Here we have ANOTHER SELF-APPOINTED EXPERT on Holy Scripture, the INSPIRED WORD OF GOD, quoting and interpreting words of context and misleading people. If you ridicule, criticize, and don't trust the Catholic (Universal) Church on what it believes and teaches, why would you trust the Catholic Church to provide you with the Bible, that She compiled and finalized, (under the guidance of the Holy Spirit), the one book you revere so much, on which you're basing your entire religion off of? And then, to have the gall to conveniently remove 7 of its inspired books and changing words (by Luther) in order to justify personal beliefs and interpretations. That is UNBIBLICAL! A Christian cannot have an absolute assurance of which books belong in the Bible WITHOUT ACCEPTING THE AUTHORITY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. The earliest document we have in which “Catholic” is used to label Christ’s Church is found in a letter from the Apostolic Father St. Ignatius, ordained Bishop of Antioch, a direct disciple of St. John the Apostle, who wrote around A.D. 107, while being taken to Rome for execution, quote: “WHEREVER THE BISHOP APPEARS, THERE LET THE PEOPLE BE; AS WHEREVER JESUS CHRIST IS, THERE IS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.” The Church Christ established had existed for over 350 years without a finalized Bible. It wasn't until the year 382 that the Magisterium at the Council of Rome, during the reign of Pope Damasus-I, that we got the canon of scripture, JUST AS THE CHURCH HAS IT TODAY: 46 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament. This proves that unwritten SACRED TRADITION IS JUST AS VALID A SOURCE OF REVELATION AS THE BIBLE. The biblical canon was reaffirmed by the regional councils of Hippo (393) and Carthage (397), and then definitively reaffirmed by the ecumenical Council of Florence in 1442.Finally, the ecumenical Council of Trent solemnly defined this same canon in 1546, after it came under attack by the first Protestant leaders, including Martin Luther. Scripture tells us in (1 Tim 3:15) that “THE CHURCH IS THE PILLAR AND FOUNDATION OF THE TRUTH”. Jesus established His One True Church giving HER AUTHORITY, starting with the Apostles, (also under the guidance of the Holy Spirit) to MAINTAIN UNITY, to ORDAIN His ministers and successors (Priests and Bishops), to PRESERVE the DEPOSIT of FAITH and PREVENT ERROR, to TEACH His TRUTH, to INTERPRET Holy Scripture, and to DISTRIBUTE HIS GRACE by way of the Seven Sacraments, including the Holy Eucharist in the Mass, the primary means Christ showed His Apostles at the FIRST MASS, (the Last Supper), how we are to worship God and have communion with Him. Faith tells us that Jesus is God and WHAT GOD SAYS, IS. As foretold in John 6:51-58: “My Flesh is true food..my Blood is true drink”, ETC.. Of the bread: “Take, eat; this is my body to be given up for you”; and, of the cup, “Drink of it, all of you; for this is my blood of THE NEW COVENANT, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matt. 26:26-28). Saying: “Do this in memory of me”. (See 1 Cor.10-16). Jesus prayed for unity among His followers (John 17:21) and PROMISED that HIS CHURCH WOULD EXIST UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD, (Mat. 16:18); undoubtedly, beyond the Protestant Revolution, and STILL EXISTS TODAY. Protestants are, without fault of their own, calling Jesus a liar by not accepting that fact; thus, they mock everything that His One Universal Church is and does. To mock the Catholic Church is to mock Christ. Common sense alone should tell you why JESUS ESTABLISHED a ONE TRUE UNIVERSAL CHURCH; just look at the 35,000+ different Protestant denominations/churches that currently exist around the world, each having their own preferred interpretations and beliefs. So, who are the real corrupt heretics leading people astray? I urge you to read what the Didache and Early Church Fathers say about the Mass and Eucharist, starting in 90 AD: www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/father/fathers.htm ALSO, in a short video, see what happens at Mass which only some saints and mystics had the privilege to see: th-cam.com/video/OOLZDaTgIaM/w-d-xo.html The Mass MAKES PRESENT to us THE SACRIFICE OF CALVARY IN TIME. If you're a non-Catholic, you are encouraged to research the Catholic Faith because ultimately THERE IS ONLY ONE REASON TO BE CATHOLIC and that's because it's true! PRAY for all those who have left the Catholic Church, that the Holy Spirit will guide them back home. God bless you.
It is SO heartbreaking how many religious people who EVEN KNOW the Bible will end in hell forever ---- simply because they rejected the FINISHED and COMPLETED work of the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. That's the ONLY WAY God will accept for entrance into heaven
Heaven is only for the literate and those with sight? Is hearing the Bible as good as reading it? Catholics have been hearing the gospel for 2000 years. And not a one rejects the finished work of Christ. Who produces the lies which some spout?
@@bridgefin I beg you to ask the Lord to show you the false gospel. The good of your soul depends on it . The FINISHED and complete work of Jesus is absolutely of utmost importance and if we add anything to that we are under a curse
@@Over-for-now Stop your projection for a minute. Tell me what I said which was wrong or inconsistent with the gospel. Stop the agenda, stop the lies, and communicate.
@@bridgefin hello, l'm very familiar how catholics and SO many religions believe. We love to feel religious. God wants to give us the gift of righteousness through the FINISHED work of HIS SON
Hey Susan, apparently you are as ignorant & uneducated as Gendron. Do yourself a favor and watch a few videos by professor Douglas Beaumont about the truthfulness of the Catholic Church. It will help your understanding and spiritual growth. Leave Gendron to himself, he has a demonic agenda!
Years ago, I was consulted on a regular basis in bringing people from Protestant into the Holy Catholic Church. I used to be amazed at how many of them had no idea what Jesus is. I would take them through the Hypostatic Union, which would take time, but once they started to catch on, then they would seek with zeal to learn more about Jesus and how the Church's teaching on the Holy Eucharist and on the Blessed Virgin Mary would then come into place and make perfect sense to them. And once they understood these teachings, they could not wait to be received into the Holy Catholic Church. And over the years, I noticed that many of the better defenders of the Holy Catholic Church are former Protestants such as these. All glory to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
@Emmoglu 00 A rather less than brilliant rebuttal on your part. But I have dealt with statements like yours before, and some of the people who said those actually wound up becoming Catholic. Some of them even went on the record testifying how millions of Protestants are trained from day one to absolutely hate Catholics.
@@bengoolie5197 Converts to Catholic Dr. Scott Hahn Protestant to Catholic convert Dr David Anders Protestant to Catholic convert Dr. John Bergsma Protestant to Catholic convert Dr. Thomas Howard Protestant to Catholic convert Dr Ian Murphy Protestant to Catholic convert Dr Douglas Beaumont Protestant to Catholic convert Dr. Francis Beckwith Protestant to Catholic Edith Stein Jewish to Catholic convert Israeli Zolli Jewish to Catholic convert Dr. Dawn Goldstein Jewish to Catholic convert Dr. Jeff Schwehm JW to Catholic convert Dr Peter Kreeft Protestant to Catholic convert Dr. Kenneth Howell Protestant to Catholic convert Dr Mary Burchard Protestant to Catholic convert Dr David Hall Protestant to Catholic convert Dr Ryan Messmore Protestant to Catholic convert Dr David Mosley Protestant to Catholic convert Dr Diego Ospina Protestant to Catholic convert Dr. Jason Reed Protestant to Catholic convert Dr Bill Saunders Protestant to Catholic convert Steve Ray Protestant to Catholic convert Tim Staples Protestant to Catholic convert Ken Hensley Protestant to Catholic convert St John Henry Newman Catholic convert Leah Libresco atheist to Catholic Bishop Jonathan Goodall Bishop Nazir Ali Bishop Edwin Barnes Bishop David Silk Bishop John Broadhurst Bishop Kieth Newton Bishop Andrew Burnham GK Chesterton Graham Greene - [ ] Malcom Muggeridge Ulf Ekman ( the billy Graham of Sweden ) All converted to Roman Catholic
The staunchest defenders of the Catholic faith are former Protestants who are now converts. Many of them angry at how they were deceived and misguided by Protestanism.
@@markmeyer4532 The devil has been leading Christians into apostasy through the Protestant revolt, which the devil constructed and commands to this day.
Mike Gendron best exemplifies the Catholic adage about one's scope of Bible reading, study, and understanding, and where this leads to: "Weak Catholics become Evangelicals; Strong Evangelicals become Catholics." He was once a weak Catholic, now he's a weak Evangelical. When he becomes a strong Evangelical, like the prodigal son he will be returning home to the Catholic Church.
That was actually my experience personally. I left the Evangelical side of things years ago due to abuses and hypocrisy (this happens, obviously not unique to Evangelicalism). 12 years later, I started digging in really deep, doing non-sectarian exegesis. To my surprise, it was like the scales had been lifted from my eyes and I started seeing how the Fathers preserved far more truth than the Evangelicals ever did. I went Orthodox instead of Catholic, but am being led to the Catholic Church due to the history of the thing
Gatekeeping evangelism as Catholics do. A weak Catholic is a potentially a Born Again Christian, and bring people back to the scripture and away from Catholicism is the will of God and the bane of Satan.
@@theSpaghettimeister What the modern Church needs is a New Covenant Revival (Heb. 9:10) in which members of various denominations are willing to re-examine everything they believe and see if it agrees with the Bible, instead of the traditions of men. We need to be like the Bereans. It will be a battle between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. It will not be easy. If you get mad and upset when someone challenges your man-made Bible doctrines, that is your flesh resisting the truth found in God's Word. Nobody can completely understand the Bible unless they understand the relationship between the Old Covenant given to Moses at Mount Sinai and the New Covenant fulfilled in blood at Calvary. What brings all local churches together into one Body under the blood of Christ? The answer is found below. New Covenant Whole Gospel: Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him. He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth. Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD: Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? What did Paul say about Genesis 12:3 in Galatians 3:8? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis? Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart. Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36) We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant church of Mount Zion and the blood in Hebrews 12:22-24. 1Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 1Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. The following verses prove the Holy Spirit is the master teacher for those now in the New Covenant. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Act 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. 1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. Watch the TH-cam videos “The New Covenant” by David Wilkerson, or Bob George, and David H.J. Gay.
@@SpotterVideo nothing you've said contradicts any Catholic or Orthodox teaching, though. Scripture also teaches that presbyters and bishops are shepherds and overseers (much like Christ is Shepherd and Overseer) and only shows us these people being appointed by other presbyters, bishops, or the Apostles. Which denominations today actually have an unbroken line of bishops and presbyters who appointed their most recent teachers of the faith? Most Protestant denominations don't even claim that they have anything like this, the only ones who endeavor to make the claim are the Anglicans and some Lutherans. Maybe the Methodists qualify too, but I've been unable to corroborate. Meanwhile the Catholics and all flavors of Orthodox DO have this successive appointment of teachers and overseers according to the Scriptures. Between that and the Real Presence, I can't really go back to the Evangelical movement and am required to stay exactly where I am.
@@theSpaghettimeister Old Covenant Baptism vs. New Covenant Baptism (water vs. Spirit) Water baptism was a part of the Old Covenant system of ritual washing. The Old Covenant priests had to wash before beginning their service in the temple. (Ex. 30:17-30) When Christ was water baptized by His cousin John in the Jordan River, He was under the Old Covenant system. He also only ate certain foods, and wore certain clothes, as prescribed by the 613 Old Covenant laws. Christ was water baptized by John and then received the Holy Spirit from heaven. The order is reversed in the New Covenant. A person receives the Holy Spirit upon conversion, and then believers often declare their conversion to their friends and family through a water baptism ceremony. Which baptism makes you a member of Christ’s Church? The New Covenant conversion process is described below. (Born-again) Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, (A person must “hear” the Gospel, and “believe” the Gospel, and will then be “sealed” with the Holy Spirit.) Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (See Jer. 31:34 for the New Covenant promise, and 1 John 2:27 for the fulfillment) ============ Which baptism is a part of the salvation process, based on what the Bible says? What did Peter say below? Acts 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. Acts 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. Based on Luke 3:16, and John 1:33, and Acts 11:15-16, the most important thing about the word "baptize" in the New Testament has nothing to do with water. The Holy Spirit is the master teacher promised to New Covenant believers in Jeremiah 31:34, and John 14:26, and is found fulfilled in Ephesians 1:13, and 1 John 2:27. Unfortunately, many modern Christians see water when they read the word "baptize" in the text. Based on the above, what is the one baptism of our faith found in the passage below? How many times is the word "Spirit" found in the passage, and how many times is the word "water" found in the passage? Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, Eph 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Eph 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, (See 1 Cor. 12:13) “baptize” KJV Mat_3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Mar_1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Water or Holy Spirit?, See Eph. 1-13.) Luk_3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: Joh_1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; Joh_1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 1Co_1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (See Eph. 4:1-5) Heb 9:10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. (Old Covenant ----> New Covenant) How many people have been saved by the Old Covenant water baptism of John the Baptist? Who did John the Baptist say is the greatest Baptist that ever lived in Luke 3:16? What kind of New Covenant baptism comes from Christ? Hebrews 9:10 Old Covenant vs. New Covenant (CSB) They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of the new order. (ESV) but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation. (ESV+) but deal only with R5food and drink and R6various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation. (Geneva) Which only stood in meates and drinkes, and diuers washings, and carnal rites, which were inioyned, vntill the time of reformation. (GW) These gifts and sacrifices were meant to be food, drink, and items used in various purification ceremonies. These ceremonies were required for the body until God would establish a new way of doing things. (KJV) Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. (KJV+) Which stood onlyG3440 inG1909 meatsG1033 andG2532 drinks,G4188 andG2532 diversG1313 washings,G909 andG2532 carnalG4561 ordinances,G1345 imposedG1945 on them untilG3360 the timeG2540 of reformation.G1357 (NKJV) concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation. (NLT) For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies-physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established. (YLT) only in victuals, and drinks, and different baptisms, and fleshly ordinances-till the time of reformation imposed upon them .
To delve into history is to cease to be Catholic. I left the WHORE of Rome for Many Great Reasons ! One being the MURDEROUS BLOODY EVIL WICKED history of the Evil RCC !
That's ridiculous. First of all you will find all of the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church, and also the false man made traditions. It is more accurate to say, to delve into the Bible is to cease to be a catholic.
@@DamirVidovic-pf2pkDo you know with your Blasphemous accusation calling the Church of Christ "A whore" your Soul has now become a "Whore" of Satan no guessing where you are going to spend Eternity
How can it be that Christ can sit silent for 1500 years before finally revealing his truth? That is NOT what he says in the scriptures which Protestants proclaim to be their only source of truth. Huh?
The truth was revealed after Christ ascended to heaven and it was via the JEWS the church was created, not through the pagan Roman catholic church. Catholicism didn't start until OVER 300 AD and pagan Constantine Played a part in why there is so much paganism and idol worship.
@@PInk77W1making a decision ...a one time decision to accept Christ as your Savior, and through that Knowing FULL WELL you can't do anything on your own to save yourself but relying on What Christ did on the cross. Is to pick up ones cross. Suffering for your new found faith is not an action we do on purpose to say it faith+works. It just happens because we have become followers of Christ, Jesus even said in John 15:18 - " If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you." Being a Christian is no simple task, the world will hate what you believe in, in what your moral values are, and most importantly for spreading the Gospel. That is what taking up your cross means. To fully acknowledging that once you accept Christ you are given eternal life but the temporary draw back in this world maybe the persecution you face for your new found belief in Christ.
@@danperez3970 You said DOING and then u said u can’t DO. I just hope when your head stops spinning it’s facing to the front. You said suffering for your faith is not an action we do ? St Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to starve to death for a stranger in Auschwitz. My guess is he disagrees with u.
@@PInk77W1 suffering is an action you are correct but it not a an action one goes into wanting to happen. No one wants to suffer hardships, but if they happen in name of Jesus then thats the decision you made with full knowledge when preaching the Gospel or if someone tries to make a Christian denounce his faith. I know your trying to go prove a point, by saying its an action . But we are not suffering to gain salvation, its not like the suffering is a ritual which we adamantly seek through a process like mass on a weekly basis. If it happens it happens, but we arent crazed people looking for punishment .
@@danperez3970 We absolutely desire to suffer. Why ? Because Jesus said to pick up your cross. Your Christianity is brand new and false. St Maximilian Kolbe said “For Jesus I am willing to suffer even more” Yes we should want to suffer. We fast We pray all nite. We give to the poor. We do a lot of things that involves suffering. Paul talks about suffering in the Bible. So do many of the saints for the last 2000yrs. Modern fake Christianity discards many truths
Look up on youtube and see Mike debate his views .... the main debate starts at 8 minutes following a long introduction .... """Debate: Catholic vs Protestant Salvation vesves Justification Tim Staples vs Mike Gendron""" This was 5 years ago and Mike lost logically and scripturally and has never debated with a Catholic in a public debate since !!!!!!!!! So he knows the truth but carries this on to con more people !!
hRight.. He defeated Tim with scriptural knowledge and the Gospels. Claiming that Mike lost logically and scripturally does not make that claim true. Mike can recite scripture and refute every Catholic claim with his knowledge of the Word of God, and the Word of God is a weapon that slays every lie of the devil and brings Catholics back to Christ.
Mike makes mistakes on his debate with Tim Staples he's a lier I hope he doesn't just want to be a pastor to take money from the ignorant. According to Mike he is infallible but accuses the one true church of not being all protestants claim themselves as pope like Luther did...
“You will not hear the gospel preached in a Roman Catholic Church…” I’ll remember this while I’m listening to the gospel reading and homily in Mass today in my Latin rite Catholic church
Yes, you Catholics love to claim that, even though you vehemently refuse to acknowledge the sufficiency of Christ. Interestingly, the more a person studies and leans on scripture and the Gospels, the less they are Catholic.
@@markmeyer4532 Quite the opposite the bible has lead 3 Church of England Bishops to the Catholic Church in the last 2 years --- 2 have become Catholic priests --- think of the power status and money they have given up to get closer to Christ
The Roman Catholic faith has been an evolution over many centuries. Catholics teach their faith was handed down from the Apostles and they only formally established these doctrines as the need arose yet a careful study of the writings of the church show that most of these doctrines were not held by the early church and were later additions. TIMELINE DATE EVENT 250 BC OT canon is universally accepted 33-100 AD Apostolic age 60 AD Paul returns to Rome ~68 AD Paul dies; Peter dies around the same time 95 AD Clement of Rome mentions at least 8 NT books 100-325 AD Ante Nicene period (separation of Christianity from Judaism and growth) 108 AD Polycarp, acknowledged 15 books 115 AD Ignatius of Antioch acknowledges about seven NT books 170 AD Muratorian Canon[BV1] includes all of the NT books except Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, and 3 John 185 AD Irenaeus mentions 21 books 170-235 AD Hippolytus recognizes 22 books 200 AD Under Irenaeus, bishop of Lyon, a basic version of Catholic structure was installed with Roman direction 300 AD Prayers for the dead began 313 AD Emperor Constantine legalizes Christianity and moves the Roman capital to Constantinople 325 AD The First Council of Nicea, called by Constantine, attempted to structure church leadership around a model similar to that of the Roman system and formalized some key articles 363 AD Council of Laodicea states that only the OT books (along with one book of the Apocrypha[BV2] ) and 26 books of the NT (everything but Revelation) were canonical 375 AD Veneration of angels and dead saints, and the use of images 393 AD Council of Hippo affirmed 27 books 394 AD The Mass as a daily celebration 397 AD Council of Carthage affirmed 27 books[BV3] 431 AD Start of the veneration of Mary and first use of the term “Mother of God” at the Council of Ephesus 500 AD Priests began to dress differently than layman 526 AD Extreme Unction 551 AD Council of Chalcedon declares the church in Constantinople to be the head of the eastern branch of the church and equal in authority to the Pope 590 AD Pope Gregory I becomes Pope and the church enters into a period of enormous political and military power. Some call this the beginning of the Catholic Church as it is known today 593 AD The doctrine of Purgatory established by Gregory I 600 AD The Latin language imposed by Gregory I 607 AD Title of pope, given to Boniface III by emperor Phocas 632 AD Islamic prophet Mohammad dies beginning a long conflict between Christianity and Islam 709 AD Kissing of the pope’s foot began with pope Constantine 786 AD Worship of the cross, images, and relics authorized 850 AD Holy water, mixed with a pinch of salt and blessed by a priest 927 AD College of Cardinals established 995 AD Canonization of dead saints, first by John XV 998 AD Attendance at Mass made obligatory 1054 AD The great East-West schism marks the formal separation of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox branches of the Catholic Church 1079 AD Celibacy of the priesthood decreed by pope Gregory VII 1090 AD The Rosary invented by Peter the Hermit 1184 AD The Inquisition instituted by the Council of Verona 1190 AD The sale of indulgences begun 1215 AD Fourth Council of the Lateran - ratified the teaching of transubstantiation. Also the confession of sins to a priest 1439 AD Purgatory proclaimed as dogma by the Council of Florence 1517 AD Luther publishes the 95 Theses 1534 AD King Henry VIII of England declares himself to be the supreme head of the Church of England, severing the Anglican Church from the Roman Catholic Church 1545-1563 AD Catholic reformation begins 1545 AD Tradition declared of equal authority by the Council of Trent 1546 AD Council of Trent official accepts 11 of the Apocryphal books as canonical[BV4] 1854 AD Immaculate Conception of Mary proclaimed by pope Pius IX 1870 AD The First Vatican Council declares the policy of Papal infallibility 1950 AD Assumption of Mary (bodily ascension into heaven) proclaimed by pope Pius XII 1960s AD Second Vatican Council 1965 AD Mary proclaimed Mother of the Church
@@geordiewishart1683 OK so you have cut and pasted that It shows Catholics formalised some teaching as time when by or when the teachings were challenged and the Church restated some Gospel truth !!
