In … Doctors of the Church, like St. Robert Bellarmine and St. Alphonus Marie de Liguori, not to mention great theologians like Cajetan, concur that a Pope who falls into “manifest heresy” automatically (“ipso facto”) ceases to be the legitimate Pope for one cannot be the head of the Mystical Body of Christ when one has ceased to be a member thereof. The Bible describes Jesus as having the nature and power of God, and the Gospel of John tells us that He existed before the universe began (He was, in fact, the creator of the universe). 1:7, 17,18; Titus 1:1). why. From my perspective, this truth is eminently evident at the present Amazon Synod which isn’t even a week old yet and has kicked up quite a storm for all the world, including non-believers and non-Catholic Christians, to behold in horror. In Evangelli Gaudium, the pope speaks of the “divine life” of Jesus. Before you bring up this verse, ask the JWs if they believe there are false gods. As eternal God, Jesus had no need of Christian baptism and no need to be anyone’s disciples. Furthermore, because God and Jesus “are one” (John 10:30), He is perfect just as the Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48). Click here to sign up for our newsletter. If Jesus Wasn’t God. This clearly refers to Christ as God. Envoy magazine is the award winning bi-monthly journal of Catholic apologetics and evangelization, edited by Patrick Madrid (Surprised by Truth, Pope Fiction, Any Friend of God is a Friend of Mine). You seem to only link YHWH to the Father. . 1:8; see also Titus 2:13, where the definite article tou [the genetive singular form of ho] precedes the phrase "Great God and Savior"; and "Thomas answered, and said to [Jesus]: 'My Lord and My God'" (John 20:28). This revelation is of utmost importance. “Jesus was God in the form of man. If the Witnesses argue that in John 20:28 Thomas was exaggerating about Jesus, point out that if Jesus was not God, Thomas would have been blaspheming and Jesus would have rebuked him, but He didn't - He clearly approves of what Thomas said. If Jesus Wasn't God, Then He Deserved an Oscar (Series) - Part 5. Here arche means "the source of all being." Ask the Witnesses when Jehovah ever shed His own Blood. "First-born" here does not refer to time, but to preeminence. . But this means that only God alone can judge the Pope’s soul. You seem to be in love with the politics and legal structure of the Catholic Church and have forgotten the original message of Father God and His Son Christ Jesus. 3:14 - "These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the source of God's creation. Maybe a Satanist disguised as a…, Analysis: Action on pontifical secrecy widely praised, but US Catholics still waiting on McCarrick, Vatican asks bishops to meet with victims ahead of February summit, Pope to offer Divine Mercy Sunday Mass in church with St. Faustina’s relics, Did Pope Francis say that Jesus isn’t God? First, in this passage the word theos is a predicate nominative, and according to Koine Greek grammar rules, predicate nominatives do not take the definite article. How can god be born? Acts 20:28 - "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God which he obtained with His own Blood.". The Vatican dismissed that reporting as well. All things were made by Him: and without Him was made nothing that was made.". 20:3). . Point out to them Revelation 5:9: "Worthy art Thou to take the scroll and to open its seals, for Thou wast slain and by Thy Blood didst ransom men for God . Jesus’ brothers said to Jesus, “You ought to leave here and go to Judea” and they said this tongue-in-cheek, “so your disciples may see the miracles that you do. Christ is either the One True God, or He is a false god (cf. Worship Him. Please excuse any grammatical errors and/or typos. The Gospel wasn’t released to the Gentile nations until the amazing story of Cornelius in Acts 10. Your contribution will help us continue to make CWR available to all readers worldwide for free, without a subscription. Then ask them to read John 1:1 from their Bible, which changes the passage to read, "the Word was a god" (see below). In November 2013, following intense controversy over quotes the journalist had attributed to Francis, Scalfari admitted that at least some of the words he had published a month prior “were not shared by the Pope himself.”. Envoy. Who is the Lord God who sent His angel? . It presents the truths of the Catholic Faith in a fresh, contemporary style, featuring today's top Catholic writers, full-color graphics, and an upbeat, innovative format. ", Say, "I believe that Jesus is both God and man. 28:27-28; Mark 14:24; Luke 20:20; Rev. No, Jesus was not the first Christian. Jesus is the source of the creation of God because he is the creator of all things. Its 2000 years after Christ death, resurrection and ascension, its about time Catholics discover the Written Word of God and His Plan for mankind. April 1, 2020. @NICHOLAS GREGORIS, Judging by your comments you seem to be a Pharisee residing within the Catholic Church. He is not simply a teacher of wisdom, he is not an ideal for which we strive while knowing that we are hopelessly distant from it. Christ was affirming the monotheism of the Jews, that there is only one God. Perhaps that seems like no big deal, but think about the meeting that Peter broke up when he interrupted