@@gianne4228 Yep, and I have a few of them on here, but the intense anti-catholic ones love to fill my comments, and i do pray for all of them, as they are heart braking souls.
I am also (still) Protestant maybe going to be catholic because I accept that Mary and the saints hear the prayers, but God is also with the protestants, because the preacher of the protestant church gave me also messages and that comes from God.
@@youreapwhatyousow6057 Well God was definitely with me when I was a Protestant Preacher. He also led me into the fullness of the Faith in His holy Catholic Church. But the Catholic Church considers our Protestant Christian brethren ss "separated brethren " and recognizes baptism as long as its done properly ( in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit) .Whereas many Evangelicals sadly, consider the Catholic Church to a false church and a cult, the whore of Babylon, etc. But yes, I had a genuine, real relationship with Jesus. But that relationship is a billion times better.
I was raised Baptist then got into nondenominational and being a musician for the church I saw alot of things happen and then a church split. I happen to come across Catholic Truth on social media and this has definitely changed my out look on "The Church" I have literally watched hundreds of Catholic Apologetics video and read several books on the matter. I 100% believe that the Catholic Church is the true church. I've been researching this over a year now, but like you I'm more of a closet Catholic right now, just trying to pray and figure out how to tell my family that are big time and I mean big time Baptist on one side of the family and nondenominational/ spirit filled on the other. Me and my wife are heavily pulled in both directions. If you can pray for us that would be greatly appreciated.
@Jeepjones85 I will definitely be praying for you. I don't know if in watching various apologetics videos you've come across Tim Staples, but his testimony is not only that he a former Pentecostal and Baptist preacher , not only became Catholic , buy over time his family not only ( I mean parents and siblings) became Catholic but his pastor brother ( very anti-catholic) not only came into the Church but also that same brother ended up becoming a Catholic priest. So there is great hope for your family. God Bless.
As a confirmed Catholic who's attended those churches before realizing the same thing. I highly urge you to stop delaying, receiving Christ by way of the eucharist, praising with reverence, there's no comparison
I was a non practicing Catholic for the first 23 years of my life. It was an evangelical who ignited my faith. To this day I get really upset when I think about how many fellow Catholics I was surrounded by my whole life and not one of them ever spoke to me about the reality of Christ. That instead was left to an evangelical. I won’t go into details, but I did not end up in a Protestant or evangelical church. I instead remained in the Catholic Church, yet for 30 plus years I received most of my teaching from the Protestant world. Even though I concluded that much of what Protestants believed about Catholicism was misunderstood, I also concluded that much of what Catholics believed was often for the immature Christians who were still on milk and not solid food. Praise God for all of the ex Protestants who have converted to Catholicism. Especially ex pastors such as this gentleman. They have caused me to research the early church and the teachings of the church that Christ founded. It has led to a growth in faith and real tangible changes in my life that have and continue to transform me more and more into who I was always meant to be.
@@EPH113 yes I have read the Didache and what many of the church fathers have said. Especially the early Church fathers. And just like Hugh in the video, I am utterly convinced that the Catholic Church and its teachings are true. There is no way of seeing this any differently when you study the early church, and what it believed for so many years. The evangelical churches as of today are really off course on many things, because they have strayed so far from the traditional teachings. Even the teachings of Luther. I have been in many of these debates, and nobody has been able to convince me otherwise. I have watched many videos and read many books on this subject, and while I once believed that the protestant church offered the best teachings and had good solid theology, I have now come to realize, how wrong I was for many years. All I can say is you really have to study the early church. Once somebody does that, and if they are honest, it becomes very difficult not to recognize the truth of the Catholic Church, unless of course they want to continue to cling to the traditions that they have been taught.
@@EPH113 honestly, that is such nonsense. It’s ridiculous and absurd to say the least. I’m sorry I have to just say it as it is. How you can draw such a conclusion is unbelievable. Without realizing it, you’re condemning the church, and saying that the gates of hell prevailed against it.
@@vinb2707 Hey thanks for your input, excellent evaluation. Oh and this person Eph1:23 is a Dispensationalist, a type of Protestant who follows the teachings of John Nelson Darby and C I Scofield. Thry taught that only Paul's epistles are for us today; that the 12 who followed Jesus didn't even understand the gospel; that they and the gospels themselves are only for the Jews. So they basically reduce the New Testament to the size of a pamphlet, as far as what's applicable to a Christian today. So they basically believe that the "real truth" was hidden away for around 1800 years, until Darby came along. A lot like Joseph Smith and Charles Taz Russel of Mormon and Jehovah's Witnesses fame. Only "Paul's Revelation ", they claim. 🤔🤦♂️🤪
@@EPH113 the problem is you’re getting your history from people to do not understand church history nor have read church history. It’s like learning about the United States from people in Spain or Portugal or France or China. Obviously they do not know American history and they will twist it to something that is non-recognizable. You need to really go back and examine the history of the church.
Wonderful testimony. I'm a Catholic from Poland - converted from atheism about 10years ago. I read and listened to hundreds of texts, people etc, so that it solidified my faith so much it seems more like knowing than believing. I always love conversion stories, and particularly two types - from atheism and from Protestantism. The first because of how someone found Jesus (or let himself be found rather), but the second is more like a healing of the Church. It seems like a huge open wound in the Mystical Body of Christ. Like a hand severed but haning by some threads. Painful, ghastly sight. It must pain Jesus a lot - as He prayed so for our Unity. It's more then ever important for Christians to come together - the attack on the Church is growing stroneger and more wicked... God bless you for the work you're doing now. It was a pleasure to listen to. I gave the link to this story to Eddie Trask, maybe you'd appear there too, his channel is growing nicely. Or on the Journe Home (or maybe you've already been there, I have't watched in a while).
You're obviously a well informed person. I hope you decide to be a regular contributor on this site, and put out more videos. Your voice is very much welcomed. 💗🙏💗
Hello Hugh! I found faith in college in a non-denominational church. I had a very similar experience with hunger for knowledge and love for sharing the gospel to others. With that thirst for knowledge, I eventually dug deep enough to realize the truth of the Eucharist and the sacred tradition of the Catholic Church. My experience with Protestantism was largely positive and I know God placed me there for a reason. It was a stepping stone to truly coming home. Glad that we get to share in the fullness of Christ together!
@emmawinnie4431 Awesome Emma, thanks for that, God Bless. It's amazing how when you come to Christ in Protestantism, then coming home to the Catholic Church is really just getting more of Christ than we had before.
Beautiful testimony full of love and peace for our protestant brothers an sisters. I trust God that it will bear good fruits among them. They are litteraly only one inch away from us. 👍 Thank you and have a nice day!
Thank you for sharing your story. I left Catholicism 9 years ago after being drawn to an Evangelical church, the experience brought me to Christ and I was blown away by the Bible, things I never knew as a Catholic despite going to church and CCD. I tried to discern some of the arguments for the sacraments as I made that difficult decision, but I found it all so confusing. I didn’t enjoy hearing Christian’s debating, in fact it almost made me give up Christianity completely were it not for God’s Grace. After all this time I think my faith is strong enough to look into some things I may be ignorant of such as church history. You did a great job explaining your rationale from a Protestants perspective, and I cannot say where it will lead me, but I can say I respect your courage and promise to pursue it further.
Thank you! One doesn't often hear of divisions in Protestantisms. So much for praying in the Spirit. Self interpreting of Scripture is disunity, where the Church is to be one Body.
Hugh l just came across your podcast and am greatly appreciative of your tell-it-like-it-is attitude. Your third person narratives are one of my favorite parts! I too came home after a long journey from an evangelical background a little over three years ago. The experience has been challenging to say the least. It is hard finding a parish where people are actually interested in being disciples or understand the value and necessity of fellowship/communion. It has felt more like a desert wandering as opposed to a promise land. The proliferation of podcasts such as yours speaks directly to this fact. Outside of the internet my spiritual growth has mainly been through the internet which in part saddens me. I would appreciate your thoughts on after becoming Catholic how do we nourish ourselves and deepen the relationships between God and his church? Thanks again for using your light to shine the light for others.
@rustydahler4715 We live in challenging times. I found a decent parish, and came in contact with Catholics who are serious in their faith, and very much on fire for God. But sadly there are parishes in my Diocese that are sadly in sad condition. I encourage you to seek out such places in the area in which you live. Sometimes you may find a chapter of The Chesterton Society, search the internet for one near you. These are groups that meet together to read and discuss Catholic writings by G.K. Chesterton. Such groups are usually comprised of serious Catholics. I will be praying for you. Thanks for your comments, and welcome home to Christ's Church. God Bless. 🙏
I've been a catholic all my life but watching this video makes me appreciate more my church and its teachings. If you want to be a catholic, you must be ready to hear ridiculous comments about your church.
"After about 7 years of wrestling, I came out of the RCC about 3 months ago. It was an incredibly difficult decision, but I realized I couldn't keep sitting on the fence. I was stuck. Eventually I realized that regardless of whether some of the things the RCC teaches are true or not, if it requires me to commit even one idolatrous act or affirm one thing that is untrue, then I couldn't be a part of it. Something I just realized in the past couple of days is that the RCC has a different Gospel than the one I believe, and I'm not than the one I believe, and I'm not talking about the usual Protestant argument of faith vs works, etc. The RCC teaches that you have to accept all of its dogmas. As I understand the gospel, it is the simple truth that if someone repents of their sin and believes in Jesus they are saved. In effect, the RCC gospel is repent and believe in Jesus, believe in the Immaculate Conception, sinless life, and bodily assumption of Mary, believe that the first Pope was Peter and that there is a successive line of bishops who are infallible, believe in Purgatory and that your own merits and the merits of others can shorten or eliminate your time there, believe that forgiveness is only through a priest, and believe every other part of Cannon Law put forward by the Church. If you don't affirm any one of those beliefs you are anathematized according to the RCC. That's quite the burden if you ask me. It reminds me of the religious leaders in the time of Jesus, who had added so much to the Law that people were being crushed by it. I will pray that you get some clarity because I know what it feels like to be in that state of limbo. It's like you want to be fully on board and on fire for Christ, but how can you do that if you don't even know what you believe yourself. At least that's how I experienced it. Either way, don't be afraid. If you are seeking with all your heart, God will direct you. Shalom."
Thank you for your information... But everything about the Dogma you highlighted was biblically rooted and always accompanied with Reason and Revelation... GOD BLESS YOUR JOURNEY ... PLEASE BROTHER DIDN'T YOU SEE HOW GOD IS DOING GREAT THINGS AT THIS TIME BY BRINGING BACK ALL THE PASTORS OF DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS OF THE WORLD... INCLUDING PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ... COULD I HUMBLY ASK YOU TO RETURN... I AM CONCERNED ABOUT YOU... HAVE YOU REALIZED THE TREND... LOOKWORM CATHOLICS MOVED OUT BUT GENUINE PASTORS AND VERY GREAT PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD WHO DESIRED FOR TRUTH HAS ALL RETURNED... I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE SEEN AS ONE OF THEM PLEASE I WANT YOU HOME SIR... GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY TOGETHER.
I truly hope that Protestants can understand that Jesus never said that in his One True Church that all of his members will be Faithful or Obedient to him and his Church,so having said that I really want to point out to Protestants that when there’s any corruption or problems in the Catholic Church it’s not the Church it’s self it’s the individuals who are at fault and causing problems not the Catholic Church???
Then shouldn’t Catholics hold their leaders accountable for corruption and problems? It’s harder to consider converting when higher ups get a “pass” because they are “infallible.”
Hi I just came across your testimony. It's great to hear! Thank you for sharing it. What job did you get after you left your previous church? Blessings to you and yours. G Ire
new subscriber here! ALL GLORY TO GOD FOR YOU !!!! Thanks so much for your voice on the Catholic Church...please pray for me as I discern for religious life.... May God bless you and your family always! I am so touched about all you said about our Catholic Church and our Blessed mother!!!!! I am so amazed with all these converts/ reverts, you are becoming the powerhouse of the Catholic Church !!! WELCOME HOME!!!
Gianne, Thanks so much for your kind words, I will certainly pray for you and your discernment concerning your vocation. Oh pay no attention to the "Sola Fide" commenter, just one of the anti-Catholic trolls on here. I now ignore his comments and pray for him. God bless you, and our Blessed Mother watch over you.
@@solafide9533 🤣😂I am so sorry for you, you do not have a mother like mine!!!! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, ON EARTH AND HEAVEN THAT GOD HAS EVER MADE!!!!How could you possibly think in your wildest dream that the SON OF GOD will be in a womb of a sinful woman!!!! It is very clear in the Bible: " Hail FULL OF GRACE THE LORD IS WITH YOU!!!" In revelation the new Ark of the Covenant appeared, " a woman clothed with the sun with the moon under Her feet with a crown of twelve stars!".." In Genesis, God said to the serpent: I will put enmity between you and woman, She will crush the head of the serpent"..if you are not in THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IMMACULATE's side , then who's side would you be on the last day?" simple common sense!
@@solafide9533 🤣😂I am so sorry for you, you do not have a mother like mine!!!! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, ON EARTH AND HEAVEN THAT GOD HAS EVER MADE!!!!How could you possibly think in your wildest dream that the SON OF GOD will be in a womb of a sinful woman!!!! It is very clear in the Bible: " Hail FULL OF GRACE THE LORD IS WITH YOU!!!" In revelation the new Ark of the Covenant appeared, " a woman clothed with the sun with the moon under Her feet with a crown of twelve stars!".." In Genesis, God said to the serpent: I will put enmity between you and woman, She will crush the head of the serpent"..if you are not in THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IMMACULATE's side , then who's side would you be on the last day?" simple common sense!
