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Debate:Does the Catholic Church have the biblical authority of Christ Himself to preach and to teach the truth forever? (view source)
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Former Catholic nun Alicia Simpson likewise: [https://bereanbeacon.org/my-search-for-peace-a-nuns-story/]
Former Catholic nun Alicia Simpson likewise: [https://bereanbeacon.org/my-search-for-peace-a-nuns-story/]
{{cquote|In due time, I went with a bus from our church. For the first time in my life I found myself in a vast evangelical gathering. I had no idea what was going on. There I saw the words, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life”, and I heard for the first time the words, “Ye must be born again.” There was a new way of preaching from the Bible, very different from anything I had ever heard. My interest was truly aroused and questions were arising in my mind. Was there salvation outside the Church of Rome? The preacher said that salvation was obtained through believing in the finished work of Christ at Calvary, not through belonging to any particular church. '''All my training and indoctrination denied such a possibility.''' But this preacher kept asking us to repent and come to Christ for the forgiveness of sins. Who was right?}}
{{cquote|In due time, I went with a bus from our church. For the first time in my life I found myself in a vast evangelical gathering. I had no idea what was going on. There I saw the words, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life”, and I heard for the first time the words, “Ye must be born again.” There was a new way of preaching from the Bible, very different from anything I had ever heard. My interest was truly aroused and questions were arising in my mind. Was there salvation outside the Church of Rome? The preacher said that salvation was obtained through believing in the finished work of Christ at Calvary, not through belonging to any particular church. '''All my training and indoctrination denied such a possibility.''' But this preacher kept asking us to repent and come to Christ for the forgiveness of sins. Who was right?}}
Former Catholic priest John Zanon says: [https://bereanbeacon.org/i-found-christ-the-only-mediator/]
{{cquote|I was born in 1910 to poor but devout Roman Catholic parents living in northern Italy. Following my ordination by Cardinal Rossi, June 29, 1935, I was sent to the United States.
A few years after I came to this country, I received a table radio as a birthday gift. To my surprise and joy, I found a few Protestant programs and, I loved their messages and songs from the very beginning. The thing that impressed me the most was that they put a great emphasis on the Bible. It seemed to me these preachers were really fulfilling Christ’s mandate: “…to preach the Gospel…for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believeth…” (Romans 1:15-16). '''In an attempt to prove how right I was in being with the Roman Catholic Church and how wrong those were who were outside of it, I began to read the Bible earnestly and prayerfully. The more I read and the harder I prayed to God, the more clearly I understood how wrong the Church of Rome was.'''}}
====What the "church fathers" actually say====
====What the "church fathers" actually say====