Jesus. Well, if He got closer to God than anybody else and the standard practice down through Church history has been that the closer these men have gotten to God, the more they see their own sins, then where is it that Jesus confesses His own sin? Luke 12:8-9 - "And I tell you, every one who acknowledges Me before men, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.". Christ's statement does not entail a denial that He too is God. If Christ was created, He would have had to have created Himself, which is impossible. Why the continual reference to the Catechism. Tim Staples is Director of Apologetics and Evangelization at Catholic Answers, but he was not always Catholic. Examining the claims of popular misinformation that has been spreading like a plague across the internet. Tim Staples "Jesus Christ is not God." Hebrews 2:9 says that Jesus was made for a while "lower than the angels" at the Incarnation. . 33 A.D. — A Roman centurion at the cross said, “Truly this man was the Son of God” . That’s hard for people to swallow that, even today, that “He was God.” That’s what He was. John 5:18, 8:59, 10:30-36). Isaac, Jacob and Ephraim received the blessing of the "first-born," though they were not biologically the first sons born to their parents. Then show them Isaiah 44:24: "This is what the Lord says, your Redeemer who formed you in the womb: 'I am the Lord, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself.'" Video aired […]. Ephesians 5: 13 -- But all things that are reproved [discovered] are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.. . Your focus about Canon law, heresy and apostasy, within the Church seems to be a waste of time and meaningless even on a good day, but totally misguided in light of the severe problems facing the Church. Jesus calls himself "The Lord of the Sabbath" in Mark 2:28, thus identifying Himself as God. . Your gods body or your religious body that you worship is still in the grave for he or she is not God. Share: Post navigation . This means Christ is God. This is clear from the teachings of Sacred Scripture and from Paragraphs 2084-2141 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Does this mean those in heaven, who are greater than John, have a different nature? I, for one, lament that this “Credo,” is not an appendix to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, or at least included in the Compendium of the Catechism. If you say "yes," you've aligned yourself with their heresy. And what about the immortal soul of Pope Francis? Scalfari did not claim that he had recently interviewed the pontiff, only saying that this was a topic he had discussed with Pope Francis at some time in the past. The skeptics say Jesus was not God. He calls the Father His God because He is His God whom He worships, prays to and needs in His life just as we do.". Christ is true God and true man (John 1:1, 14; Col. 2:9; John 8:58 & Ex. Finally, point out the many references where Christ is said to have been slain and shed His Blood for the Church (cf. This statement is completely in harmony with the Catholic doctrine of the Trinity: One God in three Persons. "As already stated on other occasions, the words that Dr. Eugenio Scalfari attributes in quotation marks to the Holy Father during talks with him cannot be considered a faithful account of what was actually said but represent a personal and free interpretation of what he heard, as appears completely evident from what is written today regarding the divinity of Jesus Christ,” Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See’s press office, said in a statement Oct. 9. Matthew 25:31-46, John 5:27, 9:39; Romans 14:10; 2 Corinthians 5:10; and 2 Timothy 4:1 say that Jesus Christ is the Judge of the world. Recall that St. Boniface himself chopped down the oak tree worshipped by the pagan Germans; and he didn’t dig holes in order to plant new ones! Only Jesus God’s Son is God. Yes, in some ways a palace would have been more fitting—because Jesus is indeed a king. Click here for more information on donating to CWR. They also wouldn’t have accused him of making himself out to be God—if he wasn’t saying that he was God. I think not. Vatican City, Dec 18, 2018 / 07:38 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Organizers of the Vatican’s February meeting on sexual abuse have sent a letter to the participating bishops asking them to meet with abuse victims in advance of the gathering. Does that mean Jesus and John could not have both had a human nature? 5:11). But if the scriptures are accurate, and the vast and diverse first hand accounts are true, then all people must consider what to make of the carpenter's son. repented of his predicted three-fold denial) that he would strengthen (confirm) his brethren (fellow Apostles). He is before all and by Him all things were created." Rev. ” by the Holy Father, . . and without Him was made nothing that was made.". . The Witnesses will argue that Jesus can't be God if the Father is the "only true God," and they will point out that Christ was praying to God here. He is God. The reason people find Scalfari’s claims credible is because they’re exactly the kind of thing they suspect this pope might say in private. God shines because he is perfectly good and perfectly true. Have not enough good and faithful Catholics, with eyes to see and ears to hear, been scandalized enough? Pope Francis has made reference to Christ’s divinity frequently. The Catechism is not inspired by the Holy Spirit of God, its just at its best, a summary of Faith. Thank you. Jesus is "the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets" spoken of in verse 6. P.S. December 22, 2018. Does this mean John does not have a human nature? Free Resources. CNA Daily News Was it in His Sermon on the Mount? The text doesn't say Jesus was created. He is the meaning of life and history, who has pitched his tent in our midst.”, Speaking of Jesus last October, the pope said “God chooses an uncomfortable throne, the cross, from which he reigns giving his life.”