Protestant Theology & Catholic Doctrines
Exposed to cover & discover the “Naked Truth“... Catholic responses to the Booklet: “Answers to my Catholic Friends” by Thomas F. Heinze … Part 10b
A DELUSIONAL -- understanding by patrick j miron ---
Catholic reply to Protestant “[mis]- Understandings” Part 10b
This is the FINAL section of this series
Dear friends if One does NOT correctly understand the Devine Nature of God, which is necessary to “know Him,” how is such a person able to “love Him?”
…And if one is able to actually “know God,“ how can such a one NOT accept in total what He himself say’s and teaches?
Either the Entire Bible IS inspired, TRUE [but not always’ factual] and guided by Our God; or it is completely worthless in learning what is necessary to merit ones personal Salvation.
WHAT is absolutely essential and necessary to everyone’s ability to MERIT Salvation, is as SIMPLE as One, Two, Three… John.14: 6 “Jesus said to him, "I am the [ONLY] way, and the [ONLY] truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me….Matt.7: 13 -14 "Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
ed note-- God is not a respecter of non-catholic or Jewish-- or Gentiles--
(--because patrick j miron has a different opinion-- you gota be catholic)
Acts 10 (New International Version)
Acts 10
New International Version (NIV)
Cornelius Calls for Peter
10 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. 2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. 3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. 5 Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. 6 He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
7 When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants. 8 He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa.
Peter’s Vision
9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. 13 Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”14 “Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
16 This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.
17 While Peter was wondering about the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out where Simon’s house was and stopped at the gate. 18 They called out, asking if Simon who was known as Peter was staying there.
19 While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Simon, three[a] men are looking for you. 20 So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.”
21 Peter went down and said to the men, “I’m the one you’re looking for. Why have you come?”
22 The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.” 23 Then Peter invited the men into the house to be his guests.
Peter at Cornelius’s House
The next day Peter started out with them, and some of the believers from Joppa went along. 24 The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence.26 But Peter made him get up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
27 While talking with him, Peter went inside and found a large gathering of people.
28 He said to them: “You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean.
29 So when I was sent for, I came without raising any objection. May I ask why you sent for me?”
30 Cornelius answered: “Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me 31 and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor. 32 Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea.’ 33 So I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.”
34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism 35 but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.
36 You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
37 You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
39 “We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross, 40 but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. 41 He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen—by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles. 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues[b] and praising God.
Then Peter said, 47 “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” 48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.
I’m a Catholic…Forgiveness of Sin in the Bible
Assembled by Pat Miron
Sacred Scripture
John.20: 19 to 23 “ On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained”
Experience proves how valuable is confession for retaining or regaining our peace of soul. Nothing is so disturbing to the human spirit as the sense of guilt, gnawing in the depths of a person estranged from God by sin. Nothing is so restful as the sense of well-being, which comes from the awareness of God’s mercy received from the Sacrament of Penance—which in Christ’s own words is the Sacrament of Peace.
Soul: Vol. 41 - #4, July-August 1990, pp. 12-13.. Copyright © 1998 Inter Mirifica
Summation of Christ Biblical Teaching
Mark.12: 24 “Jesus said to them, "Is not this why you are wrong, that you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God?”
Friends, the sad, and to some shocking truth uncovered and exposed for what it is,
reveals that Protestants neither know the Bible or the God they claim to worship.
…Knowing “OF” Christ is not the same as actually knowing and understanding Christ…
If, as I suspect our Protestant theologian Thomas reflects what is commonly held as an embodiment of typical Protestant religious truths;
there are serious grounds to wonder how many of them will actually attain salvation following these made up, human created theologies and philosophies, intentionally made easier and simpler for reasons only they can give account of?
Factually these are only Religions of myths, wrong understanding .
We do not judge the motives; but clearly the actions are not in-line with; and do NOT conform to Christ own Teachings.
One wonders how many of them actually understand that God will, because a “Just and Fair” God MUST judge each of us NOT on what we choose to accept, believe or practice; rather God will judge each of us based on the opportunities to learn, to know what actually is His truth.
In the end; ONLY God’s intended meaning of His teachings matters.
I have attempted to relay what Thomas himself was taught and is teaching others as “an expert” to accept as “God’s truth.” The lack of understanding of God’s Devine Nature, and what the bible actually means to teach as accomplished by the Catholic Church; who alone is empowered, guided, guarded and protected to teach the FULLNESS of God’s truth. has been revealed, is proven biblically and logically. Now each of must decide for ourselves to belief Jesus Christ; God Himself; or some mortal man’s ideas that surfaced after about 1,500 years of God’s own Catholic-beliefs.
LET US PRAY for God’s Wisdom and Mercy to our Brothers and sisters in Christ. THE END
May Our god of Mercy and Love grant RIGHT Understanding; true Faith and with it; Humility; Wisdom, Knowledge and Understanding to each of us. AMEN!
Pat
Re: The Sinner’s Prayer
