Why should we pray to Virgin Mary? The reasons are many.
Why do Catholics pray to Mother Mary? Is Rosary really powerful?
The intercession of Mother Mary is very powerful as Jesus cannot neglect His mothers commands.This can be proved by the first miracle Jesus did at the wedding at Cana. – (John 2:1-11). Mother Mary told Jesus “They have no more wine.” And what was the final result? He turned water into wine.
In “The Poem of the Man-God” by Maria Valtorta, she says that Jesus told her about this incident as “I did it for Mary”. This proves that the intercession of Mother Mary is very very strong.
Mother Mary was blessed with Holy Spirit abundantly. We can see this as we read “At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.” (Luke 1:39-41) ; just by Virgin Mary’s greeting.
Listen to the talk from Apologetics on Mary, Purgatory and The Bible
What the angels thought on this matter:-
When angel appeared before Zechariah,father of John, angel just greets him by his name ,nothing more although he was “upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commandments and regulations blamelessly.” – (Luke 1:6)
When angel appeared before Joseph, the greeting was like this: “an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.” – (Matthew 1:20). Angel greeted him ‘son of david’, thats all.
Now let us see how did the angel greet Virgin Mary. It goes like this: “The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” (Luke 1:28). See the difference….
Also read the article Mary, The Mystical Rose
My Flames of Mercy, like Tongues of Fire, will descend on every soul soon
On December 18, 2012 @ 7:30 pm
My dearly beloved daughter, it is time for each of My followers to understand that My Mercy must be accepted without fear.
I am not coming to harm or judge God’s children during The Warning. I come only to prepare them by revealing to them the truth in their hearts.
Only by trusting in My Love and Divinity can you feel real joy and peace. If you allow fear to grip your heart, you will not be able to accept My Gift. Rejoice, for I love all of you.
The time to celebrate My Birth is important, as fewer and fewer nations tolerate My Name. When you celebrate My Birth, you acknowledge your own salvation.
I have given you the Gift of Freedom. Now share The Truth with others without fear in your hearts.
When the time comes for the whole world to witness the public event of My Second Coming, you will regret not having spread My Word to lost souls.
Please prepare your hearts and souls so that they can be cleansed in anticipation of My Promise to come again.
Use this time in prayer. Spend time with family and those close to you. Help those who are troubled in body and spirit.
My Flames of Mercy, like Tongues of Fire, will descend on every soul soon. You must not stop in fear or be worried. All I ask is that you are prepared at all times.
Your Jesus
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Satan will be bound during My Reign and will no longer deceive God’s children
On December 19, 2012 @ 12:30 pm
My dearly beloved daughter, the world must know that the Era of Peace will be the culmination of My Promise, where I will Reign over the New Heavens and the New Earth. This will be a Spiritual Reign and My Church, the New Jerusalem, will be at peace and My Word will be heard amongst all nations.
Satan will be bound during My Reign and will no longer deceive God’s children. This Reign, will not be a symbolic one, but where the Tree of Life will breathe Love and Peace so that all those who are blessed to enjoy My New Paradise will not suffer death even when Satan will be released, albeit for a short time, at the end of this period.
My Plan is according to the Will of My Father and no man has the right to deny the Will of God.
Make no mistake, you must accept the Word of God which is contained in My Father’s Book because if you do not then you will be deceived as to the prophecies given to man since time began.
Follow only My Path. Accept My Promises. Do not doubt Me for you will insult Me. You either, accept Me as your Saviour and trust in Me completely, or not at all.
My Word is the Truth. The Truth will, when accepted by every living soul, be the key to freedom and to the Gates of My New Paradise.
Your Jesus
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I died for you. Because of this you must trust Me now
On December 19, 2012 @ 9:00 pm
My dearly beloved daughter, I must warn you that criticism will mount against you and My Word, given to you at this time.
You must not allow distractions or doubts to stop you from imparting every single Word I give you. Man must never doubt the prophecies handed down since the day of Moses. Not one prophecy contains untruths.
Now as I reveal to the world the secrets and My plans for humanity, kept from you, up to now, do not turn away. For I present to you now many things still to come, which you, My disciples, must be informed of, so that you do not fail to prepare for My Glorious Return.
Let no one deny themselves the gift I bring of eternal life. Those amongst you, fortunate to enter the New Era when Heaven and Earth will become one, must follow the Path of Truth.
Now is the time for your faith in Me, your Saviour, to be truly challenged and tested. You will soon be bullied into rejecting My Messages. Every effort will be made to force you to reject My Word and to declare the Truth to be heresy.
