First, I want to thank everyone for all the comments and kind words in this video. This truly means a lot, and I am so blessed that my videos can bring joy or happiness to someone, even if it’s one individual! While this video goes into why I have chosen to specifically become a Catholic, if you are interested in how I converted from the Islamic faith to Christianity in general, please check out my previous video from around a year ago titled: “From Islam to Christ.” Thank you all again so much. May our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ bless you always. Amen :)
@@stlouisix3 it is necessary to endure to the end in the faith to be saved. I guarantee you, many who call themselves Catholics won’t be saved, and many who are Protestant will be. Christ is the one who states who is dammed or not, not man. There is only one judge.
The difficulty of explaining 'why I am a Catholic' is that there are ten thousand reasons all amounting to one reason: that Catholicism is true. - G.K. Chesterton
@@tony1685 If the CATHOLIC CHURCH which JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF BUILD AND THE CHURCH IS HIS BODY BECAUSE HE IS THE LIVING GOD teaches contrary GOD'S TRUTH. THEN WHAT ABOUT YOUR CHURCH???????????. 1 Peter 2:23 - "when he was insulted he returned no insult; when he suffered he did not threaten; instead he handed himself over to the one who judges justly"
@@tony1685 if you already decided it's wrong while not being open to ⅔ of the evidence proving its right. That's dishonest. God bless and Mary keep you
@@tony1685 Protestantism is a 500 year old rebellion. And, by the way, lucifer was the first protestant and model of all those who protest against Divinely instituted authority which is the Catholic Church. Every protestant is their own authority. He starts his own "church" claiming God told him to do so.
I am a lifelong Catholic and I'm always overwhelmed by accounts of conversions to Catholicism such as yours! And your way of explaining your conversion is among the best and clearest I've heard ! God Bless you richly!!
CHRISTIAN The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one", ***FOLLOWERS of the TEACHINGS of Christ!!! ***Written 2000 years ago! NOT my interpretation!!!You cannot refute this too. Your lack of knowledge is evident. A Christian (/ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. --And NO CATHOLIC follows Christ and HIS Teachings!! I suggest you ask yourself: Is this what Christ taught???
@@mitchellosmer1293reading the Apocrypha opened my eyes. Now I know why it was left out of 'the Bible', because the church Fathers were catholic in their practices.
@@belindaventer8474 Ex 20:8-11 8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
That's what I'm saying, he has a gift for being a Catholic apologetic! It seems like it's very easy for him to explain this...he looks smart and probably loves reading and researching history..
@@tony1685 If the Catholic Church, the church that CHRIST BUILD WITH THE AUTHORITY OF HIS HEAVENLY FATHER teaches contrary GOD'S TRUTH, THEN THINK PROPERLY THAT THE CHURCH IS NOT A BUILDINGS THAT MEN CAN THEIR OWN CHURCH AND BY THEIR OWN AUTHORITIES THEY REJECT AND PROTEST HIS WORDS AND HIS CHURCH. THE CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST, HE IS A LIVING GOD WHICH CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN IN THE FORM OF BREAD AND WINE TO FEED OUR SOUL, WAITING FOR ALL HUMAN BEING TO RETURN TO BELIEVE AND TO RECEIVE HIM WITH OUR HUMBLE HEARTS. MATHEW 12:30 - "HE WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME AND HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER WITH ME SCATTERS" MATHEW 12:3 - "WHY DO YOU TRANSGRESS THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION" 8] THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR FROM ME. 9] IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME TEACHINGS AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN". 11] NOT WHAT GOES INTO THE MOUTH DEFILES A MAN, BUT WHAT COMES OUT OF THE MOUTH THIS DEFILES A MAN". MATHEW 15-13-14 - "EVERY PLANT WHICH MY HEAVENLY FATHER HAS NOT PLANTED WILL BE ROOTED UP. 14] LET THEM ALONE; THEY ARE BLIND GUIDES. AND IF A BLIND MAN LEADS A BLIND MAN, BOTH WILL FALL INTO A PIT" LUKE 9:25 - "FOR WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN IF HE GAINS THE WHOLE WORLD AND LOSES OR FORFEITS HIMSELF?". JOHN 15:6 -"IF A MAN DOES NOT ABIDE IN ME, HE IS CAST FORTH AS A BRANCH AND WITHERS; AND THE BRANCHES ARE GATHERED THROWN INTO THE FIRE AND BURNED".
quote---A convert to the Holy Apostolic Catholic Church here, baptized into the true faith. Pray the Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy daily bro....unquote Where can I finf that church named in the bible???
@mitchellosmer1293 , research the early history. There was Catholic Church with Popes. Holy Bible was preserved by the Church for posterity. Even Shroud of Turin preserved by the Catholic Church. You owed your entire civilization to the Church.
@@hanmirz4803 quote--- research the early history...unquote SO, NO MAN lies???? No history writer embelishes their story??? ONLY FACTS is all they write??? ___Quote--- There was Catholic Church with Popes...unquote Then why is that title NEVER mentioned in ANY BIBLE??? NOT even Catholic bibles???. The oldest titles used are "pope" and "pontiff", which date back to the middle of the 3rd century. The other titles appear from the 5th century onwards and develop throughout the Middle Ages. THIRD CENTURY!!! The highest rank at the time of Jesus was Bishop!!! NO POPES!!! >>>>Who was the first person to call themselves pope? Siricius Siricius is sometimes said to be the first bishop of Rome to style himself pope, but other authorities say the title pope was from the early 3rd century an honorific designation used for any bishop in the West. >>>When was the term pope first used in Catholic answers? The first known use of the title is from theearly third century and did not refer to the Bishop of Rome but to Greek Patriarch of the Church, Heraclas of Alexandria in a letter addressed to him by his successor Pope Dionysius of Alexandria. >>>Quote---Holy Bible was preserved by the Church for posterity.--unquote LOL--ROFL--Nope-- Preserved BY GOD!@!! According to 2 Timothy 3:16-17 the words of Scripture are "God breathed" or inspired. This implies that God is the source or origin of what is recorded in Scripture. >>>Quote-- You owed your entire civilization to the Church.--unquote I didn;t know "THE CHURCH" is God!!!! I AM 100% sure GOD created civilization!!! NOT the Catholic church!!!
>>> FACTS: #1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) #2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) #3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? #4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) #5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) #6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) #7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) #8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) #9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers #10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) #11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) #12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins #13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church #14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) #15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) #16--Christ never said to confess your sins to a priest And YES--IT MUST be IN THE BIBLE!! Otherwise it ia only an opinion!! John 14:6 New International Version - And yes, IT MUST be IN the Bible!! Jesus said: Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. ... No one comes to the Father except through me.." So, when a church teaches what contradicts what Jesus taught, which one is the truth??? If you say the church is right, that means Jesus is a liar!!! That erases ALL the 4 gospels!!! That leaves out ALL of Matt 16!! Along with that. you insist Jesus is God, then that implies God is liar. That erases ALL the Bible!! If you say Jesus is right, that means the church has lied!!! IT CAN NOT be both right!!! The bottom line is, the Messiah kept the Law perfectly, and we are to walk as he walked according to the Scriptures at 1 John 2:4-6. Those who do not follow Messiah’s footsteps are workers of lawlessness according to the Messiah himself. Kindly refute these FACTS with book, chapter and numbered verse FROM the Bible. Answer however many as you want!!! ONLY Book, chapter and number of the verse!!! No need to quote the verse or explain it!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Ex 20:89-11 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
I returned back to the catholic church and my love for the catholic church has just grown stronger. I am from Canada. If you are in Toronto, would like to join you in spreading the good news.
Ex 20:89-11 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
Ex 20:89-11 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
@@mitchellosmer1293 The Catholics worship in sunday LORD"S day. Colossians 2:16-17 says: “Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in regard to food or drink or in respect to festival, or a new moon or a Sabbath day-things which are a mere shadow [Greek, skia] of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.” Christians gather to worship on Sunday: In I Corinthians 16:1-2, we read: “Now concerning the collections that are made for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, so do ye also. On the first day of the week let every one of you put apart with himself, laying up what it shall well please him.”
@@alfonstabz9741 quote---The Catholics worship in sunday LORD"S day....unquote QUOTE THE BIOBLE that says Sunfay is the Lord's day???? What day does JESUS SAY HE IS THE LORD OF??? Sabbath!!!! Does Jesus lie?? Does God lie???? Malachi 3:6 6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. · Malachi 3:6 in all English translations. ------Hebrews 13:8 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. . Cross references. Hebrews 13:8 : [John 8:58]; 2 Cor. 1:19; Heb. 1:12. SINCE NEITHER CHANGE, thus the seventh day Sababth CAN NOT CHANGE!!!! Unless BOTH are liars!!!! Wgy do you NOTY bother to ask the simple question? What day DOES GOD say is HIS HOLY DAY??? Isaiah 58:13-14 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 13 If you refrain from trampling the Sabbath, from pursuing your own interests on MY HOLY DAY, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the HOLY DAY of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, serving your own interests, or pursuing your own affairs;[a] 14 then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of your ancestor Jacob, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. READ THAT LAST LINE AGAIN!! Unless you want to insist God is a liar!!!! >>>>quote---Colossians 2:16-17 says: “Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in regard to food or drink or in respect to festival, or a new moon or a Sabbath day-things which are a mere shadow [Greek, skia] of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.”...unquote Did you bother as ask what that means?>???? When is the weekly Sabbath a feast??? A festival?? When is it based on the new moon??? When is there lots drinking on the weekly Sabbath???? NONE!!! That is about the sabbath feasts days which have been fulfilled by Christ on the cross!!!! Paul is admonishing the Jews for being angry at the gentiles for not following those feasts days rituals!!!! Laws (rituals) that were given ONLY to the Jewe (Israelites). --Feast days are days when Catholics celebrate and remember someone or something important to their faith. The word "feast" comes from the Latin word festes, which means "joy". THE BIBLICAL FEASTS OF ISRAEL ALL POINT TO JESUS Here are some Jewish feasts and their meanings: Passover Celebrates the Israelites' liberation from Egypt and takes place in the spring. Purim A joyous celebration of the Jewish people's triumph over annihilation. Festivities include reading the Scroll of Esther, giving gifts, and dressing up. Yom Kippur The holiest day of the Jewish year, also known as the Day of Atonement. It marks the final opportunity to repent before God before the Book of Life is sealed for another year. Shavuot Also known as the Feast of Weeks, it commemorates the giving of the Ten Commandments to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. Sukkot Celebrates the fall harvest and the time the Hebrews spent in the Sinai wilderness on their way to the Promised Land. Simchat Torah Celebrates the end of the year's Torah cycle and the beginning of a new cycle. Chanukah Also known as the Festival of Light, it commemorates the Jewish people's victory over their Greek oppressors. It is celebrated by lighting candles every evening for eight days. ...ALL POINTING FORWARDS to Christ!!! The weekly Sabbath POINTS BACKWARDS to creation!!!! QUOTE-----Christians gather to worship on Sunday: In I Corinthians 16:1-2, we read: “Now concerning the collections that are made for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, so do ye also. On the first day of the week let every one of you put apart with himself, laying up what it shall well please him.”...unquote DID YOU BOTHER to ask the simple questiopn?? NO!! What was the collection" for????? THere was a famine in Jerusalem. Paul was collecting money to help the poor!!!!! He had no time to stand around to answer questions. The poor people could not wait!!!! Verse 3----Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve and send them with your gift to Jerusalem. All you had to do is keep reading and NOT take that OUT of Context!!!! >>> NO Christ Follower (Christian) Ever worshiped on Sunday!!!!
Protestants will always put us Catholics down but they never admit their rebellion. IM PROUD TO BE CATHOLIC AMEN .WE ONLY TRACE OUR LIVES BACK TO JESUS AND THE HOLY APOSTLES ❤❤❤
@@tony1685 not sure to me why this is anti-catholic? Keep the commandments? you might have to explain to me. One point I should make is catholics are a diverse bunch of people - we don’t all agree with each other about everything, so what I say about catholicism may not be agreed by someone else. The Pope is not always agreed with, even though he probably should be. There is much division over the Pope - alot of rebellion.
Yes indeed! You have made the right choice for your soul, right?... It is not so much important whether you are Catholic or Protestant by name, but rather whether you have been saved and have understood the important advice of The Lord Jesus Christ and acted upon it. Don't you understand that a person must become a Born again Christian in order to enter the Kingdom of God?
Oh wow! You've been introduced to all the religion clubs out there? You started with an idol and you end up with an idol. We hope that you will study the Bible, understand and act on the words of The Lord Jesus Christ.
@@DOA011970yeah, the same Protty bible that Jesus immediately left behind at his resurrection and ascension; not the same bible that the Catholics compiled 300+yrs later
What an amazing video. Thank you for sharing. Much love from a fellow convert from New Age > Russian Orthodox > Roman Rite TLM Catholic. God bless you.
You're amazing! Loved your content. QUESTION: Why do people think 'heaven' is nothing but a rich copy of earth? So many people define "Paradise" as a magical place that fulfills your every desire, hope, and dream. They've completely ignored what heaven really is! When we get to heaven, we will be transformed! We will be a NEW CREATION! We will be like Jesus! Can you imagine? I'd rather be like Jesus, then just receive mere copies of earth's rewards! We believers will all be LIKE JESUS! The Bible says, "We shall be like Him, for we shall see Him like He really is!" If any man be in Christ, he is a NEW CREATION! We should stop this fallacy where heaven is nothing but a place where every carnal desire is fulfilled! That is false!
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>>> FACTS: #1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) #2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) #3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? #4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) #5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) #6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) #7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) #8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) #9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers #10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) #11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) #12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins #13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church #14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) #15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) #16--Christ never said to confess your sins to a priest And YES--IT MUST be IN THE BIBLE!! Otherwise it ia only an opinion!! John 14:6 New International Version - And yes, IT MUST be IN the Bible!! Jesus said: Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. ... No one comes to the Father except through me.." So, when a church teaches what contradicts what Jesus taught, which one is the truth??? If you say the church is right, that means Jesus is a liar!!! That erases ALL the 4 gospels!!! That leaves out ALL of Matt 16!! Along with that. you insist Jesus is God, then that implies God is liar. That erases ALL the Bible!! If you say Jesus is right, that means the church has lied!!! IT CAN NOT be both right!!! The bottom line is, the Messiah kept the Law perfectly, and we are to walk as he walked according to the Scriptures at 1 John 2:4-6. Those who do not follow Messiah’s footsteps are workers of lawlessness according to the Messiah himself. Kindly refute these FACTS with book, chapter and numbered verse FROM the Bible. Answer however many as you want!!! ONLY Book, chapter and number of the verse!!! No need to quote the verse or explain it!!! >>>>>>> Obviously you have NOT read the bible!!!
What an amazing, insightful testimony. So calmly and rationally explained, addressing all the usual Protestant dilemmas. Thank you my brother. You clarified several issues for me. I am busy converting, 50 years after being born again. You have obviously done much research on your faith and I can't wait to hear more. ❤🙌
Ex 20:89-11 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
I find Protestantisim only scratch the surface of scripture while a well educated Catholic digs deeper into the theology of scripture. I fell away for 15 years from the Catholic Church even started to adapt some Protestant views and after much study I found it lead back to Catholicism. Im back home now, never again will i leave.
CHRISTIAN The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one", FOLLOWERS of the TEACHINGS of Christ!!! Written 2000 years ago! NOT my interpretation!!! >>> A Christian (/ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. --And NO CATHOLIC follows Christ and HIS Teachings!! I suggest you ask yourself: Is this what Christ taught???
You a so lucid, peaceful, and clear! I have listened to Scott Hahn, Sam Shammoun, and big timers, but I just want to encourage you and say (in my mind) your the next blockbuster I am going to listen to and discern as I journey. Godbless you brother.
You should talk to my Somali friend, he is intelligent and open minded like you. Oh yeah he is a Catholic little help from me, but God is who saw his heart converted him.
Remember, because you yourself you reject and protest His words and His church that is why you make a difference. CHRIST BUILD ONLY ONE CHURCH WITH THE AUTHORITY OF HIS HEAVENLY FATHER THROUGH HIS APOSTLE SIMON PETER ONLY AND THE POPES ARE THE ONLY SUCCESSORS WHICH THEY PREACH THE KINGDOM OF GOD RIGHT FROM HIS APOSTLE SIMON PETER. NO ONE CAN BUILD THEIR OWN CHURCH ONLY JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD. THE CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST, THAT IS WHY WE ARE CALLED CHRISTANS. HE IS AN EMMANUEL which means GOD WITH US IN THE HOLY BLESSED SACRAMENT, HE IS A LIVING BREAD WHICH CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN IN THE FORM OF BREAD AND WINE TO FEED OUR SOUL. MATHEW 12:30 - "HE WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME AND HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER WITH ME SCATTERS". MATHEW 15:13-14 - JESUS SAID "EVERYVPLANT WHICH MY HEAVENLY FATHER HAS NOT PLANTED WILL BE ROOTED UP. 14] LET THEM ALONE; THEY ARE BLIND GUIDES. AND IF A BLIND MAN LEADS A BLIND MAN, BOTH WILL FALL INTO A PIT". LUKE 9:25 - JESUS SAID "FOR WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN IF HE GAINS THE WHOLE WORLD AND LOSES OR FORFEITS HIMSELF?". LUKE 22:31-32 - Jesus prayed for our catholic church which He build only one church with the authority of His heavenly Father through His Apostle Simon Peter only not even through His 11 Apostles. "SIMON, SIMON, BEHOLD, SATAN DEMANDED TO HAVE YOU, THAT HE MIGHT SIFT YOU LIKE WHEAT, BUT I HAVE PRAYED FOR YOU THAT YOUR FAITH MAY NOT FAIL; AND WHEN YOU HAVE TURNED AGAIN, STRENGTHEN YOUR BRETHREN". JOHN 12:48-49-50 - Jesus said "HE WHO REJECTS ME AND DOES NOT RECEIVE MY SAYINGS HAS A JUDGE; THE WORD THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WILL BE HIS JUDGE ON THE LAST DAY. FOR I HAVE NOT SPOKEN ON MY OWN AUTHORITY; THE FATHER WHO SENT ME HAS HIMSELF GIVEN ME COMMANDMENT WHAT TO SAY AND WHAT TO SPEAK. AND I KNOW THAT HIS COMMANDMENT IS ETERNAL LIFE. WHAT I SAY, THEREFORE, I SAY AS THE FATHER HAS BIDDEN ME". JOHN 15:6 - Jesus said "IF A MAN DOES NOT ABIDE IN ME, HE IS CAST FORTH AS A BRANCH AND WITHERS; AND THE BRANCHES ARE GATHER THROWN INTO THE FIRE AND BURNED". MARK 13:31- JESUS SAID "HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL PASS AWAY BUT MY WORDS WILL NOT PASS AWAY".