Come to Mass on Sunday at a Catholic church. You'll hear more passages from the bible there than you will in a Protestant church. We don't memorize and quote the bible but we are taught more about it and read more of it on a regular basis than you imagine. Our practice is to baptize our children after the manner of the centurion who "was baptized, he and all his household." (See Acts)
If that was true then bibles would not only be available to Catholics in all churches and pews but would be proclaimed. Catholics that learn scripture become Christians, and leave the Catholic Church, and praise to God for that.
@@markmeyer4532 In my Catholic church the four bible passages for the daily mass are printed on A£ size sheets with the prayers to Jesus .... Bibles are brought by some and the Catholic Church is the largest publisher and seller of bibles in the World. Also the bible has lead 3 Church of England Bishops to the Catholic Church in the last 2 years --- 2 have become Catholic priests --- think of the power status and money they have given up to get closer to Christ !!
@Mark Meyer all the Bible quotes this self proclaimed pastor uses on catholics can be reverse on protestants, the only difference is the catholic church exists since year 33 A.D. vs protestants 1517 so anything they say against the church is not according to their belief they have invented or follow man made tradition lutherism....
I’m a born again Christian and I consider this man is telling the differences in doctrine, which is not malice to point out differences! As he says, lovingly confront, how would you know unless you were shown differences, it’s obvious this man had a revelation! He speaks calmly and humbly which only proves his message is about the purity of the scriptures and the truth! When I was younger, I learned that many catholics didn’t even know they were going to heaven , they were turning to evangelical churches! Reminds me of Muslims, not knowing their Koran, but being brainwashed by the ritualistic practices of Islam that make them feel “ good, look good and think they are good! ” listen and read the bible, learn about. your own faith! No one likes to hear critic about their beliefs, it’s not easy to hear but, would you rather know now, than go to heaven where Jesus said depart from me, I never knew you? I would rather read and learn! ✝️🎚️🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🙏🏼🙏🏼🎚️
Michael word the total victory of Christ he grew up a Catholic and is now an evangelical Protestant. I really enjoy listening to his channel. I'm still going to take the rcia classes and become Catholic though. Michael word is one of the few Evangelical Protestants that believe in purgatory.
I am a traditional Catholic; and I know the history of the one Church Christ founded on the apostles with Peter at their head, and endowed with the Holy Spirit of Truth, promising that, under His protection, The Spirit would lead it into all ALL TRUTH until the end of the world:, and that "the gates of Hell would never prevail against IT" And: "Behold! I am with you all days even to the consummation of the world." Just one of hundreds of examples of great miracles and prodigies performed by holy Catholics in every age of the Catholic Church: St. Bernard of Clairvaux, a Cistercian monk and priest who lived in the twelfth century, and who celebrated the Mass you call idolatry every day of his monastic life, raised over twenty people from the dead in the sight of many witnesses of irreproachable character, as well as performing many other great miracles. Another example: St.Vincent Ferrer,, a Spanish priest of the Order of St. Dominic, who lived a little later, raised 22 people from the dead and worked literally thousands of miracles. He focused on converting Jews; and it is reported that he would go into synagogues and simply by lifting a crucifix over them, converted them all on the spot - and this ,not on one occasion but on several occasions; The miracles performed by the saints you are pleased to call idolators and heretics in every age of the Catholic Church's nearly two thousand year history are just uncountable, in fulfillment of the promise of Jesus Christ that "they who TRULY BELIEVE will do the works that I do..;" It is a sad thing that most sectarian protestants like yourself have been misinformed concerning what the Catholic Church authentically teaches. I see it again and again in anti-catholic blogs on youTube.. Nor do they know practically anything of the glorious history of the miracles and charitable works and catholic martyrdoms for the faith in England and Japan, and the great European culture in the arts, music and architecture, all inspired and funded in large part by the Catholic Church. This studied parochialism, which produces a cabined mind, is sadly endemic to American protestant sectarian religions. The ancient saintly fathers of the Catholic Church who lived in the first four centuries after the ascension of Christ, all taught what the Catholic Church has always taught down through the centuries, and not one of them taught the favorite protestant un-biblical doctrines of "once saved always saved" and "salvation by faith alone"; that the Last Supper is only a symbolical meal; that loving and honoring in a special way that very special person, the Virgin Mary, chosen and" Blessed among all women" to be the mother of His Divine Son, is idolatry, and that she had other children; that the office of the papacy, the Successor of Peter to whom exclusively Christ gave the Keys to the Kingdom of heaven and promised that "his faith would not fail" is un-biblical and a fiction - to name a few.. You would do well to go to vaticancatholic.com to learn the truth of what the Catholic Church really teaches , and read the English translation of the Catechism of the Council of Trent.. You may be pleasantly surprised.
I am laughing out loud as listen to these poor rudimentary fundamentalists. I wouldn’t be so offended except for the fact that sacraments began with Christ and Protestantism started in the 1500s. Oh gosh, they’re some pretty exhausting.
The church of Rome is not the same church that was in Rome. Do you think the Apostles envisaged that Christ's church would have a sovereign state complete with army, bank and political corps or that it would be responsible for so much child abuse?
@@geordiewishart1683 No, but Jesus did say that the wheat and the tares will grow up together. He also said beware of wolves in sheep clothing etc. The Kingdom of God has weeds in it, Jesus said it would be so ... but He also said He would build His Church and the gates of Hell would not prevail against it. So we need to be in the Church (kingdom) that was founded by Christ Himself and still stands today - unless you believe Jesus failed. Jesus said the Kingdom was like a mustard seed, it starts out tiny and grows into the largest shrub... the seed looks nothing like the shrub but the DNA is all there. Also look up what the ekklesia would have meant to those living in Jesus time. Seems it was a governing body. Many blessing
@@vladtheinhaler8940 Can you prove that? Because I do not believe that Jesus failed what He said He would do (Build His Church and the gates of hell would not prevail), and I can't see any other Church that can trace its beginning to Jesus Christ Himself.
We pray that more and more protestants realize the errors in this anti Catholic teachings and embrace Catholic faith to experience fullness of Christian faith.
Protestants and every other denomination is just as bad as Catholicism. We know the Jesuits have infiltrated all earthly churches with Ecumenicalism. Wake up? What part of Jesus never founded a state run religion? Wake up hahaha hahaha
Glad Mike has not shut down comments on this video also which he has done since the you tube video "Debate: Catholic vs Protestant Salvation vesves Justification Tim Staples vs Mike Gendron " was released start at 8 minutes (to skip the long introduction) and as a Christian it will be an hour well spent ... Tim (ex Baptist) sets out clearly the Catholic position and refutes everything Mike says !! Mike just repeats what he said earlier and what the catholic church has been teaching for 2000 years " we can only be saved by Jesus Christ ....... " {at 38 minutes} as he could not respond to the scripture correction from Tim ) Then we find Mike was unable to stay after the break !! This is why he never debates live with Catholic apologists since !!
Does anybody know if there is a video of Mike pointing out the Light and Dark difference between Christianity and Judaism??? No doubt not allowed on TH-cam...
The message from Mr Gedron missed the mark completely about farth filled Catholics and our belief in the Lord Jesus. So deceived and full of errors. I'm seriously at a loss as to where to begin. I fear rationalising his message to be a complete waste of time and not fruitful in this space anyway. The Catholic Church is here to stay and the message is loud and clear. Repent and believe and care for the marginalised, lost lonely and defenceless. What a church and what a gift to humanity through its many institutions that serve and through the many faith filled and gifted people You'll do well to truly understand the power of God at Work in this church and through his adopted children. I love my Catholic faith. How rich i am and alive in Christ!. God thank you! My Gedron, do your homework and listen to your heart. You can't out rationalise this majesterium. That's just complete foolishness. Mother behold your son. SON BEHOLD YOUR MOTHER. THAT'S SCRIPTURE MR GEDRON!
No, you’re talking about works and New Age. Doing good is works, not faith. It has nothing to do with salvation. The Bible says to NOT follow your heart because it is deceitful above all things. Sorry, but you have your version of scripture exactly backwards.
@@kellyanne7225 a contrite heart I will not spurn. Scripture. Agreed. You need the heart of your mother in heaven. Behold your Mother. Scripture. Failing to do this, you ignore the Lord's command from the cross. Behold. She is just beautiful and leads you to her Son as she did when she was with Him on earth. Do what he tells you. Scripture. No one loves the Son more than His Mother. What a MUM. We are disciples of Jesus. We love the poor, marginalised, defenceless not because of getting into heaven but being rewarded in heaven. That's a big difference. Kellyanne, I don't know you but I'll than you for your response. Assured of my prayers as well. Daniel
@@danieldahdah7431 No, we need Jesus in our hearts. This is scriptural. What you just typed is NOWHERE is scripture. It’s antiBiblical. Since when do you get to tell others how to get saved? The gospel taught by the Apostles all through the NT is clear on salvation. Your version is a bunch of hogwash, and is a false “gospel” that the Bible tells us to reject. I stand with Christ and Christ alone!
@@kellyanne7225 I think you missed the point Kellyanne. Jesus himself tells you to behold your spiritual mother. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with you is the greeting Elizabeth gave Mary. Why is it that the Mother of my Lord should come to me? Because she loved you dearly. These words are very powerful. If she's really your mother, you've made one of the biggest mistakes of your life. If you can't obey Jesus' dying words, pl consider why thousands of other pastors who are coming back into the one true apostolic church of Catholicism. These are the facts. These are educated people making very considered decisions and with weighty implications for them yet they are coming back where it all started. Again your choice, but there is something very special when the Mother of the Lord is also with you as you journey to the Sacred heart of Jesus. Again, faith gets you into heaven, good works gets you a better place once you're in. That's scriptural too. Romans 2:6 2 Chronicles 15:7 1 Cor 15:58 and there's more verses. We're all for Jesus. Don't ignore his mother, She's on your side and we all need her. You see when the Holy Spirit games into her, she conceived. That makes her wedded to the Holy Spirit. Guide himself inhabiting with a woman to conceive a child. That mind biggies at the thought. Or lady continues to have a special role to play not just at conception but now. Behold your mother! Jesus is not wafting his breath here. This is his lady instruction. Final words vein the Cross. I love the Lord!. There is no other so powerful humble and dear. And then He gives is His mother. Full of Grace. there is nominee like her. I'll leave it there. Praying for you Kellyannr, a sister who loves the Lord
@@danieldahdah7431 No, He doesn’t say this at all. He is speaking ONLY to John to take care of His mother. You are inserting meanings into this verse that aren’t there. This is a huge problem with the Catholic Church. You have to go by what it says, not by what you think or want it say, to fit a narrative. I’m sorry, but you as well as your Catholic teaching in this is entirely incorrect. Furthermore, no where in the Bible is Mary spoken about as being more than human. You can’t support a huge teaching based on what you want a verse to say, that it doesn’t say. This is misrepresentation of scripture. I have no doubt you love the Lord, but you refuse to listen to Him. Instead you listen to man made catechisms interpret scripture incorrectly. There is also no place, or proof that she has an Immaculate conception. This is entirely fabricated by the RCC. There is zero evidence for this claim. You’re so readily believing what isn’t in scripture, this is wrong. Your prayers will not be answered for me to go outside of scripture. I could never believe outside what God says. I will always cling to HIS Word alone, as we are commanded to.
This may be a distinction without a difference, but I think it's important to add: Trent didn't forbid reading of the Bible. Trent forbade, specifically, reading vernacular translations of the Bible, and specifically by those people who seemed inclined to misinterpret Scripture in a way that would lead them or others astray. That does need to be specified, even if it doesn't actually matter.
I have tried really hard to find in the Bible where does it mention "The Church of Pecan Creek"... mmm... And they want to 'evangelize' the Church that Christ Himself founded 2,000 years ago on Peter the Apostle (Mt 16:18-20)? A good joke!
Jesus didn't give His church a name. Most Protestant and evangelical churches are named for their area because all of humanity has sinned. There are no saints to worship. The Bible calls all believers in Christ saints meaning set apart for the Lord's work until He calls us home.
_Christ_ founded the "church" of the _infallible_ "Sacred Inquisition," the Whore of Babylon (Rev. 17:4-6) that sits on the seven hills, drunken with the blood of the saints and martyrs of Jesus, whose proud, blaspheming leader is the Antichrist (in the place of Christ)? It wasn't _Satan_ who founded the "church" of the *Dark* Ages?? Blasphemous titles claimed for the pope have been embellished and enlarged over the centuries. But a few of these boastful claims appear in an ecclesiastical (Roman Catholic) dictionary, by Lucius Ferraris, entitled _Prompta Bibliotheca Canonica,_ Vol. VI, pgs. 438, 442, article "Pope." _The Catholic Encyclopedia,_ 1913 edition, Vol. VI, p. 48, speaks of this book as "a veritable encyclopedia of religious knowledge," and "a precious mine of information." "The pope is of so great dignity and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God, and the vicar of God." "The pope is of such lofty and supreme dignity that, properly speaking, he has not been established in any rank of dignity, but rather has been placed upon the very summit of all ranks of dignities. . . ." "He is likewise the divine monarch and supreme emperor and king of kings." "Hence the pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven and of earth and of the lower regions." "So that if it were possible that the angels might err in the faith, or might think contrary to the faith, they could be judged and excommunicated by the pope." "The pope is as it were God on earth, sole sovereign of the faithful of Christ, chief king of kings, having plenitude of power, to whom has been entrusted by the omnipotent God direction not only of the earthly but also of the heavenly kingdom." "The pope can modify divine law, since his power is not of man but of God." The above quotes are from _What's Behind The New World Order?_ Go to CatholicNewWorldOrder.com and click on the top link. ---------- "The Pope has power to change times, to abrogate laws, and to dispense with all things, even the precepts of Christ." _-Decretal De Translat. - Espiscop. Cap_ "I am all in all and *above all,* so that God, Himself and I, the Vicar of God, have but one consistory, and I am able to do ALMOST ALL THAT GOD CAN DO . . . What therefore, can you make of me but God?" -Pope Nicholas, quoted in _Antichrist_ by Ian Paisley, pg. 54. "You know that I am the Holy Father, the representative of God on the earth, the Vicar of Christ, which means I am God on the earth." -Pope Pius XI, April 30, 1922. The pope calls himself God, i.e., "Lord God the pope," "another God on earth." "We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty," Pope Leo XIII said in an _Encyclical Letter,_ June 20, 1894. "The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ Himself, hidden under the veil of flesh," the _Catholic National_ said in July 1895. And every priest is an "Alter Christus," Another Christ. So every priest is Jesus. Plus, during the Mass the priest transubstantiates the bread into the literal, "real presence" of Christ. In other words, man creates God. He is "the creator of his Creator. . . . 'The power of the priest,' says St. Bernardine of Sienna, 'is the power of the _divine person;_ for the transubstantiation of the bread requires as much power as the creation of the world.' . . . As the Word of God created heaven and earth, so, says St. Jerome, the words of the priest create Jesus Christ." _-The Dignity and Duties of the Priest_ by St. Alphonsus de Liguori, Ch. 1, Part IV, pg. 11. How is any of this _not_ blasphemy?! Christianity teaches that the pope is the Antichrist. The proud pontiff's official title is Vicar of Christ, meaning "in the place of Christ." Vicar of Christ translated into Greek is Antichristos, in English Antichrist, also meaning "in the place of Christ." Vicar of Christ and Antichrist are the exact same word in two different languages. Vicar of Christ in Latin is Vicarius Filii Dei, meaning Vicar of the Son of God, or Vicar of Christ. VICARIVS FILII DEI. Add up the 11 Roman numerals and you get 666. Rev. 13:18. angelfire.com/on/3angels Revelation 13. 1 I . . . saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns . . . and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And _the _*_dragon (Satan)_*_ gave him (the beast) his power, and his seat,_ and great authority. 4 And _they worshipped the _*_dragon_*_ which gave power unto the beast:_ and they worshipped the beast . . . 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies . . . 6 And he opened his mouth in *blasphemy against God,* to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, *_Come out of her,_** my people,* that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities." Rev. 18:4, 5.
I’m neither Cathloic nor Protestant. I find it difficult in choosing a denomination. Catholics have some theologies I don’t agree with but you can’t dispute that the Catholic Church came long before the thousands of Protestant theologies. Protestants have so many theologies. There’s the once saved always saved, there’s works and faith, there’s grace alone through faith. So much confusion…. In the Churches. Not one church has it 100% right but I don’t think Jesus will condemn you for not choosing the right “church”. I don’t agree with the pope with RCC, I guess the difference is the “body of Christ” which each church can represent a different body part in the embodiment of Christ Jesus himself.
I have the same problem. I can't decide if I should be Lutheran, Missouri synod or stay Catholic. I like things about both, but don't like it when the Catholics call the pope, the Holy Father.
Three or four large groups of people who believed only the bible were tortured and killed by the Roman Church in the dark ages. This is why Europe has almost no protestants today I still love RC's
Mike, do you know that the early Church had an altar in which a sacrifice is placed on the altar? The disciples, including Paul ate this sacrifice offered on the altar. Does your Church have an altar like the early Church?
@kellydeanbishopatgmaildotc9774 Statues are learning materials for Catholics. Catholics will even use people to make movies to educate about the life of Jesus and his disciples. Protestants may not use "stuffs" but Catholics will if those stuffs help and build up the faith. Catholic Church never look up to the protestants for validation of what they do. Catholics view their religion has close connection with Judaism. It is a fulfillment of Judaism which has full of feasts that points to Jesus Christ. Breaking of the bread is the central part of it. Protestants can't celebrate breaking of the bread as Jesus Christ intended. And so, they must put up rubbish to make themselves appear good. But then protestants' way of worship is not the way the early Church worshipped.
Nowhere in the New Testament will you find the “one true church” doing any of the following: praying to Mary, praying to the saints, venerating Mary, submitting to a pope, having a select priesthood, baptizing an infant, observing the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper as sacraments, or passing on apostolic authority to successors of the apostles. All of these are core elements of the Roman Catholic faith. If most of the core elements of the Roman Catholic Church were not practiced by the New Testament Church (the first church and one true church), how then can the Roman Catholic Church be the first church? A study of the New Testament will clearly reveal that the Roman Catholic Church is not the same church as the church that is described in the New Testament.
@@vladtheinhaler8940 The Church existed before new testament Bible was written down. The Bible did not have a verse that supports the establishment of Protestant churches. The Bible also did not have a verse that supports the establishment of the office of Protestant pastor. Therefore all Protestant churches are unbiblical and illegitimate churches. All Protestant pastors are invalid pastors. All protestants are pseudo Christians because they were baptized by invalid pastors.
Protestant be it in churches or non denim that were all started by men who do not seek the truth. Jesus entrusted to his Church, held in the sacred tradition. This is why they are Protestant because they protest the truth to their own perdition.
One way I know that the protestant positions and beliefs were not what was in place in the early church is the fact that the early church survived for over 1500 years and is still around today. Before Luther died, there were already many divisions among protestants: Lutherans (1521), Anabaptist (1525), Anglicans (1534) Calvinist (1540). The Roman Catholic Church is still here because it was established by Jesus Christ himself
@endtimesareuponus8930 really??? History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their list of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
@@srich7503You're a liar. The RCC has NO proof of anything except the MILLIONS of INNOCENT believers it BUTCHERED. Your Catholic leadership is Burning in Hell Forever !
