The Jewish things we do in the Catholic Church

This is an “ablution”. In the Old Testament, Jewish Priests, the Levites, before they would enter the Temple of God, would wash themselves to purify of any uncleanness. Of course, we recognize this as the Sign of the Cross which we perform upon entering the Church. 
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Those of Hebrew stock, who do not believe, will continue to live in this blindness of the heart. Unless they come to Christ.

De Maria says:

September 15, 2012 at 5:58 pm

Galit says:
September 15, 2012 at 2:50 pm
If you were trying to figure out which religion is “original” and “authentic”, then why stop at Catholicism?

Because Christ fulfilled Judaism and established Christianity:
Matthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Judaism was going strong for millenia before Paul came along and preached the divinity of Rabbi Jesus.

It is Jesus who preached His own Divinity:
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Matthew 26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

St. Paul only taught what Christ revealed to him:
Galatians 1:12
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

It has rejected several other Messianic claims

Rightly so.

besides his.

Have you not read in Scripture:
Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Romans 11:7
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.

2 Corinthians 3:14
But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:4
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Those of Hebrew stock, who do not believe, will continue to live in this blindness of the heart. Unless they come to Christ.

Sincerely,

De Maria

Jewish roots of Catholicism - Journey Home - Brian Robbins

Sorry, I guess its been removed.  But, you can still buy it, here.

Highlights of the discussion:

At 34:30, Mr. Robbins says:
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the jewish roots to the faith which are really started exploring in earnest as a
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be became a believer are extraordinary
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and and if it's OK me talk a little bit about
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just even Jesus and the Jewish calendar
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because it's really striking….



