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CatholicsLet Your Life speak of the power of the gospel.

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Mary

The Saints Jesus

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1st -4th Century

3 centers of Christianity

AntiochAlexandria

Rome

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Whos the Original Church?

Old Catholic Church up to the 4th Century

Catholic- meaning Universal

Catholic Church- the universal church ofChrist.

Roman Catholic church- after 4th

Century Main witness for Christianity for 1000

years.

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Enter Leo I (The Great)

Declared the Primacy of Rome and the

Roman Bishop.

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Beginning of The Roman CatholicChurch.

Good Institution- but faith began toerode into ritual, superstition and paganmixes.

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Salvation- By works

Good Works, church attendance, etc. Purgatory (Indulgences)

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Witnessing Bring them back to the Bible

Catholics Believe in three authoritiesa. Scriptureb. Traditionc. Church authority ( Pope, priests,

etc.)

Focus the discussion on the Bible- 2 Tim.3:16, Matt. 4:4, 7, 10

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Mary- Immaculate Conception

Not sinless- Luke 1:46-47, Romans 3:9-10.

If God gave Mary special grace to be

sinless, why didnt He do it for the rest ofmankind?

Why did Jesus have to suffer such apainful death for sin?

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Mary- Mediatrix

Catholics believe they go through Mary to

get to Christ. She intercedes for us.

1 Tim. 2:5, Acts 4:12,

Matt. 11:28.- No fear

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The Saints : They pray for us

Catholics have saints for different needs St. Jude- Hopeless cases St. Christopher- Travelers St. Catherine- Nurses St. Anthony- finding lost articles

Use the same approach as Mary

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Jesus Christ and His Grace

Not our good works- Eph. 2:8

He is the way- John 14:6

The word of God is true-

2 Tim. 3:16, Matt. 4:4, 7, 10

Born again- John 3:3, Rom.10:9

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