@@solafide9533 🤣😂I am so sorry for you, you do not have a mother like mine!!!! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, ON EARTH AND HEAVEN THAT GOD HAS EVER MADE!!!!How could you possibly think in your wildest dream that the SON OF GOD will be in a womb of a sinful woman!!!! It is very clear in the Bible: " Hail FULL OF GRACE THE LORD IS WITH YOU!!!" In revelation the new Ark of the Covenant appeared, " a woman clothed with the sun with the moon under Her feet with a crown of twelve stars!".." In Genesis, God said to the serpent: I will put enmity between you and woman, She will crush the head of the serpent"..if you are not in THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IMMACULATE's side , then who's side would you be on the last day?" simple common sense!
EXCELLENT TESTIMONY BROTHER..I LEARNT A LOT FROM YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONFUSION IN EVANGELICALS PROTESTANTISM... I PRAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY...
@fre7717 Details would require another video. My wife and my sons, and daughter-in-law have all crossed over . All are very happy as Catholics, and have no regrets. All Glory to God!
@mario... "Thank God 'you' are a 'Protestant' "? Are you being honest? A 'Protestant'? Or do you mean Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Nazarene, SDA, Pentecostal, Unitarian Pentecostal, Trinitarian Pentecostal...or which one of the 44,989 'Protestant' denominations? Or do you mean by 'Protestant' you are simply anti-Catholic?
I've considered Roman Catholicism, but the more I study history and the Bible, the less attracted I am to it. I think the Eastern Church is better, but still has issues. You can see they too gradually departed from truth and started adding stuff over more stuff to the point that what you have today is a completely different religion than the one Jesus and the Apostles established. Even when interpreting the Bible, it seems as if they take their brains off and start adding to the text and taking the Bible out of context. Thrt seem to be desperately looking for a way to justify their beliefs and practices instead of following the texts. So, the have ended up with a long list of invented doctrines generation after generation. 😢
So close & yet so far! Sounds like Protestant Propaganda is still playing a role! Can you mention a few Catholic doctrines that, according to you, have changed! Go to Catholic Answers for more information
@@geoffjs SINGAPORE - Pope Francis on Friday wrapped up a three-day visit to Singapore by declaring that “all religions are a path to God”. “They are like different languages in order to arrive at God, but God is God for all,” the Pope said, who had set aside his prepared text and spoke largely off the cuff. “Since God is God for all, then we are all children of God.” The Pontiff made his remarks during a interreligious meeting with young people held at a Catholic junior college, just prior to departing Singapore for his return flight to Rome. The Catholic Herald - September 13, 2024 at 9:24 am So according to the Pope nobody needs the Roman Catholic church anymore.
Nonsense, I can find many references of Christ and the Disciples saying absolutely do not do the things the Catholic Church does. Defenders of the faith… Where does Christ preach anything of this Churches usurped history? What authority? How does one call themselves “father!?” Have you not clearly understood Matthew! It is written: 9And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. 10Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. 11But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. Please read Luke 11! Also Jesus clearly said in John 14 “None come to the Father except through Me” Who are you to crucify the Spirit like the Jews did the Flesh of God? … : please open your eyes beloved !
Jesus founded His One True Church Mt 16 18-19 that became known as Catholic or Universal in 110 which codified your bible in 382. His Church is the fullness of Truth 1 Tim 3:15 & has existed for 2000 yrs, in spite of sinful men, proof of its divine origin No organisation, such as Protestantism can survive without hierarchy & a unifying authoritative interpreter, the fruits being confusion, division & scandal of 000’s of sects, resulting from personal interpretation, which is not of Jesus who willed unity Jn 17 11-21 No Protestant has ever been able to explain why personal interpretation, if guided by the Holy Spirit has resulted in 000’s sects proving that either the Holy Spirit is wrong or more likely, Protestantism! There are none so blind as those with a darkened intellect which the Holy Spirit obviously isn’t enlightening! Consider the damage caused to society by relativism, caused by there being many “truths” of Protestantism which have resulted in contraception, which until 1930, all denominations prohibited until the Anglican broke away in 1930, abortion, IVF, divorce, SSM, LGBGT, transgenderism etc. Protestantism has a lot to answer for!
Hi Hugh, since you brought up the deuterocanonical books, I was wondering if you could comment on 2 Maccabees 15:37-39. It's very clear based on what the author says here that he was seeking to write something entertaining and interesting to give pleasure to his readers. That is not how Scripture speaks, I think we can both agree...can't we? 37 That is how things turned out for Nicanor. The city of Jerusalem remained in the possession of the Jewish people from that time on, so I will end my story here. 38 If it is well written and to the point, I am pleased; if it is poorly written and uninteresting, I have still done my best. 39 We know it is unhealthy to drink wine or water alone, whereas wine mixed with water makes a delightfully tasty drink. So also a good story skillfully written gives pleasure to those who read it. With this I conclude.
@@PInk77W1 The Bible has a problem with King David being a murderer as he ends up suffering major consequences as a result. My chief concern is having an accurate canon. This book doesn't belong.
I appreciate you taking the time to share your journey. I was one of those who has hoped you would share this. As a former Roman Catholic and evangelical, I can relate to the experience of finding that professing Christians can be horrible sinners, and that there is no individual Christian, Church, or denomination that has a perfect grasp of God's truth. Or do you believe the current Catholic Church does have a perfect grasp of God's truth? I've been told by high profile TH-cam channel Catholics and individual Catholics, that what I believe is only salvific if I return to the Catholic Church. Do you believe salvation is dependent upon unity with the Catholic Church and the Pope? I believe that my current church is a faithful descendent of all those Councils that you speak of which occurred prior to the Lutheran Reformation. All those early Church Fathers are important contributors to my current church's doctrine as well as yours (of course you know the Fathers didn't agree on everything either and they are helpful only as far as they do no violence to scripture). In the 15th century, errors on the part of the organizational Church were becoming extreme and Huss was burned for pointing them out. In the 16th century the Church's continuity was maintained by a reformation. Not a perfect reformation, because sinners were involved. Martin Luther in his writing on the topic of re-baptism (dealing with the anti-Baptists of his day) clearly makes the point that Roman Catholics of his day were fully Christians, as he was. His issues were with the popes and the organization known as the Church, not with the doctrines of the Church as they agreed with scripture and were passed down from faithful ancestors in the faith. When you had warrior popes, popes who fathered children, multiple popes at the same time, these were not facts the average church goer knew of. But they were known by the Cardinals, bishops, magisterium of the organization known at that time as the Catholic Church. Where was the disciplining of the "vicar of Christ"? Yet, sinful Popes don't destroy God's Church, because the Church isn't a man made organization. It is His mystical body composed of those whom He is saving. Luther's criticism of the abuse of indulgences was certainly valid. It still is, as I see that indulgences are still given (I have just returned from a visit to Vatican City). I am happy for you if you have found in the Roman Catholic Church, a purer expression of God's truth. I see how you could, coming out of Evangelicalism as you did, especially the kind you describe. Much of what you fled, I also fled. Just as bad Popes don't destroy God's Church, neither did the failings of Martin Luther. We are all best served by attaching ourselves to a Christian Church which is optimally faithful to the truth of God. That seems to sum up what you shared in this video. I just wonder if you have come to the end of your journey, or if you will yet find a more faithful Church?
Thanks for that thoughtful comment. I can't write a sufficient answer due to time constraints right now. But i suggest you watch my video on "Can The Pope Be Wrong?" As i think I addressed some of what you are speaking of in your comment. Otherwise I will try to get back to you on this later. God Bless.
Does your church claim to be “The” church that Christ founded? Can it’s pastors be traced back to the 12 Apostles? The Catholic Church proclaims itself to be the True Church, for innumerable reasons. Focus on the doctrines which are conveniently laid out in the Catechism of the Catholic Church rather than “Catholic” opinions on social media. And study early Church History. I recently asked a Sola Scriptura Christian if he would follow Jesus no matter where that led - even if it led to the Catholic Church. He changed the subject. Too often the anti-Catholic prejudice is deeper than a person realizes and that can blind one to certain truths. So ask Jesus to lead you to the very Fullness of Christian Truth. Just be willing. ❤
@Troll Patrol Eastern Orthodox and just because sea disagrees with another does not put the church in schism. And are the Catholics unified? under Francis? Lol
I love our Orthodox brethren but they have no means of unity or adjudication to resolved disputes. They say the Councils but can't agree on which councils. Even so, if Hugh did become Orthodox, I would have to issue with that. If He went back to Protestantism, that would cause concern. Besides, you can be Eastern Catholic and still experience the Eastern liturgies. God bless.
Enjoyed your message, but please slow down! I appreciate your zeal and enthusiasm, but you wore me out trying to listen to your message because you talk so fast😃
It seems as though many of what you mentioned were abuses of Evangelical Christianity. Most of these reasons aren’t really sufficient to become Roman Catholic.
The Roman Catholic Church has given tradition much weight when establishing and practicing her beliefs, yet the Bible clearly warns against this. In Matthew 15:3, the Lord Jesus Christ says, "Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?" Paul says, in Colossians 2:8, "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Catholic writings are filled with phrases like "the Church teaches" or "tradition teaches" or "the Church has traditionally taught". In light of the above Scripture, shouldn't true Christian writings be filled with phrases like "the Bible says" or "according to the Scriptures"? Friend, are you following God's pure words or are you following man's tradition? Perhaps you're thinking, "This is anti-Catholic hate literature!" No, actually, this tract is based on God’s word. If you doubt it, please check the references for yourself. What have you got to lose? Even when Rome professes to believe the Bible, we must remember that the Catholic bible is very different from the written word of God. The Catholic Church includes several books in their Old Testament that are not God's word. The Catholic Council of Trent of 1541 placed a curse upon everyone who does not accept the Apocrypha as inspired Old Testament Scripture (See Catholic Encyclopedia). In doing so, the famous council pronounced a curse upon Jesus Christ and the New Testament writers! In Matthew 23:35, Jesus said that the Old Testament began with Abel (The Book of Genesis) and ended with Zecharias (II Chronicles). Since the Hebrew Old Testament ends with II Chronicles, there is no room left for the Apocryphal books. This explains why the Lord Jesus and the New Testament writers never refer to the Apocrypha or quote it. These writings were not accepted as Scripture. So Jesus, Peter, James, Paul, John, Luke, and the rest are officially cursed by the Roman Catholic Church. Lest someone claim that this is no longer a Catholic belief, we refer the reader to page 61 of the Catholic publication, Faith of Our Fathers, by Cardinal Gibbons: If only one instance could be given in which the Church ceased to teach a doctrine which had been previously held, that single instance would be the death blow of her infallibility. So there is no absolute Final Authority in the Catholic Church. There are dual authorities: tradition and the Catholic bible, which is entirely unscriptural (Isa. 8:20, Mat. 4:4, Col. 2:8, Mat. 15:3). God's word alone should be the Final Authority of any Christian institution.
@weaponofchoice-tc7qs Nothing but mere assertions is all you have. You couldn't even back anything you said with a single verse. You are infact a modern day Pharisee full of vain and corruption. The Lord Jesus Christ and the Apostles warn of false teachers, wolves in sheep clothing. Just like you.
@@fantasia55 Catholics worship Mary and the "saints" in ALL but name. "The mass" is a pagan cannibalistic blood sacrifice which is completely unscriptural.
'The Bible says' means nothing until it is interpreted. Here's an example. The Bible says ' repent and he baptized for the forgiveness of your sin'. You might say that means repent and be saved and then get baptized to show you are saved. However, that's not what the Bible says. You said read what the Bible says. My point is everything the Bible says must be interpreted. There is no perspicuity of Scripture. God bless.
I went to Bible college and was preparing for ordination. We were good old fashioned dispensational, pre tribulation Fundamentalists . It was an honest application of Biblical exegesis that led me into the Church. By God's grace I have been a priest for 40 years.
2 Corinthians 11:3 KJV Bible “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” The papacy has always preached a false gospel. Not the Gospel.
Hugh, God has blessed you with courage and wisdom. You risked everything, including your livihood and your reputation as a pastor, in order to follow what is true. That is remarkable. Other people choose a "safer" and easier route, and as a result they choose to do nothing. Pursuing what is true and good takes sacrifice and your life bears witness to this. God Bless!
1 John 2: 19 They went out from us , but they were not really of us ,for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us, but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us, 2 Corinthians 4:4, in whose case the God of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of christ, who is the image of God, my friend you were never a bible believing Christian, not a protestant, not born again, you are blind to the true gospel of jesus christ, stick to the scriptures not Catholicism, a false religion with false teachings, man made teachings that are contrary to scripture the word of God,
Dont think so, catholic church is false, what they teach does not line up with the scriptures, modern day pharisees, same pharisees that jesus rebuked,
@@garyholian3552 Notice "my friend", Gary here, takes a verse that describes The Catholic view in a nutshell, to defend the heretics of the 16th century, and further has the audacity to engage in accusatory language , personally judging me, my faith, my experience, this is the reaction of so many of the Protestant Evangelicals and their 300 + years of a variant of the 500 years of the Protestant heretical distortions of the Faith of the Church Christ founded. I sincerely pray for Gary, and his harsh judgmental , personal attacks, that he will see the Light of truth and repent. I did repent of my heresies, and there is always hope for him too. Please pray for him, by Catholic brothers and sisters who read this, thanks.
I really enjoyed this. I can relate to your journey very well. I was an evangelical preacher from my teens until almost 30. I was 31 when I became Catholic last year. Glory to God.
Thank you for this episode. As a revert to Catholicism, I am just realizing how evangelicalism is focused on self, where Catholicism is focused on the life of Jesus! I was also excited that the Church considered me a Christian at Baptism! I have almost the same journey back as you did (not a preacher though but with Campus Crusade for Christ). Then, learning early church history. Now my husband is converting to Catholicism!
