Many Catholics are outraged for either the idol worship of Pachamama in the Vatican or the nude statue used to represent the Virgin Mary in the celebration of the Amazonian Synod, October 6-27, 2019 at the Vatican. For the first time in many centuries (I will say since Luther’s Reform) 100 priests & lay scholars signed a document to protested against this act & Pope Francis:
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How to start studying the Bible ?
1/ As we mentioned in Pt. 1 first than anything, we need to be born again in order to receive the Holy Spirit of God who will teach us and help us understand His Word.
“But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Corinthians 2:14
New Apostolic Reformation’s (NAR) teachers claim they alone preach a unique (different) gospel, the ‘gospel of The Kingdom’ and part of their gospel is that while living on earth ALL ‘physical healing‘ is included in the atonement.
First of all beloved, let us clarify that we believe in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit & believe that God heals today, but we also know the gospel of ‘salvation’ that the apostles preached was this:.
Loyola’s secretary Alfonso de Polanco, was also a converso. Relative Antonio de Lara, whom Ignacio served as soldier also had converso ties. <-This link is a book by R. Aleksander Maryks associate director of the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at the Jesuit Boston College.
Hace mucho tiempo cuando estábamos recién convertidos en nuestra iglesia nos enseñaron que había una diferencia entre las palabras griegas Logos y Rhema, ambas traducen ‘palabra’. Pero nos enseñaron que:
Rhema significaba una palabra “hablada fresca / viva”, y Logos significaba la Palabra de Dios “escrita”.
Most evangelicals would recognize & reject occult practices like mediums, the Ouija board, etc. knowing the Bible condemns and calls this an abomination. But sadly thousands without knowing are embracing occult practices by accepting mystical Spiritual Exercises. As an ex-Catholic it breaks my heart to see evangelicals following Catholic saints or their mystical teachings.
It is very important to examine what is the spirit behind any spiritual practice 1 John 4:1 before we open the door & welcome them 2 Jn.1:10. Some people will say that what they are learning is in the Bible, but beloved please remember satan is a master of deception! Always check who were the mentors of that teacher, or where their doctrine came from. One of the most used mystic exercises belongs to Jesuit founder Ignatius of Loyola.
Great peace have those who love Your law, ( instructions, teachings H8451)
And nothing causes them to stumble.(H4383)‘. Psalm 119:165
With so many religions in the world, but even with so many different denominations & interpretations among Christians themselves, how do we know that what we have been taught about Jesus Christ is the truth?
The John 17 Movement is one of many ecumenical groups that works to bring ‘unity’ between Evangelicals & Catholicism. It was founded in May 2015 by pastor Joe Tosini in Phoenix, AZ.
A few years back in a bible study group we were presented with The Truth Project, (1). I remember their eighth lesson was: “Unio Mystica: Am I Alone?”. ‘Unio mystica’, as defined by presenter Mr. Tackett (a Calvinist), is the mystical union between God and man. I heard before the term used by mystics of the Catholic Church & also in New Age writings, but it was first time I heard the word from an ‘Evangelical’ teacher. Now the term is becoming more & more common these days.
The Passion Translation (TPT) is a New Testament bible translation with Song of Songs, Psalms & Proverbs, made by New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) apostle Brian Simmons (who works under apostle Ché Ahn). Normally the Bible translations are written by teams of scholars who are very knowledgeable of the original languages. Brian Simmons is not a theologian, doesn’t have knowledge of Hebrew or Greek, he’s the only translator of this version & claims that every book and footnote was evaluated by respected scholars and 5 editors but curiously no names are given.
The name Passion he said, came from an angel named ‘Passion’ which he saw in one of his meetings & the Lord told him this ‘angel of passion’ is with his ministry.