"There's Only ONE Religion" - Michael Knowles on Catholicism
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Michael is correct
How so?
Name a way in which he could be correct on this topic, and he is correct.
You don’t know that. Humble yourself and do not assume the opinion or truth of the creator.
He’s wrong, also he’s no expert anyway
@@Sam-m6o3jYou misunderstood. Michael is right because he's following the Creator's(and Redeemer's) wishes. That's why he's right. And that's true humility on the part of Michael or anyone else
Excellent use of Thomas Aquinas
I don’t believe in sects before marriage 😂
I did a double take when he said that 🤣
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us
Amen 🙏
Weirdo
Heathen
@kervet6046
A heathen is someone that doesn't worship the one True God. We, as Catholics, only worship that one true God. We do not worship Our Lady if Guadalupe, we only ask her to pray for us.
Amen!
Bishop Barron said it best, “the Catholic faith is not a faith that says we’re right and you’re wrong, but that we have the fullness of truth instead of parts of truth”.
He also mentions, the Jewish faith only accepts people within their bloodline, Muslims often authoritatively converted, but the Catholic faith accepts all from all walks of life.
The jews only except their bloodline? Thanks for showing us agin how catholics just make it all up. Your all idol worshipping pagans
The Orthodox Church says the same: the fullness of faith and the way of being are found within the one true Church of Orthodoxy. Christianity without "theosis" is arbitrary, which I believe Orthodoxy articulates and acts out more fully.
@@dominicdarmanin9866 I have a lot of respect and love for my Orthodox brothers and sisters.
@@ronniemartillo I do too for my Catholic brothers and sisters, may we one day be reunited!
Romans 3:23-25 ESV
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [24] and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, [25] whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
Ephesians 2:8-10 ESV
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, [9] not a result of works, so that no one may boast. [10] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Faith produces good works but good works play no part in obtaining or keeping salvation
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He is so well spoken and well read
Catholicism is great. You should join in if you haven’t. At least give it a try!
Catholicism is The Church created by Jesus.
Yeah Catholicism isn't a hobby you know
@@feignitCatholicism is The Church created for Jesus. A significant difference.
@@KPA78
Matthew 16:18:
“And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.”
Or come to Orthodoxy
The only reason I am Catholic (a Traditional one) is b/c I went down the rabbit hole of objective reality via reason, logic, historical fact etc. It was the writings of the Early Church, the Apostolic and Early Church Fathers, that showed me Catholicism is the one true faith. May ALL people find that truth and may they be set free as they come home:+) God bless~
Just don't go around calling yourself a Christian, please
Please tell me which church fathers did you start with?
@@kervet6046he is a christian bro
@@a-medee catholics are not Christian. Deal w it
@@kervet6046 The term Christian was first used in Antioch within a decade of Pentecost, around AD40. The term Catholic was also used/noted in Antioch but a little later, around 110AD. St. Ignatius of Antioch, an Apostolic Father who learned at the feet of St. John the Apostle was the first to use it. So Catholic and Christian are basically the same thing:+) God bless~
Catholicism - Established AD33
Prior
Christianity......
@@TheSlowoldman Yes, same thing.
Jesus went to John the Baptist, not John the Catholic. Reformers for the win🤘
@@capncrunch6422That’s because the church started after John the Baptist’s death.
The Catholic Church preserved, compiled, translated, chose the books to include and declared the Bible canon in 382 under Pope Damasus at the Council of Rome. Jesus didn’t leave us a Bible but He did leave us a church (Matthew 16:18).
”Wherever the bishop shall appear, there, let the multitude of the people also be; even as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the *Catholic Church.* “ (Letter to the Smyrnaeans, Chapter 8) -St. Ignatius of Antioch, 107 AD
One Holy Catholic Apostolic Church ❤️🔥
A church led by a pope who doesn't believe there's only one way to God. lol.
@@johnbrowne2170 Funny.. you assume one person can crumble the entire institution of the Catholic Church based on.. an unclear message?
The fault of NOT preaching and being clear?
The fault of not being a clear communicator?
Hmm…. 🤔
He was alluding to Acts 17.. St. Paul in Athens…
He didn’t finish what Paul continued to say in Athens.
But..
By what measure you judge, the same to you…
Nothing holy about it.
Good video on the origins of the catholic church..
th-cam.com/video/RXuUAqohP0w/w-d-xo.html
How about the one and only Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST. The Way , the Truth and the Life!