Yeah I really am elated and overwhelmed of what you said about our Holy Mother Mary,especially when you spoke about the part when after Archangel Gabriel had finished his DIVINE MESSAGE TO MOTHER MARY SHE SAID BEHOLD I AM THE HAND MAID OF THE LORD BE IT DONE TO ME ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD. I just hope that people can have the tiniest understanding of what this means the handmaid of the LORD
Makes perfect sense to me, Hugh. It makes one wonder why some folks, like you and I, eventually get it and why some have not. We pray they will! Our faith embraces faith-and-reason, it takes everything into account, yet it doesn’t deny mystery. In fact, we even celebrate the Sacred Mysteries! A Grand Unified Theory, if one may put it so, it satisfies the mind as well as the heart. It is whole and organic. It is human. No surprise that there are knock-offs, imitators, distorters, imposters. And no surprise that it is the one body in this world that can be traced back 2000 years, and is in the unique position of being the only one attacked by everyone else: the Eastern Orthodox, Protestants, atheists and Satanists, at the very least. And this conforms to-and confirms-Our Lord’s promise that “If they have persecuted me, they will persecuted you as well”: we who are “in the world but not of the world”. Taken all together, it appears we have a dead give-away, one of these things is not like the others. Let us pray the holy rosary every day! May God bless you and Our Lady protect you!
I know, from where I am at now, it is so obvious, yet I remember when I was blind to the obvious, but, as the song goes,now I see. Yes my rosary intention is that now I can be of service for others to also see the reality of Christ and His Church.
From my experience there indoctrinated and taught to be anti Catholic and Catholics stole paganism etc. As a Catholic who attended a Baptist under cover as a non denominational
Cradle Catholic confirmed ...brought back by born again baptists and after 6 months at there church and a few earnest questions led me back home to Catholicism
The Roman Catholic Church has given tradition much weight when establishing and practicing her beliefs, yet the Bible clearly warns against this. In Matthew 15:3, the Lord Jesus Christ says, "Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?" Paul says, in Colossians 2:8, "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Catholic writings are filled with phrases like "the Church teaches" or "tradition teaches" or "the Church has traditionally taught". In light of the above Scripture, shouldn't true Christian writings be filled with phrases like "the Bible says" or "according to the Scriptures"? Friend, are you following God's pure words or are you following man's tradition? Perhaps you're thinking, "This is anti-Catholic hate literature!" No, actually, this tract is based on God’s word. If you doubt it, please check the references for yourself. What have you got to lose? Even when Rome professes to believe the Bible, we must remember that the Catholic bible is very different from the written word of God. The Catholic Church includes several books in their Old Testament that are not God's word. The Catholic Council of Trent of 1541 placed a curse upon everyone who does not accept the Apocrypha as inspired Old Testament Scripture (See Catholic Encyclopedia). In doing so, the famous council pronounced a curse upon Jesus Christ and the New Testament writers! In Matthew 23:35, Jesus said that the Old Testament began with Abel (The Book of Genesis) and ended with Zecharias (II Chronicles). Since the Hebrew Old Testament ends with II Chronicles, there is no room left for the Apocryphal books. This explains why the Lord Jesus and the New Testament writers never refer to the Apocrypha or quote it. These writings were not accepted as Scripture. So Jesus, Peter, James, Paul, John, Luke, and the rest are officially cursed by the Roman Catholic Church. Lest someone claim that this is no longer a Catholic belief, we refer the reader to page 61 of the Catholic publication, Faith of Our Fathers, by Cardinal Gibbons: If only one instance could be given in which the Church ceased to teach a doctrine which had been previously held, that single instance would be the death blow of her infallibility. So there is no absolute Final Authority in the Catholic Church. There are dual authorities: tradition and the Catholic bible, which is entirely unscriptural (Isa. 8:20, Mat. 4:4, Col. 2:8, Mat. 15:3). God's word alone should be the Final Authority of any Christian institution.
@@DavidTheZealot 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, *from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias* son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. How is that in anyway a misquote ?
@weaponofchoice-tc7qs You're the one calling me heretical ?? The burden of prove is upon you ! Your man made traditions are completely unscriptural. The Lord Jesus Christ himself rebukes your ungodly traditions.
Those who earnestly seek the truth eventually discover it. I once believed that the concept of being "saved" was as straightforward as it is for many Protestants and Bible-alone Christians. However, the rejection of Mary, the Saints, Purgatory, the Priesthood, the Sacraments, and more opened my eyes to the complexities and true beauty of the FULLNESS of Christianity. We are in the end times (not the world) so be always watchful for errors coming from all sides as the enemies of the Church have done well to try to destroy her...but they will fail. God Bless +
Adam and eve ate the wrong food and sin entered and destroyed everything. Order became disorder... Jesus said amen amen (double amen) my flesh is TRUE FOOD and my BLOOD is true drink who ever eats my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life. And he said take it all of you and eat of it.
I can’t wait for your channel to blow up, I don’t mind listening to you for an hour. You have a very simple way to go about defending the faith and spreading the gospel. Thank you
@@catholicskepticGrowing up I was surrounded by protestant fundamentalists. The first argument they would throw at me was Matthew 23:9 and the need to born again. What was frustrating is their disregard for the early church fathers. Today, I have several friends who still do not care to look at the early church fathers because they hold to sola scripture. Why doesn't historic, apostolic Christianity excite them? Where do you start when evangelizing?
@@apostolicapologetics4829 Yep I hear you, it's amazing to me how many historical facts they ignore, especially the testimony of the church fathers. Or the simple reality that the Church gave us the New Testament.
Reading Church history was a major turning point for me as well and ultimately lead me into the Orthodox Church. The depth of beauty, reverence and theology I've found there is incomparable to anything else I've encountered. Wild horses couldn't drag me away.
Same except catholic. Considered EO pretty seriously because I have tons of EO friends (rare for an American but I’m blessed with many slavic and Greek friends), but for various reasons went Catholic after reading primary sources. St Optatus, St Leo I, St Bede, pray for us
Appreciate the Orthodox Church, I have a friend who is an Orthodox Priest, he started out in the same Evangelical circles, although he saw the Light much earlier than me, God Bless.
the Greek Church recognized the authority of the bishop of Rome over all churches, as the pastor of unity and the doctor of the faith, during the entire first millennium - You should know that the truth about that authority of Rome has been officially proclaimed by the Council of Nicea II - there is no way you can historically prove the authenticity of the Orthodox Church as the true communion of the faithful that Christ established
I just got confirmed this easter. I liked and subbed first time ive seen you in the feed today. I was Calvinist for 10 years.... my family was totally sinking in sin. I felt i was elect, nothing i could do sin wise could jepordize my salvation. It got really bad my wife and i almost got a divorce and i prayed for god to show me what to do. Show me the path out of here. That night i went to bed researching calvin and luthers discussions. I had a dream about a catholic priest and a vision of the catholic church through some strange imagery. I woke up remembering every detail of the dream... to this day i still do. I was thinking to myself all morning "catholic?! Im sure it wasnt god i mustve just seen too many exorcist movies". I was 100 percent sure catholics werent even christian. Anyway i tried to get back to my reformation study and found myself drawn to look into this catholic stuff. I assumed i would be satisfied that they were demonologists that distort the word for their man made money machine NWO religion. One by one everything i looked up, i was proven wrong. No matter how deep i dug into any issue they had an answer. Pretty soon i was getting mad at the people who taught me all that.
Mary is sinless..is forever virgin...is now in heaven body and soul with her divine Son Jesus our Lord and Savior. She is our beloved and blessed mother. We love her so much. Why don't you :)
@@solafide9533 Another cut and paster. "Catholics say", No the Church Jesus founded, that gave you the very Bible you are pasting quotes from, says what it says, Divine Truth. ( Matthew 26:23-19) Jesus gave His Apostles the power to forgive or retain mens' sins.( John 20:21-23) He told us we need to eat His body snd drink His Blood, or we have no Life in us. ( John 6)These are just a few verses you deny , or try to explain away.
God bless you Sir, for speaking the Truth and your convictions about the Catholic Church. I wish all our protestant brothers and sisters should listen to your witness to the YRUTHS of our faith.
Loved the testimony. I'd heard Scott Hahn recommend Keating's "Catholicism and Fundamentalism" too, so I'll definitely check that out. Anyone have a list of the other books that were mentioned? I couldn't quite make out all of it
Thanks, the other two books I mentioned were Thomas Howard's Evangelical is Not Enough, and Scott Hahn's first book of his own testimony, Rome Sweet Home.
For those who believe in once saved always always saved, how is 1 Timothy 3:6 possible? Isn't a convert a Christian? Isn't a bishop a Christian? How can you have a valid bishop that is not Christian if baptism is necessary for valid ordination and baptism is what makes one a Christian not reciting the non biblical sinners prayer.
SINGAPORE - Pope Francis on Friday wrapped up a three-day visit to Singapore by declaring that “all religions are a path to God”. “They are like different languages in order to arrive at God, but God is God for all,” the Pope said, who had set aside his prepared text and spoke largely off the cuff. “Since God is God for all, then we are all children of God.” The Pontiff made his remarks during a interreligious meeting with young people held at a Catholic junior college, just prior to departing Singapore for his return flight to Rome. The Catholic Herald - September 13, 2024 at 9:24 am So according to the Pope nobody needs the Roman Catholic church anymore.
Hugh, could do a video on the origin of some Protestant beliefs, terms and practices? For example: Born again, altar call, sinner's prayer. Symbolic Baptism, symbolic Eucharist, asking Jesus into your heart..., Darby's rapture theory , first adult baptism in rejection of infant baptism, origin of adult baptism made a crime, evolution from ecclesial and sacramental salvation under Calvin to one-time decision for Christ in the Great Awakenings and any related topics. Thanks.
Matthew 25 - The Judgement of Nations, separation of goats and sheep. How did Jesus separate the goats from the sheep, by what they believed or by what they did? 🤔🤔🤔 Faith alone is not biblical…
SINGAPORE - Pope Francis on Friday wrapped up a three-day visit to Singapore by declaring that “all religions are a path to God”. “They are like different languages in order to arrive at God, but God is God for all,” the Pope said, who had set aside his prepared text and spoke largely off the cuff. “Since God is God for all, then we are all children of God.” The Pontiff made his remarks during a interreligious meeting with young people held at a Catholic junior college, just prior to departing Singapore for his return flight to Rome. The Catholic Herald - September 13, 2024 at 9:24 am So according to the Pope nobody needs the Roman Catholic church anymore.
Blessings Hugh! I knew there was a reason for me to take your; can I call it ‘Ministry’ seriously. I can relate to all the reasons you found things difficult in the evangelical (charismatic type) church. I left the AOG for exactly the same reasons that you mentioned in the first half of your testimony… carbon copy! Though I will always be grateful, like you would be, that I was given a reason to become engrossed in the scriptures and history… something that has stayed with me even though I am tossing things up in my mind. Your testimony has just cemented the brotherly admirable respect that I have had for you since your videos found their way into my account. Continued blessed thoughts for you and your family sir.
Thanks David glad it help you connect more. Doing that type of video is challenging, because there is a lot in there, and yet so many details that are not. I prayed that it would be effective, and from sone of the responses, it apparently has been. Glad you enjoyed it. God bless.
@@catholicskeptic I always appreciate ‘real’ and ‘honesty’ - not the superficial posing that has imposed itself on society since the 1990’s Australia’s evangelicalism went down hill when the ‘Word Faith’ ministries of Kenneth Copeland and the like spread their tentacles into Australian households more strongly in the 1990s. I was even labelled as being demonic from the pulpit simply for writing to the pastor with my reservations about his authoritative teaching on giving to receive 10 to 100 fold, as too many people were giving everything they had to God (the pastor) while coming to me for help with their bills… and the pastor was living showing off God’s financial grace with material acquisitions. That was my last day in the local church scene. Especially when the people I had so graciously shared meals with, helped out with both my time and resources decided that I was not a fit person to associate with… Hehehe… Luckily I have thick skin… :) I remember one guy that I had helped quite a bit, trying to embarrass me in front of a group of people in our local petrol (gas) station while I was ordering my lunch. I still remember the short; sharp, two sentence exchange… ‘I haven’t seen you in church for quite a while David. God wont be pleased.’ My reply across the small crowd that stood between us at the counter, ‘Why would I go to a church with people like you inhabiting the pews?’ The same guy told me months before that God had laid on his heart to ask me for $2000 odd dollars to fix his car because I would receive 100 fold for blessing him. Thankfully I didn’t hand over the money… :) Ah… the joys of dealing with self serving people. Thankfully I learned a good lesson from that episode in my life. It taught me to ‘test the spirits’ before jumping in whole heartedly when dealing with new situations.
@@atrifle8364 It just started going down hill in the late 1980’s… a bit worse in 90’s… but today is unrecognisable since that time. In Australia anyway… but we were way behind the US and Europe regarding social issues; until the advent of the popular internet/social media.
You see the wisdom of God when you realise he uses Protestism as a nursery to awaken the unwary Catholics , guide non-Catholic seekers, and reingnite lapsed Catholics with a personal loving relationship with the whole family of Christ.
I really enjoyed your video. I picked up some exasperation with people with closed hearts and minds. It is difficult when someone tells you what you believe and why it is wrong and refuse to listen to your reply. Bless you for your fire.
One thing I do not understand is how one who changes from one religious denomination to another and both say the Holy Spirit told me to get out to the one I belong to and go to this one if both have received the same Holy Spirit. Don't we all have one and the same Holy Spirit? Should He be consistent in telling the same thing to one and the same to the other one? It seems that one has a Holy Spirit and the other one has a different one. It does not make any sense. There must be only one religion or one church that is true and all the other ones are teaching the wrong gospel and are false and heretic. As an example a Catholic becomes a protestant and a protestant becomes a Catholic and both say the Holy Spirit told me to change. This is what we call the law of noncontradiction. Both cannot be right, one is right and the other one is wrong, or both are wrong. One way to know which religion is the right one and the false one is just by believing one important passage of the Bible which is in John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” The Roman Catholic religion does not believe or teach their parishioners about doing that. They say you are born again when you get baptized as a baby and receive the seventh sacrament and you by being a former protestant know what it really means. If Catholics think it is not necessary to get baptized as an adult to receive the Holy Spirit which the Bible says we must then I would say all Catholics are heading straight to hell because they cannot enter God's kingdom if they are not born from above in the Holy Spirit. Why would you join a religion that teaches lies and you know what the Bible says all liars will have their part in the lake of fire. It only takes one lie to end in hell. Why be partaking in the wrong religion that will send you and them to hell.
