Rest in God, Not in the Roman Catholic Church
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint True Bible believers “are kept by the power of God through faith”[1] True believers rest in the foretaste that we have of the Eternal Life that will be ours for all eternity. Jesus Christ prayed, “As Thou has given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal…
Read MoreRome and “Lutherans” Deny Christ Alone Saves
Dear Friend, While apostasy is predicted in Scripture, it still comes as a shock to see it face-to-face. The apostasy seen with the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation on October 31, 1999, regarding “The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification” was called “a milestone in Christian history.” It was also known…
Read MoreFifty Years in the Church of Rome – Charles Chiniquy
The Bible was Always Precious to Me In the Church of Rome the Bible is a sealed book, but it was not so with me. I found it precious to my heart when I was a little boy, and when I became a priest of Rome I read it to make me a strong man…
Read MoreThe Pattern of Papal Persecutions: Then and Now
To recognize the dominant position to which the Roman Catholic Church aspires and which she has always desired, it is essential understand how she has acted in the past¾for the pattern is still the same. Her aspirations must be codified in law before they can be enacted effectively. Rome has always constructed the machinery of…
Read MoreAn Overview of the History of the Roman Papacy
By Richard Bennett The Papal Church, a magnificently rich, splendidly housed political and ecclesiastical power, headquartered in Rome, stands in stark contrast to what started there in the first century with some pastors ministering to small congregations. The differences are graphic. The early home churches under their pastors looked to the authority of the Word of God…
Read MoreSnake Poisoned, then more than Revived – Alexander Lennox
I first heard the Gospel in 1968 when I worked at the King George the 5th Docks in Glasgow as a stevedore. One day, a young man by the name Tommy Lavery came to work in my gang, Tommy, being a blood-washed, born-again believer in Jesus Christ, lost no time proclaiming Jesus Christ as the…
Read MoreTreadmills, Bondage, Tombstones, and Grace – Bernard R. Hertel
As a child, I tried desperately to be good, yet constantly failed. I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1944 to a “good” Catholic family. Along with my older brother and sister, I went to Catholic grade school, high school, and college. I liked all the priests and nuns who taught us in our home…
Read MoreGod’s Grace in New Guinea – Jacob Van der Velden
I made the decision to become a priest out of a deep conviction. I wanted to go as a missionary to the unexplored islands of the Papuas to bring them the message of God, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I thought that I was well acquainted with all the difficulties that were waiting there for…
Read MoreIs Catholic Oral Tradition Valid Revelation?
Matthew Cserhati Introductory Questions What is truth? And how can we ascertain what the truth is? According to the Protestant churches, the sole highest authority in determining truth is the Scripture alone. As opposed to this, the Roman Catholic church claims that besides Scripture, her oral tradition also has authority: “As a result the Church,…
Read MoreThe Woman at the Well
Rocio Pestana Segovia The youngest in a family of four brothers and four sisters, I am a Spaniard who was born in Madrid. My family was profoundly involved in the Roman Catholic Church. One of my aunts, Maria Josefa Segovia, was the co-founder of a secular religious order, the Institucion Teresiana,dedicated to education. My Early…
Read MoreFrom Death to Life – Carlo Fumagalli
My life was tossed about by different opinions and driven here and there by every wind of doctrine (Ephesians 4:14), until I found Jesus the Rock and Cornerstone (Matthew. 21:42, Acts 4:11, Ephesians. 2:20, I Peter 2:6-7), or rather, until Jesus, my glorious Lord and Savior, found me. I can now say with David, “He…
Read MoreBehold a pale horse
By Greg Bentley IMAGINE A VACCINE SO SAFE YOU HAVE TO BE THREATENED TO TAKE IT FOR A DISEASE SO DEADLY YOU HAVE TO BE TESTED TO KNOW IF YOU EVEN HAVE IT? Here is why you should not take the vaccine for Covid-19. First and foremost the Lord has declared in 1 Corinthians 6:19…know ye not that your…
Read MoreCatholic and Orthodox Counterfeits of Spiritual Fatherhood Part 2: Sacramental “Fathers”
By Yaroslav Sebastian Tegza Former Ukrainian Priest of the Greek Catholic Church Khust, Ukraine The Sacramental Counterfeit of True Spiritual Fatherhood As stated earlier, the sacramental approach to fatherhood at large was unknown to adherents of the Jewish religion. This is a distinction of the Catholic approach, which is more characteristic of a pagan worldview. Similar…
Read MoreFrom Works to the Light of the Gospel – John Preston
The truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). The truth of Jesus’ Gospel has set millions of people free from their sins, burdens, and worries. This is clear proof that the unadulterated Word of the Holy Scriptures is still “the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth” (Romans 1:16). The story of my…
Read MoreReaching the Catholic with the Gospel
I had great difficulties as a Catholic priest in listening to evangelists in my fourteen years of searching for the true Gospel. Christian radio programs continually told me the amount of things I had to do to “accept Jesus into my heart.” Christian tracts likewise told me the amount of dedication or commitment I needed…
Read MoreTudor Popescu: Christ Reformed His Soul Former Priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Tudor Popescu was a priest in the “Stork’s Nest” Church in Bucharest, where he introduced a new way of gospel preaching. He experienced great success with such preaching as well as strong opposition from other priests. Several priests most likely out of jealousy of Popescu’s rising popularity with the Bucharest public began to accuse him…
Read MoreBiblical Refutation of Biologos COVID Statement: Part 1
By Randall Rathbun Introductory Note from the Berean Beacon to the Reader, True Christians loyal to God must reject Biologos[1] “A Christian Statement on Science for Pandemic Times”.[2] The Biologos Statement is as dangerous a trap today as the Roman Catholic “Evangelicals and Catholics Together”[3] was in 1994. Both entice Christians to unite with unbelievers…
Read MorePatient Endurance Needed for the Coming Great Reset
By Stuart Quint “Here is the patience [patient endurance] of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”[1] The coming Great Reset will separate the wheat from the tares, the true Christian from the apostate. This is evident in Pope Francis, who so readily denies God’s Word…
Read MoreThe Normal Christian Life and Catholicism
We must deal with the apparent normality of Catholicism. The Catholic Church is based on some of the great essential truths of God’s revelation. She holds to the existence of a self-existent and eternal God, the Creator of the universe, of man, and of all things. She teaches that in the Godhead there are three…
Read MoreFrom Religion to Relationship – Jim Tetlow
Catholicism – A Family Tradition I was raised in a large family, the fifth born of six children. Each week I attended Catholic Church with my mom and siblings. My mom was the overseer of our religious education and Catholic upbringing. Even on vacations, she would faithfully load us up into the station wagon and…
Read MoreThe Papacy and Islam
By Richard Bennett and Robert J. Nicholson New Partnership With Muslims In his message to the predominately Muslim nation of Kazakhstan twelve days after the horrors of September 11, 2001, Pope John Paul II declared, “‘There is one God’. The Apostle proclaims before all else the absolute oneness of God. This is a truth which…
Read MoreThe Vatican’s Meddling in Marriages
Marriage is a creation ordinance, belonging to all mankind. As sovereign Lord over His creation, God instituted that male and female should at a proper time leave mother and father and be married, “therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”1 From…
Read MoreThe Absolute Basis of Truth: The Bible or Roman Catholic Authority?
by Richard M. Bennett The basis of truth, according to the Bible, must be an absolute standard. Statement: All believers acknowledge that there must be an absolute measure by which a thing may be judged to be truth or false. In times past, that standard was called “the rule of faith” or “the basis of truth”, meaning the…
Read MoreFrom Priest to Preacher – J. M. A. Hendriksen
When in former days in the monastery they came to wake us, they would knock at the door while calling “Blessed be the name of Jesus Christ,” and the response would be “Forever and ever, Amen.” Only then would the caller take it as a sign that we had heard the knock and were awake.…
Read MoreSaved from the Train to Destruction
John M. Turack (Lt. Col., USAF Ret.) During the terrible holocaust in the middle of the 20th century, the Germans employed trains to carry Jews and their sympathizers to their physical destruction. A few were saved. From birth, we are all on a religious train bound for eternal destruction. It is the course of events…
Read MorePope Francis Courts Islam to Oppose Christ’s Gospel
As huge numbers of Islamic migrants continue to stream into Europe from the Middle East, there is great concern among Western people. Nonetheless, even with this astonishing background, Pope Francis continues to promote Islam. Instead of warning people against the dangers they face from the onslaught of migrating Muslims from across the world, Francis has…
Read MorePapacy Set to Recapture England: John Henry Newman’s Work Bears Fruit
It has been 477 years since 1533; the year Henry VIII divorced his first wife, Spanish Catholic Catherine of Aragon, in order to marry Anne Boleyn. The respected historian, Merle d’Aubigne, places Henry’s divorce in its larger context, The conquest of Christian Britain by the papacy occupied all the seventh century…. The sixteenth was the…
Read MoreThe Priesthood
There is a common thread that runs throughout the experiences of former priests whose testimonies are in our book, Far from Rome, Near to God: The Testimonies of Fifty Former Catholic Priests. We had a great yearning to be different from those around us. We wanted to be more pure, nearer to God. We wanted to…
Read MoreI Was Blind, Now I See – Jose A. Fernandez
I was born blind, not only physically but also spiritually in 1899, in one of the most mountainous and inaccessible regions of Asturias, rightly called the “Spanish Switzerland.” My parents were devout Roman Catholics who had the faith of the “coal man” mentioned by St. Teresa of Avila, that is, they believed implicitly everything that…
Read MoreMichael Novak, Rome Did Not Create Capitalism
By Richard Bennett Michael Novak was a Catholic apologist, a novelist, and a diplomat. He is especially known for his book, “The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism.” A highlight of his career, for which he received much adulation, was his article called, “How Christianity Created Capitalism.” In 2012, it still has prominence on the “Acton” website.1…
Read MoreIs the Papacy in Jeopardy?
