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Can you provide at least one verse where an Old Testament prophet, Jesus, or any of the apostles appealed to "tradition" as the basis for doctrine or authority?
2Ti 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
Can you provide at least one verse where an Old Testament prophet, Jesus, or any of the apostles appealed to "tradition" as the basis for doctrine or authority?
2Ti 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
First I want to be careful to say that the Catholic Church worships God through His virgin-born Son, Jesus Christ, who they carefully teach was not born of a human father but of the Holy Spirit, that Jesus lived a sinless life in complete obedience to the Father, preach that He was the Messiah who died on the cross for the sins of all who would believe in Him, and that he was raised from the dead). That part is fine! That is all biblical teaching!However, because they have misinterpreted that Peter was made head of the church, they have had a long string of very human popes who have mixed in "The Traditions of Men" (dogmas) along with the truth, and the priests spend a lot of their pulpit time teaching those church dogmas.1) Mary was conceived without sin. No, she was not! She was born from a human father. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23. Also read Romans 3;11-18 "None is righteous, no, not one, . . . " They preach a falsehood!2) Mary was ever virgin. In Matthew 1:20 God told Joseph in a dream, "Joseph, Son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit." Again in Matt. 1:24-25 ". . . he took his wife, but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.' Joseph and Mary afterward had 4 sons and several daughters. One of the brothers of Jesus is James who wrote the book of James. Mary ever virgin? Another lie.3) Mary was assumed into heaven (did not die). There is nothing in the Bible on that topic anywhere. Another lie!4) Part of the Mass prayers includes praying for the dead. Completely unbiblical!5) Catholics everywhere are taught to pray to Mary and the saints. The Bible tells us to pray to God alone. Another falsehood.6) The Catholic Church teaches that souls must spend some unspecified time in Purgatory to be purified from their sins in order to be readied for entrance into Heaven. That contradicts the complete, once-for-all sacrifice of Christ and His atonement for sinners through His death on the cross. (Hebrews 10:12) But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God." And (Heb. 10:14), "For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified." Obviously, Christ's sacrifice is the complete atonement for all who believe in Him. There is no such thing as Purgatory (otherwise Christ's work on the cross is nullified)! This falsehood is abominable to God!There are many other errors included in the Mass prayers if you listen carefully and compare them with true Bible teaching. Jesus warned the Pharisees in Matt. 4-9, "For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.' But you say, 'If anyone tells his father or mother, What you would have gained from me is given to God, he need not honor his father.' "You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:" 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' " That makes void the word of God!Ask your parish priest to answer to these things and see what he says. waynemlj
