Does the Jews and Israel exist?

theefaith said:

the nation in the person of the high priest ciaphas

jn 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

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You don't even know who wrote YOUR Bible? Hint: It was Jews!

theefaith said:

the universal church founded by Christ on Peter and the apostles Matt 16:18 Jn 10:16

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Catholic is the "Church"?

theefaith said:

They converted to Christ and His church

Christians

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Romans 3:1-2 (NKJV)
1 What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
2 Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God.

theefaith said:

Major covenants!

God initiated each covenant and the mediator always remains on earth mediating the covenant except for Christ who made Peter His personal representative and vicar! (Matt 16:18)

Adam
(Marriage covenant)

Noah
(Family covenant)

Abraham
(Tribal covenant)

Moses:
(National covenant)

Jesus Christ:
(Universal covenant)

New and eternal covenant founded by Jesus Christ! Matt 16:18

Universal (Catholic)
World universal

Lk 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. ( catholic universal)

Lk 2:31 prepared before the face of all (catholic) people

Jn 1:29 lamb of God who takes way the sins of the world

Jn 3:16 for God so loved the world

1 Jn 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

Lk 2: 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (All people universal)

1 Tim 2:5 one mediator

Jn 10:16 One new covenant church

Kingdom

Dan 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

the holy Catholic Church

Lk 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

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Gee, I've never seen "Catholic" in my Bible. Doesn't that seem strange?

theefaith said:

the new covenant church must be catholic
Must be universal

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"Gee, I've never seen "Catholic" in my Bible. Doesn't that seem strange?"

theefaith said:

The world
Universal
All people
Equal catholic

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"Gee, I've never seen "Catholic" in my Bible. Doesn't that seem strange?"

Not even ONCE!

theefaith said:

eph 2 says saved, but actually means redeemed

It never says Baptist is the church for sure


There is only one true church founded by Christ on Peter and the apostles and their successors is the new covenant body of Christ! Matt 16:18 One fold
Jn 10:16 the household of faith! Gal 6:10

1 Timothy 3:15
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Christ and His church are one: acts 9:4 why persecute me?

1 Jn 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

Any denial of the divinity of Christ: or His incarnation: or the Holy Trinity is antichrist! Or Christ from His Holy Church! Or the unity of Christians with the church, the body of Christ, the new covenant in union with the mediator and in communion with God and the saints!

“Faith alone” denies the Union of the Christian in the church thru the sacraments promised by the Father and instituted by Christ!

Must be taught by the Catholic Church!
Matt 28:19

Heresy is a treason against God!

Intermediary acts 8 & 9

Which apostles, fathers, doctors, missionaries, or saints was ever a “faith alone & Bible alone” puritanical fundamentalist Protestant?

In the person of Christ
2 Corinthians 2:10
To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;

2 Corinthians 5:18
And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

2 Corinthians 5:19
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

The nature of the church!

Jesus is one with His church!
Acts 22:9 Saul, Saul why do you persecute me? Saul was persecuting the church!

Seek first the kingdom of God, seek ye first the church founded by Jesus Christ on Peter and the apostles and their successors!

Matthew 13:44
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

Jesus Christ is the treasure and the field is His Holy church!

The holy church is necessary for salvation!

The church is not a democracy, it is a kingdom, with a king!

Four marks (characteristics) of the true church founded by Christ on Peter and the apostles!

One:
Holy:
Catholic:
Apostolic:

Eph 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.





The authority of the church founded by Christ on Peter and the apostles and their successors!

Jesus Christ continues HIS ministry in His new covenant church thru Peter, the apostles, and their successors with the same mission, power, and authority!
Mt 16:18 Mt 28:19 Acts 1:17 acts 8:31 & 35 Lk 10:16 Jn 8:32 Jn 13:20 Jn 15:5 Jn 16:13 Jn 20:21-22 acts 9 eph 2:20

Lk 10:16
He who hears you hears me...

John 13:20
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

1 Timothy 3:15
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Only one true church founded by Jesus christ! Matt 16:18 Jn 10:16


Jn 6:67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

Christ and his church are one! Acts 9:4
Why persecute thou me?

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Is Peter your savior? Jesus is my Savior. NO "Catholic" in the Bible. It's made up!

EXPOSING SATAN’S FALSE CHURCH:

Christ knew what would happen after the disciples were gone. Jesus knew that Satan would infiltrate and counterfeit this young growing Christian church. Jesus knew that Satan would counterfeit the gospel and set up a counterfeit religious system to deceive the masses.

