Topic
|
Scriptural
Reference(s) |
|
Anointing
of the Sick / Extreme Unction |
|
Anointing
of the sick and cures |
Mk.
6:13 |
|
Anointing
of sick / forgiveness of sins |
Jms.
5:14-15 |
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Baptism |
|
Foreshadowed
in Old Testament |
Ezek.
36:25 |
|
Commission
to teach and baptize |
Mt.
28:18-20 |
|
Necessity
of Baptism |
Mk.
16:16 |
|
Baptism
necessary to salvation |
Jn.
3:5 |
|
Necessity
of Baptism |
Acts
2:37-38 |
|
Whole
household baptized |
Acts
16:15 |
|
Whole
family baptized |
Acts
16:33 |
|
Necessity
of Baptism / remission of sins |
Acts
22:16 |
|
Whole
household baptized |
1
Cor. 1:16 |
|
Baptized
into one body |
1
Cor. 12:13 |
|
One
Baptism |
Eph.
4:5 |
|
Saved
through Baptism |
Ti.
3:5 |
|
Baptism
saves / Noah & the Ark |
1
Pt. 3:20-21 |
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The
Blessed Virgin Mary |
|
Promised
in Genesis / Enemy of Satan |
Gen.
3:15 |
|
The
Ark is covered with pure gold |
Ex.
25:10-11 |
|
After
the arrival of the Ark, the people turned to God |
1
Sam. 7:2 (1 Kgs. 7:2) |
|
Ark
of the Lord / Mary as the New Ark of the Lord |
2
Sam. 6:9 (2 Kgs. 6:9) / Lk. 1:43 |
|
With
the
Ark come blessings |
2
Sam. 6:11 (2 Kgs. 6:11) |
|
Queen
Mother position / Intercession |
1
Kgs. 2:19-20 (3 Kgs. 2:19-20) |
|
Places
where the Ark has come are holy |
2
Chron. 8:11 (2 Paral. 8:11) |
|
The
Assumption of Mary into Heaven |
Ps.
131:8 (132:8) |
|
Purity
of Mary |
Cant.
4:7 (Song 4:7) |
|
Virgin
mother (of God) prophesied |
Isa.
7:14 |
|
Gate
is to remain shut (perpetual virginity) |
Ezek.
44:2 |
|
Virgin
to bear Emmanuel ("God is with us") |
Mt.
1:23 |
|
Mary
is "full of grace" |
Lk.
1:28 |
|
Mary's
virginity |
Lk.
1:34 |
|
Most
blessed among women |
Lk.
1:41-42 |
|
Mother
of God |
Lk.
1:43 |
|
All
generations will call Mary blessed |
Lk.
1:48 |
|
Mary
interceded with Christ for first public miracle |
Jn.
2:1-11 |
|
Given
as our mother |
Jn.
19:25-27 |
|
God's
Son, born of a woman |
Gal.
4:4 |
|
Woman
clothed with the sun with a crown of twelve stars |
Rv.
12:1 |
|
Mary
is mother of those who keep God's commandments and bear witness to
Jesus |
Rv.
12:17 |
Also Try: Intercession
/ Saints |
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Confession
/ Penance / Forgiveness of Sins |
|
Keys
to the Kingdom of Heaven / Whatever
is bound and loosed on earth by Peter is bound and loosed in heaven |
Mt.
16:19 |
|
Whatever
is bound and loosed on earth by the Apostles is bound and loosed in heaven |
Mt.
18:18 |
|
Power
given to the Apostles to forgive sin |
Jn.
20:23 |
|
Forgiveness
of sins by presbyters (priests) |
Jms.
5:14-15 |
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Confirmation |
|
Reception
of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands |
Acts
8:14-17 |
|
Reception
of the Holy Spirit after Baptism |
Acts
19:5-6 |
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Church
/ Hierarchy |
|
Church
foretold in Old Testament |
Isa.