@@marymargarette4289 where should I start??? Quote---CHRIST BUILD ONLY ONE CHURCH WITH THE AUTHORITY OF HIS HEAVENLY FATHER THROUGH HIS APOSTLE SIMON PETER ONLY ...unquote Then why there is ABSOLUTELY NO mention of a church named Catholic in ANY BIBLE? NOT even Catholic bibles mentions such a church!!!! >>Quote--- AND THE POPES ARE THE ONLY SUCCESSORS ...unquote NO SUCH title (pope) ever mentioned in ANY BIBLE!!! The earliest recorded use of the title "pope" was in reference to Pope Heraclas of Alexandria (232-248). The title was used in a letter written by his successor, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria, to Philemon, a Roman presbyter. The letter translates to "I received this rule and ordinance from our blessed father/pope, Heraclas". The word "pope" comes from the Greek word páppas, which means "father". It was originally an affectionate term, but later came to refer to a bishop or patriarch. In the early centuries of Christianity, the title was used for all bishops and other senior clergy, especially in the East. In the West, the title became reserved for the bishop of Rome during the reign of Pope Leo I (440-461). Pope Gregory VII (1073-85) officially restricted the use of the title to the Bishop of Rome >>>Quote---. THE CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST, THAT IS WHY WE ARE CALLED CHRISTANS. ...unquote CHRISTIAN The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one", FOLLOWERS of the TEACHINGS of Christ!!! Written 2000 years ago! NOT my interpretation!!! >>> A Christian (/ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. --And NO CATHOLIC follows Christ and HIS Teachings!! I suggest you ask yourself: Is this what Christ taught??? FACT: What the CCC teaches IS NOT what Christ taught!!! >>>Quote---LUKE 22:31-32 - Jesus prayed for our catholic church which He build only one church with the authority of His heavenly Father through His Apostle Simon Peter only not even through His 11 Apostles.......unquote Luke 22:31-32 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial 31 “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded[a] to sift all of you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” Where is a church named Catholic mentioned???? >>>>quote---MARK 13:31- JESUS SAID "HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL PASS AWAY BUT MY WORDS WILL NOT PASS AWAY"....unquote I WILL QUOTE HIS WORDS!!!!! Ex 20:3-6 Exodus 20:3-6 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 3 you shall have no other gods before[a] me. 4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, 6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation[b] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
FACTS: #1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) #2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) #3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? #4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) #5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) #6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) #7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) #8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) #9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers #10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) #11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) #12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins #13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church #14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) #15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) #16--Christ never said to confess your sins to a priest And YES--IT MUST be IN THE BIBLE!! Otherwise it ia only an opinion!! John 14:6 New International Version - And yes, IT MUST be IN the Bible!! Jesus said: Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. ... No one comes to the Father except through me.." So, when a church teaches what contradicts what Jesus taught, which one is the truth??? If you say the church is right, that means Jesus is a liar!!! That erases ALL the 4 gospels!!! That leaves out ALL of Matt 16!! Along with that. you insist Jesus is God, then that implies God is liar. That erases ALL the Bible!! If you say Jesus is right, that means the church has lied!!! IT CAN NOT be both right!!! The bottom line is, the Messiah kept the Law perfectly, and we are to walk as he walked according to the Scriptures at 1 John 2:4-6. Those who do not follow Messiah’s footsteps are workers of lawlessness according to the Messiah himself. Kindly refute these FACTS with book, chapter and numbered verse FROM the Bible. Answer however many as you want!!! ONLY Book, chapter and number of the verse!!! No need to quote the verse or explain it!!!
@@Actual_E don't listen to mitch here he's only been decived by Satan to hate God's church. Pray for him and don't even give him the time of day to argue with him. He's alr decided we're wrong. Lord have mercy on his soul.
Welcome to the Church Jesus founded. ❤ 33 AD Mt Sinai Jerusalem Israel. Jesus left us a Church with a head, with a structure, universal apostolic. The Church in Acts 15 is the Catholic Church. The Bishop of Antioch called the Church Catholic or universal.
God bless you. continue reading the catechism of the catholic church to dispel any doubts about any questions. sam shamoun is also a very good resource for many christians who want to have quick and in depth answers about scripture, among other resources.
@@mitchellosmer1293 don't be stupid. the catechism is the summary of what the catholic church believes and explains. this is why the catholic church is one. because there is only one interpretation of the Word of God, in the same way that Philip instructed the eunuch on the Word of God of its proper interpretation. this is the reason why the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles, to bring men to the truth, Who is Jesus Christ.
(Jn 16.12-15) "The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and is sent into the world through Christ....." God the Father has 'created' the Holy Spirit and He is being 'sent' into the world through Christ - the Orthodox have this right as did all of Christendom in those early centuries, who created the original Nicene Creed.
Appreciate you relating your thinking and experiences. More so because I feel I came to my faith in an uncommon way. I didn't join because I was convinced that some strangers thousands of years ago claimed to have seen someone they claim was God. For me belief in God came from my own rational assessment of the universe, that it was ordered in such a way from the genome on upward to the cosmos, that defied any probability of random chance. In short there was a designer. Once that premise is accepted then discerning the nature of God and a purpose for our existence is a philosophical exercise. Me reason insisted it wasn't need, we can obviously offer Him nothing, but to be known to others and share in His nature. In short an act of selfless love in the Augustinian sense to will the good of the other for the sake of the other. That God's nature in part was Infinite love. Then the search becomes which if any reflect my belief. Only the Catholic Church seemed to have gotten it correct. By extension some of the Catholic aligned Churches but that's more a scriptural matter. My issue with protestantism has to do with the contradictory theology which never struck me in obvious ways as well thought out. Think much of the error comes from attempting to fit a square in a round hole regarding salvation theory. They treat it as an exercise in scriptural interpretations, and very few recognize the inherent implications as to the nature of God implicit in their conclusions. Luther and Calvin make clumsy but either outright nonsensical to me distinctions down to near blasphemous ones (regarding penal substitution and what it would tell us as to the nature of God). All stemming from the desire to avoid contradiction to faith alone or once saved always saved. Catholics got it right imo. Christ didn't take on our sins and bear the unjust wrath of a God taken out on an innocent because He didn't care who felt His fury, but someone had to do so. Rather that all sin is an offense against love due God. That by His nature He wanted to forgive this debt, but being infinite truth as well it couldn't simply be ignored or dismissed. So in resolution He determined in His mercy to pay that debt Himself. Christ's act of selfless love paid off the debt of love owed God by as a result of our sins. Rather than it being about God unleashing His fury on an innocent for our sins, if possible there is no time the Father was more pleased with His Son than in this act of self sacrifice. From that distinction flow many of the errors of protestantism
quote--- Only the Catholic Church seemed to have gotten it correct....unquote CHRISTIAN The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one", FOLLOWERS of the TEACHINGS of Christ!!! Written 2000 years ago! NOT my interpretation!!! >>> A Christian (/ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. --And NO CATHOLIC follows Christ and HIS Teachings!! I suggest you ask yourself: Is this what Christ taught??? >>>FACTS: #1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope. #2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. #3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. #4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. #5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. #6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. #7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. #8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.- #9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. #10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship #11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". #12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. #13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church. #14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! #15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! #16--Christ never said to confess your sins to a priest. etc, etc.
Great points, and just one more evidence that saints are aware what's happening in the world is story about Lazarus and Rich man, Abraham know why is rich man in hell, until Lazarus is in the heaven. God bless you, your family, loved ones and brothers and sisters in Christ 🙏❤️✝️, and let our Lord bring out the others from darkness into the light.
READ these slowly!!! Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun. ----Psalm 115:17 The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence. ----Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going. ----Psalm 6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise? ----Psalm 146:4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. ---Daniel 12:2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. ---Ecclesiastes 9:6 Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun. ---Job 14:10-12 But a man dies and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he? As waters fail from a lake and a river wastes away and dries up, so a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep. --*****-John 3:13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. -****--Hebrews 9:27 -And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, ----Acts 7:60 And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep ----1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. ---Revelation 20:4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. ----1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. ----Job 14:12 So a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep. ----Revelation 22:12 “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me, to repay each one for what he has done. ----Revelation 20:12-15 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. ----1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. . ---Revelation 20:15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. ----Acts 2:29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. (HE IS STILL BURIED!! NOT in heaven!)
Protestant here. I agree with most of the doctrines, not all. I don't condemn Catholics. Thank you for your perspective. I actually agree with your stance on eucharist and priestly authority.
Most protestant condemn Catholics to hell just because they are Catholic. Because we don't have the "true" gospel which protestants can't actually agree because there is a great difference between Calvinists and protestants who believe salvation can be lost.
@allopez8563 The irony of being condemned by people who've been around, in MANY cases, for less than 200 years is beyond expression. These are the folks who don't even realize that the deuterocanonical books were removed from The Bible by bible societies in the late 1800's TO SAVE MONEY. Forgive me (a member of the same Church that practiced Christianity before there even was such a thing as The Bible) if I don't feel thankful for not being hated by a protestant (one of the 30,000+ groups all of whom disagree with one another). Absolutely laughable
@ismailaeyoussef Aaaaaand my comment was deleted. The one where I said how grateful (not) that I am that some protestants find Catholicism acceptable. The utter gall.
@@goldie862 I didn’t even get the chance to read what you wrote so I have no idea what your talking about. Did you say anything in it that might go against TH-cam guidelines? Everyone is allowed to say whatever on my comments, it’s up to TH-cam to decide what to keep up or not
The Protestant confusion on being saved is definitely part of what keeps me Catholic. I've had many conversations, in which Protestants will claim they thought they were saved until they prayed the right prayer or answered the right altar call. There's no tangible answer to why that was the right one. I was baptized once; I follow Christ. Therefore, I am saved, and I thank God for his mercy.
No confusion you are already in the true Church. It took me learning the church fathers and early church to see I was raised outside of the fullness and truth of the Catholic church. I am here now with my wife and four kids and will never leave our Lord's Church he started.
I like a way I heard Trent Horn explain salvation for adults and infants. Adult salvation: repent, receive, remain . Infant salvation: receive, repent, remain. Receive refers to baptism :)
@@sleepystar1638 yes...he does bring division between those who accept Him as Lord and Saviour AND those who deny His divinity and those who give their worthless peace to Him.
@@sleepystar1638 Yes "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything that I have told you." John 14:26
@@therighteousrighthand John 14 16And I will beg the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, 17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him nor know him; but ye know him, for he abides with you, and shall be in you. So the Holy Spirit has always worked through people. meaning doctrines that come through humans.
I am a catholic coz I believe that the church is the true church and that Peter is the rock and Jesus had built his church on the rocks. The rocks refer to believers and followers of Jesus. Jesus claimed that Peter is the rock coz he purposely chose him as the leader of the worldly church, gave him the keys of the kingdom and authorized him to take care of the flock!
Before I even watch I'd like to thank @ismailaeyoussef? back. There is this strong, powerful magnetic or gravitational pull, grace if you like that: faith, belief, hope, love, that has such a hold on us. As such therefore we can't disregard others. Thus we have to wonder why or what it is holds or ties Muslims, Mormons, etc. to their beliefs too?