@@tomseverson5700 Catholics prefer their traditions and Mary.
There's only one God. He's above all the churches. I kneel at the feet of the cross.
Right. And He started One Church
Christ established a Church though. No protestant semantics can get around that.
@@amdg672 The Catholic Church corrupted the Scriptures.
"Why do you need an explanation?" Asked by a guy who gives financial advice is just wild
Brazy
I really enjoyed this clip. Thank you! Catholicism rocks!
Scriptures, history, logic and reason is all he had to say.
Scriptures? Like the ones endorsing rosaries, scapulars, Mary worship, holy water, forbidding priests to marry, confessionals, purgatory, infallible Pope, and all kinds of other made-up doctrine?
History? Really? The Catholic church, with one of the most abominable histories (second only to Nazi Germany, which it had alliance with) in mankind's existence, is justified by it??
As many outright false scriptures as the Catholic church has concocted, there are many that are indeed true. It is up to every Catholic, and indeed every one of us, to seek out that which is true, and reject, even expose, that which is not. "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling," God tells us. Trust in him alone, not people. When we stand before God in judgement, he couldn't care less what "religion" we affiliated with - only what we did with, for his Son.
@@johnboehmer6683 Michael Knowles is so wise yet so foolish. All religion is partially man made therefore imperfect. There is only ONE Church and Jesus Christ is the head of it.
In this interview, Michael was an evangelist, not an apologist
The Catholic Church preserved, compiled, translated, chose the books to include and declared the Bible canon in 382 under Pope Damasus at the Council of Rome. Jesus didn’t leave us a Bible but He did leave us a church (Matthew 16:18). Every Catholic essentially reads the entire bible (OT & NT) every 5yrs at Sunday Mass.
”Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught, either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours.”
-2 Thessalonians 2:15 NAB
”Wherever the bishop shall appear, there, let the multitude of the people also be; even as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the *Catholic Church.* “ (Letter to the Smyrnaeans, Chapter 8) -St. Ignatius of Antioch, 107 AD
Jesus didn't leave a pope
Mathew 16:16 @@TheRastacabbage
@@ManaysMan no pope to be found
@@TheRastacabbageyep He did. St Peter and He gave authority to him and all his spiritual lineage until today.
@@eyoung8215 Peter wasn't a pope. He was an apostle
hes spitting facts tho
They’re Scientologist explains so much
Were they being serious when they said they were Scientologists?
SO MUCH
@@BlackR0bno I refuse to believe that they were at all serious if they said that
it makes so much sense now that the dude is a scientologist.
What he focuses on and worships, totally makes sense with his schtick.
Good having him on the podcast. God Bless.
We are not able to have the capacity to judge who will enter the kingdom of God. That's none of our business. Christ is the only real judge, because he truly knows everyone's heart, motive and intention.
May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible, and unutterable Name of God be always praised, blessed, loved, adored, and glorified, in Heaven, on earth, and under the earth, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen
Good video on the origins of the catholic church..
th-cam.com/video/RXuUAqohP0w/w-d-xo.html
A MA ZING !!!!!! Hats off to you Micheal 🎉 y wish I had your brain... proud catholic here!
Your pope doesn't believe the Bible when it come to only one way to God.
To be steeped in history is to leave Protestantism and become Catholic, because it is the fulness of truth.
'Fullness of truth' is a ridiculous meaningless statement that spotlights the catholic church made up rubbish
Wrong.
@@Rockafella1861 'fullness of truth' is a ridiculous baseless statement, transubstantiation limbo and the holy spirit are all so far from truth it's laughable.
@Renny-c9h the Holy spirit is far from truth?
Read the Holy Bible for yourself. Jesus is the Way the Truth & the Life no one comes to the Father but through Him. John 14:6
Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Wait. Did Graham say he was a Scientologist?
Was he being serious?
You asked a highly opinionated question and got a highly opinionated answer..... shocker!!
Most of what he said was factual, not opinion.
Orthodoxy has entered the chat... 🙏☦️
This is truth ☦️.
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Orthodoxy is the Truth!!☦️
May Easter and West reunite once more under the headship of Rome.
Jesus is the truth
Are they actually Scientologists? I never knew that.
I’m digging for an answer for this too. They can’t possibly believe that junk right?
Who are they?
Shocking fr
Very well put!
I hope, the guys also come to this only correct conclusion and accept Christ !)
