Do You Worship the Roman Catholic Jesusor the True Jesus of the Bible?

by Jeremy James

Sincere members of the Roman Catholic faith are invited to accept the challenge setout in this paper.As a born-again Christian I have long been concerned that the majority of RomanCatholics have no relationship whatever with the living God. They profess to knowChrist but are unable to communicate with him in their daily lives. In reality theyknow

about

Christ, but they don’t personally know him in any real sense.The reason is very simple – the Christ taught by the Roman Catholic church is a falseChrist. He does not exist except in the minds of the theologians who dreamt him up.

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There is no connection whatever between the phony version taught by Rome and theliving Christ who redeemed mankind and who lives today at the right hand of theFather.As a former Roman Catholic I was taught to worship the false Christ and am veryfamiliar with the extensive propaganda that Rome has used down the centuries toconvince the masses that her counterfeit version is the real Jesus of Nazareth. Fromexperience I know that a great many Roman Catholics are truly sincere in their beliefsand that any suggestion that Rome is teaching a false Christ makes many of them veryuncomfortable – which is understandable.Please bear with me as I put this in perspective. Firstly, let’s assume that Satan is veryactive in the world today. All sincere Catholics should know that this is definitely thecase and that he is bent on appropriating the work of Christ and taking His place inthe minds and hearts of men. Now consider how he operates. Direct frontal attack is certainly one of his methods, but his most enduring results are achieved through deception. As Jesus said, he is thefather of lies. In his age-long quest to destroy true Christianity, he has striven againand again to present his ‘truth’ in a form that men will find acceptable. Given that he possesses one of the most remarkable intellects in the whole of creation, he knowshow to manufacture and present convincing duplicates of truth. Perhaps his mostsuccessful counterfeit to date has been the false Christ taught by Rome.I hope you have the courage to consider the following aspects of the true and the falseChrist, respectively, and having done so to ask whether you have been deceived:

- Sovereignty -

False Christ: He delegated his function here on earth to an unbrokensuccession of religious figures who are charged with guiding his church andexpressing his holy will.

True Christ

: He continues to lead his church as the High Priest appointed byhis Father for this purpose. He sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in the heart of each and every believer Who in turn guides and directs them along thespiritual path. Every believer is a saint and a priest.

- Salvation -

False Christ: By his death on the cross, he opened the door of salvation to allwho believe in him and earn his approval through good works and selflessservice.

True Christ

: Salvation is found exclusively in his saving work on the crossand there is absolutely nothing any person can do to earn this gift. We aresaved by grace alone through faith alone in the shed blood of Christ.

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- Scripture -

False Christ: The teachings given through the apostolic tradition, whenexpressed by the Pope in doctrinal form, have the same force as scripture, asthrough Christ himself had spoken them.

True Christ

: Every word deemed necessary by Christ for the guidance andedification of the believer is set out in scripture, the sixty-six books of theBible. Not one word may be added or removed.

- Grace -

False Christ: The grace of God can be earned through unselfish acts of serviceand in particular through participation in sacramental rites approved by thechurch.

True Christ

: Grace is a gift, the unmerited favour of God, and there isnothing that any man can do to earn it.

- Mediator -

False Christ: He allows others, notably the Queen of Heaven and canonisedsaints, to hear the requests and supplications of believers and to intercede withhim on their behalf.

True Christ

: In his High Priestly role, Christ alone hears the prayers of believers and intercedes with the Father on their behalf.

- Sin -

False Christ: He has delegated authority to anointed church leaders to forgivesin.

True Christ

: He alone forgives sin, in accordance with his holy will.This list is far from complete but it hits upon some startling differences between thetrue incarnate Son of God and the counterfeit entity manufactured by the church of Rome. Most Catholics are unaware of these differences since they have never studiedthe Bible. They trust their so-called religious superiors to interpret the Bible for themand to define their relationship with God. In doing so millions of sincere Catholicshave sold their souls to a system of idolatry which is severely displeasing to God.How can you have a relationship with Christ if you reject him in favour of atheological mirage, a cunning counterfeit concocted by the minds of sinful men? It issimply impossible.