I am a Protestant and love the Lord. I tried to be Catholic this year but not could see some of Catholic traditions. My wife and I attended 3 months of services and 4 weeks of RCIA. The Eucharist I had no problem with. The services was beautiful and reverence. The whole beliefs about Mary really made us uncomfortable. I asked a question in RCIA why does a prayer to Mary says at the end of it to answer me. She said that Jesus won't tell his mother no and she will answer you. Of course, purgatory we was 80% against but try to understand. The RCIA teacher said to read some early church fathers for help. I did read about 10 hours of early church fathers for Polycrap, St. Ignatius,and others. After reading some of their letters, I didn't see them honoring Mother Mary at all. I didn't read Mary was sinless or her assumption. The Eucharist they made sure they took. The early church fathers never mentioned purgatory. After reading the early church fathers made us leave the Roman Catholic Church. The Early church fathers or Peter never mention rosary, brown scapular, Mary statues, sinless Mary, purgatory, Praying to the Mary or saints, water pouring over babies head for baptism, kiss a pope ring, priest forgiving sins( Christ only told the Apostles they can) and etc. AS a Protestant or a Catholic we all have bad history as a church. There is to much traditions for me. Catholic are christian and love the Lord but to much tradition that does't line up with scriptures. The RCIA try to make us pray to Mary and saints but I said why if I can go to the Father. Why ask a saint to pray for me and then they go to Christ. Why not go straight to the Father. Yes, my parents pray for me but not to Mary or saints, they go to the Father. The RCIA teacher was very nice but after reading the early church fathers and I couldn't see the traditions that Catholic do.
Matthew, I appreciate your honesty. Could it be that you are looking at the oak tree (The Catholic Church today) and expecting to still see the acorn (The early church father's writings)? Remember, Jesus said the Spirit would lead the church into all truth. We can clearly see that some things are not addressed either in the NT or the early church fathers. God example, the Canon list of Scripture itself which is found nowhere in Scripture or in the early church fathers u too Athanatus' Easter letter in 367 AD. You already believe in the Eucharist. You won't find Jesus in the Eucharist in any Protestant church. I would humbly encourage you to not judge the church today from the Apostolic writings. Their writings look more like the acorn. The church has been producing writings every century since then. The difference is now the church looks more like an oak tree than an acorn. God bless you in your continued journey.
Why can't you ask Mary for help when she can help you get closer to Jesus? She is the mother of our Saviour. Who do you ask in Heaven to expedite your prayer than the mother of Jesus Christ?
@@infjstardust4357 Plus we have the OT typology for the queen mother (Solomon's mother Basheba) and Revelation 12:17 where Mary is depicted as our spirtual mother.
I want to know what church Christ founded. Alexa told me the Catholic Church; why am I searching for another? Even intellectually, honest Protestant pastors will tell you the same. I am always dumbfounded. Merry Christmas.
Amen. That's why Catholicism is never a denomination. Please all of us don't ever tell others that Catholic is a denomination. We are the true and original Christian Church. All other protestant communities form different denominations, and they are what the Church calls them as "Ecclesial Community" which is a Christian religious group that doesn't meet the Catholic Church's definition of a "church".
I was once a member of the RCC for more than half a century. I went outnif the RCC because if I did not get out of the RCC, my soul will surely go to hell when I Die because of so many wrong doctrines the RCC have. The the RCC were disobedient to the will and commandments of God. They made graven images of their saints and worshiped and served the created things instead of our God who is the creator of all things. They made St. Mary as their god and the savior of the world. In the Bible, it was not St. Mary as the savior of the world but Jesus Christ. In the Bible, God hates people who make graven images and worshiped and served them like created things like angels in heaven, human beings and animall on land and creatures that live under the water, intead of God who was the creator of all thing who is forever ptaised. Why should we worship created thing things when they do not have the power like our God who was the creator of all things. Jesus is the savior of the world and not St. Mary. St. Mary will never become god because she was just created by God. Jesus hrist is the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Jesus Christ. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus Christ, the author and thevperfector of our faith who died for us on the cross so that in believing in Him, our sins will be forgiven and will be cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ which was shed on calvarys cross and bg His wounds we are healed. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Believing in the Lord Jesus alone and not worshiping idols made of wood and other materials, Nesus Christ will ask God the Father to send His Holy Spirit to dwell in all His followers to protrct them from satan and all his demons from harm. Jesus Christ is our only hope of eternal salvation. Without Jesus Christ in our life, we are really nothing. Jesus Christ is the vine, and we are the branches. Apart from Him, we could do nothing. Jesus christ has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of light. God the Father had sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but should have eternal life. God wiil give these only to people who will not worship graven images and are obedient to the will and commmangndnts of God.
Jesus is what you need not catholic not protestant. Paul says 'are you not foolish by comparing yourselves with eachother after being saved on the works of Christ?' 2Cor 10:12. Stop the history and engage the leading of the Holy Spirit through the word of God.
Actually, Rosary contain a scripture - based prayer. Its devotion and contemplation the evidents of The Lord Jesus Christ. There is the creed of Christianity, prayer Our Father etc.
Woa, it's true that God never leaves us as orphans. He has all His power to work miraculously in the hearts of those non Catholics who are scattered around the world in doubt whether or not there was truly a Church [Ekklesia] our Lord established as in Matthew 13:16-20. Now we believe there is, and it was named CATHOLIC to identify what Jesus meant when He told His apostles, "Go and preach the gospel to the ends of the world" Catholic means universal or ends of the world.
John 14:6 KJV Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Jesus is the Rock, study all scripture and stop listening to man! You can't understand the New testament until you understand the old! John 6:63 KJV It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. Their is a reason Jesus is the Word and not men, learn it!
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First, I want to thank everyone for all the comments and kind words in this video. This truly means a lot, and I am so blessed that my videos can bring joy or happiness to someone, even if it’s one individual! While this video goes into why I have chosen to specifically become a Catholic, if you are interested in how I converted from the Islamic faith to Christianity in general, please check out my previous video from around a year ago titled: “From Islam to Christ.” Thank you all again so much. May our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ bless you always. Amen :)
It is necessary to be a Catholic to be saved. Onl Catholics are the faithful of Christ. Only Catholics are truly Christian.
@@stlouisix3 it is necessary to endure to the end in the faith to be saved. I guarantee you, many who call themselves Catholics won’t be saved, and many who are Protestant will be. Christ is the one who states who is dammed or not, not man. There is only one judge.
The Catholic Church established by Christ himself is a PEARL of Great price that majority of Catholics are ignorant of. Welcome home. Pax Christi
@@stlouisix3 how can it be, when catholicism actually mandates sin, according to God's Word?
@@loveisaiah622 He didn't establish this system, that isn't Biblically correct.
I was born Catholic and converted to Protestantism and spent two decades in that chaos. Back to True Apostolic Faith in The Catholic Church now
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Why did you convert to Protestantism?
Me too from being Protestant for 30 years. So very glad to be home!
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The difficulty of explaining 'why I am a Catholic' is that there are ten thousand reasons all amounting to one reason: that Catholicism is true. - G.K. Chesterton
how can that be when it teaches contrary God's Truth?
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If the CATHOLIC CHURCH which JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF BUILD AND THE CHURCH IS HIS BODY BECAUSE HE IS THE LIVING GOD teaches contrary GOD'S TRUTH. THEN WHAT ABOUT YOUR CHURCH???????????.
1 Peter 2:23 - "when he was insulted he returned no insult; when he suffered he did not threaten; instead he handed himself over to the one who judges justly"
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@@tony1685 if you already decided it's wrong while not being open to ⅔ of the evidence proving its right. That's dishonest. God bless and Mary keep you
@@tony1685 Protestantism is a 500 year old rebellion. And, by the way, lucifer was the first protestant and model of all those who protest against Divinely instituted authority which is the Catholic Church. Every protestant is their own authority. He starts his own "church" claiming God told him to do so.
I am a lifelong Catholic and I'm always overwhelmed by accounts of conversions to Catholicism such as yours!
And your way of explaining your conversion is among the best and clearest I've heard ! God Bless you richly!!
CHRISTIAN
The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one",
***FOLLOWERS of the TEACHINGS of Christ!!!
***Written 2000 years ago! NOT my interpretation!!!You cannot refute this too. Your lack of knowledge is evident.
A Christian (/ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
--And NO CATHOLIC follows Christ and HIS Teachings!!
I suggest you ask yourself: Is this what Christ taught???
@@mitchellosmer1293reading the Apocrypha opened my eyes. Now I know why it was left out of 'the Bible', because the church Fathers were catholic in their practices.
@@belindaventer8474 Ex 20:8-11
8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
That's what I'm saying, he has a gift for being a Catholic apologetic! It seems like it's very easy for him to explain this...he looks smart and probably loves reading and researching history..
This was a beautiful testament. I love how thoughtful your journey has been.
Subbed brother I was Protestant who became Catholic it truly is the fullness of faith and fullness of Truth.
yet it teaches contrary God's Truth.
@@tony1685 I am always impressed by how quickly you start spamming the comments section.
@@tony1685 If the Catholic Church, the church that CHRIST BUILD WITH THE AUTHORITY OF HIS HEAVENLY FATHER teaches contrary GOD'S TRUTH, THEN THINK PROPERLY THAT THE CHURCH IS NOT A BUILDINGS THAT MEN CAN THEIR OWN CHURCH AND BY THEIR OWN AUTHORITIES THEY REJECT AND PROTEST HIS WORDS AND HIS CHURCH.
THE CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST, HE IS A LIVING GOD WHICH CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN IN THE FORM OF BREAD AND WINE TO FEED OUR SOUL, WAITING FOR ALL HUMAN BEING TO RETURN TO BELIEVE AND TO RECEIVE HIM WITH OUR HUMBLE HEARTS.
MATHEW 12:30 - "HE WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME AND HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER WITH ME SCATTERS"
MATHEW 12:3 - "WHY DO YOU TRANSGRESS THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR TRADITION" 8] THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR FROM ME. 9] IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME TEACHINGS AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN". 11] NOT WHAT GOES INTO THE MOUTH DEFILES A MAN, BUT WHAT COMES OUT OF THE MOUTH THIS DEFILES A MAN".