@@srich7503And the odasity of Catholics bragging about the Bible when they have NO PROOF they ever solely held the Bible manuscripts in their hands. Absolutely No proof ! And even if they had proof, the evil Catholic leadership is Burning in hell for teaching CONTRARY to what God's Holy Word says. The odasity of Catholics Bragging while they teach OPPOSITE of what they claim is their book. Demonic.
@@srich7503Satan was once a beautiful angel in heaven (called Lucifer) but that makes him in no way fit to live in heaven. So your Catholic leadership in ages past being one of the groups of people (many non Catholics) to have held the Words of God gives you Not a single ounce of reward or praise for anything. Even Phrasees held sacred manuscripts in their hands but Jesus said they were of their father the devil. Your Catholic leadership has always been of their father the devil !
Gendron is correct in some of his criticisms of Rome, but he is in error on some of his points, and also is preaching his own unbiblical doctrines. For example, he claims that baptism in Christ does not have regenerating power, but Scripture is clear that it does. He also adds the word "alone" to his own doctrines, thereby making them contrary to the Bible. Yes, Scripture is clear that we are saved by faith in Jesus, but Gendron adds "alone" to that, which is clearly contradicted by the Bible. Gendron seems like a nice, sincere guy, but he is no less deceived now than he was as a Roman Catholic. He has just exchanged one set of mistakes for another.
The belief that baptism is necessary for salvation is also known as "baptismal regeneration." It is our contention that baptism is an important step of obedience for a Christian, but we adamantly reject baptism as being required for salvation. We strongly believe that each and every Christian should be water baptized by immersion. Baptism illustrates a believer’s identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Romans 6:3-4 declares, “Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” The action of being immersed in the water illustrates dying and being buried with Christ. The action of coming out of the water pictures Christ’s resurrection. Requiring anything in addition to faith in Jesus Christ for salvation is a works-based salvation. To add anything to the gospel is to say that Jesus’ death on the cross was not sufficient to purchase our salvation. To say that baptism is necessary for salvation is to say we must add our own good works and obedience to Christ’s death in order to make it sufficient for salvation. Jesus’ death alone paid for our sins (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus’ payment for our sins is appropriated to our “account” by faith alone (John 3:16; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 2:8-9). Therefore, baptism is an important step of obedience after salvation but cannot be a requirement for salvation. Yes, there are some verses that seem to indicate baptism as a requirement for salvation. However, since the Bible so clearly tells us that salvation is received by faith alone (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5), there must be a different interpretation of those verses. Scripture does not contradict Scripture. In Bible times, a person who converted from one religion to another was often baptized to identify conversion. Baptism was the means of making a decision public. Those who refused to be baptized were saying they did not truly believe. So, in the minds of the apostles and early disciples, the idea of an un-baptized believer was unheard of. When a person claimed to believe in Christ, yet was ashamed to proclaim his faith in public, it indicated that he did not have true faith. If baptism is necessary for salvation, why would Paul have said, “I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius” (1 Corinthians 1:14)? Why would he have said, “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel-not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power” (1 Corinthians 1:17)? Granted, in this passage Paul is arguing against the divisions that plagued the Corinthian church. However, how could Paul possibly say, “I am thankful that I did not baptize…” or “For Christ did not send me to baptize…” if baptism were necessary for salvation? If baptism is necessary for salvation, Paul would literally be saying, “I am thankful that you were not saved…” and “For Christ did not send me to save…” That would be an unbelievably ridiculous statement for Paul to make. Further, when Paul gives a detailed outline of what he considers the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-8), why does he neglect to mention baptism? If baptism is a requirement for salvation, how could any presentation of the gospel lack a mention of baptism? Does Acts 2:38 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation? Does Mark 16:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation? Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation? Does John 3:5 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation? Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation? Does Galatians 3:27 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation? Baptism is not necessary for salvation. Baptism does not save from sin but from a bad conscience. In 1 Peter 3:21, Peter clearly taught that baptism was not a ceremonial act of physical purification, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. Baptism is the symbol of what has already occurred in the heart and life of one who has trusted Christ as Savior (Romans 6:3-5; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12). Baptism is an important step of obedience that every Christian should take. Baptism cannot be a requirement for salvation. To make it such is an attack on the sufficiency of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
@@geordiewishart1683, you've written a lot here. You are correct that being baptized is a matter of obedience to Christ and that it contains a symbolism. However, Scripture and the witness of the early Church is clear that baptism is not MERELY a matter of obedience or MERELY symbolic, but has some other substantial effect. There are multiple passages (that you have conveniently omitted) which assert that "baptism saves you," or that baptism actually washes away sins, and similar. If you want to believe otherwise--if you want to believe that baptism is MERELY a matter of symbolic obedience or similar--that is obviously your freedom, but such a belief is not in keeping with the totality of Scripture or the witness of the early Christians.
2. Saying that Catholics don't take the bible seriously enough and yet are wrong about the Eucharist is an oxymoron. Jesus clearly states, "This is my body, which has been given up for you." Christ uses symbolism many times in the gospel. Nearly every time some people are confused, and the gospel writer (I believe Matthew does this the most frequently) will clarify in the text that he did not mean what he said literally. But this doesn't happen any of the times Jesus references the Eucharist. Not to mention, the Bread of Life is mentioned numerous times throughout the entire bible, not just the gospels. The best example of this is the manna from Exodus, because Jesus himself makes this connection in John 6. Perhaps most importantly, though, St. Paul himself affirms this truth in 1 Corinthians: "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?” (1 Cor 10:16) The belief in the Eucharist certainly did not originate in 1215. St. Augustine, who lived from 354-430 AD, spoke of the Real Presence in the Eucharist many times throughout his writings. Example: "Recognize in this bread what hung on the cross, and in this chalice what flowed from His side... whatever was in many and varied ways announced beforehand in the sacrifices of the Old Testament pertains to this one sacrifice which is revealed in the New Testament." St. Ignatius of Antioch, who died in about 110 AD, also spoke of the Eucharist being the true body and blood of Christ. “They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which the Father, in his goodness, raised up again” (Letter to the Smyrnaeans 6:2, 7:1). While it is true that the word transubstantiation was first used in 1215, its only purpose was to something the church had always believed a specific word to describe it.
@V. Catholics routinely say that the all the Church Fathers agreed with the Roman Catholic view of the Eucharist and transubstantiation. That’s not true. We too can qoute them “But if it be unlawful even to speak of this, and if for men to partake of the flesh of men is a thing most hateful and abominable, and more detestable than any other unlawful and unnatural food or act,” (Athenagoras 133-190 AD, On the Resurrection of the Dead, 8). ** “For if sacraments had not some points of real resemblance to the things of which they are the sacraments, they would not be sacraments at all. In most cases, moreover, they do in virtue of this likeness bear the names of the realities which they resemble.” (Augustine, 354-430 AD, Letter 98:9). ** “‘Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man,’ says Christ, ‘and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.’ This seems to enjoin a crime or a vice; it is therefore a figure, enjoining that we should have a share in the sufferings of our Lord,” (Augustine, 354-430 AD, On Christian Doctrine, 3:16:24). ** “And He blessed the wine, saying, ‘Take, drink: this is my blood’ - the blood of the vine. He figuratively calls the Word ‘shed for many, for the remission of sins’ - the holy stream of gladness.’” (Clement of Alexandria, 150-215 AD, The Instructor, 2:2). ** “Elsewhere the Lord, in the Gospel according to John, brought this out by symbols, when He said: ‘Eat ye my flesh, and drink my blood,’ describing distinctly by metaphor the drinkable properties of faith and the promise, (Clement of Alexandria, 150-215 AD, The Instructor, 1:6). ** For just as he, who was priest of the Gentiles, is not represented as offering outward sacrifices, but as blessing Abraham only with wine and bread, in exactly the same way our Lord and Saviour Himself first, and then all His priests among all nations, perform the spiritual sacrifice according to the customs of the Church, and with wine and bread darkly express the mysteries of His Body and saving Blood.” (Eusebius, 263-339 AD, Demonstratio Evangelica, 5:3). ** “For again, He gave Himself the symbols of His divine dispensation to His disciples, when He bade them make the likeness of His own Body… to give them bread to use as the symbol of His Body,” (Eusebius, 263-339 AD, Demonstratio Evangelica, 8:1). ** “…nor the bread by which he represents his own proper body, thus requiring in his very sacraments the ‘beggarly elements’ of the Creator,” (Tertullian, 155-220 AD, Against Marcion, 1:14) This is why you should put your trust in the BIBLE ALONE!
@@wesleysimelane3423 Bible alone 1/ is not scriptural 2/ is a rejection of Gods One Holy Catholic Church and leads to confusion and tens of thousands of competing protestant churches that come up with likes of Mr Gendron .... Look up on youtube and see Mike debate his views .... the main debate starts at 8 minutes following a long introduction .... """Debate: Catholic vs Protestant Salvation vesves Justification Tim Staples vs Mike Gendron""" This was 5 years ago and Mike lost logically and scripturally and has never debated with a Catholic in a public debate since !!!!!!!!! So he knows the truth but carries this on to con more people !!
@@wesleysimelane3423 Even if we accept what you quoted here it is remarkable how little the actual quotes support what you say !! ---- YOU SAY "** “‘Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man,’ says Christ, ‘and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.’ This seems to enjoin a crime or a vice; it is therefore a figure, enjoining that we should have a share in the sufferings of our Lord,” (Augustine, 354-430 AD, On Christian Doctrine, 3:16:24). ** “And He blessed the wine, saying, ‘Take, drink: this is my blood’ - the blood of the vine. He figuratively calls the Word ‘shed for many, for the remission of sins’ - the holy stream of gladness.’” (Clement of Alexandria, 150-215 AD, The Instructor, 2:2). """ ........ Firstly Augustine you seem to think figure means figure of speech otherwise this is perfect doctrine supporting the Eucharist !! Next Clement YOU insert "figuratively"
So the disciples cut away at Christ and ate his skin and blood yes? You made an appeal to a scripture being literal in message and then refuted it by asserting that Christ speaks uses symbolism many times in the Gospel. Sigh. Another indoctrinated Catholic. Here we go. Psalm 49:7-8. (Indulgences refuted). 7 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God. 8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice 1 John 5:13. (Eternal life promised and absolute). 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. Romans 8:1-2. (Justification by grace). 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. Ephesians 2:8 (Water Baptism, the eucharist, the sacrifice of the mass and good works refuted). For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. This is the truth of salvation, and this is NOT taught by Catholicism. Repent, and come back to Christ.
GREAT video brother!, BUT......one one point you were wrong, since vatican 2 the pope and catholic church teaches that Jews have salvation by following the talmud and old testiment, they teach Jews do NOT have to believe in christ to be saved, they also teach that muslims are Gods people as well. the pope recently condemned trying to convert jews or anyone to christ or the catholic church. vatican 2 teaches universalism.
Once again Mike shows his lack of factual knowledge on Church history. He obviously has a deep rooted and hateful regard for the early Church and truth. I pray for him daily.
Don’t pray for him. We’ll have a calling in his clearly to be bigoted.. It’s sad, but there’s no changing people like that. Look up Keith Nester, he once spoke as they did, until he started reading about the church fathers and ancient Christianity. today he has his own Catholic channel on TH-cam.
But you fail to read beyond that point.Most people, particularly men have sexual desires and passion and 1 corinthians 7:36 it says the following.... 36 If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married. The demonic teachings of Catholicism has led to priests and engaging in pedo and other disgusting actions. Many of The Times men should marry ....people should marry because they have issues with controlling their desires. 😊
Since you all believe in the doctrine of “sola scriptura” I challenge you to show me anywhere in Bible that says those words. It simply does not exist. So you can’t have a negative argument here. There is also no evidence in the Bible that teaches the doctrine of “sola fide” faith alone. Martin Luther (a mortal man) edited the Bible to make a verse read “faith alone “. Read your history people! The 7 deuterocanonical books that were in the Christian Church for 1500 years were by man made authority removed from the Bible. Again, read the early Church fathers who were closest to the death and resurrection of Christ. You will find the truth of what early Christians really were taught and believed. I pray for you all to do your diligence in seeking the truth.
"To the law and to the testimony, if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah 8:20. In other words, if some teaching does not agree with God's law, the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3-17), and the testimony, i.e., the rest of the biblical doctrines, then there is no light, or truth, to it. (Truth brings enlightenment.) Furthermore, God does not want people to join the "church" of the Antichrist (in the place of Christ), Satan's harlot church, the Whore of Babylon (Rev. 17:4-6), drunken with the blood of the saints and martyrs of Jesus, that sits on the seven hills, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth. Abominations like inventing the Nazis-yeah, that's _not_ a Christian church. "The Third Reich is the first world power which not only acknowledges but also puts into practice the high principles of the papacy." -Franz Von Papen, papal nuncio to Germany. And- Blasphemous titles claimed for the pope have been embellished and enlarged over the centuries. But a few of these boastful claims appear in an ecclesiastical (Roman Catholic) dictionary, by Lucius Ferraris, entitled _Prompta Bibliotheca Canonica,_ Vol. VI, pgs. 438, 442, article "Pope." _The Catholic Encyclopedia,_ 1913 edition, Vol. VI, p. 48, speaks of this book as "a veritable encyclopedia of religious knowledge," and "a precious mine of information." "The pope is of so great dignity and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God, and the vicar of God." "The pope is of such lofty and supreme dignity that, properly speaking, he has not been established in any rank of dignity, but rather has been placed upon the very summit of all ranks of dignities. . . ." "He is likewise the divine monarch and supreme emperor and king of kings." "Hence the pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven and of earth and of the lower regions." "So that if it were possible that the angels might err in the faith, or might think contrary to the faith, they could be judged and excommunicated by the pope." "The pope is as it were God on earth, sole sovereign of the faithful of Christ, chief king of kings, having plenitude of power, to whom has been entrusted by the omnipotent God direction not only of the earthly but also of the heavenly kingdom." "The pope can modify divine law, since his power is not of man but of God." The above quotes are from _What's Behind The New World Order?_ Go to CatholicNewWorldOrder.com and click on the top link. ---------- "The Pope has power to change times, to abrogate laws, and to dispense with all things, even the precepts of Christ." _-Decretal De Translat. - Espiscop. Cap_ "I am all in all and *above all,* so that God, Himself and I, the Vicar of God, have but one consistory, and I am able to do ALMOST ALL THAT GOD CAN DO . . . What therefore, can you make of me but God?" -Pope Nicholas, quoted in _Antichrist_ by Ian Paisley, pg. 54. "You know that I am the Holy Father, the representative of God on the earth, the Vicar of Christ, which means I am God on the earth." -Pope Pius XI, April 30, 1922. The pope calls himself God, i.e., "Lord God the pope," "another God on earth." "We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty," Pope Leo XIII said in an _Encyclical Letter,_ June 20, 1894. "The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ Himself, hidden under the veil of flesh," the _Catholic National_ said in July 1895. And every priest is an "Alter Christus," Another Christ. So every priest is Jesus. Plus, during the Mass the priest transubstantiates the bread into the literal, "real presence" of Christ. In other words, man creates God. He is "the creator of his Creator. . . . 'The power of the priest,' says St. Bernardine of Sienna, 'is the power of the _divine person;_ for the transubstantiation of the bread requires as much power as the creation of the world.' . . . As the Word of God created heaven and earth, so, says St. Jerome, the words of the priest create Jesus Christ." _-The Dignity and Duties of the Priest_ by St. Alphonsus de Liguori, Ch. 1, Part IV, pg. 11. How is any of this _not_ blasphemy?! Christianity teaches that the pope is the Antichrist. The proud pontiff's official title is Vicar of Christ, meaning "in the place of Christ." Vicar of Christ translated into Greek is Antichristos, in English Antichrist, also meaning "in the place of Christ." Vicar of Christ and Antichrist are the exact same word in two different languages. Vicar of Christ in Latin is Vicarius Filii Dei, meaning Vicar of the Son of God, or Vicar of Christ. VICARIVS FILII DEI. Add up the 11 Roman numerals and you get 666. Rev. 13:18. angelfire.com/on/3angels Revelation 13. 1 I . . . saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns . . . and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And _the _*_dragon (Satan)_*_ gave him (the beast) his power, and his seat,_ and great authority. 4 And _they worshipped the _*_dragon_*_ which gave power unto the beast:_ and they worshipped the beast . . . 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies . . . 6 And he opened his mouth in *blasphemy against God,* to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, *_Come out of her,_** my people,* that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities." Rev. 18:4, 5.
Summarizing, the Catholics believe in salvation by faith+works, the Evangelical Churches believe in salvation by faith alone. It means, the Catholics have met the requirement anyway. Joking aside, despite the many wrong teachings of the Catholic Church, it's teaching is still better than the teaching of preachers who have forsaken the very aim of preaching the Gospel as commanded by Jesus: “teach them to obey everything I have commanded you”. Like the divider of the Church, who is preaching in this video the division for 1 hour without teaching us to follow Jesus's commandments at all. What do we need to inherit eternal life? Jesus himself gave the answer to this question in Luke 18:20-22. His answer is difficult to bring into realization in everyone's life and I think, for this reason, every schizm in the Church occurred while searching for more easy answers to the very same question. Seeing the condition for salvation in the necessity of the Baptism and of partaking in the Sacraments on the Catholic side and in the necessity of Faith alone on the Evangelical side are equally wrong in my opinion. These are all things very easy to do - too easy for being the right answer. The Evangelical teology is founded on the teaching of St. Paul and the mistakes of the Evangelical Churches result in misinterpreting of St. Paul's doctrin, therefore, I recommend looking at his teaching in its entirety. Here are some of the St. Paul's citations which many of us tend to overlook: "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not bedeceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God". (1Corinthians 6:9-10) "Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS of God is what matters". (1Corinthians 7: 19) "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love." (Galatians, 6:6) Please notice: Not a 'Faith alone', but a 'Faith WORKING' through the works of love: "For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this:" You shall love your neighbor as yourself.""(Galatians 6:14) Being freed from the law is for St. Paul conditional: "But IF you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law." (Galatians 6:18) And he explained, what does it practically mean to be led by the Spirit: "Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentious ess, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like, of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in the past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, piece, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law." (Galatians 6:19-23) St. Paul substitutes the old Judaic law with a new law of Christ, which is an even more demanding law: "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2) "For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this:" You shall love your neighbor as yourself."" (Galatians 6:14) St. Paul didn't abolish the commandments, he just "reversed" the order: Instead of saying, we must keep God's and Jesus' commandments in order to be saved, he says, we are saved, therefore we must keep the commandments. To believe (as understood by the Evangelical Churches) is an easy task which can be accomplished in few minutes. Following Jesus's commandments is a task for life. The Catholic Church puts emphasis on obeying God and it makes up for many of the flaws in its doctrine.
So those Christians who received the teachings from apostles and their descendants are falsely lead by the early Christian Church which is by the way Catholic. Read your history.
Hahaha 🤣😂 the student or let's get it straight, a drop out, now wants to evangelize the evangelizer. Boi, no student is greater than his teacher nor a servant becomes greater than his master.....
As a faithful Catholic, it is incumbent upon me in charity to not attribute to malice that which can just as easily be attributed to ignorance or incompetence. I must confess, I am having a hard time doing that. I have heard this man speak a couple of times and he gets very little right about the Faith. It is hard not to see malice when a person just keeps saying inaccurate things over and over again. The Catechism Of The Catholic Church is online, no secrets, not trying to hide anything, just right out there on the internet, or any bookstore, you can find exactly what we teach and believe. I used to feel sorry for this man, while I can't know what is in his heart, I can judge his actions. Either he is extremely lazy and just doesn't want to bother with reading the Catechism and other books to fully understand the faith or he is just being dishonest, perhaps he was hurt by a member of the clergy or was angry with someone associated with the Church. I believe that there was someone or something that has led him down the road of malice towards the Catholic Church. If you are questioning your Catholic faith, read your Catechism, and find a good and holy priest to talk to. Just to clarify one single thing he just kept repeating that we are encouraged to not read our Bibles, the Church publishes the daily readings in every bulletin and if you follow them you will have read the entire Bible in three years. He literally got nothing right! He never does!
You’ve not one time said read the Bible to find out the truth. Not bulletins or talking to priests, but read the Bible. Scripture alone is the authority, not tradition, not priest, but Gods word alone.
@@js5860I’ll take you up on this. Reading or hearing Scripture ALWAYS requires interpretation. It is intellectually impossible for you to hear or read words you understand without interpreting them in your mind. You say that the “Bible alone” is your authority. That is impossible because you have to interpret the words and determine what they mean. Let’s take baptism as an example. Some very devout, “Bible alone” Christians believe that it is right and appropriate to baptize infants. Others completely disagree. Both sides claim that their position is supported by Scripture. How does the Christian Church as a whole authoritatively settle that disagreement?
