QUESTIONS FOR CATHOLICS
If you are truly honest with yourself and are truly seeking to know the
Lord as He desires you to know Him, then these questions are for you.
As a Bible-believing Christian and former Roman Catholic, I have often been asked by Christians about a number of apparent 'discrepancies' between Catholic Theology and biblical teaching. To address some of these I have prepared a list of ten questions that are designed to lead the reader through an honest thinking process involving the things they have been taught and the things that the Bible says about these teaching.
"If ye love me, keep my commandments."- John 14:15
Please read each of the following ten (10) questions below. Try to answer each one based on your own personal knowledge only. After answering all ten questions, go back and look up the Bible passages listed below each question and compare your answer to the teachings found in the Word of God. Finally, click on the link at the bottom portion of this page to read a complete explanation of each Bible passage cited.
Questions:
1. Is it justified in Scripture to call any Church Elder by the title of 'Father'?
Matthew 23:9.
2. What is the basis for the division of 'clergy' and 'laity'?
Revelation 1:6; 2:6; 5:10.
3. Why does one need to confess sins before a priest?
Matthew 6:6; 1 Timothy 2:5; 1 John 1:9.
4. What is the meaning and purpose of the Rosary?
Matthew 6:7.
5. What is the biblical basis for the 'Holy Assumption' and 'Coronation' of Mary?
Genesis 4:24; 2 Kings 2:11; Acts 1:9.
6. What are the Biblical qualifications for 'sainthood'?
1 Corinthians 1:2.
7. What is the Biblical basis for prayer to dead 'saints', 'patron saints', and angels?
Matthew 4:10; Luke 4:8; 1 Timothy 2:5; Revelation 19:10; 22:9.
8. What is the Biblical basis for including 'chastity' in the ministry vows of a priest?
1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9.
9. What is the purpose of statue depictions such as the 'Creche' and the 'Pieta'?
Exodus 20:3-4.
10. Where does the final authority for believers come from -- The Bible or the leadership of the Church?
Psalm 119:89; 2 Peter 1:20.
As a Bible-believing Christian and former Roman Catholic, I have often been asked by Christians about a number of apparent 'discrepancies' between Catholic Theology and biblical teaching. To address some of these I have prepared a list of ten questions that are designed to lead the reader through an honest thinking process involving the things they have been taught and the things that the Bible says about these teaching.
"If ye love me, keep my commandments."- John 14:15
Please read each of the following ten (10) questions below. Try to answer each one based on your own personal knowledge only. After answering all ten questions, go back and look up the Bible passages listed below each question and compare your answer to the teachings found in the Word of God. Finally, click on the link at the bottom portion of this page to read a complete explanation of each Bible passage cited.
Questions:
1. Is it justified in Scripture to call any Church Elder by the title of 'Father'?
Matthew 23:9.
2. What is the basis for the division of 'clergy' and 'laity'?
Revelation 1:6; 2:6; 5:10.
3. Why does one need to confess sins before a priest?
Matthew 6:6; 1 Timothy 2:5; 1 John 1:9.
4. What is the meaning and purpose of the Rosary?
Matthew 6:7.
5. What is the biblical basis for the 'Holy Assumption' and 'Coronation' of Mary?
Genesis 4:24; 2 Kings 2:11; Acts 1:9.
6. What are the Biblical qualifications for 'sainthood'?
1 Corinthians 1:2.
7. What is the Biblical basis for prayer to dead 'saints', 'patron saints', and angels?
Matthew 4:10; Luke 4:8; 1 Timothy 2:5; Revelation 19:10; 22:9.
8. What is the Biblical basis for including 'chastity' in the ministry vows of a priest?
1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9.
9. What is the purpose of statue depictions such as the 'Creche' and the 'Pieta'?
Exodus 20:3-4.
10. Where does the final authority for believers come from -- The Bible or the leadership of the Church?
Psalm 119:89; 2 Peter 1:20.
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