Wednesday 070225
Acts 9:5 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV
Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV
Jesus, there is no one on this earth that knows the exact minute that this world will end. There are so many people that think they are following Your words but most times, these people have fallen astray, as seeds planted on rocks and in thorns. I pray for them Jesus, they so much desire to know You. Use me Jesus so my voice might be able to be heard by even just a few. I love You Jesus. Amen.
The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:
1 Corinthians 9:5; Matthew 8:14-15; Mark 1:29-31; Luke 4:38-39; Matthew 16:18, 26:28; Acts 9:15.
In several of my lessons, I have spoken against the catholic church … I hope I have not offended many of my weekly readers.
Again, this morning, I once again am being pulled into the history of the catholic religion and I’m comparing it to the words written in the Word that God gave for each one of us to study and learn from.
The catholic religion has found it necessary to print their own words to celebrate their daily mass, they truly don’t want people in Your Word and find out the truth.
There are so many directions that we could begin study this morning. Let me first begin with this obvious direction for me.
There is a television series that I have been following for years now. The name of the series is the Chosen.
In the series the apostle Peter is married to a woman by the name of Eden. Now the Bible does not reference Eden by name, but in 1 Corinthians 9:5 …
1 Corinthians 9:5 ‘…Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas…’ AKJV
… Cephas is of Aramaic origin and Peter (or Petros) is of Greek origin, but it used for the same person.
There is no reference of Peter’s wife’s name found in the Bible but in the synoptic gospels, we learn of Peter’s mother-in-law.
Matthew 8
vs14 ‘…And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever…’
vs15 ‘…And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them…’ AKJV
Mark 1
vs29 ‘…And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John…’
vs30 ‘…But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her…’
vs31 ‘…And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them…’ AKJV
Luke 4
vs38 ‘…And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her…’
vs39 ‘…And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them…’ AKJV
For Peter to have a mother-in-law, he had to have a wife, even though we cannot verify her name.
Later writings, like those of Eusebius, provide information about Peter’s wife, suggesting her name was Penelope or Penuel and she was martyred alongside Peter. [1]
So, for the pope’s to follow the apostle Peter as being the voice to the catholic religion, why are the popes not permitted to be married as Peter was?
This is just [ONE] man-made bylaw in catholicism.
I have found a trove of information on Wikipedia.com regarding the catholic religion, this is where maybe the majority of my information has come from for this study.
The core belief of catholicism are found in the nicene creed, a creed written by man for other men to follow.
Totally different from the Word of God, given to ALL mankind so we could learn what God wants us to know and FOLLOW.
Found on google.com:
The Nicene Creed is a statement of faith commonly used in Christian worship, summarizing core Christian beliefs about God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. It was formulated at the First Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. and has been affirmed by most Christian denominations. [2]
The last part of the above statement may be true that it has been affirmed by most christian denominations, but this statement that I make right now, the nicene creed is man-made and NEVER has it been approved by God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit, is also TRUE.
God, the One and ONLY TRUE Triune God, that is going to save me and any other BELIEVER in HIS WORD, from an Everlasting Life of Torment and Destruction. I don’t need some man-made belief to protect me from anything.
The Catholic Church believes that St. Peter was appointed by Jesus as the first pope and the head of the church. This belief is based on certain passages in the Gospels, particularly Matthew 16:18, which states that Jesus said to Peter, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.
Matthew 16:18 ‘…And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it…’ AKJV
I do not see where Peter was assigned to be a pope.
I do not see where Jesus instructed us to follow Peter and his teachings.
I can kind of sense why the catholic church wrote their own papers to follow in their own religion, they want to keep their congregation away from the truth.
But what is so unfortunate, millions of souls are being led down a road, headed for a very, very wide gate.
There are seven (7) sacraments taught in the catholic religion. I want to focus on just one (1) right now.
Matthew 26:28 ‘…for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins…’ AKJV
Jesus gave His Life for ALL of mankind’s sins to be forgiven. So, we could each attain the promise of Everlasting Life when this world comes to an end.
Jesus had to die for us to LIVE.
Every Easter Sunday morning, just about every church in this entire world gathers to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and His promise of LIFE.
And just about every one of these churches in the world celebrating that day, eventually will end up back in the ministry of Jesus when He walked this earth.
People, His ministry is NOT what He told us was going to save us.
His teachings on this earth was to the Jewish people, God’s Chosen people that were in Jerusalem.
Maybe the major reason we can tell the Bible is true is because the small nation of Israel is growing to this very day. More and more Jews are returning home, back to the land that God gave them back in Genesis.
The day is coming when this earth will stop rotating. God will put an end of time as we know it.
Before that ending, for us to be saved we MUST know what God wants from us.
You will never hear the true words from your pastor, your priest, your church or your denomination.
Only God knows what you MUST know.
That is the reason God gave us His WORD so we could READ for ourselves and HEAR the truth from His mouth, what exactly He wants from us.
Read your Bible.
Read about what God promised this world after His One and Only Son was crucified on a cross for each one of us.
FOLLOW the words that God wants for us to know.
Begin reading in Acts how things were.
Read how the Jews just never understood Him.
Read, in chapter 7, how the final straw for the Jew was when Stephen was stoned to death by the Sanhedrin.
Read, in chapter 9, how God decided to make a change.
Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
God left the remaining eleven and the man they chose to make number twelve.
God chose a number thirteen to teach this world about Himself.
Paul wrote thirteen epistles for this world, ALL of us to FOLLOW.
Paul wrote from Romans to Philemon.
Thirteen epistles for us to learn from.
CHOOSE who God CHOSE and FOLLOW His CHOICE.
I love y’all.
I will be back next Wednesday.
I am InHIM. ><)))o>
Jesus, Bless us Father and keep those in this world able to find Your real and desired Word. Keep us ALL safe and keep us in Your arms for protection. I love You Jesus. Amen.
[1]https://www.google.com/search?q=is+there+any+writing+known+to+man+that+names+apostle+peters+wife
[2] https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+the+nicene+creed
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