Try your luck with these links;

http://catholic.cephasministry.com/catholic_links.html


... and check out this article;

http://www.cuttingedge.org/articles/rc122.htm

I couldn't believe my eyes whilst reading this! Who are these priests that believe they can COMMAND Christ to humbly bow His Head and descend from Heaven to be sacrificed on their altars... again and again and again and again and again...??!!

This is blasphemy!! Am I the only one that's outraged at this??!!

BTW - has anybody noticed the inverted cross on the back of these chairs that the Pope uses?? Is it just a memorial to Peter the Apostle's death? Or something else?

http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/anti3.htm

1. Acts 20:7 has indeed tripped up a lotta folk. However it does not establish a 'Sunday Sabbath' or 'Sunday Communion'; read the following links for details;

http://www.ynca.com/sundayworship.htm

http://www.halleluyah.org/Acts%2020.7%20Di...on%20Sunday.htm


2. The 'Holy Trinity' is a myth rooted in paganism - the Holy Spirit is the power of God;

http://www.ynca.com/Mini%20Studies/truth_a...the_trinity.htm

3. There is no such thing as an immortal soul:

http://www.ynca.com/Mini%20Studies/immortalsoul.htm


4. What exactly is hell?

http://www.ynca.com/Mini%20Studies/underst...ng_hellfire.htm



How many folk actually go out of their way to really check up on what their religious leaders are feeding them with??? (1 Thess 5:21)

...you think??... I've looked into all the references cited on that link, and they stack up, and I've done enuff study into Biblical prophecy and I've read enuff published material to know that these folk are stating facts. I've seen the Vatican for what it really is for a number of years now.

When are people gonna open their eyes? It staggers me, it really does. Oh, well, rather you than me, sunshine.

Maybe this link is also the same sorta hooey;

http://www.unmaskingcatholicism.com/index.shtml#Home

Besides, nobody has to drive the Vatican back into the Dark Ages, because it's already gone back there, of its own accord.

It was just a quote that I felt fitted in with the nature of this thread's discussion. His roots were in Lutheran piety, if my memory serves me right, and this quote comes from his 'Attack Upon Christendom', in which he challenges the hypocracy of organized religion in general, specifically the Lutheran establishment. I haven't found any evidence that he lived by God's every literal Word, which the Scripture repeatedly emphasizes on (Deut 8:3, Matt & Luke 4:4 - you know, I kinda get the feeling that God was trying to make a point here ), however, Kierkegaard did have the insight to realise that something had gone awry in professing Christendom, since the days Christ.

My regular stop for information is http://www.vision.org, hosted by folk who are known simply as the church of God. It may be just coincidence that the NT church were also known by the exact same name (eg Acts 20:28 & 1 Cor 1:2), but when both peoples share a character and creed that appears strikingly similar, it does make you wonder. Christ tells us that His church would always prevail (Matt 16:18), so they've got to be somewhere on this planet. Seek and you shall find (Matt 7:7). Hopefully, further queries and research will confirm my hunch.

I still wanna do a thorough investigation on the background of this folk, and see if I can uncover any discrepancies that I should be aware of, especially regarding the leadership, cos it's these dudes who can, and will, lead you up the proverbial crooked garden path, if you don't check things out properly.

A recommended site is http://www.blueletterbible.org which carries a good selection of online concordances, lexicons, commentaries etc. Definitely a worthwhile research asset.

You're right about Xmas... by the way has anybody noticed Jeremiah 10:2-4?

It's only right, as far as I'm concerned, that we should question and challenge the doctrines and dogma advocated by organized religion. Doesn't it seem bizarre that the Scriptures teach one thing, and mainstream religion teaches something else??
Whether they be Papal, Protestant, JW, Mormon, Methodist, or these TV type personal ministries or whatever. We shouldn't just accept things at face value.

My issue is not with the congregations. Folk can choose whatever path they wish - it's none of my business. But I do hope that they are presented with the opportunity to look outside the square of structured religion and to think for themselves without any influence from the pulpit.

My contentions and challenge is presented to the religious hierarchy who dish out the doctrine and dogma that appears to be alarmingly out of context with the teachings of the very diety they claim to represent.

The Scriptures admonish us to prove all things (1 Thess 5:21). This verse is complementary with (Matt 24:4-5,11,23-24) (John 5:39) (Acts 17:10,11) (1 John 4:1). That's good advice in my book. So if some religious leader preaches to me with guff that's in conflict with the Scriptures, well, they are wasting their time.

What amuses me is how organized religion shoots itself in the foot by admitting that what they advocate has no Scriptural authority (as touched on in my opening post). They simply don't have God's authority. Their own words reveal their hypocrisy.

Another example is found in this article, which looks at Xmas;

http://www.vision.org/trdl/2000/trdl001221b.html


"The Christianity of the New Testament simply does not exist."
Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) Danish philosopher.


I'm surprised andi hasn't made an entrance to this thread.

I was half expecting him to come charging in with fixed bayonets!

I'm not surpirised, dude. We heretics have got friends in high places!!

May the Scriptures...

Your friendly neighbouring heretic.

KG.