ARE ROMAN CATHOLICS
CHRISTIANS?
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Ever
asked yourself these questions:
* How good do I have to be to get into heaven?
* What standard does God use to let people into heaven?
* Is it just a matter of
crossing your fingers & hoping you’ll get there?
These
questions plague the Roman Catholic to the point of
despair.
Martin
Luther almost went insane!
Bible
believing Christians have the certainty of heaven, but
close to one billion church adhering Roman Catholics will scream
forever in the
Lake of Fire. WHY?
Let’s
look into the KJB for answers.
“Now
to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace,
but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that
justifieth
the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” (Romans
4:4-5)
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We
CAN be sure of our eternity before we die - safely
resting in what JESUS CHRIST HAS DONE FOR US!
The
artery of Rome was severed once and for all by the
Reformation cry of `sola gratia, solo Christo, sola fide, sola
Scriptura’
-GRACE ALONE! CHRIST
ALONE! FAITH ALONE! SCRIPTURES ALONE!
IS THIS YOU?
*I
go to
church. I believe in God and pray to Him. I believe in Jesus and the
Holy
Spirit.
*I
know
that God’s grace saved me by having faith in Jesus Christ.
*I
believe
Jesus died on the cross for my sins, was buried & rose again the
third day.
*To
the
best of my ability I try to keep the Ten Commandments.
*I
came
from a Christian family and went to church every Sunday and Sunday
School.
*I
currently go to church was confirmed into the church through
confirmation
classes.
*I’ve
asked
Jesus to forgive my sins and come into my heart and be Lord of my life.
*I
take
Holy Communion.
*I
love
God. I love other people and help not just Christians but
non-Christians as
well.
*I
support
overseas missionaries.
*I
believe
the Apostles creed & I can recite it.
*I
ask God
daily to help me by the Holy Spirit.
*I
ask
Jesus to help me every day.
*I
sometimes fast but not as often as I should.
*I’ve
been
to a Billy Graham crusade, went out
the
front
and asked Jesus to come into my heart.
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU’RE PROBABLY A ROMAN CATHOLIC!
This
may
shock you and then again ...not! The above sentiments are being echoed
by
countless Protestant millions as we are living at a time when the
difference
between Christianity and Roman Catholicism seems negligible in the
minds of
most.
IS THE
CHRISTIAN & ROMAN CATHOLIC RELATIONSHIP TO GOD THE SAME?
Are
those differences worth fighting for today? Can you tell the difference
between
Christianity and Roman Catholicism? Is it possible to compromise and
negotiate
a reasonable and sensible outcome between the two faiths? Did the
countless
Protestant martyrs who died cruel and horrible deaths get it all wrong?
Can you
give the reasons why Rome has killed, conservatively estimated, 70-90
millions
people since 1200AD?
WHAT IS A
CHRISTIAN?
One
who
goes to church? No.
One
who believes in God? No.
One who loves his fellowman as Himself? No.
One who tries to keep the Ten Commandments? No.
One
who does his
best? No.
You
can do
good works for ten trillion years and you still won’t be able to buy a
doorknob
in heaven! Many Roman Catholics are dedicated, religious and sincere -
but
sincerely wrong & that’s the very thing that’ll see them in hell.
“Now
to him
that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to
him that
worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his
faith is
counted for righteousness.” (Romans 4:4-5)
Now
that’s
interesting! GOD JUSTIFIES THE UNGODLY - not God justifies the
godly!
You see my friend, Catholics believe that you can’t have right standing
with
God unless you are pure within. This causes no end of heartache and
trauma for
the poor Catholic as he tries to remain pure within in order to be
accepted by
God. Most of them are falling in and out of heaven at least ten
thousand times
a day. 100% of Catholics (especially the Pope) aren’t sure that if they
died
right now, where they would end up. It’s very sad that Catholics are
hoping to
impress God with their `curriculum vitae’ (resume, job application,
qualifications) to enter heaven. In 100% of cases, God will say not
good enough
– “Depart from me I never knew you.” Imagine that! Fancy grinding away
down
here for most of your life to get the “brownie points” to get into
heaven only
to find yourself in the Lake of Fire for all eternity with no hope of
pardon!
How
horrible to hear God Himself say, “You were working from the wrong rule
book.
Who told you that you could get into heaven by your own righteousness.
Sorry!”
A
CONVERSATION:
This
might
take place between Jesus at the White Throne of Judgment and the
Catholic after
he has found that his name isn’t in the Book of Life:
JC:
“Depart
from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and
his
angels" Matt 25:41
RC:
“But I
spent all my whole life doing good works. Doesn’t that count for
something?”
JC:
“For by
grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the
gift of
God: Not of works lest any man should boast” Eph 2:8-9
RC:
“But I
prayed to Mary just like the Pope does!”
JC:
“That’s
idolatry and no idolater shall enter heaven.” 1 Cor 6:9
RC:
“I was
an altar boy and went to mass every week!”
JC:
“Mass
isn’t found in the Scripture.”
RC:
“But
Mass is the unbloody ongoing sacrifice at Calvary!”
JC:
“That’s
a lie! The sacrifice was completed on the cross when I cried ...It is
finished!” John19:30,
Hebrews Chapter: 10.
RC:
“But
being baptized as a baby cleansed me from original sin and made me a
Christian,
right?”
JC:
“Wrong!
Only the blood I shed on Calvary can cleanse sin.”
1 John1:7;
Romans 5:9
RC:
“But I
confessed my sins to Father Vincent and he forgave me.”
JC:
“Wrong
again! I paid the price for sins and only I can forgive sins. The
Catholic
church lied to you.” John 10:33;
Matthew 11:28; Mark 2:5,7
RC:
“Don’t
you love the Roman Catholic Church?
JC:
“How
can I, they have murdered 70 million souls for believing you are saved
by
trusting in my work on the cross.” Romans
4:5; Eph 2:8-9
RC:
“But I
don’t want to burn in hell forever. Can’t I get saved now?”
JC:
“It’s
too late! Only the living can do that! Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.” Matt 25:41
THIS
WILL
BE THE ULTIMATE IN TERROR!
WHERE’S MOTHER TERESA?
Isn’t
she
in heaven now? Not from what she said! Mother Teresa believed that Mary
was her
Co-Redeemer and relied on her to get her into heaven. She further
believed that
her good works were alone sufficient to get her into heaven.
(Note:
Teresa had
millions in the bank but wouldn’t buy any medicine for the suffering
people in
her care as they lay dying. Why? Good ol’
Catholic
theology says their suffering here on earth would help purge their sins
and
make it easier for them to enter heaven.)
Martin
Luther almost went
insane with his own sinfulness as he tried to get rid of it. Until God
graciously opened his eyes to the fact that man is saved by faith alone
by the
work of Christ alone on the cross.
“For
by grace are ye saved through faith: and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should
boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)
“And
if by grace, then is it
no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of
works, then
is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.” (Romans 11:6)
So
a Christian according to
Scripture is one who trusts solely that the shed blood of Jesus Christ
was
total payment for sin.
WHAT ABOUT
OUR TRADITION?
“It’s
as important as
the Bible!” says Rome. How could wearing a scapular when you die
guarantee you
entry into heaven? This and hundreds of other traditions for salvation
will see
Catholics go to hell for trusting in the tradition of man. Hear what
the Bible
says about man and his traditions:
“Beware
lest any man spoil
you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men...
and not
after Christ.” Colossians 2:8
“Making
the word of God of
none effect through your tradition...” Mark 7:13
Quite
clearly the tradition
of man is a very poor one. Why would God in heaven need the
self-righteous work
of a man assisting in the work of salvation? He doesn’t.
It’s
like the carpenter with
coarse sandpaper giving the once over to the already gleaming and
perfectly
French-polished table. Absolute folly!
It
has also been said that trying to get into heaven on
anything other than the righteousness of Christ is like trying to climb
to the
moon on a rope of sand! Mission Impossible!
“WHAT ARE
YOU COUNTING ON TO GET YOU INTO HEAVEN?”
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY –
God’s
standards are too high for anyone to keep. That’s
why the Ten Commandments will keep you out of heaven. They show that
we’re all
sinners. God is waiting for you to come to him as a poor wretched
sinner with
nothing to offer and say:
“DEAR
GOD I’m a sinner and deserve your eternal
wrath in the fires of hell. The Roman Catholic religion can’t save me -
only
the shed blood of Jesus paid the penalty for my sins. Please forgive
all my
sins of attempts of good works and right living to get right standing
with you.
Save me now. AMEN.”
QUESTION:
Why will a billion Roman Catholics go to hell
when they die?
ANSWER:
They don’t believe Jesus Christ when He said on
the cross – “It is finished.” - no more to pay, no religious
organization to
join, no `entry fees’, no more good works, no trying to keep the Ten
Commandments. This is why Catholics can’t call themselves Christians.
DEAR
READER,
What are you trusting in? Do you have the assurance that
when you die that you’ll go to heaven. “..that ye may know that ye have
eternal
life...” 1John 5:13
MAKE
THE DECISION TODAY!
ARE
YOU A CHRISTIAN OR A
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Will
you become a Christian
and have eternal life in heaven or will you
remain
a Catholic and burn in
hell forever?
Harley Hitchcock
www.
AustralianBibleMinistries
.com
(1Jn 5:13)
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
WILL GET
YOU INTO HEAVEN?...
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Bible Ministries, PO Box 5058,
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