Raised as an observant Jew, I was confronted with the question, "Was Jesus the Messiah" when I did my undergrad studies in a Protestant College. I read the NT and decided yes. Then I was to confront which of the different Protestant denominations fit the Church I read of in the NT. The Catholic option was not present, and Eastern Orthodoxy was not even a known possibility then and there. The only exposure I had to the Catholic Faith was the anti-Catholic rhetoric and arguments my fellows told me of and gave me books to prove it was not Chrisitan. None of the Protestant sects fit the bill, and the Catholic Church would have been out had I not been raised a Jew and taught that to understand a dilemma, you have to read from both positions. I went to a local Catholic College, sat in the library there and found that what had been presented was not what the Catholic Church teaches. That Jesus was not the Messiah, but IS the Messiah. The Catholic Church fit the NT description of the Church in what it taught and did. In Protestantism, the "Lord's Supper" was a recalling of a past event. Like Jesus it was a was, not an Is. In the Mass, God made the Last Supper and Calvary and is, He made it present so I could worship not a far off God but a God who gave us a way to remain with us. The Eucharist and Mass were easy to believe as a Jew who came to know Christ Jesus. At Passover Jews are taught that if we participate in the ritual of the Passover (Seder) we cannot say that we are remembering what God did for our forefathers bringing them out of Egypt, but we must now say, I am remembering what God has done for me, brining me out of Egypt. That at the Seder, God makes present the event in a different time and place than the first Passover. This is what Jesus and the Apostles celebrated when they observed the Passover each year. Jesus chose this event in Jewish life, where God made a past event a present event that He chose to give us His flesh and blood. Unlike other festivals in Judaism there are two Passover observances each year. The Passover we all have heard of, and then one month later a second observance of Passover so if someone could not celebrate it, (Ritual Impurity such as having to bury the dead, sickness, having to travel and no place to observe the rites etc) would celebrate the Passover at that time. The Mass and the Eucharist too are so important for our souls that God has given it to the Church so we can go and be in Jesus physical presence frequently, even daily.
Thank you for sharing this, I found it very helpful & insightful. I have just started OCIA with my daughter and I am very interested in the perspective of Jewish converts, as I’ve only been surrounded by Protestants and Mormons my whole life. I’ve met very few practicing Catholics or people from Jewish descent.
I am technically a “Protestant” but I also feel the same way about the past being present now…for me. Yes. For me it is most def personal like God knows my name. If what was is not relevant now then what are we even trying to do eh? It only makes sense if God is the same as He always was, past, present and future. I love your story tho. Fascinating. ❤️
This. This is the best of Brian I've heard, and that's a pretty high bar. My wife and I watched this on our television in the living room; she's not very familiar with Brian. But after his appeal for support at the end she looked over at me and said, "I wouldn't mind giving him $5." (that's what he was asking for). I sheepishly looked at her and told her I'd been donating $20 a month for quite a while now. She wholeheartedly approved. :) And posts like this one make it a great investment. Thank you, Brian!
As Bishop Robert Barron said the Catholic Church has the fullness of the Christian faith,like the attic of your grandmother nothing is thrown away and you will find what your looking for and what you need in the Catholic Church.
@@ninjason57 Of course, but they are all related to some national group, they are not united under the same head - they are not Catholic. The Lord wanted one united Church.
@@Hope_Boat Educate yourself before you speak off the top of your head. Pan-syncretism was condemned by the Church long ago. Also, all other churches after reformation are just knockoffs and rebels that left unity that Christ wanted for all of us and they became "little popes and bishops" that read Bible as they wish.
I think a good follow up to this would be a video on Church corruption and how to respond to that. I think many might admit Catholicism may have been the true Church but it strayed from that due to corruption. That seems to be the biggest concern I see from non Catholics.
there's corruption within every denomination. It's not like it's unique to the catholics. my father was raised catholic, but he converted to protestantism because he believed that half the stuff the church was teaching him has no biblical basis; papal infallibility being a major sticking point, along with things like marian devotion and praying to saints
If they admit that then they've given up their entire position imo. There's no way to 'transfer' the status of true church to any other communion. It's also ignorant of history seeing as once upon a time the quantitative majority of Bishops under Constantine were Arian, except St. Athanasius.
@@vijinxshipper yeah but the degree is what’s in question, if all churches have corruption then what makes the Catholic Church the best. There’s also many people that prefer not to test gods words by praying to saints, worshipping Mary, calling priest “father”, etc. if the only problem was a few bad apples and some corruption I’m sure most Christians could swallow that, nothing is perfect, but there are quite a few things that work against the Catholic Church.
@@sparks6177I would presume that a catholic would believe the catholic church is the best because it's the one true church. the corruption should be irrelevant to the legitimacy of the church, but since the church has tied its legitimacy to papal infallibility, the corruption undermines the whole edifice. how can words born of corruption be infallible? I anticipate that the catholic apologists would argue that even it's another case of God working his will through evil, that the holy spirit overpowers the corruption when needed or something to that effect. So theoretically, Satan himself could become pope and dictate theology and have it be completely valid
1stly, John seems to have had a good rest in his father's arms and hearing his father's voice. 2ndly, towards the end, Brian, you mention what was to me the "clincher " for becoming Catholic: I finally realized that Our Lord established ONE Church and that it is a TEACHING Church *AND* that it is a Church that teaches with AUTHORITY.
Except now the comment fights will either be popesplainers trying to defend “all religions lead to God” and the Protestants who think “the Catholic Church is not of God.”
This is a question I asked myself as I struggled with my Protestant upbringing and what I was learning about the Catholic Faith… It is a rather popular question and as a Catholic of 8+ years now, I am glad this is being addressed by people who can back up their words with Truth.
Very difficult timing with a pope who just said that “every religion will lead to God”. Really makes us question why be Catholic under our Pope versus Buddhist/Hindu/Protestant/etc…
Papal infallibility only applies when speaking Ex Cathedra, plus he's not wrong; All theism is a path towards God, but the most efficient path towards God is Catholic Christianity. Building with any technique leads to a functional bridge, but only one way has the maximal efficiency to achieve it.
Well, catholicism isn’t only about the pope. Jesus founded our church, we’ve got all 7 sacraments, are in communion with the saints etc. despite of what the current pope is saying, he’s still the pope and we have to pray for him. There have been some bad popes in history and back then people still held on to the faith and we should do the same now as well and never leave Jesus or his church!
@@koderamerikaner5147Clearly the prophets of Baal weren’t on a path to God. Israel constantly strayed away from God through idolatry. Clearly the Aztecs were further away from God than modern atheists at least morally.