Turn your minds now to My Birth. To the Teachings I gave humanity so that they could learn how to prepare their souls. To the Sacrifice made by My Death on the Cross to salvage souls.
I died for you. Because of this you must trust Me now.
I Am the Light, which shines down upon the path you must walk. On either side of this path, evil spirits will pull at you, torment you, try to get you to walk back the same way you came and into the darkness. They will do this through the taunts of others who will pull you apart because of your loyalty to these Messages.
You must stay in silent meditation, read My Word and feel My Presence. Allow My Holy Spirit to calm your heart and feel My Love envelop you. As your pain intensifies, because of this Mission, know that you are in full union with Me, your Jesus.
Never give up. Do not reject My Hand of Mercy. Allow Me to embrace you in order to give you the courage needed to continue on this journey with Me until the day I come to reward you.
Your beloved Jesus
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God the Father: The time for great change, for the good of all, is upon you
On December 20, 2012 @ 7:15 pm
My dearest daughter, I call on all My children to uphold the Name of My only Son, Jesus Christ, and show Him the honour, which has been accorded to Him amongst humanity.
My Angels in My Holy Kingdom, ring out and rejoice because of the Mercy, which is to be granted to all, through My Son.
This great Divine Gift will be used to vanquish the darkness, which covers the world. It will be by My Divine Intervention that I will be able to save most of My children.
This Christmas, a time of great rejoicing as you celebrate the birth of the Saviour I gave the world, is a turning point in the history of the human race.
As your Father, I bless you all and bestow, with a deep compassion, this great Gift of Mercy. I gather you, all of My Creation, so that I can cleanse you of every doubt, every sin and every blasphemy against the Laws of My Kingdom.
This great cleansing of the earth will take some time, but I will hasten these times of persecution.
Your suffering, by the hands of corrupt governments, who do not accept My Laws, will be difficult but will not last too long.
I will give all of My enemies time to open their eyes to the Truth of the glorious Paradise I have awaiting to unveil to the world.
Rejoice. Praise My Son, for it is because of Him, that I present the New Paradise where the Reign, promised to Him by Me, will evolve.
The time for great change, for the good of all, is upon you.
My Power will be shown in all its strength and glory for the world to witness.
I Am the Beginning. I Am the End. My New Kingdom, the New Paradise, will finally replace the old. The earth was tarnished by the sin of Adam and Eve.
The perfect creation of man was destroyed when sin brought to an end the Gift of immortality. Soon I will reverse all that was sullied by the contamination caused by Satan and his demons. They will no longer be masters of temptation.
I will now send My Son to reclaim the Throne, which was created for Him.
The battle for this Throne is fierce, but My Power prevails and every miracle will be used to bring My Family back safely into the Divine Sacred Heart of My Son.
You are, My children, lost and in pain. Now I send My Son to begin the process to take you to your rightful home.
I love you, dearest children of Mine. I have never forsaken you, although you could be forgiven for believing this.
You are now being called. No man will be excluded from this announcement from Heaven.
Pray, children, that all will respond to My Son’s Mercy.
Your beloved Father
God the Most High
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Dear Christians,
FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Born of the Virgin Mary
487 “What the Catholic faith believes about Mary is based on what it believes about Christ, and what it teaches about Mary illumines in turn its faith in Christ.”
Remember,those who celebrate the birth of our Savior also work for the salvation of their own soul.
Merry Christmas to all!
Jesus King of Mercy i Trust in You!
Ave Maria!
but in john 2:4
God says mary ‘women what have i to do with thee?mine hour is not yet come’
so jesus says ‘women’not mother so jesus is the only god and we should woriship him only
My Love for humanity is felt by many. Sadly, those who do not look for it will not find it
On December 21, 2012 @ 10:20 pm
My dearly beloved daughter, to love Me is simple. You do not have to be learned in Holy Scripture. All you need to do is this.
Call to Me, even when in doubt about My Existence. I will fill you with My Presence unexpectedly. You will feel a Love like never before. And then you will know The Truth.
I Am real. I Am there and I love each of you. True love pierces your heart with a powerful emotion of attachment. It is a two-way gift. You will love Me and you will wonder how can this be?
My Love for humanity is felt by many. Sadly, those who do not look for it will not find it. To those who still find themselves wandering away from Me, all you need to do is call upon Me, so that I can enlighten your soul.
My birth heralded the proof of My Father’s Love for the human race. He sent Me, your Saviour, because of His Love for you.
Love is not something you should ever take for granted, as it is the greatest Gift from God. It transcends every other feeling and can defeat evil if you would only embrace it.
