Hi Nathalie, for a future video could you talk about some of your pet peeves during mass? The idea came to me after hearing a few cell phones go off during mass recently, even one of our priests smart watch ringtone went off
Thank you for covering this sensitive topic, Nathalie. We Protestants could be insulted that our Catholic brothers and sisters (at least the more traditional ones) think we going to Hell, but I don't think we should take it personally. I think this belief explains why Catholics want other people to join the Catholic Church, you want us to be eternally saved by God. In general, it seems that Catholics believe that God has more requirements for getting into Heaven than Protestants. In Protestant circles, we believe that all someone has to do to be saved is to believe in Jesus. In Catholicism, I've heard that someone can lose their salvation by committing mortal sins and never asking God for forgiveness.
You are correct that in Protestant circles it is taught you must just believe. I am a Protestant who is converting to Catholicism and what really changed my mind is that I see faith alone the way the reformers taught it isn’t quite as biblical as I thought and the Bible describes believing, repentance, and baptism all being needed to be saved or wash away sin, and Jesus said if you we love Him we will keep His commandments. So yes we must believe in Christ and faith saves, but the Catholic understanding is that believe is a pregnant word. If someone gets injured and only has a minute to live, a Catholic would say, believe on Jesus Christ for salvation. If that person ended up surviving and going to the hospital and having a chance to recover then we could talk to them about what it means to believe, and to follow Christ and His commandments. That’s just something I wanted to share:) God bless you.
@@matthewodonnell6495 Thank you, Matthew, for your very kind reply. I agree that is important for us to obey Jesus' commandments, even though sometimes I fall far short. Like the book of James says, faith without works is dead.
Why would Pope Eugene IV say this? I know Pope Francis doesn’t believe this. It firmly believes, professes, and proclaims that those not living within the Catholic Church, not only pagans, but also Jews and heretics and schismatics cannot become participants in eternal life, but will depart “into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels” [Matt. 25:41], unless before the end of life the same have been added to the flock; and that the unity of the ecclesiastical body is so strong that only to those remaining in it are the sacraments of the Church of benefit for salvation, and do fastings, almsgiving, and other functions of piety and exercises of Christian service produce eternal reward, and that no one, whatever almsgiving he has practiced, even if he has shed blood for the name of Christ, can be saved, unless he has remained in the bosom and unity of the Catholic Church.
Until you can demonstrate a god is real, the arguments around baptism etc are moot as much as pressing the claim that one is unlucky without Leprechauns leaving pots of gold at the end of a rainbow for you.
Hi Nathalie, for a future video could you talk about some of your pet peeves during mass? The idea came to me after hearing a few cell phones go off during mass recently, even one of our priests smart watch ringtone went off
Amen. I'm really liking your videos. How does one not commit the unpardonable sin according to you as a Catholic?
Thank you for covering this sensitive topic, Nathalie. We Protestants could be insulted that our Catholic brothers and sisters (at least the more traditional ones) think we going to Hell, but I don't think we should take it personally. I think this belief explains why Catholics want other people to join the Catholic Church, you want us to be eternally saved by God. In general, it seems that Catholics believe that God has more requirements for getting into Heaven than Protestants. In Protestant circles, we believe that all someone has to do to be saved is to believe in Jesus. In Catholicism, I've heard that someone can lose their salvation by committing mortal sins and never asking God for forgiveness.
You are correct that in Protestant circles it is taught you must just believe. I am a Protestant who is converting to Catholicism and what really changed my mind is that I see faith alone the way the reformers taught it isn’t quite as biblical as I thought and the Bible describes believing, repentance, and baptism all being needed to be saved or wash away sin, and Jesus said if you we love Him we will keep His commandments. So yes we must believe in Christ and faith saves, but the Catholic understanding is that believe is a pregnant word. If someone gets injured and only has a minute to live, a Catholic would say, believe on Jesus Christ for salvation. If that person ended up surviving and going to the hospital and having a chance to recover then we could talk to them about what it means to believe, and to follow Christ and His commandments. That’s just something I wanted to share:) God bless you.
@@matthewodonnell6495 Thank you, Matthew, for your very kind reply. I agree that is important for us to obey Jesus' commandments, even though sometimes I fall far short. Like the book of James says, faith without works is dead.
@@PolymorphicPenguin Of course :)
Blessings to you, you are inspiring many to embrace the faith of the Catholic Church and its teachings. Take care God Bless
I have shared your videos with my younger sister in the hopes she likes them and improves her catholic faith. Thank you so much for your content :)
Thanks for sharing!!
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. - John 3:5
Why would Pope Eugene IV say this? I know Pope Francis doesn’t believe this. It firmly believes, professes, and proclaims that those not living within the Catholic Church, not only pagans, but also Jews and heretics and schismatics cannot become participants in eternal life, but will depart “into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels” [Matt. 25:41], unless before the end of life the same have been added to the flock; and that the unity of the ecclesiastical body is so strong that only to those remaining in it are the sacraments of the Church of benefit for salvation, and do fastings, almsgiving, and other functions of piety and exercises of Christian service produce eternal reward, and that no one, whatever almsgiving he has practiced, even if he has shed blood for the name of Christ, can be saved, unless he has remained in the bosom and unity of the Catholic Church.
Until you can demonstrate a god is real, the arguments around baptism etc are moot as much as pressing the claim that one is unlucky without Leprechauns leaving pots of gold at the end of a rainbow for you.