That is a question I am even ashamed
to ask. Yet, believe it or not, a lot of people either question His Word,
or ignore it.
Protestants teach that the Church which Jesus Christ founded in Matthew
16:18, apostatized either at the time of Constantine, or at the time of
the reformation. They teach that the Catholic Church of today is not the
Church which Jesus Christ founded. I challenge this false teaching, and
I will use the Word of GOD itself to show where they are wrong.
GOD said: Isaiah 59:21...
"This is My Covenant with them said the Lord;
My Spirit that is in thee, and My words that I have put in thy mouth, shall
not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out
of the mouth of thy seed's seed, said the Lord, FROM HENCEFORTH AND FOREVER."
This is a promise of the perpetual orthodoxy
of the Church which Jesus Christ founded. 'Forever', means just that. It
means the Church will 'NEVER' apostatize. How can anyone say it did? Is
this not saying GOD does not always speak the truth?
GOD said: Matthew 16:18...
"And I say to thee, thou art Peter, and upon
this rock I will build My Church, and the
gates of hell shall NOT prevail against it."
Anyone who teaches that the Catholic Church
apostatized, is also teaching just the opposite of what Jesus Christ said.
They are teaching that the gates of hell DID prevail, are they not?
GOD said: Matthew 28:20...
"...teaching them to observe all that I have
commanded you; and behold, I am with you ALL
days, even unto the consummation of the world."
Jesus Christ said He would be with His Church
ALL days, until the end of time. ALL DAYS means EVERY DAY of EVERY CENTURY,
until the end of time. Yet Protestants teach, "yes but, only until
the time of Constantine or Luther". They teach that Jesus Christ was
less than truthful in this verse, right?
GOD said: John 14:16-18...
"And I will ask the Father and He will give
you another Advocate to dwell with you FOREVER,
the Spirit of Truth whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees
Him nor knows Him. But you shall know Him, because He will dwell with you,
and be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you."
There is that word 'FOREVER' again, which
fundamentalists either ignore or they teach, "it means temporarily",
until Constantine or Luther comes along.
Okay, since we all know that GOD cannot lie, then everything
He has said is absolute truth. Since in Scripture, He has told us over
and over again, that He will be with His Church 'FOREVER',
then the Church which He founded in Matthew 16:18 is still with us, right?
Since Protestants say it cannot be the Catholic Church, then I must ask
them,
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