SIMPLE TRUTH

The main message of the Bible can be understood by a child.
This is opposed to false, twisted and perverted teachings of the catholic church throughout the ages, which say that nobody can understand the Bible but the clergy. Bible does say however "A natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised" (1 Corinthians 2:14) can you tell the difference between those two statements?
I remember being around 12 years of age or so and was asked by a priest to read a verse from the Bible. I would like to mention here, that the Bible, the "forbidden" book if you will, was taken from the shelf only ones a year around easter holiday, when the priests walk from house to house collecting so called donations. After reading the verse, he looked down at me and with the big sarcasm and smile said: and what did you understand from this?!

Nothing like this should interfere spreading of the Gospel, and continued commitment to God in Jesus Christ as well as spiritual growth through regular Bible study. It is understandable that for some brothers and sisters in the Roman Catholic Church this may be a strange statement, as lay members of the Roman Catholic Church are not supposed to interpret the Bible; however, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, it is possible to discover God's riches through devoted study of the Bible.  A study and report by one David J. Riggs listed the following:

"No religious institution on earth has as much to fear about its members reading the Bible as the Catholic Church. When Catholics study the Bible they learn that in order to please God, they must discard the many false doctrines which their church has accumulated over the centuries. Following is an excerpt from an address given by the Cardinals to Pope Pius III, and is preserved in the National Library of Paris, Folio No. 1068, Vol. 2, pp. 650 651:

"'Of all the advice that we can offer your holiness we must open your eyes well and use all possible force in the matter, namely to permit the reading of the gospel as little as possible in all the countries under your jurisdiction. Let the very little part of the gospel suffice which is usually read in mass, and let no one be permitted to read more. So long as people will be content with the small amount, your interest will prosper; but as soon as the people want to read more, your interest will fail. The Bible is a book, which more than any other, has raised against us the tumults and tempests by which we have almost perished. In fact, if one compares the teaching of the Bible with what takes place in our churches, he will soon find discord, and will realize that our teachings are often different from the Bible, and oftener still, contrary to it.'"

WHAT??!!

It is very hard to comprehend and hard to accept statement such as this one; however, we have to accept it at face value, as the acceptance of so many false doctrines makes sense in the light of the above. The above may be verified by my Roman Catholic friends who may have access to these documents.

You don't have to be a theologian to understand the simplicity of the message:

* There is only one true God as Holy Trinity (although term "Holy Trinity" is not used in the Bible):
   God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit, all Three are One.
* God is pure, sovereign and just.
* God never changes, He is the same yesterday, today and forever.
* God accepts everyone without partiality, whoever calls on His name.
* Salvation by faith alone through Jesus Christ, the only way to Heaven, no others, no substitutions, no exeptions.
* Forgiveness of sins through repentence not by works or vain repetitions of prearranged prayers.


The Holy Bible is the Word of God, His letter to everyone on earth, spoken through chosen people who were inspired by the Holy Spirit.
God said everything about Himself that we need to know. To get to know Him, one can only do through reading the Bible.
The Bible is a "finished product", nothing can be added, taken away or changed, NO ONE on earth has the authority to do so. Furthermore, even God would not do it, He never changes His "mind" "For I am the Lord, I do not change..." (Malachi 3:6), if He did, that would make Him a lier. And the only one who would want to change it would be satan, the god of lies, god of this world as Jesus called him.
Catholic church has been changing, taking away from the Bible, creating all kinds of traditions since the beginning of it's existence. By doing so they put themselves above God of all creation. They basically step with dirty shoes over the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, no wonder they don't encourage the reading of the Bible by people.......because they would find the Truth.