2016 Pope Francis To Christians,
Accept Coming Change Or Face Death
By Bible Study
“ANYONE WHO ATTEMPTS TO CONSTRUE A PERSONAL VIEW OF GOD WHICH
CONFLICTS WITH CHURCH DOGMA MUST BE BURNED WITHOUT PITY.” – POPE INNOCENT III
That was a
different Pope. His message was more direct than today. Back then, they did not
have Tweeter, Facebook and Bloggers who would reread and share the statement.
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But today, in a technologically advanced world, this Pope must watch his words carefully.
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But today, in a technologically advanced world, this Pope must watch his words carefully.
The Pope is
expected to release a post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation within a few
months. In it he is expected to decide on the question of Communion for
divorced and remarried Catholics, and on the proposal to give bishops
conferences doctrinal authority. Some observers also think the pope may address
the question of homosexuality and language
An apostolic exhortation is a type of communication from the Pope of
the Roman Catholic Church.
It encourages a community of people to undertake a particular activity but does not define Church doctrine. It
is considered lower in formal authority than a papal encyclical, but higher than other ecclesiastical letters,
Apostolic Letters and Other Papal Writings.
Apostolic
exhortations are commonly issued in response to a synod of bishops,
in which case they are known as post-synodal
apostolic exhortations.
“CHRISTIANS WHO OBSTINATELY MAINTAIN ‘IT’S ALWAYS BEEN DONE THIS WAY,’ THIS IS THE PATH, THIS IS THE STREET—THEY SIN: THE
SIN OF DIVINATION. IT’S AS IF THEY WENT ABOUT BY GUESSING: ‘WHAT HAS BEEN SAID
AND WHAT DOESN’T CHANGE IS WHAT’S IMPORTANT; WHAT I HEAR—FROM MYSELF AND MY
CLOSED HEART—MORE THAN THE WORD OF THE LORD.’ OBSTINACY IS ALSO THE SIN OF
IDOLATRY: THE CHRISTIAN WHO IS OBSTINATE SINS! THE SIN OF IDOLATRY. ‘AND WHAT
IS THE WAY, FATHER?’ OPEN THE HEART TO THE HOLY SPIRIT, DISCERN WHAT IS THE
WILL OF GOD.”
That is the
translation of The
Pope’s Homily of January 18th 2016.
The Pope is now
issuing a warning that rejection of a coming change (which is not
doctrinal-based on the bible) will be regarded as a sin of Divination.
The word divination comes from the Latin divinare, meaning “to foresee”
or “to be inspired by a god.”
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To practice divination is to uncover hidden knowledge by supernatural means. It is associated with the occult and involves fortune-telling or soothsaying, as it used to be called.
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To practice divination is to uncover hidden knowledge by supernatural means. It is associated with the occult and involves fortune-telling or soothsaying, as it used to be called.
He also calls it
the sin of idolatry. Idolatry is
the worship of an idol or a physical object as a representation of a god.
THOU SHALT NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN
IMAGE, OR ANY LIKENESS OF ANY THING THAT IS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, OR THAT IS IN THE
EARTH BENEATH, OR THAT IS IN THE WATER UNDER THE EARTH EXODUS 20:4 :
Whatever the
change is, it is very big for the Pope to already issue a death warrant to
anyone that rejects it. The Pope here has hinted that the change will be so
huge that it’s rejection is tantamount to idolatry.
And we all might
know the Catholic Church huge craving for idols, but their punishment for
idolatry is ironically brutal.
Check out here some 10 torture devices used by the same Church during the inquisition.
Check out here some 10 torture devices used by the same Church during the inquisition.
Whatever change
that is coming, we all can agree it is going to be very big and of course, so
not biblical.
But the bigger
question is, should the people of God change?
The second question would be, what kind of change is acceptable? Changing from an iphone to an android phone, OK.
Changing from Saturday Sabbath to Sunday worship, NOT OK. Catch the drift?
The second question would be, what kind of change is acceptable? Changing from an iphone to an android phone, OK.
Changing from Saturday Sabbath to Sunday worship, NOT OK. Catch the drift?
AND BE NOT CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD: BUT
BE YE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, THAT YE MAY PROVE WHAT IS THAT
GOOD, AND ACCEPTABLE, AND PERFECT, WILL OF GOD.
We are not to
bring our standards to those of the world but we are to bring the standards of
the world up to the standards of God.
YE ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH: BUT IF THE
SALT HAVE LOST HIS SAVOUR, WHEREWITH SHALL IT BE SALTED? IT IS THENCEFORTH GOOD
FOR NOTHING, BUT TO BE CAST OUT, AND TO BE TRODDEN UNDER FOOT OF MEN.
Their should
always be a distinct uncompromising difference between the Children of God and
the Children of men. Even if the odds be like Elijah, 1 to 500, we are not to
bow down.
We all need to
tread carefully. This Pope has been around the world touching on some sensitive
topics prophesied in the Bible. He has made several appeals for a united
religion. He has met all the top televangelists and leaders of other faiths and
he recently released a video calling for prayers for a united religion.
Whatever the Synod
will say, the people of God should be prepared to take an uncompromising stand
to the word of God.
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