This collection of articles is not a "slam" against individual Catholics, but against a "system" that claims to be based upon the authority of the Bible. If Roman Catholicism were a system of beliefs based upon the Bible, then with an open Bible, that system should be able to stand up to examination FROM the Bible. If ANY system fails to meet Christ's qualification for being true, then it is to be rejected. Jesus said to His Father in John 17:17, "Thy word is true.”

If I had to summarize the difference between Catholicism and the Christian faith, I would point out to these three things:

1. For the Christian, CHRIST ALONE is the mediator and the priest. The Christian comes to God through Christ (by direct prayer). Christians are able to confess their sins, requests, etc. directly to God, rather than a priest figure. In Catholicism, there are others called mediators - Mary, the many saints and the Catholic priests, who are placed on a pedestal, in effect becoming a hindrance to the intimate and personal communion with God. In Christianity all men are seen as equal before God, but in the Catholic faith the Pope, priests, and other people deemed “saints” are the only one

2. The Catholic church says that they teach "faith alone" but in the end they teach works so that people think they need to work their way to God. They Must:

• Priestly Authority - priests are elevated to miracle-producing men who have the power of transferring grace from God, and even forgiving sins.

• Confession of sins to a priest (a mediator between God and man) [see I Timothy 2:5 - "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" / I Peter 2:5 (speaking of all Christians being a priesthood)]

• God - no significant differences.

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