

Reveals:

Jesus Christ, His life,

death and resurrection

(1 Corinthians 15:1-4)

A religious system of

sacraments,

indulgences, purgatory,

and prayers for the

dead (1032;1471-79,

1498)*

Salvation is….

Only through Christ (Acts

4:12)

A gift of God’s grace

(Ephesians 2:8,9)

Attained by Christ

(Romans 5:9)

At the moment a sinner

believes the gospel

(Ephesians 1:13,14)

Secured by God (John

10:27)

Salvation is…

Through the Roman

Catholic Church (846)

Merited by doing good

works

(1815,1821,2010,2027)

By faith plus the law,

sacraments, and good

works (1129,1131)

Attained by man

(2010,2027)

A process from baptism

through purgatory

(161-2,1254-55)

Never assured in this life

(1036,2005)

Sins are expiated by

Christ’s blood (Romans

3:25)

Sins are expiated by

suffering in purgatory

(1030-31)

Salvation glorifies God

alone (Ephesians 1) Mary

and all the saints are also

glorified (1476-77)

The work of salvation is

finished (John 19:30)

This work continues with

daily sacrifices (611,1405)

The Holy Bible scriptures

* Catechism of the

Catholic Church, San

Francisco, CA: Ignatius

Press, 1994.

2. A Word About the

Motivation of Catholics

It is important to realize

that most of the clergy

and lay people that teach

Roman Catholic

doctrine are not deceiving

people with malicious

intent. They are simply

passing on what has been

passed

on to them, sincerely

believing that they have

the truth. Catholics must

believe all dogmas of their

church

or be anathema (eternally

cursed).

Prayer, love, compassion,

and understanding are

needed along with the

power of the Word of

God to penetrate their

hearts. Patience is needed

to untangle Roman

Catholics from the

dogmatic web in

which they are held

captive.

(Colossians 2:8 KJV)

Beware lest any man spoil

you through philosophy

and vain deceit, after the

tradition of men, after the

rudiments of the world,

and not after Christ.

When witnessing to

Roman Catholics,

remember to:

1. Pray before, during,

and after (Colossians

4:2-6).

2. Establish agreement on

truth (John 14:6;

17:3.17).

3. Stay focused on the

gospel (1 Corinthians

15:1-4).

4. Establish the

relationship between the

Scripture and tradition

(Mark 7:7-13, Psalm 119,

2 Timothy 3:15,16).

5. Establish the

relationship between the

teachings of men and the

Word of God (Acts17:11,

1 John 2:27).

6. Persuade them to

repent of their dead works

and turn to Christ alone in

faith alone (Hebrews 6:1).

7. Make disciples of them

by inviting them to a

Scripture study (Matthew

28:18-20).

Most of the information

above was taken from a

tract by, Mike Grendon, a

former devout Roman

Catholic for 37 years and

a graduate of Dallas

Theological Seminary.

** Our Ministry View

FROM THE VIDEO

“IS ROMAN CATHOLICISM

CHRISTIANITY?”

We are often confronted

with the following

question and we have

done extensive research

to

provide you with a fair

and Biblical answer to the

question. We realize when

we deal with such topics

there might be some who

are offended by our views.

As we near the return of

Christ we are compelled

to

clearly and boldly point

people to Jesus Christ

and the Bible as the only

way of salvation and

spiritual truth.

There are 945 million

Roman Catholics in the

world. We are concerned

about their souls.

THE SCRIPTURE TELLS

US THAT IT IS A WISE

PERSON WHO TRIES TO

WIN THE SOUL

OF HIS FELLOW MAN FOR

THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

(Proverbs 11:30 KJV) The

fruit of the righteous is a

tree of life; and he that

winneth souls is wise.

We reflect on this

Scriptures as we sincerely

strive to approach the

subject of Roman

Catholicism.

If Catholics are saved by

following the teachings

and practices of the

Roman Catholic Church,

we

should leave them alone.

If that is not the outcome,

we have an obligation to

witness to them for the

sake

of their eternal soul.

The concern for souls

should be our only reason

for studying the Roman

Catholics; not to win

arguments or debates, but

to give us knowledge to

help deliver them from

deception.

3. We should always

examine our attitudes and

motives when we deal

with this subject or any

other to make

sure that love for the soul

dictates how we deal with

those concerned.

(2 Timothy 2:23-26 KJV)

But foolish and unlearned

questions avoid, knowing

that they do gender

strifes. {24} And the

servant of the Lord must

not strive; but be gentle

unto all men, apt to teach,

patient, {25} In meekness

instructing those that

oppose themselves; if

God peradventure will give

them repentance to the

acknowledging of the

truth; {26} And that they

may recover themselves

out of the snare of the

devil, who are taken

captive by him at his will.

The subject of Roman

Catholicism is a volatile

subject and no matter

how gently one deals with

the issue,

you are guaranteed to

make a few people mad.

The following statement

made in 1917 accurately

accesses

the situation.

"I am aware that, if I

undertake to prove that

Romanism is not

Christianity, I must expect

to be called, 'bigoted,

harsh, uncharitable.'

