The dying thief entered paradise the day of his death; when Paul was absent from the body he was present with the Lord; the Scriptures know only two places for departed souls: heaven and hell, the scene of happiness, and the world of woe. Any other state or locality for departed souls is destitute of EXISTENCE.
Continue reading →From the end of the seventh century onward, the power of the Roman Catholic clergy in general grew at an alarming rate. Men who could add a thousand or ten thousand centuries to your torments in Purgatory by a word; who could keep your mother, wife, or child as long as they pleased, or only for a moment, in raging flames, were not to be treated as other men, who could only hurt the body.
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2The system has been converted into a code. It exists, not as a body of maxims or principles, though in that shape its influence would have been great: it exists as a body of laws, by which every Romish ecclesiastic is bound to act, and which he is appointed to administer. This is termed CANON LAW.
Continue reading →In the sculptures of Nineveh idols, borne on men’s shoulders, are forcibly represented, and show the real origin of the Popish processions.
Continue reading →The blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, cleanseth from ALL sin. If this be true, where can there be the need for any other cleansing? Those who die without personal union to Christ, are consequently unwashed, unjustified, and unsaved.
Continue reading →The Pope: “I claim to be the Supreme Judge and director of the consciences of men. I am the Sole Last Supreme Judge of what is right and wrong.”
Continue reading →The Papal hierarchy love money, and the fear of purgatorial torment is a great source of revenue. Belief in purgatory is the false foundation of Masses for the dead.
Continue reading →Indulgences have been a source of enormous revenue to the Vatican; by appealing to the superstitious fears of their people, high and low, the popes have filled their coffers with gold.
Continue reading →The three frogs of the book of Revelation: The Spirits Of Infidel Lawlessness, Of Popery, And Of Priestly Tractarianism, A.D. 1830-1852.
Continue reading →Popery was not the first form of Christianity introduced into England, but that previously there existed an Apostolic Church in these islands; and that consequently the Reformation was but the rooting out of those noxious weeds which had overrun and all but choked the plant of true Christianity.
Continue reading →In some Catholic countries where the State is controlled by the church, a court or tribunal was established for the examination and punishment of ‘heretics’.
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1Western Church resembled that of treacherous Judah, whose guilt was even more unpardonable than that of backsliding Israel.
Continue reading →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 →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 →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 →Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary was complete in that one offering, and that it was never to be repeated. But the Catholic Church repeats in daily in the Mass.
Continue reading →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 New Testament has surprisingly little to say about Mary. Her last recorded words were spoken at the marriage in Cana, at the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry: “Whatsoever he saith … Continue reading →
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 →The Catholic Church delays the entrance of the believer into Paradise, and makes merchandise of the miseries which she says the believer endures in Purgatory.
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