1 Timothy 6:3-5 – “If any man teaches a different doctrine, and consents not to sound words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof comes envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,…
Aside from the formation of an institution, many innovations were introduced. Once any man or group of men lift themselves up as authority figures with the final authority reserved for the Pope, we can expect many human inventions. Further, it makes little difference what the Bible teaches to a man who claims apostolic succession. Worse…
This gives specific mention of two practices – forbidding marrying and abstaining from meats, both of which are practiced by Roman Catholics. Of whom Paul is speaking has been a point of contention for many years. It would be difficult to know if he refers to any specific movement that later developed. That should not…
Notice the lengthy warnings below from Paul given to Timothy and Titus, men whom he had entrusted to appoint spiritual shepherds to be among God’s people. These were the last letters written by Paul and they warn of a time following his death that would affect the work and lives of Timothy and Titus. The…
An observation from the apostolic predictions of apostasy leaves a suspicion in the claims of Greek Orthodoxy and Catholics who claim that the church tradition has been flawlessly followed through the centuries. It opens up the possibility that their old tradition, which historically follows the apostles’ teaching in time, is the product of that apostasy. …
Not only are we are being told to blindly accept the church tradition because they have the first and oldest traditions, we are given other false claims. To make a more convincing and uniform package, the Roman papacy rested in the authority that declared the Pope as the “sole vicor” of Christ on earth. In…