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A Message From Peter James
 


 

Marriage And The Priesthood
 


      

Saturday October 22nd 2005, Roman Catholic bishops from around the world agreed to submit

to Pope Benedict XVI, and endorsed 50 recommendations which were put forward at a conference.

One of these doctrines was that priests must be celibate, that is they must,

and indeed cannot, marry.

 

The good news for priests, one and all, is that celibacy of priests has absolutely no biblical support.

It is high time for Roman Catholics to study the Bible for themselves.

You might not be aware that there have been official Roman Catholic teachers of the bible,

who have never read the New Testament. This has been admitted by one such theologian.

 

Now is the time for these priests to check out not only this point but the entire satanic system,

which is at present enslaving them.

Now is the time to get out of this great false system, before they perish with it as they surely will.

 

Revelation 18: 4  And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,

Come out of her, my people,

that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

5  For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

 

A King James Bible, (as it is the most reliable, although the language is not the most modern)

a prayer for guidance to the Eternal God, and using their God given

minds will soon show the Truth.

Neither another priest nor a church is needed to do this.

All that is needed is that one humbles himself, admit that they could and have been wrong.

Then seek the Eternal for guidance, repent and obey, as led by the Holy Spirit of God.

It is as simple as that. 

 

The God of the bible is not the monster that He is made out to be by our adversary,

Satan who is a fully accomplished liar.

 

Revelation 12:9  And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan,

which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

 

The Truth is that you have been lied to and deceived.

The monastic life is completely of Satan.

Satan is a eunuch.

 

It is unnatural and even wrong for a lot of men or a lot of women to live exclusively together.

Therefore this document also applies to those trapped as nuns, by whatever name they might be called.

 

The Roman Catholic Church states that Peter was the first Pope.

What is certain is that this was not the apostle Peter of the bible, whose name was previously Simon.

It is most likely that the first Roman Catholic Church Pope was also called Simon,

but this Simon was a sorcerer, a Samaritan magician.

From the verses which follow we see a confrontation between

the apostle Peter and the magician Simon.

 

Acts 8:13  Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip,

and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

18  And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given,

he offered them money,

19  Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

20  But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God

may be purchased with money.

21  Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

22  Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart

may be forgiven thee.

23  For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

24  Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which

ye have spoken come upon me.

25  And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem,

and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

 

Really it is not too different today.

Many want power, control and money, whether they are Catholic or non-Catholic.

 

The reality is that the apostle Peter was married.

That is what the bible says.

 

Matthew 8:14  And when Jesus was come into Peter‘s house, he saw his wife‘s mother laid, and sick of a fever.

 

Now if he was the first pope what kind of example did he set?

Did he do something and then forbid others to follow his example?

 

Early church writings tell us that the only apostle who was not married was the apostle John.

An unmarried Rabbi would not be normal.

For a Rabbi to be married was normal.

Remember that almost all the early Christians were Jews.

 

We can see in the bible to see that one of the basic requirements of a Bishop was that he was married.

 

1 Timothy 3:1  This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

2  A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour,

given to hospitality, apt to teach;

3  Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

 

According to Strongs Concordance

a bishop is an elder,

the overseer or presiding officers of a Christian church.

 

It continues by telling us that it was expected that an elder was married with children.

It says if you cannot run your own home, how can you expect to take care of the church of God?

From this we see that you could not be a elder without being married.

 

1 Timothy 3:4  One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

5  (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

 

It is utterly impossible for an unmarried man to give a married man wise counsel on marriage problems,

and children when he has absolutely no experience of this himself. That is what that verse is saying.

 

Of course as is normal, this is the very opposite of the Roman Catholic teaching and practice.

We have to expect this as Satan has to oppose everything which is ordained by the Eternal God.

 

Wake up people you have been fed and swallowed a massive lie.

To be married is normal.

Either God knew what He was speaking about or he does not.

 

Genesis 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone;

I will make him an help meet for him.

 

It seems that the Catholic church thinks that she knows better than God and His Word.

See: More Satanic Catholic Lies

In reality she places itself above God, therefore it is not surprising that His Word is treated with disdain.

You can see this by doing research into her various doctrinal missives

It is no wonder that she says that we cannot believe everything which is in the Canon of the Bible.

 

Canon is a Greek word which means measuring line.

It is the yardstick, the standard which is nothing less than the Word of God.

The last words of the bible warns us not to tamper with the Word of God or we will suffer the consequences.

These words surely apply to the entire Bible as well as the Book of Revelation.

 

Revelation 22:18  For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book,

If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19  And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy,

God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city,

and from the things which are written in this book.

 

It is no wonder that it does not encourage its members to read the Bible.

Anyone who reads the Bible with an opened mind will soon see that it clearly exposes the fact that

the Mother of Harlots is none other than the Roman Catholic Church.

They will see that all their doctrines are not of the Eternal God.

If lay members learnt the truth about their enslavement many would desert in large numbers.

 

Is it any wonder that for countless years that organization has been plagued with monstrous sex crimes,

such as the pedophile activity of some in the priesthood.

 

Celibacy like vegetarianism which is sweeping the world comes under the classification

of demons of devils.

 

1 Timothy 4:1  Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith,

giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

2  Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

3  Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received

with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

 

This abstaining from meats has nothing to do with clean and unclean meats, Clean and Unclean Meats

but rather vegetarianism. Although it is not wrong to prefer vegetables to meat and poultry,

especially with the scares of foot and mouth disease and bird flu, this is quite understandable.

See: Spiritual Significance of Clean and Unclean Creatures -Epistle of Barnabas

The issue is more a matter of where meat, which is designed for food, is not eaten because of animal rights

where we are told that it is cruel to kill animals to eat them.

Christ, Himself ordered His people to eat meat and the biblical reports are there to show that He ate it Himself.

 

The bible equates forbidding to marry as it does vegetarianism.

It says that they are doctrines of devils.

If anyone doubts that we are in the last days, just consider the relentless catastrophes which

seem never ending and of greater frequency and intensity.

 

Satan likes and promotes an unmarried priesthood, because he cannot marry like humans.

He cannot reproduce others like himself, as even the most unintelligent of human beings can.

He can mess up humans and produce half breeds and other confusion, but he certainly

cannot produce other little spirit Satans.

It is one of the major reasons why he hates human beings, who are only made out of dust,

but they can do something which he cannot do.

We can reproduce.

 

We have clearly seen that forbidding to marry and therefore celibacy, is a doctrine of devils,

and it is yet another satanic abomination.

 

I pray that many priests will see this and that they will awaken and be freed from their present captivity.

There is no reward for their sad way of life, which the Eternal does not require, only condemnation.

My heart goes out to them as I am fully aware that this is the result of satanic seduction and deception.

 

Priests claim to literally replace Christ, that is they become Christ as part of their office.

We should always remember that Christ will have a Bride and a Wife.

It will be a great blessing, privilege and honour to be a part of the bride of Christ.

The reality therefore is that if you are a truly a believer, sooner or later you will get married.

 

Revelation 19:7  Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come,

and his wife hath made herself ready.

 

 

The only way out of our dilemmas is Jesus Christ.

         He is the only way of escape.

                 Praise the Lord.

          Come soon Lord Jesus.

                         Amen.

    

 

 Messages By Peter James

(Bible Explanations, Messages of Life, Hope & Encouragement)