See our playlist of over 90 videos on Roman Catholicism at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFFA8D69D1B914715. Larry Wessels, director of Christian Answers of Austin. Texas/ Christian Debater (YouTube channel: CANSWERSTV at http://www.youtube.com/user/CAnswersTV; websites: http://www.BibleQuery.org, http://www.HistoryCart.com & http://www.MuslimHope.com) is joined in studio by former Roman Catholic Rob Zins, Th.M, Dallas Theological Seminary (website: http://www.CWRC-RZ.ORG). Rob Zins has authored the books, "On the Edge of Apostasy," "Romanism: The Relentless Roman Catholic Assault on the Gospel of Jesus Christ" & others. The topic for this broadcast is an introduction leading to an analysis of Walter Martin's book on Roman Catholicism called, "The Roman Catholic Church in History." Walter Martin (September 10, 1928 -- June 26, 1989), was an American Evangelical minister, author, and Christian apologist who founded the Christian Research Institute in 1960 as a para-church ministry specializing as a clearing-house of information in both general Christian apologetics and in countercult apologetics. Walter authored such works as: "Jehovah of the Watchtower," " The Rise of the Cults," "The Maze of Mormonism," "Essential Christianity: A Handbook of Basic Christian Doctrines," "The Riddle of Reincarnation," "The New Age Cult," "Walter Martin's Cults Reference Bible," the classic "The Kingdom of the Cults, " & others. Walter Martin debated the famous atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair on national radio (to hear some of these debates go to http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL640E505B96CD6B39). Controversy & confusion about Romanism has taken place with the advent of the replacement of Walter Martin after his death with a man named Hank Hanegraaff. Hanegraaff has defended Romanism as a true Christian Church that is not apostate on his national radio show, "Bible Answer Man." For documentation on this see the following videos: "AN ANALYSIS OF HANK HANEGRAAFF & THE CHRISTIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ROMAN CATHOLICISM (PART #1) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I8hnjNiPHU; ANALYSIS OF HANK HANEGRAAFF & C.R.I. ON ROMANISM (PART #2)" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YLWryi5gSM; & ANALYSIS OF HANK HANEGRAAFF & NORMAN GEISLER VERSUS WALTER MARTIN (PART #3)" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik5eftZzeN8. Norman Geisler (who earned his Ph.D degree from a Roman Catholic university) has been a favorite guest on Hanegraaff's "Bible Answer Man" & is a constant defender of Hanegraaff & Romanism. Comments made by Hanegraaff & Geisler claim that they agree with Walter Martin on Romanism but documented evidence proves this is not the case. In Walter's 1960 CRI book, "The Roman Catholic Church in History" Martin states concerning the Roman papacy, "To study the papacy is to learn a valuable lesson - to learn that when we surrender to men what we are commanded to surrender only to the Holy Spirit, spiritual tyranny & slavery of the human mind & the souls of men can come about." (page 23). "The Roman Catholic Church has therefore taken the very title of God Himself & has bestowed it upon sinful men." (page 9). "There is a direct contradiction between the office of the Papacy and the office of the Holy Spirit." (page 12). "If Peter was allegedly Bishop of Rome & Vicar of Christ, & if the Church is built on him, it cannot be built in Zion, which is in heaven - the heavenly Jerusalem - it must be built here on earth, & its foundation must rest at St. Peter's Basilica!" (page 14). "If Peter really was the "cornerstone," this question must be explained by the Catholic Church: 'Why didn't Isaiah say, 'Behold I lay in Rome a chief cornerstone?'" (page 14). "God says you do not need a pope, cardinal, a bishop or a priest - God says you will be a priest, a member of a 'holy priesthood,' & He is going to use you, as a Christian, to bring people out of darkness into His marvelous light." (page15). "There is no authority for the claim of the Roman Catholic Church & there is no basis to their claim that they are the "only true Church of Christ." (page 16). The book goes on for 87 pages condemning Roman Catholic tradition in contrast to Biblical authority ("God nowhere in the Bible authorizes any one to place faith in tradition which is contrary to His Word." - page 40), the Roman Catholic elevation to Deity of the Virgin Mary ("This is indeed the elevation of a creature to Deity, & I plead with you to realize that we are dealing with one of the most dangerous teachings ever foisted upon the Christian Church." - page 59), the false Roman Catholic doctrines of Confession, the Mass ("There is neither need nor warrant for the teaching of a perpetual 'bloodless sacrifice' of a so-called "Mass" since Christ has entered heaven itself with His own blood 'having obtained eternal redemption for us'" - page 74), Purgatory, & Penance. Romanism therefore has a false gospel & way of salvation condemned in Galatians 1:6-9. Part 3

• published: 04 Sep 2013
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