[Ransomed]

“I hope all the RCs take the time to read it and see where the perpetual offering of the mass blasphemes the word and will of God.”

Dr., is this a common Protestant belief? Do Masses offered by other Churches such as the Orthodox and Oriental Christians blaspheme the word and will of God? Or is there some difference in the Catholic(Latin rite) Mass that makes it alone blasphemous in your view?

Freegards

[Dr. Eckleburg]

The writer of Hebrews answers your question. Any repeated offering of Christ's one-time, perfectly accomplished sacrifice contradicts God's word. As Calvin noted, to repeat the offering over and over makes a mockery of Christ's single, completed atonement for all the sins of His flock.

"Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin." -- Hebrews 10:7-18

Rejoice. We have been redeemed.

"Be not afraid. Only believe." -- Mark 5:36