@@wjtruax lt's so human for us to WANT to come to God in our OWN way instead of the WAY God provided through HIS SON. He wants us to hear Paul's gospel called a mystery NOT known before. THAT gospel was GIVEN to Paul by the Lord himself.
As an Anglican Christian who fully believes in Jesus, I’m quite bothered by Mike’s series here! I think he shows a fair amount of ignorance regarding church history and our historic faith. Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant churches all believe and teach what I would call the 6 key essentials of our historic Christian faith, namely: -the Trinity. That is, God has revealed himself as a triune being, one God in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each person of the Trinity is fully God (not a ‘part’ of God, as some mistakenly state). This Trinity is a mystery that finite humans can’t really fully comprehend, but this is how God has revealed himself. Why should finite man even be expected to fully comprehend an infinite God?! So the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three distinct persons (hypostasis) yet one God (ousia). That is, one in essence or nature. -the Incarnation. It’s very important to understand that Jesus is fully God and fully Man. 100% God and 100% man. This is what all Christians believe. A little more backdrop on the nature of God here: The second person of the Trinity, the Son of God (God the Son) has always eternally existed only in one nature (God/deity). However, at a predetermined point in human time, God the Son became a man. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. That is, for us and for our salvation he came down from heaven. So at this Incarnation (what we celebrate at Christmas), God the Son, second person of the Trinity, took a second nature. He took manhood (humanity) into the Godhead [as is stated in the Athanasian Creed]. So at the Incarnation and thereafter (even now), he has existed in two natures, fully God and fully Man. When he died on the cross, it was God the Son who died. -the Virgin Birth. By the power of the Holy Spirit He became incarnate from the Virgin Mary and was made man. [from Nicene Creed, called the universal creed of the church that all Christian’s believe]. Mary is the Theotokos (God bearer). She is absolutely NOT worshipped by Roman Catholics, nor does the RC church teach its parishioners to worship her (period!) Those who say otherwise are simply ignorant of RC Church teaching. -the Resurrection. Jesus died and was resurrected (a physical, bodily resurrection) and He exists today (and forevermore) as the great God-Man, fully God and fully Man. -the Atonement. Though there are various theories of the atonement, we ALL as Christians believe that it was necessary for God Himself to come down from heaven to save us, as only God could save us. No mere man could do this. -Future Second Coming of Jesus. We all believe that He will come again in glory. Now from many years of studying our common faith and church history, it is my opinion that the Roman Catholic Church has was I refer to as “excess baggage”. And as I’ve already stated, I’m not a Roman Catholic Christian. However, what is being presented in this video series is-in my opinion-way too harsh in its criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and what it teaches. What I have shared with you here (the 6 key essentials) is what ALL main branches of Christianity (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant) believe and teach. If you’re unaware of this, you’re simply ignorant of the Christian faith and church history.
I love that in the "A Different Gospel" section, the background picture is of Christian with his burden, and Christian had to go through an intense physical work (way worse than anyone has ever actually taught) to get to the cross and have his burden lifted. I'm not here to argue either position, but I think the choice of image here was hilarious.
Then why did Stephen refer to the men in the Jewish sanhendrin as his "fathers" (Acts 7:2) ? Why didn't Abraham object when he was addressed as "FATHER Abraham" (Luke 16:24) ?
@@jaredboscarino777 well, the men whom Stephen addressed as "father" in Acts 7:2 were RELIGIOUS leaders, weren't they ? Ofcourse they were. So why did Stephen use the title "father" to address the Jewish RELIGIOUS leaders (the members of the Sanhendrin) if Jesus condemned such an action in Matthew 23:9 ? Was Stephen disobeying the words of Jesus ?
I pray for these people. Religion is the downfall, not just of catholics but other apostate religions. Know Jesus. Know his word in context. For Judgment Day shall let you know if you were right or not. The Holy Spirit doesn't confuse. ✝ Revelation 22:18 "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: ✝ Revelation 22:19 "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." One book, one way. One GOD. Men hate truth. I also hated it before I was born again. Do not let pride and arrogance hold you from the truth. Jesus is our savior which we all need even Mary. ✝ Luke 1:47 "And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior."
Amen. The only comment that puts the focus on where it should be not on some dead religion. It's about Jesus Christ and we must be born again. God bless you.
Luke 6:43-45 spells it out for me Almost two millennia old, worldwide, diverse in every country and language, 24 separate rights under one communion and catechism, with over 1.2 billion followers That is the fruit by which the Catholic Church is judged In comparison, who even knows what church this is from, when it started how long it will last…? If not being Catholic is correct, then what is the many thousands of different, protestant churches that don’t agree upon anything, use one of two dozen different Bible translations, and most of only been around in very recent times I think I’ll listen to scripture, instead of this guy, and his supposed knowledge of Catholicism
You say that because the truth upsets you. Psalm 49:7-8. 7 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God. 8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, Romans 3:28. 28 We conclude that a person has God’s approval by faith, not by his own efforts. 1 John 5:13. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. Romans 8:1-2. 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. This is the truth of salvation, and this is NOT taught by Catholicism. Repent, and come back to Christ.
@@markmeyer4532 no, sweetie, we hate that because ignorance told us truth is always a problem among these fundamentalist Christians. Attend a Catholic church, attend a Catholic class, ask questions of a Catholic priest, and then come back and comment. Otherwise, you’re simply jammering on about things that you do not understand.
Why is his ministry to convert catholics. Instead of speaking about what ever it is he does!!! He was never a catholic.. I'd love to ask him this. I would ask " is your uncle the priest in hell or the nun in your family" I bet he would not have an answer. Because he knows he is wrong.
4. There is biblical evidence for purgatory, and there is much evidence that early church believed in it. "So Judas having gathered together his army, came into the city Odollam: and when the seventh day came, they purified themselves according to the custom, and kept the sabbath in the place. And the day following Judas came with his company, to take away the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen, in the sepulchres of their fathers. And they found under the coats of the slain some of the donaries of the idols of Jamnia, which the law forbiddeth to the Jews: so that all plainly saw, that for this cause they were slain. Then they all blessed the just judgment of the Lord, who had discovered the things that were hidden. And so betaking themselves to prayers, they besought him, that the sin which had been committed might be forgotten. But the most valiant Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forasmuch as they saw before their eyes what had happened, because of the sins of those that were slain. And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection, (For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the dead,) And because he considered that they who had fallen asleep with godliness, had great grace laid up for them. It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins." (2 Maccabees 12:38-46) Of course, protestants don't include the books of Maccabees in their canon, despite the fact that it is a evidently a very important part of Jewish history, since it is the origin of the holiday of Hanukkah. I've heard many different explanations as to why these books were taken out, but the most plausible explanation-and the one that's the most pertinent to this topic-is because this passage in particular blatantly proves that the early Jews believed in salvation after death, and therefore purgatory. But there is evidence beyond this, found in books that both the protestant and Catholic canons have. "Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come." Matthew 12:31-32 If there is no possibility of being forgiven after death, why would Jesus even mention this? St. Paul says in his letter to the Corinthians, "According to the commission of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble-each man’s work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire." (1 Corinthians 3:10-15) If Jesus is the foundation for one's life, then one's life's work should be built on top of him, only in his glory. But Paul says that a man whose work is burned up and who suffers loss may still be saved, "but only as through fire." What else saves through fire after death, since this passage references the day of judgment? In Heaven, there is no pain; in Hell, there is no hope. Again St. Augustine makes reference to purgatory: “And it is not impossible that something of the same kind may take place even after this life. It is a matter that may be inquired into, and either ascertained or left doubtful, whether some believers shall pass through a kind of purgatorial fire, and in proportion as they have loved with more or less devotion the goods that perish, be less or more quickly delivered from it. This cannot, however, be the case of any of those of whom it is said, that they ‘shall not inherit the kingdom of God,’ unless after suitable repentance their sins be forgiven them. When I say ‘suitable,’ I mean that they are not to be unfruitful in almsgiving; for Holy Scripture lays so much stress on this virtue, that our Lord tells us beforehand, that He will ascribe no merit to those on His right hand but that they abound in it, and no defect to those on His left hand but their want of it, when He shall say to the former, “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom,” and to the latter, ‘Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire.'” (Saint Augustine, Enchiridion, 69) And even earlier, Tertullian, a Christian author who was born in 155 AD, suggested prayers for the dead were commonplace. (Coron. 3.3; Corp Christ 2:1043). He speaks of Christians observing the anniversary day of their departed, and he expresses himself as if he were describing a long-standing custom and not something newly introduced (cf. also Monog. 10.4; Corp Christ 2:1243)
Maccabees read it . They commit adolotry . You guys say is a mortal sin . So no can't make doctrine out of it . When there's plenty of verses that says Jesus's pay for all sin . You don't get to atoment for your own .
Mike you lift Catholic church & now you preaching against Catholic church, you should preaching about Jesus Christ not Catholic church, Catholic church not dying for the world is Jesus dying on the cross for the world,
3. The idea that faith alone will achieve salvation is faulty and is not supported by scripture. "What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without [a]your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe-and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?" (James 2:14-22) Of course nobody can enter the kingdom of Heaven by works alone. Only Christ's sacrifice on the cross can do that. But like it says in James 2, faith without works is dead. People can believe in Christ and still lead terrible lives. Is a person who believes and yet regularly commits fornication and adultery still guaranteed eternal life, even though they live a life of sin? Is a person who goes to church yet lies and cheats and steals every day without any intention of repentance sill guaranteed eternal life even though they knowingly and willingly disobey God's commandments? Believing in Christ is not good enough-we must totally leave behind our sin and strive every day to be more Christlike than we were the day before.
Thank you for your comments. I was born and raised in Chicago. My family and I belonged to a large Catholic Church. From ages 11 up to 22, (I served at mass. Even during my Air Force days. At age 12, I was the first person including adults of the parish, to read at mass. Many days, I served at two masses. While being raised in Catholicism, (priests) I was told, if I went to confession, attended mass, and received communion for nine consecutive First Friday’s, I was in. (Heaven qualified!) At age 22, one of my AF friends (an ex-Catholic ) asked me if I was saved. I said, “You have to be kidding!” I go to church and am a pretty good guy!” While we were stationed together, we had some interesting conversations. One night, he asked me to his home to watch a Billy Graham Crusade Program. That night, I gave my heart to the Lord. In all respect, I never heard the message of salvation until that very night! Reading the replies regarding Mike’s program here, much discussion centers on faith without works is dead. When Jesus comes into your life, you immediately want to do good works for him. The reason, Matthew 5:16. (In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. The emphasis is on praising our Father. For those who say you need good works to merit salvation, I humbly refer you to read Luke 23:39-43. Both criminals probably never did one good deed in their entire lives. The one criminal, who asked Jesus to be remembered when he would come into his kingdom, was told, “Today, you will be with me in paradise!” That beautiful criminal was given salvation due to his humble and contrite heart. He was in no position to go serve in a soup kitchen, shovel a neighbor’s driveway, etc! He died on his cross without doing a good deed. To all reading my comments, may you be found drowning 24/7 in His Blessings of peace, joy, health, and encouragement! 🙏🏽📖🇺🇸
@@jimzielinski3871 I really appreciate these kind of discussions; thank you for being kind and listening to what I had to say. I do agree that the Catholic Church is FAR from perfect and it DOES put more of an emphasis on works than is really needed. Personally I don't feel the problem really lies in the philosophy itself, but the way it's presented. I had the pleasure of taking a theology class my senior year of high school that was taught by a former militant atheist. When he started having doubts about his beliefs (or lack thereof) he tried to prove himself wrong by trying to "disprove" not just Christianity, but many other religions too. After three years of near nonstop studying and research, he came to the conclusion that he had been living a lie as an atheist and accepted Christ, eventually becoming initiated as a Catholic. I had things explained to me for the first time that made everything I didn't understand about my faith click into place. I won't go into all of that here because I'd be typing for days, but my point is that Catholics have a real problem with the way they teach and talk about their faith. They often leave things out and don't quite get the full picture across. The image of Catholicism that the modern world has IS problematic, but that's because it's only one side of the story. That was the thing that irked me about this video-somebody accusing me of not being a true follower of Christ while having an incomplete idea of what my beliefs really were. I do very much appreciate your reminder of the criminal on the cross. I think that would be a good verse for me to meditate on. Overall, I do wish disagreements such as these wouldn't get in the way of fellowship so often. May God bless you!
The faith that saves is a faith that transforms. A person whose life is not changed has never been born again. Very clear in Ephesians 2:8-9 that it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith, it is a gift from God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God has prepared in advance for us to do. Good works are fruits of sAving faith, not the means to saving faith. If we can gain entrance into heaven by our good works, then Christ died for nothing. Please read Galatians and Romans
James was written to Jews who believed that because they were descendants of Abraham, they were automatically Christians. Mere intellectual assent to certain facts about Jesus doesn’t save anyone. Saving faith or genuine faith will result in good works.
Funny how so many so called catholics are listening to him and commenting. Why don't you ask God to reveal to you if he is speaking the truth and ask God to open your eyes and heart. I found it is religious pride that keeps many catholics from understanding the truth. Read the bible yourself and have an open heart to receive. Don't let man made religion cloud your mind. Listen to Jesus!!!!!!
Funny how so many non_catholics use our book, the Bible to try to refute our teachings and not agree with each other. Listen to Jesus’ body, the church and dont let your egos cloud your judgements… History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their list of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
5. Catholics do not, and have never, worshiped Mary. We know that all power comes from God, and that he is the only one worthy of true worship. We know that all mercy comes from God and that only by Christ’s sacrifice can we be saved. We know that Mary does not answer our prayers by doing whatever was asked on her own. Only God can answer prayers. We know that. But to say that there’s nothing special about her whatsoever, that she was just a random woman who was chosen in a lottery to carry the Son of God in her womb for 9 months-that’s what’s deeply heretical here. Except for the last line, every line in the Hail Mary prayer is taken word for word from scripture. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. (Luke 1:28) Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. (Luke 1:42) Holy Mary, Mother of God (Luke 1:43) Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. There’s nothing heretical about the last line, either though, for it says in Revelation 8:3-4: “Another angel with a golden censer came and stood at the altar; he was given a great quantity of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar that is before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.” So we know that the saints pray to God in heaven. To refer to the saints as dead and that therefore cannot hear our prayers undermines the reality that they have received eternal life through Christ. To be in heaven means to return to the perfect unity with God that humanity had before the Fall. The saints know everything that God knows. The idea that we pray “to” the saints is misleading. We do not pray “to” them as if we expect them to answer our prayers themselves. The way that we talk to the saints in prayer is very different from the way we talk to God in prayer. Nobody asks God to pray for them, because we know that he is the one who answers prayers. People do ask their friends and family to pray for them, though…and this is exactly the same as asking the saints to pray for us, given that our God is not a God of the dead but of the living. We give Mary special attention because GOD gave her special attention. The angel Gabriel greeted her like a queen, and she is described as a queen in Revelation 12. “A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads. Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born. She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.” And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.” (Revelation 12:1-5) Who else could this woman be other than Mary? The child is obviously Jesus, as he will “rule all the nations” and is “snatched up to God and to his throne.” The crown of twelve stars stands for the twelve tribes of Israel, God’s people, implying even further that Mary is much, MUCH more important than just some incubator. This passage alone should prove that Mary wasn’t just any woman: she is the queen of heaven, and although she does not have any divine power of her own, she is holy in a way you and I could never hope to be. This is just a very brief explanation of Marian devotion, without even going into the history of the early church’s devotion to her and the surprisingly vast significance of the Wedding of Cana. Mary is the New Eve, and therefore a mother to all, just as Jesus said to his apostle John, “son, behold your mother!” (John 19:25-29) (Apologies for the spam of comments, my response got too long and youtube wouldn't publish it in one comment.)
@@mary-xk9dc So...are you going to actually attempt to prove me wrong? Or are you just going to make statements with nothing to back them up? I'm up for a debate but I'm getting the impression that you didn't even bother to read my rebuttal and just assumed that you know more about Catholicism than Catholics do.
I was a good catholic for most my lift--but not saved i went to church almost every day prayed my prays read my books .buy not till i gave that all up and put my hope in the work of Jesus, did I know in my heart that i was saved i will thank Him ever day. ,
1. Sola scriptura is NOT biblical. Jesus and the apostles referred to oral tradition throughout the scriptures. a. The reference to “He shall be called a Nazarene” cannot be found in the Old Testament, yet it was “spoken by the prophets” (Matt. 2:23). Therefore, this prophecy, which is considered to be “God’s word,” was passed down orally rather than through Scripture. b. In Matthew 23:2-3, Jesus teaches that the scribes and Pharisees have a legitimate, binding authority based “on Moses’ seat,” but this phrase or idea cannot be found anywhere in the Old Testament. It is found in the (originally oral) Mishnah, which teaches a sort of “teaching succession” from Moses on down. c. In 1 Corinthians 10:4, Paul refers to a rock that “followed” the Jews through the Sinai wilderness. The Old Testament says nothing about such miraculous movement. But rabbinic tradition does. d. “As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses” (2 Tim. 3:8). These two men cannot be found in the related Old Testament passage (Ex. 7:8ff.) or anywhere else in the Old Testament. The early church was long before literacy was widespread. Many of Jesus' followers in the first few hundred years never read any scripture at all, and relied only on oral tradition. Not to mention that the bible as we know it today was only all compiled in the 5th century-so what of all the believers before then? "If I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth." (1 Timothy 3:15)
Jesus christ quoted from the. Scriptures the old testament,,,, he quoted from Scriptures when the devil temped him,,,,, before Jesus came their were prophets and people read from the scrolls in public
Sola Scriptura is very biblical, nine times Jesus said "have you not read in the scriptures" He also said "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." (Matthew 4:4)
yes, the passed down traditions are; burning bible believers to death, genocide, bowing befor graven images, babylonian fish hats for the homo predator costume holymen, raping little boys.
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A Catholic is a person who has plucked up courage to face the incredible and inconceivable idea that something else may be wiser than he is
Here we have ANOTHER SELF-APPOINTED EXPERT on Holy Scripture, the INSPIRED WORD OF GOD, quoting and interpreting words of context and misleading people.
If you ridicule, criticize, and don't trust the Catholic (Universal) Church on what it believes and teaches, why would you trust the Catholic Church to provide you with the Bible, that She compiled and finalized, (under the guidance of the Holy Spirit), the one book you revere so much, on which you're basing your entire religion off of? And then, to have the gall to conveniently remove 7 of its inspired books and changing words (by Luther) in order to justify personal beliefs and interpretations. That is UNBIBLICAL! A Christian cannot have an absolute assurance of which books belong in the Bible WITHOUT ACCEPTING THE AUTHORITY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The earliest document we have in which “Catholic” is used to label Christ’s Church is found in a letter from the Apostolic Father St. Ignatius, ordained Bishop of Antioch, a direct disciple of St. John the Apostle, who wrote around A.D. 107, while being taken to Rome for execution, quote: “WHEREVER THE BISHOP APPEARS, THERE LET THE PEOPLE BE; AS WHEREVER JESUS CHRIST IS, THERE IS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.”
The Church Christ established had existed for over 350 years without a finalized Bible. It wasn't until the year 382 that the Magisterium at the Council of Rome, during the reign of Pope Damasus-I, that we got the canon of scripture, JUST AS THE CHURCH HAS IT TODAY: 46 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament. This proves that unwritten SACRED TRADITION IS JUST AS VALID A SOURCE OF REVELATION AS THE BIBLE.
The biblical canon was reaffirmed by the regional councils of Hippo (393) and Carthage (397), and then definitively reaffirmed by the ecumenical Council of Florence in 1442.Finally, the ecumenical Council of Trent solemnly defined this same canon in 1546, after it came under attack by the first Protestant leaders, including Martin Luther.
Scripture tells us in (1 Tim 3:15) that “THE CHURCH IS THE PILLAR AND FOUNDATION OF THE TRUTH”. Jesus established His One True Church giving HER AUTHORITY, starting with the Apostles, (also under the guidance of the Holy Spirit) to MAINTAIN UNITY, to ORDAIN His ministers and successors (Priests and Bishops), to PRESERVE the DEPOSIT of FAITH and PREVENT ERROR, to TEACH His TRUTH, to INTERPRET Holy Scripture, and to DISTRIBUTE HIS GRACE by way of the Seven Sacraments, including the Holy Eucharist in the Mass, the primary means Christ showed His Apostles at the FIRST MASS, (the Last Supper), how we are to worship God and have communion with Him.
