“The Sacrifice of the Mass is not merely a sacrifice of praise and thanks-giving, but also a sacrifice of expiation and impetration.”
The Subtlety of Satan Concerning Salvation
by David J. Stewart
The Devil is a liar (John 8:44). Most people in the world today have
religion without salvation. They have churchianity without Christianity. It
is difficult for most churchgoers to grasp that a man wearing a business
suit or a robe, who talks about Jesus Christ, could be a hellbound false
prophet; but that is THE TRUTH. Religion wants to fit us with glasses to see
from their perspective; but the Lord wants to open our eyes with THE TRUTH
of God's Word (John 8:45; 14:6; 17:17).
Every unsaved Roman Catholic believes that Jesus died, was buried, and rose again. Every hellbound Catholic believes that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. There are many religious leaders and teachers today who selectively heed the Scriptures, that is, they only hear what they want to hear. Jesus said they “do err, not knowing the Scriptures...” (Matthew 22:20). If taken by itself, 1st John 5:1 can be used to teach that Catholics are saved, for the Bible says, “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God...” Yet, we know that those who go about to establish their own self-righteousness aren't really trusting Christ as they falsely claim (Romans 10:3-4). There is much deception in the world.
Staunch Roman Catholic, David Mac, teaches concerning the Eucharist...
The word “expiation” means “the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing.” This is unscriptural. David Mac is teaching lies of the Devil. Mass is not the way of compensating for one's wrongs. The Catholic doctrine of Eucharist teaches that Christ is freshly crucified at each and every Mass ceremony. Biblically, Jesus has already made the sacrifice for our sins. it is a done deal. Jesus died, was buried and rose again once. He was crucified once. Jesus entered into the heavenly holy place ONCE...
Hebrews 9:24, “Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in ONCE into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. ... For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.”
Genuine Biblical salvation is obtained simply by trusting upon Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, apart from all self-righteous works. This is what separates heathen Catholicism apart from Biblical Christianity... the false doctrine of Works Salvation. True Christians believe that they are saved by FAITH ALONE; whereas Roman Catholics claim to trust in FAITH AND WORKS (but such alleged faith is false, because it is not based solely in the free grace of God as Romans 11:6 teaches). Roman Catholics trust in works, and in so doing negate the grace of God. Romans 11:6 teaches concerning the gift of God... “And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.”
Woe unto Roman Catholics who trust in flesh for salvation. Jeremiah 17:5, “Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.” The Bible plainly warns that most people who THINK they will enter into Heaven... WON'T!!! Luke 13:23-24, “Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.”
There is another heathen religious word in the quote I provided earlier... impetration. According to the NEW CATHOLIC DICTIONARY, the Catholic-made word “impetration” means...
(Latin: impetrare, to ask and obtain a request)
(1) The begging of favors.(2) Theologically, one of the fruits of good works and especially of the Mass and prayer; one of the four ends of the Mass, which regards man. Impetration accompanied by right dispositions and certain conditions will infallibly gain us every gift and avert every evil.
The NEW CATHOLIC DICTIONARY teaches that Catholic Mass along with other Sacraments “will infallibly gain us every gift and avert every evil.” Satanic!!! That is the demonic doctrine of Catholicism! Catholics sincerely believe that by partaking of Mass that they will gain the gift of eternal life. In Mass, Catholics eat a wafer that they believe literally turns into the body of Christ, and they drink wine (juice) that they believe literally turns into Jesus' blood. They call it the doctrine of TRANSUBSTANTIATION. In effect, Catholics are cannibals—eating, digesting, and eliminating Christ in their bodily waste. Such is the ridiculous and unscriptural teachings of Catholicism.
Roman Catholics foolishly think that Mass is the way to be saved. They are very wrong. The Bible does NOT agree with Catholic tradition. Catholicism is of the Devil. The best place to hide a LIE is between two TRUTHS. The Devil is the true diabolical leader of the Catholic Church, deceiving over a billion souls into Hellfire for ever and ever and ever.
Nearly every false cult in America today believes that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; but they either pervert the Gospel by adding self-righteous works, such as Water Baptism (as do Church of Christ); or they corrupt the Gospel by distorting the person of Christ, teaching that Christ is a god, but not almighty God (as do the Jehovah's Witnesses cult). Satan is subtle, so subtle in fact that most of his victims haven't a clue that they've been woefully deceived by the Devil.
The true Gospel as taught in the Bible is simply that we are SINNERS in need of redemption; and Jesus is the SAVIOR, Who has paid for our sins in full with His own literal blood (1st Peter 1:18-19). The doctrine of Jesus' blood sacrifice is the heart of the Bible—from the blood of the innocent animal which God slew to provide clothing for Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:21; to the saints whose robes are washed in the blood of the Lamb in Revelation 7:14. There is no teaching in God's Word any more important that the physical blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
The Gospel has been corrupted in hundreds of ways today—by hundreds of false prophets, false religions, and false Christs. The Apostle Paul warns us in 2nd Corinthians 11:3-4 about the serpent (the Devil, Revelation 20:2), who as he did Eve, tries to deceive people from “THE SIMPLICITY THAT IS IN CHRIST.”
