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} Now, more than ever before, it is imperative to guard every avenue to, "Once Saved, Always Saved?" The pope can modify divine law, since his power is not of man, but of God, and he acts a vicegerent of God upon earth. now keep holy (Roman Catechism, 1985, emphasis supplied). (function() { 340-341), The Roman Pontiff, head of the college of bishops, enjoys this infallibility in virtue of his office, when, as Supreme Pastor and teacher of all the faithfulwho confirms his brethren in the faithhe proclaims by a definitive act a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals.The infallibility promised to the Church is also present in the body of bishops when, together with Peters successor, they exercise the supreme Magisterium, above all in an Ecumenical Council. - Time will soon be no more! (3). The day on which you worship, calculated by which calendar you use, reveals which Deity/deity you are worshipping. A lot of Catholics would claim that Constantine was the first Christian Roman Emperor. observance of Sunday as a national day of rest. For the religious leaders, this is evil and should be stopped. . Did Christ change the day'? The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify. James Cardinal Gibbons, It is well to remind the Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, and all other Christians, that the Bible does not support them anywhere in their observance of Sunday. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday. closing laws" (Church & State, May, 1992). 3, p. 380. Were the Redeemer to descend into a church, and sit in a confessional to administer the sacrament of penance, and a priest to sit in another confessional, Jesus would say over each penitent, Ego te absolve, the priest would likewise say over each of his penitents, Ego te absolve, and the penitents of each would be equally absolved Thus the priest may, in a certain manner, be called the creator of his Creator, since by saying the words of consecration, he creates, as it were, Jesus in the sacrament, by giving him a sacramental existence, and produces him as a victim to be offered to the eternal Father let the priest, says St. Laurence Justinian, approach the altar as another Christ. St. Alphonsus Liguori, The Dignities and Duties of the Priest (1927), All names which in the Scriptures are applied to Christ, by virtue of which it is established that he is over the church, all the same names are applied to the Pope. (Robert Bellarmine, Disputationes de Controversiis, Tom. consider what has been said by the leaders of the Christian
For example, nowhere in the Bible do we find that Christ or the Apostles ordered that the Sabbath be changed from Saturday to Sunday. . But the Scripture does not in particular mention this change of the Sabbath. Hence the church in these countries would seem to have said, Keep that old pagan name. On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all the workshops be closed. Constatine, 321 A.D. The popular complaint against the Christians was- they despise our sun-god, they have divine services on Saturday, they desecrate the sacred earth by burying their dead in it. Truth Triumphant, p. 170, Persia 335-375 AD (40 years persecution under Shapur 11th). And lo the entire civilized world bows down in reverent obedience to the command of the holy Catholic church. American Sentinel, Father Enright, June 1893, Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did happened in the first century. Therefore the observance of Sunday by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Catholic] church. Monsignor Louis Segur, Plain Talk About The Protestantism of Today, p. 213. "It was the Catholic church which.has transferred this rest to Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. . Sadly, this unbiblical doctrine is lulling many into a false sense of security. 86 0 obj
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Historians would agree that Christians in the first century kept Saturday as the Sabbath.
Patrick Madrid, in a radio interview on January 5, 2006, made a point of this: There was a distinct break between the Old Testament requirements: the rituals and Mosaic covenant demands dealing with the Sabbath worship and animal sacrifices, and that sort of thing. Sabbath. overtly religious but is couched in a concern for the welfare of the American family. . Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change was her act. . Constantine was a well-known worshipper of the sun god Sol Invictus. . The [Roman Catholic] Church changed the observance of the Sabbath to Sunday by right of the divine, infallible authority given to her by her founder, Jesus Christ. Today, great
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It is generally believed that he was the priest that finally baptized Constantine shortly before his death. Even in the New Testament, we have seen deeply-rooted strife among the Jewish and Gentile Christians. . The author of the Sunday law . One of his greatest works was History of the Councils of the Church from the Original Documents. VI, can. It is not even surprising to see, when Constantine adopted Christianity, that it was difficult for him to completely abandon Mithraism. St. Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347. For a detailed account on who changed the Sabbath to Sunday, read the Sabbath to Sunday change or who changed the Sabbath to Sunday. Must Wa, Talking to the Dead: For example, an announcement . A Biblically-based community focused on prophetic truths revealing the imminent return of the Saviour. People who think that the
Most Christians have no idea that this even happened or how. The Catholic Church protests that it transferred Christian worship from the biblical Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday, and that to try to argue that the change was made in the Bible is both dishonest and a denial of Catholic authority. The Sabbath Day, as we have discussed, is observed from the sunset of Friday to the sunset of Saturday. He also amplified or interpreted them, . (Luke 9:62), 17 Unbelievable Bible Secrets No One Has Ever Told You, 12 Unspoken Reasons Why You Should Not Use the New International Version (NIV) Bible, 10 Little-Known Lessons from the life of Tabitha (Dorcas) in Acts 9:36-43, 5 Powerful and Vital Lessons from the Life of Samson, 12 Awesome Lessons We Learn from the Healing of the Man Blind from Birth (John 9:1-41), 5 Powerful Lessons from the Life of Jephthah. contentious as Pope John Paul II continues to press for mandatory Sunday
The holy day, the Sabbath, was changed from Saturday to Sunday not from any directions noted in the Scriptures, but from the Churchs sense of its own power People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority, should logically become 7thDay Adventists, and keep the Saturday holy. Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21, 1995, It is evident that the popes can neither be bound nor unbound by any earthly power, nor even by that of the apostle [Peter], if he should return upon the earth; since Constantine the Great has recognized that the pontiffs held the place of God upon earth, divinity not being able to be judged by any living man. Is not the observance of this law among the most prominent of our sacred duties? For them, truth is whatever tradition and their pope decree it to be. should logically become 7th Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy.