@@saphioso They do deny his divinity, but they are still expressions of theism, are they not? The Pope never said that all religions will surely lead you to God, but diverted to an analogy that they are like languages expressing the Divine. One may use any method for drawing a blueprint, and that is what a religion is in the Pope's analogy; It is the language by which the information is conveyed, however the dogma and doctrine therein is what actually is substantial. The bridge may be incompletable with some methods, but the Pope's message in context was that we should spread the Gospel and avoid arguing vain things like our Faith being the only true Faith, because it doesn't bring anything but division. His point was to present evidence and act in discussion, don't just argue with people that you have the true faith or the best god. Languages are not inherently more efficient or greater than another, they convey information; It is how you use the language and the information that you convey, not the religion itself that is the path to God. Moreover, it's important to actually make discussion between faiths possible instead of secluding ourselves, because otherwise we make no progress. His Holiness was very careful in never stating that any Faith other than Catholicism will lead to salvation, and he diverted to an analogy about language to avoid implying so, but it seems Protestants can't help but put words in his mouth the same way they misinterpret Scripture.
@@koderamerikaner5147 yeah papal infallibility only applies then, but you and the pope are wrong on all theism still leading to god. We are the only ones who have a trinitarian god, meaning one god in three persons, which he has revealed to us. And since other religions deny this and deny Jesus Christ as our lord and saviour, they deny the one true god, so they can’t build a bridge to begin with, since he’s the only way. We can’t compromise on this because there’s no salvation outside of him.
You're going to have to explain how Jesus was wrong when he said the gates of hell wouldn't prevail against it. You may not like a teaching but Jesus church is still Jesus church even if it may need course corrected.
@@Judge_Jon Why would I do that? I never said that Jesus was wrong when he said the gates of hell would never prevail over the Church. Because it hasn't.
We have had bad popes before, and the Catholic Church continues on into the future with Christ's deposit of faith unchanged. It will continue no matter what Bergolio does or says.
You can clearly see what Brian says in Churches! Go to several Catholic Churches and you will hear the same things! Go to several Christian Churches and you will notice certain differences! Also, there's this thing called "Church Hopping", that is a common practice among Christians! God Bless!
A Monsignor once said to me that we are the original Christian faith and, therefore, THE Christian faith. All others branched off of us. And, finally, he said, we wrote the Book (the New Testament). I’ve always looked at that as being pretty accurate.
Not really. If you want to play that game, then Greek(Eastern) Orthodox is the 'original'. The Bishop of Rome just usurped the power as Christianity in the east was slowly conquered by Islam conquests.
I love the fact that Brian does not despise other denominations, although he correctly states that they "miss" something. I think this is important. For example, I would never say to an Orthodox brother "you are not a Christian".
@@Hope_Boat Please, a couple of points for your consideration. - Rome declared schismatic/heretic Constantinople, Constantinople did the same to Rome. - Before, more or less, the Enlightenment, Religion was not seen as private matter, but a public, communal one. Historically, the people were supposed to follow their ruler's religion, and deviation was seen as dangerous. Thus it is appropriate to be agnostic on the subject when it comes to the past, and try instead to understand how historical events developed, without accusations that can cloud the research. There have been, and there are even as we speak, cases in which religion is used to harm the neighbors. But this "excuse" has always been present since time immemorial, it is hardly a Christian invention. And it is not Christian - nowhere in the Gospel Jesus commands to kill your enemy. Quite the opposite.
I always have to shake my head when someone tells me Catholics aren't Christians. I wonder which one of the thousands of varieties of Protestantism they believe is the one true version of Christianity? Then I always presume they believe it's the particular version they follow. I also wonder which church they think originally chose which writings to include in, or exclude from, the Bible, not to mention why certain things needed to be edited over a thousand years after those writings were chosen. Don't get me wrong, I prefer our Protestant brothers and sisters to the secularists, but they sure do seem to have a negative view of us despite that the fact that we were the OG.
The problem is you see Catholicism and Protestant (any one who is not Catholic) this is already a problem! the Term Christian was created as a derogatory terms towards the followers of Christ! We the believers are the Church, not a building or organization, not a denomination the Children of GOD are the Church. Its not about denominations, The Bible is final authority, if a book contradicts the rest of the Bible it is not included because GOD doesn’t contradict Himself! Our Identity is Christ not Catholic or Protestant, or Orthodox or Non-Denominational, or Baptist, or any of the others! this type of mindset divides and is rooted in pride and I would question if the person who thinks this way is actually saved!
@@JosePerez-is6nnRead you comment, does that truly make sense to you? the disciples of Christ were not Catholic they were Jews! the Congregations they formed were not catholic, they were the Church/ Body of Christ (Born again Believers). we are saved though Christ alone and His sacrifice for our sin! catholicism has nothing to do with that, it is a denomination created by men, are all catholic saved? No! are there Some Catholics who are true believers and saved? Absolutely! if you think your salvation is though the Catholic Church then my dear you are not saved!
Best argument I've heard for the catholic church by far! But one logical fallacy you made is that according to Paul and Peter, the apostles, they never claimed authority but by which was handed to them by Christ. They said all authority is from God alone. And therefore we should be willing to call out hypocrisies of the church when the church goes against the will of God. As Jesus did in his time on earth. No human or man made construct is infallible and that is according to Jesus and the apostles you're referencing. Great conversation bruda keep up the good work!
The Christian Faith is a thing. Not subject to any man’s teaching. The Pope does not have the authority or power to change its teaching. We can trust in Jesus’ establishment and authority over the Church.
You’re right, he is a distraction; the most beautiful little distraction there ever was! 😍 congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby boy, and awesome video!
@@clivejames5058 I see absolutely nowhere in scripture where the early church confessed their sins to a man. It clearly states that only through Christ can sins be forgiven and that He is the only mediator between God and man.
@@faithforce123 As a Catholic of course you can repent direct to God but for more serious sins, when you confess these to a priest, it is indeed Christ who forgives you (it's not the man). The priests authority to be able to do this comes from James 5:14-15 and Matthew 16:18-19 as well as John 20:23.
@@clivejames5058 I get it. You're convinced of your faith, as I am of mine. Evangelicals and Catholics share many values, but we are far apart in our interpretation of scripture.
I love the appearance of that beautiful baby boy! Enjoy EVERY MINUTE! It goes by so quickly. (My boys are 16, 15, and 14, and we were blessed with a girl 6 years ago.) I reverted in 2023, after almost 25 years away from the one, holy Church. Thank you for these videos! They are always interesting and helpful.
The Popes nonsensical meaningless statement about choosing the lesser of 2 evils regarding the US Presidential election but clearly not saying that abortion being allowed for 9 months is evil therefore no practicing Catholic should vote for Harris. That’s what he should have said instead of that meaningless statement. It was just really sub par. Like take a side or stay out of it. The Pope continues to be found wanting.
As a non-roman catholic, a lot of my criticism of the pope is that he simply just doesn't do a very good job as a pastor/priest. I get that what he says isn't the infallible teaching of the church, but surely the bishop of all bishops can do a better job than what francis does.
@@Deww-ez I think his words also get twisted by the press and he’s taken out of context. And he appears to be a poor communicator when commenting off the cuff
@@catholicguy1073 a poor communicator who is regularly taken out of context but decides to keep doing this for years and years and years? I think what we get is very close to what he intends.
