Did the Reformers Really Follow the Bible and Not the Papacy?
| Roman Catholic Church | The Reformers / Baptist |
|---|---|
| 1. Authority in the Pope & Councils |
1. Authority in Tradition & Councils |
| 2. Salvation through 7 Sacraments | 2. Salvation in only 2 Sacraments |
| 3. To God by priest | 3. To God by pastors or priests, Elders-three stage offices |
| 4. Christ dies at Mass. | 4. Still debated or a timeless death. Now they have Mass and Forensic nonsense. |
| 5. Earn Forgiveness of sin. | 5. Earn your election. |
| 6. Works keep one saved. | 6. Pharisees still dominate salvation. |
| 7. Purgatory finishes the sin debt. | 7. Suffering pays for your guilt. |
| 8. The "Hierarchy" is church. Sabbatarians. | 8. Presbytery runs the assembly. Sabbatarians. |
| 10. Pop is infallible. Infallible Vulgate. | 10. Calvin, Scofield, etc, are infallible. Infallible Vulgate - KJV. |
| 11. Saints are Super Christians. | 11. Second Blessing-ites are Super Christians; Saved by freewill, perfected by Calvinism. |
| 12. Pray to Mary & Saints | 12. On the increase among Protestants; Luther defended image-use, crosses, etc. |
| 13. Priests must be celibate. | 13. Some ministers are divorced or polygamous or homosexuals and/or celibate. |
| 14. Eat Jesus, Transubstantiation closed communion. | 14. Eat Jesus, Consubstantiation or "spiritual" closed communion. |
| 15. Priests class | 15. Priest, clergy class, Laity are stupid. Dictator-Elders. |
| 16. Mariolatry | 16. Protestants are returning to this and Feminism. |
| 17. Mary died on the cross for sin to avoid Jesus' Appeasement. A. State-church murders B. Platonic and Greek Philosophy Now Thomism |
17. Jesus did NOT die for appeasing God's wrath. A. State-church murders B.Augustinian Platonism Now Unitarian |
| 18. Outside RCC; no salvation | 18. Outside Ecumenism or "my" church there is no salvation. |
| 19. The Magisterium | 19. Notes by your favorite theologian |
| 20. Trichotomy | 20. Trichotomous Gnosticism |
Published: Dec, 29 2018 Updated: Jan, 31 2019
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