Faith tells us that Jesus is God and WHAT GOD SAYS, IS. As foretold in John 6:51-58: “My Flesh is true food..my Blood is true drink”, ETC.. Of the bread: “Take, eat; this is my body to be given up for you”; and, of the cup, “Drink of it, all of you; for this is my blood of THE NEW COVENANT, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” (Matt. 26:26-28). Saying: “Do this in memory of me”. (See 1 Cor.10-16).
Jesus prayed for unity among His followers (John 17:21) and PROMISED that HIS CHURCH WOULD EXIST UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD, (Mat. 16:18); undoubtedly, beyond the Protestant Revolution, and STILL EXISTS TODAY. Protestants are, without fault of their own, calling Jesus a liar by not accepting that fact; thus, they mock everything that His One Universal Church is and does. To mock the Catholic Church is to mock Christ.
Common sense alone should tell you why JESUS ESTABLISHED a ONE TRUE UNIVERSAL CHURCH; just look at the 35,000+ different Protestant denominations/churches that currently exist around the world, each having their own preferred interpretations and beliefs. So, who are the real corrupt heretics leading people astray? I urge you to read what the Didache and Early Church Fathers say about the Mass and Eucharist, starting in 90 AD: www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/father/fathers.htm
ALSO, in a short video, see what happens at Mass which only some saints and mystics had the privilege to see: th-cam.com/video/OOLZDaTgIaM/w-d-xo.html The Mass MAKES PRESENT to us THE SACRIFICE OF CALVARY IN TIME.
If you're a non-Catholic, you are encouraged to research the Catholic Faith because ultimately THERE IS ONLY ONE REASON TO BE CATHOLIC and that's because it's true!
PRAY for all those who have left the Catholic Church, that the Holy Spirit will guide them back home.
God bless you.
It is SO heartbreaking how many religious people who EVEN KNOW the Bible will end in hell forever ---- simply because they rejected the FINISHED and COMPLETED work of the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. That's the ONLY WAY God will accept for entrance into heaven
Heaven is only for the literate and those with sight? Is hearing the Bible as good as reading it? Catholics have been hearing the gospel for 2000 years. And not a one rejects the finished work of Christ. Who produces the lies which some spout?
@@bridgefin I beg you to ask the Lord to show you the false gospel.
The good of your soul depends on it .
The FINISHED and complete work of Jesus is absolutely of utmost importance and if we add anything to that we are under a curse
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Stop your projection for a minute. Tell me what I said which was wrong or inconsistent with the gospel. Stop the agenda, stop the lies, and communicate.
@@bridgefin hello, l'm very familiar how catholics and SO many religions believe. We love to feel religious.
God wants to give us the gift of righteousness through the FINISHED work of HIS SON
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And I said that no Catholic rejects the finished work of Christ. So what's the problem which has you begging me to change?
Great video! God bless you more and more. Speak boldly against any falsehood of any religious( Christian)group.
Hey Susan, apparently you are as ignorant & uneducated as Gendron. Do yourself a favor and watch a few videos by professor Douglas Beaumont about the truthfulness of the Catholic Church. It will help your understanding and spiritual growth. Leave Gendron to himself, he has a demonic agenda!
Years ago, I was consulted on a regular basis in bringing people from Protestant into the Holy Catholic Church. I used to be amazed at how many of them had no idea what Jesus is. I would take them through the Hypostatic Union, which would take time, but once they started to catch on, then they would seek with zeal to learn more about Jesus and how the Church's teaching on the Holy Eucharist and on the Blessed Virgin Mary would then come into place and make perfect sense to them. And once they understood these teachings, they could not wait to be received into the Holy Catholic Church. And over the years, I noticed that many of the better defenders of the Holy Catholic Church are former Protestants such as these. All glory to God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
@Emmoglu 00 A rather less than brilliant rebuttal on your part. But I have dealt with statements like yours before, and some of the people who said those actually wound up becoming Catholic. Some of them even went on the record testifying how millions of Protestants are trained from day one to absolutely hate Catholics.
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Converts to Catholic
Dr. Scott Hahn Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr David Anders Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr. John Bergsma Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr. Thomas Howard Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr Ian Murphy Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr Douglas Beaumont Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr. Francis Beckwith Protestant to Catholic
Edith Stein Jewish to Catholic convert
Israeli Zolli Jewish to Catholic convert
Dr. Dawn Goldstein Jewish to Catholic convert
Dr. Jeff Schwehm JW to Catholic convert
Dr Peter Kreeft Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr. Kenneth Howell Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr Mary Burchard Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr David Hall Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr Ryan Messmore Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr David Mosley Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr Diego Ospina Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr. Jason Reed Protestant to Catholic convert
Dr Bill Saunders Protestant to Catholic convert
Steve Ray Protestant to Catholic convert
Tim Staples Protestant to Catholic convert
Ken Hensley Protestant to Catholic convert
St John Henry Newman Catholic convert
Leah Libresco atheist to Catholic
Bishop Jonathan Goodall
Bishop Nazir Ali
Bishop Edwin Barnes
Bishop David Silk
Bishop John Broadhurst
Bishop Kieth Newton
Bishop Andrew Burnham
GK Chesterton
Graham Greene
- [ ] Malcom Muggeridge
Ulf Ekman ( the billy Graham of Sweden )
All converted to Roman Catholic
The staunchest defenders of the Catholic faith are former Protestants who are now converts. Many of them angry at how they were deceived and misguided by Protestanism.
That's a long way of claiming to have lead Christians into apostasy.
@@markmeyer4532 The devil has been leading Christians into apostasy through the Protestant revolt, which the devil constructed and commands to this day.
Mike Gendron best exemplifies the Catholic adage about one's scope of Bible reading, study, and understanding, and where this leads to: "Weak Catholics become Evangelicals; Strong Evangelicals become Catholics." He was once a weak Catholic, now he's a weak Evangelical. When he becomes a strong Evangelical, like the prodigal son he will be returning home to the Catholic Church.
That was actually my experience personally. I left the Evangelical side of things years ago due to abuses and hypocrisy (this happens, obviously not unique to Evangelicalism). 12 years later, I started digging in really deep, doing non-sectarian exegesis. To my surprise, it was like the scales had been lifted from my eyes and I started seeing how the Fathers preserved far more truth than the Evangelicals ever did.
I went Orthodox instead of Catholic, but am being led to the Catholic Church due to the history of the thing
Gatekeeping evangelism as Catholics do. A weak Catholic is a potentially a Born Again Christian, and bring people back to the scripture and away from Catholicism is the will of God and the bane of Satan.
@@theSpaghettimeister What the modern Church needs is a New Covenant Revival (Heb. 9:10) in which members of various denominations are willing to re-examine everything they believe and see if it agrees with the Bible, instead of the traditions of men. We need to be like the Bereans. It will be a battle between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. It will not be easy. If you get mad and upset when someone challenges your man-made Bible doctrines, that is your flesh resisting the truth found in God's Word.
Nobody can completely understand the Bible unless they understand the relationship between the Old Covenant given to Moses at Mount Sinai and the New Covenant fulfilled in blood at Calvary.
What brings all local churches together into one Body under the blood of Christ? The answer is found below.
New Covenant Whole Gospel:
Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him.
He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth.
Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? What did Paul say about Genesis 12:3 in Galatians 3:8? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis?
Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart.
Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36)
We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant church of Mount Zion and the blood in Hebrews 12:22-24.
1Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
The following verses prove the Holy Spirit is the master teacher for those now in the New Covenant.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Act 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Watch the TH-cam videos “The New Covenant” by David Wilkerson, or Bob George, and David H.J. Gay.
@@SpotterVideo nothing you've said contradicts any Catholic or Orthodox teaching, though.
Scripture also teaches that presbyters and bishops are shepherds and overseers (much like Christ is Shepherd and Overseer) and only shows us these people being appointed by other presbyters, bishops, or the Apostles.
Which denominations today actually have an unbroken line of bishops and presbyters who appointed their most recent teachers of the faith? Most Protestant denominations don't even claim that they have anything like this, the only ones who endeavor to make the claim are the Anglicans and some Lutherans. Maybe the Methodists qualify too, but I've been unable to corroborate.
Meanwhile the Catholics and all flavors of Orthodox DO have this successive appointment of teachers and overseers according to the Scriptures.
Between that and the Real Presence, I can't really go back to the Evangelical movement and am required to stay exactly where I am.
@@theSpaghettimeister Old Covenant Baptism vs. New Covenant Baptism (water vs. Spirit)
Water baptism was a part of the Old Covenant system of ritual washing. The Old Covenant priests had to wash before beginning their service in the temple. (Ex. 30:17-30) When Christ was water baptized by His cousin John in the Jordan River, He was under the Old Covenant system. He also only ate certain foods, and wore certain clothes, as prescribed by the 613 Old Covenant laws. Christ was water baptized by John and then received the Holy Spirit from heaven. The order is reversed in the New Covenant. A person receives the Holy Spirit upon conversion, and then believers often declare their conversion to their friends and family through a water baptism ceremony. Which baptism makes you a member of Christ’s Church?
The New Covenant conversion process is described below. (Born-again)
Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
(A person must “hear” the Gospel, and “believe” the Gospel, and will then be “sealed” with the Holy Spirit.)
Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
(See Jer. 31:34 for the New Covenant promise, and 1 John 2:27 for the fulfillment)
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Which baptism is a part of the salvation process, based on what the Bible says?
What did Peter say below?
Acts 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
Acts 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
Based on Luke 3:16, and John 1:33, and Acts 11:15-16, the most important thing about the word "baptize" in the New Testament has nothing to do with water. The Holy Spirit is the master teacher promised to New Covenant believers in Jeremiah 31:34, and John 14:26, and is found fulfilled in Ephesians 1:13, and 1 John 2:27. Unfortunately, many modern Christians see water when they read the word "baptize" in the text.
Based on the above, what is the one baptism of our faith found in the passage below? How many times is the word "Spirit" found in the passage, and how many times is the word "water" found in the passage?
Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Eph 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Eph 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, (See 1 Cor. 12:13)
“baptize” KJV
Mat_3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Mar_1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Water or Holy Spirit?, See Eph. 1-13.)
Luk_3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
Joh_1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Joh_1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
1Co_1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (See Eph. 4:1-5)
Heb 9:10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. (Old Covenant ----> New Covenant)
How many people have been saved by the Old Covenant water baptism of John the Baptist?
Who did John the Baptist say is the greatest Baptist that ever lived in Luke 3:16? What kind of New Covenant baptism comes from Christ?
Hebrews 9:10 Old Covenant vs. New Covenant
(CSB) They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of the new order.
(ESV) but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
(ESV+) but deal only with R5food and drink and R6various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.
(Geneva) Which only stood in meates and drinkes, and diuers washings, and carnal rites, which were inioyned, vntill the time of reformation.
(GW) These gifts and sacrifices were meant to be food, drink, and items used in various purification ceremonies. These ceremonies were required for the body until God would establish a new way of doing things.
(KJV) Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
(KJV+) Which stood onlyG3440 inG1909 meatsG1033 andG2532 drinks,G4188 andG2532 diversG1313 washings,G909 andG2532 carnalG4561 ordinances,G1345 imposedG1945 on them untilG3360 the timeG2540 of reformation.G1357
(NKJV) concerned only with foods and drinks, various washings, and fleshly ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.
(NLT) For that old system deals only with food and drink and various cleansing ceremonies-physical regulations that were in effect only until a better system could be established.
(YLT) only in victuals, and drinks, and different baptisms, and fleshly ordinances-till the time of reformation imposed upon them .
Cardinal John Henry Newman said: "To delve into History is to cease to be Protestant'.
Good conversion to the wanderers!
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To delve into history is to cease to be Catholic.
I left the WHORE of Rome for Many Great Reasons !
One being the MURDEROUS BLOODY EVIL WICKED history of the Evil RCC !
That's ridiculous. First of all you will find all of the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church, and also the false man made traditions. It is more accurate to say, to delve into the Bible is to cease to be a catholic.
@@DamirVidovic-pf2pkDo you know with your Blasphemous accusation calling the Church of Christ "A whore" your Soul has now become a "Whore" of Satan no guessing where you are going to spend Eternity
How can it be that Christ can sit silent for 1500 years before finally revealing his truth? That is NOT what he says in the scriptures which Protestants proclaim to be their only source of truth. Huh?
The Reformation was a response to the widespread corruption within the Roman Catholic Church. The selling of indulgences is one example.
The truth was revealed after Christ ascended to heaven and it was via the JEWS the church was created, not through the pagan Roman catholic church. Catholicism didn't start until OVER 300 AD and pagan Constantine Played a part in why there is so much paganism and idol worship.
I am sorry you are not saved if u think this way, Jesus did all the work for our salvation, we Just have to receive it. w must give Him all the glory.
Jesus said
“Pick up your cross and follow me.”
@@PInk77W1making a decision ...a one time decision to accept Christ as your Savior, and through that Knowing FULL WELL you can't do anything on your own to save yourself but relying on What Christ did on the cross. Is to pick up ones cross.
Suffering for your new found faith is not an action we do on purpose to say it faith+works. It just happens because we have become followers of Christ, Jesus even said in John 15:18 - " If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you."
Being a Christian is no simple task, the world will hate what you believe in, in what your moral values are, and most importantly for spreading the Gospel. That is what taking up your cross means. To fully acknowledging that once you accept Christ you are given eternal life but the temporary draw back in this world maybe the persecution you face for your new found belief in Christ.
@@danperez3970
You said DOING and then u said u can’t DO.
I just hope when your head stops spinning it’s facing to the front.
You said suffering for your faith is not an action we do ? St Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to starve to death for a stranger in Auschwitz.
My guess is he disagrees with u.
@@PInk77W1 suffering is an action you are correct but it not a an action one goes into wanting to happen. No one wants to suffer hardships, but if they happen in name of Jesus then thats the decision you made with full knowledge when preaching the Gospel or if someone tries to make a Christian denounce his faith.
I know your trying to go prove a point, by saying its an action . But we are not suffering to gain salvation, its not like the suffering is a ritual which we adamantly seek through a process like mass on a weekly basis. If it happens it happens, but we arent crazed people looking for punishment .
@@danperez3970
We absolutely desire to suffer. Why ?
Because Jesus said to pick up your cross.
Your Christianity is brand new and false.
St Maximilian Kolbe said
“For Jesus I am willing to suffer even more”
Yes we should want to suffer. We fast
We pray all nite. We give to the poor. We do a lot of things that involves suffering.
Paul talks about suffering in the Bible.
So do many of the saints for the last 2000yrs.
Modern fake Christianity discards many truths
Look up on youtube and see Mike debate his views .... the main debate starts at 8 minutes following a long introduction .... """Debate: Catholic vs Protestant Salvation vesves Justification Tim Staples vs Mike Gendron""" This was 5 years ago and Mike lost logically and scripturally and has never debated with a Catholic in a public debate since !!!!!!!!! So he knows the truth but carries this on to con more people !!
hRight.. He defeated Tim with scriptural knowledge and the Gospels. Claiming that Mike lost logically and scripturally does not make that claim true. Mike can recite scripture and refute every Catholic claim with his knowledge of the Word of God, and the Word of God is a weapon that slays every lie of the devil and brings Catholics back to Christ.
@@markmeyer4532 So you obviously did not look up the debate !!!
Mike makes mistakes on his debate with Tim Staples he's a lier I hope he doesn't just want to be a pastor to take money from the ignorant. According to Mike he is infallible but accuses the one true church of not being all protestants claim themselves as pope like Luther did...
“You will not hear the gospel preached in a Roman Catholic Church…” I’ll remember this while I’m listening to the gospel reading and homily in Mass today in my Latin rite Catholic church
I doubt this, at least not in its context any way. I bet you wont give us the full context will you…
Thank God for the true church founded by Jesus that has stayed true to his teachings. The Catholic Church!
Yes, you Catholics love to claim that, even though you vehemently refuse to acknowledge the sufficiency of Christ. Interestingly, the more a person studies and leans on scripture and the Gospels, the less they are Catholic.
@@markmeyer4532 Quite the opposite the bible has lead 3 Church of England Bishops to the Catholic Church in the last 2 years --- 2 have become Catholic priests --- think of the power status and money they have given up to get closer to Christ
Amen.
The Roman Catholic faith has been an evolution over many centuries. Catholics teach their faith was handed down from the Apostles and they only formally established these doctrines as the need arose yet a careful study of the writings of the church show that most of these doctrines were not held by the early church and were later additions.
TIMELINE
DATE EVENT
250 BC OT canon is universally accepted
33-100 AD Apostolic age
60 AD Paul returns to Rome
~68 AD Paul dies; Peter dies around the same time
95 AD Clement of Rome mentions at least 8 NT books
100-325 AD Ante Nicene period (separation of Christianity from Judaism and growth)
108 AD Polycarp, acknowledged 15 books
115 AD Ignatius of Antioch acknowledges about seven NT books
170 AD Muratorian Canon[BV1] includes all of the NT books except Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, and 3 John
185 AD Irenaeus mentions 21 books
170-235 AD Hippolytus recognizes 22 books
200 AD Under Irenaeus, bishop of Lyon, a basic version of Catholic structure was installed with Roman direction
300 AD Prayers for the dead began
313 AD Emperor Constantine legalizes Christianity and moves the Roman capital to Constantinople
325 AD The First Council of Nicea, called by Constantine, attempted to structure church leadership around a model similar to that of the Roman system and formalized some key articles
363 AD Council of Laodicea states that only the OT books (along with one book of the Apocrypha[BV2] ) and 26 books of the NT (everything but Revelation) were canonical
375 AD Veneration of angels and dead saints, and the use of images
393 AD Council of Hippo affirmed 27 books
394 AD The Mass as a daily celebration
397 AD Council of Carthage affirmed 27 books[BV3]
431 AD Start of the veneration of Mary and first use of the term “Mother of God” at the Council of Ephesus
500 AD Priests began to dress differently than layman
526 AD Extreme Unction
551 AD Council of Chalcedon declares the church in Constantinople to be the head of the eastern branch of the church and equal in authority to the Pope
590 AD Pope Gregory I becomes Pope and the church enters into a period of enormous political and military power. Some call this the beginning of the Catholic Church as it is known today
593 AD The doctrine of Purgatory established by Gregory I
600 AD The Latin language imposed by Gregory I
607 AD Title of pope, given to Boniface III by emperor Phocas
632 AD Islamic prophet Mohammad dies beginning a long conflict between Christianity and Islam
709 AD Kissing of the pope’s foot began with pope Constantine
786 AD Worship of the cross, images, and relics authorized
850 AD Holy water, mixed with a pinch of salt and blessed by a priest
927 AD College of Cardinals established
995 AD Canonization of dead saints, first by John XV
998 AD Attendance at Mass made obligatory
1054 AD The great East-West schism marks the formal separation of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox branches of the Catholic Church
1079 AD Celibacy of the priesthood decreed by pope Gregory VII
1090 AD The Rosary invented by Peter the Hermit
1184 AD The Inquisition instituted by the Council of Verona
1190 AD The sale of indulgences begun
1215 AD Fourth Council of the Lateran - ratified the teaching of transubstantiation. Also the confession of sins to a priest
1439 AD Purgatory proclaimed as dogma by the Council of Florence
1517 AD Luther publishes the 95 Theses
1534 AD King Henry VIII of England declares himself to be the supreme head of the Church of England, severing the Anglican Church from the Roman Catholic Church
1545-1563 AD Catholic reformation begins
1545 AD Tradition declared of equal authority by the Council of Trent
1546 AD Council of Trent official accepts 11 of the Apocryphal books as canonical[BV4]
1854 AD Immaculate Conception of Mary proclaimed by pope Pius IX
1870 AD The First Vatican Council declares the policy of Papal infallibility
1950 AD Assumption of Mary (bodily ascension into heaven) proclaimed by pope Pius XII
1960s AD Second Vatican Council
1965 AD Mary proclaimed Mother of the Church
@@geordiewishart1683 OK so you have cut and pasted that It shows Catholics formalised some teaching as time when by or when the teachings were challenged and the Church restated some Gospel truth !!
It's how he words things. Religion.. he is speaking to all orthodox millions and millions of us
DEBATE: Mike Gendron vs. Tim Staples (Link Below)
th-cam.com/video/c9qayIWc5Hc/w-d-xo.html
You were never really Catholic
Come to Mass on Sunday at a Catholic church. You'll hear more passages from the bible there than you will in a Protestant church. We don't memorize and quote the bible but we are taught more about it and read more of it on a regular basis than you imagine. Our practice is to baptize our children after the manner of the centurion who "was baptized, he and all his household." (See Acts)
If that was true then bibles would not only be available to Catholics in all churches and pews but would be proclaimed. Catholics that learn scripture become Christians, and leave the Catholic Church, and praise to God for that.
@@markmeyer4532 You have poor reading comprehension.