. . Did St Paul cover any of the issues you raise in His Epistles? . This Sunday will mark the 20th liturgical anniversary of St. Fausti… […]. unless you do not inherit your mothers sin. As you know, the doctrine of the Trinity says the Father is God, Jesus is God and the HS is God or YHWH in three persons, but there are not three God’s (YHWH’s) but one. In 1968, the embattled Pontiff, Paul VI, recognizing and lamenting the sad state of affairs in the Church, made a solemn profession of faith, the so-called “Credo of the People of God.”. ", In Revelation 21:6 Jehovah is called the "Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end . For the love of God, do not orthodox Catholics, laity and clergy alike, deserve clarity from the See of Peter let alone from the Princes of the Church and the Successors of the Apostles? Jesus was claiming to be the very God of Israel, the Creator of the universe as described in the Old Testament. . But Jesus is called the "Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end" in Revelation 22:13. After a few moments of conversation, one of them spots the crucifix on your wall and remarks, "It's interesting that Catholics believe that Jesus was God. Over the centuries, believers have sometimes struggled to understand the nature of God and the great mystery of Jesus. Now you have to make good on your claim. At the same time, the Bible teaches Jesus was fully human and died on the cross. This article is reprinted with permission from Envoy Magazine. He wrote that when he raised those points to Pope Francis, the pope told him: “‘They are the definite proof that Jesus of Nazareth, once he became a man, even if he was a man of exceptional virtue, was not a God.’”. What this means is that your question is contradictory. "That's an odd point of view. There is no clause in the Decalogue exempting Popes! Surely, no one can stand in judgment of the Pope but God alone. If this wasn’t his claim, then his opponents never would have killed him for it. Does anyone have any concern for his salvation? I don’t remember Christ in His 3 years of ministry covering any of the topics you raise? The JWs will respond that the Greek text actually says "the Word was a god"; meaning, Jesus is not the one true God (Jehovah); He was "godlike," but still just a man. The JWs argue that Thomas referred to Jesus as "Lord" and then to the Father as "God," respond that there is no evidence for this in the text and Thomas was directly addressing Jesus, not the Father. Jesus is the Creator of all things. Here, he speaks in reference to His human nature. I shall be His God and He shall be My Son." Or, should faithful, orthodox Catholics be content to bury their heads in the sand, act like “Chinese Monkeys,” wallowing in the murky mud of Modernism until the Immaculate Heart of Mary finally triumphs and Our Lord returns in glory to judge us all including His creature, Jorge Mario Bergoglio? God the Father is "the only true God." . He is given the title "first-born" as the title of His preeminence and because He is eternally begotten by the Father. being tht jesus only had Mary and her hereditary sins passed down. Matthew 11:11 says there has never been a man "greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." If Jesus is God, then the Bible can be considered a valid source. 3:16), Scripture cannot contradict itself. By inserting the first three vowels for the Hebrew title for God, Adonai, and corrupting the pronunciation, the term JEHOVAH is made. I can of mine own self do nothing. If you value the news and views Catholic World Report provides, please consider donating to support our efforts. which i believe in, if this was the case and jesus was born God and therefore pure. Isa. So how does one part of the trinity sacrifice another part of it–except not–because neither part actually died. God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM.'. Sign up to receive a weekly email with news, analysis, and commentary from a voice you can trust! While vigorous debate is welcome and encouraged, please note that in the interest of maintaining a civilized and helpful level of discussion, comments containing obscene language or personal attacks—or those that are deemed by the editors to be needlessly combative or inflammatory—will not be published. Vatican City, Apr 17, 2020 / 10:00 am (CNA).