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Q: Is the Catholic/Orthodox doctrine of mediation heretical according to any passage in the Protestant Bible?
I am interested in the Orthodox branch of the Christian church and I understand that Orthodox believers pray through Mary and the saints as opposed to Jesus and God directly. Is there any way to defend this practice in the Old or New Testament? Even if there is not, what I am most curious about is whether or not it is specifically condemned. Thanks so much!

A: Catholic and orthodox are both false. Here's why: The first Christians in ACTS in the Bible were not catholic or orthodox. They were fundamentalist in doctrine. Anyone can read Acts and see for themselves Catholicism and orthodox didn't exist for over 300 years later. Catholicism and orthodox both teach a false gospel of works ("sacraments") that leads to eternal hell (Galatians 1:6-9). Catholicism and orthodox are not Christian Jesus wants to have a personal relationship with you. Catholicism and orthodox cannot give you this. Catholicism/orthodox = faith + works = no salvation and eternal torment in hell Christian = faith alone in Jesus for salvation, without our own works added = salvation and eternity in heaven with Jesus! :) Only faith alone in Jesus saves! Salvation is a FREE GIFT that happens in a split second when you believe in Jesus! It is impossible to lose or "leave" salvation. The truth about Jesus is that the only way to be saved and to get into heaven and avoid being sent to eternal hell, is by believing in faith alone that Jesus, who is God, died for our sins on the cross as FULL PAYMENT for all our sins, and then Jesus rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). Believe this and you will be in heaven, no matter what! Please pray now: "Jesus, please forgive me of my sins. I believe that You died on the cross for my sins and You rose from the dead. Thank You for eternal life!" You will be in heaven with Him forever when you die. :)

Q: Is the Catholic Bible different from the Protestant Bible?


A: In first century Jerusalem there were at least four OT Canons in use by different Jewish Groups. There was the Canon of the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Ethiopian Jews and the Diaspora/Essene Jews. Jesus and the disciples used the Septuagint which was the Canon of the Diaspora/Essenes. We know this because it is quoted in the New Testament. This Canon continued to be the Canon of Christians until after the Reformation and, in fact until about 200 years ago when the Protestants adopted a condensed version of the Canon eliminating the Deuterocanonicals from their Bibles. Even the AKJ originally contained the complete Christian Canon. It has been said by critics of Christ’s Church that the Deuterocanonicals were never believed to be inspired and just the opposite is true. The decision by Christians as to which books are inspired and useful for teaching was decided at the African Synods in the late fourth and early fifth century. There was never a question about their inspiration. The OT Canon chosen by the Protestants is actually a Jewish Canon not chosen by the Jews until after the establishment of Christianity as a result of the spread of Christianity to slow the growth of the new group in Jerusalem after the fall of the Temple in 70AD. Until then as I said previously there were many Canons in use. The adoption of the Canon missing the Deuterocanonicals united the Jews against the Christians was decided in the Jewish Council of Jamnia because the Deuterocanonicals referred too strongly to the Messiah fulfilled in Christ. Some Protestants will claim that only the Jews have the authority to choose Canon but the Church deferred that decision to Christ and the disciples and it is clear through biblical research, that the Septuagint is the Bible used by the first century Church and quoted in the NT Scriptures. The fact that Protestants choose to adopt the Canon that was approved by the same Jews that accused our Lord that resulted in His crucifixion suggests the source of this confusion as from the father of lies who led the Pharisees to accuse Christ and petition for His punishment. It is another way that Satan divides the body of Christ and separates the faithful denying Christ’s prayer that we all be one in Christ through His Church. The Christian Church has always used the Septuagint as Canon and never the truncated version of modernist Protestants. Some Protestants erroneously believe that Catholics added to the Bible with the Deuterocanonicals but this shows an ignorance of their own history and the history of Christianity as witnessed by Christ’s Church. The facts are that the Protestants removed the Deuterocanonicals and even considered strongly to remove some of the NT books currently in use by Protestants and Catholics. Fr. Martin Luther was in favor of removing the book of James because it conflicted with His heretical man made doctrines of the “Solas”, Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide. The heretic Ulrich Zwingli wanted to remove the Gospel of John because of its teaching of the commandment to Eat Christ’s Body and drink His Blood which contradicted his view of a real absence of Christ instead of a real presence in the Eucharist. Even Fr. Martin Luther could not endorse such a departure from Scriptures and deny that Christ is truly and really present in the Eucharist in Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. In Christ Fr. Joseph

Q: How is the Protestant Bible different from the Catholic Bible ?