2:2-3 |
|
Church
foretold in Old Testament |
Micah
4:1-2 |
|
Apostles
are given authority |
Mt.
10:1 |
|
Will
be sinful members of the Church |
Mt.
13:24-30 |
|
Founding
of Church on St. Peter / Gates of Hell will not prevail against
the Church /
Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven / Power to Bind & Loose |
Mt.
16:18-19 |
|
Those
who don't listen to the Church are to be avoided |
Mt.
18:17 |
|
Power
of Apostles to bind and loose |
Mt.
18:18 |
|
Authority
(Seat of Moses) |
Mt.
23:2-3 |
|
Apostles
sent by Christ to make disciples / baptize / teach |
Mt.
28:19-20 |
|
Those
sent act for Christ / those who reject them reject Christ |
Lk.
10:16 |
|
They
who receive those whom Christ sent receive Christ |
Jn.
13:20 |
|
Mission
given to the Apostles by Christ |
Jn.
20:21 |
|
Apostles
given power to forgive sin |
Jn.
20:22-23 |
|
Matthias chosen
as
Judas' successor |
Acts
1:15-26 |
|
Appointing
presbyters (priests) |
Acts
14:23 (or Acts 14:22) |
|
Presbyters
(priests) |
Acts
15:1-4 |
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Those
without mandate / disturbed peace |
Acts
15:24 |
|
Apostles
hand down decisions of the Holy Spirit |
Acts
15:28 |
|
Appointed
as overseers / Church purchased with Christ's blood |
Acts
20:28 |
|
Those
who resist authority bring judgment on themselves |
Rom.
13:2 |
|
Hierarchy
/ different offices: apostles, prophets, teachers... |
1
Cor. 12:28-29 |
|
Ambassadors
of Christ |
2
Cor. 5:20 |
|
Church
built on foundation of apostles and prophets |
Eph.
2:19-20 |
|
Offices
in the Church: apostles, prophets, evangelists... |
Eph.
4:11 |
|
Christ
loves the Church and gave Himself for Her / The Church is holy |
Eph.
5:25-27 |
|
Bishops |
Phil.
1:1 |
|
Bishops |
1
Tm. 3:1 |
|
Deacons |
1
Tm. 3:8 |
|
The
Church is the pillar and foundation of truth |
1
Tm. 3:15 |
|
Presbyters
(priests) deserve honor |
1
Tm. 5:17 |
|
Appointing
presbyters (priests) |
Ti.
1:5 |
|
Bishops |
Ti.
1:7-9 |
|
Presbyters
(priests) called to pray / anoint the sick |
Jms.
5:14-15 |
|
Foundation
of the Apostles |
Rv.
21:14 |
|
Also Try: Priesthood
/ Holy Orders & Pope
/ Papacy |
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Church
is the Body of Christ |
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The
Church is the body of Christ |
Rom.
12:4-5 |
|
Bodies
are members of Christ |
1
Cor. 6:15 |
|
The
Church is the body of Christ |
1
Cor. 12:27 |
|
The
Church is the body of Christ |
Eph.
1:22-23 |
|
The
Church is the body of Christ / Christ nourishes and cherishes the
Church |
Eph.
5:29-30 |
|
The
Church is the body of Christ |
Col. 1:18 |
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Devil
/ Satan |
|
Caused
fall of man |
Gen.
3 |
|
The
devil is the father of lies |
Jn.
8:44 |
|
Our
struggle is with evil spirits |
Eph.
6:12 |
|
The
devil is prowling around looking for someone to devour |
1
Pt. 5:8 |
|
The
whole world is under power of the evil one |
1
Jn. 5:19 |
|
Battle
in Heaven |
Rv.
12:7-9 |
|
The
devil wages war against those who keep the commandments and bear
witness to Jesus |
Rv.
12:17 |
|
Also Try: Devil
/ Satan (Topical Scripture) |
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Divinity
of Christ |
|
Jesus
is called "Emmanuel", meaning "God is with us" |
Mt.
