Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Biblical Papacy?

Today was an exciting day for the Catholic Church. All who have been following the news should know that there is a new pope, a new leader for the Catholic church. I, not being Catholic, am not overtly excited by this man since there is no Biblical text for having a pope and since the papacy in itself is idolatry, but I am optimistic none the less about the possibility of Benedict the Sixteenth to bring about a more conservative, more Biblical approach to the Catholic faith. Here are some political reasons why I like this man so far.
1. He claims Jesus as THE ONLY way to Heaven. See John 14:6 as a Biblical basis.
2. He claims abortion is a sin. See Exodus 20 as a Biblical basis.
3. He claims euthanasia as sin. Also see Exodus 20 as a Biblical basis.
4. He claims that pastors should be men only. See 1 Timothy Ch. 2 and 3 for Biblical basis
My stance should be obvious. If there is teaching on a subject from the Bible, the Bible has the ultimate, authoritative, and final say on the subject. The only thing I wish is for the people who represent Christ to be loyal to His teachings and not man's, to be persuaded by the Scriptures and not mere fallible opinion, and to be sold-out for the Gospel. I thank God for a more Biblical papacy, but I long to see Catholicism flee even further from its traditional false teachings and idolatry. Purely Biblical papacy...absolutely not! Getting closer...hopefully so!

1 Comments:

Blogger Justin said...

you should go sign that ECT...;)

8:53 PM  

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