The Holy Scripture - english version B.indd - Sabbat

344Paul's Foreview of Romanism.confiding in his own judgment shall dare to wrest the sacred Scriptures to his ownsense of them contrary to that which is held by holy mother Church, whose rightit is to judge of the meaning." If anyone disobeys this decree he is to be punishedaccording to law.4. Scripture teaches us most abundantly that Christ is the only head of theChurch [Editor: the head of every man is Christ, the Messiah (1. Corinthians 11,3);the assembly]. God gave Him to be the head over all things to the Church, whichis His body ; but Romanism teaches that the pope is the head of the Church onearth. " The pope is the head of all heads, and the prince, moderator, and pastorof the whole Church of Christ, which is under him," says Benedict XIV. ; andthe Douay catechism, taught in all Papal schools, says, " He who is not in dueconnexion and subordination to the pope must needs be dead, and cannot becounted a member of the Church."5. Scripture teaches us that the wages of sin is death, and " that whoever shallkeep the law, and yet offend in one point, is guilty of all." (Jacob / James 2,10) -" Cursed is every one that continues not in all things which are written in thebook of the law to do them." (Galatians 3,10) - But Popery teaches that there aresome sins which do not deserve the wrath and curse of God, and that venial sinsdo not bring spiritual death to the soul.6. The Bible teaches us that a man is justified by faithwithout the deeds of the law, and that we are justified freelyby His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.But Popery denounces this doctrine. The Council of Trent asserted that whosoevershould affirm that we are justified by the grace and favour of God was to beaccursed, and so all those who hold that salvation is not by works, but by grace.7. Scripture teaches us to confess sin to God only. " Against You, You only,have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight." (Psalm 51,4) - " Every one ofus shall give account of himself to God." (Romans 14,12) - " If we confessour sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins."(1. John 1,9) - But Romanism denies this, and says that sacramental confessionto a priest is necessary to salvation, and that any one who should denounce thepractice of secret confessions as contrary to the institution and command of Christand a mere human invention, is to be accursed.8. Scripture teaches us, again, that God only can forgive sins, and thatthe minister's duty is simply to announce His forgiveness. " Repentance andremission of sins " was to be preached in His name [Editor: in the Name ofYahshua the Messiah, the Son of God, the Son of YAHWEH our Elohim] amongall nations. " God was in Christ [Editor: because the Name of YAHWEH is inthe name Yahshua: The translation of name Yahshua means “YAHWEH saves”],reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them ; and hascommitted to us the word of reconciliation." He command us to preach to thepeople, that "through His name whosoever believes in Himshall receive remission of sins." The Council of Trent asserts, onthe contrary, whosoever shall affirm that the priest's absolution is not a judicialact, but only a ministry to declare that the sins of the penitent are forgiven, or thatthe confession of the penitent is not necessary in order to obtain absolution from