1:23 |
|
The
Word was God |
Jn.
1:1 |
|
Know
Jesus, know His Father |
Jn.
8:19 |
|
Jesus
says: "I AM" (See Ex. 3:14) |
Jn.
8:24, Jn. 8:28, Jn.
8:58, Jn. 13:19, Jn. 18:5, Jn. 18:8 |
|
"The
Father and I are one" |
Jn.
10:30 |
|
"The
Father is in me and I am in the Father" |
Jn.
10:37-38 |
|
Whoever
sees Jesus sees who sent Him |
Jn.
12:45 |
|
Whoever
sees Jesus has seen the Father |
Jn.
14:8-12 |
|
Thomas
proclaims: "My Lord and my God!" |
Jn.
20:28 |
|
In
Him, the fullness of the deity dwells |
Col.
2:9 |
|
Also Try: The
Holy
Trinity |
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Error
/ Heresy / False Teachings |
|
Beware
of false prophets |
Mt.
7:15 |
|
False
prophets will appear |
Mk.
13:22 |
|
Blind
leading the blind |
Lk.
6:39 |
|
Warning
regarding those who will pervert the truth |
Acts
20:29-30 |
|
Those
who preach another gospel are accursed |
Gal.
1:8-9 |
|
People
will stop listening to the truth and will be diverted to myths |
2
Tm. 4:3-4 |
|
False
teachers / deceivers should be silenced |
Ti.
1:10-11 |
|
Do
not associate with heretics / Heretics are perverted, sinful, and
stand self-condemned |
Ti.
3:10-11 |
|
Destructive
heresies will be introduced, bringing destruction |
2
Pt. 2:1-3 |
|
Do
not even greet those with strange doctrine (or you share in their evil works) |
2
Jn. 1:10-11 |
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Faith /
Works
|
|
Must
do will of the Father |
Mt.
7:21 |
|
Words
will acquit or condemn a person |
Mt.
12:36-37 |
|
Necessity
of keeping the commandments for salvation |
Mt.
19:16-17 |
|
Judged
based on works |
Mt.
25:31-46 |
Those
who have done good deeds are saved, those who have done wicked
deeds are condemned |
Jn.
5:28-29 |
|
All
will be repaid according to their works |
Rom.
2:5-8 |
|
Faith
without charity is nothing |
1
Cor. 13:2 |
|
Charity
is greater than faith |
1
Cor. 13:13 |
|
Each
will receive according to what was done in the body |
2
Cor. 5:10 |
|
A
person will reap what he sows |
Gal.
6:7-8 |
|
Religion
that is pure and undefiled is to give aid and to keep oneself
unstained by the world |
Jms.
1:27 |
|
Faith
without works is useless |
Jms.
2:20-22 |
|
Justified
by works and not by faith alone |
Jms.
2:24 |
|
Without
works, faith is dead |
Jms.
2:26 |
|
God
judges according to one's works |
1
Pt. 1:17 |
|
All
are judged based on deeds |
Rv.
20:12-13 |
|
Also Try: Salvation
& Other
Practices / Requirements |
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Guardian
Angels
|
|
Guardian
Angels |
Mt.
18:10 |
|
Guardian
Angels |
Acts
12:11-15 |
|
Also Try: Angels
(Topical Scripture) |
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Hell
|
|
Unquenchable
fire |
Mt.
3:12 |
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Fiery
Gehenna |
Mt.
5:22 |
|
Wailing
and grinding of teeth |
Mt.
8:11-12 |
|
Fiery
furnace |
Mt.
13:42 |
|
Fiery
furnace |
Mt.
13:49-50 |
|
Wailing
and grinding of teeth |
Mt.
22:13 |
|
Wailing
and grinding of teeth |
Mt.
25:30 |
|
Eternal
fire |
Mt.
25:41 |
|
Eternal
punishment |
Mt.
25:46 |
|
Unquenchable
fire |
Lk.