The church has been the object of attack from Satan from early in the apostolic era. Satan has attacked the church by introducing false teaching and false teachers. One of the methods of Satan is to destroy the church from within and that is precisely through false teaching and false teachers. Paul warned us about this: “The Spirit says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 1 Timothy 4:1

Paul was talking about individuals who had professed to be Christians. They knew about the Lord Jesus Christ and had been told that He was the only Savior. They professed for a time to follow Him, but then they apostatized from the faith. Jesus had warned us about this in multiple parables in Matthew chapter 13. In the parable of the wheat and tares: “The field is the world, the good seeds are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels who will gather them out of His kingdom and cast them into the furnace of fire. Matt. 13:38-42 The enemy that sowed the bad seed, the tares, is Satan.


Satan has a counterfeit for every divine reality. Satan sows the world with a counterfeit company of professing believers who look and act like Christians and who associate with believers and even learned to speak the jargon of believers, but they are pretenders and not genuine followers of our Lord and Savior. These people can sit right next to you in church, and you would not be able to tell the difference from their outward appearance – only God knows the heart. Only God knows his sheep. John 10:1-27


Satan didn’t waste any time after Pentecost to infiltrate God’s church with false teachers who pose as ministers of righteousness but are, in reality, ministers of the devil.

We read in 2 Corinthians 11:15, “It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashioned themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.

They profess to lead people in the way of truth and righteousness, but they are agents of the evil one.

Satan has cleverly guided vain religious leaders to introduce pagan ideas, concepts, and practices into “Christianity.” Since the word “Christianity” is stamped on the outside of the package, most people assume that the religion of Jesus Christ is being offered. Little do they realize that totally false concepts of God, of Jesus Christ, and of His message of eternal life have been wrapped up in a deceptive package called “Christianity.” This papal state church is simply a continuation of the old Babylonian religion with the name “Christian” stamped on the outside. False doctrines, creeds, rituals, and practices – all supposedly Christian. Yet none of them correspond to the Christianity that Jesus and the original apostles taught. Satan has indeed done a masterful job of creating a counterfeit Christianity that has deceived the masses over all the centuries.


The original Christianity of Jesus and the apostles was dramatically changed within a few centuries after Jesus’ death. The church and the state became one when Christianity was adopted as the religion of the Roman Empire. After the fall of the Roman Empire the church gradually usurped power over the state, and the result was not Christianity but a more or less corrupt hierarchy, wielding power over the nations of Europe and making the church mainly a political machine with the authority to crown kings and emperors. The Catholic Church rose to become the dominant power in the West wielding political authority, even claiming the right to dispose of kings. The Holy Roman Empire was established in the year 800 under Charlemagne at the hands of the Pope, symbolizing both the Pope’s right to crown sovereigns and it was also the Emperor’s role as protector of the Roman Catholic Church.

Throughout the Old Testament Satan has persecuted God’s people. Persecution also began at an early date in history of the church. Yet infiltration and persecution will not stop the work of the Lord. The church will continue to prosper because Jesus said nothing would stop its advancement. Jesus said, “I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18


Two opposing branches of Christianity emerged from the apostolic era. Both would use Christ’s name and claim His authority. Both would claim to be following Christ’s true teaching. But only one would faithfully represent its founder, Jesus Christ. The other would capture the minds and hearts of humanity by attaching the name of Christ to biblically unsupportable religious customs, sacraments, traditions, and doctrines that Jesus and His apostles neither practiced nor approved. The apostles repeatedly warned Jesus’ followers to be aware of false teachers who would introduce counterfeit Christian beliefs. Jesus Himself warned: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name and will deceive many. Matthew 24:4-5


The church Jesus founded would be led by God’s Spirit and remain faithful to His teachings. The other church counterfeited by Satan would accept the name of Christ but twisted Christ’s teachings to create a convincing counterfeit of the true Church of God. The counterfeit church is not entirely different from the true church but rejects some of the essential biblical teachings that lead to eternal salvation. This false church teaches that we earn salvation by faith plus works (rituals, sacraments, tradition, etc.). Through deception, Satan is attempting to dwarf God’s plan for the salvation of mankind.

To accomplish his purpose, Satan exploits human nature. He sways people to believe his deceptions. Satan retains just enough truth in his doctrines to persuade people they are following Christ but introduces sufficient error to prevent them from living the way that would ultimately lead to faith in what Christ accomplished for us on the cross and to eternal life. Over the centuries the true church has been infiltrated and divided by the powers of unspiritual men directed by Satan in order to try and destroy it.

By the end of the third century the true servants of God became a distinct minority among those who call themselves Christians. The counterfeit Christians had become the majority. With Emperor Constantine making (so called) Christianity the religion of the Roman Empire this universal apostate church was free from persecution and had become largely under the control of the occupant of the Roman Empire throne. A union of religion with the state had begun – the Roman papal religion

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The Roman church of today is purely a human institution. Its doctrines, which frequently stand in opposition to God’s word, were never taught by Christ or the apostles. They crept into the church over a period of time. It is evident to anyone who examines the record of the Babylonian rites and practices that were inserted into the Roman Catholic Church. They would see that many of today’s pagan elements within the Catholic Church were taken directly from the Babylonian religion founded by Nimrod after the flood.


In Scripture there is mention of two “Babylon’s.” The first “Babylon” was founded by a man named Nimrod the great-grandson of Noah through the line of Cush. Genesis 10:8-10 The name Nimrod means rebel. He appears as the first “mighty one on the earth” after the flood and was the first to establish a kingdom. He built the Tower of Babel (Babylon) in rebellion against God and later built the city of Nineveh in Syria, another enemy of God’s people.

The second Babylon spoken in Scripture is a modern church-state religious system described in Revelation 17 and 18, whose leaders will literally fight Christ at His Second Coming (Rev.17:12-14).

We know we got Christmas and Easter from the Roman Catholics, and they got it from paganism but where did the pagans get it from?

Both of these pagan holidays can be traced to the ancient Babylonians and Chaldeans. God was not pleased and denounced this corrupt adulterous Babylonian religious system, queen of heaven and all its customs. But the philosophies, customs, and religion started by Nimrod and his wicked wife Semiramis will continue down into the end times. Semiramis, Queen of Babylon, was worshipped as Rhea, the great “Mother” of the gods, mother of all impurity, idolatry, and prostitution. Thus, this Caledonian Queen was the suitable prototype of the “Woman” in the Apocalypse, with the golden cup in her hand, and the name on her forehead: ‘Mystery, Babylon the Great, The Mother Of Harlots, And The Abominations Of The Earth. Revelation 17:5

Continued:
In the book of Acts 8:9-13, we are introduced to Simon Magnus, the Samarian, who practiced sorcery and astonished the people of Samaria and who was later to be known as Simon “Peter” when he moved to Rome. Scripture says that “The people were actually convinced that he was ‘The great power of God’ Surprisingly as it may sound, it is a well-known fact among students of ancient religion that the chief pagan gods worshipped in the early civilizations were generally known by the name or title “Peter.” Because he was worshipped as a God that would make Simon Magnus also to be formally known as Simon “Peter” in Rome. Some scholars believe that it is he who is buried under the altar of the Basilica in Rome. That it is he who was the first Pope in Rome and not Simon Peter, the apostle, that Catholics so falsely claim.

Simon Magus attempted to buy the office of apostle from Peter, hoping to obtain the power to grant others the Holy Spirit. Motivated by his greed for power and influence, he faked conversion to appear Christian. He offered Peter money for the gift of the Holy Spirit so he could use this power of the Holy Spirit for his own personal use. Historical sources indicate that Simon Magnus blended various elements of Babylonian paganism and mysticism into a false Christian philosophy. By the first century, the religions of the Babylonians were centred primarily in Rome. With Rome as the centre of the world, it would only make sense that Simon Magnus would move to Rome to spread his new religion which was a mixture of Babylonian pagan beliefs and Christian doctrine. Simon Magnus’ move to Rome is noted in several historical writings. His goal as stated by historical records was to create a “universal” religion. When Justin Martyr wrote his Apology (152 A.D.), he mentions the “sect of the Simonians” being formidable. Simon had made such an impression by his magical powers that he was honored as a god in Rome and a statue erected to him on the Tiber River.


Bishop Eusebius, a Catholic leader who baptized Constantine said that the Simonians were very much around, calling themselves “Christian” and flocking into the Catholic Church. He said they were corrupting the entire church such as a dangerous disease would when it hits the whole body. He maintained that they were the chief troublemakers and should have been expelled from the Catholic Church, but by this time it was too late as almost the whole church was affected. Make no mistake the modern Roman Catholic Church is the continuation of the ancient Babylonian mystery system.

Its religious festivals and its practices were drawn directly from the Babylonian religion and its priesthood. Rome is indeed the Babylon of the Apocalypse. Jesus calls these Simonians and their adulterous religious system “the synagogue of Satan.”

The Samaritans were the only distinct people in the world in the first and second centuries who said they were Jews, and yet were not Jews and they knew it. The Samaritans were liars. Their own records showed they came from Babylon and adjacent areas and that they were clearly Gentiles (non-Jews). This is, “Indeed I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not. Revelation 3:9 The synagogue of Satan are these “Samarian-Christians.”

