The Roman Catholic Church~ Questions

[Grammaton]

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finally you nailed it. hehehe exactly how purgatory works.

inyoha sad na. As a bible believer, there is no need for further purging coz the blood of Christ is sufficient for us.

[dartzed]

we will be united again when Jesus will reign during the millennium.
but now they have this what they called ecumenical movement, ilang i unite not just the christians but all religions of the world under the umbrella of the vatican.

Yes kita ko ani kad2ng c pope john paul II ang naginvite sa mga different religious sects..

[dartzed]

inyoha sad na. As a bible believer, there is no need for further purging coz the blood of Christ is sufficient for us.

RC just followed the bible opposite of what most protestants say, as stated there based sa ako mga verses gihatag naa jud final cleansing.. hehehe

[amir pastor]

i am a catholic but i dont go to church anymore... klaro na man gud ang pangwarta sa simbahan.. for me ra sad hap, parehos lang tanan ug religion.. isa ra ang origin ana.. read the bible..

[necrotic freak]

kuhaa na ang "kung" kay dili manta makabuot sa will sa ginoo.
ayaw laina ug sabot ha, but even if wala pa si constantine, padayon gihapon ma spread ang gospel para sa kaluwasan sa katawhan.





Sola Scriptura is foundational to Christianity, and was given to us by the will of God.
The Early Church clearly understood this and taught it from the beginning of Christianity.

SOLA SCRIPTURA AND THE EARLY CHURCH - What did the Early Church believe about the authority of Scripture?

All the Scriptures were available to the Early Church. It is known, for example, that the Syriac and Latin translations of the New Testament were made around 150 A.D. This brings us within a very close time of the original documents. Based on the latest archaeological findings and textual evidence, there is no reason to doubt that the Early Church had the full Bible. The Church fathers quoted from it so heavily that virtually the entire New Testament can be reconstructed from their writings alone.

kahibaw baka ng illegal/prohibited na ang christian teachings ug pamatyon mao nag tago2x ang early christians sauna? tungod ni constantine na legal na ang chrsitianity.

[necrotic freak]

RC just followed the bible opposite of what most protestants say, as stated there naa jud final cleansing.. hehehe

ang sis ug dili sila mag opposite ma katoliko pod sila. hehehe

[dartzed]

ang sis ug dili sila mag opposite ma katoliko pod sila. hehehe

murag ana jud cguro ang dagan..

[Grammaton]

kahibaw baka ng illegal/prohibited na ang christian teachings ug pamatyon mao nag tago2x ang early christians sauna? tungod ni constantine na legal na ang chrsitianity.

have you ask what's the reason behind their persecution> naghatag sila ug kadautan sa katawhan?

Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

sorry ha extracted lang ni...........

Those who have believed in the one God of heaven and earth have continually been persecuted by rulers and kings since time began. However, when we speak of early Christian persecution, we are referring to the time following Jesus Christ's suffering and persecution for His Church - His death on the cross. He paid the price for all of our sins, He was spat upon, beaten beyond recognition, humiliated, and finally nailed to a cross like a hardened criminal until He died. After three days, He rose again and even now, He lives and is the right hand of God the Father where He rules and reigns with Him.

Stephen was one of the first men to suffered early Christian persecution. He was stoned to death outside the gates for the faithful manner in which he preached the Gospel. After this, a great persecution was raised against all who professed belief in Christ as the Messiah.

The fate of the Apostles and close disciples followed in succession.