Shoutout to Hinduism.. refer to Upanishads if you really talk about reason. Cheers 🎉
Ephesians chp 4.There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. & “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.””
John 14:6-7
Yes, the religion with the LEAST amount of ridiculous claims is the most “plausible”.
God is defined as a being than which none greater can be concived.
A being that necessarily exists is greater than one that does not necessarily exist.
If God exists only in the mind and not in reality, then a greater being could be imagined-one that necessarily exists.
But no greater being can be imagined than God.
Therefore, if God exists in the mind, God must necessarily exist in reality.
I've been trying to wrap my mind around Anselm for literally a decade
Was that Aquinas? I forgot which thinker postulated this brilliant thought experiment.
@@Chevalierjacquesarthurno, thomists generally reject the ontological arguments. This is St. Anselm’s ontological argument. Also, it’s ST. Thomas not Aquinas or just Thomas.
@@Autismunleashed The Bible calls all believers in Jesus Christ "saints". It however does not address or label anyone with "saint" before their name. Thats just catholic "religion". When I was born again and given the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, I left religion behind.
@@tomseverson5700 Don’t speak the name of the angelic doctor if you’re not willing to give him his due by addressing him as a saint.
Michael Knowles is so wise yet so foolish. All religion is partially man made therefore imperfect. There is only ONE Church and Jesus Christ is the head of it.
Lmao you guys obviously haven't heard of Orthodoxy
We all land roughly in the neighbourhood of the beliefs we grow around. What irony! We are driven by biases to know the ultimate perfect God. God is infinite and the ways to reach Him are infinite.
Gotta Love the brilliance of Michael Knowles!
Christianity is not set of rules that if we follow we can save ourselves and go to the kingdom of Heaven.
Christianity is faith and relationship.
Jesus is prophesied to the smallest detail in the Old Testament.
Orthodoxy is original Christianity church structure before great schism and Roman Catholicism, “creating” the pope
What? I don't think that's correct.
It's funny the later question they asked about whether or not it would be a deal breaker if Michael's wife did not go along with the religion. I came to religion the same way he did. I came to the logical conclusion that there must be a creator, So did the creator create and just disappear or is it a personal creator? If it's a personal creator then which religion seems most logical? When I came to Christianity I said okay which denomination seems most logical? I became a devout protestant and well catechized. It wasn't until recently that I started to become challenged by Roman catholics that I decided I would learn more than the average catholic so that I could convert catholics to protestantism, And through all of the extensive and in depth studies and reading I did, I wound up backing myself into the front door of the Catholic Church. I had to admit I was wrong, And that catholicism is correct.
But back to my original point, Is my wife and I were not religious initially. She lets me have my religion, She lets me engage our children in it, But she wants no part of it. Is it has been difficult, I would be lying if I said differently. But it is possible.
The idea that one way is true while other ways are wrong, is the basic premise for our entire school system or any type of truth. It's the single worst argument against a belief. Many people can be wrong, while few people are right. That's usually how things work. And ultimately, the view that all religions are wrong, or all religions are true, simply becomes another truth-claim added to the bunch. Not somehow above the question of what is right or wrong. Great job by Michael.
That’s cool and all, but my god squats ass to grass so your point is invalid probably
What a great clip!! Had no idea you were Scientologists lol he chose the wrong example there. Not that I believe in the alien sci-fi stuff, but I could understand how him calling your religion unreasonable might throw you off. Super glad you had him on!
Jesus Christ is Lord!
Viva christus rex🙏. I often forget how baded Michael is.
First, Christ has redeemed the world. Christ has conquered the powers of sin and death. The Gospel is good news for a reason!
Second, Christ actually instituted a single, unified Church while he was on Earth in order to confer his salvific divine life to the rest of humanity. We call this Church, this body of humans, the Catholic (aka "Universal") Church today. The Church is Christ's bride, whom Christ has come to wed himself to on Earth, a wedding which will extend forever in Heaven.
The Bible begins with an earthly marriage between Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and ends with a supernatural marriage between Christ and His Church in Heaven.
Heaven is an wedding feast. And God wants to marry us, now and extending forever into eternity. To all who read this comment, I exhort you, for your own good, to join the Catholic Church, the eternal bride of Christ, instituted on the authority of Peter and his successors (Mt 16:18-19), which will last until the end of time.
God love you.
There is no denomination that is the true church. The true church, (the body of Christ), consists of inividuals who have made Jesus Christ their Lord and Saviour.
quote---- We call this Church, this body of humans, the Catholic (aka "Universal") Church today..
