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HOW TO WIN

FESTIVAL OF LAITY Mountain View College

THE CATHOLICS

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INTRODUCTION

HOW TO WIN THE CATHOLICS

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INTRODUCTION 4

HISTORY

From the 1st century AD, Christians were

conscious of being members of a

unique fellowship.

They identified

themselves asthe saints,

elect, and church of God.

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INTRODUCTION 5

Patristic (100 - 400 AD)--a

Refers to the writings of the Fathers of the

Christian Church

ChristologicalControversies

Trinity theological

problem

The writings influenced by the Helenistic

and Roman worlds

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INTRODUCTION 6

Patristic (100 - 400 AD)--b

The basics of Westernphilosophy

Outside the Church there wasNeo-Platonism influencedCatholic Church

During this period:

 – The Fall of Jerusalem

 – The prominences of the Bishop of Rome

 – The Church in Antioch (Asia Minor) weakened

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Middle Ages (400 - 1400 AD)

Feudal Powers – authority of emperors and kings

The authority of the Pope – to crown kings & emperors

The Shcism – 1054, on the kind of bread for 

Eucharist The inquisition – a medieval Church court – 

using secular authorities applying physicaltorture

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INTRODUCTION 8

Reformation (1500AD)

Middle Ages popes =

notoriously worldly

The Church were riddledwith venality and immorality

The sale of indulgence

(letters of forgiveness of sins) October 31, 1517, Reformations

started in Germany by this motto:

Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura, by Marthin Luther 

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INTRODUCTION 9

French Revolution (1789 – 1799 AD)

A period of deadly and woundedCatholic Church

The RC lostinfluencesand territories

Medieval Catholicismended here

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INTRODUCTION 10

The First Vatican Council

Is the 20th EcumenicalCouncil of RC

RC affirms thePapal Infallibility

July 18, 1870, the Council

accepted the Pope’s supreme authoritywhen he speaks ex-cathedra on faith or morals

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Catholicism in Modern Times

Adapted to the intellectual, moral, and

social needs of modern times

Recognized the role of laity in the

Church

Applies the Biblical Criticisminterpretation in seminary today

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INTRODUCTION 12

Second Vatican Council

Modern effort to change the Church

Produced 16 documentsTerm “separate brothers”

refers to Protestant

believers

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CHARACTERISTICS

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CHARACTERISTICS

Papacy – a system of ecclesiastical government

in which the supreme authorityis vested on Popes.

They believe the Pope as the successor of Peter.

No Biblical reference on #2 and #1.

Lay members do not participate in theelections of Pope

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FOLLOWERS TODAY

In 1990 – about 906 million members or 

18% of world population

55 million or 22% are in the US

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UNDERSTANDINGROMAN CHATOLIC

TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES

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Fundamental Beliefs (1)

The Trinity God: Father, Son,and Holy Spirit

The authority of theBishop of Rome (Pope) – infallible in ex cathedra

Holy Tradition – a deposit

of faith passed on tothe bishops / popes

The sacrifice of Mass – symbolically represented

on a sacrificial body

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Fundamental Beliefs (2)

The Holy Scriptures withapocrypha or 

deuterocanonicals After death, the soul continues

to exist depending on their works in heaven,purgatory, limbo, or hell

The exaltation of Mary – is now in heaven toreceive prayers

A celibacy – male priests

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Fundamental Beliefs (3)

Communication withdead saints

The inherent benefit of the water used in baptismwhen it is blessed by apriest

The holiness of Sundayand all Catholic feasts -honored by all members

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Fundamental Beliefs (4)

The Doctrine of 

transubstantiation

The confession of sinsto the priest

The doctrine of original sin

transmitted on every human being – removedonly by baptism

The baptism of infants by sprinkling

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CONTEMPORARY TRENDS

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CONTEMPORARY TRENDS

LIBERATION THEOLOGY - 1

Liberation Theology

 –

By Gustavo Gutierrez,a Peruvian RC priest:

