A new book being reviewed by Christianity Today magazine is
entitled, "Evangelical Catholicism: Deep Reform in the 21st-Century
Church," by George Weigel. The book is reviewed by Brantly Millegan who
claims to have been raised in an "evangelical, Protestant home," and
"joined the Catholic Church during his senior year at Wheaton College."
According to Millegan, "Weigel argues the Catholic
Church, since
the 19th century, has been reorienting herself ever so slowly from
'Counter-
Reformation Catholicism' toward a confident, outward-looking,
gospel-proclaiming, mission driven faith. Which is to say, toward
something distinctly evangelical."
How sad that there is so much wrong with this picture. The central
problem is the claim that Roman Catholicism is "gospel proclaiming." The
Apostle Paul marvels that the Galatians have been "so soon removed...
unto another gospel," (1:6).
Anyone who carefully compares the pope's "gospel" with Paul's gospel
can only conclude that it is "another gospel;" one of a ritualistic
working towards salvation and trust in the "church" instead of faith in
Jesus, alone.
It is true that the Catholic Church has been
"reorienting herself" since the 19th century and accelerated by Vatican
II Council. However, as Weigel points out in his book, true Catholic
reform comes, not from rejecting unbiblical tradition, but "from a
rededication to the teachings of the Church and a reinvigoration of
authentic Catholic practice."
It appears from the content of this book and the context of its
presentation, that American "evangelicals" have bought the lie that the
tiger has changed its spots.
How is it possible that they have forgotten the history
of the reformation where tens of millions died in the "counter
reformation" as the pope defended his devilish teachings of a wafer god,
Virgin Mary goddess, free passes out of purgatory, the pope as usurper
of Christ's authority on earth through "apostolic succession, priests
forbidden to marry, and salvation by works that could only be obtained
through the blessing of the "church?" And this so-called "reorientation"
did not involve any changes to their unbiblical "other gospel."
So, what did they change?
Tactics.
The
purpose of the counter reformation, (better known as the Inquisition),
was to get back control of the true word of God, the Bible. During the
dark ages, few could read and Rome kept the Bible in Latin. Ignorance
and superstition reigned. When the Reformation leaders used the new
Gutenberg printing press to get the Bible to the common man, Rome lost
control.
Since this prostitute "church" always takes the long
view they settled on two tactics. Instead of the poison of the stake and
sword, they would use the honey of ecumenism. And instead of burning
bibles, they would set out to pollute them. Chick Publications has
covered extensively the success of the polluted Alexandrian, Westcott
and Hort3:20 PM 3/15/2013-based "modern" bibles. (See Daniels, Did the Catholic Church Give Us the Bible?, Look What's Missing, and Babylon Religion.)
This book by Weigel, promoted by Christianity Today,
and lauded by a "Protestant evangelical turned Catholic," is supreme
testimony to the success of ecumenism.
The reviewer notes that "Ecumenically minded evangelicals should also be
encouraged by the fact that the Second Vatican Council permanently
committed the Catholic Church to the work of reestablishing full unity
among all Christians." In 1983, Jack Chick warned in his book, Smokescreens: Understanding the Dangers of Today's Call for Christian Unity,
how Rome would only agree to "unity" if all the Protestant churches
came back and accepted her false gospel. Smokescreens details how
Protestant ministers like Billy Graham and Rex Humbard were the pope's
pied pipers coaxing Bible believers back to Rome.
Christianity Today's
promotion of this deceitful book shamefully testifies to the success of
Rome's new tactics.
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- Does Jack Chick hate Catholics?
- Aren't all churches coming together in unity?
- Didn't Christianity consist of the Catholic Church for the first 1500 years?
- Didn't the Roman Catholic Church give us the Bible?
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- Does Jack Chick hate Catholics?
- Quite the opposite. In the mid-1970's, when he first began to
understand what Roman Catholicism really teaches, he knew it
was unscriptural. He also knew that to speak out against it
would be unpopular and hurt his publishing company.
After much prayer, he made the decision that, no matter what it cost him personally, he would publish the truth that Roman Catholicism is not Christian. He did it because he loves Catholics and wants them to be saved through faith in Jesus, not trusting in religious liturgy and sacraments. He paid a price for that decision in many ways, as priests and nuns entered Christian bookstores screaming and making a scene, demanding that the store owner not stock Chick tracts. Some "Christian" media have even refused to accept advertising from Chick Publications, fearing any "controversy" that might hurt their cash flow.
But God has been faithful (as He always is) and has protected Chick Publications over the years. Jack Chick has made it clear that if he had it to do over again, he wouldn't change a thing. The letters from so many Catholics who have read Chick's anti-Catholic material and have gotten saved carry one theme: "Thank you for loving us enough to tell us the truth!" Those precious people make it all worthwhile.
- Aren't all churches coming together in unity?
- The move toward the global church is called the "ecumenical movement."
Spearheaded by the Roman Catholic Church, it is designed to bring all
churches under the influence of the pope.
Since the idea of love and unity is very appealing, many Christians have welcomed the idea, without thinking it through. How can an evangelical Christian, saved by faith alone, be in unity with a Roman Catholic who believes in salvation by good works? The result is always a watering down of the simple, pure gospel.
In his book, Smokescreens (you can read it online), Jack Chick explains why it is important for us to witness to Catholics, rather than accepting them as brothers and sisters in Christ. We must love them enough to tell them the truth! Some will become angry, others will respond in faith.
But if we truly love them, we won't hold back the truth.
For more information in this subject, we make available a number of books (see Books: Catholicism). In addition, you can read online a comparison of the current catechism with the Bible, showing how it teaches a false gospel, written by Rick Jones (see Understanding Roman Catholicism).
- No. While the Catholic Church was seeking to control the
world through religion, true Christians were running for their
lives from the Catholic holocaust that ran for centuries.
God has always had His people, faithful to Him and His Word. They had no part in the Roman Catholic Church. Through much of history, organized religion has hunted and slaughtered God's people. For an excellent overview of this, read the classic work, "The Trail of Blood."
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