A: The Bible used by Catholics contains all the books established by the ancient Church. The New Testament is common to both; the Old Testament used by Catholics is the same as the one Christ used. Protestants removed those books (and portions of others) known as the Deuterocanon (NOT "Apocrypha") in order to support their deviations from the ancient faith.

Q: Why do the Catholic Bible and the Protestant Bible differ? Are some Gospels less inspirationatory than others?


A: In first century Jerusalem there were at least four OT Canons in use by different Jewish Groups. There was the Canon of the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Ethiopian Jews and the Diaspora/Essene Jews. Jesus and the disciples used the Septuagint which was the Canon of the Diaspora/Essenes. We know this because it is quoted in the New Testament. This Canon continued to be the Canon of Christians until after the Reformation and, in fact until about 200 years ago when the Protestants adopted a condensed version of the Canon eliminating the Deuterocanonicals from their Bibles. Even the AKJ originally contained the complete Christian Canon. It has been said by critics of Christ’s Church that the Deuterocanonicals were never believed to be inspired and just the opposite is true. The decision by Christians as to which books are inspired and useful for teaching was decided at the African Synods in the late fourth and early fifth century. There was never a question about their inspiration. The OT Canon chosen by the Protestants is actually a Jewish Canon not chosen by the Jews until after the establishment of Christianity as a result of the spread of Christianity to slow the growth of the new group in Jerusalem after the fall of the Temple in 70AD. Until then as I said previously there were many Canons in use. The adoption of the Canon missing the Deuterocanonicals united the Jews against the Christians was decided in the Jewish Council of Jamnia because the Deuterocanonicals referred too strongly to the Messiah fulfilled in Christ. Some Protestants will claim that only the Jews have the authority to choose Canon but the Church deferred that decision to Christ and the disciples and it is clear through biblical research, that the Septuagint is the Bible used by the first century Church and quoted in the NT Scriptures. The fact that Protestants choose to adopt the Canon that was approved by the same Jews that accused our Lord that resulted in His crucifixion suggests the source of this confusion as from the father of lies who led the Pharisees to accuse Christ and petition for His punishment. It is another way that Satan divides the body of Christ and separates the faithful denying Christ’s prayer that we all be one in Christ through His Church. The Christian Church has always used the Septuagint as Canon and never the truncated version of modernist Protestants. Some Protestants erroneously believe that Catholics added to the Bible with the Deuterocanonicals but this shows an ignorance of their own history and the history of Christianity as witnessed by Christ’s Church. The facts are that the Protestants removed the Deuterocanonicals and even considered strongly to remove some of the NT books currently in use by Protestants and Catholics. Fr. Martin Luther was in favor of removing the book of James because it conflicted with His heretical man made doctrines of the “Solas”, Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide. The heretic Ulrich Zwingli wanted to remove the Gospel of John because of its teaching of the commandment to Eat Christ’s Body and drink His Blood which contradicted his view of a real absence of Christ instead of a real presence in the Eucharist. Even Fr. Martin Luther could not endorse such a departure from Scriptures and deny that Christ is truly and really present in the Eucharist in Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. In Christ Fr. Joseph

Q: do bible fundamentalists demand that Catholics use the Protestant bible to explain Catholic practices?
knowing that the Protestant bible is missing several books compared to the original compilation of the bible, it doesn't make sense that bible fundamentalists should limit Catholics to the Protestant bible to explain Catholic practices. It doesn't seem fair. Will, check your sources. Lion of Judah, so? does that change the fact that the original compilation of the bible consists of several books that are missing in the Protestant bible? you can't just smile there and convince yourself you've answered a question, you know.

A: there was this funny posting made by a fundie this one time that stated something like this, "If your original Hebrew disagrees with my KJV of the BIble than your Hebrew is wrong, if your Hebrew agrees with my KJV then your Hebrew is right." there is a whole listing of collected stupid postings like this I forgot the website.

Q: What were the reasons that Lutherans took the deuterocanonical books out of the Protestant Bible?
I am a Lutheran and have never read those books, but I was wondering if anyone with knowledge of the subject (I welcome both Catholics and Protestants to answer) could enlighten me on exactly why Luther wanted to remove those books from the Bible.