..NO SUCH church mentioned IN the BIBLE!!! NO BIBLE mentions such a church!!!!
Does the word "pope" or "papacy" ever appear in the Bible? Not once!!!!
Please give Bible chapter and verse where ANYONE ever prayed to Mary or was instructed to pray to her.
ISN'T IT INTERESTING that in the 27 books of the New Testament Scriptures, Mary is not once mentioned after the 6th book? There are 27 books in the divinely-inspired New Testament canon of Holy Scripture and Mary is not even mentioned in 21 of those books. Further, the supposed “first pope" (Peter) never mentioned Mary one time in the 8 chapters he penned which are at the end of the New Testament canon. Also, Peter never referred to himself as a “pope.” He was an apostle. A telling fact for certain! God never placed the emphasis on Mary that the roman religion does. Which will you serve? Jesus says that "No man can serve two masters." (Matthew 6:24)
There's no such thing as a "pope" in Christ's kingdom. Such a title or office appears nowhere in Scripture. Peter was a Jewish apostle of Jesus, not a pope of Rome. Peter wrote 8 chapters at the end of the New Testament canon and never mentioned that he was a "pope." Surely he would have known if he was the first "pope." Pure fiction. The office of the "pope" is the seat of antichrist. Run for your life.
The Bible was completed 200-300 yrs before the catholic church was formed. Jewish men wrote the Bible as the Holy Spirit inspired them - 2 Tim 3:16; 2 Pet 1:20-21
The catholic church does not espouse the true Gospel of the grace of God given by CHRIST alone.
@zacharyeilers the one church are believers in christ not the roman catholic institution, heirarchy, or false teachings/traditions
Man he’s so smart and good at explaining things. Love my Catholic brother!
Excellent Thomistic arguments. I was a Pentacostal, descended into agnosticism, and the ascended into Catholicism. Even CHAT-GPT knows that God exists, Christianity is True, and of all Christian sects only Catholicism makes sense. You just have to make it make a decision :)
It's so damn easy! Read the historical writings of the Apostolic Fathers! It is this type of ignorance among men that has led people to join other religions. No matter how messed up the Catholic Church is today, it's still the Church that was started under Christ.
@@DefendourMother simply not true roman catholicism came much later. It just falsely stole authority by setting up a heirarchy and forbidding common people from reading the scripture for themselves and requiring a human mediator. Scripture teaches access only through christ by grace through faith. Jesus taught us to watch out for false teachers and false Christ's by tests from scripture.
Literal scientologists..
You're a literal liar.
No other faith washed away our sins... only Jesus Christ ❤ 😊
I love how he asks the question of "what if your wife doesn't want to convert with you ?'. It comes back full circle to the choice of Catholicism. Because Catholicism actually even allows marriage between different religions. It does not recommend it, because it does note it's complicated and there are some things you have to do, like making an effort to raise the children catholic, but compared to several other religions, it's way more flexible in that aspect.
It's not Catholicism that allows it, the Bible does. If it were not so, your Catholic religion would be heretical.
Just become "born again" like the Bible talks about and forgrt "religion". The clear distinction in the Bible is those who know Jesus and those who don't.
The Bible does not allow for a Christian to marry a non-Christian. I think Catholics have it wrong if this is truly the case.
@oscardeza7030 people are saved by believing the gospel and being born again, NOT BY CONVERSION TO CATHOLICISM. IN FACT proves someone could just be religious to get married and not be born again by receiving Jesus and trusting his blood sacrifice in repentance. "UNLESS A MAN IS BORN AGAIN, HE WONT SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD" -JESUS SAID ALONG WITH OTHER EXCLUSIVE STATEMENTS. PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW JESUS ARE BORN AGAIN BY THE HOLY SPIRIT AND TRUTH. PEOPLE WHO CONVERT TO CATHOLICISM ADOPT A RELIGION AND RETAIN THEIR PRIDE, SIN, GUILT AND FLESHLY NATURE. LABELS DO NOTHING TO CONVERT ANYONE IN THEIR HEARTS AND MINDS. THEY JUST ADOPT A LABEL. JESUS WARNED "MANY WILL SAY TO ME LORD, LORD ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT BUT ILL SAY DEPART FROM ME YOU WORKERS OF LAWLESSNESS I NEVER KNEW YOU." - JESUS. A CHRISTIAN IS SOMEONE RESTORED TO RIGHT RELATIONSHIP TO JESUS WHOM HE KNOWS. YOUR PRIDE IS ABOUT WHAT YOU CHOOSE, KNOW, OR DECIDE. "GOD RESISTS THE PROUD BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE" " THE BOASTING OF WHAT YOU HAVE AND DO COMES FROM THE SINFUL NATURE" "THE PROUD ARE LIKE SMOKE IN GODS NOSTRILS" AS SCRIPTURE STATES"
@@TedMyrrh most people don't "convert" to Catholicism. We are baptized in the name of the father, son, and holy spirit. We just happened to be baptized in the church founded by Jesus. Later on, we confirm our faith through the sacrament of Confirmation.
