t the Reformation in the 16th Century these
heresies were repudiated as having no part in the Religion of Jesus as
taught in the New Testament.
| Heresy | Date |
| |
OF ALL THE HUMAN TRADITIONS taught and
practiced by the Roman Catholic Church, which are contrary to the
Bible, the most ancient are the prayers for the dead and the
sign of the Cross. Both began 300 years after Christ. | 310 |
Wax Candles introduced in
church. about | 320 |
Veneration of angels and dead
saints. | 375 |
The Mass, as a daily
celebration, adopted. | 394 |
The worship of Mary, the mother
of Jesus, and the use of the term, "Mother of God", as applied to
her, originated in the Council of Ephesus | 431 |
Priests began to dress differently
from the laity | 500 |
| Extreme Unction | 526 |
The doctrine of Purgatory was first
established by Gregory the Great | 593 |
The Latin language, as the
language of prayer and worship in churches, was also imposed by Pope
Gregory I. 600 years after Christ
The Word of God forbids praying and teaching in an unknown tongue.
(1st Corinthians 14:9). | 600 |
The Bible teaches that we pray to God
alone. In the primitive church never were prayers directed to
Mary, or to dead saints. This practice began in the Roman Church
(Matthew 11:28; Luke 1:46; Acts 10:25-26; 14:14-18) | 600 |
The Papacy is of pagan origin.
The title of pope or universal bishop, was first given to the
bishop of Rome by the wicked emperor Phocas
This he did to spite Bishop Ciriacus of Constantinople, who had
justly excommunicated him for his having caused the assassination of
his predecessor emperor Mauritius. Gregory 1, then bishop of Rome,
refused the title, but his successor, Boniface III, first assumed
title "pope."
Jesus did not appoint Peter to the headship of the apostles and
forbade any such notion. (Luke 22:24-26; Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18;
1st
Corinthians 3:11).
Note: Nor is there any mention in Scripture, nor in history, that
Peter ever was in Rome, much less that he was pope there for 25
years; Clement, 3rd bishop of Rome, remarks that "there is no real
1st century evidence that Peter ever was in Rome." | 610 |
The kissing of the Pope's feet
It had been a pagan custom to kiss the feet of emperors. The Word of
God forbids such practices. (Read Acts 10:25-26; Revelation 19:10; 22:9). | 709 |
The Temporal power of the Popes
When Pepin, the usurper of the throne of France, descended into
Italy, called by Pope Stephen II, to war against the Italian
Lombards, he defeated them and gave the city of Rome and surrounding
territory to the pope. Jesus expressly forbade such a thing, and He
himself refused worldly kingship. (Read Matthew 4:8-9; 20:25-26; John
18:38). | 750 |
Worship of the cross, images and
relics was authorized
This was by order of Dowager Empress Irene of Constantinople, who
first caused to pluck the eyes of her own son, Constantine VI, and
then called a church council at the request of Hadrian I, pope of
Rome at that time.
Such practice is called simply IDOLATRY in the Bible, and is
severely
condemned. (Read Exodus 20:4; 3:17; Deuteronomy 27:15; Psalm 115). | 788 |
Holy Water, mixed with a pinch
of salt and blessed by the priest, was authorized | 850 |
The veneration of St. Joseph
began | 890 |
The baptism of bells was
instituted by Pope John XIV | 965 |
Canonization of dead saints,
first by Pope John XV
Every believer and follower of Christ is called saint in the Bible.
(Read Romans 1:7; 1st Colossians 1:2). | 995 |
Fasting on Fridays and during
Lent were imposed
Imposed by popes said to be interested in the commerce of fish.
(Bull, or permit to eat meat), some authorities say, began in the
year 700. This is against the plain teaching of the Bible. (Read
Matthew 15:10; 1st Corinthians 10:25; 1st Timothy 4:1-3). | 998 |
The Mass was developed
gradually as a sacrifice; attendance made obligatory in the 11th
century.
The Bible teaches that the sacrifice of Christ was offered once and
for all, and is not to be repeated, but only commemorated in the
Lord's Supper. (Read Hebrews 7:27; 9:26-28; 10:10-14). | |
The celibacy of the priesthood
was decreed by Pope Hildebrand, Boniface VII
Jesus imposed no such rule, nor did any of the apostles. On the
contrary, St. Peter was a married man, and St. Paul says that
bishops were to have wife and children. (Read 1st Timothy 3:2,5, and 12;
Matthew 8:14-15). | 1079 |
The Rosary, or prayer beads was
introduced by Peter the Hermit, in the year 1090. Copied from Hindus
and Mohammedans
The counting of prayers is a pagan practice and is expressly
condemned by Christ. (Matthew 6:5-13). | 1090 |
The Inquisition of heretics was
instituted by the Council of Verona in the year 1184. Jesus never
taught the use of force to spread His religion | 1184 |
The sale of Indulgences,
commonly regarded as a purchase of forgiveness and a permit to
indulge in sin.
Christianity, as taught in the Bible, condemns such a traffic and it
was the protest against this traffic that brought on the Protestant
Reformation in the 16th century. | 1190 |
The dogma of Transubstantiation
was decreed by Pope Innocent III, in the year
By this doctrine the priest pretends to perform a daily miracle by
changing a wafer into the body of Christ, and then he pretends to
eat Him alive in the presence of his people during Mass. The Bible
condemns such absurdities; for the Lord's Supper is simply a
memorial of the sacrifice of Christ. The spiritual presence of
Christ is implied in the Lord's Supper. (Read Luke 22:19-20; John
6:35; 1st Corinthians 11:26). | 1215 |
Confession of sin to the priest
at least once a year was instituted by Pope Innocent III., in the
Lateran Council
The Bible commands us to confess our sins direct to God. (Read Psalm
51:1-10; Luke 7:48; 15:21; 1st John 1:8-9). | 1215 |
The adoration of the wafer
(Host), was decreed by Pope Honorius
So the Roman Church worships a God made by human hands. This is
plain idolatry and absolutely contrary to the spirit of the Gospel.