My Spirit of Love, My Protection covers you at this special time. You are Mine. I Am in your heart. All you need do is to allow My Love to fill you because when you do you will feel true peace.
I bless all of you.
Your Jesus
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My Word will be like a sword which will cut through confusion and lies.
On December 21, 2012 @ 10:50 pm
My dearly beloved daughter, the time for My Teachings and My Holy Messages to be spread into every corner of the world, is now.
I will ensure that the Book of Truth, promised to the world, will be ready in every nation and every language.
My disciples and My Sacred Servants will preach from the four corners of the earth.
Billions will follow My Word and many will, finally, read the Holy Gospel.
My Father’s Book, the Holy Bible, will be revisited and My Word will be read again.
Now, My Messages today, contained in the Book of Truth will be food, which will be fed to God’s children when it will be deemed illegal to read the Holy Word of God in the future.
You, My disciples, must convert those who do not know Me. If they do not know Who I Am, they cannot prepare themselves properly for My New Kingdom.
My Word will be like a sword, which will cut through confusion and lies. It will touch the minds, hearts and the souls of all.
Some will take time to digest My Word, but most of the world’s population will accept the Truth, once they are given it.
Please pray for the courage, the strength and the will to do what it is that I ask of you. Remind them that I died for them. Tell them that the time for Me to come again is soon. Comfort them by revealing to them the great Gift of the New Paradise I Am to reveal.
Tell them that I Am coming to save them and to end their suffering.
Your Jesus
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I shower you with this Special Blessing today
On December 22, 2012 @ 8:36 pm
My dearly beloved daughter, Christmas Day is My Gift to humanity. It is because of this day that eternal life became possible for mortal man.
I, Jesus Christ, Saviour of the World, welcome you all, God’s children, into the Kingdom promised to Me by My Father.
I came into the world unknown by but a few. My Birth changed the future. My Promise was accepted by My followers. They knew that I would come again but had no idea when. They listened to My Teachings, although many of them were not learned men. They were poor and lived simple lives. Yet, they were the ones who welcomed Me.
The same will be true now when I prepare you for My Second Coming. It will be those souls with a simple love for Me who will open their hearts to My Call. And it will be those amongst you, humble of heart and pure of soul, who become My disciples of today. It will be through you, just as it was when I walked the earth, that My Word will be heard and believed.
I shower you with this Special Blessing today. I desire that you accept My Blessing of Protection through this, Crusade Prayer to welcome Me, the Messiah, as I will unveil My New Kingdom.
Crusade Prayer (90) Thanksgiving for Your Most Glorious Second Coming
O My Jesus, I offer You praise and thanksgiving for Your Most Glorious Second Coming.
You, my Saviour, were born to give me Eternal Life and to free me from sin.
I offer You my love, my thanks and my adoration as I prepare my soul for Your Great Coming.
Amen.
Go now and prepare. For the times are short and much is needed to be done in order to salvage every soul.
I bring you Peace, Love and Joy on this special day.
Your Jesus
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#1816
Remember,those who celebrate the birth of our Savior also work for the salvation of their own soul
The Bible does not teach a “works” based salvation. Ephesians 2:8-9 is crystal clear on the subject. The Roman Catholic Church preaches a “false/perverted” sacramental gospel of works which is not the true gospel of Christ preached by St.Paul at 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. The Roman Catholic gospel is “cursed” by God. It does not have the power to save a soul. St.Paul makes it clear in his epistle to the Galatians church, where he wrote that certain people perverted the Gospel of Christ which he delivered to some other Gospel not of Christ. Read Chapter 1 of the epistle to the Galatians. Thre were certain people who were perverting the true gospel of Christ by making circumcision mandatory. St Paul is clear we cannot add “works” or human effort to merit salvation and pervert the free grace gospel of Christ which is to be received by “faith onlly”. The Bible teaches we are saved FOR good works and not saved BY good works. Catholics unknowingly are led to put their trust in a false perveted gospel that is useless and has no power to save. We are saved not at baptism, the bible teaches we are reconciled to God and saved by the blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:18-19). Redemption and salvation is based only on the merits of Christ sacrificial death on the cross. A person is saved by admitting the guilt of his sin, godly repentance toward God, and sincerely with all his heart believe trusting by faith the true gospel message of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)and the same time acknowledging that Jesus is the son of God in-carnate in the flesh died on the cross while we were yet sinners and that he only is the way to heaven (John 14:6).
