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The Bible "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance
of Christ"
St Jerome
The Church
"...which is the Church of the living God, the
pillar and foundation of truth"
1
Tim 3:15
Sacraments
"They are actions of the Holy Spirit at work in
his Body, the Church. They are "the masterworks of God" in the new
and everlasting covenant."
CCC 1116
Baptism
"Jesus
answered, "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of
God without being born of water and Spirit. "
John 3:5
The Eucharist
"For my flesh is real food and my
blood is real drink.."
John 6:55
Confession
"Whose
sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are
retained."
John 20:23
Confirmation
"And
when Paul laid (his) hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them,
and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. "
Acts 19:6
Marriage
"For this reason a man shall leave
(his) father and (his) mother and be joined to his wife, and the two
shall become one flesh."
Eph 5:31
Holy Orders
"Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth
shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven "
Matt
18:18
Anointing of the sick
"Is anyone
among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and
they should pray over him and anoint (him) with oil in the name of
the Lord, "
James 5:14
Penance
"and whoever does not take up his cross and
follow after me is not worthy of me. "
Matt
10:38
Justification and Salvation
"Whoever believes in the son has eternal life,
but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life..."
John 3:36
End Times
"Behold, I am coming soon. I bring with me the
recompense I will give to each according to his deeds. "
Rev 22:12
Images, Statues, Relics and Holy Water
"that when face cloths or aprons that touched
his skin were applied to the sick, their diseases left them and the
evil spirits came out of them."
Acts 19:12
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Tradition "Therefore brethren, stand fast and
hold to the traditions which you were taught, wether by word or by
our epistle"
2 Thess 2:15
The Mass, Liturgy and Prayers
"..The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous
man availeth much."
Jas_5:16
Mary
"..Most blessed are you among women.."
Luke 1:42
Immaculate Conception
"...From now on all ages will call
me blessed"
Luke 1:48
The Assumption
"A great portent appeared in the
sky, a woman clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet, and on
her head a crown of twelve stars"
Rev 12:1
Theotokos (Mother of God)
"And how does this happen to me,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?"
Luke 1:43
Saints
". . .we are surrounded by so
great a cloud of witnesses . . ."
Hebrews 12:1
The Papacy
"He who hears you, Hears me"
LUKE 10:16
Purgatory and Indulgences
"the work of each will come to light, for the Day
will disclose it. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire
(itself) will test the quality of each one's work.
1 Cor 3:15
Church Fathers (EFC)
"A Christian people celebrate
together in religious solemnity the memorials of the martyrs, both
to encourage their being imitated and so that it can share in their
merits and be aided by their prayers"
St.
Augustine (Against Faustus the Manichean [A.D. 400]).
Common objections
"As a
result of this, many (of) his disciples returned to their former way
of life and no longer accompanied him."
John 6:66
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