Thy
Word is Truth
John 17:17
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Biblical Truth The Light of God’s Word |
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New Catechism Catechism
of the Catholic Church
(1994) |
The Bible only is the Standard for Truth“….the
scripture cannot be broken.” John
10:35 “Sanctify
them through Thy truth: Thy word is
truth.” John. 17:17 “That ye
might learn in us not to think…above that which is written, that no
one of you be puffed up for one against another.’’ I
Corinthians 4:6 “Add
thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” Proverbs 30:6 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished
unto all good works.” II Timothy 3:16-17 “Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered…” Mark 7:13 |
The Basis of Truth |
Truth is based on Scripture, Tradition, and the Pope “Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture,
then, are bound closely together and communicate one with the other.” Catechism of the Catholic Church “And [Holy] Tradition transmits
in its entirety the Word of God which has been entrusted to the apostles by
Christ the Lord and the Holy Spirit.” “As a result the [Roman Catholic] Church...does
not derive her certainty about all revealed truths from the holy Scriptures
alone. Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honored with
equal sentiments of devotion and reverence.”
“The Supreme Pontiff, in virtue of his
office, possesses infallible teaching authority when, as supreme
pastor and teacher of all the faithful...he proclaims with a definitive act
that a doctrine of faith or morals is to be held as such.” |
Salvation is by Grace Alone through Faith“Being
justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:24 “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.” Ephesians 2:8, 9 “For
if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of
righteousness shall reign in life by
one, Jesus Christ.” Rom 5:17 “Not by works of righteousness which we
have done, but according to his mercy he saved us…” Titus 3:5-6 “I
do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the
law, then Christ is dead in vain.”
Galatians 2:21 |
Salvation by Grace Alone |
For
Salvation, Grace becomes merely a help, and is given through the sacraments
of the Church “Grace is the help
God gives us to respond to our vocation of becoming his adopted
sons. It introduces us into the intimacy
of the Trinitarian life.” Para2021 “The
Church affirms that for believers the
sacraments of the New Covenant are
necessary for salvation. 'Sacramental grace' is the grace
of the Holy Spirit, given by Christ and proper to each sacrament.” “One who desires to obtain reconciliation with
God and with the Church, must confess to a priest all the unconfessed
grave sins he remembers after having carefully examined his
conscience.” |
Faith is the Gift of God and comes by the Word of God“ Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”
Acts 16:31 “For unto you it is given in the behalf of
Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his
sake.” Philippians 1:29 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by
the word of God.” Romans 10:17 |
Faith is God-given and sustained |
Faith
comes through the “It is the Church that believes first,
and so bears, nourishes and sustains my faith.” “Salvation comes from God alone; but because we
receive the life of faith through the
Church, she is our mother:...” ‘Believing’
is an ecclesial act. The Church’s faith precedes, engenders, supports and
nourishes our faith. The Church is the mother of all believers. ‘No one can have God as Father who does not
have the Church as Mother.’” |
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Christ’s
Sacrifice was His alone and once offered “...Jesus
said, ‘It is finished:...’” John. 19:30 “But this man, after
he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God”
Hebrews 10:12 “...when He
had by Himself purged our sins,
sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;” Hebrews. 1:3 |
Christ’s Sufficient Finished Sacrifice |
Christ’s
Sacrifice continues, and is also of the Church “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.” “The Eucharist is also the sacrifice of the [Roman
Catholic] Church. The Church which
is the Body of Christ participates
in the offering of her Head. With
him, she herself is offered whole
and entire.” |
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Biblical
Truth The
Light of God’s Word |
Topic |
New
Catechism Catechism of the Catholic Church
(1994) |
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God
is the Only All Holy One, and the Only Source of Holiness “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of
hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.”
Isaiah. 6:3 “Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy
name? For Thou only art Holy: for all nations shall come and worship before
Thee...” Revelation. 15: 4 “There is
none holy as the Lord: for there is
none beside Thee: neither is there
any rock like our God.” 1 Samuel. 2:2 “I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will
I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.” Isaiah 42:8 |
God, the Only
All Holy One
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Mary
is also the All-Holy One, and the Source of Holiness “By asking Mary to pray for us, we acknowledge
ourselves to be poor sinners and we address ourselves to the ‘Mother of Mercy,’ the All Holy One.” “From the [Roman Catholic] Church he learns the
example of holiness and recognizes its model and source in the all-holy
Virgin Mary....” Para 2030 “The Fathers of the Eastern tradition call the Mother of God ‘the All-Holy’ (Panagia), and celebrate her as ‘free from any stain of sin, as though fashioned by the Holy Spirit and formed as a new creature’” Para 493 |
In Salvation the Lord Jesus Christ Alone Mediates“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.” I Timothy. 2:5 “Neither is
there salvation in any other: for
there is none other name [Jesus Christ] under heaven given among men whereby
we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 |
One Mediator |
In Salvation “Mary” Also Mediates“Taken up to heaven she did not lay aside this saving office but by her manifold
intercession continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation.... Therefore
the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the [Roman Catholic] Church under the titles
of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix.” |
God Hates Idolatry“Thou shalt
not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything...Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor
serve them.” Exodus. 20:4-5 “And he declared unto you his covenant, which he
commanded you to perform, even Ten Commandments; and he wrote them upon two
tables of stone. Take ye therefore
good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that
the Lord spake...Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you
a graven image, the similitude of any figure....” Deuteronomy 4:13, 15-16 “Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Amen” 1
John. 5:21 |
Idolatry |
The Roman Catholic Church Rationalizes Idolatry“The Christian veneration of images is not
contrary to the first commandment which proscribes idols. Indeed, the honor rendered to an image
passes to its prototype, and whoever
venerates an image venerates the person portrayed in it.” “Basing itself on the mystery
of the incarnate Word, the seventh ecumenical council at |
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This
Pagan Practice is Forbidden in the Bible I am the LORD thy God…Thou shalt have no other
gods before me. Exodus 20:2-3 “There shall
not be found among you any one…that useth divination, or an observer of
times, or a consulter with familiar
spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
[one who calls up the dead].” Deut. 18:10-11 “And the soul that
turneth after such as have familiar spirits [divination; contacting the
dead], and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off
from among his people. Sanctify
yourselves therefore, and be ye holy:
for I am the Lord your God.”
Leviticus. 20:6-7 Compiled by Richard Bennett, Converted Catholic
Priest, now Evangelist. Email: rbennett@stic.net |
Communion with the Dead
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This Practice is Recommended by
“Communion
with the dead. In full consciousness of this
communion of the whole Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, the Church in its
pilgrim members, from the earliest days of the Christian religion, has
honored with great respect the memory of the dead...Our prayer for them is capable not only of helping “them, but also of
making their intercession for us effective.” “The witnesses who have preceded us into the
kingdom, especially those whom the Church recognizes as saints, share in the
living tradition of prayer...Their intercession is their most exalted
service...We can and should ask them
to intercede for us and for the whole world.” More Biblical
contrasts: www.bereanbeacon.org |