- On Divine Mercy Sunday Pope Francis will offer Mass in a church containing the relics of both St. Faustina Kowalska and St. John Paul II. This teaching and this web site is for Christians, who choose, by their own free will, to believe what is written in the Scriptures, not what man’s traditions and religious ideologies propound. And if he wasn't God, then his sacrifice on the cross fails to provide for the forgiveness of sins and the salvation of those who believe. There are defects with this argument. Jesus will raise me when I die. The statement came in response to a column in La Repubblica, the newspaper founded by Scalfari, in which the 95-year-old self-declared atheist said that “Pope Francis conceives Christ as Jesus of Nazareth, a man, not God incarnate.”. Christ is here clearly identified as God, the Creator of all things. Just as the words and deeds of Christ go together, so too must the words and deeds of His Vicar on Earth be treated as integral. The Catechism is a collection of the rules, regulations of the Church, to make it more than that is an affront to God, who left His guiding instructions and His plan for Man’s Salvation, in the Written Word of God, the Bible. Thank you for your generosity! And what does an orthodox Catholic make of the clearly “pagan ceremony” at which Pope Francis presided in the Vatican Gardens on October 4, 2019 in the the lead up to the Amazon Synod? Since he didn’t, instead he sought worship for God in the heavens, therefore, he was not God. what shall I say to them?' Then, as we study the Bible with His guidance, we see that John told us Jesus is God (John 1:1) Paul told us Jesus is God (Colossians 1:15-16), the writer of the book of Hebrews told us Jesus is God (Hebrews 1:3) Jesus claimed to be God (John 10:30, John 14:9) And God Himself told us Jesus is God … “What is reported by the author in today’s article is the result of his reconstruction, in which the literal words pronounced by the Pope are not quoted. When His family heard about this—Jesus and His claims that He was God—they went to take charge of Him for they said, “He is out of His mind!”—Mark 3:21. Jesus was born a Jew, He lived as a Torah-observant Jew, He died “King of the Jews”, and He’s returning to earth as “the Lion of the tribe of Judah”! Scalfari, who famously does not take notes during interviews has misrepresented Pope Francis in the past. No first century secular evidence whatsoever exists to support the actuality of Yeshua ben Yosef. If Jesus wasn't God, then the Bible is a mythical story and not a valid reference in this instance. But logic suggests that we, orthodox Catholics, cannot have a reasonable hope in this happening since Pope Francis has not deigned to answer even the simple and straightforward “Dubia” (five questions) of the four Cardinals, two of whom are now deceased. While there are a few other periodicals that deal, at least ostensibly, with this subject area, Envoy magazine is distinct from them in every way graphically, editorially, and in content. Jesus often referred to himself as the Son of Man. Did you know that the Bible actually teaches that Jesus was not God?". Why does God call Jesus God in Heb. If Jesus Wasn’t God. True beauty exists in the image of the cross of Jesus Christ. Matt. (Note, Thomas addresses Jesus specifically). JWs think this means Jesus is the first created being. In conclusion, in a recent interview, Robert Cardinal Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, remarked to the effect that those “who oppose the Pope [Francis]” are “automatically excommunicated.”. This is My Name for ever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.'". October 9, 2019 The Greek reads: ho kurios mou kai ho theos mou ("the Lord of me and the God of me"). Jesus is the son of God not God(Matthew3:16,17) and you have morbidly misapplied (Psalm 82:6) I guess you also don't realize that no religion … Don’t Catholics deserve better than all this confusion twice confounded? The Father sent the Son to die and rise again to free us, and the Son sent the Holy Spirit to dwell within us. John 20:17 - "I ascend to My Father and to your Father, to My God and to your God." The Hebrew consonants for the divine name, I AM, are YHWH. The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you." If Jesus is not God, then explain . He was like us in every way except sin . Jesus worshipped the only true God ‘that they might know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.’ (John 17:3) ‘he continued all night in prayer to God.’ (Luke 6:12) Scalfari mentioned examples in Scriptures in which Christ prayed, among them his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, to support his thesis that Jesus Christ was not divine. Ask the Witness how Jesus and Jehovah can both be the "Alpha and the Omega." Most artists’ renditions portray Jesus as the sweetest, nicest-looking man, usually accompanied by lambs or children. The Father is "greater" than the incarnate Christ in terms of position because Christ's humanity is a creation, though in His divinity He is equal to the Father. . His incarnation meant he came to earth and took on human flesh. No wonder the angel that first Christmas declared to the shepherds that “a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord” (Luke 2:11). Given that the sin of apostasy is far graver than the sin of heresy, should not the Sacred College of Cardinals convene to discuss whether or not Pope Francis has indeed fallen not only into “manifest heresy” but into apostasy, and therefore has “ipso facto” ceased to be the legitimate Pope, and this irrespective of whether his canonical election was valid or not? 