I hope at least some of my visitors tuned in to campmeeting tonight. Boy was it a good message. I wanted to add another link by which you can listen or watch campmeeting. Tune in the wgcr.net and you can connect at that site also. They also are a good online radio station for anytime of year.

 

The other added info I wanted to post was something I else I want those who belong to the RCC to consider. Two sites that to me further prove my concern that the RCC is a religion of death, not life. http://www.kuam.com/news/25081.aspx The first site talks about how the belief in ghosts and Catholicism can exist together. That also goes along with what a missionary told me last weekend. We had our missionaries from Brazil visiting the church and I was talking to the wife and she was talking about how much spiritualism (communication with the dead) there is in Brazil and how it co-existed in the RCC people so easily. I couldn't help but think of the verse, Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?  Unfortunately RCC walks together in many places with false religion - Spiritualism in Mexico, Brazil and other C. & S. American countries. It co-exists quite well with voodoo in Haiti and other such places.  In light of the verse  - consider.

If there is still any doubt that the focus of the RCC is death, consider the relics (a relic -An object of religious veneration, especially a piece of the body or a personal item of a saint.)  -  Relics are venerated in the Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and some Anglican Churches. Reliquaries provide a means of protecting and displaying relics, which many believe are endowed by God with the grace of miraculous powers.  If you doubt that still goes on read this article http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21264/faithful-gather-as-remains-of-stigmata-saint-go-on-display . Once again when you consider that Buddhism, Hinduism, shamanism, and many other religions place importance on relics you can see the RCC once again aligned with the false religions.

The Bible never, I repeat NEVER teaches such nonsense as relics and scapulars, but that does not deter the RCC. The Bible also tells us we are not to try to communicate with the dead. It is sin. We are to pray to God the Father through the Lord Jesus Christ alone, otherwise we aren't going to get heard. It is sad that so many are so deceived. The Bible tells us, Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. My hope and prayer for those entangled in the web of Roman is that they will see the truth and let the Lord Jesus Christ make them free.

Good gracious, Kerri. Again with your anger towards Catholicism - a faith about which you know absolutely nothing. You take bits and pieces of rubbish, the word of anti-Catholics, and a touch of your own personal interpretation and pass it off as Gospel.

I know agree with Sam -- you have a deep-seated hatred for Catholicism (not 'the RCC' as you call it) for some reason ... did a nun smack your wittle hand too hard when you were a kid?

One final thing before I go back to doing something productive -- has it never bothered anyone that "missionaries" spend time, money, and resources going to Catholic countries instead of to areas that have never heard about the Word of God (which is Christ, not the Bible!) ... amazing. Simply amazing.

I couldn't access the link about Catholics and belief in ghosts, but I don't think the Church teaches anything authoritatively on the subject. However, do remember that Saul had an encounter with Samuel after he had died (1 Samuel 28). There is also no reason to doubt that evil spirits can make themselves present in the form of "ghosts" for Satan's purposes.

As for relics, there is evidence in the Bible of both what the Church calls "1st class" and "2nd class" relics. The very bones of Elisha (1st class) raised a dead man to life again (2 Kings 13:20-21). A woman and many others were healed by touching the tassel of Jesus's garment (Matthew 14:35-36, Luke 8:43-44; 2nd class), and handkerchiefs of Paul (2nd class) were used by God to heal people (Acts 19:11-12).

Now, the Church doesn't believe that the bones of saints or their clothing is magical or endowed with special power in and of themselves. Rather, as Acts 19:11 puts it, God chooses to perform miracles by them.

We also honor the saints when we keep their relics. The origin of having a relic of a saint in each church (ideally under the stone top of the altar) was because in the early days of the Church during the persecution of Christians, the faithful would gather underground in the Catacombs and they would actually offer their worship to God using a stone tomb of a martyr as their altar.

Finally, another historical matter, the veneration of the remains of saints began VERY early in the Church, as there is evidence in a letter to the church at Smyrna (from AD 156) that after a man named Polycarp was martyred, "We took up the bones, which are more valuable than precious stones and finer than refined gold, and laid them in a suitable place, where the Lord will permit us to gather ourselves together as we are able, in gladness and joy, and celebrate the birthday of his martyrdom."

I hope this clears up any misunderstandings on these topics. The Catholic Church preaches the Gospel of life (es

Pam, much of the info I take is from the news or from RCC sources. What I say is not with hatred but with concern for the souls being deceived by the twisted lies of false religion.

As far as missionaries, I find that there is quite a open field of those who have never truly heard of the saving power of Jesus Christ in your "Catholic" countries. What a wonderful field for those the Lord calls to take forth the truth of Jesus Christ - that they can be saved not by being in slavery to a church and its works but by the finished work of JESUS CHRIST! I hope for you is that you come to fully understand that message yourself before it is too late.

Thank you for letting me know the link wasn't right - it has been corrected.

As far as miracles through relics. NONSENSE! Signs were sent to the Jews. The Jews have always looked for signs. Signs are NOT for the true church of God. The true church of God is made up of all born again believers washed in the blood of Jesus. We have the complete revelation of the Bible - the written word of God, we are not look for signs, but to go by faith!

NOTE TO PAM- yes Jesus is the WORD of GOD, He emobdies everything the Lord has given us in HIS written word. He is what the written Word of God is all about! Make no mistake the KJV Bible is the very word of God and one day you will know that!

Kerri, you said: As far as miracles through relics. NONSENSE! Signs were sent to the Jews. The Jews have always looked for signs. Signs are NOT for the true church of God. The true church of God is made up of all born again believers washed in the blood of Jesus. We have the complete revelation of the Bible - the written word of God, we are not look for signs, but to go by faith!

Can you back that claim up, that the Church never receives signs? Does this mean there are no more miracles... or only miracles that don't happen through a "relic"?

I don't see any Scriptural support that all signs cease for Christians.

Signs were to the Jews and the early church (although the earliest church was comprised mainly of saved Jews until the gospel was brought to the gentiles)anyway signs were to them before the completion of the Bible - after wards we are to go by faith.1Co 13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
Does that mean we do not see miracles today? No. People are born again and saved everyday - that is miracle. God does heal - not through "faith healers like Benny Hinn or "relics" but He does heal. So we do see miracles, but they are not for signs to the church.Ro 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.