@@markmeyer4532 In my Catholic church the four bible passages for the daily mass are printed on A£ size sheets with the prayers to Jesus .... Bibles are brought by some and the Catholic Church is the largest publisher and seller of bibles in the World. Also the bible has lead 3 Church of England Bishops to the Catholic Church in the last 2 years --- 2 have become Catholic priests --- think of the power status and money they have given up to get closer to Christ !!
@Mark Meyer all the Bible quotes this self proclaimed pastor uses on catholics can be reverse on protestants, the only difference is the catholic church exists since year 33 A.D. vs protestants 1517 so anything they say against the church is not according to their belief they have invented or follow man made tradition lutherism....
@@matthewmcdaid7962 poor reading comprehension intwined with severe ignorance and prejudice. That’s what that muttering is all about.
I’m a born again Christian and I consider this man is telling the differences in doctrine, which is not malice to point out differences! As he says, lovingly confront, how would you know unless you were shown differences, it’s obvious this man had a revelation! He speaks calmly and humbly which only proves his message is about the purity of the scriptures and the truth! When I was younger, I learned that many catholics didn’t even know they were going to heaven , they were turning to evangelical churches! Reminds me of Muslims, not knowing their Koran, but being brainwashed by the ritualistic practices of Islam that make them feel “ good, look good and think they are good! ” listen and read the bible, learn about. your own faith! No one likes to hear critic about their beliefs, it’s not easy to hear but, would you rather know now, than go to heaven where Jesus said depart from me, I never knew you? I would rather read and learn! ✝️🎚️🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🙏🏼🙏🏼🎚️
So tinaari, out of curiosity, are you sure you're going to heaven when you die?
Michael word the total victory of Christ he grew up a Catholic and is now an evangelical Protestant. I really enjoy listening to his channel. I'm still going to take the rcia classes and become Catholic though. Michael word is one of the few Evangelical Protestants that believe in purgatory.
I was Roman Catholic, tell me, where do you find "Purgatory" in Scripture.
I am a traditional Catholic; and I know the history of the one Church Christ founded on the apostles with Peter at their head, and endowed with the Holy Spirit of Truth, promising that, under His protection, The Spirit would lead it into all ALL TRUTH until the end of the world:, and that "the gates of Hell would never prevail against IT" And: "Behold! I am with you all days even to the consummation of the world."
Just one of hundreds of examples of great miracles and prodigies performed by holy Catholics in every age of the Catholic Church: St. Bernard of Clairvaux, a Cistercian monk and priest who lived in the twelfth century, and who celebrated the Mass you call idolatry every day of his monastic life, raised over twenty people from the dead in the sight of many witnesses of irreproachable character, as well as performing many other great miracles. Another example: St.Vincent Ferrer,, a Spanish priest of the Order of St. Dominic, who lived a little later, raised 22 people from the dead and worked literally thousands of miracles. He focused on converting Jews; and it is reported that he would go into synagogues and simply by lifting a crucifix over them, converted them all on the spot - and this ,not on one occasion but on several occasions; The miracles performed by the saints you are pleased to call idolators and heretics in every age of the Catholic Church's nearly two thousand year history are just uncountable, in fulfillment of the promise of Jesus Christ that "they who TRULY BELIEVE will do the works that I do..;"
It is a sad thing that most sectarian protestants like yourself have been misinformed concerning what the Catholic Church authentically teaches. I see it again and again in anti-catholic blogs on youTube.. Nor do they know practically anything of the glorious history of the miracles and charitable works and catholic martyrdoms for the faith in England and Japan, and the great European culture in the arts, music and architecture, all inspired and funded in large part by the Catholic Church. This studied parochialism, which produces a cabined mind, is sadly endemic to American protestant sectarian religions. The ancient saintly fathers of the Catholic Church who lived in the first four centuries after the ascension of Christ, all taught what the Catholic Church has always taught down through the centuries, and not one of them taught the favorite protestant un-biblical doctrines of "once saved always saved" and "salvation by faith alone"; that the Last Supper is only a symbolical meal; that loving and honoring in a special way that very special person, the Virgin Mary, chosen and" Blessed among all women" to be the mother of His Divine Son, is idolatry, and that she had other children; that the office of the papacy, the Successor of Peter to whom exclusively Christ gave the Keys to the Kingdom of heaven and promised that "his faith would not fail" is un-biblical and a fiction - to name a few..
You would do well to go to vaticancatholic.com to learn the truth of what the Catholic Church really teaches , and read the English translation of the Catechism of the Council of Trent.. You may be pleasantly surprised.
Christ founded the Catholic Church.
I am laughing out loud as listen to these poor rudimentary fundamentalists. I wouldn’t be so offended except for the fact that sacraments began with Christ and Protestantism started in the 1500s. Oh gosh, they’re some pretty exhausting.
Don't worry about us. You don't get it. Before you came we were.
The church of Rome is not the same church that was in Rome.
Do you think the Apostles envisaged that Christ's church would have a sovereign state complete with army, bank and political corps or that it would be responsible for so much child abuse?
@@geordiewishart1683 No, but Jesus did say that the wheat and the tares will grow up together. He also said beware of wolves in sheep clothing etc. The Kingdom of God has weeds in it, Jesus said it would be so ... but He also said He would build His Church and the gates of Hell would not prevail against it. So we need to be in the Church (kingdom) that was founded by Christ Himself and still stands today - unless you believe Jesus failed. Jesus said the Kingdom was like a mustard seed, it starts out tiny and grows into the largest shrub... the seed looks nothing like the shrub but the DNA is all there. Also look up what the ekklesia would have meant to those living in Jesus time. Seems it was a governing body. Many blessing
@@cheryl0327The Church in Acts is not the same church as the Roman Catholic Church.
Sadly you cannot serve both God and Mammon.
Look at the riches of Catholism and see how they try!
@@vladtheinhaler8940 Can you prove that? Because I do not believe that Jesus failed what He said He would do (Build His Church and the gates of hell would not prevail), and I can't see any other Church that can trace its beginning to Jesus Christ Himself.
We pray that more and more protestants realize the errors in this anti Catholic teachings and embrace Catholic faith to experience fullness of Christian faith.
any protestant who wants to side with error, may you wake up!!
Protestants and every other denomination is just as bad as Catholicism. We know the Jesuits have infiltrated all earthly churches with Ecumenicalism. Wake up? What part of Jesus never founded a state run religion? Wake up hahaha hahaha
Wait why must I be apart of any denomination.?
Is a state run religion a wake up call?
Glad Mike has not shut down comments on this video also which he has done since the you tube video "Debate: Catholic vs Protestant Salvation vesves Justification Tim Staples vs Mike Gendron " was released start at 8 minutes (to skip the long introduction) and as a Christian it will be an hour well spent ... Tim (ex Baptist) sets out clearly the Catholic position and refutes everything Mike says !! Mike just repeats what he said earlier and what the catholic church has been teaching for 2000 years " we can only be saved by Jesus Christ ....... " {at 38 minutes} as he could not respond to the scripture correction from Tim ) Then we find Mike was unable to stay after the break !! This is why he never debates live with Catholic apologists since !!
Does anybody know if there is a video of Mike pointing out the Light and Dark difference between Christianity and Judaism??? No doubt not allowed on TH-cam...
Was Mike Gendron ever really Catholic? He misrepresents the faith way too much to be taken seriously.
The message from Mr Gedron missed the mark completely about farth filled Catholics and our belief in the Lord Jesus.
So deceived and full of errors.
I'm seriously at a loss as to where to begin.
I fear rationalising his message to be a complete waste of time and not fruitful in this space anyway.
The Catholic Church is here to stay and the message is loud and clear. Repent and believe and care for the marginalised, lost lonely and defenceless.
What a church and what a gift to humanity through its many institutions that serve and through the many faith filled and gifted people
You'll do well to truly understand the power of God at Work in this church and through his adopted children.
I love my Catholic faith.
How rich i am and alive in Christ!. God thank you!
My Gedron, do your homework and listen to your heart. You can't out rationalise this majesterium. That's just complete foolishness.
Mother behold your son.
SON BEHOLD YOUR MOTHER.
THAT'S SCRIPTURE MR GEDRON!
No, you’re talking about works and New Age.
Doing good is works, not faith. It has nothing to do with salvation.
The Bible says to NOT follow your heart because it is deceitful above all things.
Sorry, but you have your version of scripture exactly backwards.
@@kellyanne7225 a contrite heart I will not spurn. Scripture.
Agreed. You need the heart of your mother in heaven. Behold your Mother. Scripture.
Failing to do this, you ignore the Lord's command from the cross.
Behold. She is just beautiful and leads you to her Son as she did when she was with Him on earth. Do what he tells you. Scripture.
No one loves the Son more than His Mother. What a MUM.
We are disciples of Jesus. We love the poor, marginalised, defenceless not because of getting into heaven but being rewarded in heaven.
That's a big difference.
Kellyanne, I don't know you but I'll than you for your response. Assured of my prayers as well.
Daniel
@@danieldahdah7431 No, we need Jesus in our hearts. This is scriptural. What you just typed is NOWHERE is scripture. It’s antiBiblical.
Since when do you get to tell others how to get saved?
The gospel taught by the Apostles all through the NT is clear on salvation. Your version is a bunch of hogwash, and is a false “gospel” that the Bible tells us to reject.
I stand with Christ and Christ alone!
@@kellyanne7225 I think you missed the point Kellyanne.
Jesus himself tells you to behold your spiritual mother. Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with you is the greeting Elizabeth gave Mary. Why is it that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?
Because she loved you dearly.
These words are very powerful. If she's really your mother, you've made one of the biggest mistakes of your life.
If you can't obey Jesus' dying words, pl consider why thousands of other pastors who are coming back into the one true apostolic church of Catholicism.
These are the facts. These are educated people making very considered decisions and with weighty implications for them yet they are coming back where it all started.
Again your choice, but there is something very special when the Mother of the Lord is also with you as you journey to the Sacred heart of Jesus.
Again, faith gets you into heaven, good works gets you a better place once you're in.
That's scriptural too.
Romans 2:6
2 Chronicles 15:7
1 Cor 15:58 and there's more verses.
We're all for Jesus. Don't ignore his mother, She's on your side and we all need her.
You see when the Holy Spirit games into her, she conceived.
That makes her wedded to the Holy Spirit. Guide himself inhabiting with a woman to conceive a child. That mind biggies at the thought. Or lady continues to have a special role to play not just at conception but now.
Behold your mother! Jesus is not wafting his breath here. This is his lady instruction. Final words vein the Cross.
I love the Lord!. There is no other so powerful humble and dear.
And then He gives is His mother.
Full of Grace. there is nominee like her.
I'll leave it there. Praying for you Kellyannr, a sister who loves the Lord
@@danieldahdah7431 No, He doesn’t say this at all. He is speaking ONLY to John to take care of His mother.
You are inserting meanings into this verse that aren’t there. This is a huge problem with the Catholic Church. You have to go by what it says, not by what you think or want it say, to fit a narrative.
I’m sorry, but you as well as your Catholic teaching in this is entirely incorrect.
Furthermore, no where in the Bible is Mary spoken about as being more than human.
You can’t support a huge teaching based on what you want a verse to say, that it doesn’t say.
This is misrepresentation of scripture.
I have no doubt you love the Lord, but you refuse to listen to Him. Instead you listen to man made catechisms interpret scripture incorrectly.
There is also no place, or proof that she has an Immaculate conception. This is entirely fabricated by the RCC. There is zero evidence for this claim.
You’re so readily believing what isn’t in scripture, this is wrong.
Your prayers will not be answered for me to go outside of scripture.
I could never believe outside what God says. I will always cling to HIS Word alone, as we are commanded to.
This may be a distinction without a difference, but I think it's important to add: Trent didn't forbid reading of the Bible. Trent forbade, specifically, reading vernacular translations of the Bible, and specifically by those people who seemed inclined to misinterpret Scripture in a way that would lead them or others astray. That does need to be specified, even if it doesn't actually matter.
There definitely is a difference between banning people from reading a false translation of the Bible and banning people from reading The Bible.
who decides what a "false translation" is ;)?
Mike Gendron needs to be properly evangelized !!!!
Can you curse without being cursed yourself?
I have tried really hard to find in the Bible where does it mention "The Church of Pecan Creek"... mmm... And they want to 'evangelize' the Church that Christ Himself founded 2,000 years ago on Peter the Apostle (Mt 16:18-20)? A good joke!
Jesus didn't give His church a name. Most Protestant and evangelical churches are named for their area because all of humanity has sinned. There are no saints to worship. The Bible calls all believers in Christ saints meaning set apart for the Lord's work until He calls us home.
_Christ_ founded the "church" of the _infallible_ "Sacred Inquisition," the Whore of Babylon (Rev. 17:4-6) that sits on the seven hills, drunken with the blood of the saints and martyrs of Jesus, whose proud, blaspheming leader is the Antichrist (in the place of Christ)? It wasn't _Satan_ who founded the "church" of the *Dark* Ages??
Blasphemous titles claimed for the pope have been embellished and enlarged over the centuries. But a few of these boastful claims appear in an ecclesiastical (Roman Catholic) dictionary, by Lucius Ferraris, entitled _Prompta Bibliotheca Canonica,_ Vol. VI, pgs. 438, 442, article "Pope." _The Catholic Encyclopedia,_ 1913 edition, Vol. VI, p. 48, speaks of this book as "a veritable encyclopedia of religious knowledge," and "a precious mine of information."
"The pope is of so great dignity and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God, and the vicar of God."
"The pope is of such lofty and supreme dignity that, properly speaking, he has not been established in any rank of dignity, but rather has been placed upon the very summit of all ranks of dignities. . . ."
"He is likewise the divine monarch and supreme emperor and king of kings."
"Hence the pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven and of earth and of the lower regions."
"So that if it were possible that the angels might err in the faith, or might think contrary to the faith, they could be judged and excommunicated by the pope."
"The pope is as it were God on earth, sole sovereign of the faithful of Christ, chief king of kings, having plenitude of power, to whom has been entrusted by the omnipotent God direction not only of the earthly but also of the heavenly kingdom."
"The pope can modify divine law, since his power is not of man but of God."
The above quotes are from _What's Behind The New World Order?_ Go to CatholicNewWorldOrder.com and click on the top link.
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"The Pope has power to change times, to abrogate laws, and to dispense with all things, even the precepts of Christ." _-Decretal De Translat. - Espiscop. Cap_
"I am all in all and *above all,* so that God, Himself and I, the Vicar of God, have but one consistory, and I am able to do ALMOST ALL THAT GOD CAN DO . . . What therefore, can you make of me but God?" -Pope Nicholas, quoted in _Antichrist_ by Ian Paisley, pg. 54.
"You know that I am the Holy Father, the representative of God on the earth, the Vicar of Christ, which means I am God on the earth." -Pope Pius XI, April 30, 1922.
The pope calls himself God, i.e., "Lord God the pope," "another God on earth." "We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty," Pope Leo XIII said in an _Encyclical Letter,_ June 20, 1894. "The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ Himself, hidden under the veil of flesh," the _Catholic National_ said in July 1895. And every priest is an "Alter Christus," Another Christ. So every priest is Jesus. Plus, during the Mass the priest transubstantiates the bread into the literal, "real presence" of Christ. In other words, man creates God. He is "the creator of his Creator. . . . 'The power of the priest,' says St. Bernardine of Sienna, 'is the power of the _divine person;_ for the transubstantiation of the bread requires as much power as the creation of the world.' . . . As the Word of God created heaven and earth, so, says St. Jerome, the words of the priest create Jesus Christ." _-The Dignity and Duties of the Priest_ by St. Alphonsus de Liguori, Ch. 1, Part IV, pg. 11. How is any of this _not_ blasphemy?!
Christianity teaches that the pope is the Antichrist. The proud pontiff's official title is Vicar of Christ, meaning "in the place of Christ." Vicar of Christ translated into Greek is Antichristos, in English Antichrist, also meaning "in the place of Christ." Vicar of Christ and Antichrist are the exact same word in two different languages. Vicar of Christ in Latin is Vicarius Filii Dei, meaning Vicar of the Son of God, or Vicar of Christ. VICARIVS FILII DEI. Add up the 11 Roman numerals and you get 666. Rev. 13:18. angelfire.com/on/3angels
Revelation 13.
1 I . . . saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns . . . and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And _the _*_dragon (Satan)_*_ gave him (the beast) his power, and his seat,_ and great authority.
4 And _they worshipped the _*_dragon_*_ which gave power unto the beast:_ and they worshipped the beast . . .
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies . . .
6 And he opened his mouth in *blasphemy against God,* to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, *_Come out of her,_** my people,* that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities." Rev. 18:4, 5.
I’m neither Cathloic nor Protestant. I find it difficult in choosing a denomination. Catholics have some theologies I don’t agree with but you can’t dispute that the Catholic Church came long before the thousands of Protestant theologies. Protestants have so many theologies. There’s the once saved always saved, there’s works and faith, there’s grace alone through faith. So much confusion…. In the Churches. Not one church has it 100% right but I don’t think Jesus will condemn you for not choosing the right “church”. I don’t agree with the pope with RCC, I guess the difference is the “body of Christ” which each church can represent a different body part in the embodiment of Christ Jesus himself.
I have the same problem. I can't decide if I should be Lutheran, Missouri synod or stay Catholic. I like things about both, but don't like it when the Catholics call the pope, the Holy Father.
Three or four large groups of people who believed only the bible were tortured and killed by the Roman Church in the dark ages. This is why Europe has almost no protestants today I still love RC's
Mike, do you know that the early Church had an altar in which a sacrifice is placed on the altar? The disciples, including Paul ate this sacrifice offered on the altar.
Does your Church have an altar like the early Church?
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Statues are learning materials for Catholics.
Catholics will even use people to make movies to educate about the life of Jesus and his disciples.
Protestants may not use "stuffs" but Catholics will if those stuffs help and build up the faith.
Catholic Church never look up to the protestants for validation of what they do.
Catholics view their religion has close connection with Judaism. It is a fulfillment of Judaism which has full of feasts that points to Jesus Christ. Breaking of the bread is the central part of it. Protestants can't celebrate breaking of the bread as Jesus Christ intended. And so, they must put up rubbish to make themselves appear good. But then protestants' way of worship is not the way the early Church worshipped.
Nowhere in the New Testament will you find the “one true church” doing any of the following: praying to Mary, praying to the saints, venerating Mary, submitting to a pope, having a select priesthood, baptizing an infant, observing the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper as sacraments, or passing on apostolic authority to successors of the apostles. All of these are core elements of the Roman Catholic faith. If most of the core elements of the Roman Catholic Church were not practiced by the New Testament Church (the first church and one true church), how then can the Roman Catholic Church be the first church? A study of the New Testament will clearly reveal that the Roman Catholic Church is not the same church as the church that is described in the New Testament.
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The Church existed before new testament Bible was written down.
The Bible did not have a verse that supports the establishment of Protestant churches.
The Bible also did not have a verse that supports the establishment of the office of Protestant pastor.
Therefore all Protestant churches are unbiblical and illegitimate churches.
All Protestant pastors are invalid pastors.
All protestants are pseudo Christians because they were baptized by invalid pastors.
Protestant be it in churches or non denim that were all started by men who do not seek the truth. Jesus entrusted to his Church, held in the sacred tradition. This is why they are Protestant because they protest the truth to their own perdition.
One way I know that the protestant positions and beliefs were not what was in place in the early church is the fact that the early church survived for over 1500 years and is still around today. Before Luther died, there were already many divisions among protestants: Lutherans (1521), Anabaptist (1525), Anglicans (1534) Calvinist (1540). The Roman Catholic Church is still here because it was established by Jesus Christ himself
Thank youfor strengthening Catholic Faith through uour videos
@endtimesareuponus8930 really???
History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their list of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
@@srich7503You're a liar.
The RCC has NO proof of anything except the MILLIONS of INNOCENT believers it BUTCHERED. Your Catholic leadership is Burning in Hell Forever !
@@srich7503And the odasity of Catholics bragging about the Bible when they have NO PROOF they ever solely held the Bible manuscripts in their hands. Absolutely No proof !
And even if they had proof, the evil Catholic leadership is Burning in hell for teaching CONTRARY to what God's Holy Word says.
The odasity of Catholics Bragging while they teach OPPOSITE of what they claim is their book. Demonic.
@@srich7503Satan was once a beautiful angel in heaven (called Lucifer) but that makes him in no way fit to live in heaven. So your Catholic leadership in ages past being one of the groups of people (many non Catholics) to have held the Words of God gives you Not a single ounce of reward or praise for anything. Even Phrasees held sacred manuscripts in their hands but Jesus said they were of their father the devil.