The old Babylonian religious system that transitioned itself into the Roman papal church. Further proof of this Babylonian false religious system started by Simon Magnus and coming to fruition in the end times can be found in the book of Revelation. The apostle John accurately describes the last picture that the Bible gives of apostate Christendom in chapters 13 to 18. In these chapters we find a merger of all apostate churches under one great end time religious leader called the False Prophet, headquartered in Rome. Revelation 16:13

The sad part is that many good Christians cannot or will not see what is happening in the present day. There are spiritual forces at work within the Christian church that run counter to the revealed Word of God. This worldwide church of the end times is clearly shown in Revelation 17:5 as “Mystery Babylon, The Great, The Mother Of Harlots, And The Abominations Of The Earth. T

he words, Mystery, Babylon The Great,” refers to the Babylonian mother and child religion “queen of heaven” with its special rites, rituals, sacraments, and idols. In the Old Testament book of Jeremiah, it calls the “queen of heaven” idolatrous worship that provokes the Lord to anger. Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17, 25

Babylon represents apostate Judaism and apostate Christendom, which will be a vast commercial and religious conglomerate with its headquarters in Rome just before Jesus Returns. Revelation 18, 19

During the great tribulation it will be a revival of ancient Babylon, with its priestly castes, pagan rituals, sacraments, and documents, and a complete disregard for God’s commands. It will be a clever counterfeit of true Christianity. Unfortunately to millions upon millions living during the tribulation, it will seem like the real thing. Why? Because a vast majority of professing Christians do not generally study the Bible. They do not dig into the Bible and try to prove all things as God commands. Therefore, they will be caught up in the euphoria of this powerful Babylonian system. For it will seem like an ecumenical movement. People will get caught up in the beautiful pageantry, the music, the pomp and ceremony, and the intimidating power of this Babylonian church-state system that God condemns. It will be promoted by the end time dictator, the Antichrist, and the false religious leader known as the “False Prophet.” People will be enticed to join and be part of it.


Getting back to Scripture, in Revelation, chapter 14, the second angel announces: “Babylon is fallen, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

We then read in Revelation 17:2 “The woman commits fornication with the kings and inhabitants of the earth.” Roman Catholicism is the only religious system that has done this on a worldwide basis. Her history of political intrigue and influence is without rival by any other religion. She has indeed seduced political leaders with her compromise and intrigue. There are very few governments of this world today who do not have an ambassador to the Vatican.

In Revelation 17:15 it says, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.” Roman Catholicism is the only religious system that is worldwide in scope and influence – she indeed ‘sits upon many waters.’

Revelation 17: 6 The woman is drunk with the blood of the saints and martyrs of Jesus.

Roman Catholicism has indeed shed the blood of the true saints of God. When Rome had both religious and political powers in Europe, she murdered and tortured those she labelled as heretics killing millions upon millions in the inquisitions of Europe, for disagreeing with Rome’s dogmas.

Revelation 17:4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet color.” The Pope’s and Cardinal’s vestments and buildings of the Vatican are well known for their red (scarlet) and purple colorings. These are the colors which often adorn the Vatican hierarchy.

Revelation 17:4b This woman is adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.

No religious system in all of history comes even close to the incredible wealth, art treasures, gold and silver, as that of the Roman Catholic Church. She has a cup in her hand which points to Rome’s holiest instrument, the Golden Cup of the Eucharist.

As we can see, the apostle John nails down precisely the identity of this false church that is masquerading as Christianity. An end time apostate church which calls itself “Christian” but courts alliances with the godless systems of this world and commits spiritual idolatry. This was the greatest hoax and deception of the devil perpetrated upon mankind and this will continue to take place until Jesus comes back and deals with Satan and his demons.

Satan’s counterfeit of Christianity must be understood and exposed. How many millions of lives have been lost by those who were deceived by these paganized, apostate churches and how many millions of lives that could have been saved because unbelievers throughout the centuries saw the hypocrisy of this Babylonian religious system and have decided Christianity was not for them.

Ref: Oscar Leske

theefaith said:

catholic is a translation from Greek for universal
Universal means all or the whole
Or world as in Jn 3:16 for God so loved the world or all men

peter is the head of the church on earth
Not a mediator or savior
There is only one God
One savior
One church

Peter and His successors
The apostles and Their successors
Govern the holy church founded by Christ

Keys of authority! And power to bind and loose! Matt 16:18 and Matt 18:18

Moral authority:
(Teaching)
Necessity of being taught by Christ:
Two edge sword: defining truth and condemning errors, and Interpreting scripture.

Jurisdictional authority:
(Governing / administering)
Necessity of Peter and the apostles and their successors to govern the holy church.

Spiritual authority:
(Life of Grace)
Sanctifying thru the mass and Sacraments

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You can't even find "Catholic" once in the Bible? Don't be trying to rewrite the Bible to fit your religion!