Posted on 05/09/2015 7:44:31 AM PDT by RnMomof7
Millions of sincere Catholics wear the brown scapular thinking by doing so it will help them spiritually. They believed the report that Mary made and is backing a salvation promise in connection with the brown scapular hundreds of years ago based on their religious traditions. Over the years wearing the brown scapular has been perpetuated by sincere Catholic leaders, such as the one in this video, but it is in complete futility that it is worn. It is a false hope and a spiritual snare. 
It is not based on God’s truth and is, therefore, just as deadly for the sincere Catholic as it is for the Hindu who bathes in the Ganges River thinking his sins will be washed away in the water or for the Muslim who kisses the black stone of Kaaba to be forgiven! [The picture to the right is Mel Gibson, the director of the Passion of Christ, wearing a brown scapular as he smokes.]
I too once wore the brown scapular as an Ex Roman Catholic. I know what it is like to be taught something and accept it as truth to find out later it is not only unscriptural, but anti-scriptural. It hurts, but TRUTH is what we must stand on to be safe. It takes humility in such cases to turn.
NOTE: At about 2:23 time-wise into the video, the speaker is quoted below. How could anyone deny that Mary is deified in Catholicism? Surely, this rampant idolatry is grieving to the Lord Jesus Christ and God the Father. This is what Catholicism teaches about the brown scapular:
And so, wearing of the brown scapular reminds us, should remind us, of three things. First, that we are children of Mary. Second of all, that we need to work for our Lady. And finally, it should be a garment of humility and penance. First, by the brown scapular we profess ourselves to be children of Mary. The scapular of our Lady is a badge or a uniform so to speak by which we profess to whom we belong and who we serve. Likewise, our Lady in turn by wearing the brown scapular, she recognizes us as her children, as her special children. And because of that, she consequently protects us and watches over us. The brown scapular should also remind us that we need to work for our Lady because the scapular, which means shoulder garment, was originally that, it was a garment worn by religious in order to protect their habit, their religious habit that they wore on a daily basis during those periods of work to keep it from getting dirty, stained, from ripping, etc. and so therefore the scapular is a working garb. And so this should remind us that there’s no room for lazy piety. If we wear the brown scapular and we consider ourselves our Lady’s children, there’s no place for lazy piety but rather we should fill our lives with good works. This brown scapular should remind us the need to faithfully fulfill our daily duties, and to make another adaptation of Scripture, to labor as good soldiers of the Immaculate. Finally, the third place, the brown scapular is also a garment of humility and of penance. So in a spirit of penance, we should accept all the difficulties of our state of life and all the sufferings that our Lady may want to send us. And the scapular will give us the strength to do this. In all of our difficulties, we can always grab onto our brown scapular, remind ourselves of our Lady’s protection, her watchfulness, her presence and especially at the moment of death, when we can call to mind our Lady’s promise of salvation. Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
* Not a single word about Jesus was mentioned there.
* The brown scapular is 100% religious mythology and idolatry, as Mary is deified as a type of Savior.
* No Bible light shines from such brown scapular Catholic tradition.
But when WE vote; it is ALWAYS unanimous!
Do the LDS garments hold the same magical power as does the brown scapular?
Which is better and more cost-effective?
You waiting for SP to produce; TOO???
And since they’re not interchangeable, call this number now and receive as a free gift....
:D
Hoss
I couldn’t wear it because it was made of wool and I was allergic to wool.
Never fear MM, the church will grant you a dispensation. There is always an answer for everything. 😂😆😎 And if you can't find the answer, just get a dispensation. 😄
I remember wearing my scapular for awhile in grade school, but it just wasn't stressed much in high school, where I don't think I wore it even once. It was guaranteed not to rust, rot, or mildew, for 90 days after discharge. 😃
Is that the Moronisterium?
Hoss
I got saved in 1970, and I have been waiting since then for LDS to show me. I remember in 1968, I had just left Keesler, on my way to Mt Home AFB, ID. I had a layover in Salt Lake City. I was a catholic, so I knew nothing about other religions, but I had heard of Mormons. I saw a guy in the airport, wearing blue jean coveralls and round horn rimmed glasses, and a straw hat. I thought to myself, if I ever had a stereotype of what a Utah Mormon would look like, this guy fit it perfectly. In 1970, I got saved, and began to see the cults in a different light.
No one could make that ram scram. He kept buttin' that dam.
If you can’t show where any one of them is wrong why don’t you just say so? If it was just a different focus on different aspects of the same event there are no contradictions.
I too fail to see a contradiction.
Please share.
I don't know what weasel words they use. The comment I was responding to was "There is truth in the Bible, but there is some errors also". It was direct claim of errors in the Bible with no caveat.
LOL, I love it. Weasel words. If I learn a new slogan everyday, I am happy. I was just wondering if maybe that was the Mormon idea that not everything is translated correctly. Either way, it is a bogus claim. Unfortunately, the Mormons have made inroads here too. I don't like it much.
That is too close to what seems to be conveyed. How can the Lord command us to live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God, quoting Scripture as it is the assured word of God, (Mt. 4:4) if it is as ambiguous as the poster?
After this brief encounter and some additional reading, I am convinced the MO is to treat the Bible as an obstacle that must be overcome through doubt, in order to get to the Book of the False Prophet. It resembles the Islamic methodology. Yes, they would say, God delivered a good original message, but those early Christians botched it up so bad with corruptions that even God couldn’t fix it until they came along. Never mind that the evidence of meaningful corruption is entirely missing, never mind the explicit teaching that the Gospel will endure and prosper till Jesus returns, never mind how this theory of God being thwarted by pesky little humans insults both the character and the power of God at the same time. The important thing is to doubt God’s word so it can be replaced with the imaginative tales of Joe Smith, or Mohammed, or whoever. So with the Bible it’s all about the negatives, but with their preferred text it’s all about the positives. Truth? What’s that? Just sayin ...
Peace,
SR
A necessary step (methodology) for one to attain self-justification and sense of superiority to Christians while affiliating with a religious cult.
Agree with your observation.
Jus’ sayin’.
Why would their superstition be any worse than your superstition?
Kinda ramblin’ around, aren’t you?
Here’s what I take away from your post:
You surmise that the Holy Bible is analogous to the Israelites’ golden calf at the foot of Mt. Sinai.
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