Your Catholic leadership has always been of their father the devil !
@@srich7503GOD left us His Holy Word. You're INSANE !
Mr. Mike i was wondering if there was a catholic church before Rome turned it into a business.
Gendron is correct in some of his criticisms of Rome, but he is in error on some of his points, and also is preaching his own unbiblical doctrines. For example, he claims that baptism in Christ does not have regenerating power, but Scripture is clear that it does. He also adds the word "alone" to his own doctrines, thereby making them contrary to the Bible. Yes, Scripture is clear that we are saved by faith in Jesus, but Gendron adds "alone" to that, which is clearly contradicted by the Bible.
Gendron seems like a nice, sincere guy, but he is no less deceived now than he was as a Roman Catholic. He has just exchanged one set of mistakes for another.
The belief that baptism is necessary for salvation is also known as "baptismal regeneration."
It is our contention that baptism is an important step of obedience for a Christian, but we adamantly reject baptism as being required for salvation.
We strongly believe that each and every Christian should be water baptized by immersion. Baptism illustrates a believer’s identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Romans 6:3-4 declares, “Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” The action of being immersed in the water illustrates dying and being buried with Christ. The action of coming out of the water pictures Christ’s resurrection.
Requiring anything in addition to faith in Jesus Christ for salvation is a works-based salvation.
To add anything to the gospel is to say that Jesus’ death on the cross was not sufficient to purchase our salvation. To say that baptism is necessary for salvation is to say we must add our own good works and obedience to Christ’s death in order to make it sufficient for salvation. Jesus’ death alone paid for our sins (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus’ payment for our sins is appropriated to our “account” by faith alone (John 3:16; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 2:8-9). Therefore, baptism is an important step of obedience after salvation but cannot be a requirement for salvation.
Yes, there are some verses that seem to indicate baptism as a requirement for salvation.
However, since the Bible so clearly tells us that salvation is received by faith alone (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5), there must be a different interpretation of those verses.
Scripture does not contradict Scripture.
In Bible times, a person who converted from one religion to another was often baptized to identify conversion. Baptism was the means of making a decision public. Those who refused to be baptized were saying they did not truly believe. So, in the minds of the apostles and early disciples, the idea of an un-baptized believer was unheard of. When a person claimed to believe in Christ, yet was ashamed to proclaim his faith in public, it indicated that he did not have true faith.
If baptism is necessary for salvation, why would Paul have said, “I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius” (1 Corinthians 1:14)?
Why would he have said, “For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel-not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power” (1 Corinthians 1:17)?
Granted, in this passage Paul is arguing against the divisions that plagued the Corinthian church. However, how could Paul possibly say, “I am thankful that I did not baptize…” or “For Christ did not send me to baptize…” if baptism were necessary for salvation? If baptism is necessary for salvation, Paul would literally be saying, “I am thankful that you were not saved…” and “For Christ did not send me to save…” That would be an unbelievably ridiculous statement for Paul to make. Further, when Paul gives a detailed outline of what he considers the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-8), why does he neglect to mention baptism? If baptism is a requirement for salvation, how could any presentation of the gospel lack a mention of baptism?
Does Acts 2:38 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
Does Mark 16:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
Does John 3:5 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
Does Galatians 3:27 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
Baptism is not necessary for salvation. Baptism does not save from sin but from a bad conscience. In 1 Peter 3:21, Peter clearly taught that baptism was not a ceremonial act of physical purification, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. Baptism is the symbol of what has already occurred in the heart and life of one who has trusted Christ as Savior (Romans 6:3-5; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12). Baptism is an important step of obedience that every Christian should take. Baptism cannot be a requirement for salvation. To make it such is an attack on the sufficiency of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
@@geordiewishart1683, you've written a lot here.
You are correct that being baptized is a matter of obedience to Christ and that it contains a symbolism. However, Scripture and the witness of the early Church is clear that baptism is not MERELY a matter of obedience or MERELY symbolic, but has some other substantial effect. There are multiple passages (that you have conveniently omitted) which assert that "baptism saves you," or that baptism actually washes away sins, and similar.
If you want to believe otherwise--if you want to believe that baptism is MERELY a matter of symbolic obedience or similar--that is obviously your freedom, but such a belief is not in keeping with the totality of Scripture or the witness of the early Christians.
2. Saying that Catholics don't take the bible seriously enough and yet are wrong about the Eucharist is an oxymoron. Jesus clearly states, "This is my body, which has been given up for you."
Christ uses symbolism many times in the gospel. Nearly every time some people are confused, and the gospel writer (I believe Matthew does this the most frequently) will clarify in the text that he did not mean what he said literally. But this doesn't happen any of the times Jesus references the Eucharist. Not to mention, the Bread of Life is mentioned numerous times throughout the entire bible, not just the gospels. The best example of this is the manna from Exodus, because Jesus himself makes this connection in John 6.
Perhaps most importantly, though, St. Paul himself affirms this truth in 1 Corinthians: "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?” (1 Cor 10:16)
The belief in the Eucharist certainly did not originate in 1215. St. Augustine, who lived from 354-430 AD, spoke of the Real Presence in the Eucharist many times throughout his writings. Example: "Recognize in this bread what hung on the cross, and in this chalice what flowed from His side... whatever was in many and varied ways announced beforehand in the sacrifices of the Old Testament pertains to this one sacrifice which is revealed in the New Testament."
St. Ignatius of Antioch, who died in about 110 AD, also spoke of the Eucharist being the true body and blood of Christ. “They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which the Father, in his goodness, raised up again” (Letter to the Smyrnaeans 6:2, 7:1).
While it is true that the word transubstantiation was first used in 1215, its only purpose was to something the church had always believed a specific word to describe it.
Can't make doctrine out of one verse . Eating means believing. Old in new testament. Eating a scroll. Means believing in it .
@V. Catholics routinely say that the all the Church Fathers agreed with the Roman Catholic view of the Eucharist and transubstantiation. That’s not true. We too can qoute them
“But if it be unlawful even to speak of this, and if for men to partake of the flesh of men is a thing most hateful and abominable, and more detestable than any other unlawful and unnatural food or act,” (Athenagoras 133-190 AD, On the Resurrection of the Dead, 8). ** “For if sacraments had not some points of real resemblance to the things of which they are the sacraments, they would not be sacraments at all. In most cases, moreover, they do in virtue of this likeness bear the names of the realities which they resemble.” (Augustine, 354-430 AD, Letter 98:9). ** “‘Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man,’ says Christ, ‘and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.’ This seems to enjoin a crime or a vice; it is therefore a figure, enjoining that we should have a share in the sufferings of our Lord,” (Augustine, 354-430 AD, On Christian Doctrine, 3:16:24). ** “And He blessed the wine, saying, ‘Take, drink: this is my blood’ - the blood of the vine. He figuratively calls the Word ‘shed for many, for the remission of sins’ - the holy stream of gladness.’” (Clement of Alexandria, 150-215 AD, The Instructor, 2:2). ** “Elsewhere the Lord, in the Gospel according to John, brought this out by symbols, when He said: ‘Eat ye my flesh, and drink my blood,’ describing distinctly by metaphor the drinkable properties of faith and the promise, (Clement of Alexandria, 150-215 AD, The Instructor, 1:6). ** For just as he, who was priest of the Gentiles, is not represented as offering outward sacrifices, but as blessing Abraham only with wine and bread, in exactly the same way our Lord and Saviour Himself first, and then all His priests among all nations, perform the spiritual sacrifice according to the customs of the Church, and with wine and bread darkly express the mysteries of His Body and saving Blood.” (Eusebius, 263-339 AD, Demonstratio Evangelica, 5:3). ** “For again, He gave Himself the symbols of His divine dispensation to His disciples, when He bade them make the likeness of His own Body… to give them bread to use as the symbol of His Body,” (Eusebius, 263-339 AD, Demonstratio Evangelica, 8:1). ** “…nor the bread by which he represents his own proper body, thus requiring in his very sacraments the ‘beggarly elements’ of the Creator,” (Tertullian, 155-220 AD, Against Marcion, 1:14)
This is why you should put your trust in the BIBLE ALONE!
@@wesleysimelane3423 Bible alone 1/ is not scriptural 2/ is a rejection of Gods One Holy Catholic Church and leads to confusion and tens of thousands of competing protestant churches that come up with likes of Mr Gendron .... Look up on youtube and see Mike debate his views .... the main debate starts at 8 minutes following a long introduction .... """Debate: Catholic vs Protestant Salvation vesves Justification Tim Staples vs Mike Gendron""" This was 5 years ago and Mike lost logically and scripturally and has never debated with a Catholic in a public debate since !!!!!!!!! So he knows the truth but carries this on to con more people !!
@@wesleysimelane3423 Even if we accept what you quoted here it is remarkable how little the actual quotes support what you say !! ---- YOU SAY "** “‘Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man,’ says Christ, ‘and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.’ This seems to enjoin a crime or a vice; it is therefore a figure, enjoining that we should have a share in the sufferings of our Lord,” (Augustine, 354-430 AD, On Christian Doctrine, 3:16:24). ** “And He blessed the wine, saying, ‘Take, drink: this is my blood’ - the blood of the vine. He figuratively calls the Word ‘shed for many, for the remission of sins’ - the holy stream of gladness.’” (Clement of Alexandria, 150-215 AD, The Instructor, 2:2). """ ........ Firstly Augustine you seem to think figure means figure of speech otherwise this is perfect doctrine supporting the Eucharist !! Next Clement YOU insert "figuratively"
So the disciples cut away at Christ and ate his skin and blood yes? You made an appeal to a scripture being literal in message and then refuted it by asserting that Christ speaks uses symbolism many times in the Gospel. Sigh. Another indoctrinated Catholic. Here we go.
Psalm 49:7-8. (Indulgences refuted).
7 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice
1 John 5:13. (Eternal life promised and absolute).
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
Romans 8:1-2. (Justification by grace).
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Ephesians 2:8 (Water Baptism, the eucharist, the sacrifice of the mass and good works refuted).
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.
This is the truth of salvation, and this is NOT taught by Catholicism. Repent, and come back to Christ.
Was Anglican now a Catholic - the first church, the only church !
Jesus started one church
The Roman Catholic Church
I think you need to be evangelized!!
GREAT video brother!, BUT......one one point you were wrong, since vatican 2 the pope and catholic church teaches that Jews have salvation by following the talmud and old testiment, they teach Jews do NOT have to believe in christ to be saved, they also teach that muslims are Gods people as well. the pope recently condemned trying to convert jews or anyone to christ or the catholic church. vatican 2 teaches universalism.
Once again Mike shows his lack of factual knowledge on Church history. He obviously has a deep rooted and hateful regard for the early Church and truth. I pray for him daily.
Don’t pray for him. We’ll have a calling in his clearly to be bigoted.. It’s sad, but there’s no changing people like that. Look up Keith Nester, he once spoke as they did, until he started reading about the church fathers and ancient Christianity. today he has his own Catholic channel on TH-cam.
You better start praying for yourself. He speaks the truth. It's your religious pride that keeps you from hearing it.
@@mwog7148If you think that Satanic Bigot is speaking the Truth then you are in Big Trouble
fix the title ??
Don't embrace what this man is saying. Put him to the test. A good debate is needed here otherwise his argument is a one street.
Preists and pastors not marrying is on (1 Corinthians 7:32-35) And (1 Timothy 4:1) is referring to people that left the church 🙄
But you fail to read beyond that point.Most people, particularly men have sexual desires and passion and 1 corinthians 7:36 it says the following....
36 If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are too strong and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.
The demonic teachings of Catholicism has led to priests and engaging in pedo and other disgusting actions.
Many of The Times men should marry ....people should marry because they have issues with controlling their desires. 😊
Learn about Conandine 320 AD
Since you all believe in the doctrine of “sola scriptura” I challenge you to show me anywhere in Bible that says those words. It simply does not exist. So you can’t have a negative argument here. There is also no evidence in the Bible that teaches the doctrine of “sola fide” faith alone. Martin Luther (a mortal man) edited the Bible to make a verse read “faith alone “. Read your history people! The 7 deuterocanonical books that were in the Christian Church for 1500 years were by man made authority removed from the Bible. Again, read the early Church fathers who were closest to the death and resurrection of Christ. You will find the truth of what early Christians really were taught and believed. I pray for you all to do your diligence in seeking the truth.
"To the law and to the testimony, if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah 8:20. In other words, if some teaching does not agree with God's law, the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3-17), and the testimony, i.e., the rest of the biblical doctrines, then there is no light, or truth, to it. (Truth brings enlightenment.)
Furthermore, God does not want people to join the "church" of the Antichrist (in the place of Christ), Satan's harlot church, the Whore of Babylon (Rev. 17:4-6), drunken with the blood of the saints and martyrs of Jesus, that sits on the seven hills, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth. Abominations like inventing the Nazis-yeah, that's _not_ a Christian church. "The Third Reich is the first world power which not only acknowledges but also puts into practice the high principles of the papacy." -Franz Von Papen, papal nuncio to Germany. And-
Blasphemous titles claimed for the pope have been embellished and enlarged over the centuries. But a few of these boastful claims appear in an ecclesiastical (Roman Catholic) dictionary, by Lucius Ferraris, entitled _Prompta Bibliotheca Canonica,_ Vol. VI, pgs. 438, 442, article "Pope." _The Catholic Encyclopedia,_ 1913 edition, Vol. VI, p. 48, speaks of this book as "a veritable encyclopedia of religious knowledge," and "a precious mine of information."
"The pope is of so great dignity and so exalted that he is not a mere man, but as it were God, and the vicar of God."
"The pope is of such lofty and supreme dignity that, properly speaking, he has not been established in any rank of dignity, but rather has been placed upon the very summit of all ranks of dignities. . . ."
"He is likewise the divine monarch and supreme emperor and king of kings."
"Hence the pope is crowned with a triple crown, as king of heaven and of earth and of the lower regions."
"So that if it were possible that the angels might err in the faith, or might think contrary to the faith, they could be judged and excommunicated by the pope."
"The pope is as it were God on earth, sole sovereign of the faithful of Christ, chief king of kings, having plenitude of power, to whom has been entrusted by the omnipotent God direction not only of the earthly but also of the heavenly kingdom."
"The pope can modify divine law, since his power is not of man but of God."
The above quotes are from _What's Behind The New World Order?_ Go to CatholicNewWorldOrder.com and click on the top link.
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"The Pope has power to change times, to abrogate laws, and to dispense with all things, even the precepts of Christ." _-Decretal De Translat. - Espiscop. Cap_
"I am all in all and *above all,* so that God, Himself and I, the Vicar of God, have but one consistory, and I am able to do ALMOST ALL THAT GOD CAN DO . . . What therefore, can you make of me but God?" -Pope Nicholas, quoted in _Antichrist_ by Ian Paisley, pg. 54.
"You know that I am the Holy Father, the representative of God on the earth, the Vicar of Christ, which means I am God on the earth." -Pope Pius XI, April 30, 1922.
The pope calls himself God, i.e., "Lord God the pope," "another God on earth." "We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty," Pope Leo XIII said in an _Encyclical Letter,_ June 20, 1894. "The Pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ Himself, hidden under the veil of flesh," the _Catholic National_ said in July 1895. And every priest is an "Alter Christus," Another Christ. So every priest is Jesus. Plus, during the Mass the priest transubstantiates the bread into the literal, "real presence" of Christ. In other words, man creates God. He is "the creator of his Creator. . . . 'The power of the priest,' says St. Bernardine of Sienna, 'is the power of the _divine person;_ for the transubstantiation of the bread requires as much power as the creation of the world.' . . . As the Word of God created heaven and earth, so, says St. Jerome, the words of the priest create Jesus Christ." _-The Dignity and Duties of the Priest_ by St. Alphonsus de Liguori, Ch. 1, Part IV, pg. 11. How is any of this _not_ blasphemy?!
Christianity teaches that the pope is the Antichrist. The proud pontiff's official title is Vicar of Christ, meaning "in the place of Christ." Vicar of Christ translated into Greek is Antichristos, in English Antichrist, also meaning "in the place of Christ." Vicar of Christ and Antichrist are the exact same word in two different languages. Vicar of Christ in Latin is Vicarius Filii Dei, meaning Vicar of the Son of God, or Vicar of Christ. VICARIVS FILII DEI. Add up the 11 Roman numerals and you get 666. Rev. 13:18. angelfire.com/on/3angels
Revelation 13.
1 I . . . saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns . . . and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And _the _*_dragon (Satan)_*_ gave him (the beast) his power, and his seat,_ and great authority.
4 And _they worshipped the _*_dragon_*_ which gave power unto the beast:_ and they worshipped the beast . . .
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies . . .
6 And he opened his mouth in *blasphemy against God,* to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, *_Come out of her,_** my people,* that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities." Rev. 18:4, 5.
Summarizing, the Catholics believe in salvation by faith+works, the Evangelical Churches believe in salvation by faith alone.
It means, the Catholics have met the requirement anyway.
Joking aside, despite the many wrong teachings of the Catholic Church, it's teaching is still better than the teaching of preachers who have forsaken the very aim of preaching the Gospel as commanded by Jesus: “teach them to obey everything I have commanded you”.
Like the divider of the Church, who is preaching in this video the division for 1 hour without teaching us to follow Jesus's commandments at all.
What do we need to inherit eternal life?
Jesus himself gave the answer to this question in Luke 18:20-22.
His answer is difficult to bring into realization in everyone's life and I think, for this reason, every schizm in the Church occurred while searching for more easy answers to the very same question.
Seeing the condition for salvation in the necessity of the Baptism and of partaking in the Sacraments on the Catholic side and in the necessity of Faith alone on the Evangelical side are equally wrong in my opinion. These are all things very easy to do - too easy for being the right answer.
The Evangelical teology is founded on the teaching of St. Paul and the mistakes of the Evangelical Churches result in misinterpreting of St. Paul's doctrin, therefore, I recommend looking at his teaching in its entirety. Here are some of the St. Paul's citations which many of us tend to overlook:
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not bedeceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God". (1Corinthians 6:9-10)
"Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS of God is what matters".
(1Corinthians 7: 19)
"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love." (Galatians, 6:6)
Please notice: Not a 'Faith alone', but a 'Faith WORKING' through the works of love:
"For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this:" You shall love your neighbor as yourself.""(Galatians 6:14)
Being freed from the law is for St. Paul conditional:
"But IF you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law." (Galatians 6:18)
And he explained, what does it practically mean to be led by the Spirit:
"Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentious ess, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like, of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in the past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, piece, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law."
(Galatians 6:19-23)
St. Paul substitutes the old Judaic law with a new law of Christ, which is an even more demanding law:
"Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
(Galatians 6:2)
"For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this:" You shall love your neighbor as yourself.""
(Galatians 6:14)
St. Paul didn't abolish the commandments, he just "reversed" the order:
Instead of saying, we must keep God's and Jesus' commandments in order to be saved, he says, we are saved, therefore we must keep the commandments.
To believe (as understood by the Evangelical Churches) is an easy task which can be accomplished in few minutes. Following Jesus's commandments is a task for life.
The Catholic Church puts emphasis on obeying God and it makes up for many of the flaws in its doctrine.
God bless for Mike.
pray for tony gross he is 1
So those Christians who received the teachings from apostles and their descendants are falsely lead by the early Christian Church which is by the way Catholic. Read your history.
Hahaha 🤣😂 the student or let's get it straight, a drop out, now wants to evangelize the evangelizer. Boi, no student is greater than his teacher nor a servant becomes greater than his master.....
Scripture proves them wrong.
DO NOT ATTACK MY CHURCH
As a faithful Catholic, it is incumbent upon me in charity to not attribute to malice that which can just as easily be attributed to ignorance or incompetence. I must confess, I am having a hard time doing that. I have heard this man speak a couple of times and he gets very little right about the Faith. It is hard not to see malice when a person just keeps saying inaccurate things over and over again. The Catechism Of The Catholic Church is online, no secrets, not trying to hide anything, just right out there on the internet, or any bookstore, you can find exactly what we teach and believe. I used to feel sorry for this man, while I can't know what is in his heart, I can judge his actions. Either he is extremely lazy and just doesn't want to bother with reading the Catechism and other books to fully understand the faith or he is just being dishonest, perhaps he was hurt by a member of the clergy or was angry with someone associated with the Church. I believe that there was someone or something that has led him down the road of malice towards the Catholic Church. If you are questioning your Catholic faith, read your Catechism, and find a good and holy priest to talk to. Just to clarify one single thing he just kept repeating that we are encouraged to not read our Bibles, the Church publishes the daily readings in every bulletin and if you follow them you will have read the entire Bible in three years. He literally got nothing right! He never does!
