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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: If you want my personal view no, it's not a cult. I view it as a collection of well meaning individuals who believe in a higher power, but due to a vast ammount of reasons are unlearned in scripture. I used to be Catholic and I'm now training to be a Full-Gospel pastor, so I have a view of both sides of the spectrum. The Catholic religion starts out right with the basis being Jesus, but there are some ideas that I have yet to find in the Bible. There are even some ideas held by the Catholic Church that I have seen scripture against. I don't want to offend Catholics on this site and I feel that I'm treading on some thin ice and I don't want to be misunderstood or asked to leave the forum. So I will only give some scripture references and ask you to research the history of the Catholic Church and what it's practices are today. Matthew 23:9 Matthew 6:7 1 Timothy 3:4 John 16:24 Once again I want to make it clear that it is not my place to tell people what to believe, but to present the word of God and to let them deside for themselves. If you have any questions or need for clarification don't hesitate to ask. Speaking the truth in love, Jesified |