MATHEW 15-13-14 - "EVERY PLANT WHICH MY HEAVENLY FATHER HAS NOT PLANTED WILL BE ROOTED UP. 14] LET THEM ALONE; THEY ARE BLIND GUIDES. AND IF A BLIND MAN LEADS A BLIND MAN, BOTH WILL FALL INTO A PIT"
LUKE 9:25 - "FOR WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN IF HE GAINS THE WHOLE WORLD AND LOSES OR FORFEITS HIMSELF?".
JOHN 15:6 -"IF A MAN DOES NOT ABIDE IN ME, HE IS CAST FORTH AS A BRANCH AND WITHERS; AND THE BRANCHES ARE GATHERED THROWN INTO THE FIRE AND BURNED".
Dont listen to tony hes a moron@tony1685
Yes, the truth according to the murderer from the beginning!
A convert to the Holy Apostolic Catholic Church here, baptized into the true faith. Pray the Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy daily bro.
Into the true faith...??? Please study the Bible John 3:1-21.
@DOA011970 , yes, no doubt. Protestantism on the other hand was heresy initiated by Martin Luther, Ulrich zwingli, King Henry viii etc.
quote---A convert to the Holy Apostolic Catholic Church here, baptized into the true faith. Pray the Holy Rosary and Divine Mercy daily bro....unquote
Where can I finf that church named in the bible???
@mitchellosmer1293 , research the early history. There was Catholic Church with Popes. Holy Bible was preserved by the Church for posterity. Even Shroud of Turin preserved by the Catholic Church. You owed your entire civilization to the Church.
@@hanmirz4803 quote--- research the early history...unquote
SO, NO MAN lies???? No history writer embelishes their story??? ONLY FACTS is
all they write???
___Quote--- There was Catholic Church with Popes...unquote
Then why is that title NEVER mentioned in ANY BIBLE??? NOT even Catholic bibles???.
The oldest titles used are "pope" and "pontiff", which date back to the middle of the 3rd century. The other titles appear from the 5th century onwards and develop throughout the Middle Ages.
THIRD CENTURY!!!
The highest rank at the time of Jesus was Bishop!!! NO POPES!!!
>>>>Who was the first person to call themselves pope?
Siricius
Siricius is sometimes said to be the first bishop of Rome to style himself pope, but other authorities say the title pope was from the early 3rd century an honorific designation used for any bishop in the West.
>>>When was the term pope first used in Catholic answers?
The first known use of the title is from theearly third century and did not refer to the Bishop of Rome but to Greek Patriarch of the Church, Heraclas of Alexandria in a letter addressed to him by his successor Pope Dionysius of Alexandria.
>>>Quote---Holy Bible was preserved by the Church for posterity.--unquote
LOL--ROFL--Nope--
Preserved BY GOD!@!!
According to 2 Timothy 3:16-17 the words of Scripture are "God breathed" or inspired. This implies that God is the source or origin of what is recorded in Scripture.
>>>Quote-- You owed your entire civilization to the Church.--unquote
I didn;t know "THE CHURCH" is God!!!!
I AM 100% sure GOD created civilization!!! NOT the Catholic church!!!
New convert here. Thank you for this video, it is very helpful.
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FACTS:
#1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?)
#2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?)
#3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator?
#4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?)
#5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?)
#6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?)
#7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?)
#8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?)
#9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers
#10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?)
#11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?)
#12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins
#13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church
#14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?)
#15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?)
#16--Christ never said to confess your sins to a priest
And YES--IT MUST be IN THE BIBLE!! Otherwise it ia only an opinion!!
John 14:6 New International Version -
And yes, IT MUST be IN the Bible!! Jesus said: Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. ... No one comes to the Father except through me.."
So, when a church teaches what contradicts what Jesus taught, which one is the truth??? If you say the church is right, that means Jesus is a liar!!! That erases ALL the 4 gospels!!! That leaves out ALL of Matt 16!! Along with that. you insist Jesus is God, then that implies God is liar. That erases ALL the Bible!!
If you say Jesus is right, that means the church has lied!!! IT CAN NOT be both right!!!
The bottom line is, the Messiah kept the Law perfectly, and we are to walk as he walked according to the Scriptures at 1 John 2:4-6. Those who do not follow Messiah’s footsteps are workers of lawlessness according to the Messiah himself.
Kindly refute these FACTS with book, chapter and numbered verse FROM the Bible.
Answer however many as you want!!! ONLY Book, chapter and number of the verse!!! No need to quote the verse or explain it!!!
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Praise God🙏
Welcome home⛪
Welcome home @valwhelan3533! The angels and saints are rejoicing with you in Heaven. God bless you.
@@Spiritof76Catholic quote---The angels and saints are rejoicing with you in Heaven....unquote
A worthless opinion!!! Where are the scriptures?
Ex 20:89-11 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
This is the best explanation that i have heard. Proud of you brother. You are so eloquent and clear.
Yeah, he has a gift for this. He can become a great Catholic catechist just like my grandma...
I returned back to the catholic church and my love for the catholic church has just grown stronger. I am from Canada. If you are in Toronto, would like to join you in spreading the good news.
Ex 20:89-11 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
I’m a new Catholic myself. Also newly subbed to your channel. Greetings from Australia.
Ex 20:89-11 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
@@mitchellosmer1293 The Catholics worship in sunday LORD"S day. Colossians 2:16-17 says: “Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in regard to food or drink or in respect to festival, or a new moon or a Sabbath day-things which are a mere shadow [Greek, skia] of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.”
Christians gather to worship on Sunday: In I Corinthians 16:1-2, we read: “Now concerning the collections that are made for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, so do ye also. On the first day of the week let every one of you put apart with himself, laying up what it shall well please him.”
@@alfonstabz9741 quote---The Catholics worship in sunday LORD"S day....unquote
QUOTE THE BIOBLE that says Sunfay is the Lord's day????
What day does JESUS SAY HE IS THE LORD OF??? Sabbath!!!!
Does Jesus lie?? Does God lie????
Malachi 3:6
6 For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. · Malachi 3:6 in all English translations.
------Hebrews 13:8
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. . Cross references. Hebrews 13:8 : [John 8:58]; 2 Cor. 1:19; Heb. 1:12.
SINCE NEITHER CHANGE, thus the seventh day Sababth CAN NOT CHANGE!!!!
Unless BOTH are liars!!!!
Wgy do you NOTY bother to ask the simple question? What day DOES GOD say is HIS HOLY DAY???
Isaiah 58:13-14 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
13 If you refrain from trampling the Sabbath,
from pursuing your own interests on MY HOLY DAY,
if you call the Sabbath a delight
and the HOLY DAY of the Lord honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
serving your own interests, or pursuing your own affairs;[a]
14 then you shall take delight in the Lord,
and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth;
I will feed you with the heritage of your ancestor Jacob,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
READ THAT LAST LINE AGAIN!!
Unless you want to insist God is a liar!!!!
>>>>quote---Colossians 2:16-17 says: “Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in regard to food or drink or in respect to festival, or a new moon or a Sabbath day-things which are a mere shadow [Greek, skia] of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.”...unquote
Did you bother as ask what that means?>???? When is the weekly Sabbath a feast??? A festival?? When is it based on the new moon??? When is there lots drinking on the weekly Sabbath???? NONE!!!
That is about the sabbath feasts days which have been fulfilled by Christ on the cross!!!!
Paul is admonishing the Jews for being angry at the gentiles for not following those feasts days rituals!!!! Laws (rituals) that were given ONLY to the Jewe (Israelites).
--Feast days are days when Catholics celebrate and remember someone or something important to their faith. The word "feast" comes from the Latin word festes, which means "joy".
THE BIBLICAL FEASTS OF ISRAEL ALL POINT TO JESUS
Here are some Jewish feasts and their meanings:
Passover
Celebrates the Israelites' liberation from Egypt and takes place in the spring.
Purim
A joyous celebration of the Jewish people's triumph over annihilation. Festivities include reading the Scroll of Esther, giving gifts, and dressing up.
Yom Kippur
The holiest day of the Jewish year, also known as the Day of Atonement. It marks the final opportunity to repent before God before the Book of Life is sealed for another year.
Shavuot
Also known as the Feast of Weeks, it commemorates the giving of the Ten Commandments to the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
Sukkot
Celebrates the fall harvest and the time the Hebrews spent in the Sinai wilderness on their way to the Promised Land.
Simchat Torah
Celebrates the end of the year's Torah cycle and the beginning of a new cycle.
Chanukah
Also known as the Festival of Light, it commemorates the Jewish people's victory over their Greek oppressors. It is celebrated by lighting candles every evening for eight days.
...ALL POINTING FORWARDS to Christ!!!
The weekly Sabbath POINTS BACKWARDS to creation!!!!
QUOTE-----Christians gather to worship on Sunday: In I Corinthians 16:1-2, we read: “Now concerning the collections that are made for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, so do ye also. On the first day of the week let every one of you put apart with himself, laying up what it shall well please him.”...unquote
DID YOU BOTHER to ask the simple questiopn?? NO!! What was the collection" for?????
THere was a famine in Jerusalem. Paul was collecting money to help the poor!!!!!
He had no time to stand around to answer questions. The poor people could not wait!!!!
Verse 3----Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve and send them with your gift to Jerusalem.
All you had to do is keep reading and NOT take that OUT of Context!!!!
>>> NO Christ Follower (Christian) Ever worshiped on Sunday!!!!
Protestants will always put us Catholics down but they never admit their rebellion. IM PROUD TO BE CATHOLIC AMEN .WE ONLY TRACE OUR LIVES BACK TO JESUS AND THE HOLY APOSTLES ❤❤❤
well said. not a good idea to say “i protest”. not a good start. no where does the bible say not to be Catholic. That must frustrate them. God Bless
@@thesolaraquarium all over the Bible is proof we aren't to be catholic.
start with John 14:15
@@tony1685 Dear Tony1685, the speaker, Ish of Arabia explains it very eloquently! Please listen to him.
