Futurism Devised across the Centuries by the Jesuits
The Futurist interpretation of prophecy was originally propounded by the Spanish Jesuit scholar Francisco Ribera and was developed by Jesuit Bellarmine.
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The Counter-Reformation – The Source of the Futurist View of Prophecy
Pursuing and punishing “heretics” (true believers) was counter-productive. It was clear that the Counter-Reformation needed to take on the very Word of God itself.
Continue reading →Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter XIX A System Tested by its Fruits
The Roman Catholic Church’s interpretation of the Scriptures is so erroneous and its practices are so persistently unchristian that over the long period of time its influence for good is outweighed by its influence for evil. It must, therefore, as a system, be judged to be a false church.
Continue reading →Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter XVIII Intolerance, Bigotry, Persecution
The official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church, is that it alone is the true church, that all other churches and religious groups are in error, either heretical or pagan, and that such churches and groups have not even the right of existence.
Continue reading →Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter XVII By What Moral Standard?
One of the strong contrasts between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism is found in the moral codes. In Protestantism this code is taken directly from the Bible.
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Pope Pius IX declared: “Education outside of the Catholic Church is heresy.” But the Catholic Church Parochial School System is what teaches heresy!
Continue reading →Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter XV Marriage
The Roman Church has attempted to control everything pertaining to marriage. Since marriage was held to be a sacrament, civil marriage was declared to be unlawful.
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The Catholic Church requires that its priests, & nuns abstain from marriage. It’s not to be confused with the vow of chastity – abstention from sexual relations.
Continue reading →Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter XIII Ritualism
Roman Catholic people have to struggle with ritualism and superstition, forms and ceremonies which impress the eye but deaden the soul to spiritual truth.
Continue reading →Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter XII Penance, Indulgences: Salvation by Grace or by Works?
Protestantism is primarily a reassertion of New Testament Christianity, the teaching that salvation is by faith rather than works. Romanism, on the other hand, teaches that salvation depends ultimately upon ourselves, upon what we do, that one can “earn” salvation by obedience to the laws of the church.
Continue reading →Good News for Those Who Fear Going to Purgatory!
The doctrine of purgatory says that while God forgives sin, His justice nevertheless demands that the sinner must suffer the full punishment due to him for his sin before he will be allowed to enter heaven.
Continue reading →Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter X Purgatory
You don’t have to fear going to Purgatory after you die because there is no such place! Purgatory is an invention by the Church to keep you under its control.
Continue reading →Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter IX The Confessional
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Continue reading →Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter VII Mary Part 1
This is the continuation of the previous chapter Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Section Two Chapter VI The Papacy. This chapter is very long which is why I am dividing it into two parts. 1 Mary’s Place in Scripture The … Continue reading →
Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter IV Tradition
This is the continuation of the previous chapter of Roman Catholicism by Lorraine Boettner. 1 What Tradition Is Protestantism and Roman Catholicism agree that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. But they differ widely in regard to the … Continue reading →
Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter III The Priesthood
There is no priesthood in the New Testament. Christ is our priest, not a man on the earth. Hebrews 3:1b “…consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;”
Continue reading →Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter II The Church
The church is composed of all who are true Christians, those who have been “born again,” or “born anew” (John 3:3), from all nations and denominations.
Continue reading →Roman Catholicism By Lorraine Boettner Chapter I Introduction
The best book to share with your Catholic relatives and friends to witness to them as to the unbiblical, unscriptural doctrines and practices in their church.
Continue reading →A Description of the Great Whore of Revelation Chapter 17
The Church of Rome boasts of being a universal Church. The harlot is seated on many waters, which are nations, and peoples, and tongues.
Continue reading →The Hierarchical Structure Of Roman Catholicism
The fundamental concept of authority in the Roman Catholic church is rooted in its hierarchical structure, which is as coherent and immutable as a pyramid. Other institutions outside it may come and go; but the table of basic values of the church of Rome never changes or evolves.
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