One of the many advantages to reading these threads is that the doctrines of the Roman Catholic church have been viewed and discussed in depth.
And those doctrines do not comport with your observations, nor with Scripture.
*Does the word of God tell men to fall down to the stock of a tree in prayer; to pray to dead people who will then act as intercessors between the supplicant and God? Or did Christ tell us specifically to address our prayers to the Triune God?
*Does the word of God instruct us to call a pastor an "alter Christus" -- "another Christ?" Or does the word of God tell us if we meet anyone who calls himself "another Christ" we are to "believe it not" because "false Christs, and false prophets" are real and seek only to deceive.
*Does the word of God tell us to pray to Mary and to view her a "mediatrix of all graces" and a "co-redemptrix" when, in fact, there is only "one mediator between God and men, the man, Christ Jesus" who is our only Redeemer? Is it true or false that Jesus never once refers to Mary as "mother" in the New Testament, but instead calls her "woman," telling us that His family, His mother and brothers, are all those who believe in His name as Lord, God and Savior?
*Does the word of God inform us that the head of Christ's church on earth is a man who is "infallible in matters of faith and religion" or is Christ alone the head of His church on earth?
*Does the word of God tell us we are saved by our own good works and righteousness, or by the good work and righteousness of Jesus Christ on the cross, mercifully imputed to us?
*Does the word of God tell us that Scripture is the Christian's only rule of faith and practice, or are we to follow the doctrines of men and and an "infallible" magisterium?
After several years of reading exactly what Roman Catholics believe via their own posts and websites and catechism, it is more clear than ever that the church in Rome preaches another Gospel.
Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion." -- Isaiah 41:28-29 "For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
“Or did Christ tell us specifically to address our prayers to the Triune God?”
Alright Sugar, this came up in my class on Romans this morning (I think it was a diversion so as not to deal with “bless those that curse you”)so I will ask you the same question I asked them; Where in scripture does it give us leave to pray to anyone but the Father?
WELL PUT.
THX.
Crystal.