An Earnest Appeal to Roman Catholics

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Or, Roman Catholicism Examined in Light of the Scriptures "We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her" (Jeremiah 51:9). Preface The Apostle Peter boldly proclaimed to the high priests, who had only recently crucified Christ, that Salvation comes only from Jesus Christ of Nazareth. <span style="color:darkred">"Neither is there Salvation in any other: for there is none other Name under Heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved"</span style="color:darkred"> (Acts 4:12). If all would agree that Salvation comes only by the grace of God through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ upon the cross of Calvary-- "8 <span style="color:darkred">For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: </span style="color:darkred"> 9 <span style="color:darkred">Not of works, lest any man should boast"</span style="color:darkred"> (Ephesians 2:8-9)-- then adherence to or rejection of the Church of Rome would simply be a test of Christian nobility, i.e., searching the Scriptures for proof to go out or stay in. <span style="color:darkred">"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so"</span style="color:darkred"> (Acts 17:11). Further, if anyone resorts to the investigation of Scripture, then a cardinal rule must be observed. '''You must be willing to obey the Scriptures'''. Jesus said, <span style="color:darkred">"If any man will do His</span style="color:darkred"> [the Father's] <span style="color:darkred">will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of Myself"</span style="color:darkred"> (John 7:17). This cannot be an unreasonable rule, for Jesus Christ identifies Himself as the very Word that <span style="color:darkred">"was made flesh"</span style="color:darkred"> (John 1:14), that we must obey. <span style="color:darkred">"For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the Word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in Truth, the Word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe"</span style="color:darkred"> (1Thessalonians 2:13). I propose to demonstrate from Scripture that Roman Catholicism is not a Christian religion, and that the Church of Rome is not a Christian Church. And, if so, then it would only be reasonable for all those who truly name the "Name of Christ" (2Timothy 2:19) to separate themselves from this <span style="color:darkred">"MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH"</span style="color:darkred"> (Revelation 17:5). Thus, the warning of the Revelation would fall upon your ears to come out of Babylon the Great. <span style="color:darkred">"Come out of her, My people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues"</span style="color:darkred"> (18:4). [[Rome Saith, But What Saith the Scripture?]] [[Category:Church]][[Category:Cults]]