One once of Michaels intellect hurts my peace brain head and spins me into a huge smile of faith for what he states.
Catholicism is the most logical and reasonable faith because it was started by Jesus and he is the logos of God.
Why do I need catholicism when I have a Bible and the Holy Spirit who "leads all believers into truth".
Jesus was Jewish
The Orthodox Church says the same thing.
@@manypeoples1creatorwithout a infallible leader
The little horn power that rises out of the ten divisions of the Roman Empire is the papal system. Catholic faith is the antithesis of the gospel of Christ. If you set Catholicism and Jesus side by side you would see the promised Messiah and the prophesied Antichrist. Did Jesus compel the conscience by force? Did Jesus live in luxury and pomp or did He have no place to lay His head?
Catholic faith is perfected paganism through and through.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved!
The Catholic church, the great Cult!
The fact that Catholicism is still around in spite of everything says everything 2000 years down the road. Everything else have come and gone
Judaism has been around almost 4000 years, yet they reject Jesus as the Messiah, so................
Hinduism is much older.
So ignorant
God equipped us to search for the Truth and find It. He revealed Himself to us through His Only Son Jesus. If we investigate His claims, history and the evidence in the lives of people around us and all over the world we will come to see that Christ is Who He says He is.
I think this culture cannot see the truth because it has grown effete and attached to its sins.
He implied the grace of God expands your intellect to keep searching, find reasonable evidence, and after and abundancy of it, you come to a logical conclusion, which prepares you to make an act of faith that reaches farther than the evidence you have. This is what Michael implied, that God was a guiding force because He has made Himself known and wants others to encounter by any of the means He set up. “Faith seeking Understanding”.
All religions of scripture are limited by the perception of man. You cannot know they are true but you can know they are corruptible. Never assume you know the opinions of the creator.
The one true way to God is Christianity, not Catholicism, with all its human based dogma. The one true church is comprised of true believers from many denominational backgrounds.
Got that right. Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
'fullness of truth' hahaha
The Catholic Church is TRUE
Jesus Christ is alive in the eucharist. Transubstantiation only takes place when it is ministered through a priest that has been appointed through apostolic succession. So for one unless you’re taking the Eucharist regularly, Jesus Christ is not alive in you. Secondly, if that Eucharist wasn’t given by a TRUE PRIEST then it is void of life, it’s just bread. Those are facts READ.
Meth is a hell of a drug.
@@michaela6073glad you like it. 👍🏼
So why does the roman church canonizes Orthodox, Coptics and Armenians?
She doesnt
@@eyoung8215 yes she does. Look up Gregory of Narek, Saint Sergius of Radonezh and the coptics martyrs to cite some examples
@@778FraxKdo you have some proof?
@@778FraxK can you cite a source to prove that
@@eyoung8215 literally search in any source you would like "catholic church canonizes X". TH-cam prevents me from sharing links. Coptic martyrs date: 15/02
Gregory of Narek 27/2
Saint Sergius of Radonezh 25/9
Knowles is spot on.
Let's be honest, 90% of people's beliefs in religion are based on geography, where you were raised and what you were brought up with. Nothing to do with looking at the merits of each and deciding what's the most plausible
Spot on
Are you an atheist?
Even church leaders recognize this. Billy Graham said that only 15% of the people at his church are true followers of Christ.
Meaning that the 90% geographical, which is aligned with culture, that you mention should not be an excuse to write off a divine creator asking for worship.
@@nannertime That's exactly what it should do
Orthodox ☦️ 👌
“Hinduism is a non-theistic religion.”
I stopped watching right there. Michael clearly knows very, very little about non-catholic theologies.
“Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, that’s basically all the religions.”
This guy’s a joke.
You stopped watching because you’re soft and emotional. Not because he wasn’t speaking the truth.
