Post by morningstar on Feb 21, 2014 15:08:51 GMT
Don't mean to "Beat a dead horse" as the saying goes, But, I don't think this horse is dead yet.........It seems the World is on a roll in fulfilling Prophecy with the rise of Apostasy, Antisemitism, wars & rumors of war, Nation against Nation, extreme weather disasters e.t.c....when you start seeing apostasy within your circle of friends, it really wakes you up to the reality of it all. I'm not just talking about people who turn away from the faith (Word of God) to follow doctrines of demons, but of those who knowingly and willfully decide they no longer want God in their lives and even question His existence, it's a scary and dangerous position to have at this late hour.
Rapture Ready
Apostasy Grows Stronger
By Mike Taylor
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables” (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
Sometimes, if I allow myself, my heart becomes heavy with the direction of this country in which we live, and for the rest of the world. Paul warned that a falling away from true religion of those following after Jesus Christ would be rampant and coming to a fulfillment at the end of the age. This warning has been increasing in intensity and volume from its beginning nearly 1800 plus years, and the rise of apostasy in the form of Gnosticism and the beginnings of the transformation of the Roman Empire into a theocratic rule by the “Holy Roman Church” and its papacy.
Anyone can research the history of this portion of human history and read about the horrors that were imposed on other humans to rule them, all the while invoking the name of Jesus Christ. I’ve written several messages about the coming one world religion that will be headed by none other than the Roman Catholic Church and its pope. These can be found on my website, should you wish to review them. But that is not all what I wish to talk about today.
Down through the last 400 plus years since the Reformation, there have been many endeavors to return to the teachings of the Bible and forsake man-made traditions that elevated their teachings above the clear meaning of passages found in the Word of God. I was just reading a message by the late, Jack Kinsella, who was a reformed Catholic himself. Something I didn’t know, but he went over how he came out of the Catholic Church. The story goes that he started to question the practice of calling the local priest of his school, “father,” when the Bible clearly stated that we were not to call anyone on earth “Father.”
Matthew 23:9: “And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.”
As I have always been, Jack was also confused and asked a nun why this was so, since the Bible said it was not to be done. To this the nun spoke against God’s Word and Jack wrote what she said. “So I asked her about that, and her answer totally devastated me. “In matters of conflict between the Bible and church dogma, church dogma is to be given the greater authority.” I had to ask her to clarify it for me; “You mean when the Bible doesn’t agree with the Catholic Church’s teaching, it is the Bible that’s wrong?” And if this is in opposition to God’s Word, what else is in opposition? From my viewpoint and my studies, there’s major opposition, but we won’t go there today.
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Rapture Ready
Apostasy Grows Stronger
By Mike Taylor
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables” (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
Sometimes, if I allow myself, my heart becomes heavy with the direction of this country in which we live, and for the rest of the world. Paul warned that a falling away from true religion of those following after Jesus Christ would be rampant and coming to a fulfillment at the end of the age. This warning has been increasing in intensity and volume from its beginning nearly 1800 plus years, and the rise of apostasy in the form of Gnosticism and the beginnings of the transformation of the Roman Empire into a theocratic rule by the “Holy Roman Church” and its papacy.
Anyone can research the history of this portion of human history and read about the horrors that were imposed on other humans to rule them, all the while invoking the name of Jesus Christ. I’ve written several messages about the coming one world religion that will be headed by none other than the Roman Catholic Church and its pope. These can be found on my website, should you wish to review them. But that is not all what I wish to talk about today.
Down through the last 400 plus years since the Reformation, there have been many endeavors to return to the teachings of the Bible and forsake man-made traditions that elevated their teachings above the clear meaning of passages found in the Word of God. I was just reading a message by the late, Jack Kinsella, who was a reformed Catholic himself. Something I didn’t know, but he went over how he came out of the Catholic Church. The story goes that he started to question the practice of calling the local priest of his school, “father,” when the Bible clearly stated that we were not to call anyone on earth “Father.”
Matthew 23:9: “And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.”
As I have always been, Jack was also confused and asked a nun why this was so, since the Bible said it was not to be done. To this the nun spoke against God’s Word and Jack wrote what she said. “So I asked her about that, and her answer totally devastated me. “In matters of conflict between the Bible and church dogma, church dogma is to be given the greater authority.” I had to ask her to clarify it for me; “You mean when the Bible doesn’t agree with the Catholic Church’s teaching, it is the Bible that’s wrong?” And if this is in opposition to God’s Word, what else is in opposition? From my viewpoint and my studies, there’s major opposition, but we won’t go there today.
Full Article:
www.raptureready.com/soap/taylor111.html
Fair Use for Discussion & Educational Purposes