Nevertheless I am not

daunted; for I believe that

on a right understanding

of this subject depends

the salvation of

millions." (p. 288 THE

FUNDAMENTALS Volume

III, Reprinted 1993 by

Baker Books.)

The speaker was T. W.

Medhurst, of Glasgow,

Scotland. It was a true

statement in 1917 and

also today. It

came from an article

entitled, IS ROMANISM

CHRISTIANITY? that

appeared in a four volume

set of

books called, THE

FUNDAMENTALS, a series

of articles by ministers

that sought to address

and defend

the basic Christian truths

that are the most precious

to us.

At that time in history

they saw the demonic

floodgate of liberalism

opened and were wise

enough to know that the

war for the truth of the

gospel was happening.

This work was headed up

by R. A. Torrey and its

purpose was to put into

the hands of ministers

and laymen the

information they needed

to defend the gospel.

These men felt the need to

'draw a line in the sand'

on the issue of the Roman

Catholics and let the world

know that it was not

Christianity. In their day

the Roman Catholics were

considered by some as

another form of

Christianity. Medhurst

said:

One reason why Popery

has of late gained so

much power in Great

Britain and Ireland, and is

gaining power still, is that

many Protestants look on

it now as a form of true

Christianity; and think

that, on that account,

notwithstanding tenderly.

(p. .288, THE

FUNDAMENTALS)

The problem that these

men saw in 1917 has

been compounded many

times over through the

years up to

now. The shepherds of the

flock of God have allowed

Satan to kick the sands of

confusion of the clear

insight that these men

shared with the body of

Christ. More than ever

before people today

accept the

Roman Catholics as

another form of

Christianity, and more

than ever before people

who claim that

Catholicism is not

Christianity are

persecuted and ridiculed

as hateful and divisive.

The Bible says that

everyone who lives for

Jesus will be persecuted.

(2 Timothy 3:12 KJV)

Yea, and all that will live

godly in Christ Jesus shall

suffer persecution.

The Bible also says that

this persecution will be a

great blessing for us.

(Matthew 5:10-12 KJV)

Blessed are they which

are persecuted for

righteousness' sake: for

theirs is the kingdom of

heaven. {11} Blessed are

ye, when men shall revile

you, and persecute you,

and shall say all manner

of evil against you falsely,

for my sake. {12} Rejoice,

and be exceeding glad: for

great is your reward in

heaven: for so persecuted

they the prophets which

were before you.

4. WHY ARE SO FEW

CHRISTIANS

PERSECUTED IN AMERICA

TODAY?

The answer is simple:

they are not witnessing

for Jesus and standing up

for the truth of the gospel.

We need to determine if

the words of Medhurst are

true. Does the salvation of

millions of souls depend

on us sharing the true

gospel with our Roman

Catholic friends? Was

John Wesley correct when

he taught that no Roman

Catholic could be saved

by believing what their

church taught?

But I pity them much;

having the same

assurance, that Jesus is

the Christ, and that no

Romanist can expect to

be saved, according to the

terms of his covenant. (p.

220, Volume One,

WESLEY'S WORKS, Baker

Book House.)

We need to pay close

attention to Paul's words

to the church in Galatia.

(Galatians 1:6-9 KJV) I

marvel that ye are so

soon removed from him

that called you into the

grace of Christ unto

another gospel: {7} Which

is not another; but there

be some that trouble you,

and would pervert the

gospel of Christ. {8} 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. {9} As

we said before, so say I

now again, If any man

preach any other gospel

unto you than that ye

have received, let him be

accursed.

IN THE PASSAGE ABOVE

PAUL PLACES THOSE

WHO PREACH ANOTHER

GOSPEL

UNDER THE CURSE OF

GOD.

He repeats this fact twice

to give it special

emphasis. We should

think long and hard about

what it means to be

accursed by God. Some

comments on this

passage from scholars

will be helpful. J. B.

Lightfoot comments:

This word is used in the

Old Testament of a

person or thing set apart

and devoted to

destruction, because

hateful to God. Hence in a

spiritual application it

denotes the state of one

who is alienated from god

by sin. (J. B. Lightfoot's

Commentary on the

Epistles of St. Paul,

Hendrickson Publishers)

R. C. H. Lenski spoke

about being accursed:

As the apostle and

representative of Christ

and the Father Paul

pronounces the verdict;

'Let him be anathema!' He

repeats the verdict of

Jesus himself, uttered

against the Pharisees in

Matthew 23:13-39.

Anyone who promulgates

a different and contrary

gospel is eo ipso

"accursed", not because

we say it so, but because

Christ has said so, we

only repeating his

judgement. (p. 41 The

Interpretation of Galatians,

Ephesians, Philippians, R.

C. H. Lenski, Lutheran

Book Concern)

THIS PASSAGE AND

THESE COMMENTS MAKE

IT CLEAR THAT TO

PREACH ANOTHER

GOSPEL IS TO BE

TOTALLY CUT OFF FROM

CHRIST AND TO BE SET

APART FOR TOTAL

DESTRUCTION BY GOD.