Are the hosts scientologists?
The Catholic Church teaches that truths can be found in other religions. Obviously it’s the Catholic view that Catholicism is the fullness of truth and other religions, although there are truths to be found in them, are not fully true. So I think the question “which religion is true?” Misses the notion that you can land on a religion, still be wrong to an extent, but still be right to an extent.
Truth can be found elsewhere but the fullness of truth is only found in the Catholic Church.
It doesn’t teach that.
@@vincenzobarassi5549 yes it does. Here’s the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
The Church’s bond with non-Christian religions is in the first place the common origin and end of the human race:
All nations form but one community. This is so because all stem from the one stock which God created to people the entire earth, and also because all share a common destiny, namely God. His providence, evident goodness, and saving designs extend to all against the day when the elect are gathered together in the holy city … * The Catholic Church recognizes in other religions that search, among shadows and images, for the God who is unknown yet near since he gives life and breath and all things and wants all men to be saved. Thus, the Church considers all goodness and truth found in these religions as “a preparation for the Gospel and given by him who enlightens all men that they may at length have life.”* In their religious behavior, however, men also display the limits and errors that disfigure the image of God in them:
Very often, deceived by the Evil One, men have become vain in their reasonings, and have exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and served the creature rather than the Creator. Or else, living and dying in this world without God, they are exposed to ultimate despair.* To reunite all his children, scattered and led astray by sin, the Father willed to call the whole of humanity together into his Son’s Church. The Church is the place where humanity must rediscover its unity and salvation. The Church is “the world reconciled.” She is that bark which “in the full sail of the Lord’s cross, by the breath of the Holy Spirit, navigates safely in this world.” According to another image dear to the Church Fathers, she is prefigured by Noah’s ark, which alone saves from the flood.*
“Outside the church, there is no salvation.”
How are we to understand this affirmation, often repeated by the Church Fathers?* Re-formulated positively, it means that all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church which is his Body:
Basing itself on Scripture and Tradition, the Council teaches that the Church, a pilgrim now on earth, is necessary for salvation: the one Christ is the mediator and the way of salvation; he is present to us in his body which is the Church. He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and Baptism, and thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through Baptism as through a door. Hence they could not be saved who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it or to remain in it.* This affirmation is not aimed at those who, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ and his Church:
Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience-those too may achieve eternal salvation.* “Although in ways known to himself God can lead those who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of the Gospel, to that faith without which it is impossible to please him, the Church still has the obligation and also the sacred right to evangelize all men.”* - I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church, CCC 842-848
@@vincenzobarassi5549 The Church absolutely teaches this.
@@vincenzobarassi5549 CCC 843.
Here’s what Michael and these guys all get wrong, if maybe just in this clip.
Religion doesn’t need to explain science. It doesn’t need to explain that we exist or how we were created (evolution vs creation). It does need to explain why we are here . We’re here to exercise our agency and be tested in a mortal life. The purpose of that is so that we can learn to trust God and gain faith. Because we will be imperfect and make mistakes, a merciful and just god provided a savior; his son Jesus Christ. His atonement for our sin allows us as imperfect people the opportunity to make it through this life and return to our father in heaven after we die.
You can certainly find joy and happiness in this life without believing this. But the purpose of this life isn’t simply to be happy. It’s to be tested and given the opportunity to become like Him.
Great answer
Catholicism was concocted by Paul, a Hellenistic Pharisee who merged Jesus's true message with Greek philosophy (Logos, in the flesh, etc.)
Yea, Catholicism is the truest version of Paul's religion.
The truest version of Jesus of Nazareth's religion was prescribed by his brother James the Just and the three pillars of Jerusalem whom clashed with Paul.
The truth and fullness are found in the unchanged Orthodox Church.
The orthodox church is great, but they don't evangelize. They don't spread the word. They they in Asia and Africa spreading the word?
Except on things like contraception. Stop the nonsense and come home, schismatic.
Are jack and gram Scientologist?
Spoiler alert: It's Orthodoxy :P
Even bigger salvation alert - the Orthodox Church is in schism and leads people away from the true church
@@NicholasMGlasson it aint
Spoiler it's Jesus Christ, stop focusing so much on claiming your denomination is "the one true religion" find which one preaches as close to the bible and which one makes you feel welcome and whole. Paul warned us about the Churches in revelation, if we get so concerned or thinking we're correct we could be in for some bad news. Put your faith in Christ not a church body alone.
