Do Catholics Follow the Bible?

Question

My father n law is getting remarried to a catholic, so I was wondering if the believe in the Bible. If so, then why do they only follow some of it and not all of it. God says himself that the entire Bible is inspired by Him. That being the case then all "Christians" should follow all the Bible. Right?

PaulCyp
How can you say they follow the whole Bible. I know they have changed and admitted they have changed the 10 commandments. They do not follow the seventh day Sabbath. In the Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine, p. 50 the Pope admits this. The Bible says that no man can change the word of God. The Pope claims to be the Vicar of God. According to the Bible that is blasphomey. The church worships and pray's to Mary. The commandments tells us not to worship anyone or anything but God.
I read in a Catholic article one time. Sorry I can't remember where or when, but a priest stated that they changed the Bible Sabbath to Sunday and that all protestant churches who follow their example should not be doing so. The priest also admited that the Seventh Day Adventist Church is the only church who follows the true Sabbath.

Answer 1

The issue concerning any church and its practices should be “Is this Biblical?” If a teaching is Biblical (taken in context), it should be embraced. If it is not, it should be rejected. God is more interested in whether a church is doing His will and obeying His Word than whether it can trace a line of succession back to Jesus’ apostles. Jesus was very concerned about abandoning the Word of God to follow the traditions of men (Mark 7:7). Traditions are not inherently invalid…there are some good and valuable traditions. Again, the issue must be whether a doctrine, practice, or tradition is Biblical. How then does the Roman Catholic Church compare with the teachings of the Word of God?

Salvation: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that salvation is by baptismal regeneration and is maintained through the Catholic sacraments unless a willful act of sin is committed that breaks the state of sanctifying grace. The Bible teaches that we are saved by grace which is received through simple faith (Ephesians 2:8-9), and that good works are the result of a change of the heart wrought in salvation (Ephesians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17) and the fruit of that new life in Christ (John 15).

Assurance of salvation: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that salvation cannot be guaranteed or assured. 1 John 5:13 states that the letter of 1 John was written for the purpose of assuring believers of the CERTAINTY of their salvation.

Good Works: The Roman Catholic Church states that Christians are saved by meritorious works (beginning with baptism) and that salvation is maintained by good works (receiving the sacraments, confession of sin to a priest, etc.) The Bible states that Christians are saved by grace through faith, totally apart from works (Titus 3:5; Ephesians 2:8-9; Galatians 3:10-11; Romans 3:19-24).

Baptism: In the New Testament baptism is ALWAYS practiced AFTER saving faith in Christ. Baptism is not the means of salvation; it is faith in the Gospel that saves (1 Corinthians 1:14-18; Romans 10:13-17). The Roman Catholic Church teaches baptismal regeneration of infants, a practice never found in Scripture. The only possible hint of infant baptism in the Bible that the Roman Catholic Church can point to is that the whole household of the Philippian jailer was baptized in Acts 16:33. However, the context nowhere mentions infants. Acts 16:31 declares that salvation is by faith. Paul spoke to all of the household in verse 32, and the whole household believed (verse 34). This passage only supports the baptism of those who have already believed, not of infants.

Prayer: The Roman Catholic Church teaches Catholics to not only pray to God, but also to petition Mary and the saints for their prayers. Contrary to this, we are taught in Scripture to only pray to God (Matthew 6:9; Luke 18:1-7).

Priesthood: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that there is a distinction between the clergy and the “lay people,” whereas the New Testament teaches the priesthood of all believers (1 Peter 2:9).

Sacraments: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that a believer is infused with grace upon reception of the sacraments. Such teaching is nowhere found in Scripture.

Confession: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that unless a believer is hindered, the only way to receive the forgiveness of sins is by confessing them to a priest. Contrary to this, Scripture teaches that confession of sins is to be made to God (1 John 1:9).

Mary: The Roman Catholic Church teaches, among other things, that Mary is the Queen of Heaven, a perpetual virgin, and the co-redemptress who ascended into heaven. In Scripture, she is portrayed as an obedient, believing servant of God, who became the mother of Jesus. None of the other attributes mentioned by the Roman Catholic Church have any basis in the Bible. The idea of Mary being the co-redemptress and another mediator between God and man is not only extra-biblical (found only outside of Scripture), but is also unbiblical (contrary to Scripture). Acts 4:12 declares that Jesus is the only redeemer. 1 Timothy 2:5 proclaims that Jesus is the only mediator between God and men.

Many other examples could be given. These issues alone clearly identify the Catholic Church as being unbiblical. Every Christian denomination has traditions and practices that are not explicitly based on Scripture. That is why Scripture must be the standard of Christian faith and practice. The Word of God is always true and reliable. The same cannot be said of church tradition. Our guideline is to be: “What does Scripture say?” (Romans 4:3; Galatians 4:30; Acts 17:10). 2 Timothy 3:16-17 declares, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Recommended Resource: Reasoning from the Scriptures with Catholics by Ron Rhodes.

