Of these two contemporary entities, the Vatican has, according to the revealed will of God, unhappily proven itself to be the most dominant, as the Pope plays a major part on the stage of world history leading up to the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Hidden from the view of the world and not perceptible as an institutional force, the true Church remains the ultimate fact of human history yet to be fully revealed at the Lord’s return. However, the true Kingdom of God in the spiritual body of Christ continues its triumphant growth under the direction of the Lord Jesus Christ by His Spirit. Papal Rome enjoys its apparent worldly pre-eminence and exercises an authoritarian dominion over the political and religious thinking of hundreds of millions. In Christendom, the great visible center of religious life is the Pope and the Vatican. Nevertheless, the Vatican both teaches a different gospel and, on its website, claims a successive chain of 266 “holy fathers,” or popes, from St. Only those who have been placed in Christ Jesus by God’s grace alone have the right and privilege to call Holy God their Father. Thus, Jesus Christ prayed, “Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are” ( John 17:11). Thus, we ask the question, “Who truly is the Holy Father?” A Christian’s relationship with the Holy Father is crucial. Under the title ofHoly Father, Pope Francis is due to visit the United States in September 2015. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat installed on your system please click here onĭownload the E-Book version of this review.ĭownload the Kindle version of this review. Who Is the Holy Father? Richard Bennett and Robert Nicholson
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