Rise: non-believer to believer to Catholic
All are called to, Rise: non-believer to believer to Catholic. Rising from non-believer to believer is helped by understanding the reality of the Prophets’ predictions and the odds that they came true. When Jewish people began converting to Catholicism, the threatened Jerusalem Establishment produced new scrolls that eliminated the Prophecies’ predictions about Jesus. The Church […]
Many Protestants praise Precious Mediocrity
Many Protestants praise Precious Mediocrity. “I’m average! Middle of the road! I’m no extremist!” They are even proud to call their most mediocre denominations “Mainline”. Extremists not allowed! Things are different in The Only Church Jesus Founded. Catholics despise mediocrity! Our priests are celibate! Our Saints, extreme! We believe in a God so powerful He […]
Zephaniah: “Be Catholic!”
Zep 3:1-2, 9-13 is a clear warning of what is coming. God is going to punish those who rebel against Him: “Thus says the LORD: Woe to the city, rebellious and polluted, to the tyrannical city! She hears no voice, accepts no correction; In the LORD she has not trusted, to her God she has […]
He came to divide. Be careful!
Many reject God’s clear command “Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.” Eve’s excuse: “It’s all right for me break God’s rules because I have a higher goal.” That assault on the Primacy of God began with Eve and ends for each of us with the last lie that any of us tell. Jesus’ […]
No Protestant can disagree
Every day, The Only Church Jesus Founded has Readings from the Old Testament, the Psalms, and The New Testament. Today, all the readings tell us: “Be Catholic!” Is 26:1-6 describes both Jerusalem of old and The Church through which Jesus provides life to His most obedient followers: “On that day they will sing this song […]
Sola Fide? Fraud
Sola Fide is Latin for “Faith alone.” Martin Luther popularized “Sola Fide” as “the way” to get into Heaven. He didn’t believe that anyone was saved by good works. Luther taught that only faith would save. Others conclude “Sola Fide? Fraud.” The Bible disagrees with Martin Luther and all who teach “Sola Fide” St. Paul […]
From here to Heaven
When large numbers people began to join the early Church, the Jerusalem establishment knew it had a problem. “The most knowledgeable Jews have read the prophecies. They know that Jesus fulfilled them. Every time more Jews come to Jerusalem, the converts tell them about Jesus, His accursed Church, and how His Disciples and those whom […]
Faith is not enough for Salvation.
As Judgment nears, people begin to wonder, “Where is my soul going to spend eternity?” Catholics understand: Faith is not enough for salvation.” True believers find that getting into Heaven is reserved for workers. To the fortunate, Jesus’ allegory about the workers in the Vineyard comes to mind. Workers, not loafers, are mentioned in Matthew […]
Play these odds! 4
43,000 competing schisms agree, “We believe in Jesus and The Bible.” Many do not take Jesus or The Bible more seriously than merely repeating that phrase. That became clear when Catholic Fundamentalism explored Rev. 20. “And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his […]
Play these odds! 3
What are the odds that the most bizarre thing any religious founder ever said would come true, two thousand years later? What was that bizarre thing? Today’s Reading is Mark 10:17-27. It is the parable of the rich man who obeyed the Commandments, recognized that Jesus offered the way to Heaven, ran (not walked, ran!) […]