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Q lie Spirit ofTruth and Spirit of Error I JO H N 4:6 , A n Examination of Romanist Teachings in the Light of Scripture— being the Second in a Series of T ru th and Error Studies Recommended Bj) INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN TRUTH INVESTIGATION SOCIETY Stucr? No. i, “Spirit of Truth, etc.” sets forth teachings of sevenmodernheresies. THE SCR IPTURES TEACHING OF CATHOLICISM: The Scriptures of th e Old and New Testam ents form only a small part of the Word of God. T hey are supple m ented by other equally inspired writings. Apocrypha, apostolic and ecclesiastical traditions. ARE ADDITIONS TO GOD'S WORD ALLOWABLE? Prov. 30: 5 Every w ord of God is p u re : he is a shield unto them th a t p u t th eir tru s t in him. 6 Add thou no t un.to his w ords, lest he reprove thee, and th o u be found a liar. Rev. 20: 18 Foi* I testify unto every m an th a t h eareth th e w ord of th e pr.ophecy of th is book, If any m an shall add u n to these things, God shall add unto him the plagues th a t are' w ritten in th is book. Deut. 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the w ord w hich I comm and youj neith er shall ye dim inish au g h t from it, th a t ye m ay keep the comm and m ents of the Lord your God w hich I comm and you. IF A WRITING CONTRADICTS SCRIPTURE, CAN IT BE OF GOD? Isa. 8: 20 To th e law and to the testim o n y : if they speak not ac cording to th is w ord, it is because th ere is no lig h t in them . IS THE APOCRYPHA INSPIRED? Had no place in Old Testam ent canon. N ot quoted by Christ or apostles. Claims no inspiration. Some of its writers dis claim it. Contains doctrines contradicting Scripture. Not considered inspired by Catholic Church until Council of Trent. ARE THE TRADITIONS. INSPIRED ? Never heard of till given out by monks in middle centuries. N ever included in Scripture. Contradicts Scriptur.e. M ost promi nent doctrines of Catholicism founded on the traditions. M t. 15: 3 B ut he answ ered and said unto them , W hy do ye also tra n sg re ss the comm andm ent of God by your trad itio n ? 6 T hus have ye m ade the comm andm ent of God of none effect by your tradition. 9 B ut in vain they do w orship me, teaching for doctrines the comm andm ents of men. CATHOLICISM: The Scriptures must be understood only as inter preted by the church. They contain passages apt to be m isunderstood by the laity to their destruction. IS INDIVIDUAL BIBLE STUDY ESSENTIAL TO CHRISTIAN GROWTH? 1 P eter 2: 2 As new bofn babes, desire the sincere m ilk of the word, th a t ye m ay grow thereby. A cts 17:11 T hese w ere m ore noble th an those in Thessalonica, in th a t they received the w ord w ith all readiness of m ind, and searched the S criptures daily, w hether those th in g s w ere so.
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