toldailytopic: The Pope. Who is he to you?

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chrysostom

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Prisca said:
The pope, as well as the rest of the RCC is a distraction from the real threat, Islam. Guess what happened approximately 666 years after Christ began His earthly ministry!
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the abomination of desolation stood in the holy place
 
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He is an authority. An authority on God? an Authority on the Christ? Doesn't that seem a bit contradictory? Someone who is an authority on the one who has all authority? I know way to many people who care so much about the pope and what he says, yet they don't spend much time reading and learning what the Lord says. Is the pope here to replace the doctrines the Lord has put in place???
I don't know about y'all but I don't like it. I don't like it at all.
 
bucksplasher

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The Pope

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is the successor of Peter and as such he trys to "walk on water", "catch men" "loose and bind" "deny me thrice" and pretty much follow in the fisherman's shoes.

I'm sure he prays that he not be asked to be crucified upside down as "tradition" has it that the first Pope's life was ended.

After reading the posts on this thead I guess he might want to increase those prayers.

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serpentdove

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He's not holy and he is not to be called "father" (Mt 23:9). He is the head of a church in its final stages of apostasy (Rev. 3:14–22). If any Pope were a truly born again man (Jn 3:7), he would clean house of the false Roman Catholic teachings.

"During the Inquisition, the Catholic religion killed millions. Why? Primarily to suppress any and all opposition to the pope. Side "benefits" included taking the material wealth of its victims and showing the pope's power. The Catholic Inquisitors tortured, crippled, burned, and imprisoned millions of people..." The Roman Catholic "Church" is Not Christian.

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No Papal Authority

No Idolatry & False Teaching

Roman Catholics fought for a long time to keep the word of God from the common man. They murdered believers in the true and living God (1 Thess 1:9):

"[L]et's review how this bloodthirsty organization treated a man who simply wanted to get the Bible into the hands of the common people. In the late 1300s John Wycliffe translated the scriptures from the Latin Vulgate. Some 40 odd years after his death, the Catholic religion dug up his bones and burned them calling him an arch-heretic. In the 1500's William Tyndale sought to translate the Bible into the language of the common people, English. He could not gain approval from the Catholic religion so he worked as an outlaw on the run in Europe, translating the Bible. He was eventually captured, condemned and executed in 1536. It is because of people like these men, Tyndale and Wycliffe, that we have the scriptures today. If the Catholic religion had its way, we'd still be in ignorance about the Bible and enslaved to the pope..." full text: The Roman Catholic "Church" is Not Christian http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/cath.htm

Wouldn't you work to keep the scriptures away from the common man if you were perverting it? :idunno:

See:

Reformation Time Line

This battle is not new: Cain and Abel (Jude 11); Historical Biblical Christians and work-based religions (Ga 2:16). We stand in the truth of the true gospel (1 Cor 15:1). Mere professions of faith can be counterfeit. We must come to God his way (Ro 8:5).

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Works vs. Faith
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serpentdove

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Oh no... it's Sozo said:
The Pope is a dope who looks for altar boys picking up soap.
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Mt 7:16

A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side [Luke 10:30–32].
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise [Luke 10:33–37].

"Dean Brown of Yale University has said that three classes of men that represent three philosophies of life are brought before us in this parable.

1. The Thief: His philosophy of life says, “What you have is mine.” This is socialism or communism.
2. The Priest and Levite: His philosophy of life says, “What I have is mine.” This is rugged individualism that has gone to seed. His cry is, “Let the world be damned, I will get mine.” This is godless capitalism.
3. The Good Samaritan: His philosophy says, “What I have belongs to you.” This is a Christian philosophy of life. “What I have is yours if I can help you.” Folk who talk about “Christian socialism” don’t recognize that they are two distinct philosophies.

Now our Lord intended that we bring this parable right down to where we live. We are told that a certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves. That is a picture of humanity. That is the race that has come from Adam. Mankind came from Jerusalem, the place where they approached God, to Jericho, the accursed city. Humanity, you see, fell. Humanity found itself helpless, hopeless, and unable to save itself. Mankind was dead in trespasses and sin—this man who had fallen among thieves was half dead. The thieves are a picture of the Devil who, John 8:44 tells us, was a murderer from the beginning. Concerning this subject our Lord said, “All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers …” (John 10:8). When the multitude came to arrest Christ, He said to them, “… Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me” (Matt. 26:55). The Devil is a thief, and our Lord was crucified between two thieves—this is quite interesting, is it not?
Then we are told that a certain priest passed by on the other side. He represents ritualism and ceremonialism which cannot save a person. Someone has said that the reason the priest passed by on the other side was because he saw that the man had already been robbed! Next a Levite came by, and he too passed by on the other side. He represents legalism. Neither ritualism, ceremonialism, nor legalism can save. :eek:linger: Then a “certain” Samaritan passed by. Whom did the “certain Samaritan” represent? He is the One who told the parable. When ritualism, ceremonialism, legalism, and religion could not do anything to help man, Christ came. He is able to bind up the broken-hearted. He is able to take the lost sinner, half-dead, lost in trespasses and sins, and help him.

This parable has a practical application for you and me today. Any person you can help is your neighbor. It does not mean that only the person living next to you is your neighbor. People need Christ, the Good Samaritan. There is a great deal of talk about getting the gospel out to the world, but not much of an effort is made to see that people know about Christ. It is like the young fellow who was courting a girl. He wrote her a letter and said to her, “I would climb the highest mountain for you, swim the deepest river for you, cross the widest sea for you, and cross the burning desert for you!” Then he added a P.S.: “If it does not rain next Wednesday, I will come to see you.” That sounds like the average Christian’s commitment to Christ!

The world today is like the man that fell among thieves and needs our help. The world needs Christ. Christ can not only rescue us from drowning, but He can teach us to swim. Ritualism and formalism see mankind drowning and say, “Swim, brother, swim.” But man cannot swim. Legalism and liberalism push across toward man and say, “Hang on, brother, hang on.” But man cannot hang on. There is a song which says, “I was sinking deep in sin far from the peaceful shore, very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more; but the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry, from the waters lifted me, now safe am I.” Christ lifted me, my friend, and He can lift you too. That is the message of the Good Samaritan."
McGee, J. V. (1997, c1981). Thru the Bible commentary. Based on the Thru the Bible radio program. (electronic ed.) (4:292-294). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
 
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Ktoyou

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TulipBee said:

I still can't figure out why the Roman Catholics believes the pope to be God. Is this some kind of Mormonism where everyone is a god?
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keypurr said:
The Pope is a sinner, like us.
But he thinks he is God, and so do his followers.
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The Pope does not think he is God. This is a childish and ignorant assumption. You should ask a Catholic, then you do not take their word as truthful about their religion, as if it is all a big conspiracy.
 
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The Pope is a fallible Human that God uses to communicate his Fullness of truth to his people.

I see a lot of hate speech (from some)on the Pope. If you study the history of Gods people you see that scandal is nothing new.

Peace be with you...(not just those who agree with me either)
 
InHope

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Just what TOL needed- another thread for the anti-Catholic conspiracy theorists to spew their nonsense.
 
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