to name a few, catholics use Catechism, mormons use the BOM. Gods word clearly states Deuteronomy 4:2 You shall not add to the word which I command you , nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Proverbs 30:6 Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
i truly do not understand this.
2006-09-29 14:16:25 · 9 answers · asked by K 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Actually, you would be surprised what religions do to God's written word. Some have added 12 addition books known as the Apocrypha. Others have added complete additional doctrines and some have just ruled out the things they don't want to accept. All in all, religion has made quite a mess of God's word. And why? Because Satan himself is behind nearly all religions. Think of it as many glasses of water all with different amounts of poison mixed in. Would you drink from the glass with 99% poison? I don't think so. But, how about the glass with less than 1%? You may reason that it wouldn't harm you. I'm not so sure if I would take that chance. The fact is, no matter what degree of poison, it can still kill. Same with religions who add to God's word. Would you want to share in what they teach if some of it is poisoning you? Take a lesson from what Jesus said in John 8:44 "YOU are from YOUR father the Devil, and YOU wish to do the desires of YOUR father. That one was a manslayer when he began, and he did not stand fast in the truth, because truth is not in him. When he speaks the lie, he speaks according to his own disposition, because he is a liar and the father of [the lie]. " Hope that helps
2006-09-29 14:37:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
One can make a case that any translation of the Bible from the original languages "adds" to God's word.
Jesus gave the church he founded ... the Catholic Church ... the authority to do whatever it deemed proper. Jesus also promised to bind in heaven whatever his church bound on earth.
He gave authority to the church. Then, the church testified to the God inspired nature of scripture.
And it is the church alone which provides the only definitive interpretation of the meaning of scripture, not me, not you, and certainly not all the others, who have their own unique "take" on it.
You're right. You really don't understand it.
2006-09-30 06:45:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it really isnt but Mormons are in more trouble Avoiding the trinity and adding AN ENTIRE NOTHER volume which Isnt Holy...ugh
Catholics are still Christians though...not sure who originally did that but at least they still do have the whole thing...
2006-09-29 21:25:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People twist what God says to fit their needs
2006-09-29 21:20:48 · answer #4 · answered by deal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can add the Apostle's Creed, the Athanasian Creed, the Nicean Creed and all sorts of official statements of faith to that. Especially the statements of faith that affirm polytheism and faith apart from good.
2006-09-29 21:24:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Bible clearly states that the Church has the responsibility to pass along tradition, in addition to the word of God. As St Paul states so perfectly, "stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter" (2 Thess. 2:15). The Universal (Catholic) Church has been instructed by the Bible itself to hold fast to the traditions of the Apostles and the early Christian Church. It would be unbiblical to not add the traditions that the Catholic faith holds firm to this day. All these Catholic traditions came from the Apostles, the first followers of Christ. The Church has a Biblical obligation to continue these traditions until the end of time. I will end with another Biblical quote that clearly notes that without traditions, there can be no following of the Bible. "I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you" (1 Cor. 11:2). St Paul makes it abundantly clear that tradition is absolutely necessary if one is to be a follower of Christ. To do otherwise would be umbiblical. This cannot be refuted.
Kim, After doing a search of your questions, I noticed that you have some misconceptions about Catholicism and I would like to clear some of them up for you. Please understand, I don't believe that you need to believe as I do, but I would like you to understand the basis of my faith. God bless!
The top 10 most common misconceptions of the Catholic Church are:
1. Catholics worship Mary. No, we pray to Mary for her intercession, just as you would ask a friend or family member to pray for you. The traditional “Hail Mary” prayer recited by Catholics is a mirror of the words spoken by the Angel Gabriel in the first chapter of Luke.
2. Catholics think works get them to heaven. No, we believe, as it says in the Book of James, that faith without works is empty. We further believe that we are saved by the death and resurrection of Jesus and that He paid the debt for our sins. Our good works show that our faith has merit.
3. Catholics worship the Pope. No, we believe that the Pope is a human being, capable of sin, just like all the rest of us. We do believe that he is the successor of St Peter on earth as it says in the Gospel of Matthew and that when he speaks from the Chair of Peter, on a matter of faith or morals, he speaks without error. As a matter of point, Pope Benedict has never done this.
4. Catholics pay to get their loved ones out of purgatory. No, we ask that masses be said for our dead loved ones just as St Paul reminds us to pray for the living and the dead. A small donation ($5) might be made to pay for the card that we then send to the family to let them know that a mass was said in honor of the deceased.
5. Catholics do not read the Bible. Yes, we do. John Paul II declared the year 2000, the Year of the Bible, and Catholics around the world read the entire Bible during that year. Virtually all Catholic Church’s have a bible study program. At every Sunday Mass, there are three readings from the Bible. Catholics are required to attend Sunday and thereby hear the Word of the God.
6. Catholics think the Sacraments get them to heaven. No, we believe that only the death and resurrection of Jesus get us to heaven. We believe the Sacraments, such as the Eucharist Jesus instituted at the Last Supper, give us grace to help us follow God's will for us.
7. Catholics belong to a cult. No, our church has been around for 2000 years, much longer than any other Christian church. At more than one billion members, the Catholic Church is the single largest Christian denomination. Many people join and some (sadly) leave the Catholic Church every day of their own free will.
8. Catholics don't baptize. Yes, we do and our Church started baptism. Whether a person is immersed or sprinkled is a man-made technicality. It cannot be believed that Jesus would condemn someone to hell for all eternity because of the rite of Baptism they received. There are countless historical Christian texts, of reliable authorship, that speak of sprinkling in the very early Christian Church.
9. Catholics are not Christians. Yes, we are and we profess with our lips and believe in our hearts that Jesus is Lord, the Messiah, the Son of God come down from heaven to save men from their sins. We pray the Apostles Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus name is mentioned in some form more than 50 times at every Sunday mass. We strive to follow the two great commandments of Jesus to love God with our whole heart and our neighbor as ourselves.
10. Catholics have a different Bible. No, we have the Bible approved by the Universal Christian Church since the year 380. During the Protestant reformation several books were taken out of the Bible in the late 1400s. Martin Luther even took the Book of James and Revelation out of the Bible as well, before they were restored. The Catholic Bible has been the most consistent of all translations for more than 1600 years.
2006-09-29 22:00:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You mean like Jesus adding to the Jewish faith.. Gods world is evolving Proverbs is wrong
2006-09-29 21:20:33 · answer #7 · answered by Andrew 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would like to know the answer to that too.
2006-09-29 21:40:37 · answer #8 · answered by Smokey 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
People do pretty much what they want to, don't they?
2006-09-29 21:18:45 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