(goldy;22170)
Kriss, please prove that Catholics worship Mary. If you just "assume" we do, please watch what you say. This is a very dangerous way of thinking. As for confession, that's OUR interpretation of those verses. To me, it's very clear. No offense, but I'll take the interpretation of an institution that has been in place for 2000 years as opposed to someone who's been on earth for less than 100........assuming you are under 100 years old:angel1:
Respectfully, where in the Bible is the church called an "institution." Has not the church been around far longer than 2000 years? "This is that Moses, ... A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you ... This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sinai ..." Acts 7:35-38. The word "church" means "called out," and the church is Christ's body (Eph. 1:19-23), and there is but one body. Eph. 4:4. The church is composed of those who hear and follow the voice of Christ, for Christ says: "My sheep hear My voice," "and they follow Me." John 10:27. That church in the wilderness is therefore identical with the true church of Christ in every age, for Abraham preached the gospel (Gal. 3:8), and there is only one gospel for all time; Christ and Him crucified. Remember that "the house of God" is the "church of the living God." Hebrews 3:2-6; 1 Timothy 3:15. Moses was faithful in the house of God as a servant, and Christ as a Son over the same house, "whose house we are, if we hold fast in confidence and rejoicing. Christ was the Head and Leader of the host that came out with Moses. 1 Corinthians 10:1-10. Jake