What remains are low-informed “Christian” voters. who are kool-aid feed with incoherent and random scriptural passages to advance the rot taught by Luther, Calvin, and Wesley. Oh, and even Henry VIII!. These are all wild mushrooms growing around the large mustard tree, mushrooms upon which the lowly insects feed on while the soaring eagles settle on the large branches of the mustard tree.
Well spread your wings, Pharisee....
Luk 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
Luk 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Luk 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
Luk 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
This is unadulterated nonsense. We are not talking about “personal” sin. We were discussing Catholic teaching.
No one here is accusing you of being a sinner anymore that we claim personal righteousness.
This thread is about ONE truth based on the four pillars of scripture, tradition, revelation, and faith. Anything else, we have the scandal of serpent based religions in Kentucky claiming to be based on Scripture. Do you want the Anabaptists to instruct Scripture to those living in outer Mongolia? Or about Mormons taking their view of Scripture to Uruguay? This is why the Christ commanded the “Great Commission” specifically to Peter and his apostles and their successor and hence the authoritative structure of the Church.
Hence, it were the early Church Fathers who “organizationally” decided on which books to include in Scripture. This itself was a profound manifestation of the Holy Spirit working in God’s Church. Think about it? The Church deciding what Books constituted the Holy Bible. (These books did not fall from the sky).
No institution has been so assiduously examined and researched for its beliefs and authenticity than the Catholic Church down through more than 2000 years. Tis explains the long list of ranking theologians of other faiths who converted to Catholicism.
The sheer stupidity of low-information Christians who are unable to grasp the profound works of St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas; Cardinal Henry Newman; and Benedict XVI allow them to quote random scriptural versions, no more than the Jim Jones’ and David Koreshs’, Joel Osteens; Rick Warrens, clowns like Bishop TD Jakes;, Rev. Wrights; and the Billy Grahams’ and the snake worshipping “Christian” sects in Appalachia. What’s common to all of them? They deny the Holy Eucharist. This is huge and makes the heresy all the more revolting.
So here’s how the rot of Protestantism begins.
Get yourself a empty garage, convert it into a nice inviting building put some shrubbery, and plant a cross. Make sure you can speak reasonably well.
Now, throw a lectern and some pews into the building, get some good feel good-music, make sure you don’t offend the prospective congregants, read Scripture, wave the Bible in the air, get yourself a spiffy outfit, do a small gig, and shout out verses, and oh, don’t forget the coffee and doughnuts after what passes off for “Sunday Services” and viola, we have yet another brand of the Protestant faith.
This is the sad spectacle we have today but it shows the unfortunate decay and rot caused by Luther, Calvin, Wesley, and the rest of the heretics, now numbering over 35,000 Protestant denominations.
So go tell this to the folks in China’s Sichuan province and have them choose what flavor of Scriptural meringue and forms of worship suits them best. And of course, all in God’s holy name!