Rev. Omolade's Response To Pastor Okotie's Statement about the Catholic
Catholics. I understand where you are coming from. Life is complex and
when we meet with what we don't understand, it is a lot easier to
demonize it, castigate it and even reject it. I am sorry to tell you
that none of these will make the Church go away.
Darkness can only be dispelled by light, hatred by love, falsehood by
truth. Since it is obvious that your are still in the dark about
Catholic doctrines and way of life, I am inviting you to our religious
class and I hope in humility you will submit yourself to this process
of education so that you will not continue to grope in the darkness of
your ignorance.
In the past, the argument was that Catholics don't read Bible, but
that argument has fizzled away when Catholics themselves have risen to
the occasion to show that having been instrumental in the collection
of the books into the unit we now call Bible, having been blessed with
veritable tradition of great men and women who have studied the bible
down through the ages, Catholics are indeed well versed in the Bible
and probably better grounded than many other people.
The Catholic Church is rooted in the bible so are her doctrines… Mary,
that extraordinary creature of God is at the same time the mother of
my God and hopefully yours as well. As one Saint puts it, "If Mary is
not your mother, then the Devil must be your father". Do you really
count yourself among the generation of people that will call her
blessed? (Luke 2 ) Can you be numbered among those who will be
privileged to behold Mary as their mother? "Woman, behold your son,
Son, behold your mother"
The accusations of Chris Okotie are spurious… "Catholics bow to idols!
How many people in his own life has he bowed to? How many people bow
to him? Is he worshiping them or do they worship him?
The most outrageous claim is his denial of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Thank God he knows that Catholics believe and profess strongly their
belief in Jesus in the Eucharist. That belief is not man-made; it is
based on Christ's teaching. For the avoidance of doubt, readers should
read John 6 in its entirety. I will give a bit of summary here. "I am
the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this
bread will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh
for the life of the world." Jn 6:51. Later Jesus went on to say that
"In all truth I tell you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of
man and drink his blood, you have no life in you." Jn 6:53 If Pastor
Chris does not practice this veritable injunction of Christ, how can
he say he is a true Christian? This doctrine and practice that is
central to Catholicism has always been a hard teaching, even when
Jesus said it, many could not accept it and left him. It seems Pastor
Chris is one of those who could not accept the teaching of Jesus. Let
him simply go out on his own without leading other astray.
It is therefore imperative for me to invite those who are currently
denied the opportunity in their Churches to come to the Catholic
Church and see how faithful the Church is to this great teaching of
Christ. Christ meant it; the Catholics have celebrated it for more
than 2000 years. There is no alternative to it. You are either for
Christ or against it. Otherwise, if you deny the practice, then you
make Christ a liar.
My dear Pastor Chris, Catholics are destined for heaven for it is
their main goal in life…. To know God, to love God, to serve God in
this life so as to be happy with him forever in heaven. However based
on God's words, we know some people need purification and trusting in
God's love and mercy, we know these people will not be rejected for
all eternity. This is a truth based on God's word. Please read 1 Cor
3:10-15
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder,
and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with
care. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already
laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 If anyone builds on this foundation
using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 their work
will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light.
It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of
each person's work. 14 If what has been built survives, the builder
will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer
loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through
the flames.
The passage obviously talks about purification that Catholics refer to
in the doctrine of purgatory. Even after death, the All-powerful God
is still able to save some people. His ways are not our ways. So leave
God to be God and do his work. Then in 1 John 5:15-17 we read that
some sins do not lead to death and people with these will be saved… of
course after purification by God himself.
To the general readers, especially those who attend Pastor Chris's
church read what scripture says "We accept human testimony, but God's
testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has
given about his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts
this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a
liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about
his Son. 1 John 5:9-10 do not just believe because Pastor Chris tells
u so… search the Scripture and the truth will set you free. God bless
you as you make your way back home…to mother Church, the Catholic
Church.
source:
https://www.facebook.com /richard.omolade/posts /10152051363131007
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