3:17 |
|
Wailing
and grinding of teeth |
Lk.
13:28 |
|
Torment
of Hell |
Lk.
16:22-26 |
|
Eternal
ruin |
2
Thes. 1:6-9 |
|
Eternal
fire |
Jude
1:7 |
|
Eternal
torment |
Rv.
14:9-11 |
|
Fiery
pool |
Rv.
19:20 |
|
Eternal
torment |
Rv.
20:10 |
|
Burning
pool of fire and sulfur |
Rv.
21:8 |
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The
Holy
Eucharist / Mass / Sacrifice
|
|
Pure
sacrifice prophesied |
Mal.
1:11 |
|
The
Holy Eucharist |
Mt.
26:26-28 |
|
The
Holy Eucharist |
Mk.
14:22-24 |
|
Institution
of the Eucharist |
Lk.
22:19-20 |
|
Promise
of the Eucharist / Necessity of receiving the Eucharist |
Jn.
6:22-69 |
|
Those
who reject the Eucharist leave Christ ("the first 'Protest-ants'") |
Jn.
6:66 (or Jn. 6:67) |
|
The
Eucharist
is a participation in Christ's Body & Blood |
1
Cor. 10:16 |
|
Institution
of the Eucharist / Necessity of Discerning the Real Presence |
1
Cor. 11:23-30 |
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The
Holy
Trinity
|
|
Plurality
of Persons |
Gen.
1:26 |
|
Plurality
of Persons |
Gen.
3:22 |
|
Plurality
of Persons |
Gen.
11:7 |
|
Manifestation
of the Trinity |
Mt.
3:16-17 |
|
Baptism
in the name of the Trinity |
Mt.
28:19 |
|
Manifestation
of the Trinity |
Mk.
1:9-11 |
|
Reference
to the Trinity |
Lk.
1:35 |
|
Manifestation
of the Trinity |
Lk.
3:21-22 |
|
Reference
to the Trinity |
Jn.
14:26 |
|
Reference
to the Trinity |
Jn.
15:26 |
|
Reference
to the Trinity |
Acts
1:6-8 |
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Mention
of the Trinity |
Acts
2:32-33 |
|
Reference
to the Trinity |
2
Cor. 13:13 |
|
Reference
to the Trinity |
1
Pt. 1:2 |
|
Also Try: Divinity
of Christ
|
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Infallibility
in the Church
|
|
Christ
always remains with Church / Infallibility |
Mt.
28:20 |
|
The
Church is always guided
by Holy Spirit / Infallibility |
Jn.
14:16 |
|
Guided
by Holy Spirit / Infallibility |
Jn.
14:26 |
|
Guided
by Holy Spirit / Infallibility |
Jn.
16:13 |
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Marriage
|
|
Divorce
/ adultery |
Mt.
5:32 |
|
Husband
and wife become one flesh / must not be separated |
Mt.
19:4-6 |
|
Divorce
/ adultery |
Mt.
19:9 |
|
Husband
and wife become one flesh / must not be separated |
Mk.
10:7-9 |
|
Divorce
/ remarriage is adultery |
Mk.
10:11-12 |
|
Divorce
/ remarriage is adultery |
Lk.
16:18 |
|
Marriage
dissolved by death |
Rom.
7:2 |
|
If
separate must remain alone or reconcile |
1
Cor. 7:10-11 |
|
Marriage
dissolved by death |
1
Cor. 7:39 |
|
Comparison
of marriage and the Church |
Eph.
5:22-32 |
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Moral
Teachings
|
|
Against
homosexuality (sin of Sodom) |
Gen.
19:5-7 |
|
Against
contraception |
Gen.
38:9-10 |
|
Against
homosexuality |
Lev.
18:22 |
|
Against
homosexuality (ancient penalty) |
Lev.
20:13 |
|
Against
fornication |
Mt.
15:19-20 |
|
Against
homosexuality |
Rom.