What Roman Catholics have been taught to believe concerning salvation is in opposition to what the Bible teaches. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that works are needed for salvation, which in essence is a false gospel. The gospel of the Roman Catholic Church on salvation and justification is a false gospel, and it is not the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.
what’s the confusion? Its all got to do on the interpretation of the terms JUSTIFICTION, SANCITIFCAT
what’s the confusion? Its all got to do on the interpretation of the terms JUSTIFICATION, SANCITIFCATION and GLORIFICATION. The Roman Catholic church twists the meanings of these important doctrines ‘cleverly’ disguies to trip-up the unsuspecting with all cunningness and craftiness. See what the Bible says on these terms and then make a comparison what the RC Church means by these terms. One will ten see the glaring differences come to light. All cult religions of the world cleverly hoodwink the followers. Its not only in the RC Church, its also happening in many evangelical churches.
The family unit, and the destruction of it, will be at the root of everything
On December 23, 2012 @ 3:30 pm
My dearly beloved daughter, many of those sacred servants of Mine, are to face a terrible challenge. This will be one, which will convince them to take one of two separate paths. It will be up to each, by his own free will, as to which path he must choose. For the abomination will make itself known shortly.
Many of My sacred servants will not be immediately aware of what is happening, at first. It will only be when they read letters, given to them from those in high places, that they will find difficulty.
Those who uphold My Holy Word, given to man through the Gift of the Holy Bible, will be challenged and urged to accept amendments. These amendments will be given to them and they will be expected to swallow them, and accept them as The Truth. They amount to one thing.
They will urge those Holy sacred servants of Mine, to accept tolerance of sin.
They will be told that God is an ever merciful God and that He loves everyone. Yes this part is true. But then, they will be instructed to condone laws, which are an abomination in My Eyes. The family unit, and the destruction of it, will be at the root of everything.
Others will be asked to accept a new type of ceremony which will replace the Mass and the Presence of My Holy Eucharist.
It will be deemed as an all-inclusive move to join all Christians and other religions as one.This will be the beginning of the end.
The day the daily Sacrifices of the Mass are cut will be the beginning of all events to unfold, as foretold to John the Evangelist. It will be the time of the rise of the beast and his influence will be great. He will win over the hearts and souls of many priests. His aim is to stop all Masses and to desecrate the Holy Eucharist.
He already does this, through black masses, held in many Catholic Churches. The core of disloyal servants is plotting against My Church and they will mislead many.
Be alert. Open your eyes and beg Me for the strength you are going to need, in order to stand up against this vile and wicked plan.
This battle within My Church on earth will be vicious. Priest against priest. Bishop against Bishop. Cardinal against Cardinal.
Let it be known that those amongst you, My sacred servants, who know me and love Me, I will lead you. I will guide you. I will give you the strength to deal with these enemies of God. You are not alone.
You must never listen to lies, given or presented to you, in My Holy Name. Only you know the Truth in your hearts. Listen to your heart. Remain loyal to all that you have been told is the Law of God.
If you are presented with anything which seems to be in contradiction of My Teachings, then you must turn your back.
Your Jesus
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Dear Sam, #1821,to 1824:
First of all what’s a fuss about celebrating the birth of our Savior? Have you not experience in your entire life to celebrate your own birthday and your loved ones birthday? What’s the confusion? The one who is confuse here is you…just like king Herod, ( Mathew 2:3) “when king Herod heard this he was perturbed…â€, He asked the wise men,(Mathew 2:8); ‘Go and find out all about the child, and when you have found him, let me know , so that I too may go and do him homage.†Though we know in reality that Herod wanted to subdue the child, (Mathew 2:14); “because Herod intends to search the child and do away with him.†Sam I pity you a lot for failing to understand a very simple message about celebrating the birth of our Redeemer. Are you not celebrating the birth of your Savior Jesus the Christ?
You seem hell bent to enter into arguments by laying down your premises quoted biblical about faith and good works. And I quote…
“The Bible does not teach a “works†based salvation. Ephesians 2:8-9 is crystal clear on the subject. The Roman Catholic Church preaches a “false/perverted†sacramental gospel of works which is not the true gospel of Christ preached by St.Paul at 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. The Roman Catholic gospel is “cursed†by God.â€
Sam, I know (James 2:19-20); “you believe in one God-(that is Faith)- that is creditable enough, but the demons have the same belief, and they tremble with fear. Do realize, you senseless man that faith without good deeds is useless.†Now are you brave enough to nullify the words of God in the scriptures? There were too many verses in the scriptures for you to nullify then! You are a classic example of a man who select few verses and bring out an open gospel as if enough for our daily life consumption.
