| Notice:--These
dates are in many cases approximate.
Many of these heresies had been current
in the Church years before, but only
when they were officially adopted by a
Church council and proclaimed by the
pope as dogma of faith, did they become
binding on Catholics.
And
doctrine to be true must conform to the
Word of God. "To the law and to
the testimony; if they speak not
according to this word, it is because
there is no light in them."
(Isaiah 8:20)
At the
Reformation in the 16th Century these
heresies were repudiated as having no
part in the Religion of Jesus as taught
in the New Testament.
| Heresy |
Date |
| |
|
| OF
ALL THE HUMAN TRADITIONS
taught and practiced by the
Roman Catholic Church, which
are contrary to the Bible, the
most ancient are the prayers
for the dead and the sign
of the Cross. Both
began 300 years after Christ. |
310 |
| Wax
Candles introduced in
church. about |
320 |
| Veneration
of angels and dead saints. |
375 |
| The
Mass, as a daily
celebration, adopted. |
394 |
| The
worship of Mary, the
mother of Jesus, and the use
of the term, "Mother of
God", as applied to her,
originated in the Council of
Ephesus |
431 |
| Priests
began to dress differently
from the laity |
500 |
| The
doctrine of Purgatory was
first established by
Gregory the Great |
593 |
The
Latin language, as the
language of prayer and worship
in churches, was also imposed
by Pope Gregory I. 600 years
after Christ
The Word of God forbids
praying and teaching in an
unknown tongue. (I Cor. 14:9). |
600 |
The
Bible teaches that we pray to
God alone. In the primitive
church never were prayers
directed to Mary, or to
dead saints. This practice
began in the Roman Church
(Matt. 11:28; Luke 1:46; Acts
10:25-26; 14:14-18) |
600 |
The
Papacy is of pagan
origin. The title of pope
or universal bishop, was first
given to the bishop of Rome by
the wicked emperor Phocas
This he did to spite Bishop
Ciriacus of Constantinople,
who had justly excommunicated
him for his having caused the
assassination of his
predecessor emperor Mauritius.
Gregory 1, then bishop of
Rome, refused the title, but
his successor, Boniface III,
first assumed title
"pope."
Jesus did not appoint Peter to
the headship of the apostles
and forbade any such notion. (Lk.
22:24-26; Eph. 1:22-23; Col.
1:18; I Cor. 3:11).
Note:-- Nor is there any
mention in Scripture, nor in
history, that Peter ever was
in Rome, much less that he was
pope there for 25 years;
Clement, 3rd bishop of Rome,
remarks that there is no real
1st century evidence that
Peter ever was in Rome." |
610 |
The
kissing of the Pope's feet
It had been a pagan custom to
kiss the feet of emperors. The
Word of God forbids such
practices. (Read Acts
10:25-26; Rev. 19:10; 22:9). |
709 |
The
Temporal power of the Popes
When Pepin, the usurper of the
throne of France, descended
into Italy, called by Pope
Stephen II, to war against the
Italian Lombards, he defeated
them and gave the city of Rome
and surrounding territory to
the pope. Jesus expressly
forbade such a thing, and He
himself refused worldly
kingship. (Read Matt. 4:8-9;
20:25-26; John 18:38). |
750 |
Worship
of the cross, images and
relics was authorized
This was by order of Dowager
Empress Irene of
Constantinople, who first
caused to pluck the eyes of
her own son, Constantine VI,
and then called a church
council at the request of
Hadrian I, pope of Rome at
that time.
Such practice is called simply
IDOLATRY in the Bible, and is
severely condemned. (Read Ex.
20:4; 3:17; Deut. 27:15; Psalm
115). |
788 |
| Holy
Water, mixed with a pinch
of salt and blessed by the
priest, was authorized |
850 |
| The
veneration of St. Joseph
began |
890 |
| The
baptism of bells was
instituted by Pope John XIV |
965 |
Canonization
of dead saints, first by
Pope John XV
Every believer and follower of
Christ is called saint in the
Bible. (Read Rom. 1:7; I Col.
