'The False Teachings of Today'
I. The Catholic Church
A. It's False Salvation is in the Seven Sacraments
Definition: A sacrament is a
holy ordinance instituted by Christ; wherein by sensible signs, Christ and the
benefits of the
new covenant are
represented, sealed, and applied to believers. (Answer 92) Shorter Catechism
Explanation: Rome holds that in the ordinary course of
life five of these seven are
necessary for salvation! And their only proof is tradition for the additional
five added besides the Biblical ordinances of Water Baptism and the Lord's
Supper (These two Biblical ordinances are unnecessary for Bible salvation)
which they call Mass or the Eucharist. The seven were not formally decreed
until the Council of Florence in 1439 even though the Catholic Church had
already existed for a 1000 years plus!
1. Water Baptism: Is now taught to be the 'born again' experience which
is the ages-old false doctrine of baptismal regeneration)
*Not possible for newborns to be
saved without Baptism *Limbus Infantum was invented as the place for dead
unbaptized newborns
2. Confirmation: (Laying on of hands by Bishop to convey the Holy Spirit
to the baptized)
3. Eucharist: (Mass-The wafer and wine are said to actually become the
very body and blood of the Lord Jesus Christ)
4. Penance: (The works substitute for Gospel repentance consisting of
repeating prayers, the Hail Mary or rosary, self-inflicted
punishment, fastings, pilgrimages
etc. giving a false hope through outward works.)
5. Extreme Unction; (Anointing by the priest of those in danger of death
with holy oil and special prayer.)
6. Orders; (The ordination of church
officials-priests,bishops,archbishops,cardinals, and popes)
7. Matrimony (Began by a mistranslation of Ephesians 5:31, 32-Vulgate,
Jerome's Latin Version 'This a great sacrament...’
not ‘This is a great mystery…)
B. It's False Ongoing Works Salvation/Sanctification is in the Mass-1970
data
1. They falsley teach the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus is ongoing not
finished once for all (John 19:30; Hebrews 10:10)
2. They falsley pervert the Biblical Lord's Supper (Matthew 26:26-28; I
Corinthians 11:23-26)
3. They falsely teach the wafer/bread and wine/drink are actually
changed by the power of the priest at the point
of consumption
of consumption
4. They falsely teach that the mass is the same as the Lord's sacrifice
on Calvary through trans-substantiation
5. They falsely utilize the mass to collect money for the support of the
church:
a. Low mass: For benefit of a soul in
purgatory read by priest in a low tone with no music=$1.00 Minimum
b. High mass:For benefit of a
soul in purgatory sung by priest in a loud voice with choir and music=$10
Minimum
Usual price for high mass
is $25-$35
c. High requiem mass@funerals:
Hundreds of dollars depending on number and rank of priests, flowers, candles
etc.
d. High nuptial mass@weddings:
Much more than funerals depending on the above
e. Pontifical mass: Conducted by
bishop or other dignitary could break you!
f. Votive mass: Conducted for
soul in purgatory, success in business, safe journey, protection from storm
etc.
e. High money, high mass, low
money low mass, no money no mass! Old Irish saying
6. On Purgatory Day, November 2,
three masses held, two for souls in purgatory, one for the pope's intentions,
big money
for church
7. Blanket masses offered by mass
societies offer relief for souls in purgatory for say $10 can get you multiple
masses for soul
C. It's False Teaching Leads to Sexual Perversion
1. Celibacy of Priests Causes
Pedophile/Homosexual Activity-60% of Catholic Seminary students said to be
homo-sexual
2. Celibacy of Nuns Causes Sex
Abuse/Secret Abortions
II. The Cults
Definition: A false system of
worship which venerates a man/founder along with perversion of Biblical
doctrine and
extra-Biblical deceitful/false writings
A. The Saviour, Salvation and Sin
1. Christian Science: The
blood of Christ is not efficient, one sacrifice unable to pay sin debt.
Salvation is life, truth and love understood and demonstrated as supreme over
all: sin, sickness, and death destroyed. Man is incapable of sin, sickness and
death. The real man can not depart from holiness. Sin, sickness, and death are
to be classified as error. Evil is unreal. Christ came to destroy the belief of
sin. He is the human man while Christ is the divine idea. If there had never
existed such a person as the Galilean Prophet, it would make no difference to
me. [Founder: Mary Baker Glover Patterson Eddy]
2. Jehovah's 'False' Witnesses: All
who by reason of faith in Jehovah God and in Christ Jesus dedicate themselves
to do God's will and then faithfully carry out their dedication will be
rewarded with everlasting life. Jesus death bought back perfect human life with
all its rights and prospects and is available for use on behalf of faithful
men, making possible general resurrection for mankind with opportunity for eternal
life. The doctrine of a burning hell is untrue. Those supporting Satan at the
end of the Millennium will be cast into the lake of fire, they will be
annihilated, and have no resurrection. Jesus is not Jehovah God, but the first
son brought forth by God merely a created being, and was not raised in the
flesh, but with a spiritual body. [Charles T. Russell-Founder of the
Russellites/Jehovah’s Witnesses]
3. Seventh Day Adventists: Concerning
the Sabbath they teach that the pope, the Antichrist, changed the Sabbath from
Saturday to Sunday and that all who keep Sunday bear the mark of the beast and
will go to hell for violating God's Sabbath Day. The keeping of the law is
necessary as evidence of salvation. Believers who fail to observe the Saturday
are lost. When Christ returns only 144k will be saved, Adventists who don't
have the mark of the beast. Faith in Christ can only obtain remission for sins
past, but the law of God is the standard by which men will be judged for their
living after 'salvation'. [Founder: William Miller/Ellen G. White]
4. Mormons/Latter Day Saints: Jesus
was not virgin-born because his fleshly body required a mother and a father, he
was not begotten of the Holy Spirit. It was Jesus Christ who was married at Cana to Mary and Martha whereby He could see His seed
before He was crucified. Salvation is first by faith in Jesus Christ, second,
repentance, third, baptism by immersion for the remission of sins, and fourth,
by laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. The saving ordinances of
the church baptism and laying on of hands must be administered by men holding
the priesthood...without these divinely ordained and inspired men holding this
Holy Priesthood, the work of the ministry cannot be performed acceptably by
God, neither can the church be perfected. [Founder: Joseph Smith]
III. The Charismatics
A. Their Un-Biblical Doctrines
1. Un-Biblical Signs & Wonders
Movement
2. Un-Biblical Tongues in the Church
3. Un-Biblical Healers
4. Un-Biblical 'Holy' Laughter
B. Their Un-Biblical Revelation
1. Dependent on Man
2. Deceivingly Adds to God's
Completed Word
IV. The Council Churches
A. World Council of Churches
B. National Council of Churches
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