No prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation...
The Church is the pillar and foundation of truth
They wrestle with the Scriptures to their own destruction
Hold fast to these traditions...
I know only Jesus Christ and Him crucified
I make up in my own body the sufferings that are lacking in the sufferings of Christ
Do you understand what you are reading? How can I unless somebody teach me?
Anyone who eats of the bread or drinks of the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
The gates of Hell will not prevail against it!
There are many more things that Jesus did, if all of them were written down I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books it would contain.
Here are some considerations:
The first three centuries of the Church the canon of Scripture had yet to be established by the Church.
Once the canon was established less than 3% of the Christians were literate. How did the other 97% live as “Bible believing Christians”. Who read it to them?
Jesus is righteous. God hears the prayers of a righteous man. Jesus prayed that we “be one as He and the Father are one.” Thanks to the error of sola scriptura there are 35,000 plus so called Christian churches world wide.
Where is that ONE church? One faith, one baptism...
Who taught you this? Nuns?
I've seen Catholic numbers that range from 25,000 to 80,000.
Clara wants to know, "Where's the beef?"
When you begin your sermonette conflating The Church with the Catholic ORG, there is little expectation that an honest offering follows.
Your Catholicism ORG is not the True Church Jesus established based upon profession of faith alone in Him alone. Shucks, the current incantation of Catholicism isn’t even Christianity ... with mary-idolotry and ever striving to obtain eternal life only to earn the Gregory’s mythos of purgatory, as if God is not able to fully accomplish what He promises. Icons and minarets ... what show!