Evangelicals, Do THIS When Talking to Catholics -Mike Gendron

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[evangelist-]

Transubstantiation is on (1 Corinthians 11:24) (John 6:53) (John 6:56) (John 6:51) (Matthew 26:26)
Confession is on (John 20:23)
Preists not marrying is on (1 Corinthians 7:32-35) (Mark 8:34)
Baptism is on (Matthew 28:19) (John 3:5)

[whiterosesforthebrideofchrist]

The keys to the kingdom are not what Catholics think because the LORD commanded Peter three times saying, "Feed My sheep" (John 21:15-17). 
Therefore, Peter gave the keys of the kingdom directly to the sheep and not to the magisterium.

And Peter reveals to the sheep what the keys are in 2 Peter 1:5-11. He writes, “...add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 1:5-11).  In other words, Peter says that if we (the sheep) do what he says to do that this will open the doorway to heaven "abundantly" to the sheep and we will never fall.

So, why doesn't the church that says that they hold the keys to the kingdom teach their people how to have the power to live holy and the power to never fall?

If you are willing to give totalitarian control of your thinking to the magisterium or to any religious group of men you have blinded yourself and cannot even see the scriptures that are right in front of you. On the day of judgment you will not be able to point at someone else and say, "It's their fault." It is your individual responsibility to know the scriptures.

"And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest" (Hebrews 8:11).

Peter by his personal example never acted as if having the keys to the kingdom meant asserting authority over other people. For example in Acts 15 when a very important matter was to be decided before the assembly the final verdict was given by James and not by Peter (Acts 15:19). Paul gave commandments to the churches he established and not Peter (1 Corinthians 7:17 and 16:1). Also, Paul did not take his orders from Peter. In fact Paul rebuked Peter to his face. “But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed” (Galatians 2:11).

The LORD commanded us saying,   "...Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. BUT SO SHALL IT NOT BE AMONG YOU: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all" (Mark 10:42-44). 
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[ASeedSower]

Good message on Roman Catholicism, not so sure on osas, and Macathur. Thanks for sharing.

[freakylocz]

I am both an evangelical and a Catholic, and I feel this is what you should do:

First, ask them questions so you can learn each individual believes. You may find they already agree with you on some things, and maybe on a lot more than you expected.

After that, do not talk to them about the Catholic Church. Instead, only talk about Jesus Christ and salvation without mentioning their Church.

Also: Salvation is by believing The Gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), and nothing else.