Saturday, October 07, 2006

Who is the Head of the church?

The Bible plainly states it:

"Who (God) hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence." Colossians 1:13-18

"For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body." Ephesians 5:23

Who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

"The Lord made St. Peter the visible foundation of his Church. He entrusted the keys of the Church to him. The bishop of the Church of Rome, successor to St. Peter, is "head of the college of bishops, the Vicar of Christ and Pastor of the universal Church on earth" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition, #936)

"The Pope, Bishop of Rome and Peter's successor, "is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful."402 "For the Roman Pontiff, by reason of his office as Vicar of Christ, and as pastor of the entire Church has full, supreme, and universal power over the whole Church, a power which he can always exercise unhindered."403 (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition, #882)

Does the church have two heads?

Of course not!

Two heads means two different bodies.

Anotherwords, there is absolutely no unity between the church of Jesus Christ and the church of Rome.

"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also [is] Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit." 1 Corinthians 12:12-13

By the word of the Lord, the Roman Catholic church cannot be counted as a Christian church, in any sense.

Under the Headship of Christ,

One Clay Soldier among many

1 Comments:

At 7:56 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Chris,

Glad to see that you're writing again. Good observation. Two heads means two bodies. It either means that, or it means we're talking about a monster!
We miss you brother. God bless.

Brian Vander Kodde

 

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