[wmfights]

...we do not "mimic" the ancient Judaism. Theirs was a legalistic religion that did not know its own purpose.

Maybe someday it will be clearer to you.

Lets see if we can cover just some of the high points.

The Temple had a group of clerics who determined whether interpretation was correct or not. Roman Catholicism has a magisterium.

The Temple had an elevated priesthood making sacrifices. Roman Catholicism elevates it's priests and they claim to offer sacrifices.

The Temple had priests that could go into the Holy of Holies. Roman Catholicism claims it's priests can act as conduits to God for forgiveness of sins.

Judaism required adherence to certain feast days and Jews were required to go to the Temple to offer sacrifices. Roman Catholicism requires RCs to go to their services and follow their rituals.

[Quix]

Lets see if we can cover just some of the high points.

The Temple had a group of clerics who determined whether interpretation was correct or not. Roman Catholicism has a magisterium.

The Temple had an elevated priesthood making sacrifices. Roman Catholicism elevates it’s priests and they claim to offer sacrifices.

The Temple had priests that could go into the Holy of Holies. Roman Catholicism claims it’s priests can act as conduits to God for forgiveness of sins.

Judaism required adherence to certain feast days and Jews were required to go to the Temple to offer sacrifices. Roman Catholicism requires RCs to go to their services and follow their rituals.

1,719 posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 7:51:38 PM by wmfights

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INDEED.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Amen. The parallels are obvious.

All works-based religions are the same -- do this and be saved. Scripture tells us the correct perspective is receive this and be saved.

The former is our own effort and toil; the latter is the work of God because faith is a free gift given according to mercy and not debt.

[annalex]

The Temple had a group of clerics ...

Yes, that is a similarity, although Catholic priests are ontologically different from heritable temple priesthood, as they are ontologically with Christ in the order of Melchizedek. So is our Mass the true sacrifice of the Golgotha and not a prefigurement of it in Hebrew rituals. Like I said, the Judaism of old is fulfilled, rather than repeated or imitated in Catholicism.