You guys have missed the point of Jesus own teaching and whole life.
Before Pilate he said, "My kingdom is not of this world", so why do you spend so much time trying to get people into " The ROMAN catholic church?"
Which by it's very name declares itself as a man made structure. Romeis a place, Roman reffered to people of the empire built by force of arms by the Romans. So that is people of a one specific place claiming they are rhe "catholic" (uneversal) church.
Jesus also said, "I will build my "ecclesia" which we translate as "church".
He will build it, it is His church, He is the Head of it No other man can usurp his authority by claiming His church to themselves nor can they build it. His church defined in his prayer in John 17 as being a spiritual unity under His leadership.
Check What Jesus taught, not what a man says we should believe.
The catholic church is a big cult.
I’m Christian. I’m not Catholic
So you believe in man made belief (Luther)?
@@AK_Catholic_Traditional "Man made belief." You mean like the RCC believes man's tradition is equal to the Bible?
@@johnbrowne2170 The Catholic Church gave you the Bible. Furthermore - Tradition precedes the Bible. It’s a Catholic book, compiled of many books of itself which Church decided (by the guidance of the Holy Ghost) which books belong there.
There was no Bible for hundreds of years after Christ, only his Church.
The Bible was complete in 115 AD, in the early church. It’s not a Catholic creation. All the early churches were using and circulating the scriptures well before the Catholic church existed. Also, the Catholic church hasn’t decided the contents of the Bible. One regional council in the catholic church voted on the matter, but never the whole council of the catholic church. The Bible is tradition just as Christianity is.
@@AK_Catholic_Traditional lol straw man argument
4:06 "Why do you need things explained?"
That is the basis of existence for just about every atheist I've come across. They just don't believe that religion has adequately "explained" or answered their questions (or at least so they claim).
Martin Luther would disagree
Nobody cares what that hell-bound heretic of the Devil says.
So does the devil
But do you disagree?
Martin Luther, a sexual depraved drunk who couldn’t win a debate, refused to accept scripture that disagreed with his man made doctrine and typically ended with ad hominem attacks on those he debated. The entire Protestant reformation was nothing more than a power grab. It was all the kings of individual countries wanting to break ties between Catholicism aka the Church and that countries citizens.
Martin Luther was also a terrible theologian so that doesn’t hold any weight.
Within the first couple seconds he says: “there are a lot of theories of evolution… Darwin vs Lamark”. If you think these are current competing theories, then you don’t know anything about modern evolutionary theory.
Catholic theology is fantastic, but it gets a bit whack when a Christian institution has that kind of money and power. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
@@Benjy45RS there is nothing that prevents the Vatican from having influence and wealth. Having both helps a lot of people without a voice
Biggest charitable organisation of all time. Converted people all around the World to the One True Faith.
It sounds to me it needs much more money and power. Like it did in the 1000 year reign and much more in the future.
May the graces of Christ, through the merits of the saints, reach us, bless us, and draw us closer to the love of God.
You said YES to Grace from the God who loves you!
We exist as spirit and physical combined. Michael Knowles looks at everything logically and rationally . I base my beliefs on spiritual experiences that I have had. I know from the things that I have experienced.
Religion doesn't save, Only Jesus saves.
How does Jesus save?
@@jjpom9538 He came to earth and died on the cross for our sins. All He asks is for sinners to repent and call on Him to save them. It's an old, old story and I'm amazed you don't know it. Get a KJV Bible and read all about it.
@@jjpom9538 Read John 3:16.
@@jjpom9538 Read John 3:16.
@@jjpom9538 You're joking, right?
Jesus came out of the Essenian tradition and the Essenes practiced Astrology, Numerology, Dream interpretation and their own form of "Gnosticism." All far different from what R.Catholicism has become. R.Catholicism may be better than many but it's NOT the one & only religion. Other religions have their lights but no one religion has the whole cheese."
It’s a difference between different faiths and religions
I never found Catholicism plausible. Catholic theology is entirely dependent on the unquestioning acceptance of supernatural claims to establish its credibility. Using the unfalsifiable "evidence" of reports of miraculous events to build a corpus of "objective" truth is not reasonable. Also Knowles' superficial dismissal of Buddhism on the basis that he was acquainted with a few feminist kooks who claimed to be Buddhists shows how little he knows or cares about the subject or respects its genuine practitioners. Had he bothered to review the works of scholars of Buddhism like D. T Suzuki and Paul Carus he would have been able to provide some substantive reasons for his religious preference. Furthermore, Hinduism is not a non-theistic religion. Even a cursory examination of the vast body of Hindu scripture shows that worship of the divine is a central feature of the religion.
