As I have said before, I am involved in Facebook groups that find the TRUTH in the Bible and are bringing to light the paganistic ways of our world. Here is what was posted today by The Old World Order page...
Holy water came from pagans and their doctrines were absorbed by the Catholic Church and given a Christian veneer. You may put lipstick on a pig, but its still a pig and doing so does not turn it into something that it is not.
The very notion of a cast of men being infallible is a pagan one also. The priest with sacramental powers comes from belief in magicians. Christianity commands equality and does not advocate a bunch of men claiming to be special and a step above everybody else.
At the entrance of the Catholic Church, people dip their fingers in the holy water stoup (or font) made of silver or gold, and cross themselves before they enter the church. Sometimes, before the congregation, the priest will sprinkle holy water. The priest can also sprinkle in houses for blessings, on children, companies, children’s bikes, schoolbooks, computers, and even on objects that people carry such as rosaries and medals. Catholics believe the sick can be healed when they are sprinkled with holy water, and believe that the holy water will give them blessings, protecting them from evil and danger. That is why they keep holy water in their houses and even wear necklaces with little bottles of holy water in it. Nevertheless, they insist it should not be drunk or used for culinary purposes.
There are four types of holy water that the Catholics use. There is ‘ordinary’ holy water found in the stoup (or font), Baptismal holy water with a slight amount of Christ (anointing oil) and the oil of catechumens used for a baptism ceremony, the Gregorian water, or the water of consecration, mixed with small amounts of wine, salt, and ashes, which is used during the consecration, and the Easter water, which is distributed on Easter Sunday for the believers to use at home. They insist that the holy water itself is not magical, but the blessings are given according to the user’s strong belief and prayer. This means, the holy water is basically used for the Catholic Church’s exorcisms.1)2)3)
So, what is the origin of this holy water?
Cardinal John H. Newman confessed in his “1878 Essay on the Development of the Christian Doctrine,” that "The use of temples, and these dedicated to particular saints, and ornamented on occasions with branches of trees; incense, lamps, and candles; votive offerings on recovery from illness; holy water; asylums; holy days and seasons, use of calendars, processions, blessings on the fields, sacerdotal vestments, the tonsure, the ring in marriage, turning to the East, images at a later date, perhaps the ecclesiastical chant, and the Kyrie Eleison, are ALL of pagan origin, and sanctified by their adoption into the Church."4)
To Catholics out there, where, pray tell me, do you read in the gospel of Christ of Holy Water? Peter tells us that God has given to us all things that pertain to life and Godliness (2 Peter 1:3), but God has not given to us anything that pertains to Holy Water. There-fore Holy Water is no part of life or Godliness. Furthermore, let it be constantly borne in mind that, as already established, the revelation of God as it concerns our duty to Him is fixed, final and complete. As Jude would say, it has been "once delivered unto the saints." Hence, to teach or practice something not authorized therein is to fall under the indictment pronounced by John in these words: "Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God" (2 John 9). So a little Holy Water becomes a violation of a great principle.
Since the holy water is just a teaching of men that originated from the folkways of ancient times, this goes against God’s will and none of God’s blessings can dwell in it. Jesus plainly said that those who commit such actions of using rituals are the evildoers who cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. Matt 7:21-23
http://www.romancatholicism.co.uk/pagan
www.bible.ca
The very notion of a cast of men being infallible is a pagan one also. The priest with sacramental powers comes from belief in magicians. Christianity commands equality and does not advocate a bunch of men claiming to be special and a step above everybody else.
At the entrance of the Catholic Church, people dip their fingers in the holy water stoup (or font) made of silver or gold, and cross themselves before they enter the church. Sometimes, before the congregation, the priest will sprinkle holy water. The priest can also sprinkle in houses for blessings, on children, companies, children’s bikes, schoolbooks, computers, and even on objects that people carry such as rosaries and medals. Catholics believe the sick can be healed when they are sprinkled with holy water, and believe that the holy water will give them blessings, protecting them from evil and danger. That is why they keep holy water in their houses and even wear necklaces with little bottles of holy water in it. Nevertheless, they insist it should not be drunk or used for culinary purposes.
There are four types of holy water that the Catholics use. There is ‘ordinary’ holy water found in the stoup (or font), Baptismal holy water with a slight amount of Christ (anointing oil) and the oil of catechumens used for a baptism ceremony, the Gregorian water, or the water of consecration, mixed with small amounts of wine, salt, and ashes, which is used during the consecration, and the Easter water, which is distributed on Easter Sunday for the believers to use at home. They insist that the holy water itself is not magical, but the blessings are given according to the user’s strong belief and prayer. This means, the holy water is basically used for the Catholic Church’s exorcisms.1)2)3)
So, what is the origin of this holy water?
Cardinal John H. Newman confessed in his “1878 Essay on the Development of the Christian Doctrine,” that "The use of temples, and these dedicated to particular saints, and ornamented on occasions with branches of trees; incense, lamps, and candles; votive offerings on recovery from illness; holy water; asylums; holy days and seasons, use of calendars, processions, blessings on the fields, sacerdotal vestments, the tonsure, the ring in marriage, turning to the East, images at a later date, perhaps the ecclesiastical chant, and the Kyrie Eleison, are ALL of pagan origin, and sanctified by their adoption into the Church."4)
To Catholics out there, where, pray tell me, do you read in the gospel of Christ of Holy Water? Peter tells us that God has given to us all things that pertain to life and Godliness (2 Peter 1:3), but God has not given to us anything that pertains to Holy Water. There-fore Holy Water is no part of life or Godliness. Furthermore, let it be constantly borne in mind that, as already established, the revelation of God as it concerns our duty to Him is fixed, final and complete. As Jude would say, it has been "once delivered unto the saints." Hence, to teach or practice something not authorized therein is to fall under the indictment pronounced by John in these words: "Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God" (2 John 9). So a little Holy Water becomes a violation of a great principle.
Since the holy water is just a teaching of men that originated from the folkways of ancient times, this goes against God’s will and none of God’s blessings can dwell in it. Jesus plainly said that those who commit such actions of using rituals are the evildoers who cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. Matt 7:21-23
http://www.romancatholicism.co.uk/pagan
www.bible.ca
Numbers 5:17 "And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water"
ReplyDeleteI believe the translation was lost, since yes, this is the only place you see the words "holy water"
DeleteNumbers 5:17 .. that is talking about God's laws in the Old Testament, which required cleaning ritually unclean things with water to purify them before one could touch them.
DeleteNumbers 8:5-7
5 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of
purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them
wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
Do you also shave your entire body as well.. why not do ALL the things to purify? It was also Aaron's sons who were the priests, who were told to do this. I don't see any where else in the Bible that we are called to purify ourselves in this way. Jesus has symbolically purified our hearts.
Awesome! - JB, The Old World Order
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