@@tony1685 not sure to me why this is anti-catholic? Keep the commandments? you might have to explain to me. One point I should make is catholics are a diverse bunch of people - we don’t all agree with each other about everything, so what I say about catholicism may not be agreed by someone else. The Pope is not always agreed with, even though he probably should be. There is much division over the Pope - alot of rebellion.
Yes indeed! You have made the right choice for your soul, right?...
It is not so much important whether you are Catholic or Protestant by name, but rather whether you have been saved and have understood the important advice of The Lord Jesus Christ and acted upon it. Don't you understand that a person must become a Born again Christian in order to enter the Kingdom of God?
This was an awesome and very chill video. Thanks for sharing your story, man.
Wow. What a great video! You answered every great objections Protestants have to Catholicism with clarity and simplicity. Amazing.
Awesome video! Welcome home brother!
God bless, thank you for the references ✝️🙏🏽
Subscribed, may The Lord God Almighty bless your efforts in Christ Jesus Name
God bless you brother. Welcome welcome welcome!
Greetings from Europe🇻🇦✝️
I was born catholic became atheist became agnostic became protestant, thought about islam and came back to Catholicism/Orthodoxy
Oh wow! You've been introduced to all the religion clubs out there?
You started with an idol and you end up with an idol.
We hope that you will study the Bible, understand and act on the words of The Lord Jesus Christ.
@@DOA011970yeah, the same Protty bible that Jesus immediately left behind at his resurrection and ascension; not the same bible that the Catholics compiled 300+yrs later
May the Lord continue to guide you friend. Trust in Him and in process. Remember “seek and ye shall find!”
@@DOA011970 idol? What do you mean? Catholic Orthodox Compiled the Bible
@@essafats5728 what Bible did Jesus left?
Thank you for this. God bless you
I most appreciate your beautiful personality then your thoughtful insights, especially scripture supporting the saints praying for us
Wow! Why are you so intelligent in this? The way you answer this is impressive as a convert from Islam. God bless you...
What an amazing video. Thank you for sharing.
Much love from a fellow convert from New Age > Russian Orthodox > Roman Rite TLM Catholic.
God bless you.
Excellent. May you be blessed for this work.
Wonderful testimony, Brother. I'm also a convert. You inspire me
You're amazing! Loved your content. QUESTION: Why do people think 'heaven' is nothing but a rich copy of earth? So many people define "Paradise" as a magical place that fulfills your every desire, hope, and dream. They've completely ignored what heaven really is! When we get to heaven, we will be transformed! We will be a NEW CREATION! We will be like Jesus! Can you imagine? I'd rather be like Jesus, then just receive mere copies of earth's rewards! We believers will all be LIKE JESUS! The Bible says, "We shall be like Him, for we shall see Him like He really is!" If any man be in Christ, he is a NEW CREATION! We should stop this fallacy where heaven is nothing but a place where every carnal desire is fulfilled! That is false!
Greetings from Singapore ❤ Excellent relevation Brother Ish 👍👍👍
May Our Lord and Our Blessed Mother Bless You and Your Loved Ones.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I visited Muslim ☪️ areas of Singapore 🇸🇬 and The Philippines 🇵🇭. I experimented with various philosophies (Buddhism ☸, others). I met many Jewish ✡ people, rabbis and lay people. They all lead me back to the Catholic Church ⛪
Good 👍 that you find Catholicism 🕊 as complete. But, you only begun! 🤯 Eastern Rites share customs and rituals of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The Anglican 🇬🇧 Ordinariate is a spinoff of The Anglican 🇬🇧 Community. Yet, such an Ordinariate is loyal to The Pope.
Happy 😊 explorations!
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FACTS:
#1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?)
#2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?)
#3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator?
#4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?)
#5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?)
#6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?)
#7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?)
#8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?)
#9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers
#10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?)
#11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?)
#12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins
#13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church
#14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?)
#15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?)
#16--Christ never said to confess your sins to a priest
And YES--IT MUST be IN THE BIBLE!! Otherwise it ia only an opinion!!
John 14:6 New International Version -
And yes, IT MUST be IN the Bible!! Jesus said: Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. ... No one comes to the Father except through me.."
So, when a church teaches what contradicts what Jesus taught, which one is the truth??? If you say the church is right, that means Jesus is a liar!!! That erases ALL the 4 gospels!!! That leaves out ALL of Matt 16!! Along with that. you insist Jesus is God, then that implies God is liar. That erases ALL the Bible!!
If you say Jesus is right, that means the church has lied!!! IT CAN NOT be both right!!!
The bottom line is, the Messiah kept the Law perfectly, and we are to walk as he walked according to the Scriptures at 1 John 2:4-6. Those who do not follow Messiah’s footsteps are workers of lawlessness according to the Messiah himself.
Kindly refute these FACTS with book, chapter and numbered verse FROM the Bible.
Answer however many as you want!!! ONLY Book, chapter and number of the verse!!! No need to quote the verse or explain it!!!
>>>>>>>
Obviously you have NOT read the bible!!!
God bless and protect you my brother 👍🏼✝️❤️
Praise the Lord Amen
Thanks so much, my brother in the faith. May God strengthen your faith.
What an amazing, insightful testimony. So calmly and rationally explained, addressing all the usual Protestant dilemmas. Thank you my brother. You clarified several issues for me. I am busy converting, 50 years after being born again. You have obviously done much research on your faith and I can't wait to hear more. ❤🙌
Welcome home @belindaventer8474! The angels and saints in Heaven are rejoicing with you. God bless you.
Ex 20:89-11 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work-you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.
Beautifuly explained! Very eloquent 👏
God bless you. You are very inspiring
I find Protestantisim only scratch the surface of scripture while a well educated Catholic digs deeper into the theology of scripture. I fell away for 15 years from the Catholic Church even started to adapt some Protestant views and after much study I found it lead back to Catholicism. Im back home now, never again will i leave.
CHRISTIAN
The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one",
FOLLOWERS of the TEACHINGS of Christ!!!
Written 2000 years ago! NOT my interpretation!!!
>>>
A Christian (/ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
--And NO CATHOLIC follows Christ and HIS Teachings!!
I suggest you ask yourself: Is this what Christ taught???
you answered a lot of my doubts with my own faith in this simple, down-to-earth video. God bless and Amen brother!
You a so lucid, peaceful, and clear!
I have listened to Scott Hahn, Sam Shammoun, and big timers, but I just want to encourage you and say (in my mind) your the next blockbuster I am going to listen to and discern as I journey. Godbless you brother.
As an greek-catholic, grown up mostly in church, i thank you . i learned a lot.
Interesting channel. Great videos. More people should se it. You have my subscription.
God bless this man
Excellent content, brother! May God continue to bless and protect you. 🙏✝️🕊️📿 #ForeverCatholic
Well done, you’re clear and concise.
I enjoyed watching your video, God bless you
Very well presented. God bless, brother! Please continue making more of this. Prayers from the Philippines. Viva, Cristo Rey!!
Wow welcome home ✝️🙏 bro
Ish 👍 wonderful explanation. Hope you sometime give a talk on the talks of Bishop T. Sheen
You should talk to my Somali friend, he is intelligent and open minded like you.
Oh yeah he is a Catholic little help from me, but God is who saw his heart converted him.
Great testimony. Remember: You are making a difference.
Remember, because you yourself you reject and protest His words and His church that is why you make a difference.
CHRIST BUILD ONLY ONE CHURCH WITH THE AUTHORITY OF HIS HEAVENLY FATHER THROUGH HIS APOSTLE SIMON PETER ONLY AND THE POPES ARE THE ONLY SUCCESSORS WHICH THEY PREACH THE KINGDOM OF GOD RIGHT FROM HIS APOSTLE SIMON PETER. NO ONE CAN BUILD THEIR OWN CHURCH ONLY JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD.
THE CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST, THAT IS WHY WE ARE CALLED CHRISTANS. HE IS AN EMMANUEL which means GOD WITH US IN THE HOLY BLESSED SACRAMENT, HE IS A LIVING BREAD WHICH CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN IN THE FORM OF BREAD AND WINE TO FEED OUR SOUL.
MATHEW 12:30 - "HE WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME AND HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER WITH ME SCATTERS".
MATHEW 15:13-14 - JESUS SAID "EVERYVPLANT WHICH MY HEAVENLY FATHER HAS NOT PLANTED WILL BE ROOTED UP. 14] LET THEM ALONE; THEY ARE BLIND GUIDES. AND IF A BLIND MAN LEADS A BLIND MAN, BOTH WILL FALL INTO A PIT".
LUKE 9:25 - JESUS SAID "FOR WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN IF HE GAINS THE WHOLE WORLD AND LOSES OR FORFEITS HIMSELF?".
LUKE 22:31-32 - Jesus prayed for our catholic church which He build only one church with the authority of His heavenly Father through His Apostle Simon Peter only not even through His 11 Apostles. "SIMON, SIMON, BEHOLD, SATAN DEMANDED TO HAVE YOU, THAT HE MIGHT SIFT YOU LIKE WHEAT, BUT I HAVE PRAYED FOR YOU THAT YOUR FAITH MAY NOT FAIL; AND WHEN YOU HAVE TURNED AGAIN, STRENGTHEN YOUR BRETHREN".
JOHN 12:48-49-50 - Jesus said "HE WHO REJECTS ME AND DOES NOT RECEIVE MY SAYINGS HAS A JUDGE; THE WORD THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WILL BE HIS JUDGE ON THE LAST DAY. FOR I HAVE NOT SPOKEN ON MY OWN AUTHORITY; THE FATHER WHO SENT ME HAS HIMSELF GIVEN ME COMMANDMENT WHAT TO SAY AND WHAT TO SPEAK. AND I KNOW THAT HIS COMMANDMENT IS ETERNAL LIFE. WHAT I SAY, THEREFORE, I SAY AS THE FATHER HAS BIDDEN ME".