Jesus founded His One True Church Mt 16 18-19 that became known as Catholic or Universal in 110 which codified your bible in 382. His Church is the fullness of Truth 1 Tim 3:15 & has existed for 2000 yrs, in spite of sinful men, proof of its divine origin No organisation, such as Protestantism can survive without hierarchy & a unifying authoritative interpreter, the fruits being confusion, division & scandal of 000’s of sects, resulting from personal interpretation, which is not of Jesus who willed unity Jn 17 11-21 No Protestant has ever been able to explain why personal interpretation, if guided by the Holy Spirit has resulted in 000’s sects proving that either the Holy Spirit is wrong or more likely, Protestantism! There are none so blind as those with a darkened intellect which the Holy Spirit obviously isn’t enlightening! Consider the damage caused to society by relativism, caused by there being many “truths” of Protestantism which have resulted in contraception, which until 1930, all denominations prohibited until the Anglican broke away in 1930, abortion, IVF, divorce, SSM, LGBGT, transgenderism etc. Protestantism has a lot to answer for!
@The Catholic Skeptic with Hugh J Quinn I apologise. The quotes were there, in more ways than one. I watched half the video yesterday and continued today. But something providential happened, no? When we hear in parts, we live in parts of the TRUTH. The danger is that these will never be the whole, and we begin to stumble through no fault of the fullness of the TRUTH. I pray your ministry will reach protestants everywhere. A decade of the Rosary begins this journey. God Bless you!
In other words… you went from false convert Christianity to mystery religion while you weren’t even qualified to be a pastor to begin with - having never counted the cost. But at least you sure made an exciting way to out yourself. Here’s your life verse 1 John 2:19 “They went out from us but they were never really of us, for if they had been of us they would have remained with us, but they went out so that it would be shown that they are all not of us. “
@@catholicskeptic Did you not just do the self same thing you accuse me of, you hypocrite? You slandered me with the accusation of being Satan. The odd part is you’re assuming yourself to be of the brethren - where in reality, as a Catholic you couldn’t be further from Christianity. You posted the video asserting that you used to be a Christian pastor and then you apostatized to Roman Catholicism. By the very fact that you would choose another gospel of another Christ, one that has no power to save - demonstrates that you were never of the faith according to 1John 2:19. What you’re having such a hard time with, is the fact that I’m calling you out as a “pretender”. What concerns me the most is that you’re leading others towards a works based religion, ultimately leading other people down the path that you’ve marked out to be heaven but leads straight to hell. You’re also being dishonest by assuming that you were ever a Christian to begin with even as one who wore the title “Pastor“. Let me help you see clearly the ridiculousness of your error. You’re not born again. Otherwise you couldn’t have left Christianity to turn to another gospel. The implication being that you assume that you could’ve lost your salvation. If you could lose your salvation you absolutely would. Salvation is not up to you. And so therefore it’s not up to one to lose it either. Let me ask you this, What role did you play or contribution did you make to your own physical birth? You made none. It would be an absurdity to conclude otherwise. Therefore what role could you play or contribution could you make to your own spiritual birth? None whatsoever. It’s just as equally a ridiculous absurdity to assume otherwise. John 3 would show you this, and yet scripture is veiled to your understanding and it’s for this reason that you have become Catholic - because you lack discernment. Discernment is not optional for the Christian - it’s commanded by scripture. I find it ignorant that you resort to maligning me as the “accuser of the brethren”, but that’s precisely what you’re doing - making an accusation against one who is in Christ. Furthermore, you don’t believe that you’re saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, according to scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Instead rather, you rely upon your works to save you, along with your prayers to a dead woman who has never heard you…..along with your prayers to dead saints and apostles who have never heard you either. This is a sinful practice that you’re participating in. It’s called necromancy. You’re participating in spiritism and divination just like somebody who is conducting a séance. You’re trying to communicate to the dead, and even if you “supposedly“ received an answer from the dead, you are communicating with nothing more than demons. Dead people don’t talk. They’re dead. Your approach to salvation is one that holds to this idea of your participation with God in order to save you - that’s called synergism. In other words, you believe that you have to be good enough to merit salvation. This is both unbiblical and distinctly non-Christian. Genuine contrition leading to salvation has absolutely nothing to do with your participation, but rather God‘s drawing you to Himself unto salvation. You can’t be good enough to merit salvation whatsoever, for Christ came not for the righteous but for wicked sinners like you and I. He has to open the eyes of our understanding to see that we are completely lost and can never do anything to earn salvation nor can we ever deserve the grace and mercy won by Jesus Christ. The Jesus that you hold to is not the one of scripture. Your Jesus is born of a perpetual virgin who herself came from a virgin birth from her mother. Its this Jesus that you believe in who is a counterfeit Christ and he isn’t God for the very sake that you believe that Mary is the mother of God. This is unbiblical because God cannot be created. Moreover this mother Mary whom you worship -( yes I know you call it venerate and it’s a distinction without a difference that you’re making ) - If she was a perpetual virgin, this means that Jesus didn’t have any half brothers and half sisters. This is also unbiblical. This would also infer that Mary would’ve denied Joseph their marital union of being one flesh for not having consummated their marriage. This is sinful and is completely unbiblical. I know you think of yourself as a Christian, but once again I really am trying to convert you back to your Catholicism so that you can understand that you really are apart from Christ and have never been a Christian. This is the most loving thing I can do for you - giving you the truth. This makes me most like Christ when I do this. The most unloving thing I could do would be to affirm that you are saved and are a Christian and have nothing to worry about. But then I would be believing lies just like you-deceived and deceiving others. This is when you’re most like Satan. Apart from your assertion - I have a genuine concern for where are you are heading to spend eternity. I can say it grieves my heart what I am hearing you say because even as a very shallow pastor that was leading others… you yourself did not examine yourself to see whether you were in the faith. This is what I mean when I said “you did not count the cost”, You were never born again. Let me encourage you to repent for your idolatry, for your necromancy, for your false teaching, for believing this deception that you are under, for following after another Christ of another gospel - one that has no power to save, and for leading others into the same deception that you’re sinking in. You can’t earn salvation and there is no such thing as purgatory. Don’t rely upon your own goodness to save you because you haven’t got any, you’re just like everybody else. Sir, I don’t hate you. I hate what you’re espousing and misleading others to follow after through your example. This is reprehensible. Can I encourage you next time perhaps to engage in dialogue rather than only giving into character assassination? You should always be ready with an answer to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that’s within you. You demonstrated no concerns for me no heart to shepherd one whom you would assert to be a lost person. And yet by the same token, you call yourself a Christian and in the same breath Emmaline one who is in Christ. Your forked tongue sticks out of both sides of your mouth. It would be better for you to bite it off than it would be to spread more of your lies.
@@jeremiahyeo5863With your long winded nonsense will never discover the Truth! Jesus founded His One True Church Mt 16 18-19 that became known as Catholic or Universal in 110 which codified your bible in 382. His Church is the fullness of Truth 1 Tim 3:15 & has existed for 2000 yrs, in spite of sinful men, proof of its divine origin No organisation, such as Protestantism can survive without hierarchy & a unifying authoritative interpreter, the fruits being confusion, division & scandal of 000’s of sects, resulting from personal interpretation, which is not of Jesus who willed unity Jn 17 11-21 No Protestant has ever been able to explain why personal interpretation, if guided by the Holy Spirit has resulted in 000’s sects proving that either the Holy Spirit is wrong or more likely, Protestantism! There are none so blind as those with a darkened intellect which the Holy Spirit obviously isn’t enlightening! Consider the damage caused to society by relativism, caused by there being many “truths” of Protestantism which have resulted in contraception, which until 1930, all denominations prohibited until the Anglican broke away in 1930, abortion, IVF, divorce, SSM, LGBGT, transgenderism etc. Protestantism has a lot to answer for!
I love your straight talk. Jesus leads his lambs to the Catholic church. Jesus says “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; - John 10:1 That should tell people that there is a door to his pasture and there is way to enter the pasture without going thru the door. That should scare people who don't know where that door is.
@Catholiclady3 Thanks, Jesus is the truth, and told us He came to bring truth, and said," everyone that is of truth hears My voice". ( John 18:37). I can't imagine saying anything about Christ or His Church that is not clear and truthful and direct". I hope and pray my channel is effective, and if it is at all, it is by His Grace, and to His Glory. Please pray for me, God Bless.
As non denominational christian through my own observations and external inquiry, all i observed about protestantism is the devisiveness..and schisms and more a more churches. We need a strong united cathllic church without which our western society will collapse and is collapsing before our eyes
Hi Hugh, Can I suggest, please, to enunciate more when speaking? Not all of us are familiar with your particular accent and struggle to keep up. God bless.
Yeah it’s true that as Jesus stated his church upon Peter the Rock and also gave the other apostles holy authority and Impowerment to teach and feed the flock of his church,it was the replacement of the Old Testament hierarchy and priesthood of the Old Testament that God had started from Moses.Also noticed this that in the Old Testament hierarchy there was appointed a high priest at the head of the hierarchy,so also did Jesus appoint a head of his hierarchy in the New Testament and that’s so obvious!
Hugh, you are the man! The amount of Protestant preachers who found their way to the Catholic Church blows me away.
Thanks, God bless!
I think those Protestants who sincerely seek the truth and are humble , are the ones who discover the TRUTH in the Catholic Church
@@gianne4228 Yep, and I have a few of them on here, but the intense anti-catholic ones love to fill my comments, and i do pray for all of them, as they are heart braking souls.
I am also (still) Protestant maybe going to be catholic because I accept that Mary and the saints hear the prayers, but God is also with the protestants, because the preacher of the protestant church gave me also messages and that comes from God.
@@youreapwhatyousow6057 Well God was definitely with me when I was a Protestant Preacher. He also led me into the fullness of the Faith in His holy Catholic Church. But the Catholic Church considers our Protestant Christian brethren ss "separated brethren " and recognizes baptism as long as its done properly ( in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit) .Whereas many Evangelicals sadly, consider the Catholic Church to a false church and a cult, the whore of Babylon, etc. But yes, I had a genuine, real relationship with Jesus. But that relationship is a billion times better.
You matured in Christianity and it brought you home.
Glory to God. pray for me.
I was raised Baptist then got into nondenominational and being a musician for the church I saw alot of things happen and then a church split. I happen to come across Catholic Truth on social media and this has definitely changed my out look on "The Church" I have literally watched hundreds of Catholic Apologetics video and read several books on the matter. I 100% believe that the Catholic Church is the true church. I've been researching this over a year now, but like you I'm more of a closet Catholic right now, just trying to pray and figure out how to tell my family that are big time and I mean big time Baptist on one side of the family and nondenominational/ spirit filled on the other. Me and my wife are heavily pulled in both directions. If you can pray for us that would be greatly appreciated.
@Jeepjones85
I will definitely be praying for you. I don't know if in watching various apologetics videos you've come across Tim Staples, but his testimony is not only that he a former Pentecostal and Baptist preacher , not only became Catholic , buy over time his family not only ( I mean parents and siblings) became Catholic but his pastor brother ( very anti-catholic) not only came into the Church but also that same brother ended up becoming a Catholic priest. So there is great hope for your family. God Bless.
@catholicskeptic Wow that is amazing, I haven't heard of him but will definitely check him out. I really appreciate what you are doing. Thanks
@@Jeepjones85 Thank you, all the Glory to God.
As a confirmed Catholic who's attended those churches before realizing the same thing. I highly urge you to stop delaying, receiving Christ by way of the eucharist, praising with reverence, there's no comparison
@@DavidTheZealot Amen to that.
I was a non practicing Catholic for the first 23 years of my life. It was an evangelical who ignited my faith. To this day I get really upset when I think about how many fellow Catholics I was surrounded by my whole life and not one of them ever spoke to me about the reality of Christ. That instead was left to an evangelical. I won’t go into details, but I did not end up in a Protestant or evangelical church. I instead remained in the Catholic Church, yet for 30 plus years I received most of my teaching from the Protestant world. Even though I concluded that much of what Protestants believed about Catholicism was misunderstood, I also concluded that much of what Catholics believed was often for the immature Christians who were still on milk and not solid food.
Praise God for all of the ex Protestants who have converted to Catholicism. Especially ex pastors such as this gentleman. They have caused me to research the early church and the teachings of the church that Christ founded. It has led to a growth in faith and real tangible changes in my life that have and continue to transform me more and more into who I was always meant to be.
God bless!
@@EPH113 yes I have read the Didache and what many of the church fathers have said. Especially the early Church fathers. And just like Hugh in the video, I am utterly convinced that the Catholic Church and its teachings are true. There is no way of seeing this any differently when you study the early church, and what it believed for so many years. The evangelical churches as of today are really off course on many things, because they have strayed so far from the traditional teachings. Even the teachings of Luther. I have been in many of these debates, and nobody has been able to convince me otherwise. I have watched many videos and read many books on this subject, and while I once believed that the protestant church offered the best teachings and had good solid theology, I have now come to realize, how wrong I was for many years. All I can say is you really have to study the early church. Once somebody does that, and if they are honest, it becomes very difficult not to recognize the truth of the Catholic Church, unless of course they want to continue to cling to the traditions that they have been taught.
@@EPH113 honestly, that is such nonsense. It’s ridiculous and absurd to say the least. I’m sorry I have to just say it as it is. How you can draw such a conclusion is unbelievable. Without realizing it, you’re condemning the church, and saying that the gates of hell prevailed against it.
