Forgiveness Cannot Be Found In Catholicism But Catholics Can Be Forgiven!

If you have been reading my blog posts for any length of time then you know that I believe in the absolute free grace of God found only through faith alone in Christ alone. If you are trusting in the saving work of Jesus Christ on the cross to be sufficient payment for your sins then you are saved, born again, justified, sanctified and soon to be glorified! But this is not what the Catholic church has been teaching for centuries.
In 1544 the Roman Catholic church formulated a doctrinal statement of beliefs called the Council of Trent. To this day the Catholic church has never refuted the position of that council.  In Canon 9 of this document they make the following statement concerning those like myself who teach and believe in "faith alone" in Christ alone.
Note:  This information was selected from the site www.carm.org and the verses that follow are a refutation of the Catholic position.
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CANON 9:  "If any one saith, that by faith alone the impious is justified; in such wise as to mean, that nothing else is required to co-operate in order to the obtaining the grace of Justification, and that it is not in any way necessary, that he be prepared and disposed by the movement of his own will; let him be anathema." 

1. "Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin," (Rom. 3:20).
2. "Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus," (Rom. 3:24).
3. "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law," (Rom. 3:28).
4. "For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness," (Rom. 4:3).
5. "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ," (Rom. 5:1).
6. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God," (Eph. 2:8).
7. "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost," (Titus 3:5). 

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Clearly, the Catholic church does not believe that a man, woman, boy or girl can be saved by simply believing on Jesus. But can the Catholic church, which is riddled with false doctrine and false teachers, be trusted when it comes to the most important thing in all the world (your eternal destiny)?
I don't think so. I urge you to keep an open mind and listen to the following former Catholic in this video which has had nearly 28,000 views in the last two years!

This man clearly believes that he is saved because he repented (realized he was a lost sinner) and believed on the Lord Jesus Christ as his own Savior. I was so blessed as I watched this video that I just felt that I had to share it on this site. Time is short, chances are running out to find forgiveness in the person and work of Christ. If you are trapped in the mire of Catholicism you can find forgiveness. Recognized that you are on the wrong path, acknowledge that you are a wretched sinner and believe in Christ to save you. Do it today, do it right now.

Omar Henry, Boxer, Christian - Now Training In Heaven's Gym

Omar Henry died early this morning after a valiant fight with stage 4 gall bladder cancer. He will be remembered by most of the world as a fabulous amateur light middleweight boxer who had aspirations of reaching stardom in the professional ranks.
Henry's amateur career was indeed special as he amassed a spectacular 60 win, 5 loss record. He was a four time Texas Golden Glove champ and a National Golden Glove quarter finalist. His professional career was short lived because of his illness but was showing glimpses of greatness. He signed a contract with Don King and he won 10 of his first 12 fights with first round knockouts. One of his last boxing accomplishments was to serve as a sparring partner for Floyd Merriweather Jr. in March of 2012. The late fall diagnosis of cancer was battled courageously by Henry. He spent three months in the University of Chicago Hospital. Omar Henry was 25 and he Tweeted a month ago that he hoped to make it to his 26th birthday but he was unable to make it a reality. Omar would of turned 26 a week from today.
Omar will be remembered by boxing enthusiasts as one of the most promising prospects to come along in several years. But death is always an unwelcome visitor. The Bible tells us that Omar Henry and everyone of us have an appointment with death.

Hebrews 9
 ²⁷ And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Job 14 

1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.

² He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
³ And doth thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
⁴ Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
⁵ Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

While boxing enthusiasts will remember the boxer I want to honor Omar the Christian. Just a few weeks ago in the midst of a brave fight against cancer and aware of his fate he made a revealing Tweet to his fans. You can read it here  Omar was praising his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in his last days here on earth. I always feel joy and relief when I hear of the saving faith of a departed celeb or athlete. Sometimes I get to thinking that the world is void of believers but I know that the Lord has multitudes of His children who are faithfully following Him and awaiting His arrival. Omar is truly training in God's gym now, I look forward to meeting him soon.
If you were diagnosed with stage 4 cancer today are you ready for the possible outcome of death? Believe on Christ today, trust Him as Savior now.. 

The Drought Continues In 2013 - My Observations In Kansas

This weekend I traveled between Buhler, Kansas and Hesston, Kansas, on a blacktop road that I have been traveling for nearly 43 years (since I acquired my license). There are several cattle ponds on this road that have been in existence all of this time...until now. The drought is widening into 2013 and the outlook is not good.
I spent the weekend in Hutchinson, Kansas, and visited with my daughter and her family. They had traveled to Cheney Reservoir a couple of days earlier and told me some amazing things about the drought's effect on Wichita's chief source of water. Wichita is Kansas largest city, over 300,000, and they believe a water crisis could be as close as a month away.  Keep in mind that Cheney Reservoir is right in the middle of the best wheat land in America. Hunger and famine are on the horizon.

As I continued to drive home through the Flint Hills of Kansas I witnessed more dried up ponds. It is truly an eye opening experience to see first hand the damage of this epic drought. I have been warning you of the dire global financial situation, bizarre animal deaths, extreme weather conditions, signs in the heavens and the coming New World Order. I believe that all of these things are portending the coming tribulation and return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 3:1

King James Version (KJV)

3 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

Dear Reader, it's not going to get better. Times will get more and more dire as the Earth undergoes birth pangs the closer we get to the glorious appearing of King Jesus. The real question, as I have posed many times, is....are you ready?  Have you trusted in the saving work of Christ on the cross to be sufficient payment for your sins? Watch the little video in the right sidebar and peruse the articles in this site. If you have a question feel free to email me too. The most important thing you can do as far as prepping for the coming disasters is to receive Jesus as your Savior. I'm praying for you that you will make that important decision.