😢@@carolinafine8050The Pope can't, & we shouldn't allow, the media to silence the Pope or the Church. doesn't matter how good a communicator (any) Pope is when the media misreport and twist everything said.
Brian, excuse me if somebody already posted this but from all my readings Polycarp himself was a disciple of John however, Ignatius was not. From His writings, Ignatius appears to have been a personal friend to Polycarp. Very nice video. 👍🏻
Hmm. I've never heard that before. The Catholic Encyclopedia says: "It is also believed, and with great probability, that, with his friend Polycarp, he was among the auditors of the Apostle St. John."
@CatholicTruth101 church means gathering, should we listen to the current pope who tries to make us feel guilty for trying to protect our lands from muslim invasion or the one who started the crusades and saved our civilisation?
@CatholicTruth101 how many times did doctrines change, specialy recently. Also things like forced celibacy i don't think it's fine, Paul gave his conviction but I just don't think it's a law, they gone back to the law in my opinion. Maybe the church is not the institution but the local community and bishop/priest. But i understand the catholic church has been diabolised into a caricature, and that her role has been necesary in many key times of our history.
One thing I started noticing about being Protestant, was that it is never about you becoming part of a people, part of a whole, part of the collective body of Christ. It always dissolved into me and my Bible, me and Jesus, and no accountability or responsibility to the whole. The local church was just an option and I could choose one based on what I personally like. It is self centered by its own very nature. The Catholic Church is the true body that we are baptized into, and become a part of, and have responsibility to etc. God intended us to be one people, one kingdom, united … not atomized and isolated with me myself and my Bible.
The Church is “Catholic” because of Her mission and deposit of truth; Her members are “Christians” because they are spiritually and organically member’s of Jesus’ Body.
Some are suggesting that the Pope doesn't correctly understand John 14; "Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” So the Pope does desire to be head of all religions, what is a Catholic to do if they prefer Jesus's teaching above what the Pope is now teaching?
That statement is so beautifully put in words. Well well done..thanks be to the Holy Trinity, Alleluja, Salve Regina for this blessing that this video is!!❤
Dimitri 7:3-5 "3They that give subtle compliments to the Lord God shalt be protected from the scimitar; 4they shalt replenish their reputation in his eyes. 5And I say unto thee: rearrange ye not satchels of chaff, but pots of apples. Whoever has ears, let them hear."
I'm getting a little disturbed by the Catholic Church I came home to in 1996. Brain's video, beginning at 6:51, shows things that ought not exist in His Church. Especially since the introduction of a "manufactured rite" (to quote Cardinal Ratzinger) splinter lines have been growing. Now, especially under this pontificate, many are wanting to follow the ways of the world. I KNOWthat all is in God's hands and I trust in our Blessed Mother's intercession.
Why be catholic?... that's a good question since the pope tells us this week in Singapore its silly to say my God is better than your god...and ALL religions Lead to God....
Welcome to the world, John Albert. It is my sincere wish that you will find the strength and wisdom to speedily discard all the vain and foolish baggage which is about to be dumped upon you.
The Christian religion was made by god, the church (whichever that might be) is what was blessed by god. Not exactly sure where the biblical foundation is for the Catholic Church being the one and only. I also think that the one true church could change at anytime, especially in an era where the pope (the acknowledged authority for the church) is someone who will bless same sex marriage through a technicality and claim any religions leads to god. At that point not only would you question “why Catholicism?” but you would also question “why Christianity?”. It’s a hard pill to swallow for most that see the Catholic Church as breaking/changing so many fundamental rules then justifying it with biblical legalese (op! there’s yet another breaking from gods words)
@@sparks6177 Why would God allow the One, True Church to change at anytime? That would lead to nothing but chaos and confusion as people tried to find which new "church" was the "right" one. God is not a god of chaos and confusion.
@@joan8862 because humans are capable of free will. The Catholic Church is run top down, if the pope started implementing blasphemous ideology into the church would you still be following god if you practiced what the pope said? Probably not, and I think that a drastic deviation from gods words and teaching would invalidate any churches claims of being the one true church. I think of it like this, god has chosen his church, and that church will always be gods choice, but in linear time to humans that church is ever changing and isn’t set in stone. I also tend to question any Catholic because they often will defend the pope even while he decrees openly anti Christian rules. And there is always some way to twist yourself into pretzels to justify why it might be ok to do whatever that thing might be, but eventually those slight changes to doctrine looked at over a few centuries starts to look like huge changes in trajectory and all the sudden the one or two inconsistencies that could be easily explained start painting a very bad picture. I could be wrong, it’s actually likely that I am, but the difference is I’m willing to admit I don’t know how it all works while most Catholics will live and die by the poorly supported foundation of what they believe to be true because a man in a funny hat said so. Meanwhile Jesus, the true leader of the church is ignored and his words are turned into scholarly debate where we humans figure out how we can recreate our pagan roots with a more tasteful history slapped over top. I forgot to mention that we already have a one true “church” that being the Bible and Jesus, where any 2 or 3 men gather the church is there. Just labeling some institution as “The Catholic Church” doesn’t make it so, and the idea that it’s like that reminds me of the Pharisees and honestly the Catholic Church as a whole seems ideologically related to them aswell.
@@sparks6177 No. We stay united to the pope but reject anything that he says that is contrary to 2000 years of Church Teaching. So far, the pope has not declared, ex cathedra, anything contrary to this teaching. He says and apparently believes things that are contrary, but he is not infallible in these things. These are his opinions. He is not the first bad pope the Church has had. So, no, God would not say that his Church- with the Fullness of the Faith- has now become some church other than the Holy Catholic Church, and then expect His faithful to search for and hope they find the right one. You are over complicating matters. And no, the church is not simply where 2 or 3 are gathered in Jesus' name, because elsewhere there are 2 or 3 gathered in His Name who do not believe what the other 2 or 3 gathered believe. No thank you. I will never, with God's grace, leave the Church He founded and that is the Catholic Church and those rites that are united under the pope, Christ's vicar on earth, regardless of how contrary a particular pope's ideas and opinions are from the Teaching of that Church.
1 Corinthians 1:10-13 KJVS Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. [11] For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. [12] Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. [13] Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
I don't think it's quite accurate to say that the bible never mentions the bible, if your biblical canon includes the book of Sirach, which begins "Inasmuch as many and great truths have been given to us through the Law, the prophets, and the authors who followed them..." or the gospel of Luke, which quotes Jesus as saying "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled." Both are obviously references to the Tanakh. Of course, neither the book of Sirach nor the gospel of Luke are in the Tanakh...
I'm an ordinary Catholic, and I have read the New Testament many, many times. Not to mention the Old Testament! I had to study and memorized much of it in Catholic school, and I have at least seven different translations of the Bible in my library.
2 Timothy 3:15-17 LSB [15] and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. [16] All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, [17] so that the man of God may be equipped, having been thoroughly equipped for every good work.