@@vinb2707 Hey thanks for your input, excellent evaluation. Oh and this person Eph1:23 is a Dispensationalist, a type of Protestant who follows the teachings of John Nelson Darby and C I Scofield. Thry taught that only Paul's epistles are for us today; that the 12 who followed Jesus didn't even understand the gospel; that they and the gospels themselves are only for the Jews. So they basically reduce the New Testament to the size of a pamphlet, as far as what's applicable to a Christian today. So they basically believe that the "real truth" was hidden away for around 1800 years, until Darby came along. A lot like Joseph Smith and Charles Taz Russel of Mormon and Jehovah's Witnesses fame. Only "Paul's Revelation ", they claim. 🤔🤦♂️🤪
@@EPH113 the problem is you’re getting your history from people to do not understand church history nor have read church history. It’s like learning about the United States from people in Spain or Portugal or France or China. Obviously they do not know American history and they will twist it to something that is non-recognizable. You need to really go back and examine the history of the church.
Thank you for your testimony. This is helpful to me as I am in the process of leaving evangelical Christianity to return to the Catholic Church. 🙏
@carakerr4081
Well welcome home! That's great to hear, I will pray for you. God Bless.
Wonderful testimony. I'm a Catholic from Poland - converted from atheism about 10years ago. I read and listened to hundreds of texts, people etc, so that it solidified my faith so much it seems more like knowing than believing. I always love conversion stories, and particularly two types - from atheism and from Protestantism. The first because of how someone found Jesus (or let himself be found rather), but the second is more like a healing of the Church. It seems like a huge open wound in the Mystical Body of Christ. Like a hand severed but haning by some threads. Painful, ghastly sight. It must pain Jesus a lot - as He prayed so for our Unity.
It's more then ever important for Christians to come together - the attack on the Church is growing stroneger and more wicked...
God bless you for the work you're doing now.
It was a pleasure to listen to.
I gave the link to this story to Eddie Trask, maybe you'd appear there too, his channel is growing nicely. Or on the Journe Home (or maybe you've already been there, I have't watched in a while).
You're obviously a well informed person. I hope you decide to be a regular contributor on this site, and put out more videos. Your voice is very much welcomed. 💗🙏💗
Thanks, all Glory to God. Pray for me.
Thanks for your truthfulness and vulnerability. Pray for my brother's family to become Catholic.
Thanks, Hugh. Your videos help me a lot. There is a heap of confusion out there from all the different denominations and bible interpretations.
Glad it helped, God Bless.
Hello Hugh! I found faith in college in a non-denominational church. I had a very similar experience with hunger for knowledge and love for sharing the gospel to others. With that thirst for knowledge, I eventually dug deep enough to realize the truth of the Eucharist and the sacred tradition of the Catholic Church.
My experience with Protestantism was largely positive and I know God placed me there for a reason. It was a stepping stone to truly coming home.
Glad that we get to share in the fullness of Christ together!
@emmawinnie4431
Awesome Emma, thanks for that, God Bless. It's amazing how when you come to Christ in Protestantism, then coming home to the Catholic Church is really just getting more of Christ than we had before.
YEAH YEAH YEAH SIR YOU ARE TRULY GIFTED HOSANNA IN EXCELSIS DEO GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO AMEN AMEN AMEN 🙏 🐑🕊️✨🌈
Beautiful testimony full of love and peace for our protestant brothers an sisters. I trust God that it will bear good fruits among them. They are litteraly only one inch away from us. 👍 Thank you and have a nice day!
@phenixorbitall3917
Thanks for your kind words, God Bless.
Thank you for sharing your story. I left Catholicism 9 years ago after being drawn to an Evangelical church, the experience brought me to Christ and I was blown away by the Bible, things I never knew as a Catholic despite going to church and CCD. I tried to discern some of the arguments for the sacraments as I made that difficult decision, but I found it all so confusing. I didn’t enjoy hearing Christian’s debating, in fact it almost made me give up Christianity completely were it not for God’s Grace. After all this time I think my faith is strong enough to look into some things I may be ignorant of such as church history. You did a great job explaining your rationale from a Protestants perspective, and I cannot say where it will lead me, but I can say I respect your courage and promise to pursue it further.
@@solafide9533uh oh
You might need to get your diarrhea of the mouth checked out.
We'll l pray for you
Please don't leave the one holy and apostolic church that christ founded. I'm praying for you to remain Cotholic.
Thank you!
One doesn't often hear of divisions in Protestantisms.
So much for praying in the Spirit.
Self interpreting of Scripture is disunity, where the Church is to be one Body.
Hugh l just came across your podcast and am greatly appreciative of your tell-it-like-it-is attitude. Your third person narratives are one of my favorite parts! I too came home after a long journey from an evangelical background a little over three years ago. The experience has been challenging to say the least. It is hard finding a parish where people are actually interested in being disciples or understand the value and necessity of fellowship/communion. It has felt more like a desert wandering as opposed to a promise land. The proliferation of podcasts such as yours speaks directly to this fact. Outside of the internet my spiritual growth has mainly been through the internet which in part saddens me. I would appreciate your thoughts on after becoming Catholic how do we nourish ourselves and deepen the relationships between God and his church? Thanks again for using your light to shine the light for others.
@rustydahler4715
We live in challenging times. I found a decent parish, and came in contact with Catholics who are serious in their faith, and very much on fire for God. But sadly there are parishes in my Diocese that are sadly in sad condition. I encourage you to seek out such places in the area in which you live. Sometimes you may find a chapter of The Chesterton Society, search the internet for one near you. These are groups that meet together to read and discuss Catholic writings by G.K. Chesterton. Such groups are usually comprised of serious Catholics. I will be praying for you. Thanks for your comments, and welcome home to Christ's Church. God Bless. 🙏
I have a feeling your channel is going to do very well. Praise God for bringing you home.
Thanks so much, pray for me.
Hugh powerful testimony.
Thanks, God bless, all glory to God!!!
wow awesome testimony, blessing to you for crossing the Tiber, welcome home dear brother!!
Thank you Robert, God Bless you and pray for me.
I loved the Walter White intro 🤣Great video as always
Thanks, it was just right for this video, I thought.
Thank you for this video. I like how this man gets right to the point.
Wonderful testimony!
Thanks Hugh!!! I agree. The scriptures have come more alive than ever for me, in the last 14 months in Christ's Church!
Glad to hear it, and glad it ministered, all the glory to God, and welcome home to His Church.
I've been a catholic all my life but watching this video makes me appreciate more my church and its teachings.
If you want to be a catholic, you must be ready to hear ridiculous comments about your church.
Thanks
Nice show
Yes! You are Not a Luke warm Catholic you are on fire!
"After about 7 years of wrestling, I came out of the RCC about 3 months ago. It was an incredibly difficult decision, but I realized I couldn't keep sitting on the fence. I was stuck. Eventually I realized that regardless of whether some of the things the RCC teaches are true or not, if it requires me to commit even one idolatrous act or affirm one thing that is untrue, then I couldn't be a part of it. Something I just realized in the past couple of days is that the RCC has a different Gospel than the one I believe, and I'm not than the one I believe, and I'm not talking about the usual Protestant argument of faith vs works, etc. The RCC teaches that you have to accept all of its dogmas. As I understand the gospel, it is the simple truth that if someone repents of their sin and believes in Jesus they are saved. In effect, the RCC gospel is repent and believe in Jesus, believe in the Immaculate Conception, sinless life, and bodily assumption of Mary, believe that the first Pope was Peter and that there is a successive line of bishops who are infallible, believe in Purgatory and that your own merits and the merits of others can shorten or eliminate your time there, believe that forgiveness is only through a priest, and believe every other part of Cannon Law put forward by the Church. If you don't affirm any one of those beliefs you are anathematized according to the RCC. That's quite the burden if you ask me. It reminds me of the religious leaders in the time of Jesus, who had added so much to the Law that people were being crushed by it. I will pray that you get some clarity because I know what it feels like to be in that state of limbo.
It's like you want to be fully on board and on fire for Christ, but how can you do that if you don't even know what you believe yourself. At least that's how I experienced it. Either way, don't be afraid. If you are seeking with all your heart, God will direct you. Shalom."
Your free don't follow another group you get stuck again
Great post!
Thank you for your information... But everything about the Dogma you highlighted was biblically rooted and always accompanied with Reason and Revelation... GOD BLESS YOUR JOURNEY ... PLEASE BROTHER DIDN'T YOU SEE HOW GOD IS DOING GREAT THINGS AT THIS TIME BY BRINGING BACK ALL THE PASTORS OF DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS OF THE WORLD... INCLUDING PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ... COULD I HUMBLY ASK YOU TO RETURN... I AM CONCERNED ABOUT YOU...
HAVE YOU REALIZED THE TREND... LOOKWORM CATHOLICS MOVED OUT BUT GENUINE PASTORS AND VERY GREAT PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD WHO DESIRED FOR TRUTH HAS ALL RETURNED... I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE SEEN AS ONE OF THEM PLEASE I WANT YOU HOME SIR... GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY TOGETHER.
Your right to be wrong! Weak Catholics leave & strong Protestants join.
I truly hope that Protestants can understand that Jesus never said that in his One True Church that all of his members will be Faithful or Obedient to him and his Church,so having said that I really want to point out to Protestants that when there’s any corruption or problems in the Catholic Church it’s not the Church it’s self it’s the individuals who are at fault and causing problems not the Catholic Church???
@johnchung6777
Amen!!!! 🙏
Then shouldn’t Catholics hold their leaders accountable for corruption and problems? It’s harder to consider converting when higher ups get a “pass” because they are “infallible.”
Aha! Where is my post…?
Love the intro. Soooo funny.
Hi I just came across your testimony. It's great to hear! Thank you for sharing it. What job did you get after you left your previous church? Blessings to you and yours. G Ire
Welcome home brother...
I'm greatful to my protestant brothers, they ignited my catholic faith.
new subscriber here! ALL GLORY TO GOD FOR YOU !!!! Thanks so much for your voice on the Catholic Church...please pray for me as I discern for religious life.... May God bless you and your family always! I am so touched about all you said about our Catholic Church and our Blessed mother!!!!! I am so amazed with all these converts/ reverts, you are becoming the powerhouse of the Catholic Church !!! WELCOME HOME!!!
Gianne, Thanks so much for your kind words, I will certainly pray for you and your discernment concerning your vocation. Oh pay no attention to the "Sola Fide" commenter, just one of the anti-Catholic trolls on here. I now ignore his comments and pray for him. God bless you, and our Blessed Mother watch over you.
@@catholicskeptic 🥰Thank you my brother!!!
@@solafide9533 🤣😂I am so sorry for you, you do not have a mother like mine!!!! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, ON EARTH AND HEAVEN THAT GOD HAS EVER MADE!!!!How could you possibly think in your wildest dream that the SON OF GOD will be in a womb of a sinful woman!!!! It is very clear in the Bible: " Hail FULL OF GRACE THE LORD IS WITH YOU!!!" In revelation the new Ark of the Covenant appeared, " a woman clothed with the sun with the moon under Her feet with a crown of twelve stars!".." In Genesis, God said to the serpent: I will put enmity between you and woman, She will crush the head of the serpent"..if you are not in THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IMMACULATE's side , then who's side would you be on the last day?" simple common sense!
@@solafide9533 🤣😂I am so sorry for you, you do not have a mother like mine!!!! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, ON EARTH AND HEAVEN THAT GOD HAS EVER MADE!!!!How could you possibly think in your wildest dream that the SON OF GOD will be in a womb of a sinful woman!!!! It is very clear in the Bible: " Hail FULL OF GRACE THE LORD IS WITH YOU!!!" In revelation the new Ark of the Covenant appeared, " a woman clothed with the sun with the moon under Her feet with a crown of twelve stars!".." In Genesis, God said to the serpent: I will put enmity between you and woman, She will crush the head of the serpent"..if you are not in THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IMMACULATE's side , then who's side would you be on the last day?" simple common sense!
@@solafide9533 🤣😂I am so sorry for you, you do not have a mother like mine!!!! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, ON EARTH AND HEAVEN THAT GOD HAS EVER MADE!!!!How could you possibly think in your wildest dream that the SON OF GOD will be in a womb of a sinful woman!!!! It is very clear in the Bible: " Hail FULL OF GRACE THE LORD IS WITH YOU!!!" In revelation the new Ark of the Covenant appeared, " a woman clothed with the sun with the moon under Her feet with a crown of twelve stars!".." In Genesis, God said to the serpent: I will put enmity between you and woman, She will crush the head of the serpent"..if you are not in THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IMMACULATE's side , then who's side would you be on the last day?" simple common sense!
EXCELLENT TESTIMONY BROTHER..I LEARNT A LOT FROM YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONFUSION IN EVANGELICALS PROTESTANTISM...
I PRAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY...
Thanks brother, God Bless !
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏
@catholicskeptic, a very interesting journey of discovery. how did your family take your rediscovery of catholic faith? maybe another video?
@fre7717
Details would require another video. My wife and my sons, and daughter-in-law have all crossed over . All are very happy as Catholics, and have no regrets. All Glory to God!
@@catholicskeptic real happy to hear that. God bless.
Thank God I'm a Protestant,, trusting God's infallible Word. .
On a technicality, the bible is inerrant, only people can be infallible, like the pope when teaching officially on Faith & Morals.
@mario...
"Thank God 'you' are a 'Protestant' "? Are you being honest? A 'Protestant'? Or do you mean Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Nazarene, SDA, Pentecostal, Unitarian Pentecostal, Trinitarian Pentecostal...or which one of the 44,989 'Protestant' denominations? Or do you mean by 'Protestant' you are simply anti-Catholic?
@@geoffjs
'officially' or 'ex-Cathedra' in which case that being proclaimed is an infallible decree, a dogma.
I've considered Roman Catholicism, but the more I study history and the Bible, the less attracted I am to it.
I think the Eastern Church is better, but still has issues. You can see they too gradually departed from truth and started adding stuff over more stuff to the point that what you have today is a completely different religion than the one Jesus and the Apostles established.
Even when interpreting the Bible, it seems as if they take their brains off and start adding to the text and taking the Bible out of context. Thrt seem to be desperately looking for a way to justify their beliefs and practices instead of following the texts. So, the have ended up with a long list of invented doctrines generation after generation.