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exactly its like well that's a perfect segue to this
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so if you go back to the Hebrew Scriptures
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God told Israel, told the Jews that the first
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month of the year was to be the month we now call Nissan
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which is the month in which the Passover occurs and he told them that
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Why? because as I indicated the exodus from Egypt the redemption
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 from slavery is the single most important
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historical act in Judaism so that was supposed to be the first day of the month
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that's how important it was and in the month Nissan for the Passover holiday
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on the 10th of the month we're supposed to take an unblemished lamb
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you were supposed to inspect it to make sure that it was unblemished
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and the 14th day of Nissan you were supposed to slaughter the lamb
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and consume the entire sacrifice and the reason for this was that it was
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commemoration of the actual exodus
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when they slaughtered the lamb and put the blood on the lintels and
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the doorpost in order to stop the angel of death from coming into Jewish homes
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so what happens with Jesus? Jesus comes into Jerusalem
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if you do the math ultimately you will see, on the 10th day Nissan
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he's declared by Pontius Pilate to be without blemish
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he is crucified on the 14th of Nissan and we consume the sacrifice in the
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Eucharist
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parallels would not have been lost on a Jewish audience but they're too often lost
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today
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but it gets better what's the very next thing in the jewish calendar
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it's called the festival of firstfruits it's the first day
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following the first Sabbath of the Passover okay
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what is it? it's a grain offering to the Lord which if its acceptable would render
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the rest of the offerings to be acceptable
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well Jesus was crucified on a Friday that was the Sabbath
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of the Passover from Friday to Saturday first fruits was Sunday
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he arose and was resurrected on Sunday firstfruits
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and in fact his resurrection is described in Scripture as the
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firstfruits
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pointing to the resurrection that will be for the rest of us in the in the
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future
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again how his life is following just in the life and death of our resurrection
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Jesus following the Jewish calendar
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but it gets better the very next Jewish
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holiday is Shavuot is fifty days from the Passover
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it is a commemoration of Moses coming down from the mountain with the Ten
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Commandments
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the law written in the fingers of God in stone
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okay when you read the story of ah-
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Moses giving the laws in the Ten Commandments you remember the golden
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calf
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most people forget people who are interested in Scripture that he came down
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twice
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he came down with the Ten Commandments he smashed the first set because the Jews had been
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worshiping the idol of the calf
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and as a result of which Moses said who's with me
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and the Levites raised their hands and they said I want you to slaughter its terrible your
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brothers and sisters who
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engage in this terrible idolatry and said three thousand people lost their
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lives
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well now let's go look at the Christian calendar
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Pentecost is the same day as Shavuot
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on Pentecost what happens the law is written in our hearts
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instead instead of by the finger of God on the stone it's the new covenant
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Jeremiah 31 31 talks about the day a new covenant will be given
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which is different from the law of Moses for the law will be written in our hearts here it
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is on the same day and you know what it says
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3,000 people came to faith on that day, the parallel is unmistakable it
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cannot be coincidence and again this is from a Jewish perspective
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showing that this is the greater fulfillment of
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the things that happened in the past but the most exciting part is yet
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to come because very interestingly in the jewish calendar there's a long gap those
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holidays happen in quick succession
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and there's a very long gap  until you get to the fall festivals which is Rosh Hashanah
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followed by Yom Kippur followed by the Feast of Tabernacles
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Rosh Hashanah is known as the Jewish New Year everyone says Happy New Year
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but in Scripture its known as the feast of the trumpets
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and one of the reasons its known as the Jewish New Year even though its the seventh
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month of the year
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the Jews keep different calendars its the seventh month in terms of festivals
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because
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God said the first month had to be Nissan as it started it's the first month
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for purposes of the secular calendar
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it's because in the Babylonian exile it was the month of the Babylonian New Year
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Jewish New Year it's really the feast of trumpets which is very messianic the Talmud
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 talks about
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 Rosh Hashana the trumpets being a sign of the coming of the Messiah
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so I would look at that and say that's pointing to the second coming of Christ
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Jesus turned to the leadership of israel
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when he was about to be crucified said you will not see me again until you
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the leadership of Israel says, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
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okay this is gonna dispel dual covenant theology
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you will not see me again until you say blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
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Rosh Hashana is looking forward to the blowing of the trumpets what happens
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during Rosh Hashanah
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its starts a period of 10 days of law a period
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of deep reflection and praying for the forgiveness of sins that's what Jews do
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today
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leading up to Yom Kippur which is the day of atonement
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and I believe that that is looking forward from an eschatological perspective that is
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looking forward to the day when the trumpets are blown
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Jesus returning the Jewish nation as a collective
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comes to recognize mourn for the one whom they have pierced  Zechariah 12:10
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as the prophecy goes call on the name of the Lord
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their sins will be forgiven which would be the fulfillment in the Jewish
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calendar on the day of atonement
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and the Feast of Tabernacles interestingly enough in the hebrew scriptures describe
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as in the end times a day when Jew and Gentile together will worship the Lord
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and that'll be the day when finally Jew and Gentile are united
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in Christ become ahad together ahad that means one finally uniting
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in Christ and all this will fulfill the greater prophecy
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of the bringing together of the lost ten tribes of Israel
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because Israel was twelve tribes
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and when we see Judaism today Jews today we're really talking about Jews Judah
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that's one of the twelve tribes the 10 northern tribes
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split off after Solomon's son was a bad king
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and they were conquered by the Assyrians and they disappeared into the
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Gentile nations and have been lost
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the two southern tribes Judah andt Benjamin were conquered by the Babylonians the
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Babylonian exile to read the book of
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Daniel but that exile only lasted fifty years
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and they they were restored and that's who the Jews are today
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God promised to reunite the twelve tribes and no one knows how
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this is the great mystery we can unlock it Paul in Romans says
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after the full allotment of Gentiles comes in all
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Israel will be saved how you gonna recover the lost ten tribes of Israel by
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preaching the gospel to the world
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and in with the Gentile nations comes all Gentile believers Jewish
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believers whether you knew you were to senator him Isaac Jacob or not or that
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distinction
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and finally all become one in Christ so to me
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christianity is the for fulfillment…..

