But there were
false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers
among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord
that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (2 Peter 2:1)
What are the
strands that will be woven together to form the false church?
Tony Palmer
states he receives financial support from Kenneth Copeland and claims he has
been “consecrated” by Pope Francis to be a bridge for further unity among
Protestants and Catholics. You may have seen the message from the Pope that
Tony Palmer played at Kenneth Copeland’s convention. It is included in the
above video.
According to
Palmer, “…the protest of Luther is over. And therefore now we are all living in
a post-Protestant era…” (8:00 in video)
The Protestants
who disagree are suffering from “spiritual racism.” (8:40)
But…is unity
with the Catholic Church even possible?
Palmer says,
“It’s the glory that glues us together, not the doctrines. If you accept that
Christ is living in me and the presence of God is in me and the presence of God
is in you that’s all we need. Because God will sort out all the doctrines when
we get upstairs.” (13:48)
Really? The
Lord will sort out all the doctrines in heaven? Christ is very concerned with
doctrine (teaching) and deception cannot take place without departure from His
doctrine.
Take heed unto
thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt
both save thyself, and them that hear thee. (1 Timothy 4:16)
Palmer, from the
Anglican tradition, has served three popes. He uses a 1999 document between
Catholics and Lutherans (?) as indication that the Catholic Church now lines up
with Protestant (biblical) understanding of justification.
Yet, the
Council of Trent’s ruling of hundreds of years ago has never been
overturned by the Catholic Church. That historic ruling makes clear the
division in belief. http://carm.org/council-trent-canons-justification
What about the
Pope’s “infallibility”? http://www.reachingcatholics.org/eternal.html
And what about
praying to Mary and the saints?
I am the Lord, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images. (Isaiah 42:8)
I am the Lord, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images. (Isaiah 42:8)
What about
seeking forgiveness of sins through a priest?
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus… (1 Timothy 5:6)
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus… (1 Timothy 5:6)
And what about
the Eucharist? http://www.gotquestions.org/Holy-Eucharist.html
What about
purgatory? Where in the Bible is there a temporary version of afterlife
suffering? http://home.earthlink.net/~ronrhodes/Purgatory.html
Pope Francis is
clearly a kind man, and a humble man. But that is not the issue. I am grateful
for the stand Catholics take on abortion. I am very grateful for my Catholic
education and my Catholic friends. But that is not the issue.
Catholicism is
not biblical Christianity.
Mike Bickle of
International House of Prayer tried to bring the Catholics into his One Thing
conference several years ago. Fortunately, this did not happen. Link
There will be
other efforts, as we can see by this Kenneth Copeland supported gentleman, Tony
Palmer. Are we watching the beginnings of the charismatic movement (Copeland,
Bickle etc.) aligning with Catholicism?
Pay particular
attention to the last six minutes of this video.
And do not be
deceived.
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