1:2). |
995 |
Fasting
on Fridays and during Lent
were imposed
Imposed by popes said to be
interested in the commerce of
fish. (Bull, or permit to eat
meat), some authorities say,
began in the year 700. This is
against the plain teaching of
the Bible. (Read Matt. 15:10;
I Cor. 10:25; I Tim. 4:1-3). |
998 |
The
Mass was developed
gradually as a sacrifice;
attendance made obligatory in
the 11th century.
The Bible teaches that the
sacrifice of Christ was
offered once and for all, and
is not to be repeated, but
only commemorated in the
Lord's Supper. (Read Heb.
7:27; 9:26-28; 10:10-14). |
|
The
celibacy of the
priesthood was decreed by Pope
Hildebrand, Boniface VII
Jesus imposed no such rule,
nor did any of the apostles.
On the contrary, St. Peter was
a married man, and St. Paul
says that bishops were to have
wife and children. (Read I
Tim. 3:2,5, and 12; Matt.
8:14-15). |
1079 |
The
Rosary, or prayer beads
was introduced by Peter the
Hermit, in the year 1090.
Copied from Hindus and
Mohammedans
The counting of prayers is a
pagan practice and is
expressly condemned by Christ.
(Matt. 6:5-13). |
1090 |
| The
Inquisition of heretics
was instituted by the Council
of Verona in the year 1184.
Jesus never taught the use of
force to spread His religion |
1184 |
The
sale of Indulgences,
commonly regarded as a
purchase of forgiveness and a
permit to indulge in sin.
Christianity, as taught in the
Bible, condemns such a traffic
and it was the protest against
this traffic that brought on
the Protestant Reformation in
the 16th century. |
1190 |
The
dogma of Transubstantiation
was decreed by Pope Innocent
III, in the year
By this doctrine the priest
pretends to perform a daily
miracle by changing a wafer
into the body of Christ, and
then he pretends to eat Him
alive in the presence of his
people during Mass. The Bible
condemns such absurdities; for
the Lord's Supper is simply a
memorial of the sacrifice of
Christ. The spiritual presence
of Christ is implied in the
Lord's Supper. (Read Luke
22:19-20; John 6:35; I Cor.
11:26). |
1215 |
Confession
of sin to the priest at
least once a year was
instituted by Pope Innocent
III., in the Lateran Council
The Bible commands us to
confess our sins direct to
God. (Read Psa. 51:1-10; Luke
7:48; 15:21; I John 1:8-9). |
1215 |
The
adoration of the wafer
(Host), was decreed by Pope
Honorius
So the Roman Church worships a
God made by human hands. This
is plain idolatry and
absolutely contrary to the
spirit of the Gospel. (Read
John 4:24). |
1220 |
The
Bible forbidden to
laymen and placed in the Index
of forbidden books by the
Council of Valencia
Jesus commanded that the
Scriptures should be read by
all. (John 5:39; I Tim.
3:15-17). |
1229 |
The
Scapular was invented
by Simon Stock, and English
monk
It is a piece of brown cloth,
with the picture of the Virgin
and supposed to contain
supernatural virtue to protect
from all dangers those who
wear it on naked skin. This is
fetishism. |
1287 |
The
Roman Church forbade the
cup to the laity, by
instituting the communion of
one kind in the Council of
Constance
The Bible commands us to
celebrate the Lord's Supper
with unleavened bread and the
fruit of the vine. (Read Matt.
26:27; I Cor. 11:26-29). |
1414 |
The
doctrine of Purgatory
was proclaimed as a dogma of
faith by Council of Florence
There is not one word in the
Bible that would teach the
purgatory of priests. The
blood of Jesus Christ
cleanseth us from all sins.
(Read I John 1:7-9; 2:1-2;
John 5:24; Rom. 8:1). |
1439 |
The
doctrine of 7 Sacraments
affirmed
The Bible says that Christ
instituted only two
ordinances, Baptism and the
Lord's Supper. (Read Matt. 28:
19-20; 26:26-28). |
1439 |
The
Ave Maria, part of the
last
It was completed 50 years
afterward and finally approved
by Pope Sixtus V, at the end
of the 16th century. |
1508 |
The
Council of Trent, held in the
year 1545, declared that Tradition
is of equal authority with the
Bible
By tradition is meant human
teachings. The Pharisees
believed the same way, and
Jesus bitterly condemned them,
for by teaching human
tradition, they nullified the
commandments of God. (Read
Mark 7:7-13; Col. 2:8; Rev.
