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Rob Zins, ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary (website: www.CWRC-RZ.ORG/), debates Monsignor Ed Jordan on the basic tenets of the Christian Gospel. The Diocese of Austin, Texas sent Monsignor Jordan as its official representative to oppose the 16 hour cable access television series entitled, "Roman Catholicism Series" by Rob Zins and Larry Wessels, director of Christian Answers of Austin, Texas/ Christian Debater (YouTube channel CANSWERSTV at youtube.com/user/CAnswersTV; websites: www.BibleQuery.org/, www.HistoryCart.com/, & www.MuslimHope.com/). The 16 hour series (which is now posted on the internet) highlighted how the Roman Catholic religion deviates from historic, Biblical Christianity (episode topics include "The Roman Mass," "Roman Catholic Inventions," "Vatican II," "Doctrine of Mary," "Doctrine of the Pope," "Doctrine of Purgatory," "The Roman Priesthood," "Roman Universalism," "Roman Catholic Apologists," etc.). Questions about how people are saved from the coming wrath of the God of the Bible are dealt with by the debaters as well as who specifically will be saved from this wrath. This debate clearly demonstrates the difference between Roman Catholic religion and its "traditions" in addition to scripture and historic Biblical Christianity.

The most dangerous aspect of Catholic Church doctrine is that it appears to be based on the great, indispensable truths of God’s revelation.3 In reality, however, the telling fact is that Catholic doctrine denies essential, biblical doctrines by that which it adds on to biblical truths. For example, while Catholic doctrine affirms the worship of the three distinct Persons of the Trinity, it adds divine adoration for the Virgin Mary by addressing her in prayer as "the All Holy One". The exact words of the official statement are, "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".4 The Catholic Church also demands that worship, which according to Scripture is due exclusively to the one true God in three persons, is also to be given to the

1 The anathemas or curses against Evangelicals as heretics still remain in Roman Catholic law because the Council of Trent (1545 – 1563) has never been revoked. Since the demise of the Holy Roman Empire, the Papacy has had no military and civil power by which to enforce these anathemas as it had during the 605 years of the Inquisition. Thus the Papacy has recently adopted "ecumenism, "dialogue," and promoting "social justice" as ways and means of drawing Evangelical Christians into its fold.

2 Vatican Council II Documents, "Reflections and Suggestions Concerning Ecumenical Dialogue," Vol. I, Sect. II.
This crucial Vatican document states, "…ecumenical dialogue is not limited to an academic or purely conceptual level, but striving for a more complete communion between the Christian communities…it serves to transform modes of thought and behavior and the daily life of those communities. [non-Catholic churches] In this way, it aims at preparing the way for their unity of faith in the bosom of a Church one and visible: thus ‘little by little’, as the obstacles to perfect ecclesial communion are overcome, all Christians will be gathered, in a common celebration of the Eucharist, into that unity of the one and only Church which Christ bestowed on his Church from the beginning. This unity, we believe, dwells in the Catholic Church as something she can never lose…"

3 For example 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 the biblical doctrine of the Trinity. She teaches Adam’s sin resulting in the shared guilt and consequences of his sin. She accepts the doctrine of man’s redemption by Jesus Christ, teaching that He became incarnate and endured the death of the cross; that He arose from the dead, ascended to heaven, and will return again.
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