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NASB | Matthew 15:6 he is not to honor his father or his mother.' And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 15:6 he is not to honor his father or his mother [by helping them with their need].' So by this you have invalidated the word of God [depriving it of force and authority and making it of no effect] for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders]. |
Bible Question:
Is Catholic considered cult? As explained in the Bible, we should not worship idols. Catholic region often shows the image of Mary. Besides, they have lots of images such as Saint this Saint that in their churches.... What do you think of that? |
Bible Answer: Hello, I'm not sure if this has been pointed out or not. I have only read a handful of the posts on this thread. However, I do regard the Catholic church as falsely teaching the word of God. Allow me to demonstrate. The Catholic Church teaches that Mary was born of a miraculous birth, similar to Jesus. Because of this, Mary was the Chosen of God to bring forth the Christ. It is also through this that Mary and the Birth of the Christ that enabled Mary to be sinless. To support this view, the Catholic Church uses Tradition as equal authority to the Bible. However, there is a clear contradiction between Tradition and Scripture, as I will point out. The Prophet Micah was one of the First prophets to Prophecy the Birth of the Christ. As you read his book, a clear timeline can be formed from the Prophecies. His book begins with the Prophecies of the babylonian exhile and the return. In CHapter 3, Micah begins to speak of a period of Darkness in which God will not speak or act. Chapter 4 speaks of wars and natural disasters. In Chapter 5, this dark period is broken by the coming of the Messiah. Now, let's look at Malachi. Malachi was the last Prophet of the Old Testament age. His last words focused on the Return of Elijah, who will return just prior to the Coming of the Christ. Jesus confirms that John the Baptist is Elijah returned. So, where's the contradiction you ask? The period of Darkness is the 400 years between the testaments. This is the same period in which the Apocryphal Books have been proven to have been written. The Apocrypha cannot be canon if God did not inspire them. If God did inspire them, then God broke his word and is a liar. Also, If Mary was born of a miraculous birth as the Catholic Church claims, prior to the coming of John the Baptist, then that makes her Elijah and John the Baptist as the Christ. Either that or Mary is elijah, Jesus is the Christ, and John the Baptist is a nobody. However, Jesus is also a liar or mistaken because he proclaimed John the Baptist as Elijah. Do you see the contradiction? For this to make sense, something needs to be placed at lower authority: Tradition or Scripture. If Tradition, then the Catholic church must review every doctrine they have that is based partially or wholly upon tradition. If Scripture, then the Catholic Church is a false denomination, because they would not hold the Word of God as supreme authority. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |