The Holy Catholic Church vs Baptist

My opponents case is self proclaimed not centered around the Bible. I think that is the major problem here not only for him but for Roman Catholicism. My opponent is suggesting non-inspired doctrine is as good as the Bible, which is inspired. That is a false statement. We can not miss that Jesus Christ is the Word and it is through Jesus Christ alone through His Word that is sufficent for knowledge and righteousness. C1) Altering of the Ten CommandmentsI find it dishearting that my opponent can not see any problem with clearly removing specific commands of God. My opponent claims my arguments are groundless here but I have exzact Biblical commandments in my Bible and the commanments I stick with. My opponent seems not to have a distinction between actual Biblical commands, word for word, and picking and choosing. The distinction is the Bible itself. My opponent then gives us a New version of the Bible that is completely misrepresented. Well that is my opponents problem. We see again from the original KJV and the actual text of the Hebrew OT, " KJV Exodus 20:4 "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God. " We see that my opponent does not oppose that these words being removed from the commandments and therefore showing that Roman Catholicism does not follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. My opponents asks why did God command that the Israelites make alters and covents to him in Exodus 25 and Numbers 21. Will in Exodus 25 we can read and see that God commanded that the Israelites build a alter and the ark of the covenant unto the Lord, so He may dwell amoungst them. The instruction by God to make cherubim, which are angels in heaven, is not for the purpose of worship at all. Instead, it is a representation of the heavenly realm where God dwells and the angels are about the throne (1samuel 4:4 & Hebrews 9:5). In Numbers 21 God punished them. He sent poisonous snakes among them. Moses to prayed to God to take away the snakes but God did not remove the snakes. Instead, he provided a way to cure every person whom the snakes had bitten. They had to look up at a bronze snake on the pole. If they did this, they lived. If they did not do this, they died. My opponent then claims, "In fact, the Catholic edition is closer to the original Jewish edition because it doesn't say anything about making graven images. " Lol, my opponent obviously did not see my ten commandments in round 1 that are directly quoted word for word from the Bible and Roman Catholic's version is not. I would say that mine is closer to actual Biblical teaching. C2) Idolatry "My opponent obviously believes all sculptors are horrible, evil, hell-bound individuals. "Lol, Nah, I never stated as such. The worship of them and the plantation of them in the church of God is though. My opponent must explain to us, why, the supposed house of God at the vatican and other branched churches, have sculptors and idols inside them? Why they are prayed to and bowed to? Why they are kissed? My opponent should explain what sense to make idols, sculptors amd images inside the House of God, when the Bible says not too? Does my opponent suggest that what the Bible says doesn't matter? Or that because God had destinct reasons for it, that I explained, gives them rights to? "Clearly my opponent thinks God holds some great hatred for images for some bizarre reason. "Well, I do think that, I have good reason for it. God commanded it. This includes a image of Jesus Christ. Leviticus 26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: Isaiah 42:8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. The Catholic Church approves the worship of images of Christ. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (2132) states: . http://www.usccb.org...The Christian veneration of images is not contrary to the first commandment which proscribes idols. Indeed, “the honour rendered to an image passes to its prototype,” and “whoever venerates an image venerates the person portrayed in it. ” The honour paid to sacred images is a “respectful veneration,” not the adoration due to God alone: Religious worship is not directed to images in themselves, considered as mere things, but under their distinctive aspect as images leading us on to God incarnate. The movement toward the image does not terminate in it as image, but tends toward that whose image it is. The Council of Trent explains: . http://thecounciloftrent.com...... the honor which is shown them is referred to the prototypes which they represent, so that by means of the images which we kiss and before which we uncover the head and prostrate ourselves, we adore Christ and venerate the saints whose likeness they bear. Catholics do bow down to them, kiss them and pray unto them! They have them errected against the commandments. C3) Unbiblical Rituals1. PriestsEastern-rite Catholics are not held to the same discipline as Roman-rite priests. Celibacy is a discipline, not a doctrine. Since celibacy is a discipline and not dictrine it is a practice that is legislated by ecclesial authority. A authority the do not have in the first place as the only authority is God and His Word. 2. Clergy-laityPro states, "My opponent proceeds to claim that scripture teaches that there must be no divisions in the Body, then cites scripture that does nothing to prove his point (seemingly chosen at random because it contained the words "priest" and "priesthood"). Sure we may all be priests, but even the early church appointed bishops, as will be evidenced by a ton of random quotes I will now pull up. "This is only a claim that can be proven to be false by comparing the revelations supposedly given through Sacred Tradition against the Word of God. As mentioned above, there are many such doctrines devised by people that are not found in the Word of God and even contradict it. My oppnent goes even further and shows us by using quotes used by Roman Catholic doctrine and clergy. These words used is not Biblical in any way and if so then my opponent would provide those scriptures. They are not Biblical and shows that these docrines and practices are made in the minds of men and not the Word God!1 Corinthians 4:13 "Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things to this day. 14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. 15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. " 3. Words and GraceMy opponent again quotes, not scriptures, but philosophies of men. I think He needs a news flash that those thoughts are not Biblical. It is critical for these teachings to defame the need of the Bible, the Word of God. Why? To insert their teachings and philosophies in the minds of men. Romans 3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. C4) The Bible Alone is an untenable positionI never claim that the Bible alone is not enough. The Holy Spirit guides us to understanding through the Bible. The Holy Spirit would not guide us away from the Biblical teaching though as we have seen the Roman Catholic church is doing. I use the KJV Bible and none other. Resolved: Roman Catholics do not follow or adhere to Jesus Christ teachings.