Monday, July 16, 2001

Not Giving Out the Whole Story

In his July 6 article, "We Should Recognize and Celebrate Goodness Among the Living," Roman priest James Walker of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio neglects to tell his flock the full story about the love of Jesus Christ.

What's interesting is the 'Father' Walker misuses a scripture and it's teaching on the love of Christ that I wrote about in my June 16 article concerning Rome's false teaching on the love of Christ.

As an example of the love of Christ, Mr. Walker points to Mark 10:21 in showing that Jesus loved the rich, young ruler and writes, "how Jesus looked at the rich man with love. Even his eyes and the manner of his gaze conveyed a love that was unspeakably powerful, quite at home in the human heart, yet searching with eternity's purpose."

However, Walker stops there, writes about the Good Samaritan, and ends his article with, "Jesus awakened in others a sense of goodness...So we shouldn't try to be good. We are."

Some thoughts:

1. Walker deceives the people by not telling them the full story of the rich, young ruler - that he loved his riches and walked away from Christ. Why doesn't Walker, or any Roman priest for that matter, tell the people the full story of Jesus Christ? The answer is your local Roman priest wants to keep people away from Christ - because a person has to confess being a Catholic as sin and leave the Roman church if they are to receive by faith ALONE the forgiveness of sins and eternal life that is in the real Jesus Christ, not the thin wafer Rome claims to be Christ. God is not willing that any be Catholic, but that all come to repentance!

2. Walker wrote, "Jesus awakened in others a sense of goodness...We shouldn't try to be good. We are." Master of Deceit that he is, this priest is telling people that Jesus is looking for some "goodness" in them, but the bible (and how Rome hates the BIBLE as it exposes these priestly frauds) in Galatians 3:22, "BUT THE SCRIPTURE HAS CONCLUDED ALL UNDER SIN, THAT THE PROMISE BY FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST MIGHT BE GIVEN TO THEM THAT BELIEVE."

So Rome is teaching Jesus is trying to find some "goodness" in us. But......Jesus says in the bible in Matthew 9:13, "I AM NOT COME TO CALL THE RIGHTEOUS BUT SINNERS TO REPENTANCE." Do I believe Rome or the bible? I'll take the bible. My dear Catholic, repent and turn away from your priest, believe the bible Jesus will receive you.