No 7

(The Roman Catholic Church)

Is the Roman Catholic church a Christian church? Are Roman Catholics born-again Christians? They have the same God as we do; they believe in the Trinity as we do; they know about the cross of Jesus Christ; they have a Bible that is similar to ours, except for a few books called the Apocrypha in the Old Testament. They are very similar, aren’t they? They are so similar that only the Holy Spirit can truly see the difference. The Roman Catholic Church is an institution, not a Christian church because the true Christian Church has as its Head, the Lord Jesus Christ, whereas the head of the Catholic Church is a man (the pope). Oh, I’m not saying that all Catholics are going to hell; I am convinced that there are some Catholics who have continued to attend their churches and are saved. However, they should not be called Roman Catholics, they are born-again Christians. I’m saying that as an organisation, the Roman Catholic Church, because it does not preach salvation by grace, is not a true Christian church. They believe that a person can Hail-Mary him or herself to heaven through a system of works. In other words, they believe that they can earn their salvation. This is, of course, totally against what the Bible teaches. So I ask you : if they are not doing God’s work by preaching salvation by grace (the Gospel), whose work are they really doing? There are not very many answers to that question, I’m afraid. They are doing the devil’s work. The Bible says in Galatians 1 : 8 - “If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed”