The journeys of the Apostle Peter to Samaria, to Caesarea, all the way to Antiochia (Gal. 2:11) are well-reported in the New Testament, also the missionary trips of the Apostle Paul are documented in detail. Paul was in Rome three times; he was born a Roman citizen (Acts 22:22-29) and therefore could freely visit Rome, even when he was on his way to Spain (Rom. 15:22-29). The Apostle Peter was not there a single time. Only when the Roman claim to primacy was at stake four hundred years later was the legend created that he had supposedly been to Rome. In reality, there is no tomb and no seat of Peter in Rome. During the reign of Claudius in the years ad 41-54, all the Jews were expelled from Rome, as recorded in Acts 18. Among them were Aquilla and Priscilla, whom the Apostle Paul met in Corinth. Under the rule of Nero, who reigned from ad 54 to 68, the first persecution of the Christians took place. As we find documented in Gal. 2, according to the divine ruling the agreement was that James, Cephas and John were to minister to the Jews, and Paul and Barnabas were ordained to serve the gentiles. The Apostle Paul wrote to the small Jewish-Christian assembly in Rome and therein addressed 27 persons by name, but Peter was not among them. Paul remained in Rome for two years at his last visit (Acts 28:30). Only the legend ascribes the appearance of Simon Magus, whose performance impressed the Senate in Rome, to Simon Peter. This fact is known to all who have studied the international independent church history.

Do we have a promise from the lips of our Lord that the Apostle Peter would have a successor? No!

Is there any promise that Jesus Christ would have a vicar? Not in the Holy Scripture!

Do we find even one promise that Christ would have a Christian state within the worldly state? No!

Is there a promise that salvation would only be found in the Roman Catholic Church or in any other single church? Not in the Holy Scrip-ture!

Was the Church of Jesus Christ, which is described in great detail with its gifts and ministries in the New Testament, ever given worldly authority? Not in the Holy Scripture!

Does the New Testament Church know of any holy water, of incense, crucifixes, rosaries, processions, pilgrimages, or purgatory? No!

Does the New Testament Church know sacraments? Does she know infant baptism and godfathers or godmothers? Does she know of any requiem for the dead, any holy sacrifice of the mass? No!

Does she know about the confessional or about indulgence? No!

Does the New Testament Church know of any beatification and canonisation of the dead? No!

Did the New Testament Church ever hear about glorifying Mary, or about a “Hail Mary”? No!

Did the original Church know of celibacy? No! The Apostle Paul, under the guidance of God’s Holy Spirit, foretold the “big falling-away” and declared the “celibacy” to actually be the doctrine of devils (1. Tim. 4:1-5), for it is contrary to God’s order of creation, which fits in with the order of Salvation. Those in charge of local assemblies, whether they were elders or deacons, had to be married to even hold that office.

In the Church of Jesus Christ there are no monasteries, no convents, no orders of any such nature, no monks and no nuns. Nothing at all has remained as it was at the very beginning in the Church of the living God. Every teaching, every practice has been changed and is in actuality contrary, it is anti = against or in place of what Christ taught and then commanded His apostles to teach. Everything in the church world is unbelievable, but it is declared to be believable.

Mary, the Jewish Miriam, the chosen virgin (Isa. 7:14), the mother of our Lord, has fulfilled her single, great task, but after that she is only mentioned once more in Acts 1:14, and that in connection with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Did the apostles know anything about her immaculate conception? No! The Son of God had to be born into sinful flesh (Rom. 8:4). He had to be born into the fallen creation to redeem us out of the fall.

Did they ever hear about Mary remaining a virgin for ever? No, for the Bible gives witness that she had four sons and also daughters (Mt. 13:55-58; a. o.), and that Joseph only knew her after the Christ, the Son of God was born (Mt. 1:25). In Jn. 2:12 we read about Him, “After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples …”. The Apostle Paul testifies, “But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.” (Gal. 1:19). Amen.

Did the apostles testify of the bodily ascension of Mary? No! For it is written, “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven …” (Jn. 3:13)!

Can she be a mediator, if it is written, “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus …” (1. Tim. 2:5)? Can she intercede on our behalf, if the Scripture says, “And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous …” (1. Jn. 2:1)? Can Mary possibly be even one of the things that only Jesus Christ alone is? Certainly not!

All worship of Mary and any others who were proclaimed to be saints, with all its icons and pictures and statues, has according to the witness of the Holy Scripture nothing to do with the divine service, but is declared to be idolatry (Ex. 20:1-6). It is absolutely directed against Christ and therefore “antichrist” — unscriptural. Those things are a part of the Christian churches and completely outside the Word of God.

We could continue to list the many other things which are taught, believed, and practised. One could even ask: Did Jesus Christ establish the “Knighthood Order of the Holy Sepulchre”, or was it Hugo of Pyens? Did the Redeemer introduce the order of the Jesuits; and is He responsible for the counter-reformation, or was it the zealousness of the Spaniard Ignatius of Loyola, who made it his task to bring everybody back to the one “holy” Roman Church, even with force? It does not need to be asked who was behind the founding of the secret order of Opus Dei in 1928, which now has 86,000 members who are active in key positions on all levels in ninety different countries. In light of all these facts, can anyone claim that salvation is only found in the Catholic Church and that she is the Church of Jesus Christ? Can any other church make any such claim?