*James the Great, the elder brother of John the Apostle, was beheaded in A.D. 44.
*Philip, who served in Upper Asia was scourged in Phrygia, thrown into prison and later crucified (A.D. 54).
*Matthew the tax collector served the Lord in Parthia and Ethiopia where he was slain with a halberd (a shafted weapon with an axe-like cutting blade and a speared end) in the city of Nadabah, A.D. 60.
*James the Less, the brother of the Lord, served the church in Jerusalem and wrote the book of James. He suffered martyrdom at the age of ninety-four by being beaten and stoned by the Jews.
*Matthias, the man who was chosen to replace Judas as an apostle, was stoned at Jerusalem and then beheaded.
*Andrew, the brother of Peter, preached the gospel to many Asiatic nations and was crucified on a cross at Edessa. The ends of his cross were fixed transversely in the ground, thus the derivation of the term, St. Andrew's cross.
*Mark was converted to Christianity by Peter and served as amanuensis (he wrote for Peter). He was dragged to pieces by the people of Alexandria.
*Peter, the apostle, was sought by Nero to be put to death. Jerome wrote that Peter was crucified with his head down and his feet up, because he thought himself unworthy to be crucified in the same form and manner as the Lord.
*Paul was really persecuted several times. He was scourged, stoned, and finally, Nero had him beheaded by a sword.
*Jude, the brother of James, commonly called Thaddeus, was crucified at Edessa in A.D. 72.
*Bartholomew preached in several countries and translated the Gospel of Matthew into the language of India. He was cruelly beaten and then crucified by in patient idolaters.
*Thomas, doubting Thomas, preached the Gospel in Parthia and India. He excited the rage of the pagan priests and was martyred by being thrust through with a spear.
*Luke the author of Luke and Acts travelled with Paul through various countries and was suppose to have been hanged on and olive tree by the idolatrous priests of Greece.
*Simon the Zealot preached the Gospel in Mauritania, Africa, and even Britain where he was crucified in A.D. 74.
*John, the Apostle whom Jesus loved, was sent from Ephesus to Rome where he was put into a cauldron of boiling oil. He escaped by a miracle, without injury, but was then banished to the Isle of Patmos and there he wrote the book of Revelation. Nerva, Domitian's successor, said he was the only apostle who escaped a violent death.

There are ten primitive persecutions mentioned in Foxe's Book of Martyrs:

The first mass persecution occurred under Nero in A.D. 67. He was the sixth emperor of Rome and is remembered as the one who set Rome aflame and then blamed the Christians for the deaths and destruction caused by the fire. He had some Christians sewn up in skins of wild beasts and thrown to the dogs. Some Christians were dressed in shirts made stiff with wax, fixed to axletrees, and set on fire in his gardens, in order to illuminate them. Rather than diminished the spirit of Christianity, this persecution increased the devotion and commitment of Christianity.

The second persecution happened under Domitian in A.D. 81. Anything bad that happened whether it was famine, pestilence, or earthquakes he blamed the Christians and put them to death.

The third primitive persecution occurred under Trajan in A.D. 108. Christians were beaten, beheaded, and devoured by wild beasts. About ten thousand Christians were put to death.

The fourth persecution took place under Marcus Aurelius Antoninas in A.D. 162 and the fifth persecution is credited to Severus in A.D. 192. Christians were burned at the stake, had hot tar poured on their heads, beheaded, placed in boiling water and ravaged by wild beasts.

The sixth persecution took place under Maximus in A.D. 235. At this time, numerous Christians were slain without trial and buried indiscriminately in heaps (mass graves), sometimes fifty or sixty cast into a pit together. The seventh persecution happened under Decius in A.D. 249. At this time, the principle person martyred was Fabian, the bishop of Rome, who beheaded on January 20, A.D. 250.

The eighth persecution occurred under Valerian in A.D. 257. Once again every manner of torture was used to mock those claiming to be Christians and for the entertainment of the rulers and their guests.

The ninth persecution occurred under Aurelian in A.D. 274 when Felix, bishop of Rome was martyred.

The tenth persecution took place under Diocletian in A.D. 303. This was commonly called the Era of the Martyr's and was occasioned partly by the increasing number and luxury of the Christians The manner of persecutions was carried out with racks, scourges, swords, daggers, crosses, poisons, and famine.

And the last and final persecution is still to come..............and true christians are prepared and ready to give their precious lives to god

[Grammaton]

ang sis ug dili sila mag opposite ma katoliko pod sila. hehehe

That's why a true christian will always stand against the flow.

Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

[Grammaton]

murag ana jud cguro ang dagan..

if they dont mind to know the truth.