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PaulsCorner-VerseQuest@TNTJohn1717·12h

🚨‼️The problem with this kind of Catholic apologetic is that it laughs at objections instead of actually answering them. It takes the most serious Bible objections to Rome, throws an emoji beside them, and then gives the standard Catholic explanation as if repeating Rome’s claim settles the issue. It doesn’t. Saying “Catholics don’t worship Mary” does not erase the fact that Rome prays to her, crowns her statues, calls her Queen of Heaven, says she is the fastest way to Jesus, and gives her titles and devotion the Bible never gives her. You can rename it “honor” if you want, but when someone is kneeling before an image, praying to Mary, trusting her intercession, and saying “everything happens through her,” that is not New Testament Christianity. Saying statues are just “visual reminders” does not answer the problem either. I have pictures of loved ones in my house. I do not kneel before them, light candles to them, carry them in procession, kiss them, crown them, pray in front of them, or believe grace is connected to them. The cherubim on the Ark were not statues of dead saints being venerated by Israel. They were God-commanded figures connected to the mercy seat, and Israel was never told to pray to them. Saying the pope is biblical because of Matthew 16 is also a leap. Peter was an apostle, but the Bible never calls him pope, never gives him universal jurisdiction over the Church, never says he had successors in Rome, and never says those successors would be infallible. In Galatians 2, Paul withstood Peter to the face because he was to be blamed. That is a strange picture of the first infallible supreme pontiff. Saying Catholics do not believe in works salvation while building a system of sacraments, priestly confession, penance, purgatory, indulgences, mortal sins, venial sins, and final justification is exactly the confusion. The Bible says, “For by grace are ye saved through faith… not of works” (Ephesians 2:8-9). Good works follow salvation. They do not become part of a sacramental treadmill required to keep or regain it. Saying a priest forgives sins because of John 20 ignores the rest of Scripture. The apostles preached remission of sins through Jesus Christ. They did not build confession booths and require Christians to confess private sins into a priest’s ear. First John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” It points the believer to God, not Rome’s priesthood. Saying purgatory is in 1 Corinthians 3 is another classic stretch. That passage is about a saved man’s works being judged, not his soul being purified after death by suffering. The man is saved, “yet so as by fire.” His works burn. He does not go to a Roman holding chamber until enough Masses, prayers, and indulgences help him out. And saying Rome did not add books to the Bible does not change the fact that the Apocrypha was never treated by Jesus or the apostles as the inspired Old Testament Scripture. Rome leans on 2 Maccabees because purgatory needs help, but doctrine should not be built on books Christ and the apostles never used as final authority. So yes, Rome has answers. The question is whether those answers are biblical or just Roman explanations for Roman additions. Anyone can laugh, add emojis, and say “we don’t do that.” But when the Bible is opened, the issue remains the same: Mary is not the mediator. Statues are not Bible devotion. Peter was not a pope. Grace is not a sacramental treadmill. Priests are not necessary mediators of forgiveness. Purgatory is not the gospel. And the Roman Catholic Church was not the simple New Testament church founded by Jesus Christ. Rome can explain its system all day long. The question is whether the apostles preached it. And they did not.

The Most Common Anti-Catholic Arguments and Their Answers 1. “Catholics worship Mary.” 😆 No. Catholics worship God alone. Mary is honored as the Mother of Jesus because God honored her first in the Gospel of Luke (1:48), but worship (latria) belongs only to God. Asking Mary to pray for us is similar to asking a fellow Christian to pray for us, except that Mary is already with Christ in heaven. 2. “Catholics worship statues.” 🙀 No. Statues are visual reminders, just as photographs remind us of loved ones. The honor shown to an image passes to the person it represents, not to the material object itself. God Himself commanded sacred images such as the cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:18-20). 3. “The Pope is not biblical.” 😎 Catholics point to Christ giving Peter a unique role among the apostles (Matthew 16:18-19), including the “keys of the kingdom.” The papacy is understood as the continuation of that office in the Church. 4. “Catholics believe they earn salvation by works.” 💀 No. The Catholic Church teaches that salvation is a gift of God’s grace. Good works do not replace grace; they are the fruit of grace working in a believer (Ephesians 2:8-10; James 2:24). 5. “You don’t need a priest to confess sins.” 😳 While God is the source of forgiveness, Catholics believe Christ gave His apostles the authority to forgive sins in His name (John 20:21-23). The priest acts as Christ’s minister, not as a substitute for God. 6. “Purgatory is not in the Bible.” 🤔 Catholics see evidence for purification after death in passages such as 1 Corinthians 3:15 and in the practice of praying for the dead found in 2 Maccabees 12:44-46. 7. “Catholics added books to the Bible.” 😤 Historically, the Catholic Church did not add books. Rather, the books often called the Deuterocanon were part of the Greek Old Testament used by many early Christians and remained in Christian Bibles for centuries. 8. “The Catholic Church was not founded by Jesus.” ⛪️ The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ. Peter was not the founder; he was the first leader appointed by Christ. Just as a king can establish a kingdom and appoint a prime minister, Christ founded the Church and entrusted Peter with a special role within it (Matthew 16:18-19). Do you agree with the Church or do you have your own opinion? Which objection do you hear most often? 👇

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TFWy@TF_WOG·4h

Here’s your Scripture Based Answers… Understanding MARY: MARY MUST be SINLESS— EXCLUSIVELY from Scripture ALONE: MARY MUST be SINLESS—PROVEN in Scripture by Leviticus 12:6, Psalms 51:5, and ESPECIALLY Galatians 4:4. (Leviticus 12:6) = "LAW of the LORD" dictates the SINFULNESS of the MOTHER that requires "SIN OFFERING for ATONEMENT". (Galatians 4:4) And Jesus is to be "born UNDER THE LAW" of the LORD...and (like David) would also be "conceived in SIN" and "born in INIQUITY"...IF Mary is NOT SINLESS—(Psalms 51:5) Therefore, MARY MUST be SINLESS.

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TFWy@TF_WOG·14h

@Excel_Ant @TNTJohn1717 LITERAL Translation of John 3:26 is “One DISOBEYING the Son”. Older Translations uses “believeth not the Son”, but LITERAL Translation is “DISOBEYING the Son”

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Saved by Grace@Excel_Ant·18h

@TF_WOG @TNTJohn1717 John 3:36 KJV — He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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PaulsCorner-VerseQuest@TNTJohn1717·1d

🚨‼️This chart shows the difference between Mother Teresa’s works of mercy and the gospel of grace in the King James Bible. Her compassion for the poor and dying was real, but the Bible test is not charity, reputation, suffering, or Rome’s saint-making system. Salvation is not found in love-infused works, the Mass, Mary, sacraments, or interfaith kindness. The true gospel is Jesus Christ alone: one Mediator, one finished sacrifice, one Saviour, and salvation by grace through faith.

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TFWy@TF_WOG·23h

Please read your Gospel: Our WORKS are NECESSARY for Salvation, NOT on their own merits, but because Jesus DEMANDED it (Luke 9:23) and Scriptures directly stated we MUST OBEY Jesus for SALVATION— (John 3:36). According to John 3:36, SALVATION requires 1.) “BELIEVE in the Son, Jesus” and 2.) “OBEY the Son, Jesus ➡️ “OBEY Jesus” = OBEY His DEMANDS for us to “Deny ourselves (deny “our selfish will”) and choose His Will to “TAKE UP our CROSS and Follow Him” to Calvary and Enter Heaven (Luke 9:23). We are not “working for our salvation”, but simply OBEYING Jesus’s DEMANDS. John 3:36 is SO important to clarify what is needed for SALVATION:

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WORKS are necessary for SALVATION, not on their own merits, but because we MUST OBEY Jesus’s DEMANDS. (Luke 9:23) He DEMANDS that we PARTICIPATE in His Sufferings & Sacrifice by “Deny ourselves (DENY “our selfish will” to choose God’s Will)” and “TAKE UP OUR CROSS to FOLLOW Him” (Follow Him to Calvary with our CROSS to PARTICIPATE in His Sacrifice. At Catholic Mass—this is EXACTLY what we do—as the PARTICIPANTS are transported back in Time & Space to participate with Jesus on Calvary. Jesus is NOT “re-sacrificed”, but instead ALL participants are brought back to that Exact Time & Place during a Catholic Mass.)

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Lizzie Marbach@LizzieMarbach·1d

If you believe in a gospel that says works are necessary for justification, you are not a Christian.

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“Sola Fide-Faith Alone” is FALSE Doctrine that leads many people to hell—because it CONTRADICTS Jesus’s Teachings & Scripture. FAITH (“Believe in Jesus”) ALSO means WORKS (“Obey Jesus”). Protestants loves John 3:16, but IGNORE John 3:36: 1.) John 3:36 clearly states that SALVATION requires “BELIEF in Jesus” and “OBEYING Jesus”. 2.) “OBEYING Jesus” means ➡️to OBEY His commands to “DENY ourselves and TAKE up our CROSS to follow Him” because He wants us to PARTICIPATE in His Sufferings & Sacrifices ➡️to OBEY His Instructions on His Sacraments (ie Eucharist) as the Physical manifestations of our Spiritual Life in Christ.

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TFWy@TF_WOG·1d

@biblecia There is NO conflict for Catholics between John 6 and Matthew 18:8-9…

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Let’s discuss Matthew 18:8-9. Jesus does indeed meant that LITERALLY! If I KNOW ahead of time that I will go to hell because of my EYES or HANDS—I would rather be blind or lame. Jesus even BLINDED PAUL to stop him from for persecuting Christians (Acts 9:1-19). Paul thanked God for what happened to him. He would rather be blinded than go to hell as a murderer of Christians. I have a friend who admitted he was a “terrible person who was far from God” before he had a STROKE that incapacitated him. Now he is wheelchair bound, but developed a deep love for God after his stroke and strengthened his relationship with his loving wife. My friend is a LITERAL example of Matthew 18:8-9.

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Biblecia.com@biblecia·1d

I’ve heard all this before, dear sir. There is likely nothing new you’re gonna tell me about Eucharistic views, sir. And honestly, this should change your mind. Before God I can tell you I mean this, I’d respect your argument about a literal interpretation of eating and drinking here in John if you were maimed and also “obeyed” Jesus’ words in Matthew such as in Matthew 18:8-9. He said nothing of symbol or metaphor there, sir. Nothing. No one ever said it was symbolic. So what, none of his disciples ever obeyed him? Are you having someone else read this and type for you because you are without hands, feet and eyes? If so, please let me know. Really. I’d really like to hear you out more. How *infallibly do you know that Jesus is speaking literally in one place and figuratively in another? Wake up. Otherwise this other inconsistency (like the bloody and un-bloody stuff) is only more evidence of your hypocrisy sir and yet another sign of your failed argumentation. You only obey Jesus when it suits you it seems, or when it costs you nothing. Or maybe your flesh really just has never caused you to sin. Wait, that’s not a possibility. Like Mary (the real one) and me, you too have the same sin problem. Romans 3:23 and all. You have no way to argue out of this at all. Anyway, I’m really not trying to insult you, but are you an infallible interpreter of Scripture, sir? Am I talking to one in the current cohort of the magisterium? If so, I’d like to set up a Zoom call please. It’s free. We got some stuff to chat about! How do you know you’re not making a mistake here? Are you even close to infallible? You should literally just be quoting me infallible doctrinal statements on this passage and nothing else, sir. Or perhaps you have been given the gift of infallibly interpreting the infallible interpreters of the passage? And how might I know that you’ve been given this gift? Did they tell you? Send a pic. Without it, and then of course one for me from them too to tell me I can infallibly interpret you infallibly interpreting them, how would I ever know I could infallibly interpret you in your gift of infallibly interpreting the only infallible interpreters? Just be careful maybe. You shouldn’t be interpreting the Bible as a Catholic; that’s how Protestantism starts. (Like in the first century way before any papal ideas sprang up.) I don’t know anybody could ever break through the spiritual callous that is Catholicism, but I know the God who saves. I hope you can hear. Grace to you. I’m not trying to insult you, but there’s no way for you to argue around this. These are from me on John 6: biblecia.com/media/yrynp3h/… biblecia.com/media/4nvy6hx/…

