Did The Catholic Church Give Us The Bible + Doctrine? - Part 2 Series

After decades of study, I firmly believe that this is the most significant reason why there is so much sickness and disease in the church. Pride and lack of trust allow the immune system to go haywire. The importance of this can't be overstated. God's chastisement and judgment are by resisting the proud. They are designed to bring the Christian back into the right relationship with Him and are always to restore but never to destroy.

CONCLUSION

I always find it interesting that in dialogues I have with Catholics, after I have quoted Scripture, their response is to ignore and not address them directly and then they inform me that “God didn't come down and give us a Bible; He came down and gave us a church (i.e., RCC) who gave us the Bible.”

The focus of the discussion then moves to obfuscation and the sophistry of what the Bible ‘means’ based upon what some fallen human beings “i.e., Church Fathers” such as Polycarp, Irenaeus, Athenagoras, Augustine, Clement, Lactantius, Basil, Ambrose, Ignatius, Arminius, Justin Martyr, John Chrysostom, Beza, Zwingli, Luther, Crammer, Melanchton, etc., said about who, what, where, and when. Being a Berean who studies to “shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth approve themselves unto God” is definitely NOT on the list of their works-based memory verses (2 Timothy 2:15 KJV).

Summary of the RCC Vs the Bible

The RCC says Scripture and Tradition together are the Word of God (Para 80-82). The Bible says Scripture alone is the Word of God (John 10:35; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20- 21; Mark 7:13).

The RCC says Mary is the co-redeemer, for she participated with Christ in the painful act of redemption (Para 169). The Bible says Christ alone is the Redeemer, for He alone suffered and died for sin (1 Peter 1:18, 19).

The RCC says Mary is the co-mediator, to whom we can entrust all our cares and petitions. The Bible says Christ Jesus is the one mediator to whom we can entrust all our cares and petitions (1 Timothy 2:5; John 14:13, 14; 1 Peter 5:7).

The RCC says faith comes through the Catholic Church (Para 168,181). The Bible says faith is the gift of God and comes by the Word of God (i.e., Jesus) (Acts 16:31; Philippians 1:29; Romans 10:7).

The RCC says initial justification is by means of baptism (Para 1213). The Bible says justification is by faith alone (Romans 3:28) and God alone justifies ungodly sinners who believe (Romans 4:5).

The RCC says adults must prepare for justification through faith and good works (Para 1266). The Bible says good works are the result of salvation, not the cause (Ephesians 2:8-10).

The RCC says grace is merited by good works (Para 2002, 2008, 2009, 2016). The Bible says grace is a free gift (Romans 11:6).

The RCC says Salvation is attained by cooperating with grace through faith, good works, and participation in the sacraments (Para 2012, 1129, 1493). The Bible says salvation is attained by grace through the faith of Jesus apart from works (Acts 16:31; Philippians 1:29; Romans 3:24, 5:7, 10:17; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5-6; Galatians 2:21).