{"id":87815,"date":"2024-05-02T00:01:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T08:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=87815"},"modified":"2024-05-01T14:39:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T22:39:41","slug":"mg-why-are-protestants-becoming-catholics-scripture-proves-eucharist-is-a-false-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/doctrine\/mg-why-are-protestants-becoming-catholics-scripture-proves-eucharist-is-a-false-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"MG: Why Are Protestants Becoming Catholics? … Scripture Proves Eucharist Is a False Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In his May 2024 newsletter, Mike Gendron has the following:<\/p>\n

Why Are Protestants Becoming Catholics?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In our 33 years of proclaiming the Gospel to Catholics, we have observed a very troubling trend. Protestants, who once embraced the Gospel of grace, are departing from the faith to join the Catholic Church. The most scandalous defection occurs when Protestants marry Catholics. Four out of five times, in these mixed marriages, the protestant converts to Catholicism. Such dreadful apostasy is described by the apostle John this way. “They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us” (1 John 2:19). The false converts who departed from the church were giving evidence of their unregenerate condition. This disturbing apostasy is not only a departure from the church of the apostles, but also a departure from the Lord Jesus Christ and His Gospel.\u00a0As these defections continue, let us consider five apparent causes.<\/p>\n

Unity Accords Between Catholics and Evangelicals<\/strong><\/p>\n

The pope’s ecumenical agenda is seducing Evangelical leaders to join hands with Catholics to\u00a0reverse the Reformation<\/a>\u00a0and reunite all Christians together. This ecumenical unity movement is slamming the professing church like a tidal wave and many Evangelicals are being deceived into believing the Catholic Church is a Christian denomination made up of brothers and sisters in Christ. Many are being deceived by the pro-Catholic prayer app called\u00a0Hallow\u00a0that encourages prayers to Mary and guardian angels.\u00a0Hallow\u00a0is being promoted by\u00a0Fox News, Good Morning America\u00a0and yes, even\u00a0The View. Celebrities, such as Candace Owen, are becoming Catholic as reported in\u00a0this video<\/a>. We need to expose these evil deeds of darkness that dishonor Christ and His Word.The truth must be told! The Roman Catholic Church is an apostate religion. It dogmatically departed from the apostolic faith at the Council of Trent.<\/p>\n

Warnings Are Being Withheld or Avoided<\/strong><\/p>\n

Very few Evangelical pastors are alerting and warning their congregations that the false and fatal gospel of the Catholic Church is leading people down the wide road to destruction (Mat. 7:21-23). Very few youth pastors are warning their teenagers of the potential dangers of getting romantically involved with Catholics. It also appears that very few parents are warning their children about dating Catholics. It is for these reasons we get so many 9-1-1 calls from parents pleading for help because their son or daughter is engaged to a Catholic. Often we find out they never warned them about the powerful indoctrination and stubborn pride that keeps Catholics trapped in the worst kind of religious deception. Perhaps readers of this article will see the importance of sending this newsletter to pastors and parents to warn them of the grave dangers that can arise from remaining silent.<\/p>\n

Disobedience to God and His Word<\/strong><\/p>\n

When born-again Christians become united in marriage with Catholics, they are disobeying God. His Word explicitly declares, “Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?” (2 Cor. 6:14-15). Of course, if neither the Protestant or Catholic has been born again, they are equally yoked and both continue to abide in the kingdom of darkness.<\/p>\n

Compromise for the Sake of Peace and Unity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Protestant men who convert to Catholicism for the sake of peace with their Catholic wives do not know the strife and conflict that awaits them. They need to know that God has appointed men to be the spiritual leaders of their homes. He will hold men accountable for leading their family into the idolatrous and deceptive traditions of an apostate religion. Yet, Protestants, who once stood on the truth of God’s Word, are the ones who most often compromise their faith. Catholics, who embrace doctrines of demons, are the ones who refuse to compromise (1 Tim. 4:1-3). Protestants, who are commanded to earnestly contend for the Gospel, are the ones who foolishly give in to the distorted gospel of Catholicism (Gal. 1:6-9). Protestants, who were once sanctified by the truth, are the ones who most often submit to the lies of the Catholic religion.<\/p>\n

Ignorance of Catholicism’s False and Fatal Gospel<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many Christians who are unaware of how many Catholic traditions stand opposed to God’s Gospel. However, ignorance and lack of discernment is no excuse. No one should ever join a religion that rejects these glorious truths:<\/p>\n