1:25-27 |
|
Practicing
homosexuals cannot enter heaven |
1
Cor. 6:9-10 |
|
Fornicators
and adulterers cannot enter heaven |
1
Cor. 6:9-10 |
|
Body
is a temple of the Holy Spirit / Glorify God in your body |
1
Cor. 6:19-20 |
|
Against
homosexuality |
1
Tm. 1:8-10 |
|
Against
homosexuality (eternal punishment) |
Jude
1:7 |
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Original
Sin
|
|
Eve
tempted by devil / Adam & Eve commit sin and are punished |
Gen.
3:1-24 |
|
Death
entered the world because of the devil |
Wisdom
2:24 |
|
All
die because of Eve |
Sirach
25:23 (Ecclus. 25:33) |
|
Death
came to all because of Adam |
Rom.
5:12 |
|
All
die because of Adam |
1
Cor. 15:21-23 |
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Other
Practices / Requirements
|
|
Fasting
(Jesus' example) |
Mt.
4:2 |
|
Righteousness
must surpass the scribes and Pharisees |
Mt.
5:20 |
|
Forgive
one another |
Mt.
6:14-15 |
|
Fasting |
Mt.
6:16-18 |
|
Fasting |
Mt.
9:15 |
|
Take
up one's cross |
Mt.
10:38 |
|
Become
like children |
Mt.
18:3 |
|
Keep
the Commandments |
Mt.
19:17 |
|
Deny
ourselves and follow Christ |
Mk.
8:34 |
|
Accept
the kingdom like a child |
Mk.
10:15 |
|
Fasting
(Jesus' example) |
Lk.
4:1-2 |
|
Deny
self, take up cross |
Lk.
9:23 |
|
Accept
who He sends |
Lk.
10:16 |
|
Love
of God & neighbor |
Lk.
10:25-28 |
|
Take
up one's cross / 'Hating' one's family & own life |
Lk.
14:26-27 |
|
Renounce
all one's possessions |
Lk.
14:33 |
|
Be
baptized |
Jn.
3:5 |
|
Obey
Christ |
Jn.
3:36 |
|
Receive
the Holy Eucharist |
Jn.
6:53 (or Jn. 6:54) |
|
Put
to death the deeds of the body |
Rom.
8:13 |
|
Suffer
with Christ |
Rom.
8:16-17 |
|
Don't
resist authority |
Rom.
13:2 |
|
Not
give up doing good |
Gal.
6:9 |
|
Persevere
/ Don't deny Christ |
2
Tm. 2:12 |
|
Must
not
sin |
Heb.
10:26-27 |
|
Holiness |
Heb.
12:14 |
|
Perform
good works |
Jms.
2:26 |
|
Do
not love the things of the world |
1
Jn. 2:15 |
|
Act
in righteousness / Love one's brother |
1
Jn. 3:10 |
|
Keep
the Commandments |
1
Jn. 3:24 |
|
Love
one another |
1
Jn. 4:12 |
|
Shun
false teachers |
2
Jn. 1:10-11 |
|
Be
chaste |
Rv.
21:8 |
|
Refrain
from lying |
Rv.
21:27 |
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& Faith / Works |
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Pope /
Papacy
|
|
Founding
of Church on St. Peter / Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail /
Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven / Power to Bind & Loose |
Mt.
16:18-19 |
|
Peter
to strengthen the faith of his brethren |
Lk.
22:32 |
|
The
Resurrected Jesus appears to Peter (Peter is mentioned alone) |
Lk.
24:34 |
|
Name
change of Simon to Peter (meaning 'rock') |
Jn.
1:42 |
|
John
waited for Peter to enter the tomb before he entered |
Jn.
20:3-8 |
|
Peter
to tend to Christ's sheep |
Jn.
