I talked today to my old friend from Egypt, Kamal Ibrahim El Gadi.
I told him:
"But I love Coptic Orthodox Christian arabs in Egypt....Many of them are TRUE believers..."
Look at them here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTpvaEWjXWs
Kamal said:
"Many of them are true believers !!??? ... Is your religion a glass of cocktail that suits all types....or should appeal to all attitudes & trends... HA"
My response:
"My point is: ONLY A SMALL number of believers/a SMALL REMNANT will be saved from christian denominations...
Why?
Idol worshipers of Mary and saints etc will NOT enter the Kingdom of God!
And sinners will NOT enter the Kingdom of God :toomuch::devil::Mug::buddies:
and sexual immoral people AMONG Christians :angeldevil: will be in hell too..."
I didn't know chatlics' (unless they call themselves "Christian- chaotic") then they are "Christians" Catholicism is a cult.... Is it really considered Christian?
The Coptic church is originally the Ethiopian Christian Church believed to have been started by the Disciple Phillip. This is the church that is believed to have possession of the Arc of the Covenant in Ethiopia. There are several denominations of the Coptic church so it is possible that some are more true to Christianity in their beliefs and practices than others.
Catholicism is not a cult. It is historically the Christian Church. Catholics do not worship idols, Saints, or Mary although they do pray to them. Catholics worship the Christian God, believe Jesus is the Son of God (The Church actually worships the Sun of God but very few of the parishioners are aware of this) and they believe Jesus rose from the dead and that salvation is through faith in Jesus. If the Catholic Church were a cult then the Protestant churches would also be cults because they are off shoots of the Catholic church and still practice some of the pagan rituals the Catholic church practices and therefore continue to pay homage to the papacy.
Praying to anyone except God is an idolworship and abomination for Him and the God of Israel WARNED in Exodus 20 that He will punish such idolworshipers!
They will just NOT inherit the Kingdom of God like Muslim idolworshipers of a stone...Kaaba...
JESUS SAYS IN MATTHEW 12:50 "WHOEVER DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER IN HEAVEN IS MY MOTHER!"
Matthew 12:47-50: Someone told Jesus, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you." Jesus says, "Who is My mother, and who are my brothers? Pointing to His disciples, He said, "HERE are My MOTHER and brothers. For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and MOTHER!"
JESUS SAYS IN MARK 3:34, "WHOEVER DOES GOD'S WILL IS MY MOTHER!"
Mark 3:31-34: Then Jesus' mother and BROTHERS {Greek-"ADELPHOS"} arrived. Standing outside...A crowd was sitting around Him, and they told Him, "Your mother and BROTHERS are outside looking for you." "Who are My mother and my brothers?" Jesus asked. Then He looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, "HERE IS MY MOTHER and my brothers! Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and MOTHER!"
JESUS SAYS IN LUKE 8:21, "MY MOTHER AND BROTHERS ARE THOSE WHO HEAR GOD'S WORD AND PUT IT INTO PRACTICE!"
Luke 8:20,21: Someone told Him {Jesus} "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You." Jesus repied, "MY MOTHER and brothers are those who hear God's Word and put it into practice!!"
AND SO THE LORD JESUS HAS **MILLIONS OF MOTHERS** AND BROTHERS!!!
Luke 11:27,28: As Jesus was saying these things. a woman in the crowd called out, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you." Jesus replied, Blessed **RATHER** are those who hear the Word of God and Obey it!!"
I agree with what you are saying about praying to anyone other than God. It is an abomination to Father. Judging by this and other posts of yours, I am lead to believe that you believe that anyone who engages in any religious activity that is non-biblical would also be considered a non-Christian and would be an abomination to God. Perhaps you will consider that the list of these practices would include the Eucharist, or Communion, Altar calls, Sermons, Church buildings, the order of our modern Church government/leadership in the sense that there are priests and generally a single teacher/pastor and congregating on Sundays.
I would also assume that if you are going to judge those who pray to someone other than God because it is against God's word you would then have to hold the same standard for those Christians who also practice other pagan and/or non-Biblical traditions. And, assuming you are a church going practitioner of the Christian faith, you are likely guilty of engaging in a few of these yourself.
One of the inherent problems with Christianity is that it seems designed to allow for sharp criticism of anyone who does not fall in line with it's doctrines and traditions without consideration that it exists out of the mercy and forgiveness of a benevolent God. And yet those who practice the traditions and believe the doctrines stand in opposition of the Word of God every day because they believe and practice non-Biblical teachings every day, and especially on Sundays. Right or wrong, being critical of another religion's practices doesn't make yours any better. In fact it alienates people, causes strife and ultimately brings divisions and starts wars. God has not called us to be right. He has called us to be obedient. If you are disobedient because you practice traditions and teach doctrines that cannot be found in the Scriptures , the very words of Father, or the New Testament then are you also not an abomination to Him? Yes, by your standard you are. And by your own standard this makes you a non-Christian. Well, it actually makes you a Christian but not a follower of Jesus or practitioner of Truth.
