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*TB 117-120, *CCC 551-553, 2030-2035, *TS
288,294-297,299,305,308. MATT 16:18-19,
LUKE 22:29-32, ACTS 15:7
1. Fallus: In Latin means error or mistake. It is the opposite of truth.
2. Cathedra: In Latin means "chair". From it we get
"cathedral" which is the seat of a Bishop, the teachers in the Church.
3.
In The BIBLE, when JESUS sat down to teach, HE was teaching with authority.
4. Papal infallibility means the inability to teach error. The POPE, having received wise counsel, is speaking with infallibility when he is teaching to the whole world on faith and morals while sitting in the chair of ST PETER. This became Church doctrine in 1870. The chair of St Peter is "typed" in MATT 23:2 as the "Chair of Moses". It was the "Mercy Seat" or "Propitiatory" as described in (read) EX 25:17-22.
5. Other important doctrines set forth by previous Popes are:
a. In 1854, 'THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION'. In 1858 'OUR LADY'
appeared to
ST BERNADETTE at LOURDES and confirmed this doctrine by saying
"I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION". LUKE 1:28
b. In 1950, 'THE ASSUMPTION'. REV 11:19-12:1-5
THERE ARE TWO FORMS OF LAWS, GOD's AND MAN's.
1. Law is a rule of conduct made by competent lawmakers for the common good and made known to the people concerned. Once it is known, ignorance of the law is no excuse.
2. Laws can be made by GOD. HIS laws bind all men, and can only be changed by GOD. These are the Ten Commandments. EX 20:1-17
3. Laws can be made by man and changed by man. These laws bind only those concerned.
4. There are Church laws (Canon Laws) and these can be changed by the Church.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
*CCC 2052-2557
1. The first three are concerning GOD:
a. (1st) I am the
LORD thy GOD. If you keep this one, the rest will fall in line.
b. (2nd)
Keep GODS' name holy.
c. (3rd) Keep GODS' day holy. Do not miss Mass, HEB
10:25-26. The old law was the Sabbath. The new law is Die Dominica. (Day of the
Lord, ACTS 1:10). See ACTS 20:7
2. The 4th concerns parents and children.
a. (4th) Honor
your father and mother. Children belong to GOD. Parents must lead their children
to GOD. In MATT 28:19-20, CHRIST said teach them and baptize them. GOD gave
children to parents. HE did not give parents to children. The family supports
the church and the state and all societies. When the family breaks down, it
affects the church and the state.
3. The 5th through the 10th commandments concern man's
relationship to man.
a. (5th) Do not kill, respect life. You have your
right to your life and it is NOT greater than my right to mine. You can kill in
self defense or wartime. The state has a right to kill. *CCC 2265-2266
b.
(6th) Do not commit adultery. This is purity. You must respect persons and their
bodies and their dignity. Bodies are not to be used and abused. GOD sanctified
the human body when HE became man. People have dignity, self respect, self
esteem, value, and worth.
Impure thoughts lead to impure actions if not
checked.
c. (7th) Do not steal. Respect property. Do not take what
belongs to others. Pay bills when you can. If you find something, you have an
obligation to find the owner, or pass it by. Pay taxes. Give to Caesar the
things which are Caesar's and to GOD, the things which are GOD's.
*MATT
22:21, MARK 12:17, LUKE 20:25.
d. (8th) Do not lie. Have respect for the
truth. A lie is saying with the lips, something contrary to the truth in the
mind. A mental reservation, a mental thought that is kept back or withheld, is
not a lie. GOD said "DO NOT JUDGE", MATT 7:1. You can judge the actions of
children.
e. (9th) Do not covet anothers wife (or husband). This
concerns thoughts and temptations. Temptations are a test of the will.
f.
(10th) Do not covet anothers goods. Do not be greedy, for greed is never
satisfied. Respect property and justice. Temptation can be good and not bad. A
decision, the Free Will comes into play. I will do what I know to be good or to
be bad. If you overcome temptation, you will become stronger. If you give in to
temptation, you will become weaker. Emotions get stronger by solving problems.
Every problem provides the opportunity to find a solution. Eliminate the
negative and accentuate the positive.
2. The Bible is the product of the church. The Catholic Church is the only Church which Jesus Christ founded, and it existed for many years before the Gospels and Epistles were written. By the time the last book of the Bible was written, the Church was already on its 5th Pope, St. Evaristus. The Church decided by 397, which books were to be included in the Bible as it stands today.
3. The "Synoptic" gospels are similar. They are, MATTHEW, MARK and LUKE. Each was written to a different group, MATTHEW to the Jews, MARK to the Romans, and LUKE to the Gentiles.
4. JOHN is a 'portrait' gospel. Portrait means a picture of who JESUS is.
5. *JOHN 10:30 Jesus says, "I AND THE FATHER ARE ONE" (divine nature speaking). *JOHN 14:28, JESUS says, "THE FATHER IS GREATER THAN I" (human nature speaking). There are no conflicts in the Bible only apparent conflicts. *TS 253
6. (?) The Apocryphal Books are books not accepted as
inspired to be included in the Bible. The main difference between Catholic and
protestant Bibles is that their Bibles have 7 fewer books. These books are:
Tobias, Baruch, Wisdom, Judith, Ecclesiasticus, and 1 and 2 Maccabees.
EARLY CHRISTIANS:
1. The Jews wanted to destroy the Christians because
Christ said He was GOD. The Romans wanted to destroy them because Christ called
Himself King. As a result, the Christians practiced secretly in catacombs and in
each others homes. In 313 AD, Constantine, who was the first Christian (on his
deathbed) ruler of Rome, gave permission to practice the faith openly.
2. The fish (icthos in Greek) was used as a symbol of Christianity before
the faith was practiced openly. This was used to avoid persecution. ICTHOS is
the capital letters of 'JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD'.
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