21:15-17 |
|
Peter
leads in choosing successor to Judas |
Acts
1:15-26 |
|
Peter
leads in preaching on Pentecost |
Acts
2:14-40 |
|
Peter's
preaching makes first converts |
Acts
2:41 |
|
Peter
performs first miracle after Pentecost |
Acts
3:6-7 |
|
Peter's
rebuke ends in death |
Acts
5:1-11 |
|
Devout
man instructed by angel to seek Peter |
Acts
10:5 |
|
During
Peter's
speaking the Holy Spirit is given to the Gentiles |
Acts
10:44-46 |
|
Peter
acts as head of Council |
Acts
15:6-12 |
|
The
risen Christ appeared first to Peter |
1
Cor. 15:3-5 |
|
Paul
goes to Peter after his conversion |
Gal.
1:18 |
|
Peter's
name is listed first (others are sometimes simply referred to as
apostles or companions) |
Mt.
10:2-4
Mk.
3:16-19
Lk.
6:14-16
Lk.
9:32
Acts
1:13
Acts
2:37
Acts
5:29
Etc... |
|
Peter
speaks for all the Apostles |
Mt.
16:13-16
Mt.
17:1-4
Mk.
8:27-29
Mk. 9:2-5 (or Mk. 9:1-4)
Jn.
6:67-69 (or Jn. 6:68-70)
Acts
4:5-12 |
|
Jesus
speaks only to Peter |
Mt.
17:25 (or Mt. 17:24)
Mk.
14:37-38
Lk.
7:40-43
Lk.
22:31-32
Jn.
21:15-19 |
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Also Try: Church
/ Hierarchy |
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Prayer
|
|
Prayers
for the dead |
2
Macc. 12:39-46 |
|
Jesus
repeats prayer |
Mt.
26:44 |
|
Jesus
repeats prayer |
Mk.
14:39 |
|
Pray
without ceasing |
1
Thes. 5:17 |
|
Paul
prays for the dead Onesiphorus |
2
Tm. 1:16-18 |
|
Heavenly
creatures repeat prayer |
Rv.
4:8 |
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Priesthood
/ Holy Orders / Celibacy
|
|
Vestments |
Ex.
28:2-5 |
|
Vestments |
Lev.
16:4 |
|
Vestments |
Ezek.
44:17-19 |
|
Priest
is God's messenger |
Mal.
2:7 |
|
Praying
for vocations |
Mt.
9:37-38 |
|
Apostles
given
authority by Jesus |
Mt.
10:1 |
|
Peter
given authority
to bind and loose |
Mt.
16:19 |
|
Jesus
praises celibacy |
Mt.
19:12 |
|
Jesus
commissions the Apostles |
Mt.
28:19-20 |
|
Jesus
commissions the Apostles |
Mk.
16:15-16 |
|
Praying
for vocations |
Lk.
10:2 |
|
Those
who reject persons sent by Christ reject Christ |
Lk.
10:16 |
|
The
Apostles are sent
by Jesus |
Jn.
20:21 |
|
Laying
on of hands |
Acts
6:6 |
|
Laying
on of hands |
Acts
13:3 |
|
Presbyters
(priests) are appointed |
Acts
14:23 (or Acts 14:22) |
|
Those
who preach must
be sent |
Rom.
10:15 |
|
Paul
praises celibacy |
1
Cor. 7:8 |
|
Paul
praises celibacy |
1
Cor. 7:32-38 |
|
Priests
are over laity |
1
Thes. 5:12 |
|
Laying
on of hands |
1
Tm. 4:14 |
|
Laying
on of hands |
1
Tm. 5:22 |
|
Laying
on of hands |
2
Tm. 1:6 |
|
Appointment
of presbyters (priests) |
Ti.
1:5 |
|
Presbyters
(priests) are to be called when one is sick |
Jms.
5:14-15 |
|
Only
(male) virgins can sing the hymn, they follow the Lamb wherever he
goes |
Rv.
14:3-5 |
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/ Hierarchy |
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Purgatory
|
|
Withhold
not kindness from the dead |
Sirach
7:33 (Ecclus. 7:37) |
|
Not
released until all debts are paid |
Mt.