A: Well, it’s not quite so simple as “blame Martin Luther.” There were early church fathers such as St Jerome (300-400 AD) who also didn’t view these books as being at the same level as the other accepted scriptures. The canonization of the bible was a very comprehensive process. It is important to note that we are talking about 7 Old Testament books that are the disputed deuterocanonical or apochryphal books. The New Testament is identical in both Catholic and Protestant bibles. The criteria for selecting the Old Testament canon was… - Authority – Does the book claim to be of God? - Prophetic – Is the book written by a servant of God? (ie. prophet or divinely chosen by God) - Authentic – Does the book tell the truth? About God, people, etc. It would be impossible for God to contradict Himself or make errors. Thus, any writings that contradicted what God said in other canonical books were not likely to be truly inspired and authentic. - Dynamic – Does the book have the life-transforming power of God? - Reception – Is the book received or accepted by the people of God for whom it was originally written as being from God? Ie: is its acceptant already a self evident fact by all those of the time. Looking at this criteria, the apocryphal books did not claim to be inspired even by their authors where they were known; there are teachings that are directly contradictory to the rest of the unanimously accepted canon such as the use of magic/amulets and the completion of works to forgive sins; they are not included in the canon written in language by the original Jewish authors or their audience (Hebrew) and they do not give evidence of the power of God or testify to the Gospel message. These books are interesting to read and have great value for insight into ancient Jewish society and the times leading up to Jesus, but the lack of unanimity regarding the criteria above dictates that they should not be used for foundational doctrinal positions which is why they aren't included in the Protestant bible.

Q: What chapter did they slip "Judge atheists lest ye be judged" into the Protestant Bible?


A: you can't see it when you read the bible - it appears when you read with the spirit and you get the free soul cleansing

Q: What are the differences in the catholic & protestant bible?
In the mid 16th century around the protestant reformation era, a new cut of the bible was made in england, the king james version. Which books were left out of this version? The books discarded contained a lot of the hebrew laws and rituals, but i don't know what they are.

A: It was by the apostolic Tradition that the Church discerned which writings are to be included in the list of the sacred books. This complete list is called the canon of Scripture. It includes 46 books for the Old Testament (45 if we count Jeremiah and Lamentations as one) and 27 for the New.91 The Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, the Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. The New Testament: the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the Acts of the Apostles, the Letters of St. Paul to the Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, the Letter to the Hebrews, the Letters of James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Jude, and Revelation (the Apocalypse). For more information go to this link and look for section 120 and following. http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect1chpt2.htm#art3

Q: Does the orthodox Bible have more books/chapters than Catholic and Protestant Bibles?


A: Hello, Catholic Defender beat me to the punch but ditto to him. Cheers, Michael Kelly

Q: Catholics, do you recognize that mainstream protestant are much closer to the spirit of Jesus and the Bible?
the Bible doesn't talk about praying to Mary, about having a Pope, about papal infallibility, etc... doesn't an impartial reading of the Bible argue in favor of the legitimacy of mainstream protestant faiths over Catholicism?

A: The Bible also says, "Judge not, lest ye be judged." And what are you on here doing? Hmm... The Bible also doesn't say anything about promoting millionaire pastors who go on television and prey on people's emotional vulnerability to make a buck, a phenomenon that is exclusive to Protestantism. And I, personally, go to a Southern Baptist church. Doesn't get much more Protestant than that. We have a gospel choir, piano and organ player, modern day technology, pews, stain glass windows, and a really nice steeple. None of that is specifically mentioned in the Bible. My point? There is a LOT of stuff Protestants do that are not specifically in the Bible. Heck, being on the internet is not in the Bible. Maybe we shouldn't do that, either. One destination: God. Many paths. Mind your own business.