Dear Friend, The season of Benedict XVI’s Papal reign is passing. Now, late in the day, a dark specter has appeared in the form of a major financial scandal swirling around the Vatican bank. The Pope seems uninterested in dealing with such issues. Maybe, rightly so, for in the not too distant past, John Paul…
Read MoreAnd the Truth Made Me Free – Sophia Tekien
Brought up in a strict Roman Catholic family where the emphasis was on God’s punishment for sins, I was very much afraid of Him. From my early years, it was also impressed upon me that Jesus founded the Roman Catholic Church, and that only in the Catholic Church was He actually present (body and blood)…
Read MoreA Priest’s Exodus To Christ from Eastern Orthodoxy
G. Dobrovolskiy In Light of the Scriptures A True DocumentWhy I LeftThe Sacred LiturgyCommemoration of the Living (For Health) Commemoration of the Dead (For Rest in Peace) Various ConsecrationsPrayers to the SaintsReading of the Holy Scriptures Rite of BaptismPatron Saint Festivals Religiosity and PietyVain InvocationsTitles and RanksObjects of the Religious Cult Icons – Sacred ImagesBlind…
Read MoreRoman Catholic Endeavors to Overturn the Reformation
Just as the primary response of the Roman Catholic Church to the Biblical faith of the Reformers was the Counter-Reformation through the Jesuits, now Pope Francis a Jesuit leads the Roman Church’s endeavors to overturn the Reformation. Thus it is of vital importance that we understand want is involved in these endeavors so as not…
Read MoreThe Holy Bible, the Word of God, Guides Me
In January of 1949, not long after the Second World War, I was born in Holland. My father was a Roman Catholic, but my mother had no religious preference though she had attended a Evangelical Sunday school in her younger years. Mother’s father was an atheist, and her mother was possibly a Methodist. Before my mother…
Read MoreFellowship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Spiritual communion with God is our essential life as Christians. It is the prerequisite to all revival. This fellowship is the work of the Holy Spirit as He is the Spirit of all grace and sanctification. The beauty and the glory of our communion with God show the emptiness all the attractiveness of the world. The glory and excellence…
Read MoreThe Antichrist Unveiled
On October 8th, 2000, Pope John Paul II, under the assumed title of Vicar of Christ, consecrated the world and the new millennium to “Mary Most Holy.”1 This “Act of Entrustment to Mary Most Holy” of that which belongs to God alone is a mockery of the First Commandment. The Pope’s official and offensive act…
Read MoreThou Knowest That I love Thee – Juan T. Sanz
I was born April 28, 1930, in Somosiera (Madrid), Spain), the eighth child in a Roman Catholic family. I felt the call to the priesthood when I was thirteen, while listening to a sermon during the Mass (March 19, 1943). For economical reasons, I did not enter the minor seminary of the Diocese of Madrid…
Read MoreAlan Jones’ Reimagining Christianity: the Way Back to Rome
Dear Friend, As we continue to expose the Emergent Church movement, it is very clear that the ecumenical battle plan announced in Vatican Council II and post-Vatican Council II documents is being successfully implemented. The Emergent Church continues to grow and infiltrate churches in the USA and across the world. It was recently announced that…
Read MoreThe Bible is the Absolute Basis of Truth
Scripture Alone is Inspired and Inherently Authoritative. The Biblical message breathed out by God is revelation in written form. (2 Timothy 3:15-16). The Biblical claim is that what God has inspired was His written word (2 Peter 1:20-21). When the Lord Jesus Christ said, “the Scripture cannot be broken” (John 10:35), He was speaking of God’s written word. The…
Read MoreA Portrait of the Women in Revelation 17
By Richard Bennett The Holy Spirit, in Revelation Chapter 17, vividly depicts the features of the Apostate Church. It is done in graphically precise detail. The Apostle John beheld the ten-horned beast carrying a woman dressed in purple and scarlet, decked with gold, precious stones, and pearls; she was also a harlot, and the mother…
Read MoreState of Europe Before the Reformation: The Nations of Europe Prepared for Reformation (Chapter 5)
State of Europe Before the Reformation Excerpt adapted from History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century by J. H. Merle D’Aubigne, Swiss Protestant minister, translated by H. White (Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh: 1846). http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/daubigne/HISTORY_OF_THE_REFORMATION.pdf History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. Chapter 5 The Nations of Europe Prepared for Reformation Popular Feeling for…
Read MoreThe Practice of Idolatry Within the Church
By Richard Bennett and Randall Paquette Praise for Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” resounded from pulpit to pew. It is evident that there are many Christians who, without reservation, are prepared to accept movies about “Christ,” even one in the Catholic tradition. The question, therefore, that must be asked is this: In the…
Read MoreThe Immaculate Conception: Drama, Dogma, and Disaster
By Richard Bennett The Roman Catholic world is preparing to commemorate the promulgation of ‘The Immaculate Conception’ of Mary 150 years ago. Much has taken place already to celebrate this event and the climax is expected on 8 December 2004. Worship of Mary, the mother of Jesus, is standard practice in the Church of Rome.…
Read MoreFrom Darkness to Light: The Testimony of an Altar Boy
Anthony “Tony” Carosi Learning to be a Good Catholic Boy On March 7, 1960, I was born to Guido Luigi Carosi, and Mary Louise (Ruffo) Carosi at 49th and Lancaster Sts. in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My family was Italian-American and devoutly Roman Catholic. Soon after my birth, I was baptized into the Church. …
Read MoreCatholic Brainwashing of Evangelicals through ECT
by Richard Bennett Many Evangelicals in our day know little of what the true Gospel really is. As a result, many New Evangelicals have embraced Roman Catholic ways of thinking. On May 30, 2004, the New York Times carried news of the alliance called “Evangelicals and Catholics Together” (ECT), a movement that is changing the…
Read MoreThe Lord’s Providence at the World Trade Center
Richard Wozniak (Former Catholic) The first thing I try to do every morning when I wake up is to ask God what it is He will have me do for him. I pray that I will be a light for others so that through me they can see that He is present and I pray…
Read MoreThe Structure of the Roman Catholic State-Church
The structure of the Roman Catholic Church is a totalitarian hierarchy. Its position as the restored Holy Roman Empire is depicted in the Bible. It must never be forgotten that the Roman Papacy is an absolute, unlimited, tyrannical monarchy—a worldly, secular government. It has its territorial dominions; it has its advocates, ambassadors, ambitious plans, army,…
Read MoreThe Vatican’s Global Plans
On December 13, 2000, the official Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, under the heading, “All are called to build God’s kingdom,” published the Pope’s words from his General Audience of December 6,. The Pontiff declared, “Those who have chosen the way of the Gospel Beatitudes and live as ‘the poor in spirit’, detached from material goods,…
Read MoreMuslim Jesus vs Biblical Jesus
Muslim Jesus vs. Biblical Jesus Twenty Two Scriptural Reasons Why They Are Not the Same Jesus A Compilation and Comparison by James Sundquist, President, Rock Salt Publishing, rock.salt@verizon.net The Islamic position on the identity of Jesus is taken from the Koran and Hadiths, which together comprise the ultimate authority in the Muslim Religion. Most Muslims…
Read MoreMary Puts Evangelical ECT Signatories In A Bind!
By Richard Bennett The fanfare of Jubilee Year 2000 continued when on May 13th Pope John Paul II gave his homily at the occasion of the beatification ceremony for Francisco and Jacinta Marto at Fatima, Portugal. (For those unfamiliar with Fatima, in 1917, a vision claiming to be Mary appeared to three shepherd children in…
Read MoreThe Invincible Gospel & The Modern Evangelical Lie
BY RICHARD BENNETT “That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head,…
Read MoreSad State of Europe Pre-Reformation: Rome Routs Christianity (Chapter 1)
State of Europe Before the ReformationExcerpt adapted from History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century by J. H. Merle D’Aubigne, Swiss Protestant minister, translated by H. White (Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh: 1846).http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/daubigne/HISTORY_OF_THE_REFORMATION.pdf Chapter 1 How the Catholic Church Usurped Early Christianity The Emergence of Authentic Christianity The enfeebled world was tottering on its foundations…
Read MoreThe Pope Teaches Counterfeit of the True Biblical Trinity
The Pope’s visit to Australia for World Youth Day 2008 was highlighted with his arrival aboard a luxury motor yacht in Sydney Harbor, an indigenous dance welcome, and well into the night the flames of countless torches borne aloft by young people. Benedict XVI gave passing attention to his own political problems with an appropriately…
Read MoreA Bride of Christ – Mary Ann Pakiz
God’s Word Needs No Authority Other Than Itself God’s Word needs no authority other than itself. When I comprehended that principle, I was free–free to search the Scriptures for truth! In them, I found the way to God. Man gets to God, God’s way, through Jesus Christ, as revealed in the Bible. “I am the…
Read MoreJesus Saved Even Me – Jose Manuel De Leon
I was born in Viscaia, Spain, on the 9th of April 1925. At age eleven I lost my father, a victim of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Some uncles, sincere, yet deceived, set me on the road to studying for the priesthood. I was ordained a priest on the 24th of September 1949. Although for…
Read MoreA Priest, but a Stranger To God – Joseph Tremblay
It all began in 1964, in Chile, while I was a missionary in the Congregation of the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate and ended in Canada in 1966. What happened between these two dates? The salvation of my soul. I had wanted to give myself to Him. I had really thought to have already done…
Read MoreLife After the Catholic Priesthood – Dominic Stockford
My parents were converts to Catholicism in their early adulthood. As a result, I was born a “cradle-Catholic” and into a family that dutifully followed every requirement set upon good and faithful Catholics by the pope. No questions were publicly asked of the rights or wrongs of his pronunciations, even when following such rulings resulted…
Read MoreThe Wolves of Rome Prey Even Upon the Children
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint “But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.”[1] “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the…
Read MoreMary Worship: A Study of Catholic Dogma and Practice by a Former Nun
INTRODUCTION Jesus said that the truth will set us free. (John 8:32) However, He did not say that the truth would necessarily be easy to accept. It was painful for me to learn the information that I am about to share with you, but it was also liberating and it led to a closer relationship…
Read MoreCatholic Mysticism and the Emerging Church
First we must define just what the term ‘mysticism’ means. Mysticism is an attempt to gain ultimate knowledge of God by a direct experience that bypasses the mind. As practiced by those who claim to be Christian, mysticism not only bypasses the mind, but it circumvents Christ Jesus as mediator. For centuries, the Roman Catholic Church has assimilated…
Read MoreFrom the Monastery to the Ministry – José Borras
I was a young priest and teacher in a school of Spain when the nun asked me Sunday after Sunday to do something against the Protestants. “They are deceiving the simple people, and with material gifts they are winning many good persons for their heretical group,” the nun said. Willing to defend the Gospel of…
Read MoreThe Biblical Uncovering of the Pope and the Papacy
The Vatican officially teaches that the Pope is the substitute for Christ Jesus. The words of the official pronouncement are, “The Pope, Bishop of Rome and Peter’s successor, ‘is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful.’ ‘For the Roman Pontiff,…
Read MoreOf Polish Origin – Born again by Grace alone – John Kuspa
For 26 years Colonel John Kuspa served his country faithfully and with distinction. Colonel Kuspa was a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and veteran of the Vietnam war. He received his doctorate in nuclear engineering and served in the Pentagon on the Joint Staff on NATO nuclear policy. Being raised in…
Read MoreSex, Shame, and the Catholic Church
“Sex, shame and the Catholic Church was Newsweek’s cover story for March 4th, 2002, subtitled “and new soul-searching across America.”[1] One would have hoped that exposure of the Catholic teaching on virginity and celibacy would have been discussed. Instead, the article focused on quoting some facts and figures, and who says what, with no reference…
Read MoreWho Is the True Holy Father: God or Pope Francis?
Dear Friend, A lie repeated a thousand times does not become true by the telling. The skillful crafting and republishing of what were once openly known to be outright lies has become a serious snare at the present time. The present Pope of the Vatican, for all his feigned humility and integrity, is happy to…
Read MoreHas the Church of Rome Changed?
Many Evangelicals will tell you, “The Catholic Church has changed.” This is because the Catholic Church has enticed Evangelicals—calling them “separated brethren” and dialoguing with them as if the Catholic Church respected their beliefs. Quite a number of people who call themselves Evangelical accept as fact that Papal Rome has changed and are willing to work…
Read MoreThe Lord’s Providential Call by Fire – Carmen DaMota
Providential Call by Fire During the Brazilian depression in 1934 my father abandoned our home and my mother found herself with the total responsibility of caring for her family. We were quite poor, my parents had struggled to overcome difficulties and hard times, but our family had togetherness. That is, until my father’s frequent visits to a “Spiritist…
Read MoreI Was A Blind Leader Of The Blind – Salvatore Gargiulo
“…Can the blind lead the blind? shall theynot both fall into the ditch?” (Luke 6:39)My name is Salvatore Gargiulo. I was converted to the Gospel of the Lord Jesus in 1977, and I am now serving Him in the same place where I previously followed the calling of a Roman Catholic priest. My conversion came…
Read MoreDr. Fauci and Pope Francis: Jesuit Birds of a Feather?
By Greg Bentley and Stuart P. Quint “Do not be deceived: ‘Evil company corrupts good habits.’[1] “Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are.”[2] The coronavirus crisis creates strange bedfellows. What unites Washington, DC and Vatican City today? What do Dr. Anthony Fauci and Pope Francis share in common?…
Read MoreThere Is Power in Christ’s Atoning Blood – Simon Kottoor
The Lord Teaches Me I “baptized” many infants, pouring water on their heads. I, officiated at public processions in honor and veneration of dead “saints,” holding their wooden images, even thought the second commandment of God strictly forbids even the making of graven images. I offered the daily Mass, which I falsely believed was the…
Read MoreGrace in Christ in Hungary – Matthew Cserhati
I was born in the United States, and upon the behest of my Catholic father, I attended a Catholic private elementary school in Maryland. Later, after I had moved there with my twin brother, I attended a Franciscan high school in the city of Szentendre, Hungary. My uncle, a Franciscan priest, was working in Switzerland.…
Read MoreThe Truth Shall Make You Free
Randy M. Bourgeois Born on the Bayou What a blessing to be born and raised in the heart of Cajun country on Bayou Lafourche in south Louisiana USA. On the bayou, there is ample opportunity to grow and learn in one of the richest cultures of our blessed United States of America. Here in Cajun…
Read MoreReformed Leaders Hypnotized by Catholic Teachings of Thomas Aquinas
By Stuart P. Quint “O foolish Galatians! Who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?”[i] Why are some leaders in Reformed circles uncritically imbibing the deceptive wine of the “Angelic Doctor” of Rome? Thomas Aquinas is experiencing a revival…
Read MoreThe Bishops’ Oath Prior to Vatican Council II
This oath of allegiance to the Pope and to the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church was mandatory for every Bishop who participated in the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). This document provides useful insights into the main doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. The first part of the document – not included here – is…
Read MoreIdentifying the Authentic Early Church
By Richard Bennett The early Church understood apostolic doctrine as the written Word of the Apostles as it was contained in the Scriptures. “From the very beginning of the post-apostolic age with the writings of what are known as the Apostolic Fathers (Ignatius, Polycarp, Clement, the Didache, and Barnabas) there was an exclusive appeal to the…
Read MorePapal Pretense to the Keys of the Apostle Peter
For most Catholics the authority of the Pope as derived from Peter is the main cornerstone of their faith. The others it is the lifesaver to fall back on, when all else fails. The Petrine primacy of the Pope is a historic holdover from the false decretals of Constantine and Isidore that we saw in the…
Read MoreThe Emerging Church Movement Pt. 3: The Catholic Connection to Eastern Mysticism
Dear Partner in the Gospel, As the Emergent Church movement continues to affect many people across the world, it is truly the time to expose its pernicious teachings. In our first article, we showed how the Emergent Church markets Catholicism. Our second article showed how Brian McLaren, one of their leaders, sets aside the Gospel and the authority…
Read MoreThe Lord in Whom I have redemption
Jennifer Irvine I was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, during the Second World War. My parents were from several generations of Roman Catholics. I am the third of four daughters. This is a brief outline of my life and later conversion to the knowledge of salvation and the Lord Jesus Christ. When…
Read MorePope Benedict XVI’s god and gospel
Dear Friend, Pope Benedict XVI presented to the world his first encyclical called “God is Love.” Since the Pope both distorted the very nature of God and the meaning of a person’s relationship with Him, it is most important we address the encyclical. In the present-day environment of false ecumenism, with the Pope and his…
Read MoreFrom Confusion to Understanding
Paul Smith My name is Paul; I am the eleventh child of a large Roman Catholic Family, which totaled fourteen children—seven boys and seven girls. Some of my earliest memories include my parents walking us up to Saint Mary’s Church, which was one block up the street from our house. We would file into the…
Read MoreState of Europe Before the Reformation: God Plants the Seeds of the Reformation in Europe (Chapter 4)
State of Europe Before the Reformation Excerpt adapted from History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century by J. H. Merle D’Aubigne, Swiss Protestant minister, translated by H. White (Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh: 1846). http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/daubigne/HISTORY_OF_THE_REFORMATION.pdf History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. Chapter 4 God Plants the Seeds of the Reformation in Europe Christianity…
Read MoreThree Strikes and You’re In! – John Stewart Lindstedt
Faith, I was taught, meant trusting in the Holy Roman Catholic Church, never questioning what you were instructed and never challenging its sacred doctrines. Nuns and priests drilled this dictum into me repeatedly during my Catholic grade school education. Church hierarchy was an immovable force never to be questioned or challenged. Yet, as I grew…
Read MoreThe Inquisition – Seizure of the Victims – Modes of Torture – Celebration of the Auto Da Fe
Chapter 3: The Inquisition – Seizure of the Victims – Modes of Torture, and Celebration of the Auto Da Fe taken from “History of Romanism” by John Dowling 16. Of all the inventions of popish cruelty the Holy Inquisition is the masterpiece. We have already referred to its establishment by Saint Dominic, in the thirteenth century. For…
Read MoreThe Passion of Christ – Mel Gibson’s Vivid Deception
By Richard Bennett and J. Virgil Dunbar There seldom had been a movie that had created such favorable publicity and anticipation in the Evangelical community than The Passion of Christ. A tidal wave of excitement swept the church and the movie world. On Catholic Ash Wednesday, 2004, the film appeared in theaters across America. Evangelical…
Read MoreHistory of the Early Church Invalidates Papal Claim of Apostolic Succession
From April 15-20, 2008, Benedict XVI visited the United States and the United Nations as the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and first representative of the Holy See. Thus, the President welcomed him with the words: “This is your first trip to the United States since you ascended to the Chair of Saint Peter.”[1] …
Read MoreThe Turning Point – Kirk Patrick Haggerty
I was born and raised in a suburb of Los Angeles, California. My father’s ancestors came from Ireland and we still have the original family name. My father was a steel worker and a Marine Corp veteran of the Korean War. My mother was a full-time homemaker and mother of seven children. We attended St.…
Read MorePapal Rome Manipulates the European Union
Dear Friend, The Vatican has been the most powerful institution in Europe, and although its influence declined at the time of the Reformation, it has made a significant recovery in the past two centuries. The Protestant nations of Europe that were religiously, politically and economically freed from a totalitarian Roman Church seem now to be…
Read MoreRefuting Pope Francis and the Roman Church
Dear Friend, When you study the facts documented in the article below, you will understand that it is imperative that you disapprove of Pope Francis and the Roman Church. No matter how cleverly Romanism is presented, to accept the Church of Rome as a genuine Christian church is mortally dangerous. In history, there are many…
Read MoreA Matter of Life and Death – Cynthia B. Lindstedt
As long as I can remember, I believed in God. I was brought up Roman Catholic and considered myself a Christian. Although I did not attend Catholic grade school, at age seven I was sent to catechism classes in preparation for my First Holy Communion. I did not understand what it was all about, but…
Read MoreThe Conversion of a Catholic Nun: My Testimony of Turning to Christ
Amy Bentley Knowing about Christ has been a roundabout sort of thing for me because I became a Roman Catholic after being taught the truth as a child. It was the example and influence of my dear mother that eventually brought me to the relationship I have with God today. She saw to it that…
Read MoreOrthodoxy Denies Certain Salvation in Christ Alone
Note from Berean Beacon: This article is adapted from the book: Eastern Orthodoxy Illuminatedby the Scriptures (Przen: Belgrade, 2009), written by Serbian author, Ivica Stamenkovic. His research is based upon Holy Scripture, as well as primary Orthodox sources. Articles, which we will post later, will examine in detail specific Eastern Orthodox teachings on salvation that…
Read MoreMy ‘Damascus Road’ – Francisco Lacueva
I was born of Roman Catholic parents on the 28th of September 1911, in San Celoni, province of Barcelona, Spain. My father died in 1918 at an early age during the influenza epidemic that visited so many homes in my country. I was only six, and my mother had to work hard from then on,…
Read MoreThree Catholic Traps Dangerous to Christians
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint To this day, the Catholic Church seeks to ensnare true Christians in its various schemes. While the Roman Church has modified its tactics through history, nonetheless its goal remains the same: subjugating Bible believers to the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic Church’s immediate response to the Biblical Reformation[1] of…
Read MoreMy Desire To Do Good
Wilma Sullivan (Formerly Sister Wilma Marie, R.S.M.) “Sincere” and “zealous” are the words that describe the religious aspects of my life for twenty-nine and a half years as a Roman Catholic. I so desired to do what was right. I went to Mass, received the sacraments, loved my neighbors, and basically tried to do good to…
Read MoreRichard Bennett – From Tradition To Truth – A Priest’s Story
The Early Years Born Irish, in a family of eight, my early childhood was fulfilled and happy. My father was a colonel in the Irish Army until he retired when I was about nine. As a family, we loved to play, sing, and act, all within a military camp in Dublin. We were a typical…
Read MorePapal Rome Exalts Her Throne
On September 5, 2000, the Roman Catholic document called, “Dominus Iesus”[1] was issued by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger; head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.[2] Carrying the full authority of an official Vatican decree, it declares the Roman Catholic Church to be the only “instrument for the salvation of all humanity.”[3] Dominus Iesus…
Read MorePope Francis Elected – Mystery of Iniquity Continues
As Pope Francis moves onto the world stage, many people are wondering how he will be generally accepted. The pleasant aura of John Paul II still lingers for many, while the shortcomings of Benedict XVI still color the current scene. More importantly, given the Pope’s exalted position in the world, many will be asking how…
Read MoreState of Europe Before the Reformation: Roman Catholic Doctrines Mock Christ (Chapter 2)
State of Europe Before the Reformation Excerpt adapted from History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century by J. H. Merle D’Aubigne, Swiss Protestant minister, translated by H. White (Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh: 1846). http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/daubigne/HISTORY_OF_THE_REFORMATION.pdf History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. Chapter 3 Church Corruption Prior to Reformation The Proliferation of Darkness in…
Read MoreThe Catholic Origins Of Protestant Eschatology
by W. J. Mencarow Generally speaking there are four approaches to understanding the scope of the book of Revelation: Idealism, Futurism, Preterism and Historicism. Two were invented by Roman Catholicism and one of the two is taught by most Protestant churches. Idealism Idealism, also known as the Spiritual approach, “spiritualizes” many, if not most, passages…
Read MoreIs Roman Catholicism Unraveling from Its Scandals?
By Richard Bennett and Jim Whitley People Are Departing the Roman Catholic Church The Roman Catholic Church faces a grim future in today’s Ireland, formerly one of the most devout Catholic countries in Europe: “In 2009, the Murphy report on the sexual abuse of children in the archdiocese of Dublin revealed that the Catholic Church’s…
Read MoreWho Is the True Vicar of Christ?
Dear Friend,It is truly significant that Joseph Ratzinger has been elected as the new Pope as Benedict XVI. Before this he headed up the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (formerly known as the Office of the Inquisition, then the Holy Office). As Joseph Ratzinger is elected as the new Pope more relevant than…
Read MoreLiving Water and Peace with God – Mariano Rughi
I believe that it is God’s will that we who have found spiritual healing through Christ should speak out and testify about this to others, God’s purpose being that of touching others through those He has already touched. The Cry of Heresy My conversion from Romanism to Christ did not come about in a moment…
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit Leads His People – Roman Mazierski
Into the Light and Out of the Darkness The questions I am always asked are, “How did it happen that you have turned to the Lord and become a Bible believer, after having been a Roman Catholic priest for many years? Did you read any Protestant books? Did you approach a Protestant pastor to seek…
Read MorePraise or Analysis of Pope Francis in the USA?
Dear Friend As you study the facts of the case, decide if there should be “Praise or Analysis of Pope Francis while in the USA?” In the article below, we give you the documented facts of the visit and of the Roman Church itself the Pope is meant to lead. Kindly forward the article to others…
Read MoreThe Emergent Church Movement – Part One: The Methods Used by One of Its Primary Leaders
Dear Friend, When the Catholic blueprint for false ecumenism appears in Evangelical circles, it is time to sound the alarm. The Emerging Church movement has become such a toxic and dangerous threat at the present time that I see it will take three articles to analyze it. In this first article I will deal with the methods employed by…
Read MoreTrue Union with God our Father or Blind Catholic Allegiance to Mother Church
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint God’s Fatherly Love Revealed in Saving Us While We Were Yet Sinners God the Father’s love in saving us was effective: “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him. Herein…
Read MorePopedom: From Its Inception to the Demise of Pope John Paul II (Part II)
Part 2: The Claim and Boast to have the Keys of the Apostle Peter The Papacy is the boast and foundation of the Church of Rome. The Papacy is the pride and joy of ordinary Catholics, giving them, it is stated, a direct link to Jesus Christ. The World loves the Papacy. The Papacy is…
Read MoreFrom Bondage to Freedom in Christ – Mary Allen
During most of my life, I never even considered salvation in Christ, because I did not even know about it. It was the Lord’s desire that I be saved before I was born! What a blessing! Scripture says that each believer was chosen before the foundation of the world, “According as he hath chosen us…
Read MoreI Found Christ the Only Mediator – John Zanon
I was born in 1910 to poor but devout Roman Catholic parents living in northern Italy. Following my ordination by Cardinal Rossi, June 29, 1935, I was sent to the United States. A few years after I came to this country, I received a table radio as a birthday gift. To my surprise and joy,…
Read MoreAre You Right With God?
What devout Catholic doesn’t want to be right with God? If you are a Catholic, can you say without a doubt that you are right with God at this very moment? Perhaps you are thinking, “Well, I’m following the teachings of the Church on how to be right with God.” Then would you agree that…
Read MoreThe Manufactured Mary of Rome Still Twists Truth with Pope Francis
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint Mary is one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented persons in history – thanks to the Roman Catholic Church! The biblical Mary is truly a believer whom all generations should call blessed among women, but she is not above them, and she is not blessed on a par with…
Read MoreThe Roots of Apostasy
By Michael de Semlyen The apostasy that we have witnessed in the twentieth century; the compromise on essentials and the attack on the fundamentals actually have their roots in the nineteenth century. That century provided Great Britain with unprecedented prosperity, political power and global influence as well as the ‘feel good factor.’ At the same…
Read MoreRescued by the Grace of God – Cuthbert Dzingirai
Painful yoga, endless meditation before candles, hours of labor, empty fasts and undue emphasis on community life that diminished individuality, made me realize that I had joined one of the strictest religious orders for priests. When I joined the order, I was not aware of the differences between secular and regular clergy in the Roman Catholic…
Read MoreTo Follow Jesus Without Compromise – Victor J. Affonso
At the age of twenty-three, I was a successful commercial artist on the verge of going abroad where a job was awaiting me. I was happy at the prospect of leaving India and, thereby, also escaping the terrible anguish caused of seeing the misery of the poor in the streets of Bombay. Political saviors like…
Read MoreThe Alarming Genius of the Vatican Papal System
Truly, the world is thoroughly enamoured with Pope Francis. Whether it is on television, the radio, Internet news sites, or YouTube videos, Pope Francis is presented as the likeable hero of the day. What most people do not know is the stage on which Francis performs. Without the papal platform, Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina would be unknown…
Read MoreAn Irresistible Call – Cipriano Valdes Jaimes
You and I have no doubt seen at one time or another a man dressed in a long black or white robe, walking along with his hands folded and with a serene expression on his face. Our first thought may have been that we were looking at a “ god, dressed like a man,” to…
Read MoreI Was Not Antagonistic To The Truth – Bruno Bottesin
I was born in Vicenza, Italy, in 1917. At the age of eleven I entered the Franciscan College to study for the Priesthood. After my ordination I became the pastor of a small mountain parish of Castagnara. In 1954 I was transferred to a larger parish in the city of Chieti. Then Bishop Piasentini invited…
Read MoreAll I Wanted Was to Know Jesus
Karlene Lynn A few months before she went to be with her Savior, in May of 1995, Karlene Lynn wrote her testimony. Pastor Mike Gendron led her to the Lord, baptized, instructed her in the Christian life, and buried her. Karlene died just eighteen months after receiving the gift of salvation. She had been a…
Read MoreCatholic and Orthodox Counterfeits of Spiritual Fatherhood Part 3: Hierarchical “Fathers”
By Yaroslav Sebastian Tegza Former Ukrainian Priest of the Greek Catholic Church Khust, Ukraine The Hierarchical Counterfeit of True Spiritual Fatherhood The sacrament of the priesthood was put into place by church leaders in a special position and led them to achieve a separate and elevated rank. It practically serves as the basis for the separation…
Read MoreThe Dubious Legacy of Pope John Paul II
A work in 1999 applauded John Paul II in the following words, “No other world figure has commanded the admiration he has enjoyed as the globe-trotting (over 1/2 million miles) Pope. His kindly smile and fatherly wave have made the ‘Pope Mobile’ a legend. Although they might disagree with his theology, both Catholics and Protestants have joined…
Read MoreSufferings of the English Protestants Under Bloody Queen Mary – The Burning of Latimer, Ridley, Cranmer and Others
Chapter 2 taken from “History of Romanism” by John Dowling 5. It would be improper entirely to omit and yet it is not necessary minutely to describe the well known cruel burnings of the English protestants, during the reign of the bigoted and hardhearted woman, whose name has been appropriately handed down to posterity as…
Read MoreAre Eastern Orthodox Bishops Really High Priests?
The office of the Bishop is essential to the continuation of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Without the bishops, the Orthodox Church would cease to exist. This paper briefly examines the historical development of this ecclesiastical structure and compares the concept of the Orthodox Bishop with the bishop or overseer as described in the Scriptures.1 The…
Read MoreMy Path Into Christ’s Joy – Charles A. Bolton
I remember on one occasion working in a hayfield from morning until evening under a burning sun, and then, weary and with my skin seeming on fire, going off to a clear blue pool in a shaded woodland to throw off my sweaty clothes and to bathe in the refreshing waters, which were like a…
Read MoreSystematic Murder of Believers The Untold History of the Inquisition
Most people at the present time have some knowledge of the Holocaust, the six years of unspeakable horror and suffering to which the Jewish people were subjected under Hitler and the Nazis during the Second World War. Few, however, are aware of the atrocities of systematized torture and murder of Bible-believing Christians and Jews that…
Read MoreDisturbing Encounters in the Catholic Confession Box
In my first year of ministry as a priest in Park Street Catholic Church, Port of Spain, Trinidad, I remember in vivid detail what a difficult time I had with the Saturday confessions. Each Saturday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., many Catholics queued up outside the confession box waiting their turn to enter to tell us…
Read MoreUnplanned but Unevangelized
By Dr. Matthew Cserhati Introduction ‘Unplanned’, a pro-life movie has recently come out detailing the inner workings of Planned Parenthood, the biggest proponent of the abortion industry in this country. The movie revolves around Abby Johnson’s involvement in an abortion clinic in Texas. Abby Johnson finally leaves the abortion industry to join the pro-life movement…
Read MoreDo You Read the Scriptures? – Michael F. Scotto
I had never seriously studied the Scriptures and did not know anyone who did. I had seen my brother reading a Bible in his bed when we were boys, but when I had tried to read it, I often found myself more confused than before I began. However, there I was, looking for answers, stuck…
Read MoreThe Way Made Clear – Joseph Cherucheril
After years of traveling a road set before me from birth, the words of Jesus Christ taken from John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth and the life” put me on a completely new path. My life has been eternally changed and the darkness of deception has been turned to the light of uncompromising truth.…
Read MoreI Found Everything When I Found Christ – Anthony Pezzotta
While studying theology in England, I began to have serious doubts concerning certain doctrines of my Church, which I found difficult to reconcile with Scripture. These doubts continued to trouble me even after my ordination, but I endeavored to smother them by plunging into my studies and teaching assignments. My schedule was so heavy that…
Read MoreChrist Alone is the Way – Henry Gregory Adams
What great relief and heavenly peace came into my soul when Christ found me, a lost sinner! I was born of Roman Catholic parents in Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada and brought up strictly in the Roman Catholic faith. From early youth I was trying to be good, yet falling progressively into sin. With the rest of…
Read MoreThe Truth Set Me Free – Toon Vanhuysse
My blessed mother, who died some years back, was such a good woman. She was very gentle and quiet. Is not this the most beautiful ornament with which a woman can adorn herself? (I Peter 3:3-4) She was also a zealous woman and skillful in family ways, supervising the running of the household. She was…
Read MoreIn Maximum Security Prison Yet Free in Christ
As I write this, I am in a prison cell. I write this for the glory of God, for it is He alone that is worthy. I write this with a heavy heart for Catholics. There are many Catholics in this prison. Many of my friends are Catholic. I write this to sincere Catholics to…
Read MoreJosif Trifa: Former Priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Josif Trifa was born in 1888 in the village Certede, next to Kmpeni in the Western mountains. He attended gymnasium in Bejus and then studied theology in Sibiu. He returned to his home village as a teacher and later was consecrated as a priest. In 1921 Metropolitan Balan invited him to Sibiu to become spiritual…
Read More500 Years Later the Papacy Is Still Antichrist
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint The propaganda machine of the Roman Catholic Church is ramping up in 2017. Rome continues to execute its grand strategy geared toward ignorant evangelicals defined at Vatican Council II over 50 years ago: “…little by little, as the obstacles to perfect ecclesial communion are overcome, all Christians will be…
Read MoreCatholic Mysticism Infused into Society
The strong influence of Catholic mysticism has helped immensely to transform the New Age movement from being merely a counterculture-subculture, to becoming embedded into ordinary society. Catholic mysticism has very effectively and subtly invaded many facets of life without being recognized or critically examined. This has been actively promoted through self-help medical, educational, and psychological programs that…
Read MoreFrom Ritual To Regeneration
By Greg James One of the most gut-wrenching and painful things I have had to face in my life has been the confrontation between the doctrines and claims of my Catholic faith and the Word of God as found in the Holy Scriptures. While far from perfect, I tried my best to be a good…
Read MoreHis Banner Over Me Is Love
Jo Ellen Kaminski “He who hears My word…has passed out of death into life.” (John 5:24) At age nineteen, I was baptized a Roman Catholic. I had been searching for God and thought I had found the true religion in Catholicism. My new faith was a great comfort to me, but in a few years…
Read MoreFrom Darkness to Light – A. J. Krause
Few people have ever loved or respected the Catholic Church more than me. As we lived just a stone’s throw from St. Dominic’s Church and school, my sister and I were raised in the church. Members of the Krause family, as far back as granddad could remember, were all good Catholics. We had a proud…
Read MoreThe Curious Catholic Connections with the CDC
Curious Catholic Connections of Dr. Redfield, Head of the CDC By Greg Bentley and Dr. Lucija Tomljenovic “But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”1 On March 15, 2020, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) banned gatherings of 50 or more people in the United States.…
Read MoreHistory of the Jesuits
by Dr. J. A. Wylie LL.D., Excerpted from the massive 2 vol. History of Protestantism Chapter 1 Contents Rome’s New Army—Ignatius Loyola—His Birth—His Wars—He is Wounded—Betakes him to the Legends of the Saints—His Fanaticism Kindled—The Knight-Errant of Mary—The Cave at Manressa— His Mortifications—Comparison between Luther and Ignatius Loyola—An Awakening of the Con- science in both—Luther…
Read MoreEastern Orthodoxy, The Mystical Trap
In recent years interest in the Eastern Orthodox Church among Christians has grown steadily and there have been a number of converts to this religious body. A prime reason for this interest has been the growing fascination with mysticism and ancient tradition which has permeated Western societies. Increasing numbers of Christians are coming into contact…
Read MoreShortcomings of the Roman Catholic Apologetic Method
by Matthew Cserhati Introduction When confronting another religion, Christianity seeks to vindicate its world- and life view over and against the other religion. Either the entire system of the Christian theistic worldview is true, or it is not. It is not just possibly or probably true, not even just the most probable worldview among many.…
Read MoreUnholy Vatican Alliance: Social Justice and the Society of Jesuits
Unholy Vatican Alliance: Social Justice and the Society of Jesuits [1] By Stuart P. Quint Paul warns Christians to flee from worldly philosophy that deceives and destroys faith in the truth: “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not…
Read MoreVatican Prepares to Control Through Civil Law
Dear Friend, In mid the nineteenth century, Lord Acton one of the greatest Roman Catholic historians of described the Papacy as “the fiend skulking behind the Crucifix.”[1] Acton, famous for his saying, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” clearly pinpointed Papal Rome as the academic and legal cause of the more than…
Read MoreA Testimony of God’s Sovereign Grace – Gearóid Marley
Like most boys in the Republic of Ireland in the 1980s I was brought up a Roman Catholic. My parents taught me to live a good life, say my prayers, and attend Mass every Sunday. I believed there was a God, but I did not know Him personally. I prayed as my mother taught me,…
Read MoreJohn Paul II: Blessed in the Sight of God?
Dear Friend, When Pope John Paul II was alive, he traveled to many different nations of the world receiving a great deal of adulation and veneration. Since his death in 2005, he continued to be adored across the world. Soon, however, the Catholic Church officially designed the religious devotion. From May 1st 2011, the date…
Read MoreA Training Ground for Discernment – Mary McGuigan
Mom was a “devout” Methodist in 1913 when she “dared” to marry a “devout” Catholic man. As a result, her family disowned her. This was later negated when the loving sisters of Mom chose to renew relationships in their golden years. Into this union were born eighteen children: eleven boys and seven girls. Three of…
Read MoreThe Word of God Came to My Rescue – Joseph Lulich
My name is Joseph Lulich. I am glad to be able to share with you what the grace of God has done in my life. I speak to you as an older man who has lived most of his life as an ex-Roman Catholic priest, one who once served faithfully and sincerely the Roman church…
Read MoreRome and “Lutherans” Deny Christ Alone Saves
Dear Friend, While apostasy is predicted in Scripture, it still comes as a shock to see it face-to-face. The apostasy seen with the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation in October 31, 1999, regarding “The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification” was called “a milestone in Christian history.” It was also known as…
Read MoreThe Legacy of the True Historical Patrick
Ireland has a very distinctive history. It was an island untouched by the Roman legions, and Patrick, the Evangelist, brought to it the Gospel of grace. Patrick was descended from a family that had placed their faith in Christ Jesus for at least two generations. He tells us his father was “the deacon Calpurnius, son…
Read MorePapal Economic Ideology Poisons Western Thought
By Richard Bennett and Robert J. Nicholson “My kingdom is not of this world,”[1] was the response of the Lord Jesus to Pilate’s interrogation of Him regarding His relationship to the political economy of the Roman Empire. The Lord fulfilled all righteousness in respect to fearing God, and honoring in this case, Caesar, and the…
Read MorePilgrimage From Rome – Bartholomew F. Brewer
Millions—perhaps the majority—of Roman Catholics are Catholic by name, by culture, or by inertia. Our family, however, was Roman Catholic by conviction. We understood and practiced the teachings of our religion. We believed it to be the “one true church” founded by Jesus Christ. Because of this, we accepted without question everything our priests taught. In…
Read MoreJacqueline Kassar a Nuns Story
Forty five years of my life were spent as a Roman Catholic, twenty two of them as a nun in an enclosed convent dedicated to adoration, reparation and suffering. I believed it was a nun’s calling to be a miniature savior of the world like Jesus Christ. My Decision to be a Nun After attending…
Read MoreA Priest Asks God for Grace – Charles Berry
As practicing Catholics, we dedicated half an hour each Sunday to attending Mass, but religion really played a minor part in our family. As a teenager, I was ashamed of my Catholic beliefs, avoiding going to church whenever I could. Then something happened that changed the direction of my life. Suffering to Get to Heaven…
Read MoreExposing Pope Francis and the Roman Church
Dear Friend, When you study the facts documented in the article below, you will understand that it is imperative that you disapprove of Pope Francis and the Roman Church. No matter how cleverly Romanism is presented, to accept the Church of Rome as a genuine Christian church is mortally dangerous. In history, there are many examples…
Read MoreEastern Orthodox Baptism Contra Biblical Salvation
Note from Berean Beacon: This article is adapted from the book Eastern Orthodoxy Illuminated by the Scriptures (Curent: Belgrade, Serbia, 2009) written by Serbian author Ivica Stamenkovic. His research is based upon Holy Scripture and primary sources of Eastern Orthodoxy. Future articles will examine in further detail other Eastern Orthodox teachings on salvation. Orthodox Baptism…
Read MoreRomanizing America through Illegal Immigration
“These . . . confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” Hebrews 11:13 By Pastor Ralph Ovadal, April 10, 2006A shortened, edited version of this article appeared in the British Church Newspaper, May 12, 2006. In recent weeks, the advocates of the “rights” of illegal Mexican immigrants, accompanied by and even led…
Read MoreFrom Dead Religion To New Life In Christ – Vincent O’Shaughnessy
I was born and raised on a farm in West Limerick, Ireland, and the memories of my childhood are happy ones. The youngest of seven children (three sisters and three brothers), I had lots of relatives to visit or to receive as visitors on Sundays after Mass. No one ever missed Mass on Sunday in…
Read MoreEternal Life in Christ or Despair in Roman Catholic Purgatory?
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint The Roman Catholic Church spells out its teaching on life after death with the heading “The Final Purification, or Purgatory”: “All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve…
Read MoreAccepted in the Beloved – Laura M. Gorectke
My family has always been closely knit together. I always knew my parents loved me and wanted the best for me. However, they were my parents; they were supposed to love me. Sundays were family days; we would get all dressed up and attend Catholic church together. Mass was only one hour in length, but…
Read MoreA Biblical Response to Evangelicals Promoting the COVID Vaccine
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” Ephesians 5:1 A Biblical Response to Evangelicals Promoting the COVID Vaccine The marketing campaign for the vaccine has begun. Religious leaders are being enlisted to lead the charge. Not all are consenting to the charade. This note will briefly analyze the argument of Dr. Albert…
Read MoreMarian Apparitions in Lourdes, France: A Descent into Darkness
Dear Friend, Approximately six million people a year visit the shrine at Lourdes where Mary is venerated. The celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the claimed apparitions of Mary at the site took place there in September 2008. The climax of the festivities was the Pope’s presence to worship Mary and honor the young peasant…
Read MoreFrancis the Fox Pushes the Great Reset with Rome’s Climate Agenda
By Stuart Quint Has Pope Francis outfoxed the world under the ruse of climate change and environmental ¨justice¨? In the year 2015, Pope Francis wrote his controversial encyclical “Laudato Si”. He commands the nations to confess their collective sins of exploiting the environment with capitalism. “’Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother…
Read MoreMarriage is God’s Institution, Not Papal Rome’s
The old adage that states, “the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world” could more aptly be declared as “the hand that controls marriage rules the world.” Before we can critique the Catholic Church’s legal control of marriage, we must first examine the biblical source of marriage and establish that it is of divine origin. As…
Read MoreThe Perilous Fondness for the Papacy
Dear Friend, The greatest warning of the Lord Christ Jesus was that which He gave against apostasy. Likewise, the infallible Spirit of God testifies to the danger of apostasy, through the Apostles Paul, Peter and John. (Matthew 7:15, 24:24-25; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12; 1 Timothy 4:1-2, Acts 20:29, 2 Peter 2:1) The final warning in Revelation…
Read MoreAn Overview the History of the Catholic Church
By Richard Bennett The Papal Church, a magnificently rich splendidly housed political and ecclesiastical power, headquartered in Rome stands in stark contrast to what started there in the first century with some pastors ministering to small congregations. The differences are graphic. The early home churches under their pastors looked to the authority of the Word…
Read MoreSalvation: God’s Grace in Christ Alone Saves
by Richard M. Bennett If you are a Catholic, can you say without a doubt that you are right with God at this very moment? Perhaps you will answer, “Well, I’m following the teachings of the Church on how to be right with God.” Then would you agree that those beliefs should match God’s written…
Read MoreIf I Had Stayed in Roman Catholicism, I Would Not Have Found Jesus – Anibal Pereira Dos Reis
From the youngest age, my mother’s father, who was very devoted to religious practices, used to take me to the Catholic solemn rites in the Mother Church. Even before I was 7 years of age, I regularly attended parish instruction on the catechism. On one occasion an obese priest spoke to us, full of energy…
Read MoreThe Purpose Driven Life: Demeaning the Very Nature of God
What makes the analysis of Rick Warren’s book and movement so difficult is the fact that Warren presents some basic teaching of God’s purposes for man and man’s purposes to God. This having been said, the fact that these purposes are not presented in a biblically accurate way is all the more dangerous to the true…
Read MoreThe Vaudois
The Vaudois retreated to the valleys of the Italian Cottian Alps during the second, third, and fourth centuries. The Noble Lesson was one of their documents and it shows conclusively that the language of the Vaudois had not changed substantially in all the centuries they had lived hidden away in their valleys. This confession of faith in poetic…
Read MoreThe Vaudois (Waldenses) and Their Valleys
From J. A. Wylie, The History of Protestantism , originally published in 1878 Beginning in Vol. I, Book I Ch 6 When Claude died, it can hardly be said that his mantle was taken up by anyone. The battle, although not altogether dropped, was henceforward languidly maintained. Before this time, not a few churches beyond…
Read MoreTribute Michael de Semylen
Author and Historian Michael de Semylen After a period of illness our beloved Brother, Michael de Semlyen was taken home to be with the Lord on February 5th, 2019. Michael was a clear and vocal Protestant of the most gentle yet immovable character who wrote “All Roads Lead to Rome” (1993) and “The Foundations Under Attack…
Read MoreThe Alignment of New Evangelicals with Apostasy
By Richard Bennett and Michael de Semlyen Evangelicals throughout the centuries have maintained that justification by faith alone is the way in which sinful human beings are in Christ made right before the all Holy God. Justification itself is a judicial declarative act on the part of God alone by which He declares that only in…
Read MoreThe Adulation of Man in The Purpose Driven Life
It is most important therefore to analyze this widespread movement that is afflicting thousands upon thousands of souls across the world. First degrading the nature of God to the level of a doting person who craves for a relationship with sinful mankind is part of what one finds in Rick Warren’s The Purpose-Driven Life movement. Reading the Bible…
Read MoreIcons: Visions of the Spiritual World in Orthodoxy?
In recent years, icons have captured the imagination of many Christians and non-Christians alike. The Eastern Orthodox Church is well known for its use of icons. This paper examines the history, purpose, and use of icons and asks the question: are they contrary to the Scripture? A pictorial1 icon2 is an image (generally two dimensional)…
Read MorePope Francis The Fox
By Richard Bennett In Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si’, mi’ Signore” (“Praise be to you, my Lord”): On The Common Care Of Our Home,[1]the Pope identifies himself as “the Holy Father,” and as a Christian. Nevertheless, Francis teaches the following in this encyclical, “In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us…
Read MoreWhy True Protestants Protested the UK Papal Visit
By Richard Bennett The Pope’s visit begins in Edinburgh on Thursday morning, September 16th, when upon arrival he will be received at Holyrood House by the Queen. The main route after his visit with the Queen is to be along Princes Street where a large number of people are expected to gather. An actor has been…
Read MorePope Francis: Master of Jesuit Spiritual Exercises
On the first anniversary of Pope Francis’s election to the papal chair, we thought it fitting to see what the Jesuits think of Francis’s work so far. Appropriately, James Martin, S.J., editor-at-large of the prestigious Jesuit magazine America,was featured in a brief online video entitled, “Pope Francis: Still a Jesuit.”1 The video is subtitled “A look at…
Read MoreAre Catholics Christians?
While one analyzes Catholicism in the light of biblical faith, one reaches an irrefutable answer and the outcome must also be carefully investigated. Many Evangelicals will be dismayed that such a question need even be asked. Moreover, the question will be totally abhorrent to those in ecumenical movements, such as “Evangelicals and Catholics Together” and “Christian Churches Together.” Thus,…
Read MoreTwenty-Three Years In The Jesuit Order – Luis Padrosa
I have found that there is no foundation in the gospel for the dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church. Such a statement from the lips of the Rev. Father Luis Padrosa, dressed in his priest’s robes, left the evangelical pastor, Samuel Vila, whose advice he sought in that first memorable interview, almost speechless, with astonishment.…
Read MoreVatican Fake News: “The Reformation Is Over!”
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint The Lord Jesus Christ condemned the Pharisees as they attempted to suppress the truth of the Gospel by equating their traditions with the Bible. “But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees! For ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer…
Read MoreRome’s Sham “Year of Faith” Betrays Christ’s Gospel
Richard Bennett and Timothy Kauffman Editor’s Note: With the resignation of Benedict XVI effective February 28, 2013, Rome will no doubt continue its program of bringing back “Separated Brethren” to the fold of the Roman Catholic Church-State, no matter who the next Pope is. The call of the Bible is clear to all Bible believers:…
Read MoreThe Orthodox Eucharist Is Not the Lord’s Supper
Note from Berean Beacon: This article is adapted from the book: Eastern Orthodoxy Illuminatedby the Scriptures (Curent: Belgrade, 2009), written by Serbian author, Ivica Stamenkovic. His research is based upon Holy Scripture, as well as primary Orthodox sources. Future articles will further examine in detail other Eastern Orthodox teachings on salvation. Jesus Christ commanded His…
Read MoreC.S. Lewis: A Bridge to Rome
By J. Saunders “It is largely due to Lewis, an Anglican, that I converted to the Catholic Church…”1 –Mark Brumley, President of RC Ignatius Press “Lewis has been credited (or blamed) in recent years with setting numerous people on the road to Rome. Such Catholic converts have included many of the serious scholars and disciples of Lewis,…
Read MoreI Had Never Heard the True Gospel By Peggy O’Neill
I served as a sister in a religious order for about fifty years and during all that time, I had never heard the true Gospel. Certain things may be let ride, but when it comes to the Gospel there can be no compromise, because the Gospel is the power of God for salvation. A false…
Read MoreFrom Polish Catholicism to Trusting Christ Alone – Peter Slomski
“As a Roman Catholic I have always been a Christian and when I die God will judge me by the good I have done in my life.” That is what I had believed from a child, until a school friend challenged me to rethink my belief and see what the Bible actually said. Polish Catholic…
Read MoreBiblical Reflections on September 11, 2001
By Richard Bennett and Robert Nicholson September 11th, 2001 was for Americans and the world an unforgettable day. We all know the details. Four commercial jetliners were hijacked shortly after taking off from the east coast of the USA bound for the west coast. Two, from Boston, were flown into the gigantic twin towers of…
Read MoreThe Papal Exploitation of Pentecostalism
Dear Brethren, The Papacy is ever looking for ways to implement its ecumenical agenda. Its goal is to draw all Evangelicals into the folds of the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican Council II officially proclaimed this objective in its documents in the mid 1960’s. However, the Papacy’s problem was how to find entry points into Evangelical…
Read MorePapal Promotion of Collective Ownership and Theft
Dear Friend, A biblical understanding of economics is one of the gifts that God gives to sustain us, believer and non-believer alike. Biblical economic principles are to be treasured as they bring some degree of stability and wellbeing into societies. This current Pope, like his predecessors, is flagrantly denying private property and basic biblical economic…
Read MoreSola Scriptura and the Early Church
By William Webster The 16th century Reformation was responsible for restoring to the church the principle of sola Scriptura, a principle that had been operative within the church from the very beginning of the post apostolic age. Initially the apostles taught orally but with the close of the apostolic age, all special revelation that God…
Read MoreWhy I Left the Monastery – Miguel Carvajal
I went to a Catholic church in a small town. Not knowing what course to take, I entered the church. The lamp was burning in front of the high altar. I tiptoed along the aisle, and then decided to go through a side door that led into a silent courtyard. I had no place to…
Read MoreThe Roman Catholic Socialist Agenda
Dear Brother, Following biblical principles regarding how we live and provide for our families and ourselves brings stability and well-being into the societies in which we live. At the present time, socialism is on the rise and the Catholic Church is helping to advance it with her socialistic agenda. The attack on the United States…
Read MoreFrom Catholic to the Truth
Robert Emmet Holmes Being a carnal Catholic is having the best of both worlds, or so I thought. However, my carnality and my religion were both taking me to hell. The Catholic Church is like “…the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.”[1] My…
Read MoreYesterday a Priest and today a Missionary – Dario A. Santamaria
I was born in Belle, Antiequio, Colombia, on June 22, 1942. I first went to school in the Institute Manuel Jose Caicido taught by the Christian Brothers, an order whose work is teaching children. Here I studied six years. After this, I studied in the school of the Salesian Fathers for five years. My last…
Read MoreFree Indeed – Alexander (Sandy) Carson
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” (II Timothy 3:16-17) From childhood to age forty-four, seventeen years as a Roman priest (1955-1972), the Roman Catholic Church had…
Read MoreMy Search for Peace, a Nun’s Story
Alicia Simpson I was born into a Roman Catholic household. As a child I knew nothing but abuse and ill-treatment from a mother, a father and then a step-father, of whom I was terrified. Because they were people well-known in business and musical circles, their cruelty was never discovered. When the time came for schooling,…
Read MoreVatican Ambitions to Deny Economic Freedom
Dear Friend, A biblical understanding of economics is one of the gifts that God gives to sustain us, believer and non-believer alike. Biblical economic principles are to be treasured since they bring some degree of stability and well being into societies. This current pope, like his predecessors, is flagrantly denying private property rights and basic…
Read MoreBiblical Communion: True Fellowship with the Lord
Once a person stands before the All Holy God accepted in Christ the Beloved,[1] clothed with the righteousness of Christ, that person has the basis of fellowship with God. In sanctification as He writes His law on the hearts of the believers, they strive to be holy as He is. He is then their God and they are…
Read MorePope Benedict’s Denunciation of True Churches Exposes His Own System
By Richard Bennett and Michael de Semlyen On July 10, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI released a new decree.[1] In it the Pope has restated his conviction that the Roman Catholic Church is the one Church founded by Jesus Christ and that other churches are either defective or not true Churches at all. What is new…
Read MoreRome Denies the Bible’s 5 Reformation Principles
All true revival in both Old and New Testament times has been a return to the absolute authority of God’s written Word. The absolute authority of God’s written Word was normative for the Old Testament saints. Likewise, the absolute authority for Christ Jesus and for the apostles was God’s written Word and that alone. It is of…
Read MoreThe Soul of a Priest – Leo Lehmann
I have seen Roman Catholicism at work on three continents. I have ridden with cardinals in their luxurious limousines past the saluting Swiss Guards and through the Damascus Gate of the Vatican, leading to the Pontiff’s private apartments. I have watched while a pope died, saw him buried, and his successor elected and crowned. I…
Read MoreCatholic Compromise with Darwinist Evolution
In his October 23, 1996, address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pope John Paul II showed himself to be the epitome of a theistic evolutionist. Concerning the origin of life and evolution, the Pope laid out the problem he would address, “How should the conclusions reached by the diverse scientific disciplines be brought together…
Read MoreThe Gift of Salvation: ECT II The Lie Documented
By Richard Bennett On November 12, 1997, a document entitled “The Gift of Salvation” was signed and published by Evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders. Its expressed intention is to demonstrate the “common Faith” of Evangelicals and Roman Catholics and to further “acknowledge one another as brothers and sisters in Christ.” Since the gift of salvation according to…
Read MoreThe Biblical Mary Vs. Rome’s Counterfeit Mary
“By asking Mary to pray for us, we acknowledge ourselves to be poor sinners and we address ourselves to the ‘Mother of Mercy,’ the All Holy One.”[1] Such is the superlative praise and veneration that Catholic teaching gives to their Mary. The whole cycle of feasts of the Catholic Church is permeated with her festivals throughout…
Read MoreLatest Scandals Warn Us to Beware of Pope Francis
Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint The Vatican officially teaches that the Pope is the substitute for Christ Jesus. “The Pope, Bishop of Rome and Peter’s successor, ‘is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful.’ ‘For the Roman Pontiff, by reason…
Read MoreFrom Roman Priest to Radio Evangelist – Manuel Garrido Aldama
God Meant It for Good Often we may look back on our lives and wonder why certain things happened to us in life’s journey. God’s Word says “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:9). You know it…
Read MoreDaniel Cristian Florea, Former Priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church
I was born in the city of Aiud in the Alba region in December of the year 1974 to a family of Orthodox believers. Our family lived a middle-class life. I remember my father, who sat in the first row in church and did not bother other people. We ourselves put father first in our…
Read MoreStylianos I. Charalambakis (1916-2009) Former Priest of the Greek Orthodox Church
The Apostle Paul writes in the Bible: 1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. Man is born into this world, immersed in ignorance and without knowledge, unable to…
Read MoreLiberation Theology Infused in Western Thinking
By Richard Bennett Latin American liberation theology has been a movement linked with the Roman Catholic Church. This is only the tip of the iceberg! The principles that it proclaims plague Western society. The welfare states in the USA and Europe are just different expressions of the same Catholic mentality seen in official statements of…
Read MoreThe Influential Nature of Orthodoxy Endangers Christians
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint The December 2006 issue of Christianity Today poses the question: “Will the 21st be the Orthodox Century?”[1] It highlights the growing interest among Christians in the doctrines of Eastern Orthodoxy. Some people have even converted to Orthodoxy in the West. For example, Peter Gillquist and a number of former Campus Crusade leaders organized…
Read MorePapal Rome and the European Union
By Richard Bennett and Michael de Semlyen Dear Friend, The Vatican has been the most powerful institution in Europe, and although its influence declined at the time of the Reformation it has made a significant recovery in the past two centuries. The Protestant nations of Europe that were religiously, politically and economically freed from a totalitarian…
Read MoreBaptism in the New Testament
The glorious history of the Reformation has been entangled in the whole question of the efficacy of the waters of baptism. It appears that impressive Gospel message of salvation by God’s grace alone, through faith alone, and in Christ alone has been ensnared by a Reformed tradition. In the Reformed and Presbyterian world, a huge conflict has…
Read MoreIdolatry in the Evangelical Camp – Pictures of “Christ” or the Glory of God?
By J. Virgil Dunbar and Richard Bennett It seems as if most denominations use Warner Sallman’s “Head of Christ” painting, or images like it. These pictures obviously are acceptable images of “Christ” for modern Christians. But in the light of Scripture, can they really be excluded from falling under the Second Commandment? Pictures of “Christ” Are Idols,…
Read MoreBiblical Unity or Papal Conformity?
by Richard Bennett and Michael de Semlyen On Sunday, March 12 2000, the first Sunday of Lent, the Pope presided over a solemn ceremony called “The Day of Pardon” in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, in which he asked God for forgiveness for the historical wrongs of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). The ceremony was presented…
Read MoreThe Certainty of the Written Word of Truth
By Richard Bennett The Lord Jesus Christ, in His great high priestly prayer, declared clearly the truth of God’s Word. He said, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” God’s Word not only contains the truth but rather it is truth itself. This is consistent with the declarations throughout the Old Testament in which the Holy…
Read More“Holy” Francis Drives Forth His Geopolitical Agenda
As the months go by, the world political situation continues to become more unstable. Russia’s Putin has taken Crimea from Ukraine. The Middle East remains engulfed in fighting. Clearly, the shifting global balance of power and impotence of the UN has created an opportunity for Pope Francis to expand his own geopolitical agenda. Thus, donning…
Read MoreOrigin of the Seven Sacred Mysteries of Orthodoxy
An Introduction to the Seven Sacred Mysteries of Orthodoxy Note from Berean Beacon: This article is adapted from the book: Eastern Orthodoxy Illuminatedby the Scriptures (Current: Belgrade, 2009), written by Serbian author, Ivica Stamenkovic. His research is based upon Holy Scripture, as well as primary Orthodox sources. This articles will examine in detail specific Eastern…
Read MoreCatholic and Orthodox Counterfeits of Spiritual Fatherhood Part 1: Educational “Fathers”
By Yaroslav Sebastian Tegza Former Ukrainian Priest of the Greek Catholic Church Khust, Ukraine The concept of “fatherhood” entails several meanings. The first and literal meaning of fatherhood bears a physical connotation. A father is someone who first and foremost gives physical life. That is what we mean when we refer to our parents as “fathers”. …
Read MoreBiblical Refutation of Biologos COVID Statement: Part 1
By Randall Rathbun Introductory Note from the Berean Beacon to the Reader, True Christians loyal to God must reject Biologos[1] “A Christian Statement on Science for Pandemic Times”.[2] The Biologos Statement is as dangerous a trap today as the Roman Catholic “Evangelicals and Catholics Together”[3] was in 1994. Both entice Christians to unite with unbelievers…
Read MoreFrom Cafeteria Catholicism to Biblical Christianity – Ryan Zink
My father is an atheist; my mother is a Christian. I was born in Kansas in 1978, and I cannot remember ever seriously doubting the existence of God. A s a child, my spiritual influences were my mother and her parents. I remember my mother, quietly reading her Bible in her recliner, and as the…
Read MoreCatholic Sacraments: Ruthless Trafficking in Human Souls
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint Before a general audience in Rome in 2013, Pope Francis declared: “First of all, the communion of the Sacraments. The Sacraments express and realize an effective and profound communion among us, for in them we encounter Christ the Saviour and, through him, our brothers and sisters in faith. The…
Read MoreThe Root Cause of the Catholic Sex Scandals
While the USA is entangled in a Catholic sex abuse scandal similar events are being revealed in other nations. “Of all the countries where sexual-abuse revelations have scandalized the Roman Catholic Church, Ireland has been among the hardest hit. In the past decade, this predominantly Roman Catholic nation of 3.8 million people—which has exported priests…
Read MoreWho is Dr. Francis Collins and should you be concerned?
By Greg Bentley and Dr. Lucija Tomljenovic Doctor Francis Collins is a world renowned physician-geneticist specializing in biomedical science. In 2009, Dr. Collins was appointed Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)[1] and is the supervisor of Dr. Anthony Fauci[2]. Not only is Dr. Collins a famous scientist, he is a self-professed Evangelical Christian…
Read MoreInhumane Persecutions of the Waldenses
Chapter 4: Inhumane Persecutions of the Waldenses We have already given an account of the popish crusade against the Waldenses of the south of France , and the horrible cruelties and massacres inflicted on them by the bloody Montfort and the Pope’s legate, at the commencement of the thirteenth century. (Book v., chap. 7, 8.) Nothing…
Read MoreLife from the Hand of My Father
Barbara Ann Merz I was born in 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, to Sicilian-American parents, who brought me to church about a month later to be baptized into the Roman Catholic “religion.” Raised a Catholic As a young child on Long Island, New York, I constantly felt drawn toward anything related to God. I cherished…
Read MoreFrom Ritual to Relationship – Jackie Alnor
As a baby boomer, I was raised in a large Roman Catholic family during the 1950s and 60s in Los Angeles County, USA. I have many fond memories, and painful ones as well, of growing up Catholic. I was the middle child in a large close-knit family of nine children, and we were all educated…
Read MoreThe Roman Catholic Agenda Embedded in the Manhattan Declaration
EDITOR’S NOTE: Of the original 152 Signers, over 100 were “Evangelicals,” including Dr. Daniel Akin, President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Randy Alcorn, Founder and Director, Eternal Perspective Ministries, Leith Anderson, President of National Association of Evangelicals, Kay Arthur, CEO and Co-founder, Precept Ministries International, Dr. Mark Bailey, President, Dallas Theological Seminary (Dallas), Ken Boa, President,…
Read MorePope Benedict’s Address on “Faith Alone” By Miles McKee
In an address on November 19th 2008, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the topic that is at the very center of the division between all gospel-based churches and the Church of Rome—the issue of justification, or how we accepted as just (righteous) in the eyes of God.1 In his teaching, the Pope said something very…
Read MoreSaved by the Free Grace of God – Robert V. Julien
I Sought a High Grade with God Looking back upon those years, I can now recognize the real motive behind it all. What I was really seeking was God’s approval and an assurance in my heart that I would make the grade and be worthy to enter God’s heaven when I died. I had no…
Read MoreCatholic Persecution of Christian Saints in France
Chapter 5: Persecutions in France, Massacre of St. Bartholomew, and Revocation of the Edict of Nantes 29. We have already seen, in the massacres of the Waldenses of Beziers, Menerbe, Lavaur, and other places, that the emissaries of papal vengeance did not always wait for the slow process of inquisitorial examination and torture, to wreak their…
Read MoreThe Purpose Driven Life: Demeaning the Very Nature of God Part 2
By Richard Bennett There is an underlying feature of Rick Warren’s book and movement that makes an analysis of it very difficult. It stems from the fact that Warren presents some basic teaching regarding God’s purpose to glorify Himself and what man should do in relation to God. The fact that none of these purposes…
Read MoreFrom Friar to Freedom in Christ – Hugh Farrell
“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit” (Romans 8:1). A Pious Desire Many years ago, when I decided to become a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, I wanted to walk with Christ. However, because I was born a…
Read MoreThe Unsearchable Ways of God
Mary C. Hertel (formerly Sister Mary Dolora, C.S.J.) Having taken the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in a Roman Catholic diocesan order, my steps were set in the logical direction prepared by my youth. Raised in a strong Catholic home, educated in Catholic schools for sixteen years, and trained by six years of convent…
Read MoreThe Catholic Lutheran Accord Clashes with Christ
Dear Friend, While apostasy is predicted in Scripture, it still comes as a shock to see it face-to-face. The apostasy in the October 31, 1999, Roman Catholic Church and The Lutheran World Federation “The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification was called “a milestone in Christian history” “the end of reformation” and other similar statements…
Read MoreOut of Hell and Purgatory – Peter Alphonsus Sequin
I was born in Rigand County in the province of Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada. I was the ninth child of ten children; there being eight boys and two girls. My parents were exceedingly devout Roman Catholics. They were good, moral, sober, and industrious people who did their best to raise their children for God and country,…
Read MoreAn Overview of the History of the Papacy
The Papal Church, a magnificently rich splendidly housed political and ecclesiastical power, headquartered in Rome stands in stark contrast to what started there in the first century with some pastors ministering to small congregations. The differences are graphic. The early home churches under their pastors looked to the authority of the Word as received in…
Read MoreRoman Catholic Perversion of the True Early Church
By Richard Bennett How could anyone conceive that modern Roman Catholicism would supplant the church described in the New Testament? The Apostle Paul would never have recognized the institution that calls itself the Church of Rome nearly 2000 years after he had written his Epistle to the early true believers in Rome. For instance, the…
Read MoreHazards Unfolded by Emerging Church Leaders
It is quite difficult to define properly the Emerging Church movement. The basic conviction behind the movement is that Christianity needs to be reinvented to become relevant to our postmodern generation. The group desires to make Christianity more appropriate for our time, such as regarding the environment. The Emerging Church leaders hold that the Bible and reason do…
Read MoreWhat Every Catholic Should Know
Every good Catholic wants to please God in this present life and, when life on earth is over, hopes to live with Him forever. It is a noble goal based on personal beliefs about God and how to know Him. However, noble intentions and personal beliefs about God do not guarantee results—or eternal life. I…
Read MoreJohn Huss the Reformer – 100 Years Before Luther
FROM “THE HISTORY OF PROTESTANTISM” VOL. 1 by J. A. Wylie BOOK 3 Chapter 1 IN spring time does the husbandman begin to prepare for the harvest. He turns field after field with the plough, and when all have been got ready for the processes that are to follow, he returns on his steps, scattering…
Read MoreMother Teresa – A Lost Soul?
Dear Friend, If you research the influence of Mother Teresa, you will find that it is worldwide. In many different languages, you will find books, magazines, articles, DVDs, CDs, and even Concertos made to honor her and to praise her work for humanity. Some Christian pastors refer to her life as an example of Christian living. The unique…
Read MoreI Received Mercy – Edoardo Labanchi
Ceylon When I arrived in Ceylon, not yet an ordained priest, I was sent to work in a college before starting my theological studies. The Jesuits have a long period of training. Very soon I became greatly disillusioned at the lack of any zeal on the part of the Catholic missionaries to convert the heathen.…
Read MoreState of Europe Before the Reformation: Church Corruption Prior to Reformation (Chapter 3)
State of Europe Before the Reformation Excerpt adapted from History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century by J. H. Merle D’Aubigne, Swiss Protestant minister, translated by H. White (Oliver & Boyd: Edinburgh: 1846). http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/daubigne/HISTORY_OF_THE_REFORMATION.pdf History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century. Chapter 3 Church Corruption Prior to Reformation The Proliferation of Darkness in…
Read MoreMy Encounter With God – Guido Scalzi
Our little house at Mesoraca was situated in a hamlet called “Filippa” which was not very far from the monastery of the Franciscan Friars, located on top of a beautiful hill. It was there that I as a child went with my family to hear Mass. Majesty and Monastery I remember one particular morning I…
Read MoreScott Hahn’s Route into Apostasy
Dear Friend, There is great affection for the Papacy in the age in which we live. Likewise, there is great interest in those who have embraced the Papacy. It is important that we analyze Scott Hahn’s route into apostasy since he has influenced many. The article below sounds the alarm on the consequences of such…
Read MorePope Francis Covers Up His Promotion of Islam
Comment by Richard Bennett On Monday, January 11, 2015, Pope Francis tried to cover up his promotion of Islam by a condemnation of the Jihadists of the Islamic State. Pope Francis told members of the international Diplomatic Corps in the Vatican on Monday that every true religion promotes peace, and by contrast, religious extremists who…
Read MoreThe Professor’s Methods Did Not Work – Celso Muniz
Search for Truth From childhood on, I looked restlessly for reality and certainty. In my youthful opinion, it was through the priesthood that I could best experience truth and salvation for the soul. A schoolteacher once said to me, “It is more difficult for a priest to be lost than for a stone to float…
Read MoreFinding True Freedom in Christ: Nancy Hohman
Like any teenager, the dream of my life was to have a family and home of my own. I attended public school during the week and catechism class on Saturdays. A Franciscan Order of sisters taught the catechism and one sister in particular played an important part in my life. She invited me to join…
Read MoreThe False Promise of Forgiveness through Catholic Priests
Sins are forgiven as people believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. “Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins.”1 In believing on the finished work of the Lord Christ Jesus, a soul has both one hundred percent right standing with God credited…
Read MoreFalling In Love with the Biblical Jesus
Stan Weber What could change the faith of a Catholic from birth (and former altar boy) in his 38th year? The answer is the grace and power of God and His Word, the Holy Scriptures! Once a fiercely independent electrical engineer, successful businessman, married fifteen years with two children, I had gotten myself into financial…
Read MoreA Great Sinner Coming to Know the Only Savior Jesus
Joe Flahive As I share the most amazing event in my life, I would like to interject along the way truths I have found from verses in the Bible, which explain the utter despair of my early life, indeed anyone’s life—apart from true faith in the Person of Jesus Christ and the amazing peace and…
Read MoreThe Seven Pillars of Eastern Orthodoxy
Pillars are an integral part of the structure of many buildings. The Eastern Orthodox Church rests upon the ancient pillars of the Seven Ecumenical Councils. This paper will examine the general concept of these councils. The light of Scriptures will appraise a particular decree of the Second Council of Nicea in order to test whether…
Read MoreThe Heritage of the Reformation for the Present Time
By Richard Bennett The Reformation period was full with historical figures and an enormous amount of theological debate. However, in the midst of all the doctrinal issues and Events, there were five biblical principles accepted among the Reformers. In all matters of faith and morals, the final authority is the Bible alone. Before the All…
Read MoreMother’s Vocation and God’s Grace
Donna Spader Shire (Formerly Sister Madonna Therese) Of the sixteen children born to my parents, two became priests and I became a nun. From earliest childhood we were taught that the Catholic Church was the only true church, and that in order to one day gain eternal life in heaven, we must be good and do…
Read MoreThe Weight of Responsibility to Accountability in Christ – Joe Mizzi
I was born in 1966 on the tiny island of Malta, in the middle of the Mediterranean. My dear parents were hard-working people. Although my father was employed full-time, his salary was not sufficient to support the family, so he also worked as a farmer. My mother not only took care of the house and…
Read MorePope Francis Exploits World Religion and Government
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint Pope Francis labeled adherents of all religions as “children of God”. His video dated January 6, 2016 featured representatives of Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, and Catholicism from his native Argentina.[1] The Bible contradicts the Pope. Only those who have repented and put their trust in Christ alone are true “children…
Read MoreNew Life for a Jesuit Priest – José Rico
After nineteen years of continual, threatened shipwreck in the Roman Catholic priesthood, on the 15 of April 1956, I arrived on the tranquil shores of peace with God through Jesus Christ. Among the reasons for leaving my native Spain was the call of American bishops in the face of the avalanche of Protestantism in Latin…
Read MoreThe Vatican Endorses Evolution and Rejects Genesis
By Dr. Matthew Cserháti Introduction If you ask an average Catholic person what they think about the creation/evolution debate which is raging across America and Europe it is highly likely that they’ll respond by saying that they basically have no problem with integrating evolution with their Catholic faith. A common response is that since the…
Read MoreEvangelicals Embark to Papal Rome
Many Evangelicals in our day know little of what the true Gospel really means. As a result, many New Evangelicals hasten Rome-ward at the expense of their heritage. The New York Times on May 30, 2004, carried news of the alliance called “Evangelicals and Catholics Together” (ECT) showing it as a movement that is changing the face…
Read MoreCatholic Infiltration of the Charismatic Movement
By Richard Bennett The Catholic Charismatic Movement began in 1967 in the USA and since then it has spread to all nations where the Catholic Church exists. Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II, and the present pope, Pope Benedict XVI, have all acknowledged it. Pope John Paul II even delcared that the movement was…
Read MoreOnce a Jesuit, Now a Child of God – Bob Bush
I began my Catholic journey in a little country town in northern California in the U.S.A. The town was so small that we did not have Mass every Sunday, but a priest used to come once a month if he possibly could to hold Mass in a big public hall. I have both an older…
Read MoreA Catholic Priest Born From Above – Henry Nowakowski
And so it was, my life commenced in rural Alberta with two older brothers, John and Peter, both now deceased; and then later, two younger sisters, Gloria and Agnes, both still living. That was my first birth; it would be many years later before I would experience my second birth, my birth from above—my spiritual…
Read MoreMonk for Twenty Years and then Born Again – Renato di Lorenzo
I would never have believed that I would leave the Roman Catholic Church, even less the priesthood. If someone had predicted it, I would have thought it impossible. I entered the Salesian Order at the age of fifteen, and in due time, I was ordained to the priesthood. I worked mainly with young people and…
Read MoreBiblical Unity in the Lord and Papal Conformity
The unity for which Christ Jesus prayed in John Chapter 17 is a unity that already exists. His intercession is not an appeal to produce unity among His own. It is a prayer to the Father in Heaven to preserve the unity that already exists. Therefore, He prayed, “Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast…
Read More“The Comparison Chart” – Thy Word is Truth
A side by side comparison chart using the official 1994 catechism of the Catholic Church and the Bible. The chart highlights 8 major topics of concern and shows the contradictions in Roman Catholic teaching. The article is accompanied with a audio explanation by Richard Bennett.
Read MoreA Medical Nun – Lolly Harding
Callous treatment of a skilled drug-addicted nun-surgeon by her peer group in the Catholic Medical Missionary Order caused me, a dedicated nun, to become disillusioned. Within every person lies a marvelous adventure story of his life. Here is my story and the three torturous, separate paths I took on my journey toward peace and reconciliation…
Read MoreGod’s Merciful Grace: Before and After My Life as a Priest – J. Ernest Fresques
As a child, I considered the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church as my basic standard of morality. My relationship to my Creator depended on them—or so I was told. The message I received was that I was all right with God as long as I was all right with the Church. I was all right…
Read MoreFrom the Kingdom of Darkness into the Kingdom of Light – Arnold Urbonas
As a former devout Catholic, I am writing this testimony to point you to the light, which is Jesus Christ the Lord. Having been a Catholic believer when I was growing up, I thought that the way to salvation was obedience to the Roman Catholic teachings, which was not resting my confidence in Christ, but…
Read MoreDumitru Cornilescu: Former Priest of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Dumitru Cornilescu was born in 1891 in the village of Slasoma in the Mehedinti province. His father was a teacher, and his grandfathers both on his mother’s and father’s side were priests. He felt the call to enter the priesthood and went to Bucharest to study theology. Dumitru was unhappy with the formalism and rituals. …
Read MoreRome Commands You Baptist Ecumenists to Surrender!
On September 5th 2000, the RC document “Dominus Iesus”[1] (DI) was issued by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.[2] Carrying the full authority of an official Vatican decree, it declares the Roman Catholic Church to be the only “instrument for the salvation of all humanity.”[3] DI has been “ratified and confirmed”…
Read MorePersecution Proved from Decrees of General Councils and Writings of Celebrated Divines to be an Essential Doctrine of Popery
Chapter 1: 1. According to the Scriptural marks of the predicted Roman Apostasy, the Babylonish Harlot of the Apocalypse, is the following:- “And I saw the woman DRUNKEN WITH THE BLOOD OF THE SAINTS, and WITH THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS OF JESUS” (Rev. 17:6). The whole history of Popery is a commentary upon the…
Read MoreIdolatry at the Present Time
By Richard Bennett and Abner Araujo Nowadays, on a popular level, the word “idol” means only an image of a false god, or a heathen deity. However, in Bible and theology dictionaries, the word “idol” means “the worship of Jehovah by means of images,”1 or “the worship of Jehovah under image or symbol.”2 “Idolatry, strictly…
Read MoreA Nun set Free by God’s Unmerited Grace – Amanda Scopilliti
Set Free by God’s Unmerited Grace John 8:36“Who the Son sets free, is free indeed.” Early On Prior to reading Ephesians 2:8 and realizing God’s grace is a free gift given through faith, and could not be earned, I thought I would “do” a lot of things for God. At a young age I interpreted…
Read MoreWhy Does Rome Oppose Christ’s Way of Salvation?
Scriptural Meaning of Justification The precise import of the term “to justify” is clearly seen in that it is the exact opposite or contrast to the term “to condemn.” “It is God that justifies. Who is he that condemns?” (Romans 8:33-34)1 Condemnation is not a process by which a good man is made bad, but…
Read MoreA Biblical Response to Evangelicals Promoting the COVID Vaccine
The marketing campaign for the vaccine has begun. Religious leaders are being enlisted to lead the charge.[1] Not all are consenting to the charade.[2] This brief note will briefly analyze the argument of Dr. Albert Mohler, head of the Southern Baptist Seminary.[3] He is typical of evangelical proponents who likely with good intentions have missed…
Read MoreAbsolute Biblical Truth Opposed by Roman Catholicism
The Lord Jesus Christ promised the Apostles, “when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth.”[1] “All truth” signifies all revealed truth, which is recorded in the written Word. This promise was precise, “He will guide you into all truth,” not all truths (plural), but rather “all truth.” God’s truth is an indissoluble, balanced and harmonious…
Read MoreIslamic Ecumenism Deceives and Attacks Christians
Dear Friend, Deceptive ecumenical outreaches in the Christian world have been persistent in the last forty years. An Islamic outreach to that Christian world is quite unique, however. Because this Islamic overture to peace is so insidious and has been so well received by some major players, it is extremely important to analyze it. The Papacy is involved…
Read MoreWho Are the Jesuits, and Should You Be Concerned Today?
By Stuart Quint Rome commemorates the death of Ignatius of Loyola on July 31 each year.[i] Loyola was the notorious founder of the Society of Jesus, also known as the “Jesuits”. While the man died long ago, his movement lives on with its malicious mission nearly 500 years later. The Jesuit agenda has relevance today…
Read MoreThe Catholic Priesthood: Mystique and Scandal?
One might wonder what remains of the glory of the Catholic priesthood in face of the worldwide scandals, and in particular those that have occurred recently in the U.S.A. For example, on July 7th 2003 under the heading “Clergy Sex Abuse: Justice Must Come for the Bishops,” the San Francisco Chronicle reported, “That there are…
Read MoreThe Perilous Fondness for the Papacy
The Roman Pontiff and his Church demand respect and obedience throughout the world. The world in response shows a great fondness for the Pope as he addresses and admonishes world leaders and makes declarations on all major events. For example, the official Vatican Information Service on June 4, 2004 reported the explicit rebuke that the…
Read MorePopedom: From Its Inception to the Demise of Pope John Paul II (Part I)
Because of the fascination of the world with the office of the Pope and his power, and because of current discussions regarding who will be the next Pope, it is important to study the topic historically and in the light of Biblical truth. Part I is an overview of the history of the Papacy from…
Read MoreThe Early Authentic Church and the Deception of Roman Catholicism
By Richard Bennett and Stuart Quint The Apostle Paul would never have recognized the institution that calls itself the Church of Rome nearly 2000 years after he had written his Epistle to the early true believers in Rome. For instance, the Apostle Paul addressed all the believers in the early church in Rome as “…beloved…
Read MoreA Labyrinth Way from the Convent to Life in Christ – Eileen Doran
THE CONVERSION OF A CATHOLIC NUN I was born into a Catholic family where the rules of the Catholic Church were practiced. After eight years of Catholic elementary school, at thirteen years of age, I entered a preparatory high school for a religious congregation. While in the congregation I attended four years of college and…
Read MorePope Francis Shows His True Colors
By Richard Bennett Pope Francis’s performances and writings give a picture of a man that is two-faced. To build a public image for himself, Bergoglio, once elected, chose the name Pope Francis in honor of St Francis of Assisi. St Francis was known to be a softhearted lover of nature; thus, Pope Francis adroitly implied that he would be similarly unassuming, kind,…
Read MoreVatican Complicity in Croatian Genocide in World War 2
By Richard Bennett and Michael De Semlyen [Editor’s note: Roman Catholic denial of the Croatian genocide continues to this day! This article discusses Pope John Paul’s beatification of Croatian Archbishop Alois Stepinać, mastermind of the Ustaše atrocities: http://www.balkanalysis.com/blog/2005/04/09/another-side-of-the-pope-john-paul-iis-balkan-legacy/ Read this fearful reaction to Vatican cover-up from a Jewish perspective: https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/246116/croatia-rewrite-holocaust-crimes-out-of-history] In 1929, Mussolini signed the…
Read MoreThis Is My Story
Doreen Eberhardt (D’Antonio) I was born and raised in a Catholic family. My mother was very devout. The point came in my life when I wanted to serve God in a special way. Since I was a Catholic, the only way I knew was to enter the convent. I decided to enter the Sisters of…
Read MoreThe Emergent Church Movement – Part Two: The Rejection of the Gospel and Authority of Scripture
Leader of Emergent Church Movement Embraces Mysticism The Emerging Church movement has hailed as its “manifesto” Brian McLaren’s book, A Generous Orthodoxy. In it, McLaren explains that the genesis and title of the Emergent Church movement takes its model from the growth of a tree,“The meaning of emergent as used in these and other settings…
Read MoreBetter to Marry than to Burn
“…better to marry than to burn…”: Boston and the Catholic troubles “Sex, shame and the Catholic Church” was Newsweek’s cover story for March 4th, 2002, the subtitle of which was “and new soul-searching across America.” One would have hoped that exposure of the Catholic teaching on virginity and celibacy would have been discussed. Instead, the…
Read MoreTrue and False Worship: the Cross and the Mass
I. Introduction Worshipping God is that communion that exists in true harmony between the Creator and the creature man. A. Before the Fall 1. There were no restraints on relationship between God and Adam. God spoke to Adam, laying out for him his duties, instructing him concerning his environment (Genesis 1:28-30), created a helpmeet for…
Read MoreThe Mystic Plague: Catholicism Sets a Spiritualist Agenda
By Richard Bennett The Roman Catholic Church is persistent in her quest to draw all to herself. One of her major venues is the marketing of mysticism under various guises. This is because, as different world religions begin to adopt the idea that they must work together for the well-being of civilization, Rome truly believes…
Read MoreLiving Water and Peace with God – Mariano Rughi
One day, during an intimate conversation with a Franciscan monk, I had a revelation that shocked me. I discovered that he was going through the same painful experiences regarding the assurance of salvation as those through which I had gone. I began to ask myself, “If the Church of Rome is the true Church of…
Listen...The Counter Reformation and the Jesuit Order
Ignatius of Loyola founded the Roman Catholic Jesuit order in 1530 as a means of countering the work of God in the reformation. Download
Listen...Roman Catholic Perspectives Pervade Evangelicalism
Richard Bennett highlights the Catholic Church’s official teaching that both scripture and tradition are to be honored equally. This mindset is now permeating Evangelical Churches with the introduction of physiology and various business and marketing techniques. Modern Charismatic expressions are also leading the way back to Roman Catholicism. Download
Listen...Pope Francis Elected The Mystery of Iniquity Continues
As Pope Francis moves onto the world stage, many people are wondering how he will be generally accepted. The pleasant aura of John Paul II still lingers for many, while the shortcomings of Benedict XVI still color the current scene. More importantly, given the Pope’s exalted position in the world, many will be asking how…
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A live broadcast recording of an interview between Larry Phillips and former Roman Catholic Priest Richard Bennett. Download
Listen...The Authentic Early Church
The topic of who the early believers were, where they lived, and just what they taught is very important. We have great examples, specifically the Vaudois and Waldenses up to the pre-Reformation believers. Pastor W. J. Mencarow and Richard Bennett clearly document the actual historical facts. Download
Listen...New Life for a Jesuit Priest – José Rico
Christ became my “only” Savior, for none other had died on the Cross for me. He also became my “sufficient Savior” because His blood is all-powerful to wash my sins from my soul. How miserably the rites, ceremonies, and human traditions of Romanism had failed to cleanse my soul for God. Download
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