reetings, holy children of God, in the wonderful name of our lord and saviour Jesus, the Christ. The sermon subject for today is:

AN OPEN LETTER TO BENEDICT XVI, THE BISHOP OF ROME. CONGRATULATIONS BENEDICT XVI ON YOUR ELECTION TO ONE OF THE GREATEST POSITIONS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD ( POPE, BISHOP OF ROME.) MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE DEPENDING ON YOUR GUIDANCE FOR THEIR SALVATION. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE THINGS I WRITE UNTO YOU, BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD STIR YOU UP TO REMEMBRANCE. JUDGMENT SHALL BEGIN AT THE CHURCH ON JUDGMENT DAY. 1PT:4:17 FOR THE TIME IS COME THAT JUDGMENT MUST BEGIN AT THE HOUSE OF GOD: AND IF IT FIRST BEGIN AT US, WHAT SHALL THE END BE OF THEM THAT OBEY NOT THE GOSPEL OF GOD? 18. AND IF THE RIGHTEOUS SCARCELY BE SAVED, WHERE SHALL THE UNGODLY AND THE SINNER APPEAR? GOD BY THE MOUTH OF THE PROPHET HOSEA SAID THESE WORDS. HOS:4:6 MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. SATAN HAS DONE A MARVELOUS JOB OF KEEPING MEN, AND WOMEN IN THE DARK. TO HAVE SOME IDEA OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES ASK YOUR CONGREGATIONS TO NAME YOU THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE, ASK THEM TO DEFINE THE WORKS OF THE FLESH, ASK THEM WHAT THEY MUST DO TO BE SAVED FROM THE WRATH OF GOD ON JUDGMENT DAY? THE ANSWERS WILL PROBABLY ASTOUND YOU. THESE SAME MEN THAT YOU ASK THESE QUESTIONS CAN BUILD BEAUTIFUL BRIDGES, SKYSCRAPERS, HIGHWAYS, AUTOMOBILES, AND MANY OTHER SECULAR THINGS. COULD A MAN BE A GREAT SURGEON, AND NEVER OPEN A MEDICAL BOOK? COULD A MAN BE A GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYER, AND NEVER STUDY THE RULE BOOK. COULD A MAN BE A GREAT SOLDIER IN THE ARMY OF GOD, AND NEVER STUDY THE BIBLE? THE ANSWER IS NO. CHRISTIANS ARE COMMANDED TO STUDY. HOW CAN A MAN DO THE WILL OF GOD IF HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT GOD’S WILL IS. 2TM:2:15 STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED UNTO GOD, A WORKMAN THAT NEEDETH NOT TO BE ASHAMED, RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH. HOW DO WE AS SAINTS OF GOD PROVE THAT WE LOVE GOD? WE PROVE THAT WE LOVE GOD BY KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS. JESUS CHRIST. GOD’S DARLING SON, SAID THESE WORDS JN:14:15 IF YE LOVE ME, KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS. TO TRANSGRESS THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD IS SIN, AND THE WAGES OF SIN IS BOTH PHYSICAL, AND SPIRITUAL DEATH. WHAT A PERSON DOES HERE, AND NOW, DETERMINES WHERE THEY WILL SPEND ETERNITY. LIFE IS SHORT, DEATH IS CERTAIN, AND THERE IS NO END TO ETERNITY. THERE IS A HEAVEN TO GAIN, BUT THERE IS A LAKE OF FIRE TO AVOID. ROM:6:23 FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH; BUT THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. CHRISTIANS MUST RECEIVE THE HOLY GHOST TO UNDERSTAND THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. WHEN A MAN, WOMAN. OR CHILD, RECEIVES THE HOLY GHOST, THE ANOINTING THEY RECEIVE WILL TEACH THEM, AND BRING THEM INTO ALL TRUTH. 