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Where is the Pope in the Bible? | Truth on Wheels ↗

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Peter and the Pope ↗

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Did Christ appoint a universal earthly head over His church?

Ephesians 1 and Colossians 1 identify Christ as the head of the church. First Peter 5 gives elders oversight of the flock among them and identifies Christ as the chief Shepherd. Local oversight is not universal earthly headship.

The historical challenge to an unbroken list of popes

Church authority and leadership

The original objection to the pope taking Christ’s place

Church authority and leadership

The opening request for scriptural evidence that Peter was the first pope

Scripture and interpretation

Whether a pope allowed another bishop to judge

Church authority and leadership

What do you know about the Prophecy of the Popes? ↗

A La Vista Church of Christ question-and-answer resource addressing: What do you know about the Prophecy of the Popes?

Did you see that Pope Francis told Catholics not to convert nonbelievers? ↗

A La Vista Church of Christ question-and-answer resource addressing: Did you see that Pope Francis told Catholics not to convert nonbelievers?

Could the Roman Catholic’s early list of popes be accurate? ↗

A La Vista Church of Christ question-and-answer resource addressing: Could the Roman Catholic’s early list of popes be accurate?

APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION

APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION: Matt 16:18; Eph 2:20; Rev 21:9-27

Auricular Confession

Auricular Confession – Derives its name from the Latin word “Auris” which means “hear”. A confession made into the priests ear, therefore auricular. It was unknown in the primitive days of Christianity…

Bar-Jona

BIBLE/COMPLETE

BIBLE/COMPLETE: Jn 16:13; 2 Pet 1:3; Jude 3

Caesarea Philippi

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: Acts 25:11; Rom 13:4

CATHOLIC CHURCH

CATHOLIC CHURCH – Continuing Revelation from God??? Jn 16:13; Heb 1:1-2; Heb 2:1-4; Heb 12:25

Celibacy

Celibacy – This false doctrine and sacrament of the Catholic Church was first enjoined at Rome by Gregory VIII in 1073 A.D., and was established in England by Archbishop Anselm in 1175.…

Council

Denomination

Denomination The organized grouping of congregations with similar names, creeds, beliefs, structures and practices. This concept is foreign to the NT, since Jesus Christ only built one church. The belief that there…

Denominational Doctrines

Denominational Doctrines

DENOMINATIONALISM CONTRARY TO THE SCRIPTURES

DENOMINATIONALISM CONTRARY TO THE SCRIPTURES: Jn 17:20-23; 1 Cor 1:10-13; Eph 4:4-6; Rom 16:16

Hierarchy

Hierarchy A system of government in some denominations which employs officials of graded status. By extension it has come to refer to the top church leaders, such as archbishops, cardinals and the…

Infallible

Infallible A term very close in meaning to inerrant and may be used of the Scriptures. Catholics incorrectly apply this term to the pope when he is pronouncing a matter of doctrine.…

Papal Infallibility

Papal Infallibility Roman Catholicism does not teach that everything a pope says is infallible or that a pope is sinless. The official doctrine is narrower: when the Roman Pontiff acts as supreme…

Peter the head of the church

Peter the head of the church?

POPE

Pope (not found in Scripture) The bishop of Rome and leader of Roman Catholicism. Roman Catholics see him as the successor of Peter and the vicar (representative) of Christ on earth.

Premillennialism

PREMELLENIALISM: Matt 13:24-30 (Explained 36-43) Verse 39 – End of the Age; 1 Cor 15:23-28; Josh 21:43; Neh 9:7-8; Jer 19:11, 22:30; Rev 3:21; 2 Tim 4:1; Heb 7:24-25; Jn 5:28-29; Phil…

Protestant

Protestant Member of one of three Christian traditions, besides the Catholic and Orthodox denominations. It is a general name given to the successors of those who separated from the Church of Rome…

Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic A member of the catholic church of Rome, acknowledging allegiance to the Pope. The Roman Catholic church is the most populous denomination. Its headquarters is the Vatican in Rome, where…

SALVATION/CONDITIONAL

SALVATION/CONDITIONAL: Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38; 8:36-38; Rom. 10:9-10

Sieve

Singing

Singing Eph 5:19; Col 3:16

Sola Scriptura

Sola Scriptura?

Tradition

Tradition The religious teachings and practices passed on from generation to generation. While there are inspired, authoritative traditions that have been delivered (1 Cor 11:2,23; 2 Thes 2:15; 3:6), human traditions make…

Western church

Western church The church in the western half of the Mediterranean, based on Rome, Latin-speaking. It developed its own form of life under the Pope, and its successors are those in the…