WE NEED TO REALIZE

HOW SERIOUS AND REAL

THIS IS.

We now need to

determine: Do the Roman

Catholics preach a false

gospel? The Bible says

that the true gospel is

salvation by grace

through faith alone.

(Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV)

For by grace are ye saved

through faith; and that not

of yourselves: it is the gift

of God: {9} Not of works,

lest any man should

boast.

IT IS ONLY NECESSARY

TO READ TWO

SENTENCES FROM THE

NEW CATECHISM OF

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

TO DETERMINE THE

TRUTH THAT THE

ROMAN CATHOLICS

TEACH A FALSE GOSPEL!

5. Justification is

conferred in Baptism, the

sacrament of faith. It

conforms us to the

righteousness of god, who

makes us inwardly just by

the power of his mercy.

(p. 482, CATECHISM OF

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH,

The Liturgical Press.

When the Catholic Church

teaches that justification

is conferred in Baptism,

they do so in direct

opposition to the word of

God, which teaches that

we are justified by grace

through faith alone.

(Titus 3:7 KJV) That

being justified by his

grace, we should be made

heirs according to the

hope of eternal life.

(Romans 3:24 KJV) Being

justified freely by his

grace through the

redemption that is in

Christ Jesus:

(Romans 5:1 KJV)

Therefore being justified

by faith, we have peace

with God through our Lord

Jesus Christ:

(Romans 4:16 KJV)

Therefore it is of faith,

that it might be by grace;

to the end the promise

might be sure to all the

seed; not to that only

which is of the law, but to

that also which is of the

faith of Abraham; who is

the father of us all, The

Bible clearly teaches that

human words can play no

part in our justification.

(Galatians 2:16 KJV)

Knowing that a man is not

justified by the works of

the law, but by the faith of

Jesus Christ, even we

have believed in Jesus

Christ, that we might be

justified by the faith of

Christ, and not by the

works of the law: for by

the works of the law shall

no flesh be justified.

(Romans 3:28 KJV)

Therefore we conclude

that a man is justified by

faith without the deeds of

the law.

(Romans 4:4-5 KJV) Now

to him that worketh is the

reward not reckoned of

grace, but of debt. {5} But

to him that worketh not,

but believeth on him that

justifieth the ungodly, his

faith is counted for

righteousness.

The Catholic Church does

teach the importance of

faith for salvation, but

they say that faith alone

is not enough for

justification. The Catholic

position on justification

could fairly be described

as:

Justification = Faith +

Works

The Bible states plainly

that if you are trying to be

saved by 'faith plus

works' the true gospel of

justification by grace

through faith alone is

cancelled out and made

void.

(Romans 11:6 KJV) And if

by grace, then is it no

more of works: otherwise

grace is no more grace.

But if it be of works, then

is it no more grace:

otherwise work is no more

work.

(Galatians 2:21 KJV) I do

not frustrate the grace of

God: for if righteousness

come by the law, then

Christ is dead in vain.

(Galatians 3:10-11 KJV)

For as many as are of the

works of the law are

under the curse: for it is

written, Cursed is every

one that continueth not in

all things which are

written in the book of the

law to do them. {11} But

that no man is justified by

the law in the sight of

God, it is evident: for, The

just shall live by faith.

(Galatians 5:4 KJV) Christ

is become of no effect

unto you, whosoever of

you are justified by the

law; ye are fallen from

grace.

6. Not only does the

Catholic teaching

proclaim salvation and

justification by faith plus

works but they also place

those who teach salvation

by grace through faith

alone under the papal

anathema.

This word 'anathema' is

the same word used in the

Galatians 1:6-9 passage

(previously quoted) in

which the explanation of

the word meant to be 'cut

off' or 'accursed'. The

Roman Catholic Church

says because we teach

justification by grace

through faith in Jesus

Christ alone we are to be

'anathema'.

The Council of Trent

made this clear:

If anyone says that the

faith which justifies is

nothing else but trust in

the divine mercy, which

pardons sin because of

Christ; or that it is that

trust alone by which we

are justified: let him be

anathema. (quote from

Council of Trent, p. 47,

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING

TO ROME, Harvest House

Publishers.)

FROM EVEN A VERY

BRIEF STUDY OF THE

ROMAN CATHOLICS WE

ARE FORCED TO

MAKE SOME SERIOUS

CONCLUSIONS.

1. The Roman Catholics

teach and preach a

different gospel than the

true gospel of justification

by grace

through faith alone.

2. Preaching a different

gospel proves the Roman

Catholic Church a false

religion, and not true

Christianity.

3. This places the Roman

Catholic Church under the

curse of God according to

Galatians 1:8-9, cuts

them

off from Christ and places

them under the judgment

of God.

4. If Christians take the

great commission

seriously they will prepare

themselves by study and

prayer to

share the gospel with our

Roman Catholic friends.

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We hope this has

informed you of some

very important issues

concerning the differences

between the

Roman Catholic Church

and true Christianity.

Your Servants in Jesus,

David and Donna Carrico

FOLLOWERS OF JESUS

CHRIST MINISTRIES

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