JOHN 15:6 - Jesus said "IF A MAN DOES NOT ABIDE IN ME, HE IS CAST FORTH AS A BRANCH AND WITHERS; AND THE BRANCHES ARE GATHER THROWN INTO THE FIRE AND BURNED".
MARK 13:31- JESUS SAID "HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL PASS AWAY BUT MY WORDS WILL NOT PASS AWAY".
@@marymargarette4289 where should I start???
Quote---CHRIST BUILD ONLY ONE CHURCH WITH THE AUTHORITY OF HIS HEAVENLY FATHER THROUGH HIS APOSTLE SIMON PETER ONLY ...unquote
Then why there is ABSOLUTELY NO mention of a church named Catholic in ANY BIBLE? NOT even Catholic bibles mentions such a church!!!!
>>Quote--- AND THE POPES ARE THE ONLY SUCCESSORS ...unquote
NO SUCH title (pope) ever mentioned in ANY BIBLE!!!
The earliest recorded use of the title "pope" was in reference to Pope Heraclas of Alexandria (232-248). The title was used in a letter written by his successor, Pope Dionysius of Alexandria, to Philemon, a Roman presbyter. The letter translates to "I received this rule and ordinance from our blessed father/pope, Heraclas".
The word "pope" comes from the Greek word páppas, which means "father". It was originally an affectionate term, but later came to refer to a bishop or patriarch. In the early centuries of Christianity, the title was used for all bishops and other senior clergy, especially in the East. In the West, the title became reserved for the bishop of Rome during the reign of Pope Leo I (440-461). Pope Gregory VII (1073-85) officially restricted the use of the title to the Bishop of Rome
>>>Quote---. THE CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST, THAT IS WHY WE ARE CALLED CHRISTANS. ...unquote
CHRISTIAN
The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one",
FOLLOWERS of the TEACHINGS of Christ!!!
Written 2000 years ago! NOT my interpretation!!!
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A Christian (/ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
--And NO CATHOLIC follows Christ and HIS Teachings!!
I suggest you ask yourself: Is this what Christ taught???
FACT: What the CCC teaches IS NOT what Christ taught!!!
>>>Quote---LUKE 22:31-32 - Jesus prayed for our catholic church which He build only one church with the authority of His heavenly Father through His Apostle Simon Peter only not even through His 11 Apostles.......unquote
Luke 22:31-32
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
31 “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded[a] to sift all of you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
Where is a church named Catholic mentioned????
>>>>quote---MARK 13:31- JESUS SAID "HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL PASS AWAY BUT MY WORDS WILL NOT PASS AWAY"....unquote
I WILL QUOTE HIS WORDS!!!!!
Ex 20:3-6 Exodus 20:3-6
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
3 you shall have no other gods before[a] me.
4 You shall not make for yourself an idol,
whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above,
or that is on the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under the earth.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them;
for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, 6 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation[b] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
Well explained . I've learnt a lot ! God bless 🙌
Thank you 🙏🏻
Hello brother in faith. Catholic here
Because its true brother! God bless you
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FACTS:
#1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?)
#2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?)
#3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator?
#4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?)
#5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?)
#6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?)
#7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?)
#8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?)
#9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers
#10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?)
#11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?)
#12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins
#13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church
#14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?)
#15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?)
#16--Christ never said to confess your sins to a priest
And YES--IT MUST be IN THE BIBLE!! Otherwise it ia only an opinion!!
John 14:6 New International Version -
And yes, IT MUST be IN the Bible!! Jesus said: Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. ... No one comes to the Father except through me.."
So, when a church teaches what contradicts what Jesus taught, which one is the truth??? If you say the church is right, that means Jesus is a liar!!! That erases ALL the 4 gospels!!! That leaves out ALL of Matt 16!! Along with that. you insist Jesus is God, then that implies God is liar. That erases ALL the Bible!!
If you say Jesus is right, that means the church has lied!!! IT CAN NOT be both right!!!
The bottom line is, the Messiah kept the Law perfectly, and we are to walk as he walked according to the Scriptures at 1 John 2:4-6. Those who do not follow Messiah’s footsteps are workers of lawlessness according to the Messiah himself.
Kindly refute these FACTS with book, chapter and numbered verse FROM the Bible.
Answer however many as you want!!! ONLY Book, chapter and number of the verse!!! No need to quote the verse or explain it!!!
@@Actual_E don't listen to mitch here he's only been decived by Satan to hate God's church. Pray for him and don't even give him the time of day to argue with him. He's alr decided we're wrong. Lord have mercy on his soul.
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Welcome to the Church Jesus founded. ❤ 33 AD Mt Sinai Jerusalem Israel. Jesus left us a Church with a head, with a structure, universal apostolic. The Church in Acts 15 is the Catholic Church. The Bishop of Antioch called the Church Catholic or universal.
Welcome home my brother in Christ!
Amen brother great conversion
This is amazing!
Welcome home brother in christ ! Amen 🙏 😊❤❤
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Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you brother, love your clear explanation of the truth of God's Church for all in this world,,, this Church is just to prepare us for Heaven...
Very very well-articulated message.
Thanks bro
We love Muslims to come to catholic Christianity
Thank you for this video 🙂🙏
Amen brother 🙏
The conflict is on the protestant side.
Excellent video brother
God bless you. continue reading the catechism of the catholic church to dispel any doubts about any questions. sam shamoun is also a very good resource for many christians who want to have quick and in depth answers about scripture, among other resources.
yup---catechism above the Holy Word of God!!!
@@mitchellosmer1293 don't be stupid. the catechism is the summary of what the catholic church believes and explains. this is why the catholic church is one. because there is only one interpretation of the Word of God, in the same way that Philip instructed the eunuch on the Word of God of its proper interpretation. this is the reason why the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles, to bring men to the truth, Who is Jesus Christ.
(Jn 16.12-15) "The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and is sent into the world through Christ....." God the Father has 'created' the Holy Spirit and He is being 'sent' into the world through Christ - the Orthodox have this right as did all of Christendom in those early centuries, who created the original Nicene Creed.
Great video welcome to Catholicism, the one true faith. Blessings to you and your family God Bless
Welcome home! You did a great job explaining some of the high point about Catholicism. It’s true, Catholicism is 100% Jesus. God bless you.
Appreciate you relating your thinking and experiences. More so because I feel I came to my faith in an uncommon way. I didn't join because I was convinced that some strangers thousands of years ago claimed to have seen someone they claim was God.
For me belief in God came from my own rational assessment of the universe, that it was ordered in such a way from the genome on upward to the cosmos, that defied any probability of random chance. In short there was a designer. Once that premise is accepted then discerning the nature of God and a purpose for our existence is a philosophical exercise. Me reason insisted it wasn't need, we can obviously offer Him nothing, but to be known to others and share in His nature. In short an act of selfless love in the Augustinian sense to will the good of the other for the sake of the other. That God's nature in part was Infinite love.
Then the search becomes which if any reflect my belief. Only the Catholic Church seemed to have gotten it correct. By extension some of the Catholic aligned Churches but that's more a scriptural matter. My issue with protestantism has to do with the contradictory theology which never struck me in obvious ways as well thought out. Think much of the error comes from attempting to fit a square in a round hole regarding salvation theory. They treat it as an exercise in scriptural interpretations, and very few recognize the inherent implications as to the nature of God implicit in their conclusions. Luther and Calvin make clumsy but either outright nonsensical to me distinctions down to near blasphemous ones (regarding penal substitution and what it would tell us as to the nature of God). All stemming from the desire to avoid contradiction to faith alone or once saved always saved.
Catholics got it right imo. Christ didn't take on our sins and bear the unjust wrath of a God taken out on an innocent because He didn't care who felt His fury, but someone had to do so. Rather that all sin is an offense against love due God. That by His nature He wanted to forgive this debt, but being infinite truth as well it couldn't simply be ignored or dismissed. So in resolution He determined in His mercy to pay that debt Himself. Christ's act of selfless love paid off the debt of love owed God by as a result of our sins. Rather than it being about God unleashing His fury on an innocent for our sins, if possible there is no time the Father was more pleased with His Son than in this act of self sacrifice. From that distinction flow many of the errors of protestantism
quote--- Only the Catholic Church seemed to have gotten it correct....unquote
CHRISTIAN
The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one",
FOLLOWERS of the TEACHINGS of Christ!!!
Written 2000 years ago! NOT my interpretation!!!
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A Christian (/ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
--And NO CATHOLIC follows Christ and HIS Teachings!!
I suggest you ask yourself: Is this what Christ taught???
>>>FACTS:
#1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.
#2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven.
#3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor.
#4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned.
#5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin.
#6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church.
#7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic.
#8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-
#9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers.
#10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship
#11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest".
#12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins.
#13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church.
#14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!!
#15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!!
#16--Christ never said to confess your sins to a priest.
etc, etc.
I'm orthodox Christian
Great points, and just one more evidence that saints are aware what's happening in the world is story about Lazarus and Rich man, Abraham know why is rich man in hell, until Lazarus is in the heaven.
God bless you, your family, loved ones and brothers and sisters in Christ 🙏❤️✝️, and let our Lord bring out the others from darkness into the light.
READ these slowly!!!
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun.
----Psalm 115:17
The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence.
----Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
----Psalm 6:5
For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise?
----Psalm 146:4
When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.
---Daniel 12:2
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
---Ecclesiastes 9:6
Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun.
---Job 14:10-12
But a man dies and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he? As waters fail from a lake and a river wastes away and dries up, so a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep.
--*****-John 3:13
No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.
-****--Hebrews 9:27
-And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,
----Acts 7:60
And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep
----1 Corinthians 15:52
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
---Revelation 20:4
Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
----1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
----Job 14:12
So a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep.
----Revelation 22:12
“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me, to repay each one for what he has done.
----Revelation 20:12-15
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
----1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. .
---Revelation 20:15
And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
----Acts 2:29
“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
(HE IS STILL BURIED!! NOT in heaven!)
Why are you not Coptic orthodox if your Egyptian
Protestant here. I agree with most of the doctrines, not all. I don't condemn Catholics. Thank you for your perspective. I actually agree with your stance on eucharist and priestly authority.