TFWy@TF_WOG

The LITERAL translation is John 6:54 is not simply “eat or feed” but to “GNAW or CHEW”. You are just LIKE the JEWS who “PROTESTED” (“This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”) and “TURNED THEIR BACK” when Jesus said, “Whoever feeds on MY FLESH and drinks MY BLOOD has eternal life (SALVATION), and I will raise him up on the last day.” (John 6:54).

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TFWy@TF_WOG·1d

(Part 2 of 2) Do I have the AUTHORITY to infallibility interpret the Bible? NO. BUT…Jesus gave that Authority “To Bind & To Loose” with the Keys to Heaven—to Peter, the First Pope of the Catholic Church. This includes the Authority to “put together the Books of the Bible” and to “Interpret them”—with the Guidance of the Holy Spirit. Jesus created His Catholic Church with the Keys to Heaven with the Authority to Bind & to Loose (Mt 16:18-19). Jesus said “the gate of hell will not prevail against it (His Church)”. In fact Jesus anticipated that “hell” WILL try (ie PROTESTANTISM)… BUT Jesus will ALWAYS guide His Church through the Holy Spirit. Martin Luther ADMITTED he was INFLUENCED by SATAN to oppose the Catholic Private Mass…and even said SATAN’s (“father of lies—John 8:44) points were “truthful”.

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Biblecia.com@biblecia·1d

I’ve heard all this before, dear sir. There is likely nothing new you’re gonna tell me about Eucharistic views, sir. And honestly, this should change your mind. Before God I can tell you I mean this, I’d respect your argument about a literal interpretation of eating and drinking here in John if you were maimed and also “obeyed” Jesus’ words in Matthew such as in Matthew 18:8-9. He said nothing of symbol or metaphor there, sir. Nothing. No one ever said it was symbolic. So what, none of his disciples ever obeyed him? Are you having someone else read this and type for you because you are without hands, feet and eyes? If so, please let me know. Really. I’d really like to hear you out more. How *infallibly do you know that Jesus is speaking literally in one place and figuratively in another? Wake up. Otherwise this other inconsistency (like the bloody and un-bloody stuff) is only more evidence of your hypocrisy sir and yet another sign of your failed argumentation. You only obey Jesus when it suits you it seems, or when it costs you nothing. Or maybe your flesh really just has never caused you to sin. Wait, that’s not a possibility. Like Mary (the real one) and me, you too have the same sin problem. Romans 3:23 and all. You have no way to argue out of this at all. Anyway, I’m really not trying to insult you, but are you an infallible interpreter of Scripture, sir? Am I talking to one in the current cohort of the magisterium? If so, I’d like to set up a Zoom call please. It’s free. We got some stuff to chat about! How do you know you’re not making a mistake here? Are you even close to infallible? You should literally just be quoting me infallible doctrinal statements on this passage and nothing else, sir. Or perhaps you have been given the gift of infallibly interpreting the infallible interpreters of the passage? And how might I know that you’ve been given this gift? Did they tell you? Send a pic. Without it, and then of course one for me from them too to tell me I can infallibly interpret you infallibly interpreting them, how would I ever know I could infallibly interpret you in your gift of infallibly interpreting the only infallible interpreters? Just be careful maybe. You shouldn’t be interpreting the Bible as a Catholic; that’s how Protestantism starts. (Like in the first century way before any papal ideas sprang up.) I don’t know anybody could ever break through the spiritual callous that is Catholicism, but I know the God who saves. I hope you can hear. Grace to you. I’m not trying to insult you, but there’s no way for you to argue around this. These are from me on John 6: biblecia.com/media/yrynp3h/… biblecia.com/media/4nvy6hx/…

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Biblecia.com@biblecia·1d

Catholics: “The sacrifice of Christ and the sacrifice of the Eucharist are one single sacrifice… ‘And since in this divine sacrifice which is celebrated in the Mass, the same Christ who offered himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross is contained and offered in an unbloody manner… this sacrifice is truly propitiatory.’” CCC 1367. Also Catholics:

TFWy@TF_WOG

There’s been only about 126 Authenticated Eucharistic Miracle throughout History. Jesus allows occasional Eucharist Miracles to show DEFINITIVELY that He LITERALLY means for us to Eat His BODY and DRINK His BLOOD. Jesus’s Sacrifice certainly is BLOODY—He shed His Blood for us. The Eucharist at Mass is called an “unbloody sacrifice” because the visual substances remain “bread & wine”, but in REALITY is Jesus Body & Blood. In this Eucharistic Miracle in Sokolka,Poland you can see the GRADUAL TRANSITION for “Host Bread” to “Heart Tissue Flesh”. This is IMPOSSIBLE to “fake”.

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TFWy@TF_WOG·1d

Let’s discuss Matthew 18:8-9. Jesus does indeed meant that LITERALLY! If I KNOW ahead of time that I will go to hell because of my EYES or HANDS—I would rather be blind or lame. Jesus even BLINDED PAUL to stop him from for persecuting Christians (Acts 9:1-19). Paul thanked God for what happened to him. He would rather be blinded than go to hell as a murderer of Christians. I have a friend who admitted he was a “terrible person who was far from God” before he had a STROKE that incapacitated him. Now he is wheelchair bound, but developed a deep love for God after his stroke and strengthened his relationship with his loving wife. My friend is a LITERAL example of Matthew 18:8-9.

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TFWy@TF_WOG·1d

@joshwhitlatch @VanillaDeedle @ZoomZam10 There are only 126 Authenticated Eucharistic Miracle in History. So, many (you can even say most) “possible” cases of Eucharistic Miracles have “natural explanations”. “Mold & Bacteria” were ALWAYS RULED OUT first and foremost. The samples are then examined by medical experts:

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JDubb@joshwhitlatch·1d

@TF_WOG @VanillaDeedle @ZoomZam10 Yes, many reported Eucharistic miracles have been completely debunked and explained away as bacterial or mold contamination. In fact, the vast majority of modern claims are found to be natural biological reactions

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@biblecia When the Jews “PROTESTED”, Jesus explained what He meant:

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Biblecia.com@biblecia·1d

@TF_WOG Answer, sir, it is you who are like the unbelieving Jews in the first century who were offended in the Gospel and stumbled over it.

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TFWy@TF_WOG·1d

You have no obligation to believe in the Miracles (They’re there to help your belief). BUT… If you intentionally use that term to describe the Eucharist—it’s BLASPHEMY. Protestants loves John 3:16, but IGNORE John 3:36: 1.) John 3:36 clearly states that SALVATION requires “BELIEF in Jesus” and “OBEYING Jesus”. 2.) “OBEYING Jesus” means ➡️to OBEY His commands to “DENY ourselves and TAKE up our CROSS to follow Him” because He wants us to PARTICIPATE in His Sufferings & Sacrifices, ➡️to OBEY His Instructions on His Sacraments (ie Eucharist) as the Physical manifestations of our Spiritual Life in Christ.

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JDubb@joshwhitlatch·1d

@TF_WOG @VanillaDeedle @ZoomZam10 Satanic

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TFWy@TF_WOG·1d

@VanillaDeedle @ZoomZam10 @joshwhitlatch Jesus’s Body, Blood, Soul, and FULL Divinity are in the Consecrated Host and Wine.

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Deedle🦬@VanillaDeedle·1d

@ZoomZam10 @joshwhitlatch Catholics don't even receive the blood.