The problem many have is how to be a Christian while being Roman Catholic. On issues of justification by faith and the Roman doctrine of the blessed Mary as intercessor, I cannot see how you can claim to be both a disciple of Christ's Gospel and a servant of the Roman bishop. We are justified by faith in Christ and not works. It is God the Father who elects our faith, Christ who from love for the Father died and rose for us, and the Holy Ghost that indwells and guides us. God saved me, and I did nothing to contribute to it except by creating the death which God saved me from. I therefore have nothing to boast of, no merit to claim - the glory is God's alone. I am convinced that this is what the Word of God says, but a Roman Catholic cannot say this on justification without anathema from his church. In the past, when the Roman church was stronger, it would kill Christians for even saying this. But those days are forever over. Amen.
Um no…. lol, the Catholic Church teaches that justification is unmerited and a gift from God. I mean come on, you are parroting bad apologetics lines from the 90’s when people didn’t have google and couldn’t readily look up the catechism to see what the Catholic Church holds to. Try harder friend.
He was being diplomatic and tailoring his message to that specific audience… that aside refer first to the catechism. He was mumbling off the cuff … only get worst as he ages… not super cognitive.
I am fairly certain I speak for all serious Christians of every denomination when I say we are fed up with the Pope's morbid fixation with trying to curry favor with the world... we are sick of his vain, fruitless complaisance, and his servile attitude towards the world's anti-Catholic/Anti-Christ caprice. The post-conciliar false-ecumenism and complaisance must end!
Brian, normally I'm not one to argue over what someone said on the internet. However, the simplification of the Catholics being above culture like the Greeks and Russians is pretty insulting. I know you know about Eastern Catholics, like all the Ukrainians in Western Canada where you live who have a church based on their culture and language. I know you know about the OCA, which has people from all cultures who attend their parishes. It's unbecoming of you to be so uncharitable in that way. You are a much better person than that and much more dignified and intelligent. Please raise the bar for next time and make more fair, nuanced, and accurate statements about others when you do so. Normally I love the channel, even though I'm not Catholic, but some of your last statements about the Orthodox Churches needed to be addressed.
Another analogy is why watch a beautiful romantic movie, just watch a documentary on human reproduction? Or bar b que a pork shoulder for 8 hours, just microwave a pork chop. The Catholic church, cathedrals, traditions, mass, Eucharist are beautiful, romantic and touch all five senses. We show our worship and appreciation to our LORD God with the practice of our intimate faith.
I’m a simple, what you could call bible Christian, and don’t go to any Church. I don’t know whether I will find myself in a specific Church at any point and have Lutheran background. My biggest cripes with any statement about one true Church is that we are people and we are infalleable. All the abuse and corruption from the Catholic Church that was covered up and drove away millions of people from our Christ into the hands of pride and Sin is something I can’t seem to forget. Now saying that I do believe getting together to remember our Lord and Savior regularly isnt bad in itself at all and I’d actually like that too in everyday life, but what my experience was with Church was that it was mostly a regular event for luke warm Christians to go compare clothing and pay lip service. At the moment I believe there is something called the Church and it is the embodiment of true believers. We are made one in Christ no matter our place or time. We are always in the presence and connection to God. The Catholic Church is a marvel to behold and so much is owed to it, but too many objections persists. I don’t consider Catholics as non Christians either, but a Christian is Christian when they put their faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and repent of their Sins. All else is extra flavor to get closer to our Savior. I guess I’m more of a hermit Christian, but feel very close to God each day. After this ramble, what would you Catholics say to someone like me, if you read this far?
Very nice video God bless you I wanted to know the name of the Gregorian chant at the beginning of the video 0:00, please. And the Gregorian chant at the end of the video 17:48 please.
Dont apologise! He is a most welcome little distraction! He is beautiful, congratulations. Such a blessing.
Raised as an observant Jew, I was confronted with the question, "Was Jesus the Messiah" when I did my undergrad studies in a Protestant College. I read the NT and decided yes. Then I was to confront which of the different Protestant denominations fit the Church I read of in the NT. The Catholic option was not present, and Eastern Orthodoxy was not even a known possibility then and there. The only exposure I had to the Catholic Faith was the anti-Catholic rhetoric and arguments my fellows told me of and gave me books to prove it was not Chrisitan. None of the Protestant sects fit the bill, and the Catholic Church would have been out had I not been raised a Jew and taught that to understand a dilemma, you have to read from both positions. I went to a local Catholic College, sat in the library there and found that what had been presented was not what the Catholic Church teaches. That Jesus was not the Messiah, but IS the Messiah. The Catholic Church fit the NT description of the Church in what it taught and did. In Protestantism, the "Lord's Supper" was a recalling of a past event. Like Jesus it was a was, not an Is. In the Mass, God made the Last Supper and Calvary and is, He made it present so I could worship not a far off God but a God who gave us a way to remain with us.
The Eucharist and Mass were easy to believe as a Jew who came to know Christ Jesus. At Passover Jews are taught that if we participate in the ritual of the Passover (Seder) we cannot say that we are remembering what God did for our forefathers bringing them out of Egypt, but we must now say, I am remembering what God has done for me, brining me out of Egypt. That at the Seder, God makes present the event in a different time and place than the first Passover. This is what Jesus and the Apostles celebrated when they observed the Passover each year. Jesus chose this event in Jewish life, where God made a past event a present event that He chose to give us His flesh and blood. Unlike other festivals in Judaism there are two Passover observances each year. The Passover we all have heard of, and then one month later a second observance of Passover so if someone could not celebrate it, (Ritual Impurity such as having to bury the dead, sickness, having to travel and no place to observe the rites etc) would celebrate the Passover at that time. The Mass and the Eucharist too are so important for our souls that God has given it to the Church so we can go and be in Jesus physical presence frequently, even daily.
Thank you for sharing this, I found it very helpful & insightful. I have just started OCIA with my daughter and I am very interested in the perspective of Jewish converts, as I’ve only been surrounded by Protestants and Mormons my whole life. I’ve met very few practicing Catholics or people from Jewish descent.
Thank you, your explanation is very helpful.
@@thomasfolio7931 please look into dispensation. Praying the truth is revealed to you.
I am technically a “Protestant” but I also feel the same way about the past being present now…for me. Yes. For me it is most def personal like God knows my name. If what was is not relevant now then what are we even trying to do eh? It only makes sense if God is the same as He always was, past, present and future. I love your story tho. Fascinating. ❤️
This. This is the best of Brian I've heard, and that's a pretty high bar. My wife and I watched this on our television in the living room; she's not very familiar with Brian. But after his appeal for support at the end she looked over at me and said, "I wouldn't mind giving him $5." (that's what he was asking for). I sheepishly looked at her and told her I'd been donating $20 a month for quite a while now. She wholeheartedly approved. :) And posts like this one make it a great investment. Thank you, Brian!
Thanks Brian! Very good summary of the key issues.
Congratulations on the new Baby! God Bless and Mary protect you and your family 🙏
God bless you
Watching your son fall asleep to the sound of your voice is just too cute.
😂
As Bishop Robert Barron said the Catholic Church has the fullness of the Christian faith,like the attic of your grandmother nothing is thrown away and you will find what your looking for and what you need in the Catholic Church.
Yes, that’s a beautiful way of putting it!
The eastern Orthodox claim the same thing though
@@ninjason57 Of course, but they are all related to some national group, they are not united under the same head - they are not Catholic. The Lord wanted one united Church.
The fullness of pan-synchretism you mean?
@@Hope_Boat Educate yourself before you speak off the top of your head. Pan-syncretism was condemned by the Church long ago. Also, all other churches after reformation are just knockoffs and rebels that left unity that Christ wanted for all of us and they became "little popes and bishops" that read Bible as they wish.
Congratulations on your very beautiful and blessed son! May God bless you and your family abundantly 🙏🏻🕊️🙏🏻
Such a content gorgeous little boy!! What a blessing to you, and you are such a blessing to him and us too, thanks for the video.
Your son is adorable! He is always welcome in your videos! I might start watch every video now to see if he makes an appearance :)
A video of fr mike smitz with same title propelled my conversion
Same! I immediately knew in my heart it was true during the video haha. And I had little interest in it before I started the video hahaha
After a long period of study I've been baptized Catholic last year 28 y/old.
I think a good follow up to this would be a video on Church corruption and how to respond to that. I think many might admit Catholicism may have been the true Church but it strayed from that due to corruption. That seems to be the biggest concern I see from non Catholics.
there's corruption within every denomination. It's not like it's unique to the catholics. my father was raised catholic, but he converted to protestantism because he believed that half the stuff the church was teaching him has no biblical basis; papal infallibility being a major sticking point, along with things like marian devotion and praying to saints
If they admit that then they've given up their entire position imo. There's no way to 'transfer' the status of true church to any other communion.
It's also ignorant of history seeing as once upon a time the quantitative majority of Bishops under Constantine were Arian, except St. Athanasius.
@@vijinxshipper yeah but the degree is what’s in question, if all churches have corruption then what makes the Catholic Church the best. There’s also many people that prefer not to test gods words by praying to saints, worshipping Mary, calling priest “father”, etc. if the only problem was a few bad apples and some corruption I’m sure most Christians could swallow that, nothing is perfect, but there are quite a few things that work against the Catholic Church.
@@sparks6177I would presume that a catholic would believe the catholic church is the best because it's the one true church.
the corruption should be irrelevant to the legitimacy of the church, but since the church has tied its legitimacy to papal infallibility, the corruption undermines the whole edifice. how can words born of corruption be infallible?
I anticipate that the catholic apologists would argue that even it's another case of God working his will through evil, that the holy spirit overpowers the corruption when needed or something to that effect. So theoretically, Satan himself could become pope and dictate theology and have it be completely valid
Catholicism is a departure from orthodoxy that took place in the 11th century.
Kyrie eleison ☦️
Congratulations on the birth of, John Albert. May God bless you, your wife and your growing family. 🙏
1stly, John seems to have had a good rest in his father's arms and hearing his father's voice.
2ndly, towards the end, Brian, you mention what was to me the "clincher " for becoming Catholic: I finally realized that Our Lord established ONE Church and that it is a TEACHING Church *AND* that it is a Church that teaches with AUTHORITY.
here before the comment fights
Except now the comment fights will either be popesplainers trying to defend “all religions lead to God” and the Protestants who think “the Catholic Church is not of God.”
Jesus Christ is Lord
Amen Jesus Christ is alive 🙏🙏🙏🙏 he is the son of God 🙏🙏🙏
some of my comments have already been deleted. no fights allowed apparently.
This is a question I asked myself as I struggled with my Protestant upbringing and what I was learning about the Catholic Faith… It is a rather popular question and as a Catholic of 8+ years now, I am glad this is being addressed by people who can back up their words with Truth.
What a beautiful baby!
What a sweet little boy. God bless you and him.
Your son is absolutely perfect.
Very true
No he’s not
Beautiful baby. What a blessing!
Very difficult timing with a pope who just said that “every religion will lead to God”. Really makes us question why be Catholic under our Pope versus Buddhist/Hindu/Protestant/etc…
Papal infallibility only applies when speaking Ex Cathedra, plus he's not wrong; All theism is a path towards God, but the most efficient path towards God is Catholic Christianity. Building with any technique leads to a functional bridge, but only one way has the maximal efficiency to achieve it.
Well, catholicism isn’t only about the pope. Jesus founded our church, we’ve got all 7 sacraments, are in communion with the saints etc. despite of what the current pope is saying, he’s still the pope and we have to pray for him.
There have been some bad popes in history and back then people still held on to the faith and we should do the same now as well and never leave Jesus or his church!
@@koderamerikaner5147Clearly the prophets of Baal weren’t on a path to God. Israel constantly strayed away from God through idolatry. Clearly the Aztecs were further away from God than modern atheists at least morally.
@@saphioso They do deny his divinity, but they are still expressions of theism, are they not? The Pope never said that all religions will surely lead you to God, but diverted to an analogy that they are like languages expressing the Divine. One may use any method for drawing a blueprint, and that is what a religion is in the Pope's analogy; It is the language by which the information is conveyed, however the dogma and doctrine therein is what actually is substantial.
The bridge may be incompletable with some methods, but the Pope's message in context was that we should spread the Gospel and avoid arguing vain things like our Faith being the only true Faith, because it doesn't bring anything but division. His point was to present evidence and act in discussion, don't just argue with people that you have the true faith or the best god.
Languages are not inherently more efficient or greater than another, they convey information; It is how you use the language and the information that you convey, not the religion itself that is the path to God. Moreover, it's important to actually make discussion between faiths possible instead of secluding ourselves, because otherwise we make no progress.
His Holiness was very careful in never stating that any Faith other than Catholicism will lead to salvation, and he diverted to an analogy about language to avoid implying so, but it seems Protestants can't help but put words in his mouth the same way they misinterpret Scripture.
@@koderamerikaner5147 yeah papal infallibility only applies then, but you and the pope are wrong on all theism still leading to god. We are the only ones who have a trinitarian god, meaning one god in three persons, which he has revealed to us. And since other religions deny this and deny Jesus Christ as our lord and saviour, they deny the one true god, so they can’t build a bridge to begin with, since he’s the only way. We can’t compromise on this because there’s no salvation outside of him.
It put a big smile on my face to see you holding your son as I was holding mine :) Born 2 months ago. Wish you the very best!
Modern Catholicism does indeed leave out a lot. Its no longer the "whole" post V2
Can you elabourate as to why you think that the Church no longer possesses the fullness of the faith post Vatican II?
You're going to have to explain how Jesus was wrong when he said the gates of hell wouldn't prevail against it. You may not like a teaching but Jesus church is still Jesus church even if it may need course corrected.
@@Judge_Jon Why would I do that? I never said that Jesus was wrong when he said the gates of hell would never prevail over the Church. Because it hasn't.