1JN:2:27 BUT THE ANOINTING WHICH YE HAVE RECEIVED OF HIM ABIDETH IN YOU, AND YE NEED NOT THAT ANY MAN TEACH YOU: BUT AS THE SAME ANOINTING TEACHETH YOU OF ALL THINGS, AND IS TRUTH, AND IS NO LIE, AND EVEN AS IT HATH TAUGHT YOU, YE SHALL ABIDE IN HIM. A PERSON CANNOT EVEN CALL JESUS "LORD" EXCEPT IT BE REVEALED TO HIM BY THE HOLY GHOST. 1COR:12:3 WHEREFORE I GIVE YOU TO UNDERSTAND, THAT NO MAN SPEAKING BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD CALLETH JESUS ACCURSED: AND THAT NO MAN CAN SAY THAT JESUS IS THE LORD, BUT BY THE HOLY GHOST. AT THE WEDDING IN CANA THEY HAD NO WINE, THEREFORE MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS, SAID THESE WORDS TO THE SERVANTS, "WHATSOEVER HE SAITH UNTO YOU, DO IT". WHEN THEY DID WHAT JESUS SAID, THERE WAS A MIRACLE THAT OCCURRED; THE WATER WAS TURNED TO WINE. JN:2:5 HIS MOTHER SAITH UNTO THE SERVANTS, WHATSOEVER HE SAITH UNTO YOU, DO IT. IF YOU WANT TO SEE A MIRACLE (CATHOLIC MORTALS IN THE RESURRECTION PUTTING ON IMMORTALITY) DO WHAT JESUS COMMANDS. FOR EXAMPLE HERE IS A DOCTRINE BROTHER BENEDICT THAT SHOULD BE ELIMINATED; THE DOCTRINE OF CELIBACY. FOR IT IS THE DOCTRINE OF THE DEVILS. 1TM:4:1 NOW THE SPIRIT SPEAKETH EXPRESSLY, THAT IN THE LATTER TIMES SOME SHALL DEPART FROM THE FAITH, GIVING HEED TO SEDUCING SPIRITS, AND DOCTRINES OF DEVILS; 2. SPEAKING LIES IN HYPOCRISY; HAVING THEIR CONSCIENCE SEARED WITH A HOT IRON; 3. FORBIDDING TO MARRY, AND COMMANDING TO ABSTAIN FROM MEATS, WHICH GOD HATH CREATED TO BE RECEIVED WITH THANKSGIVING OF THEM WHICH BELIEVE AND KNOW THE TRUTH. 4. FOR EVERY CREATURE OF GOD IS GOOD, AND NOTHING TO BE REFUSED, IF IT BE RECEIVED WITH THANKSGIVING: 5. FOR IT IS SANCTIFIED BY THE WORD OF GOD AND PRAYER. 6. IF THOU PUT THE BRETHREN IN REMEMBRANCE OF THESE THINGS, THOU SHALT BE A GOOD MINISTER OF JESUS CHRIST, NOURISHED UP IN THE WORDS OF FAITH AND OF GOOD DOCTRINE, WHEREUNTO THOU HAS ATTAINED. BECAUSE OF THE DOCTRINE OF CELIBACY, THERE IS NOT ONE PRIEST IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, QUALIFIED TO BE A BISHOP, ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES WHICH ARE THE LAWS OF GOD. FOR A MAN TO QUALIFY TO BE A BISHOP HE MUST BE A FAMILY MAN. 1TM:3:1 THIS IS A TRUE SAYING, IF A MAN DESIRE THE OFFICE OF A BISHOP, HE DESIRETH A GOOD WORK. 2. A BISHOP THEN MUST BE BLAMELESS, THE HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE, VIGILANT, SOBER, OF GOOD BEHAVIOUR, GIVEN TO HOSPITALITY, APT TO TEACH; 3. NOT GIVEN TO WINE, NO STRIKER, NOT GREEDY OF FILTHY LUCRE; BUT PATIENT, NOT A BRAWLER, NOT COVETOUS; 4. ONE THAT RULETH WELL HIS OWN HOUSE, HAVING HIS CHILDREN IN SUBJECTION WITH ALL GRAVITY; 5. (FOR IF A MAN KNOW NOT HOW TO RULE HIS OWN HOUSE, HOW SHALL HE TAKE CARE OF THE CHURCH OF GOD?) 6. NOT A NOVICE, LEST BEING LIFTED UP WITH PRIDE HE FALL INTO THE CONDEMNATION OF THE DEVIL. 