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"The Pope: Other Christian Faiths Defective"
I read with interest the article on page 12 of the September-October Good News, "The Pope: Other Christian Faiths Defective." It is the same type of statement given out by the Roman church recently. A lot of the doctrines that are formulated by Rome are not found in the teachings of the early Church and are not found in the Bible. I think it is about time that the Roman church got its own house in order before implying that other Christian doctrines are not valid.
-R.C., Portsmouth, England
I thought the [Good News] magazine was good, but I am Catholic. My beliefs do not coincide with all that is written in your magazine. I realized this after reading one of the articles about Easter. I discussed the article with my pastor and he said it did not go along with our Catholic beliefs. Therefore, I think that spreading the Word of God (as your magazine does) is great for those who don't know God. But I do believe in Jesus Christ. Therefore, so as not to confuse anyone in my household, we will just receive other literature that goes along with our beliefs.
-L.B., Lexington, Texas
We also believe in Jesus Christ. He had to address why His doctrine did not coincide with the beliefs of various religious groups of His day. For example, the Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection and thought they could stump Him with a question about it (Matthew 22:23-28). Jesus pointed out that the Scriptures themselves should be the source of our beliefs, not humanly devised teaching or tradition. He said to them: "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God" (verse 29; compare Matthew 4:4).
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