The Catholic Church came into being by men departing from the truth of God’s word in the Bible. The changes occurred in the organization, worship, name, and what God required for one to be saved.
In 606 AD, Boniface III was the first to assume the title of
universal bishop or pope. It was not until 1870 AD that the
Vatican Council proclaimed the pope infallible in all his
decisions pertaining to the Catholic Church.
Anything man says that does not come from the Bible is
false doctrine and is vain which will cause one to lose his soul in eternity. Jesus says, "And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men" (Matthew 15:9).
One of the doctrines and commandments of men of the Catholic Church is the false doctrine of the “original sin” which they say newborn infants inherit from Adam. But the Bible says, “The soul who
sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor
the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of
the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of
the wicked shall be upon himself” (Ezekiel 18:20).
We do not inherit sin, we commit sin. 1 John 3:4 says,
“sin is the transgression of the law”. Infants do not commit sin.
In order to get rid of the “original sin” in infants they sprinkle or
pour water on them and call it "baptism". Infants do not have
any sin and are not candidates for baptism because
they cannot believe.
In Acts 8:36-37 a question is asked and the answer given,
“See here is water, what hinders me from being baptized?
Then Philip said, If you believe with all your heart you may”.
An infant cannot believe and he does not have any sin that
needs to be washed away. And not only that, sprinkling or
pouring is not a scriptural baptism.
The original Greek word used in the Bible is BAPTIZO
which is translated baptize. BAPTIZO only means immerse
and does not mean to sprinkle or pour. One who has been
sprinkled or poured has not been baptized and still has
every sin he has ever committed and is still lost.
When a person who was sprinkled as an infant becomes
accountable and begins to sin, he thinks he does not need to
“repent and be baptized for the remission of sins” (Acts 2:38).
Since he does not obey the Lord’s command to repent and
be baptized for the forgiveness of his sins, he still has every
sin he has ever committed and is still lost.
Satan has many ways of causing people to be eternally lost.
For an adult to be "saved" in the Catholic Church one must
go through a process called RCIA, which stands for
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. RCIA includes a lengthy
study of Catholic doctrine (catechism), which can last
as long as several years. When the parish feels
the catechumen is ready to be "baptized" (sprinkled)
he/she is then scheduled for the Celebration of the
Sacraments of Initiation, which takes place on Holy Saturday
which is the Saturday before Easter Sunday.
The Council of Trent and the Lateran Council of 1215 AD
gave the priests the power to forgive sins, but only
God can forgive sin. There are many other false doctrines
and commandments of men held by the Catholic Church.
Click here to see Quotes from their website,
showing what they falsely teach and
practice concerning salvation.
In 606 AD, Boniface III was the first to assume the title of
universal bishop or pope. It was not until 1870 AD that the
Vatican Council proclaimed the pope infallible in all his
decisions pertaining to the Catholic Church.
Anything man says that does not come from the Bible is
false doctrine and is vain which will cause one to lose his soul in eternity. Jesus says, "And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men" (Matthew 15:9).
One of the doctrines and commandments of men of the Catholic Church is the false doctrine of the “original sin” which they say newborn infants inherit from Adam. But the Bible says, “The soul who
sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor
the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of
the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of
the wicked shall be upon himself” (Ezekiel 18:20).
We do not inherit sin, we commit sin. 1 John 3:4 says,
“sin is the transgression of the law”. Infants do not commit sin.
In order to get rid of the “original sin” in infants they sprinkle or
pour water on them and call it "baptism". Infants do not have
any sin and are not candidates for baptism because
they cannot believe.
In Acts 8:36-37 a question is asked and the answer given,
“See here is water, what hinders me from being baptized?
Then Philip said, If you believe with all your heart you may”.
An infant cannot believe and he does not have any sin that
needs to be washed away. And not only that, sprinkling or
pouring is not a scriptural baptism.
The original Greek word used in the Bible is BAPTIZO
which is translated baptize. BAPTIZO only means immerse
and does not mean to sprinkle or pour. One who has been
sprinkled or poured has not been baptized and still has
every sin he has ever committed and is still lost.
When a person who was sprinkled as an infant becomes
accountable and begins to sin, he thinks he does not need to
“repent and be baptized for the remission of sins” (Acts 2:38).
Since he does not obey the Lord’s command to repent and
be baptized for the forgiveness of his sins, he still has every
sin he has ever committed and is still lost.
Satan has many ways of causing people to be eternally lost.
For an adult to be "saved" in the Catholic Church one must
go through a process called RCIA, which stands for
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. RCIA includes a lengthy
study of Catholic doctrine (catechism), which can last
as long as several years. When the parish feels
the catechumen is ready to be "baptized" (sprinkled)
he/she is then scheduled for the Celebration of the
Sacraments of Initiation, which takes place on Holy Saturday
which is the Saturday before Easter Sunday.
The Council of Trent and the Lateran Council of 1215 AD
gave the priests the power to forgive sins, but only
God can forgive sin. There are many other false doctrines
and commandments of men held by the Catholic Church.
Click here to see Quotes from their website,
showing what they falsely teach and
practice concerning salvation.
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