And the hits just keep on coming! The vast majority of temporary external media driven entertainment, sometimes called news, feeds the eyes and ears but does not enlighten the internal eternal soul. It’s simply false entertainment verses truth of Scripture, the Bible.
After more than a dozen international stops before huge crowds of followers, the new act in town, the pope, is flooding America’s media. An immense exhibition of choreographed coaxing to care about a mere man. His world travels will shape the next few years as he may visit forty countries or so.
Sixty or six years ago, or even two months ago, or a week ago, the world media ignored God and still does. All the media is literally about a sinful man, empty ceremonies and blind followers void of God’s biblical truth. Figuratively, the blind leading the blind.
There was a total absence of Jesus as Lord, the sinless One, from the main focus of media. Their form of news/entertainment, is currently replaced by the pope, a sinner like myself and all human beings. Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of God.
God is scarcely being mentioned along with no mention of the true gospel of “faith alone” in Christ.
The poor lost souls that are swayed by the showbiz, pomp and circumstance are in need of prayer. Not false prayers to sinful men or sinful women “for all have sinned” Romans 3:23.
True Christians pray as our sinless Savior Christ us taught how to pray. Not what to say out of repetitious memory. Matthew 6:7-8 “And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions, as the heathens do. For they think they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them.”
Christ demonstrated how to pray in Matthew 6:9 “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven,…” Pray to God directly, our Father in heaven.
By showing us a pattern for prayer Christ Jesus is excluding any prayers to or through men or women (via saints, or popes or Mary) who are human and all are born with sinful natures.
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In New York, as a symbolic effort to include other religions, a group of worldwide interfaith representatives gathered. A Protestant pastor was among them. But because the Catholic machine is still at war with the Protestant Reformation, this Protestant man was truly just a symbol of false unity.
You’ll find in the Council of Trent Documents, 1545-1563, the Catholic Churches position against the Protestant belief of “faith alone.” Or go to, gty.org click sermons “The Pope and the Papacy.” John MacArthur teaches the truth about the Catholic false religion.
“Faith alone” along with “grace alone” with “Christ alone” and “Scripture alone” are some of the distinctions that separate. The false Catholic mechanical system of works righteousness and human leadership, does not unite true Christianity that believes in “God alone.”
The external ceremonies and many key points of the Catholic Church are not in the Bible. The wrath of God will fall on those who add or take away from the Bible. All cults and cult members should read Revelation 22:18-19. Beware!!!!!
The Catholic Churches (Council of Trent) statement basically says more than once “Anyone who embraces the belief of “faith alone” is anathema, cursed and dammed?
The spiritual war between good and evil is made manifest through true and false doctrine. Doctrine is lived out in the separation of religions, churches and individual lives. John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
No one comes to the Father through the pope, or through Mary or through any other so called saint. Jesus Christ said, “No one comes to the Father except through Me.” “Christ alone!”
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The Catholic Church system of human supremacy placing itself above God and Holy Scriptures, was and is a system which Martin Luther protested against.
Nothing can be added to the finished work of Christ on the cross. John 19:30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
Luther helped bring the Reformation restoring biblical truth, “Scripture alone” the internal food for the soul, found only in the 66 books of the Bible. This is a Protestant belief.
True Christianity, Protestant belief, separates itself from the false man made Catholic system of biblical hearsay which adds the external man made rituals, events and false control.
This is why true Christians should never capitulate to any kind of union with any form of Catholicism. In essence the Catholic Church is a vast cult of lies.
As with any cult, Christians try to share the gospel pointing to Jesus as Savior from hell in obedience and loving kindness. Other than bringing the gospel, we should have nothing or little to do with those who are deceived or at the very least be very discerning. So as to not be sucked into false religion and cult lies, we tread carefully only sharing the gospel.
Jude 21-23 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And on some have compassion, making a distinction; but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.
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Romans 11:5-6 Even so then, at this time there is a remnant according to the election of grace. And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is a gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Titus 3:3-7 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.
4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
5 not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
6 whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Praise the King of kings, Lord Jesus, through “Christ alone” we are justified in “faith alone” and wait for His return in blessed hope.