7. MOREOVER HE MUST HAVE A GOOD REPORT OF THEM WHICH ARE WITHOUT; LEST HE FALL INTO REPROACH AND THE SNARE OF THE DEVIL. ANOTHER DOCTRINE THAT IS A TRANSGRESSION OF THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD IS THE ROSARY. WE AS SAINTS OF GOD ARE NOT TO PRAY REPETITIOUS PRAYERS. MT:6:7 BUT WHEN YE PRAY, USE NOT VAIN REPETITIONS, AS THE HEATHEN DO: FOR THEY THINK THAT THEY SHALL BE HEARD FOR THEIR MUCH SPEAKING. ANOTHER DOCTRINE THAT SHOULD BE CHANGED IS THE DOCTRINE OF THE EUCHARIST. WHEN THE PRIEST COME WITH THE INTENT TO PERFORM THE RITUAL OF THE EUCHARIST, THE PRIEST PARTAKE OF BOTH SPECIES THE UNLEAVENED BREAD, AND THE FRUIT OF THE VINE. BUT THE CONGREGATION IS ONLY GIVEN THE UNLEAVENED BREAD. WHEN THE UNLEAVENED BREAD IS BLESSED IT BECOMES THE BODY OF CHRIST. MT:26:26 AND AS THEY WERE EATING, JESUS TOOK BREAD, AND BLESSED IT, AND BRAkE IT, AND GIVE IT TO THE DISCIPLES, AND SAID, TAKE, EAT; THIS IS MY BODY. AND. WHEN THE FRUIT OF THE VINE IS BLESSED IT BECOMES THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. 27. AND HE TOOK THE CUP, AND GAVE THANKS, AND GAVE IT TO THEM, SAYING. DRINK YE ALL OF IT; 28. FOR THIS IS MY BLOOD OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, WHICH IS SHED FOR MANY FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS. JESUS CHRIST SAID THESE WORDS, "EXCEPT YE EAT OF THE FLESH OF THE SON OF MAN, AND DRINK HIS BLOOD YOU HAVE NO LIFE IN YOU." JN:6:53 THEN JESUS SAID UNTO THEM, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO YOU, EXCEPT; YE EAT THE FLESH OF THE SON OF MAN, AND DRINK HIS BLOOD, YE HAVE NO LIFE IN YOU. 54. WHOSO EATETH MY FLESH, AND DRINKETH MY BLOOD, HATH ETERNAL LIFE; AND I WILL RAISE HIM UP AT THE LAST DAY. 55. FOR MY FLESH IS MEAT INDEED, AND MY BLOOD IS DRINK INDEED. 56. HE THAT EATETH MY FLESH, AND DRINKETH MY BLOOD, DWELLETH IN ME, AND I IN HIM. 57. AS THE LIVING FATHER HATH SENT ME, AND I LIVE BY THE FATHER: SO HE THAT EATETH ME, EVEN HE SHALL LIVE BY ME. 58. THIS IS THE BREAD WHICH CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN: NOT AS YOUR FATHERS DID EAT MANNA, AND ARE DEAD: HE THAT EATETH OF THIS BREAD SHALL LIVE FOR EVER. THE WORD "AND" MEANS (IN ADDITION TO), THEREFORE THE VERSE COULD BE EXPOUNDED ON TO SAY, EXCEPT YE EAT OF THE FLESH OF THE SON OF MAN, AND (IN ADDITION) DRINK OF HIS BLOOD YE HAVE NO LIFE IN YOU. HERE IS THE AMPLIFIED VERSION OF THE BIBLE. JN:6:53 AND JESUS SAID TO THEM, I ASSURE YOU, MOST SOLEMNLY I TELL YOU, YOU CANNOT HAVE ANY LIFE IN YOU UNLESS YOU EAT THE FLESH OF THE SON OF MAN AND DRINK HIS BLOOD (UNLESS YOU APPROPRIATE HIS LIFE AND THE SAVING MERIT OF HIS BLOOD). 