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So close & yet so far! Sounds like Protestant Propaganda is still playing a role! Can you mention a few Catholic doctrines that, according to you, have changed! Go to Catholic Answers for more information
@@geoffjs SINGAPORE - Pope Francis on Friday wrapped up a three-day visit to Singapore by declaring that “all religions are a path to God”.
“They are like different languages in order to arrive at God, but God is God for all,” the Pope said, who had set aside his prepared text and spoke largely off the cuff. “Since God is God for all, then we are all children of God.”
The Pontiff made his remarks during a interreligious meeting with young people held at a Catholic junior college, just prior to departing Singapore for his return flight to Rome.
The Catholic Herald - September 13, 2024 at 9:24 am
So according to the Pope nobody needs the Roman Catholic church anymore.
Nonsense, I can find many references of Christ and the Disciples saying absolutely do not do the things the Catholic Church does. Defenders of the faith… Where does Christ preach anything of this Churches usurped history? What authority? How does one call themselves “father!?” Have you not clearly understood Matthew!
It is written: 9And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. 10Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. 11But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Please read Luke 11!
Also Jesus clearly said in John 14 “None come to the Father except through Me”
Who are you to crucify the Spirit like the Jews did the Flesh of God? … :
please open your eyes beloved !
Jesus founded His One True Church Mt 16 18-19 that became known as Catholic or Universal in 110 which codified your bible in 382. His Church is the fullness of Truth 1 Tim 3:15 & has existed for 2000 yrs, in spite of sinful men, proof of its divine origin
No organisation, such as Protestantism can survive without hierarchy & a unifying authoritative interpreter, the fruits being confusion, division & scandal of 000’s of sects, resulting from personal interpretation, which is not of Jesus who willed unity Jn 17 11-21
No Protestant has ever been able to explain why personal interpretation, if guided by the Holy Spirit has resulted in 000’s sects proving that either the Holy Spirit is wrong or more likely, Protestantism! There are none so blind as those with a darkened intellect which the Holy Spirit obviously isn’t enlightening!
Consider the damage caused to society by relativism, caused by there being many “truths” of Protestantism which have resulted in contraception, which until 1930, all denominations prohibited until the Anglican broke away in 1930, abortion, IVF, divorce, SSM, LGBGT, transgenderism etc. Protestantism has a lot to answer for!
Hi Hugh, since you brought up the deuterocanonical books, I was wondering if you could comment on 2 Maccabees 15:37-39. It's very clear based on what the author says here that he was seeking to write something entertaining and interesting to give pleasure to his readers. That is not how Scripture speaks, I think we can both agree...can't we?
37 That is how things turned out for Nicanor. The city of Jerusalem remained in the possession of the Jewish people from that time on, so I will end my story here. 38 If it is well written and to the point, I am pleased; if it is poorly written and uninteresting, I have still done my best. 39 We know it is unhealthy to drink wine or water alone, whereas wine mixed with water makes a delightfully tasty drink. So also a good story skillfully written gives pleasure to those who read it. With this I conclude.
So u have no problem with
King David being a murderer
But a verse saying it’s entertaining is
Too much ?
@@PInk77W1 The Bible has a problem with King David being a murderer as he ends up suffering major consequences as a result. My chief concern is having an accurate canon. This book doesn't belong.
@@aaronkemp7789 well it’s real simple
Then go make a bible without it and if you’re correct, it will be a big best seller.
@@PInk77W1 That has already happened. It's called the Christian Bible, as opposed to the Catholic "Bible."
@@aaronkemp7789
2000yrs of Catholic
v
Brand new Christians, 30,000 Brands
I appreciate you taking the time to share your journey. I was one of those who has hoped you would share this. As a former Roman Catholic and evangelical, I can relate to the experience of finding that professing Christians can be horrible sinners, and that there is no individual Christian, Church, or denomination that has a perfect grasp of God's truth. Or do you believe the current Catholic Church does have a perfect grasp of God's truth? I've been told by high profile TH-cam channel Catholics and individual Catholics, that what I believe is only salvific if I return to the Catholic Church. Do you believe salvation is dependent upon unity with the Catholic Church and the Pope? I believe that my current church is a faithful descendent of all those Councils that you speak of which occurred prior to the Lutheran Reformation. All those early Church Fathers are important contributors to my current church's doctrine as well as yours (of course you know the Fathers didn't agree on everything either and they are helpful only as far as they do no violence to scripture). In the 15th century, errors on the part of the organizational Church were becoming extreme and Huss was burned for pointing them out. In the 16th century the Church's continuity was maintained by a reformation. Not a perfect reformation, because sinners were involved. Martin Luther in his writing on the topic of re-baptism (dealing with the anti-Baptists of his day) clearly makes the point that Roman Catholics of his day were fully Christians, as he was. His issues were with the popes and the organization known as the Church, not with the doctrines of the Church as they agreed with scripture and were passed down from faithful ancestors in the faith. When you had warrior popes, popes who fathered children, multiple popes at the same time, these were not facts the average church goer knew of. But they were known by the Cardinals, bishops, magisterium of the organization known at that time as the Catholic Church. Where was the disciplining of the "vicar of Christ"? Yet, sinful Popes don't destroy God's Church, because the Church isn't a man made organization. It is His mystical body composed of those whom He is saving. Luther's criticism of the abuse of indulgences was certainly valid. It still is, as I see that indulgences are still given (I have just returned from a visit to Vatican City). I am happy for you if you have found in the Roman Catholic Church, a purer expression of God's truth. I see how you could, coming out of Evangelicalism as you did, especially the kind you describe. Much of what you fled, I also fled. Just as bad Popes don't destroy God's Church, neither did the failings of Martin Luther. We are all best served by attaching ourselves to a Christian Church which is optimally faithful to the truth of God. That seems to sum up what you shared in this video. I just wonder if you have come to the end of your journey, or if you will yet find a more faithful Church?
Thanks for that thoughtful comment. I can't write a sufficient answer due to time constraints right now. But i suggest you watch my video on "Can The Pope Be Wrong?" As i think I addressed some of what you are speaking of in your comment. Otherwise I will try to get back to you on this later. God Bless.
Does your church claim to be “The” church that Christ founded? Can it’s pastors be traced back to the 12 Apostles? The Catholic Church proclaims itself to be the True Church, for innumerable reasons. Focus on the doctrines which are conveniently laid out in the Catechism of the Catholic Church rather than “Catholic” opinions on social media. And study early Church History. I recently asked a Sola Scriptura Christian if he would follow Jesus no matter where that led - even if it led to the Catholic Church. He changed the subject. Too often the anti-Catholic prejudice is deeper than a person realizes and that can blind one to certain truths. So ask Jesus to lead you to the very Fullness of Christian Truth. Just be willing. ❤
Few more years and you’ll be orthodox God willing
@Troll Patrol Eastern Orthodox and just because sea disagrees with another does not put the church in schism. And are the Catholics unified? under Francis? Lol
Not likely ❤
I love our Orthodox brethren but they have no means of unity or adjudication to resolved disputes. They say the Councils but can't agree on which councils. Even so, if Hugh did become Orthodox, I would have to issue with that. If He went back to Protestantism, that would cause concern. Besides, you can be Eastern Catholic and still experience the Eastern liturgies. God bless.
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Enjoyed your message, but please slow down! I appreciate your zeal and enthusiasm, but you wore me out trying to listen to your message because you talk so fast😃
SSPX
It seems as though many of what you mentioned were abuses of Evangelical Christianity. Most of these reasons aren’t really sufficient to become Roman Catholic.
@Troll Patrol no, assuming the apostles had a secret oral tradition seems a lot more Gnostic to me.
@@PlantChrist Interestingly, the Apostles “secret” Oral Tradition isn’t so secret. It’s literally right there in Scripture🤷🏻♀️
The Roman Catholic Church has given tradition much weight when establishing and practicing her beliefs, yet the Bible clearly warns against this. In Matthew 15:3, the Lord Jesus Christ says, "Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?" Paul says, in Colossians 2:8, "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Catholic writings are filled with phrases like "the Church teaches" or "tradition teaches" or "the Church has traditionally taught". In light of the above Scripture, shouldn't true Christian writings be filled with phrases like "the Bible says" or "according to the Scriptures"?
Friend, are you following God's pure words or are you following man's tradition? Perhaps you're thinking, "This is anti-Catholic hate literature!" No, actually, this tract is based on God’s word. If you doubt it, please check the references for yourself. What have you got to lose?
Even when Rome professes to believe the Bible, we must remember that the Catholic bible is very different from the written word of God. The Catholic Church includes several books in their Old Testament that are not God's word. The Catholic Council of Trent of 1541 placed a curse upon everyone who does not accept the Apocrypha as inspired Old Testament Scripture (See Catholic Encyclopedia). In doing so, the famous council pronounced a curse upon Jesus Christ and the New Testament writers!
In Matthew 23:35, Jesus said that the Old Testament began with Abel (The Book of Genesis) and ended with Zecharias (II Chronicles). Since the Hebrew Old Testament ends with II Chronicles, there is no room left for the Apocryphal books. This explains why the Lord Jesus and the New Testament writers never refer to the Apocrypha or quote it. These writings were not accepted as Scripture. So Jesus, Peter, James, Paul, John, Luke, and the rest are officially cursed by the Roman Catholic Church.
Lest someone claim that this is no longer a Catholic belief, we refer the reader to page 61 of the Catholic publication, Faith of Our Fathers, by Cardinal Gibbons:
If only one instance could be given in which the Church ceased to teach a doctrine which had been previously held, that single instance would be the death blow of her infallibility.
So there is no absolute Final Authority in the Catholic Church. There are dual authorities: tradition and the Catholic bible, which is entirely unscriptural (Isa. 8:20, Mat. 4:4, Col. 2:8, Mat. 15:3). God's word alone should be the Final Authority of any Christian institution.
@weaponofchoice-tc7qs Nothing but mere assertions is all you have.
You couldn't even back anything you said with a single verse.
You are infact a modern day Pharisee full of vain and corruption.
The Lord Jesus Christ and the Apostles warn of false teachers, wolves in sheep clothing.
Just like you.
@weaponofchoice-tc7qs That's what I thought, stay silent coward.
Protestants follow the traditions of men, named Luther and Calvin and MacArthur and Osteen and and and...
@@fantasia55 Catholics worship Mary and the "saints" in ALL but name.
"The mass" is a pagan cannibalistic blood sacrifice which is completely unscriptural.
'The Bible says' means nothing until it is interpreted. Here's an example. The Bible says ' repent and he baptized for the forgiveness of your sin'. You might say that means repent and be saved and then get baptized to show you are saved. However, that's not what the Bible says. You said read what the Bible says. My point is everything the Bible says must be interpreted. There is no perspicuity of Scripture. God bless.
Another great video.
I went to Bible college and was preparing for ordination. We were good old fashioned dispensational, pre tribulation Fundamentalists .
It was an honest application of Biblical exegesis that led me into the Church. By God's grace I have been a priest for 40 years.
Wow beautiful. Always wanted to do that. Couldn’t be a priest as married tho 😔
@Oldparson220
Awesome testimony , God is amazing. Thanks Father, God Bless.
Thanks. Father.
2 Corinthians 11:3 KJV Bible
“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
The papacy has always preached a false gospel. Not the Gospel.
John 3:3 KJV Bible
“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Beautiful testimony.
I'm on my way to Catholicism.
@Gooey1000
Welcome home to His Church, God Bless.
When you find your life is the same as Solomon's in the book of Ecclesiastes, then cry out to God for the truth that will set you free
Thank you for your testimony, as a revert from protestantism I can relate to your story. Viva Christo Rey!!
Thanks, all Glory to God!!
WEAK CATHOLICS becomes Protestants , Strong Protestants becomes CATHOLIC .......How true 👍👍👍 .
WELCOME HOME BROTHER !
ALLELUIA !
Thanks brother, God Bless.
so TRUE !!!!😊
Very true
This is true
I have so much respect for people who dig in and search for the truth. Hugh is awesome.
Hugh, God has blessed you with courage and wisdom. You risked everything, including your livihood and your reputation as a pastor, in order to follow what is true. That is remarkable. Other people choose a "safer" and easier route, and as a result they choose to do nothing. Pursuing what is true and good takes sacrifice and your life bears witness to this. God Bless!
By His grace, thanks, God bless.
1 John 2: 19 They went out from us , but they were not really of us ,for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us, but they went out, so that it would be shown that they all are not of us, 2 Corinthians 4:4, in whose case the God of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of christ, who is the image of God, my friend you were never a bible believing Christian, not a protestant, not born again, you are blind to the true gospel of jesus christ, stick to the scriptures not Catholicism, a false religion with false teachings, man made teachings that are contrary to scripture the word of God,
Dont think so, catholic church is false, what they teach does not line up with the scriptures, modern day pharisees, same pharisees that jesus rebuked,
@trollpatrol7215 So true.
@@garyholian3552 Notice "my friend", Gary here, takes a verse that describes The Catholic view in a nutshell, to defend the heretics of the 16th century, and further has the audacity to engage in accusatory language , personally judging me, my faith, my experience, this is the reaction of so many of the Protestant Evangelicals and their 300 + years of a variant of the 500 years of the Protestant heretical distortions of the Faith of the Church Christ founded. I sincerely pray for Gary, and his harsh judgmental , personal attacks, that he will see the Light of truth and repent. I did repent of my heresies, and there is always hope for him too. Please pray for him, by Catholic brothers and sisters who read this, thanks.
I really enjoyed this. I can relate to your journey very well. I was an evangelical preacher from my teens until almost 30. I was 31 when I became Catholic last year. Glory to God.
@kennycopley3175
Awesome! God's brought home so many of us , all Glory to Him!