This “faith”, though prompted by the will, is an act of grace. Though necessary for salvation, it is not sufficient. That is why James says, “You see now that is by doing something good, and not only by believing, that a man is justified.†(James 2:24)
The word faith was also used in two different senses. It included repentance, faith, hope, and charity. This is the sense Saint Paul uses in Romans. But in 1 Corinthians 13, Paul uses it in a more specific sense, as just one of the three theological virtues, with hope and charity added to it. In narrower sense then that faith alone is not sufficient for salvation of our souls, for hope and charity must also played the crucial role. Faith is the root that holds the soil in the beginning. Hope is the stem, the energy that makes the plant grow. Love is the fruit, the visible product, the bottom line of our good deeds. The plant of our new life in Christ is one; the life of God comes into us by faith, through us by hope, and out of us by the works of love. That is clearly the biblical view, Jesus is saying, in plain language, that His teaching does not contradict the Old Covenant law, but it is the ultimate fulfillment of its spiritual intent. Even in the smallest matter, the law must be fulfilled.
Notice where His statement appears. Matthew places it immediately after Jesus’ exhortation, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works” (Matthew 5:16-20). What if our works are good? Are we supposed to hide them? Is there a connection between good works and keeping the law? One would have to be quite obstinate to believe there is no connection between them. It is obvious that He is connecting good works with law keeping.
Paul prayed that the Colossians might “have a walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Colossians 1:10). Through every good work a disciple bears fruit to the glory of God.
Paul told Titus: “And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful” (Titus 3:14). A disciple bears fruit by doing good deeds and helping those in need.John the Baptist also emphasized the necessity of fruitfulness: “Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance” (Luke 3:8).
He warned unrighteous Jews who trusted in their linage for salvation: “And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire” (Luke 3:9). When the people asked: “What shall we do then?” he told them to share their abundance with the needy: “He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise” (Luke 3:10,11).
Jesus gave a similar warning: “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away” (John 15:2). He also taught the importance of bearing fruit in the parables of the unfruitful fig tree and of the sower.
“A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down'” (Luke 13:6-9).
When explaining the parable of the sower (Matthew 13:18-23), Jesus said: “Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful” (Matthew 13:22).
These were few verses for your additional information that you must take into account not by just faith alone because the words “FAITH ALONE†is nowhere to be found in the scriptures, it is unbiblical per se! The only time you actually do see the words faith and alone / (only), together in a sentence is in James 2:24, where James says, “See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone / (only)â€. (James 2:24)
Jesus king of Mercy I Trust in you!
Ave Maria!
#1826 – you must not simply “read into” the text of scriptures to interpret the Bible. Yes you won’t find the literal words “faith alone” in the text of the scriptures neither will you find the literal word “Trinity”. However this does not mean that the concepts are not taught in the text of the scriptures. Salvation is found in Christ alone – for he only is author of salvation. Do you have a problem with Christ being the sole dispenser of salvation by grace? (See Acts 4:12, Ephesians 1:13). Salvation in the bible is by faith in the blood atonement of Christ alone. All what James talks about good works come “after” one is saved. The fruits of ones’ salvation comes after one’s saved. However all man-created religions (includes Roman Catholicism) which Jesus himself did not approve, teach we have to earn the gift of salvation by doing good works. Salvation in the bible cannot be earned. Rome’s false gospel cannot save your soul. Sorry about that!
The Roman Catholic Church’s False Gospel
What is the Gospel?
The Bible says that it is the power of God unto Salvation… (Romans 1:16) Therefore, a church’s “gospel” is what that church teaches about how people receive Salvation-how they are saved from sins and get to heaven.
The Roman Catholic Church teaches a false gospel:
Its gospel is the very opposite of the Bible’s Gospel. I will prove that to you here. (Please remember: I am not being unkind to Roman Catholics. I am telling them the truth from the Bible so that they can be saved and go to heaven when they die. It’s the Roman Catholic Church that is unkind to Catholics because it willfully keeps them in darkness by teaching false doctrine, which is totally unsupported by the Bible, that leaves Catholics bound by Satan, lost in their sins, and doomed to eternal hell.)
All of the quotes used in this article come directly from the Roman Catholic Catechism
You can verify this for yourself: Just look up each of the following doctrines using the current Roman Catholic Catechism online. You just need to copy and paste the paragraph numbers, which will be listed below, into the search box on the Catechism web site. You can simply click here to go to the Roman Catholic Catechism web site)
The Roman Catholic Catechism is published and distributed by the Roman Catholic Church and is considered authoritative regarding Catholic doctrine. One Roman Catholic Source said, “ …The essence of our Roman Catholic Church is enshrined in the CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Latest Edition 1997), which comprehensively presents the true Deposit of Faith proclaimed by God’s Revelation†(http://www.catholicmediacoalition.org/catechism%20orlando.htm).