54. HE WHO FEEDS ON MY FLESH AND DRINKS MY BLOOD HAS (POSSESSES NOW) ETERNAL LIFE, AND I WILL RAISE HIM UP (FROM THE DEAD) ON THE LAST DAY. 55. FOR MY FLESH IS TRUE AND GENUINE FOOD, AND MY BLOOD IS TRUE AND GENUINE DRINK. MULTITUDES OF MEN AND WOMEN HAVE GONE OUT INTO ETERNITY WITHOUT PARTAKING OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. ARE YOU AWARE BRETHREN THAT THE SPIRIT OF LIFE DWELLS IN THE BLOOD. THE LIFE OF THE FLESH IS IN THE BLOOD. LV:17:11 FOR THE LIFE OF THE FLESH IS IN THE BLOOD: AND I HAVE GIVEN IT TO YOU UPON THE ALTAR TO MAKE AN ATONEMENT FOR YOUR SOULS: FOR IT IS THE BLOOD THAT MAKETH AND ATONEMENT FOR THE SOUL. WE, AS SAINTS OF GOD, ARE NOT TO BOW DOWN TO IDOLS. WHAT IS AN IDOL? AN IDOL IS A GRAVEN IMAGE OF SOMETHING IN HEAVEN, OR IN THE EARTH. WHAT IS A GRAVEN IMAGE? IF A MAN TAKES A HAMMER, AND CHISEL, AND BEGINS TO TAP A STONE OR WOOD IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE STONE OR WOOD BEGINS TO LOOK LIKE A MAN, OR BEAST HE HAS ENGRAVED THAT STONE OR WOOD, AND MADE A GRAVEN IMAGE. HERE IS HOW THE LAW READS IN THE LAW THAT GOD GAVE TO MOSES. EX:20:4 THOU SHALT NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE, OR ANY LIKENESS OF ANY THING THAT IS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, OR THAT IS IN THE EARTH BENEATH, OR THAT IS IN THE WATER UNDER THE EARTH. 5. THOU SHALT NOT BOW DOWN THYSELF TO THEM, NOR SERVE THEM: FOR I THE LORD THY GOD AM A JEALOUS GOD, VISITING THE INIQUITY OF THE FATHERS UPON THE CHILDREN UNTO THE THIRD AND FORTH GENERATION OF THEM THAT HATE ME; 6. AND SHEWING MERCY UNTO THOUSANDS OF THEM THAT LOVE ME, AND KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS. I KNOW THAT WE AS CHRISTIANS ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW OF MOSES, WE ARE UNDER THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS. AND BY THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE WE WILL NEVER COME INTO CONDEMNATION IF WE ABSTAIN FROM THE WORKS OF THE FLESH. (RECORDED IN GALATIANS 5:19-21) ROM:8:1 THERE IS THEREFORE NOW NO CONDEMNATION TO THEM WHICH ARE IN CHRIST JESUS. WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH, BUT AFTER THE SPIRIT. 2. FOR THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS HATH MADE ME FREE FROM THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH. SIMILAR LAWS WERE BROUGHT OVER INTO THE NEW TESTAMENT. THE APOSTLE JOHN WAS INSPIRED OF GOD TO RECORD THESE WORDS. 1JN:5:21 LITTLE CHILDREN KEEP YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS. AMEN. THE APOSTLE PAUL RECORDED THESE WORDS, 2COR:6:14 BE YE NOT UNEQUALLY YOKE TOGETHER WITH UNBELIEVERS: FOR WHAT FELLOWSHIP HATH RIGHTEOUSNESS WITH UNRIGHTEOUSNESS? AND WHAT COMMUNION HATH LIGHT WITH DARKNESS? 15. AND WHAT CONCORD HATH CHRIST WITH BELIAL? OR WHAT PART HATH HE THAT BELIEVETH WITH AN INFIDEL? 