@@Judge_Jon Easy, the papacy isnt the church established by Jesus
God bless you and your family. May St. Joseph and Our Lady protect and strengthen you. Thank you for the Message.
Oh Brian, you more than scored a home run with this clip, you hit the ball out of the park. Thank you...also God bless your beautiful baby boy.
God bless your beautiful little son .. oh Brian he is gorgeous. Please have him a regular guest 🥰
We have had bad popes before, and the Catholic Church continues on into the future with Christ's deposit of faith unchanged. It will continue no matter what Bergolio does or says.
Amen 🙏🏻
You can clearly see what Brian says in Churches! Go to several Catholic Churches and you will hear the same things! Go to several Christian Churches and you will notice certain differences! Also, there's this thing called "Church Hopping", that is a common practice among Christians! God Bless!
A Monsignor once said to me that we are the original Christian faith and, therefore, THE Christian faith. All others branched off of us. And, finally, he said, we wrote the Book (the New Testament).
I’ve always looked at that as being pretty accurate.
I'm a Christian, The church IS Catholic.
Semantics, you might as well be jewish
Thank you for your excellent work and congratulations on your new baby's birth. Pax
I’m Catholic. We are the ORIGINAL.
Not really. If you want to play that game, then Greek(Eastern) Orthodox is the 'original'. The Bishop of Rome just usurped the power as Christianity in the east was slowly conquered by Islam conquests.
@@Bateluer
Correct.
@@Bateluer Explain why the Church at Corinth wrote to Rome to get help with splits in their church rather than the Apostle John.
Amen ☦️
@@BensWorkshop Because Rome had the wealth and resources, obviously.
Your channel is a Good Work.
I love the fact that Brian does not despise other denominations, although he correctly states that they "miss" something.
I think this is important. For example, I would never say to an Orthodox brother "you are not a Christian".
Orthodox here. No you called us Schismatics and heretics and persecuted us.
Lord have mercy ☦️
@@Hope_Boat Please, a couple of points for your consideration.
- Rome declared schismatic/heretic Constantinople, Constantinople did the same to Rome.
- Before, more or less, the Enlightenment, Religion was not seen as private matter, but a public, communal one. Historically, the people were supposed to follow their ruler's religion, and deviation was seen as dangerous. Thus it is appropriate to be agnostic on the subject when it comes to the past, and try instead to understand how historical events developed, without accusations that can cloud the research.
There have been, and there are even as we speak, cases in which religion is used to harm the neighbors. But this "excuse" has always been present since time immemorial, it is hardly a Christian invention. And it is not Christian - nowhere in the Gospel Jesus commands to kill your enemy. Quite the opposite.
I wouldn't say it to an orthobro... My courtesy stops there
Wow, wonderfully explained
A little red-headed boy. What a beauty.
Thanks!
Fantastic piece. Smart move to take in that adorable baby, God bless you and your family!
Congratulations on the new one, looks like your voice sooths him.
Excellent video made even better by the presence of John Albert Holdsworth. In these dark days we need, well, more Holdsworths.
Wow, great video and great timing too with Pope Francis' recent remarks. I'm definitely sharing this one.
Ah, this was excellent. I hope this video touches thousands of hearts.
May the Lord bless and protect you and keep you in His peace!
"All religions are paths to God"
~Pope Francis
“Pope”
"Nope" Francis...
I always have to shake my head when someone tells me Catholics aren't Christians. I wonder which one of the thousands of varieties of Protestantism they believe is the one true version of Christianity? Then I always presume they believe it's the particular version they follow. I also wonder which church they think originally chose which writings to include in, or exclude from, the Bible, not to mention why certain things needed to be edited over a thousand years after those writings were chosen. Don't get me wrong, I prefer our Protestant brothers and sisters to the secularists, but they sure do seem to have a negative view of us despite that the fact that we were the OG.
Pray against the demons keeping protestants and all men from full communion in the Catholic Church
The problem is you see Catholicism and Protestant (any one who is not Catholic) this is already a problem! the Term Christian was created as a derogatory terms towards the followers of Christ! We the believers are the Church, not a building or organization, not a denomination the Children of GOD are the Church. Its not about denominations, The Bible is final authority, if a book contradicts the rest of the Bible it is not included because GOD doesn’t contradict Himself! Our Identity is Christ not Catholic or Protestant, or Orthodox or Non-Denominational, or Baptist, or any of the others! this type of mindset divides and is rooted in pride and I would question if the person who thinks this way is actually saved!
@@JosePerez-is6nnRead you comment, does that truly make sense to you? the disciples of Christ were not Catholic they were Jews! the Congregations they formed were not catholic, they were the Church/ Body of Christ (Born again Believers). we are saved though Christ alone and His sacrifice for our sin! catholicism has nothing to do with that, it is a denomination created by men, are all catholic saved? No! are there Some Catholics who are true believers and saved? Absolutely! if you think your salvation is though the Catholic Church then my dear you are not saved!
I mean, I also hear the same thing from MANY Catholics, so...its not just one or the other when it comes to casting stones.
Best argument I've heard for the catholic church by far! But one logical fallacy you made is that according to Paul and Peter, the apostles, they never claimed authority but by which was handed to them by Christ. They said all authority is from God alone. And therefore we should be willing to call out hypocrisies of the church when the church goes against the will of God. As Jesus did in his time on earth. No human or man made construct is infallible and that is according to Jesus and the apostles you're referencing. Great conversation bruda keep up the good work!
Thank God for the Converts!😃
Absolutely. 🎉
You're welcome. Confirmed in1972.🎉❤
Merci!
Brian, in light of the Pope's recent comments I think it's fair to ask you...why be Christian?
what's the alternative?
@@cubenerf there's a thing called a search engine
@@cubenerf According to the bishop of Rome, Sikhism, Buddhism,;Judaism, or Islam.
@@mattschneider78yes this pope says questionable things and many conservative Catholics like me disagree with them. That doesn’t disprove the church
The Christian Faith is a thing.
Not subject to any man’s teaching. The Pope does not have the authority or power to change its teaching.
We can trust in Jesus’ establishment and authority over the Church.
This is a masterpiece. Thank you for your ministry 🙏🏻
You’re right, he is a distraction; the most beautiful little distraction there ever was! 😍 congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby boy, and awesome video!
Beautiful baby boy!! ☺ Again thank you for todays word, and clarity!
Mary, the pope, praying to saints. Confessing my sins to a man. All reasons I could never be Catholic.
He stands iike Jesus
Then you are not living out your faith the way the early Christians did. Those who knew Christ, his apostles and their immediate successors.
@@clivejames5058 I see absolutely nowhere in scripture where the early church confessed their sins to a man. It clearly states that only through Christ can sins be forgiven and that He is the only mediator between God and man.
@@faithforce123 As a Catholic of course you can repent direct to God but for more serious sins, when you confess these to a priest, it is indeed Christ who forgives you (it's not the man). The priests authority to be able to do this comes from James 5:14-15 and Matthew 16:18-19 as well as John 20:23.
