A Roman Bishop Lies About the Work of Christ
Another Roman Catholic bishop has denied Jesus Christ. Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit Thomas Gumbleton denied the Lord and His work in, "The Peace Pulpit," a column in the December 28 issue of the 'National Catholic Reporter.' His Excellency wrote:
"I think maybe it's important, first of all, to make very clear that Jesus did not come because God was demanding a price for sin, that God would send Jesus into the world and kill him in order to pay such a price. No, it's nothing like that at all."
Bishop Gumbleton has become the leading candidate for "Apostate of the Year" with such a blasphemous statement. Well........yes there is a "price for sin." Ask any Old Testament Jew - the sheep, lambs, doves, etc., offered in sacrifice for sin were not free; the best of the flock was put to death. It cost God His Son on the cross!
The BIBLE is very clear about sin having a cost. Exodus 21:24 says, "EYE FOR EYE, TOOTH FOR TOOTH, HAND FOR HAND, FOOT FOR FOOT." There is a principle of restitution when God's holy law is broken - and man's problem is he cannot make this restitution. Thank God He sent His Son to make this restitution, to pay the price, ON THE CROSS - because sinful men cannot! Isaiah 53:6 says, "THE LORD LAID ON HIM (Christ) THE INIQUITY OF US ALL."
The Roman clergy will never tell anyone to check out the BIBLE on what they say, let alone, God forbid, use a concordance!! God anticipated mockers of His Son like Bishop Gumbleton, and God even uses financial terms in describing what Christ did for us on the cross:
1. Romans 4:6 says, "GOD IMPUTETH RIGHTEOUSNESS WITHOUT WORKS." "IMPUTETH" in the Greek is 'logizomai,' which means to put down to an account, or to take an inventory.
2. Matthew 20:28 and Mark 10:45 both use the word "RANSOM," in the Greek, 'lutron,' which means to loosen with regard to a redemptive price.
3. 1 Timothy 2:6 says, "WHO (Christ) GAVE HIMSELF A RANSOM FOR ALL." "RANSOM" here in Greek is 'antilutron,' which also means a redemptive price.
4. John 19:30 has Christ saying on the cross, "IT IS FINISHED," 'tetelestai' in the Greek, which means a debt is cancelled, or that something has been paid in full.
With Bishop Gumbleton's impudence to the cross of Christ, another financial type of word comes to mind - the Hebrew 'shalam,' which can mean to repay. Deuteronomy 7:10 says God will, "REPAYETH THEM THAT HATE HIM (God) TO THEIR FACE, TO DESTROY THEM; HE WILL NOT BE SLACK TO HIM THAT HATETH HIM, HE WILL REPAY HIM TO HIS FACE." This biblical promise is truly frightening - but it's a promise for those who sneer at the cross of Christ, and those Catholics who continue to cling to their priests, and refuse to come to Christ.
I pray God opens the eyes of many Catholics to the lies their priests are telling them every Sunday. May they confess being a Catholic as sin, repent of Rome, and receive Christ by faith ALONE.
"I think maybe it's important, first of all, to make very clear that Jesus did not come because God was demanding a price for sin, that God would send Jesus into the world and kill him in order to pay such a price. No, it's nothing like that at all."
Bishop Gumbleton has become the leading candidate for "Apostate of the Year" with such a blasphemous statement. Well........yes there is a "price for sin." Ask any Old Testament Jew - the sheep, lambs, doves, etc., offered in sacrifice for sin were not free; the best of the flock was put to death. It cost God His Son on the cross!
The BIBLE is very clear about sin having a cost. Exodus 21:24 says, "EYE FOR EYE, TOOTH FOR TOOTH, HAND FOR HAND, FOOT FOR FOOT." There is a principle of restitution when God's holy law is broken - and man's problem is he cannot make this restitution. Thank God He sent His Son to make this restitution, to pay the price, ON THE CROSS - because sinful men cannot! Isaiah 53:6 says, "THE LORD LAID ON HIM (Christ) THE INIQUITY OF US ALL."
The Roman clergy will never tell anyone to check out the BIBLE on what they say, let alone, God forbid, use a concordance!! God anticipated mockers of His Son like Bishop Gumbleton, and God even uses financial terms in describing what Christ did for us on the cross:
1. Romans 4:6 says, "GOD IMPUTETH RIGHTEOUSNESS WITHOUT WORKS." "IMPUTETH" in the Greek is 'logizomai,' which means to put down to an account, or to take an inventory.
2. Matthew 20:28 and Mark 10:45 both use the word "RANSOM," in the Greek, 'lutron,' which means to loosen with regard to a redemptive price.
3. 1 Timothy 2:6 says, "WHO (Christ) GAVE HIMSELF A RANSOM FOR ALL." "RANSOM" here in Greek is 'antilutron,' which also means a redemptive price.
4. John 19:30 has Christ saying on the cross, "IT IS FINISHED," 'tetelestai' in the Greek, which means a debt is cancelled, or that something has been paid in full.
With Bishop Gumbleton's impudence to the cross of Christ, another financial type of word comes to mind - the Hebrew 'shalam,' which can mean to repay. Deuteronomy 7:10 says God will, "REPAYETH THEM THAT HATE HIM (God) TO THEIR FACE, TO DESTROY THEM; HE WILL NOT BE SLACK TO HIM THAT HATETH HIM, HE WILL REPAY HIM TO HIS FACE." This biblical promise is truly frightening - but it's a promise for those who sneer at the cross of Christ, and those Catholics who continue to cling to their priests, and refuse to come to Christ.
I pray God opens the eyes of many Catholics to the lies their priests are telling them every Sunday. May they confess being a Catholic as sin, repent of Rome, and receive Christ by faith ALONE.
posted by Robt. B. at 11:15 AM
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