Matt Slick of www.carm.org explains why it is necessary to teach about Roman Catholicism since the Roman Catholic Church teaches many things which are not found in Scripture such as: the Mass, Penance, Veneration of Mary, Purgatory, Indulgences, the Priesthood, the Confessional, the Rosary, Venial and Mortal Sins, and statues in the Church.
No one can judge a Roman Catholic's heart, but God. However, if the Roman Catholic follows the official position of the Roman Catholic Church which teaches that justification is by works, then such a person can be lost. The Bible teaches that justification is by faith alone (Rom. 4:5; Eph. 2:8-9). (Justification means the believing sinner is given a new standing before God and the penalty for sin is removed. He is forgiven in God's eyes. He is forgiven not on the basis of his/her own good works, but that of faith alone in Christ's work on the cross.) HUGE Difference!!!
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