Eight. Merits forgiveness

Catholicism and protestantism in doctrine and belief is the biggest difference is that the Christian justification by faith, by the grace of salvation;Catholicism is by deeds SINS might be saved.All the Catholic ceremony and etiquette are the same important active lowe, believers can relieve SINS and number of pardon, more helpful for their salvation.In "my Christian faith" when it comes to the body and eventually fu, is dying in the sacraments face 15 a paragraph about final fu's explanation is as follows:

Of the following is a passage with end-of-life amnesty, scripture: "gee, my god I am ready to received the hand has given me any case of death, and all the worry, and sorrow and pain, such as shengyi."Say again:

"In the absence of disease, after the confession to bring the body, the mood of love of god, who recite the text above, can get a full amnesty, and the effectiveness of the amnesty has died.We should know that properly to get a full pardon and can make the helicopter to heaven after death, how eager I people assist patients, for such grace?Say again:

"If people take the waste my money use the good work, such as mass line and pity that the souls of the dead would have greater benefits."

These are headed the way, is the world of his idea method, not the bible principles of salvation by grace.

And like a baptism, they called the holy wash, Christian baptism is now I no longer is I, have been classified as the death of Jesus Christ, with his death, burial and resurrection, the baptism of the Catholic church is ritual purification effect."My back" exhibition of baptism so said:

"St wash is my Lord Jesus made holy things, to eliminate the person teaches the original sin of this crime, and all crime, make into the Catholic and the church declared, also have led don't has been regarded as a holy thing."

Concerning st washing efficiency say again: "holy wash is the only forgive sin sacraments, forgive the sin of my people and this crime, and when the temporary penalty pardon of sin."

And like a Catholic believe to chant buddhist scripture has the efficacy of SINS, god is the Lord Jesus taught his disciples to pray prayers, Mary hail marys is blessed by the holy spirit the word of the Lord.They think read hail marys, virgin to convey their prayer for god's grace and forgiveness.When they chant buddhist scripture holding a rosary, one side reading, at the same time have big beads beads, beads.Number of beads when they read hail marys, several big bead when read by god, when did 50 hail marys, five times by the god, was regarded as a rosary, they thought the rosary with many amnesty, if christians took the attached amnesty rosary beads to that every read a Lord's prayer or by the holy mother, or three glorious holy blessing, can an amnesty for three hundred days.All that kind of thing the Catholic as a very grand ceremony, entirely with merit principle of SINS.But only one method, the bible tells us that salvation is by god's grace.Ephesians second chapter eight to nine section - "is by grace you have been saved, but also by faith, not for ourselves, but of god, not of works, lest any man should boast."Catholic all this ceremony is and the bible expressly conflict completely, even though the Catholic faith and grace, but they have the confidence as a kind of behavior.The bible tells us confidence of salvation "not for myself, not of works".Catholic grace is the fruits of labor value, but the bible says, "the work of wages not grace, this, but not to work, only letter call sinner righteous god, credited to his faith."(ROM. 4:4-5)

9. The body of the parade

Catholic day there were a number of cases each year for the "holy sacrament parade ceremony: (1) in the" procession in the front of the commonly used as guide.A pair of candles, sometimes a dozen flags, etc.(2) in addition to the body parade, usually with ICONS, etc."

"The body", referring to lift him like a parade."In March, the priest ready and holding the body, for in the case of open air altar, for people to worship."(my Christian faith sixth album "bitter like" Jesus to suffer like)

In fact the Catholic church in addition to "the body" parade carried him, another different festivals "ready and with other ancient saints like a parade.Who marched in front of the public is the purpose of their faith, and unite to prayer begged father's mercy.Such kind of thing with people worship the bodhisattva bodhisattva holiday carry idol parade, to promote their faith idol efficacy, and bodhisattva bless blessing at the same purpose.

10. The saints

Chinese folk superstitious worship gods, regardless of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, were mostly in the history of their saints, hero...Gods, and have been upgraded to become the people of the objects of worship, as a result of these upgraded to the god of gods by people more and more, so usually idolaters people only chosen one or several objects of worship gods as a special devotion.Catholic church is the figure in the history of the bible or apotheosis, and instructs believers pray pleaded with the saints."My Christian faith" the third volume of "salute the virgin and saint" chapter said:

"...When we shall receive baptism, a saint's name holy name;One or several years every day remember saint.Suspension of the sages of the icon.In addition, prayer, and in public prayers in the mass, often in the call upon the intercession of the saints.

First, in all the ICONS, we respect the like, that is the symbol of I save..."

"Church of his deathbed, hands to hold is like.The bitter like to accompany him toThe grave.Every Christian family, should have a statue of bitter like, where appropriate."

Generally, the doctrine of the Catholic church and the Christian doctrine not only different, but also phase back.The principle of the Catholic church and the principle of the Chinese people worship the bodhisattva is similar.Although the Catholic church in the biblical characters and noun, is the principle of folk superstition, so the Catholic and Christian religion is completely different.

It is suggested that the Catholic and Christian unity, this is not from faith's position request, but is in the interests or political influence and put forward the proposition of the world.From religion standpoint, Christian and Catholic should be separated, never shall be one.