Wherefore, my dearly Beloved, flee from Idolatry.
1 Cor. 10.14
by Thomas Watson
When I consider that saying of the blessed Apostle Paul, I am pure from the Blood of all men, Acts 20.26; And that which made him say so, was, because he had not shun’d to declare (unto his hearers then committed to his charge) the whole Council of God. Paul had been faithful to the Souls of people; he had preached up Truth, and preached down Error. The consideration of which, hath put me at this time upon this Scripture, Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from Idolatry. From whence I shall (by Divine permission and assistance) assert the truth of the Protestant Religion, against popish Innovation; and amongst all the Errors that are leveled against the Gospel, none are more gross, dishonourable, nor dangerous, than those broach’d and set a running in the Popish Conclave: and therefore there was good reason why the Apostle should say, Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from Idolatry.
Idolatry doth bud and blossom in the Popish Religion. It should be the earnest prayer and endeavour of every good Christian that none of those poisonous streams that flow from the See of Rome, may ever infest this British Isle.
My main and principal design at this time is, to shew unto you some few of those many grand Errors that are in popery, or in the popish Religion, and likewise to fortify you against them.
Among many others, there are these thirteen grand Errors in popery, that every good Christian must take off, and flee from.
The first Error is this, The papists do hold, That the Pope is the Head of the Church: This is diametrically and point-blank opposite to the Scripture, Col. 2.9. Christ is there called, The Head of the Church. Now to make the Pope the Head of the Church is to make the Church monstrous by having two Heads. This is to make the Spouse of Christ an Harlot. I read, Rev. 13.1, of a Beast rising out of the sea. By the Beast there Interpreters understand the mystical Antichrist, i.e. the Pope. Now, if the Pope be the Beast there, and elsewhere spoken of; how ridiculous, yea how impious is it to make a Beast the Head of Christ’s Church. That is the first.
Them Puritans – so narrow minded
Evangelicals (properly defined) today need to hear from such as Mr. Watson, as there are so many who think us mad for not accepting the cult of Rome as a Christian church.
Praise be unto the Lord for faithful men who shrink back NOT from proclaiming His Word.
I’ve been in discussion with Catholics at work. I think everyone has some exposure to a Catholic, somehow. Owing primarily to blogs such as this, I’ve become more acutely aware of the problem of the Papacy and its heresies. To be blunt, most Catholics I’ve known have either not discussed their religion openly or have not adequately grasped it themselves.
My primary problem, now, is the matter of a very worldly individual, your typical crass worldly man, who has turned to Catholicism recently. This strikes me as a shame that someone would come so close to the truth, only to miss it. However, a change has become evident in his life. There’s no mistaking it. As he undergoes the teaching of his confirmation classes, I challenge the doctrines they’re teaching him.
In this regard, I should say that I am now at an advantage for knowing already what it is that the Romish church teaches. I also have strong working relationship with this individual. I hope to make an impact here before it goes too far.
Incidentally, regarding transubstantiation, my most effective argument against it so far is its taste. There’s no fooling the human tongue. It’s the single most potent chemical probe ever invented.
Regards.
My aunt is a Roman Catholic.
She said that she doesn’t necessarily believe in ‘purgatory’ but that she doesn’t doubt that there is a place that people go “for cleansing”.
So I looked at her and told her that she is right. “It’s called the cross. If Jesus couldn’t take care of everything needful there…then it ain’t gonna happen.”
uurrrggggh.
I am so over Roman Catholic teachings………………