@@clivejames5058 I get it. You're convinced of your faith, as I am of mine. Evangelicals and Catholics share many values, but we are far apart in our interpretation of scripture.
Excellent!
I love the appearance of that beautiful baby boy! Enjoy EVERY MINUTE! It goes by so quickly. (My boys are 16, 15, and 14, and we were blessed with a girl 6 years ago.) I reverted in 2023, after almost 25 years away from the one, holy Church. Thank you for these videos! They are always interesting and helpful.
Thank you for your beautiful witness to faith, marriage, family and fatherhood.
The Popes nonsensical meaningless statement about choosing the lesser of 2 evils regarding the US Presidential election but clearly not saying that abortion being allowed for 9 months is evil therefore no practicing Catholic should vote for Harris. That’s what he should have said instead of that meaningless statement. It was just really sub par. Like take a side or stay out of it.
The Pope continues to be found wanting.
As a non-roman catholic, a lot of my criticism of the pope is that he simply just doesn't do a very good job as a pastor/priest. I get that what he says isn't the infallible teaching of the church, but surely the bishop of all bishops can do a better job than what francis does.
@@Deww-ez I think his words also get twisted by the press and he’s taken out of context. And he appears to be a poor communicator when commenting off the cuff
@@catholicguy1073 a poor communicator who is regularly taken out of context but decides to keep doing this for years and years and years? I think what we get is very close to what he intends.
@@carolinafine8050 Yes, I think it’s right for the laity to expect better from the pope, and the clergy need to be held responsible.
😢@@carolinafine8050The Pope can't, & we shouldn't allow, the media to silence the Pope or the Church. doesn't matter how good a communicator (any) Pope is when the media misreport and twist everything said.
Brian, excuse me if somebody already posted this but from all my readings Polycarp himself was a disciple of John however, Ignatius was not. From His writings, Ignatius appears to have been a personal friend to Polycarp.
Very nice video. 👍🏻
Hmm. I've never heard that before. The Catholic Encyclopedia says: "It is also believed, and with great probability, that, with his friend Polycarp, he was among the auditors of the Apostle St. John."
It is the spirit that reveals, not letter or church. We are lucky to be a generation that has access to knowledge.
The Spirit revealed something different to me. So how do we resolve that?
@@BrianHoldsworth i just think christianity is divided over intelectuals rethoric and politics...
@CatholicTruth101 church means gathering, should we listen to the current pope who tries to make us feel guilty for trying to protect our lands from muslim invasion or the one who started the crusades and saved our civilisation?
I was rased in catolicism i just don't believe in the infallibility of the institution.
@CatholicTruth101 how many times did doctrines change, specialy recently.
Also things like forced celibacy i don't think it's fine, Paul gave his conviction but I just don't think it's a law, they gone back to the law in my opinion.
Maybe the church is not the institution but the local community and bishop/priest.
But i understand the catholic church has been diabolised into a caricature, and that her role has been necesary in many key times of our history.
One thing I started noticing about being Protestant, was that it is never about you becoming part of a people, part of a whole, part of the collective body of Christ. It always dissolved into me and my Bible, me and Jesus, and no accountability or responsibility to the whole. The local church was just an option and I could choose one based on what I personally like. It is self centered by its own very nature.
The Catholic Church is the true body that we are baptized into, and become a part of, and have responsibility to etc. God intended us to be one people, one kingdom, united … not atomized and isolated with me myself and my Bible.
The Church is “Catholic” because of Her mission and deposit of truth; Her members are “Christians” because they are spiritually and organically member’s of Jesus’ Body.
Some are suggesting that the Pope doesn't correctly understand John 14; "Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
So the Pope does desire to be head of all religions, what is a Catholic to do if they prefer Jesus's teaching above what the Pope is now teaching?
Enjoyed your video
Thanks
That statement is so beautifully put in words. Well well done..thanks be to the Holy Trinity, Alleluja, Salve Regina for this blessing that this video is!!❤
Dimitri 7:3-5 "3They that give subtle compliments to the Lord God shalt be protected from the scimitar; 4they shalt replenish their reputation in his eyes. 5And I say unto thee: rearrange ye not satchels of chaff, but pots of apples. Whoever has ears, let them hear."
Out of faith comes good works. So faith and good works are one in the same... its that simple.
Religions don’t lead people to God. A compassionate heart leads people to the Kingdom of God, which is within.
I'm getting a little disturbed by the Catholic Church I came home to in 1996.
Brain's video, beginning at 6:51, shows things that ought not exist in His Church. Especially since the introduction of a "manufactured rite" (to quote Cardinal Ratzinger) splinter lines have been growing. Now, especially under this pontificate, many are wanting to follow the ways of the world. I KNOWthat all is in God's hands and I trust in our Blessed Mother's intercession.
Excellent
Why be catholic?... that's a good question since the pope tells us this week in Singapore its silly to say my God is better than your god...and ALL religions Lead to God....
Excellent video…precious baby handoff was the cherry on top…a wee evangelizer ❤
I love long episodes!
Raised non-denominational, feeling more drawn to the tradition of old, but still grappling with problems. Can someone help me?
Welcome to the world, John Albert. It is my sincere wish that you will find the strength and wisdom to speedily discard all the vain and foolish baggage which is about to be dumped upon you.
Easy answer: All the “Christian” churches are man made except the Catholic one.
The Christian religion was made by god, the church (whichever that might be) is what was blessed by god. Not exactly sure where the biblical foundation is for the Catholic Church being the one and only. I also think that the one true church could change at anytime, especially in an era where the pope (the acknowledged authority for the church) is someone who will bless same sex marriage through a technicality and claim any religions leads to god. At that point not only would you question “why Catholicism?” but you would also question “why Christianity?”. It’s a hard pill to swallow for most that see the Catholic Church as breaking/changing so many fundamental rules then justifying it with biblical legalese (op! there’s yet another breaking from gods words)
@@sparks6177 Why would God allow the One, True Church to change at anytime? That would lead to nothing but chaos and confusion as people tried to find which new "church" was the "right" one. God is not a god of chaos and confusion.
Catholicism was invented in the 11th century.
@@joan8862 because humans are capable of free will. The Catholic Church is run top down, if the pope started implementing blasphemous ideology into the church would you still be following god if you practiced what the pope said? Probably not, and I think that a drastic deviation from gods words and teaching would invalidate any churches claims of being the one true church. I think of it like this, god has chosen his church, and that church will always be gods choice, but in linear time to humans that church is ever changing and isn’t set in stone. I also tend to question any Catholic because they often will defend the pope even while he decrees openly anti Christian rules. And there is always some way to twist yourself into pretzels to justify why it might be ok to do whatever that thing might be, but eventually those slight changes to doctrine looked at over a few centuries starts to look like huge changes in trajectory and all the sudden the one or two inconsistencies that could be easily explained start painting a very bad picture. I could be wrong, it’s actually likely that I am, but the difference is I’m willing to admit I don’t know how it all works while most Catholics will live and die by the poorly supported foundation of what they believe to be true because a man in a funny hat said so. Meanwhile Jesus, the true leader of the church is ignored and his words are turned into scholarly debate where we humans figure out how we can recreate our pagan roots with a more tasteful history slapped over top.
