The Betrayal Of Christ

Pope Francis

When Jesus Christ appeared in ancient Israel 2,000 years ago, he came into the world for one specific purpose; to reconcile mankind back to God.

He accomplished that by shedding His blood on Calvary's cross for all sin. And only He was worthy to do that because He led a sinless life. 

Christ's crucifixion on that cross for the sins of the world wasn't some excuse concocted by His disciples to explain away a mission that had failed to convince Israel's rabbis that He was the long-awaited Jewish Messiah. 

Christ was indeed the Messiah and His birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection were foretold by Israel's ancient prophets hundreds and thousands of years before He appeared on earth. The failure of the rabbis to recognize Christ was rooted in their rejection of their prophets, including Moses, who had written of Christ.

And when the rabbis rejected Christ and subsequently handed Him over to the Romans for crucifixion, they fulfilled the writings of Isaiah, (Isaiah 53) a prophet who lived in the 8th Century B.C. Isaiah revealed that the Jewish Messiah would appear in Israel and be rejected by His own people who would put Him to death.

By crucifying Christ, the rabbis unwittingly fulfilled God's will. Had Christ not gone to the cross, there would be no salvation and no hope for anyone. We would all die in our sins and be condemned to hell for eternity.

Now however, in complete betrayal of the Savior he claims to represent on earth, Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has claimed that faith in Christ's death on the cross and His resurrection from the dead isn't necessary for salvation. Pope Francis claims that obedience to one's conscience is more important than faith in Christ and obedience to God.

Here's what Francis recently said: “You ask me if the God of the Christians forgives those who don’t believe and who don’t seek the faith. I start by saying – and this is the fundamental thing – that God’s mercy has no limits if you go to him with a sincere and contrite heart. The issue for those who do not believe in God is to obey their conscience. Sin, even for those who have no faith, exists when people disobey their conscience.” 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-assures-atheists-you-dont-have-to-believe-in-god-to-go-to-heaven-8810062.html

That isn't what Christ taught. He said this: "I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the (Heavenly) Father except through me." (John 14:6) And He said this: " For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)

And He said this to the unbelieving rabbis: “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.” (John 8:23-24)

Christ never mentioned that obedience to one's conscience is all that's necessary for eternal life. Then why did Francis contradict Christ? 

Because the Catholic pontiff teaches a different gospel not found in the scriptures. And that's a false gospel that can't save anyone. Even those who dutifully obey their own consciences.