Answer 2

The Catholic Church IS the Church of Jesus Christ. So, ever since that it is the church that Christ Himself started through St. Peter (Matthew 16:18), it is the only church that presents the true interpretation of the Bible.

However, the Church doesn't rely on the Bible alone to dictate it's life. The Church is the pillar and foundation of truth, and the Bible never states anywhere that Scripture is our final authority, as a matter of fact it states what I have written above about the Church being the authority (1 Timothy 3:15)

To answer your question more directly, the Catholic Church is the most Biblical denomination of all Christianity.

Answer 3

Considering that the bishops of the Catholic Church compiled the Bible in the first place, for the use of the Catholic Church, it should be obvious that they did not include in the book anything that would be contrary to Catholic teaching. This is why Catholics can accept and embrace every passage of Holy Scripture without reservation, while Protestant denominations must pick and choose which passages they think will support the particular beliefs of their own denomination, which of course are different from and often in conflict with the beliefs of other denominations. Don't you think it is strange that a book which is inerrant can be used to support conflicting and often contradictory beliefs, some of which obviously must be untrue? But that's the folly of personal interpretation. The Bible can mean whatever you want it tio mean. In the Catholic Church the Holy Bible is authoritatively and infallibly interpreted, just as Christ promised when He told His Church "the Holy Spirit will guide you to all truth", and "whatsoever you bind upon earth is bound in heaven". This is why the Catholic Church has been able to teach the fullness of truth in unity for 2,000 years without fragmenting into thousands of conflicting denominations. At every Catholic Mass we hear more Holy Scripture than you would hear read at any Protestant service. But we also hear accurate, authoritative teaching about those Scriptures, not just some man's guesses about what they might mean.

Answer 4

i ought to assert that an truthful Catholic does persist with the bible yet there is likewise 2 important factors to be considered. a million- The books in the Bible have been written in the time of Jesus and to understand the Bible you're able to understand the lifestyle of those days. many stuff are additionally written in poetic and symbolic techniques, to that end making it tricky to understand precisely what they recommend. to illustrate the tale of introduction contradicts evolution and that i actually have a Catholic Bible that explains that for the duration of the initiating. In different words, not each and everything in the Bible befell precisely because it rather is written. it rather is why it is important to understand the lifestyle and the symbols. some thoughts of the Bible have been additionally taken from at as quickly as from different cultures such because of the fact the tale of Noah and the arc, which replaced into taken from the Bablyonian lifestyle. 2- Any Bible as we talk, Catholic, Protestant, and so on. had the books interior of it chosen by way of people. In Constantine's time it rather is assumed there have been approximately six hundred books. in spite of the incontrovertible fact that lots of the books weren't coated because of the fact their teachings or thoughts have been unacceptable to the ideology and doctrines of those days. The Church has forbidded and in some religions further some books and as a consequence the frequently used Bible as we talk lacks a extensive form of books containing distinctive teachings. So in my very own opinion i will say that the Bible could be studied and used as a help yet i don't element the classes contained in any frequently used Bible are finished and sufficient. For any element which you're uncertain of, ask God for thought.

Answer 5

From my experience Catholics do a better job of following the Bible than Protestants.

However, we do not believe that the Bible is the sole infallible guide to Christian doctrine and practice. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that. God did not stop talking to the Church he founded after the Bible was published.

According to the Bible itself, divine revelation is transmitted in 3 ways: Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition and the teaching authority of the Church. The final authority is the Church. The Catholic Church is the Church of the living God and the pillar and foundation of truth.

"But if I delay, this letter will let you know how we should conduct ourselves in God's household, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of truth." - 1 Timothy 3, 15
Peace and blessings!

Answer 6

I think you're going to have to get a little more specific - give an example or something here.
But yes, at least I agree that Christians should follow the Bible - but I'm sure there's plenty of people who will profess Christianity and say they don't believe in the Bible, or that they don't feel it's necessary to follow the Bible anymore because of how long ago it was written.

Answer 7

Roman Catholics follow the teachings of the Bible in their interpretation of it however, they follow The Pope as they believe he is a decendant of Peter, whom Jesus Christ gave the key to his church. Many of the sacraments and catechism of the Roman Catholic Church has come from The Pope and his council.

Answer 8

2 Timothy 3:16-17....... All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness,  that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.

Your right, Christians should follow the Bible.

Answer 9

It is the non-Catholics who do not follow the whole Bible. They are the ones missing 7 Books of the Catholic Bible.
Inspired does not mean accurate.

Answer 10

In my experience, Catholics do a better job at following the Bible than do Protestants.