Note from De Maria:

Mr. Robbins also said:
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and Jesus told the Pharisees that
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they said no we are not blind so he said well because you say you can see
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and deny me you have guilt if you had been blind you would be without guilt
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he turns to them if he had not put his miracles for you to see we would have not guilt
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but he performs his miracles and we have guilt
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God also says he desires that all all all mankind be saved
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that's his desire and  elsewhere tells us that he super nationally
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blinded Israel in large part

At 44:20, he says that God supernaturally blinded Israel, but it sounds a bit arbitrary.  That  is not the case.  God simply OBEYED what the Jews themselves commanded.  They said:

Matthew 27:25

Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

In so saying, they admitted and incurred the guilt of the murder of Jesus Christ and implicated even their children.  

Does this mean that they are condemned?  No.  It simply means that they, for the most part, will not partake of the grace of Jesus Christ while they live.  However, if they obey the Commandments, God will judge them on the Last Day and they will be saved.  See also Advantage of the Catholic and What is the advantage of Catholicism.

Not having any understanding of our Jewish forebears

Cat says:
I would second this in that a lot of misunderstanding of just what is practiced by Catholics is the result of not having any understanding of our Jewish forebears, and their practices and beliefs.

There is a saying "...scratch a Catholic...and you find a Jew underneath...". A lot of what I read here in terms of mis-presenting and mis-stating Catholic understanding, practice and belief is by those who appear to know absolutely nothing of Judaism.

Reforma says:

"Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee." (Rev. 3:9)

Let's see that verse in context:
⁷ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
⁸I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.
⁹ Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
¹⁰ Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
¹¹ Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

Now, those four little words prove that the Catholic Church is the New Jerusalem and Catholics the New Jews. Because Protestants disdain the works of God and pretend that you can justify yourself by your claims of faith alone. A doctrine of demons which contradicts the Word of God:

James 2:24

King James Version (KJV)
²⁴ Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

1 Timothy 4:1
King James Version (KJV)
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

But all the Baptized are Jews inwardly:
Colossians 2:

King James Version (KJV)
¹¹ In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: ¹² Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.


Romans 2:28-29

King James Version (KJV)
²⁸ For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
²⁹ But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

But Protestants believe unbiblical doctrines, disdain the works commanded by God and reject the efficacy of Baptism. Therefore, it is Protestants who have condemned themselves:
Mark 16:16

King James Version (KJV)
¹⁶ He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

See also What is the advantage of the Catholic?  and  Passover/Mass.

Sincerely,

De Maria

What is the advantage of Catholicism over Judaism?

In an inter religious document, the Catholic Church recently said:
Therefore, the Church believes that Judaism, i.e. the faithful response of the Jewish people to God’s irrevocable covenant, is salvific for them, because God is faithful to his promises.” Cardinal Kasper, 


If then, the Jewish covenent remains in force, what is the advantage of Catholicism?


The Jewish religion was validly established by God. But in the fullness of time, the Old Covenant wore out:
Hebrews 8:13
In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.

And therefore, the Jews were expected to transfer their allegiance, so to speak, from Moses to Jesus:
Romans 7:2-4
King James Version (KJV)
2For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

4Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

But many of them did not do so. They are not, in my opinion, therefore condemned:
Acts 10:33-35
King James Version (KJV)
33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

34Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

And although the Old Covenant is fading away, the Law of the Commandments remains the foundation of our joint faiths:
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

What advantage then is the Christians?
Romans 3

1What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? 2Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
3For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

Yes, it is true that the Jews were first committed the Scriptures and the Word of God. However, in the New Covenant, we are given the Sacraments. Justification by faith without works. We are entitled, by God, to enter heaven itself, being members of the Body of Christ:
Matthew 11:11
Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

That, in a nutshell, is the GOOD NEWS. We, being baptized, become children of God and walk with the Saints of God:

Hebrews 12:22-24
King James Version (KJV)
22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

Whereas they have to await the Final Judgment before they will be permitted into the Kingdom, if God so wills.



Sincerely,


De Maria