Glory to God & welcome Home🙏✝️❤️🔥✅🎉
Thank you for this episode. As a revert to Catholicism, I am just realizing how evangelicalism is focused on self, where Catholicism is focused on the life of Jesus! I was also excited that the Church considered me a Christian at Baptism! I have almost the same journey back as you did (not a preacher though but with Campus Crusade for Christ). Then, learning early church history. Now my husband is converting to Catholicism!
That's awesome! God Bless you both, pray for me, and I will for you.
“I just know Jesus and the church are one”
St Joan of Arc
It’s the Mass that’s sets us apart. It’s not just going it is “AN EXPERIENCE “.
@KarenStempkoski
So very true.
Yeah I really am elated and overwhelmed of what you said about our Holy Mother Mary,especially when you spoke about the part when after Archangel Gabriel had finished his DIVINE MESSAGE TO MOTHER MARY SHE SAID BEHOLD I AM THE HAND MAID OF THE LORD BE IT DONE TO ME ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD. I just hope that people can have the tiniest understanding of what this means the handmaid of the LORD
@johnchung6777
I hope so too, brother. God Bless.
Makes perfect sense to me, Hugh. It makes one wonder why some folks, like you and I, eventually get it and why some have not. We pray they will! Our faith embraces faith-and-reason, it takes everything into account, yet it doesn’t deny mystery. In fact, we even celebrate the Sacred Mysteries! A Grand Unified Theory, if one may put it so, it satisfies the mind as well as the heart. It is whole and organic. It is human. No surprise that there are knock-offs, imitators, distorters, imposters. And no surprise that it is the one body in this world that can be traced back 2000 years, and is in the unique position of being the only one attacked by everyone else: the Eastern Orthodox, Protestants, atheists and Satanists, at the very least. And this conforms to-and confirms-Our Lord’s promise that “If they have persecuted me, they will persecuted you as well”: we who are “in the world but not of the world”. Taken all together, it appears we have a dead give-away, one of these things is not like the others. Let us pray the holy rosary every day!
May God bless you and Our Lady protect you!
I know, from where I am at now, it is so obvious, yet I remember when I was blind to the obvious, but, as the song goes,now I see. Yes my rosary intention is that now I can be of service for others to also see the reality of Christ and His Church.
From my experience there indoctrinated and taught to be anti Catholic and Catholics stole paganism etc. As a Catholic who attended a Baptist under cover as a non denominational
Cradle Catholic confirmed ...brought back by born again baptists and after 6 months at there church and a few earnest questions led me back home to Catholicism
The Roman Catholic Church has given tradition much weight when establishing and practicing her beliefs, yet the Bible clearly warns against this. In Matthew 15:3, the Lord Jesus Christ says, "Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?" Paul says, in Colossians 2:8, "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Catholic writings are filled with phrases like "the Church teaches" or "tradition teaches" or "the Church has traditionally taught". In light of the above Scripture, shouldn't true Christian writings be filled with phrases like "the Bible says" or "according to the Scriptures"?
Friend, are you following God's pure words or are you following man's tradition? Perhaps you're thinking, "This is anti-Catholic hate literature!" No, actually, this tract is based on God’s word. If you doubt it, please check the references for yourself. What have you got to lose?
Even when Rome professes to believe the Bible, we must remember that the Catholic bible is very different from the written word of God. The Catholic Church includes several books in their Old Testament that are not God's word. The Catholic Council of Trent of 1541 placed a curse upon everyone who does not accept the Apocrypha as inspired Old Testament Scripture (See Catholic Encyclopedia). In doing so, the famous council pronounced a curse upon Jesus Christ and the New Testament writers!
In Matthew 23:35, Jesus said that the Old Testament began with Abel (The Book of Genesis) and ended with Zecharias (II Chronicles). Since the Hebrew Old Testament ends with II Chronicles, there is no room left for the Apocryphal books. This explains why the Lord Jesus and the New Testament writers never refer to the Apocrypha or quote it. These writings were not accepted as Scripture. So Jesus, Peter, James, Paul, John, Luke, and the rest are officially cursed by the Roman Catholic Church.
Lest someone claim that this is no longer a Catholic belief, we refer the reader to page 61 of the Catholic publication, Faith of Our Fathers, by Cardinal Gibbons:
If only one instance could be given in which the Church ceased to teach a doctrine which had been previously held, that single instance would be the death blow of her infallibility.
So there is no absolute Final Authority in the Catholic Church. There are dual authorities: tradition and the Catholic bible, which is entirely unscriptural (Isa. 8:20, Mat. 4:4, Col. 2:8, Mat. 15:3). God's word alone should be the Final Authority of any Christian institution.
@@1611AuthorizedVersion I was with you until you blatantly mis quoted Matthew 23:35.
@@DavidTheZealot 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, *from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias* son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
How is that in anyway a misquote ?
@weaponofchoice-tc7qs Simply saying heretical is not an argument, got anything else ?
@weaponofchoice-tc7qs You're the one calling me heretical ??
The burden of prove is upon you !
Your man made traditions are completely unscriptural.
The Lord Jesus Christ himself rebukes your ungodly traditions.
Catholic for life. Mabuhay!!!
Those who earnestly seek the truth eventually discover it. I once believed that the concept of being "saved" was as straightforward as it is for many Protestants and Bible-alone Christians. However, the rejection of Mary, the Saints, Purgatory, the Priesthood, the Sacraments, and more opened my eyes to the complexities and true beauty of the FULLNESS of Christianity. We are in the end times (not the world) so be always watchful for errors coming from all sides as the enemies of the Church have done well to try to destroy her...but they will fail. God Bless +
@michaelfoeofevil5587
Amen! The fullness of truth is what it is all about, God Bless. Thanks for the comment.
Adam and eve ate the wrong food and sin entered and destroyed everything. Order became disorder... Jesus said amen amen (double amen) my flesh is TRUE FOOD and my BLOOD is true drink who ever eats my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life. And he said take it all of you and eat of it.
@ramocto2268
Great point.
I can’t wait for your channel to blow up, I don’t mind listening to you for an hour. You have a very simple way to go about defending the faith and spreading the gospel. Thank you
Thanks, God bless.
@@catholicskepticGrowing up I was surrounded by protestant fundamentalists. The first argument they would throw at me was Matthew 23:9 and the need to born again. What was frustrating is their disregard for the early church fathers. Today, I have several friends who still do not care to look at the early church fathers because they hold to sola scripture. Why doesn't historic, apostolic Christianity excite them? Where do you start when evangelizing?
@@apostolicapologetics4829 Yep I hear you, it's amazing to me how many historical facts they ignore, especially the testimony of the church fathers. Or the simple reality that the Church gave us the New Testament.
@@catholicskeptic They deny we gave them the New Testament and claim we added books at the Council of Trent.
Do they really, I mean really think we added books?
I'm praying for you and this channel to grow. I like this channel you sound so sincere and genuine person. Keep posting. God Bless you, Hugh.
@AlbertoKempis
Thanks brother, I really appreciate your prayers. God Bless you, and all the glory to Jesus Christ.
Reading Church history was a major turning point for me as well and ultimately lead me into the Orthodox Church. The depth of beauty, reverence and theology I've found there is incomparable to anything else I've encountered. Wild horses couldn't drag me away.
Same except catholic. Considered EO pretty seriously because I have tons of EO friends (rare for an American but I’m blessed with many slavic and Greek friends), but for various reasons went Catholic after reading primary sources. St Optatus, St Leo I, St Bede, pray for us
Appreciate the Orthodox Church, I have a friend who is an Orthodox Priest, he started out in the same Evangelical circles, although he saw the Light much earlier than me, God Bless.
the Greek Church recognized the authority of the bishop of Rome over all churches, as the pastor of unity and the doctor of the faith, during the entire first millennium - You should know that the truth about that authority of Rome has been officially proclaimed by the Council of Nicea II - there is no way you can historically prove the authenticity of the Orthodox Church as the true communion of the faithful that Christ established
I just got confirmed this easter. I liked and subbed first time ive seen you in the feed today. I was Calvinist for 10 years.... my family was totally sinking in sin. I felt i was elect, nothing i could do sin wise could jepordize my salvation. It got really bad my wife and i almost got a divorce and i prayed for god to show me what to do. Show me the path out of here. That night i went to bed researching calvin and luthers discussions. I had a dream about a catholic priest and a vision of the catholic church through some strange imagery. I woke up remembering every detail of the dream... to this day i still do.
I was thinking to myself all morning "catholic?! Im sure it wasnt god i mustve just seen too many exorcist movies". I was 100 percent sure catholics werent even christian. Anyway i tried to get back to my reformation study and found myself drawn to look into this catholic stuff. I assumed i would be satisfied that they were demonologists that distort the word for their man made money machine NWO religion. One by one everything i looked up, i was proven wrong. No matter how deep i dug into any issue they had an answer. Pretty soon i was getting mad at the people who taught me all that.
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Welcome home to Jesus' Church. God Bless!
Welcome brother, welcome to your real home!❤❤♥
Really Appreciate and it's an amazing TESTIMONY
Thank you for sharing your testimony. Amazing how God's grace is working in your life. Welcome home my brother.
@filiusvivam4315
Thank you for kind words ,all the Glory to God. Pray for me. God Bless.
It's always great to see Protestant pastors become Catholics. We need more Catholics well versed (pun intended) in Protestant theology.
Good pun, Thanks, Glory to God.
Mary is sinless..is forever virgin...is now in heaven body and soul with her divine Son Jesus our Lord and Savior. She is our beloved and blessed mother. We love her so much. Why don't you :)
@@solafide9533 Another cut and paster. "Catholics say", No the Church Jesus founded, that gave you the very Bible you are pasting quotes from, says what it says, Divine Truth. ( Matthew 26:23-19) Jesus gave His Apostles the power to forgive or retain mens' sins.( John 20:21-23) He told us we need to eat His body snd drink His Blood, or we have no Life in us. ( John 6)These are just a few verses you deny , or try to explain away.
@@solafide9533Not only is Mary sinless and forever virgin...she is also exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things.
@@solafide9533 The Bible says the Lord will guide the Apostolic Church to all truth. Help me find that verse for me :)
God bless you Sir, for speaking the Truth and your convictions about the Catholic Church. I wish all our protestant brothers and sisters should listen to your witness to the YRUTHS of our faith.
Loved the testimony. I'd heard Scott Hahn recommend Keating's "Catholicism and Fundamentalism" too, so I'll definitely check that out. Anyone have a list of the other books that were mentioned? I couldn't quite make out all of it
Thanks, the other two books I mentioned were Thomas Howard's Evangelical is Not Enough, and Scott Hahn's first book of his own testimony, Rome Sweet Home.
For those who believe in once saved always always saved, how is
1 Timothy 3:6 possible? Isn't a convert a Christian? Isn't a bishop a Christian? How can you have a valid bishop that is not Christian if baptism is necessary for valid ordination and baptism is what makes one a Christian not reciting the non biblical sinners prayer.
Another great one is Four Witnesses (Catholic evidence from four Early Church Fathers)
Excellent as always
It’s great not to have to ignore the catholic versus
Thanks for sharing your story
Okay I think I'm Catholic. I need to find a local Catholic church. Wow!
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SINGAPORE - Pope Francis on Friday wrapped up a three-day visit to Singapore by declaring that “all religions are a path to God”.
“They are like different languages in order to arrive at God, but God is God for all,” the Pope said, who had set aside his prepared text and spoke largely off the cuff. “Since God is God for all, then we are all children of God.”
The Pontiff made his remarks during a interreligious meeting with young people held at a Catholic junior college, just prior to departing Singapore for his return flight to Rome.
The Catholic Herald - September 13, 2024 at 9:24 am
So according to the Pope nobody needs the Roman Catholic church anymore.
Hugh, could do a video on the origin of some Protestant beliefs, terms and practices?
For example:
Born again, altar call, sinner's prayer. Symbolic Baptism, symbolic Eucharist, asking Jesus into your heart..., Darby's rapture theory , first adult baptism in rejection of infant baptism, origin of adult baptism made a crime, evolution from ecclesial and sacramental salvation under Calvin to one-time decision for Christ in the Great Awakenings and any related topics. Thanks.
Lmao 🤣😂
Beg
Beg him good heathen !
Comedy Gold 🪙
Try kissing his butt harder ?
Matthew 25 - The Judgement of Nations, separation of goats and sheep. How did Jesus separate the goats from the sheep, by what they believed or by what they did? 🤔🤔🤔 Faith alone is not biblical…
Good job! Keep up the good work in Christ. May our Lord bless you and your family 👉✝️✝️✝️
Thanks so much, God Bless.
SINGAPORE - Pope Francis on Friday wrapped up a three-day visit to Singapore by declaring that “all religions are a path to God”.
“They are like different languages in order to arrive at God, but God is God for all,” the Pope said, who had set aside his prepared text and spoke largely off the cuff. “Since God is God for all, then we are all children of God.”
The Pontiff made his remarks during a interreligious meeting with young people held at a Catholic junior college, just prior to departing Singapore for his return flight to Rome.
The Catholic Herald - September 13, 2024 at 9:24 am
So according to the Pope nobody needs the Roman Catholic church anymore.
God bless you, I love you testimony definitely I’m going to share ❤
Blessings Hugh!
I knew there was a reason for me to take your; can I call it ‘Ministry’ seriously.
I can relate to all the reasons you found things difficult in the evangelical (charismatic type) church. I left the AOG for exactly the same reasons that you mentioned in the first half of your testimony… carbon copy!
Though I will always be grateful, like you would be, that I was given a reason to become engrossed in the scriptures and history… something that has stayed with me even though I am tossing things up in my mind.
Your testimony has just cemented the brotherly admirable respect that I have had for you since your videos found their way into my account.
Continued blessed thoughts for you and your family sir.
Thanks David glad it help you connect more. Doing that type of video is challenging, because there is a lot in there, and yet so many details that are not. I prayed that it would be effective, and from sone of the responses, it apparently has been. Glad you enjoyed it. God bless.