Most protestant condemn Catholics to hell just because they are Catholic.
Because we don't have the "true" gospel which protestants can't actually agree because there is a great difference between Calvinists and protestants who believe salvation can be lost.
@allopez8563 The irony of being condemned by people who've been around, in MANY cases, for less than 200 years is beyond expression. These are the folks who don't even realize that the deuterocanonical books were removed from The Bible by bible societies in the late 1800's TO SAVE MONEY. Forgive me (a member of the same Church that practiced Christianity before there even was such a thing as The Bible) if I don't feel thankful for not being hated by a protestant (one of the 30,000+ groups all of whom disagree with one another). Absolutely laughable
Thank you for your kind words my brother in Christ :)
@ismailaeyoussef Aaaaaand my comment was deleted. The one where I said how grateful (not) that I am that some protestants find Catholicism acceptable. The utter gall.
@@goldie862 I didn’t even get the chance to read what you wrote so I have no idea what your talking about. Did you say anything in it that might go against TH-cam guidelines? Everyone is allowed to say whatever on my comments, it’s up to TH-cam to decide what to keep up or not
Absolutely AMEN brother 🙏
I am also a Catholic but without Rome, Russian Orthodox Church
Go get the Sophia Haggia back to its rightful owners!
God bless you brother❤
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The Protestant confusion on being saved is definitely part of what keeps me Catholic. I've had many conversations, in which Protestants will claim they thought they were saved until they prayed the right prayer or answered the right altar call. There's no tangible answer to why that was the right one. I was baptized once; I follow Christ. Therefore, I am saved, and I thank God for his mercy.
No confusion you are already in the true Church. It took me learning the church fathers and early church to see I was raised outside of the fullness and truth of the Catholic church. I am here now with my wife and four kids and will never leave our Lord's Church he started.
Salvation is a continuous process hence Protestants are wrong.
Watch Christian B. Wagner's material on this stuff.
@johnosumba1980 agreed, but the process of salvation has a starting point, and baptism is that point
I like a way I heard Trent Horn explain salvation for adults and infants.
Adult salvation: repent, receive, remain .
Infant salvation: receive, repent, remain.
Receive refers to baptism :)
Keep you eyes on Christ brother. The divisions are on human doctrines. We are all united in Jesus Christ
except Jesus himself says he came to bring division.
@@sleepystar1638 yes...he does bring division between those who accept Him as Lord and Saviour AND those who deny His divinity and those who give their worthless peace to Him.
@@therighteousrighthand just clarifying that Jesus sent his Holy Spirit forever to teach us, forever means after the Bible.
@@sleepystar1638 Yes "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything that I have told you." John 14:26
@@therighteousrighthand John 14
16And I will beg the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever, 17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him nor know him; but ye know him, for he abides with you, and shall be in you.
So the Holy Spirit has always worked through people. meaning doctrines that come through humans.
I am a catholic coz I believe that the church is the true church and that Peter is the rock and Jesus had built his church on the rocks. The rocks refer to believers and followers of Jesus. Jesus claimed that Peter is the rock coz he purposely chose him as the leader of the worldly church, gave him the keys of the kingdom and authorized him to take care of the flock!
Before I even watch I'd like to thank @ismailaeyoussef? back. There is this strong, powerful magnetic or gravitational pull, grace if you like that: faith, belief, hope, love, that has such a hold on us. As such therefore we can't disregard others. Thus we have to wonder why or what it is holds or ties Muslims, Mormons, etc. to their beliefs too?
I am a Protestant and love the Lord. I tried to be Catholic this year but not could see some of Catholic traditions. My wife and I attended 3 months of services and 4 weeks of RCIA. The Eucharist I had no problem with. The services was beautiful and reverence. The whole beliefs about Mary really made us uncomfortable. I asked a question in RCIA why does a prayer to Mary says at the end of it to answer me. She said that Jesus won't tell his mother no and she will answer you. Of course, purgatory we was 80% against but try to understand. The RCIA teacher said to read some early church fathers for help. I did read about 10 hours of early church fathers for Polycrap, St. Ignatius,and others. After reading some of their letters, I didn't see them honoring Mother Mary at all. I didn't read Mary was sinless or her assumption. The Eucharist they made sure they took. The early church fathers never mentioned purgatory. After reading the early church fathers made us leave the Roman Catholic Church. The Early church fathers or Peter never mention rosary, brown scapular, Mary statues, sinless Mary, purgatory, Praying to the Mary or saints, water pouring over babies head for baptism, kiss a pope ring, priest forgiving sins( Christ only told the Apostles they can) and etc. AS a Protestant or a Catholic we all have bad history as a church. There is to much traditions for me. Catholic are christian and love the Lord but to much tradition that does't line up with scriptures.
The RCIA try to make us pray to Mary and saints but I said why if I can go to the Father. Why ask a saint to pray for me and then they go to Christ. Why not go straight to the Father. Yes, my parents pray for me but not to Mary or saints, they go to the Father. The RCIA teacher was very nice but after reading the early church fathers and I couldn't see the traditions that Catholic do.
Matthew, I appreciate your honesty. Could it be that you are looking at the oak tree (The Catholic Church today) and expecting to still see the acorn (The early church father's writings)?
Remember, Jesus said the Spirit would lead the church into all truth. We can clearly see that some things are not addressed either in the NT or the early church fathers. God example, the Canon list of Scripture itself which is found nowhere in Scripture or in the early church fathers u too Athanatus' Easter letter in 367 AD.
You already believe in the Eucharist. You won't find Jesus in the Eucharist in any Protestant church.
I would humbly encourage you to not judge the church today from the Apostolic writings. Their writings look more like the acorn. The church has been producing writings every century since then. The difference is now the church looks more like an oak tree than an acorn.
God bless you in your continued journey.
@@billlee2194 thanks
Why can't you ask Mary for help when she can help you get closer to Jesus? She is the mother of our Saviour. Who do you ask in Heaven to expedite your prayer than the mother of Jesus Christ?
@@infjstardust4357 Plus we have the OT typology for the queen mother (Solomon's mother Basheba) and Revelation 12:17 where Mary is depicted as our spirtual mother.
I want to know what church Christ founded. Alexa told me the Catholic Church; why am I searching for another? Even intellectually, honest Protestant pastors will tell you the same. I am always dumbfounded. Merry Christmas.
Amen. That's why Catholicism is never a denomination. Please all of us don't ever tell others that Catholic is a denomination. We are the true and original Christian Church. All other protestant communities form different denominations, and they are what the Church calls them as "Ecclesial Community" which is a Christian religious group that doesn't meet the Catholic Church's definition of a "church".
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What about once for all.
The scripture is true of course. The sacrifice of the Lamb of God is also timeless and eternal. Never is God bound by our understanding of time.
@@ritav89 so once for all don't mean once, communion is a symbolic remembrance . We are not capable. Once means one time.
@johntaylor4707 God bless you and may the scales fall away from your eyes.
@@ritav89 God bless you and I hope your beliefs don't cost you your salvation.
@@ritav89 no religion has put scales over my eyes, perhaps look in the mirror.
cause you are smart
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I was once a member of the RCC for more than half a century. I went outnif the RCC because if I did not get out of the RCC, my soul will surely go to hell when I Die because of so many wrong doctrines the RCC have. The the RCC were disobedient to the will and commandments of God. They made graven images of their saints and worshiped and served the created things instead of our God who is the creator of all things. They made St. Mary as their god and the savior of the world. In the Bible, it was not St. Mary as the savior of the world but Jesus Christ.
In the Bible, God hates people who make graven images and worshiped and served them like created things like angels in heaven, human beings and animall on land and creatures that live under the water, intead of God who was the creator of all thing who is forever ptaised. Why should we worship created thing things when they do not have the power like our God who was the creator of all things. Jesus is the savior of the world and not St. Mary. St. Mary will never become god because she was just created by God. Jesus hrist is the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Jesus Christ.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus Christ, the author and thevperfector of our faith who died for us on the cross so that in believing in Him, our sins will be forgiven and will be cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ which was shed on calvarys cross and bg His wounds we are healed. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Believing in the Lord Jesus alone and not worshiping idols made of wood and other materials, Nesus Christ will ask God the Father to send His Holy Spirit to dwell in all His followers to protrct them from satan and all his demons from harm.
Jesus Christ is our only hope of eternal salvation. Without Jesus Christ in our life, we are really nothing. Jesus Christ is the vine, and we are the branches. Apart from Him, we could do nothing. Jesus christ has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of light. God the Father had sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but should have eternal life. God wiil give these only to people who will not worship graven images and are obedient to the will and commmangndnts of God.
Jesus is what you need not catholic not protestant. Paul says 'are you not foolish by comparing yourselves with eachother after being saved on the works of Christ?' 2Cor 10:12.
Stop the history and engage the leading of the Holy Spirit through the word of God.
What about the rosary.
Actually, Rosary contain a scripture - based prayer.
Its devotion and contemplation the evidents of The Lord Jesus Christ.
There is the creed of Christianity, prayer Our Father etc.
@@agatatres9076 yep but you pray once to God to hoe many times to Mary. No logic.
Yep, same old tired ProtVomit
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2 Peter 1:5 - The Apostle Simon Peter said to add your faith with knowledge.
@@agatatres9076 yes maybe knowledge from the bible, it tells us not to add or take away.
Woa, it's true that God never leaves us as orphans. He has all His power to work miraculously in the hearts of those non Catholics who are scattered around the world in doubt whether or not there was truly a Church [Ekklesia] our Lord established as in Matthew 13:16-20. Now we believe there is, and it was named CATHOLIC to identify what Jesus meant when He told His apostles, "Go and preach the gospel to the ends of the world" Catholic means universal or ends of the world.
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No Such church ever mentioned in ANY BIBLE!!!! NOT even mentioned in Catholic bibles.
John 14:6 KJV Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Jesus is the Rock, study all scripture and stop listening to man!
You can't understand the New testament until you understand the old!
John 6:63 KJV It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Their is a reason Jesus is the Word and not men, learn it!
Amazing