Q: what are the books that is in the catholic bible but not in the protestant?
the books the is not found in the protestant bible

A: Protestants have fully accepted each and every one of the 27 books that the Catholics selected for the New Testament over 1,500 years ago. The difference in the Old Testaments actually goes back to the time before and during Christ’s life. At this time, there was no official Jewish canon of scripture. The Jews in Egypt translated their choices of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek in the second century before Christ. This translation of 46 books, called the Septuagint, had wide use in the Roman world because most Jews lived far from Palestine in Greek cities. Many of these Jews spoke only Greek. The early Christian Church was born into this world. The Church, with its bilingual Jews and more and more Greek-speaking Gentiles, used the books of the Septuagint as its Bible. Remember the early Christians were just writing the documents what would become the New Testament. After the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, with increasing persecution from the Romans and competition from the fledgling Christian Church, the Jewish leaders came together and declared its official canon of Scripture, eliminating seven books from the Septuagint. The books removed were Tobit, Judith, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Wisdom (of Solomon), Sirach, and Baruch. Parts of existing books were also removed including Psalm 151 (from Psalms), parts of the Book of Esther, Susanna (from Daniel as chapter 13), and Bel and the Dragon (from Daniel as chapter 14). The Christian Church filled with the Holy Spirit did not follow suit but kept all the books in the Septuagint. 46 + 27 = 73 Books total. 1500 years later, Protestants decided to keep the Catholic New Testament but change its Old Testament from the Catholic canon to the Jewish canon. The books that were removed supported such things as • Prayers for the dead (Tobit 12:12; 2 Maccabees 12:39-45) • Purgatory (Wisdom 3:1-7) • Intercession of saints in heaven (2 Maccabees 15:14) • Intercession of angels (Tobit 12:12-15) The books they dropped are sometimes called the Apocrypha. Here is a Catholic Bible website: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/ With love in Christ.

Q: Did God authorize the Protestant Refomers to change the Bible?
The canon of the Christian Bible was fixed at a worldwide Church meeting, the Synod of Hippo, in 393. If God did not authorize the change of the canon, who did? Is every Chritian authorized to create a personal Bible canon that corresponds with his/ her own personal beliefs? Universal Church counsels are a Biblical tradition. Read Acts 15.

A: The canon of the Bible was already fixed by the year 250 at the earliest, the OT centuries earlier. God himself inspired the apostle Paul to write at Romans 3:1,2, " What, then, is the superiority of the Jew, or what is the benefit of the circumcision? 2 A great deal in every way. First of all, because they were entrusted with the sacred pronouncements of God. " The Jews always kept the Apocrypha separate from the inspired books of the Bible, hence their name. The Catholic Church changed the Bible by including the Apocrypha with the inspired books of the Bible. The Protestants put things back the way God had them in the beginning and through the thousands of years the Jews were "entrusted with the sacred pronouncements of God." The early translator, Jerome, whose Latin Vulgate was the Catholic Bible for centuries, wrote of the apocrypha, "There is much in them that is faulty...it is a task requiring great prudence to find gold in the midst of clay." Any Christian knows that the books that are really God's Word have no "clay," only "gold." Best regards, Michael

Q: Why did Martin Luther take out books from the Catholic Bible to make the Protestant Bible ?


A: The books that were removed supported such things as + Prayers for the dead (Tobit 12:12; 2 Maccabees 12:39-45) + Purgatory (Wisdom 3:1-7) + Intercession of saints in heaven (2 Maccabees 15:14) + Intercession of angels (Tobit 12:12-15) The New Testament canon of the Catholic Bible and the Protestant Bible are the same with 27 Books. The difference in the Old Testaments actually goes back to the time before and during Christ’s life. At this time, there was no official Jewish canon of scripture. The Jews in Egypt translated their choices of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek in the second century before Christ. This translation of 46 books, called the Septuagint, had wide use in the Roman world because most Jews lived far from Palestine in Greek cities. Many of these Jews spoke only Greek. The early Christian Church was born into this world. The Church, with its bilingual Jews and more and more Greek-speaking Gentiles, used the books of the Septuagint as its Bible. Remember the early Christians were just writing the documents what would become the New Testament. After the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, with increasing persecution from the Romans and competition from the fledgling Christian Church, the Jewish leaders came together and declared its official canon of Scripture, eliminating seven books from the Septuagint. The books removed were Tobit, Judith, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Wisdom (of Solomon), Sirach, and Baruch. Parts of existing books were also removed including Psalm 151 (from Psalms), parts of the Book of Esther, Susanna (from Daniel as chapter 13), and Bel and the Dragon (from Daniel as chapter 14). The Christian Church did not follow suit but kept all the books in the Septuagint. 46 + 27 = 73 Books total. 1500 years later, Protestants decided to keep the Catholic New Testament but change its Old Testament from the Catholic canon to the Jewish canon. The books they dropped are sometimes called the Apocrypha. Here is a Catholic Bible website: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/ With love in Christ.