Posted on 05/09/2015 7:44:31 AM PDT by RnMomof7
Millions of sincere Catholics wear the brown scapular thinking by doing so it will help them spiritually. They believed the report that Mary made and is backing a salvation promise in connection with the brown scapular hundreds of years ago based on their religious traditions. Over the years wearing the brown scapular has been perpetuated by sincere Catholic leaders, such as the one in this video, but it is in complete futility that it is worn. It is a false hope and a spiritual snare. 
It is not based on God’s truth and is, therefore, just as deadly for the sincere Catholic as it is for the Hindu who bathes in the Ganges River thinking his sins will be washed away in the water or for the Muslim who kisses the black stone of Kaaba to be forgiven! [The picture to the right is Mel Gibson, the director of the Passion of Christ, wearing a brown scapular as he smokes.]
I too once wore the brown scapular as an Ex Roman Catholic. I know what it is like to be taught something and accept it as truth to find out later it is not only unscriptural, but anti-scriptural. It hurts, but TRUTH is what we must stand on to be safe. It takes humility in such cases to turn.
NOTE: At about 2:23 time-wise into the video, the speaker is quoted below. How could anyone deny that Mary is deified in Catholicism? Surely, this rampant idolatry is grieving to the Lord Jesus Christ and God the Father. This is what Catholicism teaches about the brown scapular:
And so, wearing of the brown scapular reminds us, should remind us, of three things. First, that we are children of Mary. Second of all, that we need to work for our Lady. And finally, it should be a garment of humility and penance. First, by the brown scapular we profess ourselves to be children of Mary. The scapular of our Lady is a badge or a uniform so to speak by which we profess to whom we belong and who we serve. Likewise, our Lady in turn by wearing the brown scapular, she recognizes us as her children, as her special children. And because of that, she consequently protects us and watches over us. The brown scapular should also remind us that we need to work for our Lady because the scapular, which means shoulder garment, was originally that, it was a garment worn by religious in order to protect their habit, their religious habit that they wore on a daily basis during those periods of work to keep it from getting dirty, stained, from ripping, etc. and so therefore the scapular is a working garb. And so this should remind us that there’s no room for lazy piety. If we wear the brown scapular and we consider ourselves our Lady’s children, there’s no place for lazy piety but rather we should fill our lives with good works. This brown scapular should remind us the need to faithfully fulfill our daily duties, and to make another adaptation of Scripture, to labor as good soldiers of the Immaculate. Finally, the third place, the brown scapular is also a garment of humility and of penance. So in a spirit of penance, we should accept all the difficulties of our state of life and all the sufferings that our Lady may want to send us. And the scapular will give us the strength to do this. In all of our difficulties, we can always grab onto our brown scapular, remind ourselves of our Lady’s protection, her watchfulness, her presence and especially at the moment of death, when we can call to mind our Lady’s promise of salvation. Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
* Not a single word about Jesus was mentioned there.
* The brown scapular is 100% religious mythology and idolatry, as Mary is deified as a type of Savior.
* No Bible light shines from such brown scapular Catholic tradition.
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Do they really believe this? Bless their little hearts.
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>> “There are conflicts in scripture” <<
To an unbeliever, not led by the spirit, that is so.
>> “You (anyone) must interpret words to comprehend their meaning.” <<
Again, for the unbeliever this may be so, if he is not led in the spirit.
The dark woods from which those words come are devoid of the Holy Spirit. Yehova intends that the People for His Name understand his word. That is why he does not filter it through Nicolaitans. He has prophets that deliver his word to nations, and his Holy Spirit that guides his sheep.
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With the help of strong delusion that is sent to those that reject his word, they can believe almost anything.
They will even declare that a mortal sinner is the “mother of God.”
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Where ya been, Elsie? That’s very good. You make that up by your ownself? :):)
If they truly had Jesus in their hearts, they would not need anything artificial to improve their lives. They would have everything they need.
We have known this for a long time. No need to read minds.
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“We just talk real loudly.”
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LOL!
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>Do they really believe this?
After some 244 posts, finally somebody trying to get to the bottom of this. What about those brown scapulars anyway? Well, what about it Roman Catholics?
To a non-RC like me, I see no support in the Bible for the wearing of brown scapulars. It sounds very much like an amulet or something. some kind of pagan occultism? Like the magic underwear of the Mormons...whose founder was very much into pagan occultism, by the way.
Or is it just mere superstition, as some Protestants are apt to call it? Sure sounds like an amulet to me.
Inquiring minds would like to know.
This is the great wake-up moment that we are alerted to watch for in the scriptures.
Revelation 3:3
“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”
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I believe when she does that she is inviting our input and participation. The caucus designation should be removed on those threads she sends us to.
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