5:26 |
|
Some
sin may be forgiven in next age |
Mt.
12:32 |
|
Not
released until all debts are paid |
Lk.
12:59 |
|
Saved
but through fire ("there's no fire in heaven!") |
1
Cor. 3:15 |
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Wrongdoer
will receive recompense |
Col.
3:25 |
|
Can't
see God unless holy |
Heb.
12:14 |
|
Spirits
in prison |
1
Pt. 3:18-20 |
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Nothing
unclean shall enter heaven |
Rv.
21:27 |
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Relics
/ Sacramentals
|
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Contact
with relics restores a man to life |
2
Kgs. 13:20-21 (4 Kgs. 13:20-20) |
|
Touching
Jesus' tassel heals woman |
Mt.
9:20-22 |
|
People
healed by touching Jesus' tassel |
Mt.
14:35-36 |
|
Peter's
shadow produces cures |
Acts
5:15-16 |
|
Paul's
face cloths / aprons produce cures |
Acts
19:11-12 |
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Saints
/ Intercession
|
|
Angel
presents prayers to God |
Tob.
12:12 |
|
Intercession
of deceased Onias & Jeremiah |
2
Macc. 15:11-16 |
|
Jesus
conversed with Moses & Elijah |
Mt.
17:3 |
|
Jesus
conversed with Elijah & Moses |
Mk.
9:4 (or Mk. 9:3) |
|
God
not of the dead, but of the living |
Mk.
12:26-27 |
|
Jesus
conversed with Moses & Elijah |
Lk.
9:30 |
|
Intercession
by departed man for his brothers |
Lk.
16:27-31 |
|
The
good thief, after death, will be with Christ in paradise |
Lk.
23:43 |
|
The
Church prayed for Peter |
Acts
12:1-7 |
|
Paul
asks for intercessory prayer |
Rom.
15:30-32 |
|
Paul
asks for intercessory prayer |
Eph.
6:18-20 |
|
Paul
asks for intercessory prayer |
Col.
4:2-4 |
|
Paul
asks for intercessory prayer |
2
Thes. 3:1-2 |
|
Paul
asks for intercessory prayers (in the same passage in which he says
there is one mediator between God & man!) |
1
Tm. 2:1-6 |
|
Intercede
for brothers who sin |
1
Jn. 5:16 |
|
Elders
before the Lamb (Christ) have the prayers of the saints |
Rv.
5:8 |
|
Martyrs
in heaven awaiting the avenging of their blood |
Rv.
6:9-11 |
|
Angel
presents prayers of the saints to God |
Rv.
8:3-4 |
|
Souls of martyrs in heaven |
Rv.
20:4 |
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Salvation
|
|
Narrow
gate / Few are saved |
Mt.
7:13-14 |
|
Not
all that say "Lord, Lord" will be saved |
Mt.
7:21 |
|
Must
endure to the end to be saved |
Mt.
10:22 |
|
Must
account for all words spoken |
Mt.
12:36 |
|
Must
persevere to the end to be saved |
Mt.
24:13 |
|
Must
persevere to the end to be saved |
Mk.
13:13 |
|
Not
all that say "Lord, Lord" will be saved |
Lk.
6:46-49 |
|
Gate
is narrow / many will be unable to enter heaven |
Lk.
13:24 |
|
Must
remain in His kindness to be saved |
Rom.
11:22 |
|
Paul
not sure of his own salvation, despite the fact that he obviously
had faith |
1
Cor. 4:3-5 |
|
Sin
excludes persons from heaven |
1
Cor. 6:9-10 |
|
Salvation
of a brother can be lost |
1
Cor. 8:11 |
|
Paul
not sure of his own salvation, despite the fact that he obviously
had faith |
1
Cor. 9:27 |
|
Those
who think they are secure may fall |
1
Cor. 10:11-12 |
|
Must
hold fast to be saved |
1
Cor. 15:2 |
|
Sin
excludes persons from heaven |
Gal.
5:19-21 |
|
Work
out salvation in fear and trembling |
Phil.
2:12 |
|
Paul
not assured of his own salvation, despite the fact that he obviously
had faith (rather, it is a "goal") |
Phil.
3:11-14 |
|
Women
saved by motherhood (not faith alone) |
1
Tm. 2:15 |
|
Must
persevere to be saved |
2
Tm. 2:12 |
|
Must
hold fast to the end |
Heb.
3:14 |
|
Salvation
may be lost and not recovered |
Heb.
6:4-8 |
|
Judgment
remains for those who sin after receiving the truth |
Heb.
10:26-27 |
|
Those
who stray from truth (and are not brought back) suffer death |
Jms.
5:19-20 |
|
Salvation
is not easy |
1
Pt. 4:17-18 |
|
Would
be better not to have known the way of righteousness than to turn
back from it |
2
Pt. 2:21 |
|
Be
on guard / fall from stability |
2
Pt. 3:17 |
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Scripture
/ Tradition
|
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Apostles
are commissioned to preach (not to write scripture) |
Mk.
16:15 |
|
Not
everything has been written down |
Jn.
21:25 |
|
An
instructor is necessary |
Acts
8:30-31 |
|
Faith
comes from hearing |
Rom.
10:17 |
|
Hold
fast to traditions |
1
Cor. 11:2 |
|
Hold
fast to what was preached |
1
Cor. 15:1-2 |
|
Hold
fast to traditions (oral and written) |
2
Thes. 2:15 (or 2 Thes. 2:14) |
|
Shun
those who don't act according to tradition |
2
Thes. 3:6 |
|
Prophecy
of scripture is not a matter of personal interpretation |
2
Pt. 1:20 |
|
Scripture
can be difficult to understand and can be distorted to one's
destruction |
2
Pt. 3:15-16 |
|
Does
not use pen and ink / hopes to speak face to face |
2
Jn. 1:12 |
|
Talk
face to face rather than written |
3
Jn. 1:13-14 |
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Unity
|
|
One
fold |
Jn.
10:16 |
|
Prayer
for unity |
Jn.
17:20-23 |
|
Think
in harmony |
Rom.
15:5 |
|
Avoid
those who create dissension, in opposition to the teaching they've
learned |
Rom.
16:17 |
|
Should
be no divisions / should be united in mind |
1
Cor. 1:10 |
|
He
is not the God of disorder, but of peace |
1
Cor. 14:33 |
|
Unity
/ one faith |
Eph.
4:3-6 |
|
Should
be of same mind, united, thinking one thing |
Phil.
2:2 |
|
Called
to peace in one body |
Col.
3:15 |
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Women
|
|
Women
should
be veiled in prayer [Note: The 'exception' in 11:16
is for those women who wish to be 'argumentative'.] |
1
Cor. 11:3-16 |
|
Women
should
not speak in church |
1
Cor. 14:33-37 |
|
Wives
should
be subordinate to husbands |
Eph.
5:22-24 |
|
Wives
should
be subordinate to husbands |
Col.
3:18 |
|
Women
should
not have authority over men / Women saved through motherhood |
1
Tm. 2:11-15 |
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Misc.
|
|
Ashes |
Judith
9:1 |
|
Ashes |
Esth.
4:1 |
|
Ashes |
1
Macc. 3:47 |
|
Ashes |
Job
42:6 |
|
Ashes |
Jonah
3:6 |
|
Excommunication
/ expel evil persons |
1
Cor. 5:13 |
|
Holy
Water |
Num.
5:17 |
|
Incense |
2
Chron. 2:3 (2 Paral. 2:4) |
|
Incense |
Lk.
1:9 |
|
Incense |
Rv.
8:3-4 |
|
Lord's
Day / Sunday |
Acts
20:7 |
|
Lord's
Day / Sunday |
1
Cor. 16:2 |
|
Lord's
Day / Sunday |
Rv.
1:10 |
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