*Orthodoxy has entered the chat*
almost there, but not quite
@@shaulkramer7425 not quite what?
@@whosestone the fullness of faith. But to its credit, much closer than any other denom I can think of.
The way to know who is right and who is wrong is not our guessing and opinions. God gave us the Bible to have as our guide and to have as His truth.
If you use the King James Bible which I do which has been around for over 400 years and changed the course of the English-speaking nations and has been a great tool to evangelize most all the world.
That is your guideline.
And here good man Michael Knowles, is a Roman Catholic and he believes that is the right way.
Well, we're going to disagree with him because the Roman Catholic Church does not go by the Bible.
It goes by tradition. It does not go by what God gave as the authority to judge all things.
Sorry, we do not pray to Mary in the Bible,
The seven sacraments are not part of biblical salvation and not found in scripture as the Catholics put them, they do not save.
Peter was not the first pope,
The Bible never even shows him to be in Rome but they do. Paul and how can his bones be under the Vatican? It's just ridiculous.
The list can go on and on. It's no isolated issues, They're a multitude.
Historically, Roman Catholicism is just the Babylonian religions of with the names changed and little else.
I go to a Baptist Church. I am a Baptist preacher. I'm not saying the Baptist Church is the right way. I'm saying those Baptist churches that go by the Bible are the right way, and other churches that use the Bible as their authority and take it.
The Bible is the authority we need conform to it which was given by God.
Get on your knees, open the Bible, Start reading the book of John.
Ask God to open your own mind and search the scriptures for God and the Bible says if you search for God with all your heart you will find Him, I have found that to be true.
I became a Christian in the Philippines 45 years ago and I'm from the suburbs of Boston. I would have known in a month or a year or 5 years that it was a bunch of garbage or phony bologna but I have found it to be powerful and true and life-changing and filled with joy and peace.
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved"
The level of discomfort from the homosexual next to Graham is hilarious 😂
Ha brutal
He is?
I lost my belief being confronted by atheistic professors and I prayed and asked God to help me with my doubt. Within the next week I saw the Shroud of Turin on a magazine, then it popped up on a phone from a guy sitting next to me at the Dr. Office. I went down that rabbit hole and now I am convinced that the resurrection happened and my life has been changed and I felt his love or spirit flow over me. I also lost the fear of death that haunted me for years.
Sorry Michael but The Pope disagrees 🤠
It's a good thing the Pope can be wrong on things.
@@HeHasRisen. "The Pope just unabashedly and directly contradicted the very words of Jesus and completely compromised the very core message of the Gospel and salvation? He then doubled down on it again when he got back to Rome? Whoops, I guess he made an oopsy 👉👈. Why are calling him out? It's not like he's *THE VICAR OF CHRIST."*
@@GoofyAhOklahoma Yea and he's wrong, dosent mean the faith is wrong tho. Remember how many times Peter was wrong in the gospels?
@@HeHasRisen. Agreed. But it sure as heck doesn't make me want to be a Catholic. Especially after seeing many Catholics are trying to defend him.
If you see a defense of Pope Francis it’s because many Catholics believe he was taken out of context and he didn’t do himself any favors with loose language. But the Pope does NOT disagree with Catholicism as the one true church founded by Christ.
With humility comes wisdom (Proverbs 11:2)
Thats what his trying to say. Thats how we found God. Jesus
So good!!
Sorry, I have a problem with a denomination that refuses communion to their non-denomination brothers and sisters. One of Jesus’ primary battles was to convince Jewish religious leaders that EVERYONE is included.
Eastern Orthodoxy is the fullness of truth. No changes have EVER been made to its doctrine. Check your history and see what changes Catholicism has made after the schism in 1054.
@@pantelitsafridas6730 no changes. There are no new revelations after the death of the last apostle.
Michael Knowles says he's a Catholic because he has applied "logic and the rigours of reason" to the question of which is the "true" religion. Which is great, I'm so glad that he arrived at his conclusion purely through logic alone and that he ... oh, hang on, wait a second, it turns out that, um, he was born Catholic. What a coincidence!
This is SO SO simple...most of the different "religions" agree on the Salvational issues. It's the offshoot rituals of each where the arguments occur.