Proof that the Roman Catholic Church’s Gospel is False:
I. The Roman Catholic Church’s gospel is FALSE because it teaches that baptism saves:
1272* Incorporated into Christ by Baptism, the person baptized is configured to Christ. Baptism seals the Christian with the indelible spiritual mark (character) of his belonging to Christ. No sin can erase this mark, even if sin prevents Baptism from bearing the fruits of salvation. Given once for all, Baptism cannot be repeated.
1257 The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation. …The Church does not know of any means other than Baptism that assures entry into eternal beatitude; this is why she takes care not to neglect the mission she has received from the Lord to see that all who can be baptized are “reborn of water and the Spirit.” God has bound salvation to the sacrament of Baptism, but he himself is not bound by his sacraments.
1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua), and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; …Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word.”
I. The Bible does NOT teach that Baptism Saves. In this section, I will use the truth from the Bible to refute the Roman Catholic Church’s false doctrine about baptism:
The Bible says: The sinner can only be saved one way. His sins, which are many, must be atoned for (paid for). For baptism to save, it must have the power to wash away sins, but the Bible tells us that only ONE thing can wash away sins! The following verses constitute only a small portion of proof from the Bible that could be marshaled to prove that sins are washed away only by the blood of Jesus Christ.
And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness and first begotten of the dead who washed us from our sins in his own blood (Revelation 1:5).
Wherefore Jesus also that he might sanctify the people with his own blood suffered without the camp (Hebrews 13:12 ).
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood: and without shedding of blood is no remission (Hebrews 9:22 ).
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot (I Peter 1:18-19)
But now in Christ Jesus, ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13).
II. The Roman Catholic Church’s gospel is FALSE because it teaches that we can save ourselves and others through works:
980 It is through the sacrament of Penance that the baptized can be reconciled with God and with the Church: …”a laborious kind of baptism.” This sacrament of Penance is necessary for salvation for those who have fallen after Baptism…
1479 Since the faithful departed now being purified are also members of the same communion of saints, one way we can help them is to obtain indulgences for them, so that the temporal punishments due for their sins may be remitted.
1815 The gift of faith remains in one who has not sinned against it. But “faith apart from works is dead”: when it is deprived of hope and love, faith does not fully unite the believer to Christ and does not make him a living member of his Body.
1475 In this wonderful exchange, the holiness of one profits others … Thus recourse to the communion of saints lets the contrite sinner be more promptly and efficaciously purified of the punishments for sin.
II. The Bible does NOT teach that our works can save us. Therefore, the Roman Catholic Church’s doctrine about works is unbiblical and, hence, false. Following, you will find several of the literally dozens of Bible passages that PROVE that works do NOT save:
The Bible says: If we rely upon works (either our own or those of anyone other than Jesus Christ) to save us from our sins, we only earn further condemnation (This means we make our situation WORSE with God by trying to earn salvation by our own works; our debt before God only grows larger).
Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. (Romans 4:2-5).
But Israel which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith but as it were by the works of the law… (Romans 9:30?).
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 (Galatians 2:16).
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast (Eph 2:8-9)
III. The Roman Catholic Church’s gospel is false because it uses the Eucharist to offer further sacrifice for sins:
1414 As sacrifice, the Eucharist is also offered in reparation for the sins of the living and the dead and to obtain spiritual or temporal benefits from God.
1689 The Eucharistic Sacrifice. …In the Eucharist, the Church expresses her efficacious communion with the departed:… offering to the Father in the Holy Spirit the sacrifice of the death and resurrection of Christ, she asks to purify his child of his sins and their consequences… It is by the Eucharist… that the community of the faithful, especially the family of the deceased, learn to live in communion with the one who “has fallen asleep in the Lord,” by communicating in the Body of Christ…
1367 The sacrifice of Christ and the sacrifice of the Eucharist are one single sacrifice: “The victim is one and the same: … only the manner of offering is different.” “And since in this divine sacrifice which is celebrated in the Mass, the same Christ who offered himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross is contained and is offered in an unbloody manner. . . this sacrifice is truly propitiatory [has the power to make God ready and able to forgive you of sin].”
