Our beliefs are consistent with what the apostles taught.
Right. :roll: Does the Catholic church not teach that it has the power and authority to forgive sins? Of course it does. "There is no offense, however serious, that the "Church" cannot forgive (Catechism, Pg 256, #982) Or, "The Church, who through the bishop and his priests forgives sins in the name of Jesus Christ.." Pg 363-364, #1448.
Now, just where did the Apostles teach that lie? I don't recall reading that anywhere.
Mark 2:6-7 (KJV) But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies?
who can forgive sins but God only?
The Apostles taught only God could forgive sins...never a man or a church. David said, "Look upon mine affliction and my pain; a
nd forgive all my sins." Psalm 25:18
Neither did the Apostles teach that a pope was a "replacement" or Vicar either. Is he not elevated to a "supreme pastor and teacher of all mankind"? However, John 14:16 tells us, "But the comfortor, who is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name,
he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said ulnto you." Hmmm...seems like another contradiction of what Jesus said and what the Catholic church claims.
Isaiah 42:8 (KJV) I am the LORD: that is my name: and
my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
How about the claim that only the Catholilc church is able to intrepret God's word? Where did the Apostles teach that? " The task of intrepreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted soley to the magisterium of the church, that is, to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him." Pg 30, #100
You don't believe all this? You'd better...your church sure does.
2 Peter 1:20 (KJV) Knowing this first, that
no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
Did not Jesus also admonish the Jews to "...search the scriptures..."? John 5:39. I submit the Catholic church was founded on deceit, lies and a mixture of paganism and a bit of Christianity. And, as I said in the beginning, there is nothing Apostolic about their teaching. Deception is her game and in that, she is infallible whether it's a pronouncement from the chair or not.
My beliefs go back much further than 500 years... about 2000 years when Christ began teaching the diciples is about how far back it goes. You don't know what I believe and are just speculating I'm just another Baptist or whatever. Well, guess on as I owe no allegiance to a denomination or preacher, but only in the shed blood of my Saviour-him and him alone do I put my trust. I'm a New Testament believer and believe in what Jesus taught and what his Apostles continued preaching. The Catholic church brings in another Jesus and another gospel and they are accursed according to the word of God.
Galations 1:8-9 (KJV) But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you
than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received,
let him be accursed.
