170811      Click To Enlarge  Slide Show Pics www.thetemplewebsite.org          Pre Earthquake I know that the Roman Catholic Church teaches that they have the authority to do anything at all that they desire. They claim that even the Eternal God has to be at their beck and call. However, according to the Word of God are the following practices acceptable to the Eternal God ? 1. Is it lawful to pray to the dead ?                                                                             The  Answer is : NO 2. Is  it lawful to pray to Mary and other dead ‘Saints’ ?                                             The  Answer is : NO 3. Is it lawful to pray to the relics of the dead, and honour them ?                             The  Answer is : NO 4. Can we really make any difference to the condition of the dead,          when we say ‘May the soul of the faithful departed rest in peace’ ?                           The  Answer is : NO  5. Can the dead, that is any dead person at all, hear you ?                                       The  Answer is : NO 6. Are repetitious prayers like the ‘Rosary’ acceptable to the Eternal God ?              The  Answer is : NO 7. So any prayers and money spent praying for the souls of the dead is a waste ?   The  Answer is : YES.   8. Is it sin to pray for the dead ?                                                                                 The  Answer is : YES.                                                                          9. Is it an abomination to have dead bodies, or their parts in any church building ?   The Answer is : YES.                                                                                                                                 If you got any of those questions wrong, then you are wasting either your time, which is your life, or your money. Our Lord Jesus Christ gave us a single commandment, regarding to whom we should pray. Matthew 6:9  After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. He then repeated it in the Gospel of Luke. He never told us to pray,  Our Mother, or anyone else. In fact it is Idolatry to do any such thing. This is a capital sin. You might not be aware that the first commandments have been so messed up, by the Roman Catholic Church, that if you looked in your Catholic Bible, you will not find any commandment about ‘Idolatry’, as so much of this religion included idolatry.       Exodus  Chapter 20   1  And God spake all these words,         2  I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt         out of the house of  bondage.                               3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.                     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 fourth generation of them that hate me;          6  And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me,        and keep my commandments. This answers the first three questions, but we will add more detail shortly. What happens immediately after you die? Hebrews 9:27  And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:             Page 2 of 5 Page 2 of 5