III. The Bible does NOT teach that we need to offer up further sacrifice for sins. The Bible could NOT be clearer on this subject. The Roman Catholic Church knows this and can only support its teaching by playing word games: It states that the Eucharist and Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross are “ONE SINGLE SACRIFICE.” In this section, we will examine this important issue in light of the truth of the Bible:
The Bible says: Ye shall know the TRUTH and the TRUTH shall make you free (John 8:32, emphasis added). We must first of all understand that the Roman Catholic Church is not telling the truth, it is not being honest in its use of terms. It says that Jesus sacrifice and the sacrifice of the Eucharist are “ONE SINGE SACRIFICE” (1367). It does not deny that the Eucharist is a sacrifice. It simply attempts to make its sacrifice, the Eucharist, and God’s sacrifice for sins, Jesus’ death on the cross, the SAME sacrifice. In order for this to really be true, though, the sacrifice of the Eucharist would have to actually be the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross of Calvary. Yet is that the truth? Are the sacrifice of the Eucharist and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross REALLY the same sacrifice, are they really a SINGLE sacrifice?
The Bible says: Only Jesus’ actual sacrifice has the power to save. It alone is sufficient; no other sacrifice is necessary:
By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified (Hebrews 10:10-14)
For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God (Romans 6:10 ).
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit (I Peter 3:18).
There is no Biblical basis, proof, or support for the Roman Catholic’s sacrifice of the Eucharist; therefore, it must be rejected as an unbiblical, man-made doctrine with no power to wash away sins.
IV. The Roman Catholic Church’s gospel is false because it teaches that Mary also, rather than Christ ALONE, saves:
494 …As St. Irenaeus says, “Being obedient she became the cause of salvation for herself and for the whole human race.”…
969 “… Taken up to heaven she did not lay aside this saving office but by her manifold intercession continues to bring us gifts of eternal salvation. … Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix.”
966 “…In giving birth you kept your virginity; in your Dormition you did not leave the world, O Mother of God, but were joined to the source of Life. You conceived the living God and, by your prayers, will deliver our souls from death.”
968 Her role in relation to the Church and to all humanity goes still further. “In a wholly singular way she cooperated by her obedience, faith, hope, and burning charity in the Savior’s work of restoring supernatural life to souls. For this reason she is a mother to us in the order of grace.”
IV. The Roman Catholic Church’s False Gospel that Mary Saves Refuted:
The Bible Says: Jesus did NOT need any help saving us from our sins:
[Jesus] Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high (Hebrews 1:3).
Jesus is the ONLY mediator between God and men. NO ONE else can have that role: For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;(I Timothy 2:5).
Salvation is only through ONE Savior with only ONE name, Jesus Christ: Neither is there salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
Mary is NOT God, and the Bible says that ONLY God is Savior: I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour (Isaiah 43:11).
Mary was a sinner just like every other human being. In the Bible, Mary, herself, admits that she too needed a Savior: And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour (Luke 1:47)
The false Gospel of the Roman Catholic Church does not have the power to save sinners from their sins; it does not have the power to give the gift of eternal life.
How Rome Denies Salvation by Grace Alone
Feb/16/09 07:14 Filed in: Roman Catholicism
Republished February 16, 2009 (first published September 5, 1998) (David Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, 866-295-4143, fbns@wayoflife.org) –
In ecumenical circles the claim is made with increasing frequency that Rome now accepts the doctrine of justification by grace alone. The recently approved agreement between the Lutheran World Federation and the Vatican, the “Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification,†makes this claim. Many supporters of the Promise Keepers movement have written to me making this claim. Those who promote the idea that there are “Evangelical Catholics†often make this claim.
That the Roman Catholic Church does NOT believe in salvation by grace alone through faith alone by the finished atonement of Jesus Christ alone is evident in the following indisputable facts:
JUSTIFICATION BY GRACE ALONE DENIED BY TRENT
At the Council of Trent (1545-1563), the declarations of which are still in force, the Roman Catholic Church formally condemned the biblical doctrine of faith alone and grace alone. Consider the following declarations of Trent:
“If anyone says that justifying faith is nothing else than confidence in divine mercy, which remits sins for Christ’s sake, or that it is this confidence alone that justifies us, LET HIM BE ANATHEMA†(Sixth Session, Canons Concerning Justification, Canon 12).
“If anyone says that the justice received is not preserved and also not increased before God through good works, but that those works are merely the fruits and signs of justification obtained, but not the cause of its increase, LET HIM BE ANATHEMA†(Sixth Session, Canons Concerning Justification, Canon 24).
