The Gnostic Origins of Roman Catholicism

By: Ken Johnson

Narrated by: Ellery Truesdell

The ancient church fathers documented their struggle with the rebellion of the bishops of Rome. They recorded the heresies that crept into the Roman Catholic Church and their subsequent rebuke of those Roman bishops, or popes. The first section will give a detailed history of Rome from AD 50 to the modern times. The second section will deal with some ancient prophecies about the rise and fall of papal Rome. The third section deals directly with some of the major divisive issues created by the Roman Catholic Church such as: papal infallibility, idolatry, sorcery, transubstantiation, celibacy, purgatory, etc. The true origin of these doctrinal heresies are the Gnostic cults of the first and second century. Quotes from the church fathers can be read in their entirety in the ten volume set of Ante-Nicene Fathers, and summarized in Ancient Church Fathers.

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The title doesn’t match the content.

For the amount of history that this covers, if done to a satisfactory depth, should have made it a 24 hour book, not a 2 hour book. Why is this about 1800 years of history when the title says “origins” in it? Very little (not nothing, but still very little) is done to convince the reader of anything. It is mostly quotations of error-able non-Scripture.

An extremely helpful book!

Along with "Preparing For Eternity," by Mike Gendron, this is a must read for all who want to repent and disengage from and/or wish to avoid being steeped in idolatry and apostasy.

(And for those of us who are grateful to have a Bible, let's not ever forget to include John Wycliffe and William Tyndale as those who suffered greatly as they bravely laid the foundation of the Reformation. They must never be excluded from Reformation history.)

Historical Facts

Always appreciate the style of Dr Ken Johnson’s work; provides all the historical information in an easy to read and follow layout.

Fantastic book with great sources

Thanks again Ken Johnson for doing the research and sighting your sources. The body of Christ benefits!

Great work as always Dr. Ken Johnson

Great work as always Dr Ken Johnson keep the books coming. Biblefacts Ministries is blessed