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Then LISTEN to PAUL in SCRIPTURE: Paul declared that the Eucharist IS Jesus’ Body & Blood…those who received Jesus’ Body & Blood unworthily is GUILTY for Judgement. (1 Cor 11:27) “Whoever, therefore, EATS the bread or DRINKS the cup of the Lord in an UNWORTHY manner will be GUILTY concerning the BODY & BLOOD of the LORD.

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TFWy@TF_WOG·1d

The LITERAL translation is John 6:54 is not simply “eat or feed” but to “GNAW or CHEW”. You are just LIKE the JEWS who “PROTESTED” (“This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”) and “TURNED THEIR BACK” when Jesus said, “Whoever feeds on MY FLESH and drinks MY BLOOD has eternal life (SALVATION), and I will raise him up on the last day.” (John 6:54).

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Biblecia.com@biblecia·1d

You don’t have eternal life in rejecting the Gospel of the righteousness of Jesus Christ for the self-righteousness of modern Romanism. This is made evident partly because you believe you actually eat Jesus and turn him to refuse which is a most foul blasphemy. He commanded no one to do such a crime against all that is lovely and true. God will judge you in all your sins unless you believe in Jesus. Repent, come, and welcome to Jesus Christ. subsplash.com/u/bibleciacom/…

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TFWy@TF_WOG·1d

Our WORKS are NECESSARY for Salvation, NOT on their own merits, but because Jesus DEMANDED it (Luke 9:23) and Scriptures directly stated we MUST OBEY Jesus for SALVATION (John 3:36). According to John 3:36, SALVATION requires 1.) “BELIEVE in the Son, Jesus” and 2.) “OBEY the Son, Jesus ➡️ “OBEY Jesus” = OBEY His DEMANDS for us to “Deny ourselves (deny “our selfish will”) and choose His Will to “TAKE UP our CROSS and Follow Him” to Calvary and Enter Heaven (Luke 9:23). We are not “working for our salvation”, but simply OBEYING Jesus’s DEMANDS. John 3:36 is SO important to clarify what is needed for SALVATION:

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JDubb@joshwhitlatch·1d

I know I’m going to get blasted for this, but this is what I believe with every fiber of my being! I’m Praying for everyone on the left side of this chart. Though some can be saved if they oppose the church’s official theology, and trust Christ blood alone through faith.

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Then WHY do you IGNORE Scriptures—Both Jesus and Paul: Paul taught the Eucharist IS Jesus’ Body & Blood…those who received Jesus’ Body & Blood unworthily is GUILTY for Judgement. (1 Cor 11:27) “Whoever, therefore, EATS the bread or DRINKS the cup of the Lord in an UNWORTHY manner will be GUILTY concerning the BODY & BLOOD of the LORD.

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Danny@Truth_matters20·1d

The Bible defeats Catholicism yet again: "All Scripture is breathed out by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." —2 Timothy 3:16-17

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Why is the Eucharist NECESSARY? Remember that Jesus told us to do “All the Good Works” in the “Sermon on the Mount” (Matthew 5)…and in the end He said that we MUST do so PERFECTLY (Matthew 5:48). Why MUST our WORKS be PERFECT? Because nothing IMPERFECT is acceptable before God the Father (“because your Heavenly Father is PERFECT”). That is why when we UNITE SPIRITUALLY WITH JESUS (“Abide in Me and I in him”), Jesus makes our works become HIS WORKS, and thus He PERFECT them. (John 17:23."I in them, and You in Me; that they may be MADE PERFECT in one.) Jesus wants us to UNITE with Him so He can DO our WORKS WITH US (not “for us”). Jesus does not “only” want to unite with us SPIRITUALLY but also PHYSICALLY (Sacramentally) through the Eucharist—(John 6:56) "Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood REMAINS IN ME, and I IN HIM.")—because after all, He would be doing our PHYSICAL Earthly WORKS WITH US, and the Eucharist is the PHYSICAL manifestation of His UNION with us. Jesus WANTS our “IMPERFECT WORKS” so He can make them HIS own WORKS—which are ALWAYS PERFECT before God the Father.

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