JUSTIFICATION BY GRACE ALONE DENIED BY VATICAN II
In its most formal and authoritative statements since Trent, Rome has continued to deny that salvation is by grace alone through Christ’s atonement alone through faith alone without works or sacraments. Consider the following statements of the authoritative Vatican II Council of the mid-1960s, called by Pope John Paul XXIII and attended by more than 2,400 Catholic bishops-–
“For it is the liturgy through which, especially in the divine sacrifice of the Eucharist, ‘the work of our redemption is accomplished,’ and it is through the liturgy, especially, that the faithful are enabled to express in their lives and manifest to others the mystery of Christ and the real nature of the true Church†(Vatican II, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Introduction, para. 2).
“As often as the sacrifice of the cross by which ‘Christ our Pasch is sacrificed’ (1 Cor. 5:7) is celebrated on the altar, the work of our redemption is carried out†(Vatican II, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Chapter 1, 3, p. 324).
“… [Christ] also willed that the work of salvation which they preached should be set in train through the sacrifice and sacraments, around which the entire liturgical [ritualistic] life revolves. Thus by Baptism men are grafted into the paschal mystery of Christ. … They receive the spirit of adoption as sons†(Vatican II, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Chap. 1, I, 5,6, pp. 23-24).
“From the most ancient times in the Church good works were also offered to God for the salvation of sinners, particularly the works which human weakness finds hard. Because the sufferings of the martyrs for the faith and for God’s law were thought to be very valuable, penitents used to turn to the martyrs to be helped by their merits to obtain a more speedy reconciliation from the bishops. Indeed, the prayers and good works of holy people were regarded as of such great value that it could be asserted that the penitent was washed, cleansed and redeemed with the help of the entire Christian people†(Vatican II, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Apostolic Constitution on the Revision of Indulgences, chap. 3, 6, pp. 78,79).
ROME DENIES SALVATION BY GRACE ALONE IN ITS DEFINITION OF JUSTIFICATION
Rome’s gospel is a confused combination of faith plus works, grace plus sacraments, Christ plus the church. It redefines grace to include works. It confuses justification with sanctification. It confuses imputation with impartation. It views justification not as a once-for-all legal declaration whereby the sinner is declared righteous before God and is granted eternal life as the unmerited gift of God, but as a PROCESS whereby the sinner is gradually saved through participation in the sacraments. There is no eternal security in the Roman gospel because salvation allegedly depends partially upon a man’s works. According to Roman Catholic theology, Christ purchased salvation and gave it to the Catholic Church to be distributed to men through its sacraments. This is not only a false gospel, it is a blasphemous usurpation of Christ’s position as only Lord and Savior and Mediator. The authoritative Addis and Arnold Catholic Dictionary, with the Imprimature (ecclesiastical authorization for printing) of E. Morrough Bernard, 1950, says justification “consists, not in the mere remission of sins, but in the sanctification and renewal of the inner man by the voluntary reception of God’s grace and gifts†This dictionary plainly states that the Roman Catholic doctrine of justification is contrary to that of the Reformation, noting that “the Council of Trent was at pains to define most clearly and explicitly the Catholic tradition on the matter, placing it in sharp opposition to the contrary tenets of the Reformers.†Our Sunday Visitor’s Catholic Encyclopedia, published in 1991, defines justification as “THE PROCESS by which a sinner is made righteous, pure and holy before God.†“Justification in the Catholic Tradition comes about by means of faith in Christ, AND in a life of good works lived in response to God’s invitation to believe. … That works are clearly required in the New Testament for union with Christ is seen in the many parables such as the Good Samaritan, Lazarus and Dives, and others†(emphasis added).
ROME DENIES SALVATION BY GRACE ALONE IN DOZENS OF OTHER WAYS
Not only in most authoritative declarations and not only by its definition of justification, but in dozens of other ways Rome denies the once-for-all sufficiency of Christ’s atonement, His sole mediatorship, and the doctrine of salvation through faith alone by grace alone without works.
Rome denies justification by grace alone BY ITS DOCTRINE OF BAPTISMAL REGENERATION. The New Catholic Catechism (1994) dogmatically declares: “The Church does not know of any means other than Baptism that assures entry into eternal beatitude; this is why she takes care not to neglect the mission she has received from the Lord to see that all who can be baptized are ‘reborn of water and the Spirit.’ God has bound salvation to the sacrament of Baptism…†(1257).
Rome denies justification by grace alone BY ITS DOCTRINE OF THE MASS, by claiming that in the mass “the sacrifice of the cross is perpetuated†and “the work of our redemption is carried out†(Vatican II, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy).
Rome denies justification by grace alone BY ITS DOCTRINE OF THE SACRAMENTS: “The Church affirms that for believers the sacraments of the New Covenant are necessary for salvation. … The fruit of the sacramental life is that the Spirit of adoption makes the faithful part