(Read John 4:24). | 1220 |
The Bible forbidden to laymen
and placed in the Index of forbidden books by the Council of
Valencia
Jesus commanded that the Scriptures should be read by all. (John
5:39; 1st Timothy 3:15-17). | 1229 |
The Scapular was invented by
Simon Stock, and English monk
It is a piece of brown cloth, with the picture of the Virgin and
supposed to contain supernatural virtue to protect from all dangers
those who wear it on naked skin. This is fetishism. | 1287 |
The Roman Church forbade the cup
to the laity, by instituting the communion of one kind in the
Council of Constance
The Bible commands us to celebrate the Lord's Supper with unleavened
bread and the fruit of the vine. (Read Matthew 26:27; 1st Corinthians
11:26-29). | 1414 |
The doctrine of Purgatory was
proclaimed as a dogma of faith by Council of Florence
There is not one word in the Bible that would teach the purgatory of
priests. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sins. (Read
1st John 1:7-9; 2:1-2; John 5:24; Romans 8:1). | 1439 |
The doctrine of 7 Sacraments
affirmed
The Bible says that Christ instituted only two ordinances, Baptism
and the Lord's Supper. (Read Matthew 28:19-20; 26:26-28). | 1439 |
The Ave Maria, part of the last
It was completed 50 years afterward and finally approved by Pope
Sixtus V, at the end of the 16th century. | 1508 |
The Council of Trent, held in the year
1545, declared that Tradition is of equal authority with the
Bible
By tradition is meant human teachings. The Pharisees believed the
same way, and Jesus bitterly condemned them, for by teaching human
tradition, they nullified the commandments of God. (Read Mark
7:7-13; Colossians 2:8; Revelation 22:18). | 1545 |
The apocryphal books were added
to the Bible also by the Council of Trent
These books were not recognized as canonical by the Jewish Church.
(See Revelation 22:8-9). | 1546 |
The Creed of Pope Pius IV was
imposed as the official creed 1560 years after Christ and the
apostles
True Christians retain the Holy Scriptures as their creed. Hence
their creed is 1500 years older than the creed of Roman Catholics.
(Read Galatians 1:8). | 1560 |
The Immaculate Conception of
the Virgin Mary was proclaimed by Pope Pius IX
The Bible states that all men, with the sole exception of Christ,
are sinners. Mary herself had need of a Savior. (Read Romans 3:23;
5:12; Psalm 51:5; Luke 1:30,46,47). | 1834 |
In the year 1870 after Christ, Pope
Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of Papal Infallibility
This is a blasphemy and the sign of the apostasy and of the antichrist
predicted by St. Paul. (Read 2nd Thessalonians 2:2-12; Revelation 17:1-9;
13:5-8,18).
Many Bible students see the number of the beast (Rev. 13:18), 666 in
the Roman letters of the Pope's title: "VICARIVS FILII DEI." -- V-5,
I-1; C-100, I-1; V-S, I-1; L-50, I-1; I-1; D-500, I-l — Total, 666. | 1870 |
Pope Plus X, in the year 1907,
condemned together with "Modernism", all the discoveries of modern
science which are not approved by the Church
Pius IX had done the same thing in the Syllabus of 1864. | 1907 |
In the year 1930 Pius XI, condemned
the Public Schools | 1930 |
In the year 1931 the same pope Pius
XI, reaffirmed the doctrine that Mary is "the Mother of God"
This doctrine was first invented by the Council of Ephesus in the
year 431. This is a heresy contrary by Mary's own words. (Read Luke
1:46-49; John 2: l-5). | 1931 |
In the year 1950 the last dogma was
proclaimed by Pope Pius XII, the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | 1950 |
CONCLUSION
What will be the next invention? The Roman
Church says it never changes; yet, it has done nothing else but invent new
doctrines which are contrary to the Bible, and has practiced rites and
ceremonies taken bodily from paganism. Some scholar has found that 75%
of the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Church are of pagan origin.
Note: Cardinal Newman, in his book, “The
Development of the Christian Religion,” admits that ... “Temples,
incense, oil lamps, votive offerings, holy water, holidays and season of
devotions, processions, blessing of fields, sacerdotal vestments, the
tonsure (of priests and monks and nuns), images ... are all of pagan
origin...” (Page
359).
HERESIES are those doctrines and practices
which are contrary to the Bible. They are also called "human traditions"
or "doctrines of men". Both Peter and Paul predicted and warned that in
the later times "false teachers" would rise within the Church and bring in
"damnable heresies" and "doctrines of devils".
(Read 2nd Peter 2:1-3,
and 1st Timothy 3:2-5). Jesus rebuked the Pharisees, for they
transgressed the commandments of God by keeping their traditions. “in vain,” He said,
"they worship me by keeping for doctrines the commandments of men"
(Matthew 15:3,9).
The real heretics therefore, are the Roman
Catholics and the true orthodox are the Evangelical Christians.
BRETHREN! The Word of God commands us
to get out of Babylon, saying: "Come out of her, my people, that ye be
not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."
(Revelation 18:4). All true Christians will remain faithful to the religion of
Christ as taught in the Bible, and heed the warning of the Apostle Paul,
who said: "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other
Gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be
accursed." (Galatians 1:8). |
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