@@catholicskeptic I always appreciate ‘real’ and ‘honesty’ - not the superficial posing that has imposed itself on society since the 1990’s
Australia’s evangelicalism went down hill when the ‘Word Faith’ ministries of Kenneth Copeland and the like spread their tentacles into Australian households more strongly in the 1990s.
I was even labelled as being demonic from the pulpit simply for writing to the pastor with my reservations about his authoritative teaching on giving to receive 10 to 100 fold, as too many people were giving everything they had to God (the pastor) while coming to me for help with their bills… and the pastor was living showing off God’s financial grace with material acquisitions. That was my last day in the local church scene. Especially when the people I had so graciously shared meals with, helped out with both my time and resources decided that I was not a fit person to associate with… Hehehe… Luckily I have thick skin… :)
I remember one guy that I had helped quite a bit, trying to embarrass me in front of a group of people in our local petrol (gas) station while I was ordering my lunch. I still remember the short; sharp, two sentence exchange… ‘I haven’t seen you in church for quite a while David. God wont be pleased.’ My reply across the small crowd that stood between us at the counter, ‘Why would I go to a church with people like you inhabiting the pews?’
The same guy told me months before that God had laid on his heart to ask me for $2000 odd dollars to fix his car because I would receive 100 fold for blessing him. Thankfully I didn’t hand over the money… :)
Ah… the joys of dealing with self serving people. Thankfully I learned a good lesson from that episode in my life.
It taught me to ‘test the spirits’ before jumping in whole heartedly when dealing with new situations.
@@djpodesta - People have been lieing since forever. Society was a bit healthier back in the 1990's but not by much.
@@atrifle8364 It just started going down hill in the late 1980’s… a bit worse in 90’s… but today is unrecognisable since that time.
In Australia anyway… but we were way behind the US and Europe regarding social issues; until the advent of the popular internet/social media.
@trollpatrol7215 And my glossary grows a little more. Thanks.
You see the wisdom of God when you realise he uses Protestism as a nursery to awaken the unwary Catholics , guide non-Catholic seekers, and reingnite lapsed Catholics with a personal loving relationship with the whole family of Christ.
I really enjoyed your video. I picked up some exasperation with people with closed hearts and minds. It is difficult when someone tells you what you believe and why it is wrong and refuse to listen to your reply. Bless you for your fire.
You are anointed and amazing. Please don’t stop what you’re doing!
Welcome home to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church ❤❤❤
Thanks, God Bless. Pray for me.
One thing I do not understand is how one who changes from one religious denomination to another and both say the Holy Spirit told me to get out to the one I belong to and go to this one if both have received the same Holy Spirit. Don't we all have one and the same Holy Spirit? Should He be consistent in telling the same thing to one and the same to the other one? It seems that one has a Holy Spirit and the other one has a different one. It does not make any sense. There must be only one religion or one church that is true and all the other ones are teaching the wrong gospel and are false and heretic.
As an example a Catholic becomes a protestant and a protestant becomes a Catholic and both say the Holy Spirit told me to change. This is what we call the law of noncontradiction. Both cannot be right, one is right and the other one is wrong, or both are wrong.
One way to know which religion is the right one and the false one is just by believing one important passage of the Bible which is in John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” The Roman Catholic religion does not believe or teach their parishioners about doing that. They say you are born again when you get baptized as a baby and receive the seventh sacrament and you by being a former protestant know what it really means. If Catholics think it is not necessary to get baptized as an adult to receive the Holy Spirit which the Bible says we must then I would say all Catholics are heading straight to hell because they cannot enter God's kingdom if they are not born from above in the Holy Spirit. Why would you join a religion that teaches lies and you know what the Bible says all liars will have their part in the lake of fire. It only takes one lie to end in hell. Why be partaking in the wrong religion that will send you and them to hell.
Jesus founded His One True Church Mt 16 18-19 that became known as Catholic or Universal in 110 which codified your bible in 382. His Church is the fullness of Truth 1 Tim 3:15 & has existed for 2000 yrs, in spite of sinful men, proof of its divine origin
No organisation, such as Protestantism can survive without hierarchy & a unifying authoritative interpreter, the fruits being confusion, division & scandal of 000’s of sects, resulting from personal interpretation, which is not of Jesus who willed unity Jn 17 11-21
No Protestant has ever been able to explain why personal interpretation, if guided by the Holy Spirit has resulted in 000’s sects proving that either the Holy Spirit is wrong or more likely, Protestantism! There are none so blind as those with a darkened intellect which the Holy Spirit obviously isn’t enlightening!
Consider the damage caused to society by relativism, caused by there being many “truths” of Protestantism which have resulted in contraception, which until 1930, all denominations prohibited until the Anglican broke away in 1930, abortion, IVF, divorce, SSM, LGBGT, transgenderism etc. Protestantism has a lot to answer for!
How could you not quote 1 Tim 3:15 and James 2:17-19?! It could have saved you years😅!
What joy! The son and brother comes home!
Those verses were influential, and thanks. Pray for me.
@The Catholic Skeptic with Hugh J Quinn I apologise. The quotes were there, in more ways than one. I watched half the video yesterday and continued today. But something providential happened, no? When we hear in parts, we live in parts of the TRUTH. The danger is that these will never be the whole, and we begin to stumble through no fault of the fullness of the TRUTH. I pray your ministry will reach protestants everywhere. A decade of the Rosary begins this journey. God Bless you!
@@wenshan9101 Thanks , appreciate that insight. God Bless, and thanks for your prayers.
In other words… you went from false convert Christianity to mystery religion while you weren’t even qualified to be a pastor to begin with - having never counted the cost.
But at least you sure made an exciting way to out yourself.
Here’s your life verse
1 John 2:19
“They went out from us but they were never really of us, for if they had been of us they would have remained with us, but they went out so that it would be shown that they are all not of us. “
@jeremiahyeo5863
Notice how this individual just brings accusations. Who is the accuser of the brethren? 🤔
@@catholicskeptic
Did you not just do the self same thing you accuse me of, you hypocrite?
You slandered me with the accusation of being Satan. The odd part is you’re assuming yourself to be of the brethren - where in reality, as a Catholic you couldn’t be further from Christianity.
You posted the video asserting that you used to be a Christian pastor and then you apostatized to Roman Catholicism. By the very fact that you would choose another gospel of another Christ, one that has no power to save - demonstrates that you were never of the faith according to 1John 2:19.
What you’re having such a hard time with, is the fact that I’m calling you out as a “pretender”. What concerns me the most is that you’re leading others towards a works based religion, ultimately leading other people down the path that you’ve marked out to be heaven but leads straight to hell.
You’re also being dishonest by assuming that you were ever a Christian to begin with even as one who wore the title “Pastor“.
Let me help you see clearly the ridiculousness of your error.
You’re not born again. Otherwise you couldn’t have left Christianity to turn to another gospel. The implication being that you assume that you could’ve lost your salvation. If you could lose your salvation you absolutely would. Salvation is not up to you. And so therefore it’s not up to one to lose it either.
Let me ask you this,
What role did you play or contribution did you make to your own physical birth?
You made none. It would be an absurdity to conclude otherwise.
Therefore what role could you play or contribution could you make to your own spiritual birth?
None whatsoever. It’s just as equally a ridiculous absurdity to assume otherwise.
John 3 would show you this, and yet scripture is veiled to your understanding and it’s for this reason that you have become Catholic - because you lack discernment. Discernment is not optional for the Christian - it’s commanded by scripture.
I find it ignorant that you resort to maligning me as the “accuser of the brethren”, but that’s precisely what you’re doing - making an accusation against one who is in Christ.
Furthermore, you don’t believe that you’re saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, according to scripture alone, to the glory of God alone. Instead rather, you rely upon your works to save you, along with your prayers to a dead woman who has never heard you…..along with your prayers to dead saints and apostles who have never heard you either.
This is a sinful practice that you’re participating in. It’s called necromancy. You’re participating in spiritism and divination just like somebody who is conducting a séance. You’re trying to communicate to the dead, and even if you “supposedly“ received an answer from the dead, you are communicating with nothing more than demons.
Dead people don’t talk. They’re dead.
Your approach to salvation is one that holds to this idea of your participation with God in order to save you - that’s called synergism. In other words, you believe that you have to be good enough to merit salvation. This is both unbiblical and distinctly non-Christian.
Genuine contrition leading to salvation has absolutely nothing to do with your participation, but rather God‘s drawing you to Himself unto salvation. You can’t be good enough to merit salvation whatsoever, for Christ came not for the righteous but for wicked sinners like you and I. He has to open the eyes of our understanding to see that we are completely lost and can never do anything to earn salvation nor can we ever deserve the grace and mercy won by Jesus Christ.
The Jesus that you hold to is not the one of scripture. Your Jesus is born of a perpetual virgin who herself came from a virgin birth from her mother. Its this Jesus that you believe in who is a counterfeit Christ and he isn’t God for the very sake that you believe that Mary is the mother of God. This is unbiblical because God cannot be created. Moreover this mother Mary whom you worship -( yes I know you call it venerate and it’s a distinction without a difference that you’re making ) - If she was a perpetual virgin, this means that Jesus didn’t have any half brothers and half sisters. This is also unbiblical. This would also infer that Mary would’ve denied Joseph their marital union of being one flesh for not having consummated their marriage. This is sinful and is completely unbiblical.
I know you think of yourself as a Christian, but once again I really am trying to convert you back to your Catholicism so that you can understand that you really are apart from Christ and have never been a Christian. This is the most loving thing I can do for you - giving you the truth. This makes me most like Christ when I do this. The most unloving thing I could do would be to affirm that you are saved and are a Christian and have nothing to worry about. But then I would be believing lies just like you-deceived and deceiving others. This is when you’re most like Satan.
Apart from your assertion - I have a genuine concern for where are you are heading to spend eternity. I can say it grieves my heart what I am hearing you say because even as a very shallow pastor that was leading others… you yourself did not examine yourself to see whether you were in the faith. This is what I mean when I said “you did not count the cost”, You were never born again.
Let me encourage you to repent for your idolatry, for your necromancy, for your false teaching, for believing this deception that you are under, for following after another Christ of another gospel - one that has no power to save, and for leading others into the same deception that you’re sinking in. You can’t earn salvation and there is no such thing as purgatory. Don’t rely upon your own goodness to save you because you haven’t got any, you’re just like everybody else.
Sir, I don’t hate you. I hate what you’re espousing and misleading others to follow after through your example. This is reprehensible.
Can I encourage you next time perhaps to engage in dialogue rather than only giving into character assassination? You should always be ready with an answer to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that’s within you.
You demonstrated no concerns for me no heart to shepherd one whom you would assert to be a lost person. And yet by the same token, you call yourself a Christian and in the same breath Emmaline one who is in Christ. Your forked tongue sticks out of both sides of your mouth. It would be better for you to bite it off than it would be to spread more of your lies.
@@jeremiahyeo5863With your long winded nonsense will never discover the Truth!
Jesus founded His One True Church Mt 16 18-19 that became known as Catholic or Universal in 110 which codified your bible in 382. His Church is the fullness of Truth 1 Tim 3:15 & has existed for 2000 yrs, in spite of sinful men, proof of its divine origin
No organisation, such as Protestantism can survive without hierarchy & a unifying authoritative interpreter, the fruits being confusion, division & scandal of 000’s of sects, resulting from personal interpretation, which is not of Jesus who willed unity Jn 17 11-21
No Protestant has ever been able to explain why personal interpretation, if guided by the Holy Spirit has resulted in 000’s sects proving that either the Holy Spirit is wrong or more likely, Protestantism! There are none so blind as those with a darkened intellect which the Holy Spirit obviously isn’t enlightening!
Consider the damage caused to society by relativism, caused by there being many “truths” of Protestantism which have resulted in contraception, which until 1930, all denominations prohibited until the Anglican broke away in 1930, abortion, IVF, divorce, SSM, LGBGT, transgenderism etc. Protestantism has a lot to answer for!
People always run to and fro. Look the truth is here, no its over there, no look this way, no that way. The kingdom of God is within you
Only God knows when is time to be part of his Church. Welcome I’m glad you are part of our beautiful faith.🙏🙏
Thank you, Hugh! 🙏
Hugh did you look at orthodoxy ?
And I thought Father Mike Smithz spoke quickly 😂
That's when slowing the video speed down to .75 comes in handy! ❤
Praise be to God!
this guy's way of speaking makes it a bit hard to follow.
he kinds speed mumbles while also graveling his voice.
@tuumm
Always fascinating when someone comments on manner of speaking, but not content.
I love your straight talk. Jesus leads his lambs to the Catholic church.
Jesus says “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; - John 10:1
That should tell people that there is a door to his pasture and there is way to enter the pasture without going thru the door. That should scare people who don't know where that door is.
@Catholiclady3
Thanks, Jesus is the truth, and told us He came to bring truth, and said," everyone that is of truth hears My voice". ( John 18:37). I can't imagine saying anything about Christ or His Church that is not clear and truthful and direct". I hope and pray my channel is effective, and if it is at all, it is by His Grace, and to His Glory. Please pray for me, God Bless.
@@catholicskeptic I'd happily pray for you! You're doing a great job! May God bless you ❤️
The power of god
Amazing
As non denominational christian through my own observations and external inquiry, all i observed about protestantism is the devisiveness..and schisms and more a more churches. We need a strong united cathllic church without which our western society will collapse and is collapsing before our eyes
The Catholic Church is very divided right now - amongst congregants, that is.
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Hi Hugh,
Can I suggest, please, to enunciate more when speaking? Not all of us are familiar with your particular accent and struggle to keep up. God bless.
Yeah it’s true that as Jesus stated his church upon Peter the Rock and also gave the other apostles holy authority and Impowerment to teach and feed the flock of his church,it was the replacement of the Old Testament hierarchy and priesthood of the Old Testament that God had started from Moses.Also noticed this that in the Old Testament hierarchy there was appointed a high priest at the head of the hierarchy,so also did Jesus appoint a head of his hierarchy in the New Testament and that’s so obvious!