22:18). |
1545 |
The
apocryphal books were
added to the Bible also by the
Council of Trent
These books were not
recognized as canonical by the
Jewish Church. (See Rev.
22:8-9). |
1546 |
The
Creed of Pope Pius IV
was imposed as the official
creed 1560 years after Christ
and the apostles
True Christians retain the
Holy Scriptures as their
creed. Hence their creed is
1500 years older than the
creed of Roman Catholics.
(Read Gal. 1:8). |
1560 |
The
Immaculate Conception
of the Virgin Mary was
proclaimed by Pope Pius IX
The Bible states that all men,
with the sole exception of
Christ, are sinners. Mary
herself had need of a Savior.
(Read Rom. 3:23; 5:12; Psa.
51:5; Luke 1:30,46,47). |
1834 |
In
the year 1870 after Christ,
Pope Pius IX proclaimed the
dogma of Papal
Infallibility
This is a blasphemy and the
sign of the apostasy and of
the anti-christ predicted by
St. Paul. (Read II Thess.
2:2-12; Rev. 17:1-9;
13:5-8,18).
Many Bible students see the
number of the beast (Rev.
13:18), 666 in the Roman
letters of the Pope's title:
"VICARIVS FILII
DEI." -- V-5, I-1; C-100,
I-1; V-S, I-1; L-50, I-1; I-1;
D-500, I-l -- Total, 666. |
1870 |
Pope
Plus X, in the year 1907,
condemned together with
"Modernism", all the
discoveries of modern science
which are not approved by the
Church
Pius IX had done the same
thing in the Syllabus of 1864. |
1907 |
| In
the year 1930 Pius XI, condemned
the Public Schools |
1930 |
In
the year 1931 the same pope
Pius XI, reaffirmed the
doctrine that Mary is "the
Mother of God"
This doctrine was first
invented by the Council of
Ephesus in the year 431. This
is a heresy contrary by Mary's
own words. (Read Luke 1:46-49;
John 2: l-5). |
1931 |
| In
the year 1950 the last dogma
was proclaimed by Pope Pins
XII, the Assumption of the
Virgin Mary |
1950 |
CONCLUSION
What will
be the next invention? The Roman Church
says it never changes; yet, it has done
nothing else but invent new doctrines
which are contrary to the Bible, and has
practiced rites and ceremonies taken
bodily from paganism. Some scholar
has found that 75% of the rites and
ceremonies of the Roman Church are of
pagan origin.
Note:--
Cardinal Newman, in his book, "The
Development of the Christian
Religion," admits that …
"Temples, incense, oil lamps,
votive offerings, holy water, holidays
and season of devotions, processions,
blessing of fields, sacerdotal
vestments, the tonsure (of priests and
monks and nuns), images … are all of
pagan origin…" (Page 359).
HERESIES
are those doctrines and practices which
are contrary to the Bible. They are also
called "human traditions" or
"doctrines of men". Both Peter
and Paul predicted and warned that in
the later times "false
teachers" would rise within the
Church and bring in "damnable
heresies" and "doctrines of
devils". (Read II Peter 2:1-3,
and I Tim. 3:2-5). Jesus rebuked the
Pharisees, for they transgressed the
commandments of God by keeping their
traditions. "in vain," He
said, "they worship me by keeping
for doctrines the commandments of
men" (Matt. 15:3,9).
The real
heretics therefore, are the Roman
Catholics and the true orthodox are the
Evangelical Christians.
BRETHREN!
The Word of God commands us to get out
of Babylon, saying: "Come out of
her, my people, that ye be not partakers
of her sins, and that ye receive not of
her plagues." (Rev. 18:4). All
true Christians will remain faithful to
the religion of Christ as taught in the
Bible, and heed the warning of the
Apostle Paul, who said: "But
though we, or an angel from heaven,
preach any other Gospel unto you than
that which we have preached unto you,
let him be accursed." (Gal.
1:8).
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