The journeys of the Apostle Peter to Samaria, to Caesarea, all the way to Antiochia (Gal. 2:11) are well-reported in the New Testament, also the missionary trips of the Apostle Paul are documented in detail. Paul was in Rome three times; he was born a Roman citizen (Acts 22:22-29) and therefore could freely visit Rome, even when he was on his way to Spain (Rom. 15:22-29). The Apostle Peter was not there a single time. Only when the Roman claim to primacy was at stake four hundred years later was the legend created that he had supposedly been to Rome. In reality, there is no tomb and no seat of Peter in Rome. During the reign of Claudius in the years ad 41-54, all the Jews were expelled from Rome, as recorded in Acts 18. Among them were Aquilla and Priscilla, whom the Apostle Paul met in Corinth. Under the rule of Nero, who reigned from ad 54 to 68, the first persecution of the Christians took place. As we find documented in Gal. 2, according to the divine ruling the agreement was that James, Cephas and John were to minister to the Jews, and Paul and Barnabas were ordained to serve the gentiles. The Apostle Paul wrote to the small Jewish-Christian assembly in Rome and therein addressed 27 persons by name, but Peter was not among them. Paul remained in Rome for two years at his last visit (Acts 28:30). Only the legend ascribes the appearance of Simon Magus, whose performance impressed the Senate in Rome, to Simon Peter. This fact is known to all who have studied the international independent church history.

Do we have a promise from the lips of our Lord that the Apostle Peter would have a successor? No!

Is there any promise that Jesus Christ would have a vicar? Not in the Holy Scripture!

Do we find even one promise that Christ would have a Christian state within the worldly state? No!

Is there a promise that salvation would only be found in the Roman Catholic Church or in any other single church? Not in the Holy Scrip-ture!

Was the Church of Jesus Christ, which is described in great detail with its gifts and ministries in the New Testament, ever given worldly authority? Not in the Holy Scripture!

Does the New Testament Church know of any holy water, of incense, crucifixes, rosaries, processions, pilgrimages, or purgatory? No!

Does the New Testament Church know sacraments? Does she know infant baptism and godfathers or godmothers? Does she know of any requiem for the dead, any holy sacrifice of the mass? No!

Does she know about the confessional or about indulgence? No!

Does the New Testament Church know of any beatification and canonisation of the dead? No!

Did the New Testament Church ever hear about glorifying Mary, or about a “Hail Mary”? No!

Did the original Church know of celibacy? No! The Apostle Paul, under the guidance of God’s Holy Spirit, foretold the “big falling-away” and declared the “celibacy” to actually be the doctrine of devils (1. Tim. 4:1-5), for it is contrary to God’s order of creation, which fits in with the order of Salvation. Those in charge of local assemblies, whether they were elders or deacons, had to be married to even hold that office.

In the Church of Jesus Christ there are no monasteries, no convents, no orders of any such nature, no monks and no nuns. Nothing at all has remained as it was at the very beginning in the Church of the living God. Every teaching, every practice has been changed and is in actuality contrary, it is anti = against or in place of what Christ taught and then commanded His apostles to teach. Everything in the church world is unbelievable, but it is declared to be believable.

Mary, the Jewish Miriam, the chosen virgin (Isa. 7:14), the mother of our Lord, has fulfilled her single, great task, but after that she is only mentioned once more in Acts 1:14, and that in connection with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Did the apostles know anything about her immaculate conception? No! The Son of God had to be born into sinful flesh (Rom. 8:4). He had to be born into the fallen creation to redeem us out of the fall.

Did they ever hear about Mary remaining a virgin for ever? No, for the Bible gives witness that she had four sons and also daughters (Mt. 13:55-58; a. o.), and that Joseph only knew her after the Christ, the Son of God was born (Mt. 1:25). In Jn. 2:12 we read about Him, “After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples …”. The Apostle Paul testifies, “But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.” (Gal. 1:19). Amen.

Did the apostles testify of the bodily ascension of Mary? No! For it is written, “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven …” (Jn. 3:13)!

Can she be a mediator, if it is written, “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus …” (1. Tim. 2:5)? Can she intercede on our behalf, if the Scripture says, “And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous …” (1. Jn. 2:1)? Can Mary possibly be even one of the things that only Jesus Christ alone is? Certainly not!

All worship of Mary and any others who were proclaimed to be saints, with all its icons and pictures and statues, has according to the witness of the Holy Scripture nothing to do with the divine service, but is declared to be idolatry (Ex. 20:1-6). It is absolutely directed against Christ and therefore “antichrist” — unscriptural. Those things are a part of the Christian churches and completely outside the Word of God.

We could continue to list the many other things which are taught, believed, and practised. One could even ask: Did Jesus Christ establish the “Knighthood Order of the Holy Sepulchre”, or was it Hugo of Pyens? Did the Redeemer introduce the order of the Jesuits; and is He responsible for the counter-reformation, or was it the zealousness of the Spaniard Ignatius of Loyola, who made it his task to bring everybody back to the one “holy” Roman Church, even with force? It does not need to be asked who was behind the founding of the secret order of Opus Dei in 1928, which now has 86,000 members who are active in key positions on all levels in ninety different countries. In light of all these facts, can anyone claim that salvation is only found in the Catholic Church and that she is the Church of Jesus Christ? Can any other church make any such claim?