This victim of Catholicism is bowing to a statue
of Our Lady of Fatima,
a hoax from the early 20th century. Allegedly, the Blessed Virgin
Mary appeared in six apparitions (ghostly appearances) to a group of three
teenagers in Fatima, Portugal between May 13 and October 13, 1917.
According to www.fatima.org...
"At Fatima Our Lady said that
God wished to establish in the world devotion to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary. Our Lady said that many souls would be saved from Hell and the
annihilation of nations averted if, in time, devotion to Her Immaculate
Heart were established..."
The Bible never mentions the "Immaculate Heart of
Mary." In fact, the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin
Mary DIDN'T exist until 1834 when it was first proclaimed by Pope Pius IX.
In contrast, the Bible states that all mankind, with the sole exception of
Christ, are sinners. Mary herself had need of a Savior (Romans 3:23;
5:12; Psalm 51:5; Luke 1:30,46,47). Mary exclaimed in Luke 1:47, "And
my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour." It is sinful to
place confidence in man (the Pope), over God. Psalm 118:8 states, "It
is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man." Who
is the Pope to create new doctrines, which are nothing more than the
traditions of men? Jesus strongly condemned such traditions...
"Howbeit in vain do they
worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying
aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men ... Full
well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition
... Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition,
which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye" (Mark
7,8,9,13).
Did you read that? Read it again, please!
Jesus said that the traditions of men make the Word of God of NO
EFFECT. In other words, you can't trust men and God, it's one or the
other. Are you going to trust what the Catholic Church (men) have to
say, or are you going to trust the Word of God? The Bible gives us some
stern advice in Romans 3:4, "God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every
man a liar..." Carefully notice the words, "every man
a liar." That includes the Pope! So why do Catholics keep sending
me letters, claiming that I don't understand their MANMADE religion? It
is Catholics who refuse to see the light of God's Word, that their entire
religion is composed of the
traditions of men.
Worshipping Men and Their Manmade
Doctrines
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"But all their
works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries,
and enlarge the borders of their garments, And love the uppermost rooms
at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, And greetings in the
markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi." -Matthew 23:5-7 |
It is so strange how the Word of God
condemns the Catholic religion in plain Words; yet, Catholics BLINDLY follow the
Pope and priests. It says in Matthew 23:9, in black and white, even in the
Catholic Douay Bible, not to call any man "Father." Yes, that is
exactly what Catholics call their priests, cardinals, and Bishops.
The Bible plainly states in 1st
Timothy 4:1-3 that false teachers would come to us, teaching doctrine of devils:
forbidding to marry, and forbidding to eat meat. The celibacy requirement
for all priests is a devilish doctrine. The Catholic forbiddance of meat,
or certain meats, on certain days, are doctrines of devils. God plainly
tells us to enjoy the meat He has given us to eat, as long as we are thankful
for it (1st Timothy 4:4).
Mark 7:6-13 plainly teaches that we
are never to follow the traditions of men. Yet, the Catholic religion is
one big conglomerate of traditions fabricated over the centuries. It
wasn't until the year 1950 that Pope Pious XII decided to make the
Assumption of Mary an official
Catholic doctrine, a doctrine not found anywhere in the Bible.
Exodus 20:4,5 couldn't be any clearer
that even BOWING down to a statue is idolatry. Yet, Catholics foolishly
claim that they are not worshipping the statues they are bowing down to.
BUT, God forbids us from even bowing to statues. In fact, the Bible is so
clear on this matter that the Vatican has even REMOVED
the second of the Ten Commandments to deceive you. No wonder 1st
Timothy 4:2 states, "Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience
seared with a hot iron." Everything that the Catholic Church has
taught you is twisted, corrupted, and damnable!!! And their conscience's
are calloused, harder than steel. In the old days, a wounded soldier would
sterilize and seal his would by placing a red-hot sword over the affected area.
Ouch! As you can imagine, placing a red-hot sword over any area of your
body is going to kill all sensation to that area for a very long time. The
Bible teaches that false prophets have their hearts seared, as with a hot iron.
In other words, the same sun that melt the wax, hardens the clay. The
Bible directs us to "Refuse profane and old wives' fables..." Every
Catholic needs to REFUSE to believe the lies of Catholicism any longer, and turn
instead to the precious Word of God.
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