16. AND WHAT AGREEMENT HATH THE TEMPLE OF GOD WITH IDOLS? THERE IS A CUSTOM IN THE CATHOLIC DENOMINATION TO CALL THEIR PRIEST FATHER. WE. AS CHRISTIANS, ARE COMMANDED TO CALL NO MAN FATHER. FOR WE HAVE ONE FATHER WHICH IS GOD. MT:23:9 AND CALL NO MAN YOUR FATHER UPON THE EARTH: FOR ONE IS YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN. IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE FOR CATHOLICS TO PRAY UNTO SAINTS. BUT IT IS NOT SCRIPTURAL TO PRAY TO SAINTS. WHEN JESUS PRAYED HE PRAYED TO GOD HIS FATHER. AND WHEN JESUS TAUGHT THE DISCIPLES TO PRAY HE TAUGHT THEM TO PRAY TO GOD THE FATHER. THERE IS NO PLACE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT WERE IT SAYS THAT GOD’S CHILDREN SHOULD PETITION SAINTS IN PRAYER TO INTERCEDE FOR THEM WITH GOD. LK:11:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT, AS HE WAS PRAYING IN A CERTAIN PLACE, WHEN HE CEASED, ONE OF HIS DISCIPLES SAID UNTO HIM, LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY, AS JOHN ALSO TAUGHT HIS DISCIPLES. 2. AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, WHEN YE PRAY, SAY, OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THY NAME. THY KINGDOM COME. THY WILL BE DONE, AS IN HEAVEN, SO IN EARTH. SHOULD GOD’S CHILDREN MAKE A VOW OF CELIBACY, OR A VOW OF POVERTY, OR A VOW OF SILENCE. TO VOW TO LIVE ALL OF THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE WITHOUT HAVING A FAMILY OF YOUR OWN IS NOT SCRIPTURAL. NEITHER IS IT SCRIPTURAL TO TAKE A VOW OF POVERTY, NEVER TO OWN ANYTHING. OR, TO TAKE A VOW OF SILENCE, NEVER TO SPEAK. FAMILY IS A WONDERFUL THING. TO HAVE A LOVING WIFE, AND CHILDREN, TO ENCOURAGE YOU WHEN YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL, AND TO COMFORT YOU WHEN THINGS GO WRONG. A WIFE TO BE A HELPMATE IN YOUR DAILY CHORES. ARE YOU AWARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SOUL WHEN YOU MAKE A VOW TO GOD? A VOW BINDS THE SOUL. NM:30:2 IF A MAN VOW A VOW UNTO THE LORD, OR SWEAR AN OATH TO BIND IS SOUL WITH A BOND; HE SHALL NOT BREAK HIS WORD, HE SHALL DO ACCORDING TO ALL THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF HIS MOUTH. ARE YOU AWARE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A MAN BREAKS HIS VOW? ECCL:5:4 WHEN THOU VOWEST A VOW UNTO GOD, DEFER NOT TO PAY IT; FOR HE HATH NO PLEASURE IN FOOLS: PAY THAT WHICH THOU HAST VOWED. 5. BETER IS IT THAT THOU SHOULDEST NOT VOW, THAN THAT THOU SHOULDEST VOW AND NOT PAY. 6. SUFFER NOT THY MOUTH TO CAUSE THY FLESH TO SIN; NEITHER SAY THOU BEFORE THE ANGLE, THAT IT WAS AN ERROR: WHEREFORE SHOULD GOD BE ANGRY AT THY VOICE, AND DESTROY THE WORK OF THINE HANDS? IT IS A SIN FOR A MAN TO PRAY WITH HIS HEAD COVERED; MANY CATHOLIC MEN ARE PRAYING WITH THEIR HEADS COVERED. 1COR:11:3 BUT I WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW, THAT THE HEAD OF EVERY MAN IS CHRIST; AND THE HEAD OF THE WOMAN IS THE MAN; AND THE HEAD OF CHRIST IS GOD. EVERY MAN PRAYING OR PROPHESYING, HAVING HIS HEAD COVERED, DISHONOURETH HIS HEAD. 7. FOR A MAN INDEED OUGHT NOT TO COVER HIS HEAD, FORASMUCH AS HE IS THE IMAGE AND GLORY OF GOD. WE SHALL BE JUDGED ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS. RV:20:12 (THE DEAD WERE JUDGED OUT OF THOSE THINGS WRITTEN IN THE BOOKS, ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS.)