THROUGH THE BIBLE BY J. VERNON MCGEE

I have shared this before but not all at once.  This time I decided to just send you the link to at least 200 parts of this series.  Each one is short and leads directly into the next so why not let you watch as many or as few as you have time and need.  Also, you might want to better understand Matthew than Genesis and just go to the one that starts with that book.  I've read it in order, cover to cover, twice but next time, I'm skipping the begots, lol.  I know where to find them if needed but I can barely remember who I "begot" much less hundreds and hundreds of others.  However, they are of vast importance to the Word of God but I also don't think it's one of those "common" books that we should completely comprehend.  I would think those who are educated in OT scriptures and are quite knowledgeable in this area, these books are vital but not to the average Bible reader.  Even Jesus Christ said to stop with the endless genaeologies and such.  

Oh, and one of the atheists claims that Matthew and Luke contradict each other due to the lineage and bloodline from Adam to David to Babylon to Christ (14 generations) whereas Luke's is way different, Matthew shows the bloodline from Joseph to King David whereas Luke is telling the bloodline of Mary.  

One last thing or question.  I've read a lot about the Roman Catholic Church and not much, if any, is good unless it's from a Catholic source.  One, "catholic" means "universal."  So if your church recites the Apostle's Creed where it says something likee "I believe in the holy catholic church, you can say it in good conscience because it doesn't mean Roman Catholicism but that the Body of Christ is universal, which IS the one and only TRUE Church.  If God is not a respector of persons, do you think He cares the name on a building?  He might, depending on what they're teaching but being a Baptist or Lutheran really doesn't matter, does it?  Believe only the Gospel of Salvation found in First Corinthians 15:1-11.  The cross and Jesus's finished work when He died, according to the scriptures; was dead according to the scriptures; and rose again on the third day acording to the scriptures.  We are saved only by grace; through faith and not of ourselves.  It is a GIFT of God.  Not of works lest ANYBODY should boast.  If you boast, boast in Christ cos you didn't do anything worthy of Him.  It's grace now and was grace in the beginning.

But during my reading what the RCC believes, I found they believe that Mary is a goddess.  Her mother was sinless and perfect (I think that's what they said) so she was born without a sin nature or stain of the original sin.  Think about it for a minute.  IF Mary was a goddess and not a sinner and Jesus Christ came into being by the divine Holy Spirit, the 3rd person in the Godhead and sure perfect and sinless, then Jesus could NOT have had a sin nature.  He was sinless, of course, but He would not have been in any way fully man.  There had to be human DNA involved or else Jesus could not have sinned when He could have but chose not to.  He wanted to relate to us and restore him to Himself and the Father.  

If, however, you study these books and you understand them on a different level than me and want to share what I should know, I'd love it.  That's one of the best pieces of advice I can give anyone is except for the doctrine (Gospel) of salvation, keep an open mind and open to new ways of thinking.  Don't be dogmatic and unchangeable or you won't be paid much attention to.  Justin Peters, a man I highly regard as a true man of God said "The Bible has one literal meaning BUT it has many, many applications.  So, as long as your POV is upheld by God's Word and so is mine, maybe both are true...or false.  That is why we need church, fellowship and someone in authority you can go to for help.  Also, the buck doesn't stop either with anyone.  Every child of God, especially the pope, need someone over them but they believe they speak with the same authority as Jesus Christ.  Leave you with this...

The center verse of the Word of God, Psalm 118:8

"It is better to put your trust in the Lord than your confidence in man."  AMEN!