Christian "purpose" and "meaning" in life.

[Coffee Jesus]

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Without a knowledge of facts anyone would make the assumption Rampant just made.

What Catholicism does is retain some biblical words while changing meanings.
All cults do the same thing.

The pope is the highest authority rather than the Bible.
The Bible is negated by Catholic doctrine.

Salvation comes (they think) by participation in a "Mass" - a re-sacrifice cerimony.
Rather than trusting in what Jesus did.

Jesus said "Call no man "Father" (in the place of God) but preists call themselves "Father".

Paul said, "Some will DEPART from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, FORBIDDING to eat MEATS"... Who does that?
Catholics.

In the Catholic bible, the commandment forbidding bowing to idols and images is omitted while another of the 10 commandments are split into 2 to cover the lie.

The pope calls himself the "Vicar of Christ". "Vicar means - replacement. Replacement means - not the origional.
In other words- a fake.

It is genius to make a fake look genuine.
They have had a lot of practice.

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If a true Christian is somebody who interprets The Bible in the most literal way while still following it as best they can, then there are no true Christians.

What Catholicism does is retain some biblical words while changing meanings.
All cults do the same thing.

The meanings of words are not immutable. Language is arbitrary, and it changes over time. What's important is what the writer was trying to communicate.

Paul said, "Some will DEPART from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, FORBIDDING to eat MEATS"... Who does that?
Catholics.

Leviticus 11 KJV
And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, 'These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.' "

The pope is the highest authority rather than the Bible.
The Bible is negated by Catholic doctrine.

You'll have to show that following the pope negates following The Bible. But wait, The Bible is a compilation of different books that contradicted eachother. But wait, the Catholic Church was the institution that put together this compilation, choosing to include some and exclude others!

Salvation comes (they think) by participation in a "Mass" - a re-sacrifice cerimony.
Rather than trusting in what Jesus did.

Jesus said, "whoever hears my word and believes He has sent me has eternal life", so the question is what Jesus said about going to church.

The pope calls himself the "Vicar of Christ". "Vicar means - replacement. Replacement means - not the origional.
In other words- a fake.

Narrow definition

Wikipedia -- "A vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute;"

Note the word "or".

Jesus said "Call no man "Father" (in the place of God) but preists call themselves "Father".

Jesus didn't speak English.

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If you build a fake car and are successful at passing it off as are real car- is it a real car?

It's not going to pass as a car unless it's somehow car-like.

Just as the foundation of those groups is NOT Biblical/ Not what what was given as a foundation, they are fake, just as the fake car is.

Nobody makes The Bible their ultimate foundation for knowledge. It's impossible because you can't even read The Bible unless you first trust that your senses and reading comprehension are not decieving you. Furthermore you have to determine that a translation is accurate before you can take it to truly reflect the original books. How do you determine what The Bible says if The Bible is your utlimate foundation for knowledge?

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How do we know you're an atheist, because you say so, I think not!

That's reasonable evidence that I'm an atheist. That evidence can be undercut with other observations, but until then, it's suggestive of my true beliefs.