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Thomas Weinandy, wrote an article for “Crisis” in which he posits the surreal notion that Pope Francis may be in “schism” with himself. And, even more fundamentally, we must recall that Our Blessed Lord told St. Peter that once he had turned (i.e. he would of had hereditary sin. 3:14), and as a man, He prayed to the Father. If the Pope refuses to confirm us, his brothers and sisters in Christ through Baptism in the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Faith, then does not the Sacred College of Cardinals have a fiduciary role according to Canon Law to depose such a Pope — electing in his place a suitable replacement as happened in the Acts of the Apostles when the Eleven Disciples who remained faithful to their Lord and Master elected St. Matthias to take the place of Judas Iscariot, who had betrayed Him? John 1:1-3 says Jesus (the Word) created "all things . In any case, given the worse upheaval and confusion being generated in the contemporary Catholic Church, much of which is emanates from the Vatican now engulfed by the heretical and apostate Amazon Synod, is not perhaps incumbent on Pope Francis to make a similar Profession of Faith for the common good of the universal Church? Jesus Wasn’t Killed by the Jews: Reflections for Christians in Lent[i] is edited by Jon Sweeney, a Catholic married to a rabbi, who asked various Catholics and Jews to contribute to a volume intended to deal with Christian forgetfulness about our responsibility for what has been done in … It is very easy to throw mud…, Why isn't this evil man stripped of his title. Revelation 22:6 - "And the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets (ho kurios ho theos) sent His angel to show His servants the things which must be done shortly.". It seems this has been totally forgotten. It is a title given by a father to his son. 43:10; 44:6-8; John 17:3; 1 Cor. If John the Baptist is the greatest man to ever live, and if Jesus was just a man, does that mean John the Baptist was greater than Jesus, superior to Him by nature? If so, St. Paul would have said Jesus created all other things, but he did not. Matt. Exodus 20:10 - "But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.". We recall that St. Paul adamantly rebuked St. Peter face, accusing him of hypocrisy. . Stravinskas, Opinion: Biden’s progressive agenda will not foster authentic unity, Report: North Korea, Nigeria among the worst countries for Christian persecution, As Iraqi forces continue their offensive against the ISIS-held city of Mosul, reports and images of the re-capturing of a string of villages and towns outside the city have hit the international media. Here are several they'll use and responses you can give: John 14:28 - Jesus says, "The Father is greater than I.". Ask the Witnesses why the Jews would seek to stone Jesus if He wasn't claiming to be God, especially since execution by stoning was reserved by Jewish Law for only a few crimes. Don’t believe the report, Vatican says -, Vatican Secretary of State knew of investment now under investigation, Watch: Christian soldiers erect cross in town once held by ISIS. For example: "But to the Son [the Father] saith, 'Thy throne, O God (ho theos) is for ever and ever'" (Heb. They will say a "true" god, but that He is not the One True Almighty God. To me a certain pattern has become clear that Pope Francis never directly answers those who put words in his mouth, his accusers or those who question him even if they do so in all sincerity and with the utmost respect and charity. Personally, I’m of the believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and that God isn’t too harsh with people who earnestly worship Him in other forms (aka nonchristians). .cannot be considered a faithful account of what was said . 5 Matthew 13:41 says, "The Son of man will send His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers." Jesus and God are synonymous. Ask the Witnesses to read the passages they think disprove Christ's divinity. Ask them what the penalty for doing this would be (cf. In fact, the Bible tells us that He is even greater than any earthly king, because He is the Son of God, the sovereign ruler of the universe. April 2, 2020. then why, . The reason they won't translate it that way in John 1:1 is because to do so would shatter their claim that Christ is not God. Here's a step-by-step way to answer this typical Jehovah's Witness argument. Pope Francis says that he welcomes open criticism, but then ignores it and in some cases punishes those who out of charity and love of the truth proffer it to him (see the cases of Cardinals Burke and Müller). Second, the JW's are inconsistent. News Briefs Judah was also a son of Jacob. John 7:3-5. It reads: periepoiesato dia tou haimatos tou idiou. If a baptized believer cannot obey the First Commandment, then can he or she cannot be a true Catholic-Christian. 8 passages from Bible to proof that Jesus wasn't god Eight Biblical Passages Rejecting Jesus as god Bismillah Hir Rehman Ir Raheem Start In the Name Of Allah The Most Beneficent The Most Merciful Like us on facebook: Jesus Can't Be god. John 1:1-3 - "In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God . John 17:3 - "And this is eternal life, that they know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." As already stated on other occasions . 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