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The leader of the world's largest church has excoriated Christendom for being obsessed with all the wrong issues.
According to Pope Francis, the Christian church spends too much time talking about abortion, gay marriage and contraception and not enough time talking about the things that really matter.
Such as? According to the Rev. Antonio Spadaro, the editor-in-chief of La Civiltà Cattolica, an Italian Jesuit Journal: "His (Pope Francis) vision is to see the church in the middle of persons who need to be
healed. It is in the middle of the world.”
And so, according to Spadaro, Francis believes the church's main mission in the world is to be a "healer."
While that sounds good, that isn't Christianity's main mission in the world. Christianity's main mission in this world is to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:16-20)
That commission mandates that Christians preach the good news of the gospel throughout the entire world. What does the gospel say? It says this: If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:9-13)
Obviously, that isn't what the Roman Catholic Church teaches. The Catholic Church teaches that salvation is a lifelong process that begins at birth and doesn't end until after physical death in a place called Purgatory where a person's sins must be burned away by fire before he or she can be admitted into heaven.
http://prophecyreviewtoday.blogspot.com/2013/09/other-gospels.html
Francis and his church are obsessed with all the wrong things. In addition to preaching a false gospel, the Catholic Church majors in the minors. The Vatican's focus upon feeding the poor and being a peacemaker in a war torn world doesn't send anyone to heaven.
In fact, if the Catholic Church truly wants to bring peace and prosperity to a violent world, then she can start by preaching the genuine biblical gospel. There will never be true peace in this world until the Prince of Peace Jesus Christ lives in all human hearts.
That's what Christendom ought to be obsessed with. Preaching the genuine biblical gospel.
Because when that's done effectively, violence, war, strife and poverty go away. Every time.
While that sounds good, that isn't Christianity's main mission in the world. Christianity's main mission in this world is to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:16-20)
That commission mandates that Christians preach the good news of the gospel throughout the entire world. What does the gospel say? It says this: If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:9-13)
Obviously, that isn't what the Roman Catholic Church teaches. The Catholic Church teaches that salvation is a lifelong process that begins at birth and doesn't end until after physical death in a place called Purgatory where a person's sins must be burned away by fire before he or she can be admitted into heaven.
http://prophecyreviewtoday.blogspot.com/2013/09/other-gospels.html
Francis and his church are obsessed with all the wrong things. In addition to preaching a false gospel, the Catholic Church majors in the minors. The Vatican's focus upon feeding the poor and being a peacemaker in a war torn world doesn't send anyone to heaven.
In fact, if the Catholic Church truly wants to bring peace and prosperity to a violent world, then she can start by preaching the genuine biblical gospel. There will never be true peace in this world until the Prince of Peace Jesus Christ lives in all human hearts.
That's what Christendom ought to be obsessed with. Preaching the genuine biblical gospel.
Because when that's done effectively, violence, war, strife and poverty go away. Every time.
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