John 6

Mk 14:22-24

1Cor 10:14-17

1Cor 11:23-29

Mt 26:26-28

Lk 22:17-20

Literal Body and Blood of Christ.

All early Church Fathers believed in the Real Presence.

Old Testament:

Catholic OT based on Alexandrian Canon or Greek translation.

NT Written in Greek.

Rejecting the seven books follow the beliefs of the non-Christian Jews at Jamnia(100 AD) who persecuted Jesus Christ.

New Testament:

73 books approved by different Catholic authorities in 175, 185, 325, 382, 393, 397, and 405 AD.

Mt16:13-20

Mt 18:18

Lk 10:16

Mt 16:18

Mt 28:19-20

Jn 14:16

2Thess 2:15

2Thess 3:6

Catholic Church says the Bible alone is NOT the only authority in matters of faith.

Christ left a Church to teach, govern, and sanctify in His name until the end of time.

The Bible confirms that NOT everything Jesus Christ did is recorded.

Mal 2:7

Mt 16:13-19

Lk 22:31-32

John 21:15-17

Lk 1:26-56

2. Perpetual Virginity

3. Bodily Asumption

4. Immaculate Conception

God honored Mary by choosing her above all creatures to give life to Jesus Christ.

All 3 Reformation founders agreed with the four doctrines.

Jn 20:19-23

2Cor 5:17-20

James 5:13-16

God only breathed on two people: Adam and the Apostles.

Jesus Christ gave the authority to forgive just not forgive.

God in three Sacraments uses priests: Confession, Anointing of the Sick, and Baptism.

John 15:1-5

Rom 12:5

Eph 4:4

Col 3:15

Rom 8:35-39

Rom 12:10

We are all apart of the Communion of Saints.

All Christians are members of Christ's Body and each other.

Jesus Christ has only one Body.

Death cannot separate Christians from Christ or each other.

1Jn 5:16-17

James 1:14-15

Is 6:3

Mt 5:48

1Pet 1:15-16

Heb 12:14

Rev 21:27

Mt 12:32

1Cor 3:15

1Pet 3:18-20

1Pet 4:6

Mortal Sin: Sin which brings death to the soul.

Venial Sin: Sin which only wounds and disfigures the soul.

1. God is perfect holiness.
2. We are called to the same holiness as God.
3. Without perfect holiness, we cannot see God in heaven.

Purgatory comes from the verb "purge" meaning "to purify or cleanse."

-only for imperfect saints in the state of grace enter purgatory

-purgatory exists for purification and reparation

-purgatory is temporary…everyone in purgatory goes to heaven

The Bible teaches that an intermediate state of purification exists…we (Catholics) call it purgatory.