an attempt to release

the people fromsuffering

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CONTEMPORARY TRENDS

LIBERATION THEOLOGY - 2

 – Partly inspired bySecond Vatican Council

and 1967 papal encyclical“populorum progressio” – using the Marxis idea but

based on biblical hermenuetic – A political theology – pursuing change by

whatever means including violence

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CHARISMATIC RENEWAL

Known as Neo-Pentacostalism, started in1967 by Cardinal Joseph L. Suenes in

Dunguesne University, Pittsburg,Pennsylvania

They believe in the gift of the Holy Spirit in the later times

Principle sign in speaking in tongue

Membership: 90 in 1967, but 30,000 in 1974

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THE GREEN ISSUE

Anti abortion

Ongoing issue in the Catholic

community today

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DOCTRINAL BELIEFES

COMMON WITH SDA

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DIETY

God – invisible, omnipotent,

omnipresent, and omniscient

Trinity – “One God”,The Father Almighty,

Jesus Christ – the Son of God,

and the Holy Spirit Divinity of Christ – an Eternal

Son of God who became a man

The sinlessness of Christ – a perfect man

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THE SCRIPTURES

The Scriptures is the Word of God – 

written under the inspiration of the Holy

Spirit

 – But in practice,

they confer more

value on tradition

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THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH

RC: Christ gave the apostlesteaching authority over 

the church and the gift of infallibility – the apostleshanded them over tothe bishops, their successors.

SDA: The Church in the community of believerswho confess Jesus as Lord and Savior … TheChurch derives its authority from Christ (The

Word) and from the Scriptures (The Written Word)

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VIRGINAL CONCEPTION OF CHRIST

Mary a virginand

Roman Catholicdogma presents

“perpetualvirginity of Mary.” 

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SECOND COMING OF CHRIST

Clearly stated in

the so-calledApostolic Creed

A fundamental

doctrinein the SDA Church

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THE PRACTICE OF BAPTISM

As buried with Christand arise into a new life

RC: sprinkling

SDA: immersion

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SOME MAJOR DOCTRINAL

MISUNDERSTANDINGS

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MASS

RC believe that

the bread and wine

are transformedinto the actual flesh

and blood of Christ

(transsubstantiation)

Sunday mass attendance is a must

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THE VIRGIN MARY

RC believe the perpetual

virginity of Mary, butthe Scriptures says Jesus

has brothers from Mary.

The doctrine was formallyestablished at the RC’s

Lateran historical references

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THE CATHOLIC MARIOLATRY (1)

Jesus, the Son of Mary

Mary has authorityMary is omnipotent

Human beings aresaved only if they believe in Mary

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THE CATHOLIC MARIOLATRY (2)

Mary is intercessor 

Mar has a functionMary may condemn sin

Mary is put to the place off God

Mary is the object of prayer 

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OTHER DIFFERENCES (1)

The tradition of the Churchis equal to the Scripture

The sole authority of the Scripture? No.They believe in Church

tradition, sacred tradition.Critical reading of the Bible?

The laymen cannot interpret it.

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OTHER DIFFERENCES (2)

Papal authority. He is the vicar or representative of Christ on earth.

The Pope is infallible The doctrine of creation.

They don’t believe

in 6-day creation Religious orders

God’s law 

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OTHER DIFFERENCES (3)

Sabbath

The images in the Church

The saints

Apostolic succession

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OTHER DIFFERENCES (4)

The sacraments (The RC

believe they arethe means of grace)

The Lord’s Supper  

Confession of sins

to the priest

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GENERAL

Be sure you know the

Catholic sources of authority

 – TRADITION

 – MAGISTERIUM –Universal teaching of the

Church – SCRIPTURES – The Bible with Apocrypha

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CONTEXTUAL APPROACH

Culture

Language and valuesVisual symbols

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Bear in mind these

important issues asyou do a Bible

Study and engage

in discussion with

the Catholics

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SUGGESTED

DOCTRINAL APROACHES

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1. The Bible

2. Christ

3. Jesus is my God

4. The Virgin Mary5. Christ Died for Me

6. Jesus is my Priest

RECOMMENDED ORDER OF

BIBLE STUDY TOPICS (1-6)

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12. The Power of the Key

13. The Universal Priesthood of Believers

14. My Connection with Christ’s Church 

15. Christ Betrayal16. Christ’s Law 

RECOMMENDED ORDER OF

BIBLE STUDY TOPICS (12-16)

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17. Christ and Sabbath

18. Apostles and Sabbath

19. Christ and Restoration of the Kingdom

20. One Flock One Shepherd21. The Final Victory

22. Life After Death

RECOMMENDED ORDER OF

BIBLE STUDY TOPICS (12-22)

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