You’ve not one time said read the Bible to find out the truth.
Not bulletins or talking to priests, but read the Bible. Scripture alone is the authority, not tradition, not priest, but Gods word alone.
@@js5860I’ll take you up on this. Reading or hearing Scripture ALWAYS requires interpretation. It is intellectually impossible for you to hear or read words you understand without interpreting them in your mind. You say that the “Bible alone” is your authority. That is impossible because you have to interpret the words and determine what they mean. Let’s take baptism as an example. Some very devout, “Bible alone” Christians believe that it is right and appropriate to baptize infants. Others completely disagree. Both sides claim that their position is supported by Scripture. How does the Christian Church as a whole authoritatively settle that disagreement?
@@wjtruax you need to truly ask the Lord to deliver and help you. The good of your soul depends on it!!
@@Over-for-now where should I start? What do you judge as my great error?
@@wjtruax lt's so human for us to WANT to come to God in our OWN way instead of the WAY God provided through HIS SON. He wants us to hear Paul's gospel called a mystery NOT known before. THAT gospel was GIVEN to Paul by the Lord himself.
As an Anglican Christian who fully believes in Jesus, I’m quite bothered by Mike’s series here! I think he shows a fair amount of ignorance regarding church history and our historic faith.
Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant churches all believe and teach what I would call the 6 key essentials of our historic Christian faith, namely:
-the Trinity. That is, God has revealed himself as a triune being, one God in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each person of the Trinity is fully God (not a ‘part’ of God, as some mistakenly state). This Trinity is a mystery that finite humans can’t really fully comprehend, but this is how God has revealed himself. Why should finite man even be expected to fully comprehend an infinite God?! So the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three distinct persons (hypostasis) yet one God (ousia). That is, one in essence or nature.
-the Incarnation. It’s very important to understand that Jesus is fully God and fully Man. 100% God and 100% man. This is what all Christians believe. A little more backdrop on the nature of God here:
The second person of the Trinity, the Son of God (God the Son) has always eternally existed only in one nature (God/deity). However, at a predetermined point in human time, God the Son became a man. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. That is, for us and for our salvation he came down from heaven. So at this Incarnation (what we celebrate at Christmas), God the Son, second person of the Trinity, took a second nature. He took manhood (humanity) into the Godhead [as is stated in the Athanasian Creed]. So at the Incarnation and thereafter (even now), he has existed in two natures, fully God and fully Man. When he died on the cross, it was God the Son who died.
-the Virgin Birth. By the power of the Holy Spirit He became incarnate from the Virgin Mary and was made man. [from Nicene Creed, called the universal creed of the church that all Christian’s believe]. Mary is the Theotokos (God bearer). She is absolutely NOT worshipped by Roman Catholics, nor does the RC church teach its parishioners to worship her (period!) Those who say otherwise are simply ignorant of RC Church teaching.
-the Resurrection. Jesus died and was resurrected (a physical, bodily resurrection) and He exists today (and forevermore) as the great God-Man, fully God and fully Man.
-the Atonement. Though there are various theories of the atonement, we ALL as Christians believe that it was necessary for God Himself to come down from heaven to save us, as only God could save us. No mere man could do this.
-Future Second Coming of Jesus. We all believe that He will come again in glory.
Now from many years of studying our common faith and church history, it is my opinion that the Roman Catholic Church has was I refer to as “excess baggage”. And as I’ve already stated, I’m not a Roman Catholic Christian. However, what is being presented in this video series is-in my opinion-way too harsh in its criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and what it teaches.
What I have shared with you here (the 6 key essentials) is what ALL main branches of Christianity (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant) believe and teach. If you’re unaware of this, you’re simply ignorant of the Christian faith and church history.
John mccarthur is an economicalist.
I love that in the "A Different Gospel" section, the background picture is of Christian with his burden, and Christian had to go through an intense physical work (way worse than anyone has ever actually taught) to get to the cross and have his burden lifted. I'm not here to argue either position, but I think the choice of image here was hilarious.
You're ridiculing something so minute.
Go get your binky please.
First of all Catholics are not allowed to use father in front of their name Matthew 23:9
Then why did Stephen refer to the men in the Jewish sanhendrin as his "fathers" (Acts 7:2) ?
Why didn't Abraham object when he was addressed as "FATHER Abraham" (Luke 16:24) ?
@@jerome2642 Jesus was talking about religious leaders call themselves father like your spiritual father
@@jaredboscarino777 well, the men whom Stephen addressed as "father" in Acts 7:2 were RELIGIOUS leaders, weren't they ? Ofcourse they were. So why did Stephen use the title "father" to address the Jewish RELIGIOUS leaders (the members of the Sanhendrin) if Jesus condemned such an action in Matthew 23:9 ? Was Stephen disobeying the words of Jesus ?
beasts has arrived many are deceived
I pray for these people. Religion is the downfall, not just of catholics but other apostate religions. Know Jesus. Know his word in context. For Judgment Day shall let you know if you were right or not. The Holy Spirit doesn't confuse.
✝ Revelation 22:18
"For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
✝ Revelation 22:19
"And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."
One book, one way. One GOD.
Men hate truth. I also hated it before I was born again. Do not let pride and arrogance hold you from the truth.
Jesus is our savior which we all need even Mary.
✝ Luke 1:47
"And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior."
Amen. The only comment that puts the focus on where it should be not on some dead religion. It's about Jesus Christ and we must be born again. God bless you.
That One God established ONE Church. When you attack it, you attack him.
Luke 6:43-45 spells it out for me
Almost two millennia old, worldwide, diverse in every country and language, 24 separate rights under one communion and catechism, with over 1.2 billion followers
That is the fruit by which the Catholic Church is judged
In comparison, who even knows what church this is from, when it started how long it will last…?
If not being Catholic is correct, then what is the many thousands of different, protestant churches that don’t agree upon anything, use one of two dozen different Bible translations, and most of only been around in very recent times
I think I’ll listen to scripture, instead of this guy, and his supposed knowledge of Catholicism
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This video is just full of so, so many lies about Catholicism. Maybe you don't realize that these are false, but they are.
You say that because the truth upsets you.
Psalm 49:7-8.
7 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice
1 Corinthians 15:3-4.
3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
Romans 3:28.
28 We conclude that a person has God’s approval by faith, not by his own efforts.
1 John 5:13.
13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.
Romans 8:1-2.
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.
This is the truth of salvation, and this is NOT taught by Catholicism. Repent, and come back to Christ.
@@markmeyer4532
All of those New testament verses were written by Catholics. Do you believe in just those verses or in the ENTIRE Bible?
@@markmeyer4532 no, sweetie, we hate that because ignorance told us truth is always a problem among these fundamentalist Christians. Attend a Catholic church, attend a Catholic class, ask questions of a Catholic priest, and then come back and comment. Otherwise, you’re simply jammering on about things that you do not understand.
This man is a liar. I have emailed him and he just refuses to answer any of my questions about the Bible.
Why is his ministry to convert catholics. Instead of speaking about what ever it is he does!!! He was never a catholic.. I'd love to ask him this. I would ask " is your uncle the priest in hell or the nun in your family" I bet he would not have an answer. Because he knows he is wrong.
4. There is biblical evidence for purgatory, and there is much evidence that early church believed in it.
"So Judas having gathered together his army, came into the city Odollam: and when the seventh day came, they purified themselves according to the custom, and kept the sabbath in the place. And the day following Judas came with his company, to take away the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen, in the sepulchres of their fathers. And they found under the coats of the slain some of the donaries of the idols of Jamnia, which the law forbiddeth to the Jews: so that all plainly saw, that for this cause they were slain. Then they all blessed the just judgment of the Lord, who had discovered the things that were hidden. And so betaking themselves to prayers, they besought him, that the sin which had been committed might be forgotten. But the most valiant Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forasmuch as they saw before their eyes what had happened, because of the sins of those that were slain. And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection, (For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the dead,) And because he considered that they who had fallen asleep with godliness, had great grace laid up for them. It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins." (2 Maccabees 12:38-46)
Of course, protestants don't include the books of Maccabees in their canon, despite the fact that it is a evidently a very important part of Jewish history, since it is the origin of the holiday of Hanukkah. I've heard many different explanations as to why these books were taken out, but the most plausible explanation-and the one that's the most pertinent to this topic-is because this passage in particular blatantly proves that the early Jews believed in salvation after death, and therefore purgatory.
But there is evidence beyond this, found in books that both the protestant and Catholic canons have.
"Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come." Matthew 12:31-32
If there is no possibility of being forgiven after death, why would Jesus even mention this?
St. Paul says in his letter to the Corinthians, "According to the commission of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds upon it. For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble-each man’s work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire." (1 Corinthians 3:10-15)
If Jesus is the foundation for one's life, then one's life's work should be built on top of him, only in his glory. But Paul says that a man whose work is burned up and who suffers loss may still be saved, "but only as through fire."
What else saves through fire after death, since this passage references the day of judgment? In Heaven, there is no pain; in Hell, there is no hope.
Again St. Augustine makes reference to purgatory: “And it is not impossible that something of the same kind may take place even after this life. It is a matter that may be inquired into, and either ascertained or left doubtful, whether some believers shall pass through a kind of purgatorial fire, and in proportion as they have loved with more or less devotion the goods that perish, be less or more quickly delivered from it. This cannot, however, be the case of any of those of whom it is said, that they ‘shall not inherit the kingdom of God,’ unless after suitable repentance their sins be forgiven them. When I say ‘suitable,’ I mean that they are not to be unfruitful in almsgiving; for Holy Scripture lays so much stress on this virtue, that our Lord tells us beforehand, that He will ascribe no merit to those on His right hand but that they abound in it, and no defect to those on His left hand but their want of it, when He shall say to the former, “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom,” and to the latter, ‘Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire.'” (Saint Augustine, Enchiridion, 69)
And even earlier, Tertullian, a Christian author who was born in 155 AD, suggested prayers for the dead were commonplace. (Coron. 3.3; Corp Christ 2:1043). He speaks of Christians observing the anniversary day of their departed, and he expresses himself as if he were describing a long-standing custom and not something newly introduced (cf. also Monog. 10.4; Corp Christ 2:1243)
not true!
@@mary-xk9dc If you're trying to prove me wrong, you have to actually put the work in and bring forth your own arguments and evidence.
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Have mercy on you.
Maccabees read it . They commit adolotry . You guys say is a mortal sin . So no can't make doctrine out of it . When there's plenty of verses that says Jesus's pay for all sin . You don't get to atoment for your own .
Mike you lift Catholic church & now you preaching against Catholic church, you should preaching about Jesus Christ not Catholic church, Catholic church not dying for the world is Jesus dying on the cross for the world,
Very deceptive Catholicism
I want Mike's agent.
Thiis dude is booking everywhere!
Content not withstanding
I wonder who pissed in Mike’s cornflakes?
his dog
3. The idea that faith alone will achieve salvation is faulty and is not supported by scripture.
"What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without [a]your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe-and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?" (James 2:14-22)
Of course nobody can enter the kingdom of Heaven by works alone. Only Christ's sacrifice on the cross can do that. But like it says in James 2, faith without works is dead.
People can believe in Christ and still lead terrible lives. Is a person who believes and yet regularly commits fornication and adultery still guaranteed eternal life, even though they live a life of sin? Is a person who goes to church yet lies and cheats and steals every day without any intention of repentance sill guaranteed eternal life even though they knowingly and willingly disobey God's commandments?
Believing in Christ is not good enough-we must totally leave behind our sin and strive every day to be more Christlike than we were the day before.
Thank you for your comments. I was born and raised in Chicago. My family and I belonged to a large Catholic Church.
From ages 11 up to 22, (I served at mass. Even during my Air Force days.
At age 12, I was the first person including adults of the parish, to read at mass. Many days, I served at two masses.
While being raised in Catholicism, (priests) I was told, if I went to confession, attended mass, and received communion for nine consecutive First Friday’s, I was in. (Heaven qualified!)
At age 22, one of my AF friends (an ex-Catholic ) asked me if I was saved. I said, “You have to be kidding!” I go to church and am a pretty good guy!”
While we were stationed together, we had some interesting conversations.
One night, he asked me to his home to watch a Billy Graham Crusade Program. That night, I gave my heart to the Lord. In all respect, I never heard the message of salvation until that very night!
Reading the replies regarding Mike’s program here, much discussion centers on faith without works is dead.
When Jesus comes into your life, you immediately want to do good works for him. The reason, Matthew 5:16. (In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. The emphasis is on praising our Father.
For those who say you need good works to merit salvation, I humbly refer you to read Luke 23:39-43. Both criminals probably never did one good deed in their entire lives.
The one criminal, who asked Jesus to be remembered when he would come into his kingdom, was told, “Today, you will be with me in paradise!”
That beautiful criminal was given salvation due to his humble and contrite heart. He was in no position to go serve in a soup kitchen, shovel a neighbor’s driveway, etc! He died on his cross without doing a good deed.
To all reading my comments, may you be found drowning 24/7 in His Blessings of peace, joy, health, and encouragement! 🙏🏽📖🇺🇸
@@jimzielinski3871 I really appreciate these kind of discussions; thank you for being kind and listening to what I had to say. I do agree that the Catholic Church is FAR from perfect and it DOES put more of an emphasis on works than is really needed. Personally I don't feel the problem really lies in the philosophy itself, but the way it's presented. I had the pleasure of taking a theology class my senior year of high school that was taught by a former militant atheist. When he started having doubts about his beliefs (or lack thereof) he tried to prove himself wrong by trying to "disprove" not just Christianity, but many other religions too. After three years of near nonstop studying and research, he came to the conclusion that he had been living a lie as an atheist and accepted Christ, eventually becoming initiated as a Catholic. I had things explained to me for the first time that made everything I didn't understand about my faith click into place.
I won't go into all of that here because I'd be typing for days, but my point is that Catholics have a real problem with the way they teach and talk about their faith. They often leave things out and don't quite get the full picture across. The image of Catholicism that the modern world has IS problematic, but that's because it's only one side of the story.
That was the thing that irked me about this video-somebody accusing me of not being a true follower of Christ while having an incomplete idea of what my beliefs really were.
I do very much appreciate your reminder of the criminal on the cross. I think that would be a good verse for me to meditate on.
Overall, I do wish disagreements such as these wouldn't get in the way of fellowship so often. May God bless you!
read the Bible, and you must repent of your love for the false teaching of Catolics
The faith that saves is a faith that transforms. A person whose life is not changed has never been born again. Very clear in Ephesians 2:8-9 that it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith, it is a gift from God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God has prepared in advance for us to do. Good works are fruits of sAving faith, not the means to saving faith. If we can gain entrance into heaven by our good works, then Christ died for nothing. Please read Galatians and Romans
James was written to Jews who believed that because they were descendants of Abraham, they were automatically Christians. Mere intellectual assent to certain facts about Jesus doesn’t save anyone. Saving faith or genuine faith will result in good works.
This is a ridiculous mission. Go find a Satanist. A Mormon. A Jehovah Witness. A Buddhist. A Jew. A Hindu. A Muslim. This guy is a grifter.
Funny how so many so called catholics are listening to him and commenting. Why don't you ask God to reveal to you if he is speaking the truth and ask God to open your eyes and heart. I found it is religious pride that keeps many catholics from understanding the truth. Read the bible yourself and have an open heart to receive. Don't let man made religion cloud your mind. Listen to Jesus!!!!!!
Funny how so many non_catholics use our book, the Bible to try to refute our teachings and not agree with each other. Listen to Jesus’ body, the church and dont let your egos cloud your judgements…
History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their list of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
5. Catholics do not, and have never, worshiped Mary.
We know that all power comes from God, and that he is the only one worthy of true worship. We know that all mercy comes from God and that only by Christ’s sacrifice can we be saved. We know that Mary does not answer our prayers by doing whatever was asked on her own. Only God can answer prayers. We know that.
But to say that there’s nothing special about her whatsoever, that she was just a random woman who was chosen in a lottery to carry the Son of God in her womb for 9 months-that’s what’s deeply heretical here.
Except for the last line, every line in the Hail Mary prayer is taken word for word from scripture.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. (Luke 1:28)
Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. (Luke 1:42)
Holy Mary, Mother of God (Luke 1:43)
Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
There’s nothing heretical about the last line, either though, for it says in Revelation 8:3-4: “Another angel with a golden censer came and stood at the altar; he was given a great quantity of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar that is before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.” So we know that the saints pray to God in heaven.
To refer to the saints as dead and that therefore cannot hear our prayers undermines the reality that they have received eternal life through Christ. To be in heaven means to return to the perfect unity with God that humanity had before the Fall. The saints know everything that God knows.
The idea that we pray “to” the saints is misleading. We do not pray “to” them as if we expect them to answer our prayers themselves. The way that we talk to the saints in prayer is very different from the way we talk to God in prayer. Nobody asks God to pray for them, because we know that he is the one who answers prayers. People do ask their friends and family to pray for them, though…and this is exactly the same as asking the saints to pray for us, given that our God is not a God of the dead but of the living.
We give Mary special attention because GOD gave her special attention. The angel Gabriel greeted her like a queen, and she is described as a queen in Revelation 12.
“A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads. Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born. She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.” And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.” (Revelation 12:1-5)
Who else could this woman be other than Mary? The child is obviously Jesus, as he will “rule all the nations” and is “snatched up to God and to his throne.” The crown of twelve stars stands for the twelve tribes of Israel, God’s people, implying even further that Mary is much, MUCH more important than just some incubator.
This passage alone should prove that Mary wasn’t just any woman: she is the queen of heaven, and although she does not have any divine power of her own, she is holy in a way you and I could never hope to be.
This is just a very brief explanation of Marian devotion, without even going into the history of the early church’s devotion to her and the surprisingly vast significance of the Wedding of Cana.
Mary is the New Eve, and therefore a mother to all, just as Jesus said to his apostle John, “son, behold your mother!” (John 19:25-29)
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not true yes they do.
@@mary-xk9dc So...are you going to actually attempt to prove me wrong? Or are you just going to make statements with nothing to back them up? I'm up for a debate but I'm getting the impression that you didn't even bother to read my rebuttal and just assumed that you know more about Catholicism than Catholics do.
I was a good catholic for most my lift--but not saved i went to church almost every day prayed my prays read my books .buy not till i gave that all up and put my hope in the work of Jesus, did I know in my heart that i was saved i will thank Him ever day.
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@@mary-xk9dc same here, i was catholic for 60 yrs......unfortunately devout catholics are very hard nuts to break.....God help them.....they know not.
sorry yes cat. do pray and worship mary.
Even the Virgin Mary they worship, Married Joseph 🤔
1. Sola scriptura is NOT biblical. Jesus and the apostles referred to oral tradition throughout the scriptures.
a. The reference to “He shall be called a Nazarene” cannot be found in the Old Testament, yet it was “spoken by the prophets” (Matt. 2:23). Therefore, this prophecy, which is considered to be “God’s word,” was passed down orally rather than through Scripture.
b. In Matthew 23:2-3, Jesus teaches that the scribes and Pharisees have a legitimate, binding authority based “on Moses’ seat,” but this phrase or idea cannot be found anywhere in the Old Testament. It is found in the (originally oral) Mishnah, which teaches a sort of “teaching succession” from Moses on down.
c. In 1 Corinthians 10:4, Paul refers to a rock that “followed” the Jews through the Sinai wilderness. The Old Testament says nothing about such miraculous movement. But rabbinic tradition does.
d. “As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses” (2 Tim. 3:8). These two men cannot be found in the related Old Testament passage (Ex. 7:8ff.) or anywhere else in the Old Testament.
The early church was long before literacy was widespread. Many of Jesus' followers in the first few hundred years never read any scripture at all, and relied only on oral tradition. Not to mention that the bible as we know it today was only all compiled in the 5th century-so what of all the believers before then?
"If I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth." (1 Timothy 3:15)
Nope . They use cultural knowledge as based to teach . To the ones with the law . And those without the law
Jesus christ quoted from the. Scriptures the old testament,,,, he quoted from Scriptures when the devil temped him,,,,, before Jesus came their were prophets and people read from the scrolls in public
Sola Scriptura is very biblical, nine times Jesus said "have you not read in the scriptures" He also said "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." (Matthew 4:4)
yes, the passed down traditions are; burning bible believers to death, genocide, bowing befor graven images, babylonian fish hats for the homo predator costume holymen, raping little boys.
@@theextreme7134 Havent you got it yet? Catholics have nothing but contempt for the bible. They hate it. It condemns their idolatry.
Even the Virgin Mary they worship, Married Joseph 🤔
The Roman Catholic Church absolutely does NOT teach its parishioners to worship Mary…period!