I forgot to mention that we already have a one true “church” that being the Bible and Jesus, where any 2 or 3 men gather the church is there. Just labeling some institution as “The Catholic Church” doesn’t make it so, and the idea that it’s like that reminds me of the Pharisees and honestly the Catholic Church as a whole seems ideologically related to them aswell.
@@sparks6177 No. We stay united to the pope but reject anything that he says that is contrary to 2000 years of Church Teaching. So far, the pope has not declared, ex cathedra, anything contrary to this teaching. He says and apparently believes things that are contrary, but he is not infallible in these things. These are his opinions. He is not the first bad pope the Church has had.
So, no, God would not say that his Church- with the Fullness of the Faith- has now become some church other than the Holy Catholic Church, and then expect His faithful to search for and hope they find the right one.
You are over complicating matters. And no, the church is not simply where 2 or 3 are gathered in Jesus' name, because elsewhere there are 2 or 3 gathered in His Name who do not believe what the other 2 or 3 gathered believe.
No thank you. I will never, with God's grace, leave the Church He founded and that is the Catholic Church and those rites that are united under the pope, Christ's vicar on earth, regardless of how contrary a particular pope's ideas and opinions are from the Teaching of that Church.
1 Corinthians 1:10-13 KJVS
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. [11] For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. [12] Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. [13] Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
I don't think it's quite accurate to say that the bible never mentions the bible, if your biblical canon includes the book of Sirach, which begins "Inasmuch as many and great truths have been given to us through the Law, the prophets, and the authors who followed them..." or the gospel of Luke, which quotes Jesus as saying "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled." Both are obviously references to the Tanakh. Of course, neither the book of Sirach nor the gospel of Luke are in the Tanakh...
Brian, have you ever carefully read the entire NT?
Why you ask?
@J.R2023 Most Catholics have never read the whole Bible. Have you read it?
I'm an ordinary Catholic, and I have read the New Testament many, many times. Not to mention the Old Testament!
I had to study and memorized much of it in Catholic school, and I have at least seven different translations of the Bible in my library.
@alhilford2345 I grew up Catholic, and many family members are the same, and they haven't read it. I didn't study it until I was born again in 1998.
Thanks
Omgosh what a cute baby!
Very well said
Strong argument.
Minute 11:42 where in the Bible....🤯 Thanks for this post.
Congratulations. The baby is soooo darling.
2 Timothy 3:15-17 LSB
[15] and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. [16] All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, [17] so that the man of God may be equipped, having been thoroughly equipped for every good work.
I love how when you’re holding little John and are talking about John’s teachings he’s just like “Daaaad don’t tell them I wrote that” 😂
The problem many have is how to be a Christian while being Roman Catholic. On issues of justification by faith and the Roman doctrine of the blessed Mary as intercessor, I cannot see how you can claim to be both a disciple of Christ's Gospel and a servant of the Roman bishop.
We are justified by faith in Christ and not works. It is God the Father who elects our faith, Christ who from love for the Father died and rose for us, and the Holy Ghost that indwells and guides us. God saved me, and I did nothing to contribute to it except by creating the death which God saved me from. I therefore have nothing to boast of, no merit to claim - the glory is God's alone.
I am convinced that this is what the Word of God says, but a Roman Catholic cannot say this on justification without anathema from his church. In the past, when the Roman church was stronger, it would kill Christians for even saying this. But those days are forever over. Amen.
Um no…. lol, the Catholic Church teaches that justification is unmerited and a gift from God.
I mean come on, you are parroting bad apologetics lines from the 90’s when people didn’t have google and couldn’t readily look up the catechism to see what the Catholic Church holds to.
Try harder friend.
Seems like even the Pope is asking why be Catholic these days.
He was being diplomatic and tailoring his message to that specific audience… that aside refer first to the catechism. He was mumbling off the cuff … only get worst as he ages… not super cognitive.
Hi John! 😇
I am fairly certain I speak for all serious Christians of every denomination when I say we are fed up with the Pope's morbid fixation with trying to curry favor with the world... we are sick of his vain, fruitless complaisance, and his servile attitude towards the world's anti-Catholic/Anti-Christ caprice. The post-conciliar false-ecumenism and complaisance must end!
What a beautiful little boy! Congratulations 🎊
Brian, normally I'm not one to argue over what someone said on the internet. However, the simplification of the Catholics being above culture like the Greeks and Russians is pretty insulting. I know you know about Eastern Catholics, like all the Ukrainians in Western Canada where you live who have a church based on their culture and language. I know you know about the OCA, which has people from all cultures who attend their parishes. It's unbecoming of you to be so uncharitable in that way. You are a much better person than that and much more dignified and intelligent. Please raise the bar for next time and make more fair, nuanced, and accurate statements about others when you do so.
Normally I love the channel, even though I'm not Catholic, but some of your last statements about the Orthodox Churches needed to be addressed.
Matt 18: 17
One example of where Jesus sites the church as the final authority
Another analogy is why watch a beautiful romantic movie, just watch a documentary on human reproduction? Or bar b que a pork shoulder for 8 hours, just microwave a pork chop. The Catholic church, cathedrals, traditions, mass, Eucharist are beautiful, romantic and touch all five senses. We show our worship and appreciation to our LORD God with the practice of our intimate faith.
I’m a simple, what you could call bible Christian, and don’t go to any Church. I don’t know whether I will find myself in a specific Church at any point and have Lutheran background. My biggest cripes with any statement about one true Church is that we are people and we are infalleable. All the abuse and corruption from the Catholic Church that was covered up and drove away millions of people from our Christ into the hands of pride and Sin is something I can’t seem to forget.
Now saying that I do believe getting together to remember our Lord and Savior regularly isnt bad in itself at all and I’d actually like that too in everyday life, but what my experience was with Church was that it was mostly a regular event for luke warm Christians to go compare clothing and pay lip service. At the moment I believe there is something called the Church and it is the embodiment of true believers. We are made one in Christ no matter our place or time. We are always in the presence and connection to God. The Catholic Church is a marvel to behold and so much is owed to it, but too many objections persists. I don’t consider Catholics as non Christians either, but a Christian is Christian when they put their faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and repent of their Sins. All else is extra flavor to get closer to our Savior. I guess I’m more of a hermit Christian, but feel very close to God each day.
After this ramble, what would you Catholics say to someone like me, if you read this far?
I would say to keep seeking the truth with an open mind
Fair question in light of the Pope's recent statements!
Amen, brother.
Congratulations on your new baby, John Albert.
Very nice video God bless you I wanted to know the name of the Gregorian chant at the beginning of the video 0:00, please. And the Gregorian chant at the end of the video 17:48 please.
Well said. Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby.