“Breaking Now: Pope holds prayer service at national shrine in DC” “Fox News Alert” “Stop Everything you are doing” “Super Mega Important”
Just a thought here. As I sit working on some website stuff, I have Fox News running in the background, and it sounds like all of the anchors and guests are falling out of their seats with their excitement over the visit from the pope. I can’t even remember how many times today I have heard the phrase “holy father” in reference to the pope, and each time I cringe a little at the idea of anyone other than God being holy. We have one and only Holy Father and His name is not Benedict XVI.
His name alone implies that he is one in a line of many leaders who have died before him. There is only one Jesus, but many popes, and yet people worship the popes and shy away from Jesus? Why is it that people will worship a man who might do and talk of good things, but who is in himself not good (No one is good except God alone. Luke 18:19).
…They would walk into a city, build a statue of Caesar, who was supposed to be god…The funny thing about calling a man god, whether it was the Chinese, whether it was the Romans, is they just keep dying.
Matt Chandler
The Trilogy
They treat the pope like deity, but the simple fact that he rides around in a vehicle covered with bulletproof glass demonstrates his mortality. I mean, think about it, if it where Jesus that everyone came see, He wouldn’t need a Jesusmobile to keep Him safe.
But, just think of the day when all of the human worship will be replaced with genuine worship to the One who is genuinely deserving of that worship. Imagine what it will be like when the people who are screaming and yelling and fainting, as if it where an Obama rally, and waiting for the pope to pass them by see the true Holy Father in all of His glory. And just think of how much more glorious the moment will be when all of the nations and all of the people groups of the world finally see the Glorified Christ. I can’t wait.
Oh yeah, and one more thing. Why is it that the only time people are interested in faith and prayer is when the pope comes to town? Don’t they realize that the prayer line is always open, even when the pope isn’t watching?
14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:14-16
Jesus is our only Hope. And not just hope for today but for eternity. Jesus is the only one who can save us, so let’s worship Him. Let’s fall out of our seats with excitement over His coming. And let us live as if our faith is not something of dead orthodoxy or meaningless tradition that we only practice for watching eyes, but a faith that consumes our lives with joy because of the Savior who conquered death.
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Most protestants in the 15th century believed him to be the Anti-Christ. I agree with this. He has the most control over the world, more than any world leader. He controls a nation (papal states) and a religion. Read over revelations and see if you agree that he fits all the requirements.