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Thus, one of the reasons that the Sabbath was abolished was to get rid of any trace of the Jews in the religion of Christianity. Every place is the right place, and every time is the right time." The official day of worship for Mithraism was Sunday. authorities to cooperate with the Church in legislation of Sunday as
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.The observance of Sunday thus comes to be an ecclesiastical law entirely distinct from the divine law of Sabbath observance . In keeping the Sunday they are following a law of the Catholic Church. Deadline to receive information is the Thursday 10 days before the Sunday you wish the information to appear. He that despiseth the priest despiseth God; he that hears him hears God. (10) Pope Sylvester I (d. December 31, 335), Catholic Encyclopedia, www.newadvent.org. If Protestants would follow the Bible, they would worship God on the Sabbath Day. (6). We have the commandment of God given to Moses to keep holy the Sabbath day, that is the 7th day of the week, Saturday. It bears repeating: Christians at the time of the calendar change were not confused over Saturday being the Sabbath. Church abolished not only the Sabbath, but all the other Jewish festivals. The same message is being made in an 1895 Catholic newspaper called The Catholic National: "The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ himself hidden under the veil of flesh." If that is not enough, read what the Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel (May 21, 1995) said: In the country, however, persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits; because it often happens that another day is not so suitable for grain-sowing or for vine-planting; lest by neglecting the proper moment for such operations the bounty of heaven should be lost. IX p. 416. Again, "They will seek to change times and laws." Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because
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(9), It was at this time that Sylvester I, Bishop of Rome during the Council of Nicaea, attempted to rename the days of the pagan week by the Biblical week-day names. pastoral intuition suggested to the Church the christianization of the notion of Sunday as "the day of the sun", which was the Roman name for the day and which is retained in some modern languages. The Mark of the Beast PURPOSE: The loyalty of every person in the world will be tested in the end-time crisis by whose commandments they choose to obey - hrist's or Antichrist's. FOCUS: Jesus is alone worthy of worship and the one who can make something holy. And the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical power and authority in religious matters. By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! Saturday, dies Saturni, the original first day of the planetary week is a counterfeit of the true seventh-day Sabbath day of the Bible. (5) Charles George Herbermann, Knights of Columbus Catholic Truth Committee, The Catholic Encyclopedia, (Harvard University: Encyclopedia Press, 1908), p. 153, emphasis supplied. defended only on Catholic principles. Just another site. days later, came on the first day of the week. The church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days. If however, they are found Judaizing, they shall be shut out from Christ. This church doctrine demanded all Christians to break Commandment #4 by working on Sabbath. As a bishop and theologian, he certainly had access to original documents in the Vatican archives! (9) Eusebius, Commentary on the Psalms, Psalm 91 (Psalm 92 in the A.V. It is the height of pride and rebellion against the Great and Living God! Hefeles A History of the Councils of the Church, Vol. St Peters Parish. New Moon Day: Why the Dawn After Conjunction, The Sundayis purely a creation of the Catholic Church., Sundayis the law of the Catholic Church alone, Sunday is a Catholic institution and its claim to observance can be defended only on Catholic principlesFrom beginning to end of Scripture there is not a single passage that warrants the transfer of weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first., They [the Protestants] deem it their duty to keep the Sunday holy.
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