@ndzoko You're right. And that's precisely why the Catholic Church insists there must be a living voice of authority to guide our interpretations. The 35,000 Protestant denominations follow directly from Luther's principle of "private judgment."
Brother the church is at the end made by those who follow... as Jesus once said "watch yourselves from the yeast of the pharisees" we must follow no matter the cost! Some say "we teach the way" others say "we follow" but we must teach and follow the way, like the true prophets of old!!! Name it whatever you want but there Lord sure knows his bride and he is coming for her! We like to call her names but he knows her true identity!!!
@@chinojarjos There should be a living voice. That's why Jesus appointed Peter lest we wander from the faith. The 35,000 denominations, each having their own interpretation, their own tweak is like having 35,000 types basketball and each calling it the legitimate one. What do you mean when you say follow? Follow in a general direction? Or some set of guidelines? Or to follow an authority whom the Master appointed until His return?
I attended virtual Mass for Saturday 12/5/20, then I clicked on your video "the Advent Revolution." Your message has sent out a strong invitation to me personally. A quiet voice encourages me to prepare the way for Christ in my life; to die to sins, to be compassionate, to be another Christ on earth. I know that by myself, I cannot do anything, but with God, everything is possible. Thanks Bishop Barron.
I wish I had heard this teaching when I was I young adult. Not only a great context for understanding the historical times but also to see the relevance in this present culture. The notion of Jesus coming into my life to advent a revolution sure makes a lot of sense. It would have also explained the radical change Christ makes in our lives to conform us to his will. Not an easy "five step process" some would have led me to believe in the early seventies. Thank God for his Church, and for her teachers and holy people to hold the fullness of Truth. I'm listening on!
Fr Barron, thank you for your inspiring and delightful talks. This is one of your most compelling insights. But I shall listen again - there's a lot to take in!
Repent. The Eucharist is not a reward for the perfect but rather sustenance for those fighting the good fight against sin as described in the words of Jesus himself.
Another great video. This idea clearly points forward to when Christ comes the second time in His glory. When He will be "King of kings" and "Lord of lords." I think it is perfectly appropriate that each year we sing the great millennial hymn, Joy To The World. That hymn doesn't make any sense in the context of a baby who will be our spiritual savior. But it makes all the sense in the world when we look forward to His millennial reign.
@phil vandermeeran Great talk Fr Barron. Phil - you don't accept scripture as authorities. Well, OK. That's fine - lets just leave it at that. However, Christians do accept the Judaeo Christian scriptures as authoritative. I am sure you know that some parts of our scripture are historical, some are poetic, some analogous etc. But fundamentally we use it as one of the ways God has revealed and does reveal Himself to us. I personally experience that every day. That either makes me insane or right. I am right- nothing else has had anywhere near the impact on me and my life than reading scripture with an open mind and heart. Before encountering God this was not the case; for me scripture was archaic, incomprehensible and irrelevant. Then I had an encounter with God and the scriptures changed for me. I just couldn't read them enough as every time I opened them I saw something new about God or the world or myself. That was 42 years ago and the experience has become richer and deeper.
Yes, so true. And I have noticed that Christmas cards, if sent at all, have no images of Baby Jesus or the Blessed mother, but the sender chooses images of themselves instead.
@ndzoko Wow, you're off the mark. There are 34,000 Protestant denominations (and possibly understandings of a particular part of Scripture), but there is only one Catholic Church, of which I'm a proud member. We are the original, and we have the authority and knowledge necessary for understanding Scripture. Quite simply, the Magisterium recognises what is literal and what isn't. Lenses: for example, Jonah in the belly of a fish is obviously not in a literal sense. Fr. Barron has a video on this.
The Christian church did not begin in Rome but in Jerusalem. Only the Holy Spirit and the Lord can guide us through Scripture. Only Christ Jesus and not the man made magisterium have authority on heaven and earth (see Matt 28). Taking Jonah literally? What about taking John 6:51 literally as the RCC does? For Christ tells us in the following passage it was meant to be taken spiritually..."The words I speak to you are spirit and they are life". In passage 57 He states, "Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me". If taken literally that would mean Christ was feeding on the flesh of the Father? How can that be when He told us "God is spirit"?
This struck a personal note on me in so many ways Father. The challenge you present here is awesome. Thanks for this video. You don't mind if I share this do you?
I like this. In the modern world, we need to follow suit. If the early Christians were able to set at naught the authority of Caesar, we need now to set at naught the authority of capitalism (the latest Caesar) and its claims to have been given God's permission to exist. Caesar's claims of divinity were blasphemous. Capitalism's claims that there is no higher authority than social darwinism are also blasphemous.
Christmas is about family. No wait - it's about the spirit of giving. Er, hold on - it's about consumerism - right? No. Christmas is about your and my Lord being born into this world. Go spread the good news.
First of all, Father, thank you so much for all the good work you do in the field of evangelization and catechesis! When you speak, I believe God smiles. However, do you not use the Divine Name a bit too liberally? Considering that the Holy Father has commanded that we not speak it in our liturgical worship, out of respect for our Jewish brothers and sisters, would it not be "thinking with the mind of the Church" to refrain from speaking it in other contexts?
@ndzoko Actualy, that's what 'Gospel' means: eyewitness testimony. It doesn't mean it was written by eyewitnesses - only that eyewitnesses gave their testimony. As I said, they are the best and closest historical documents about anybody for the next 1000 or more years, I believe. You can have a look at the chart in the book I recommended you for that, as well as your bare assertion about the negligibility of the outside corroboration. I hope you do take the time to do some reading up on it.
I find this very insightful, but I am wondering if in saying at 4:19, "In me, in my own person, Yahweh is emerging definitively and victoriously as king," whether the "me--my" is a spiritualization to be nuanced more clearly. In a homily not long ago, the priest substituted the word, "I," whenever he encountered "the son of man." Would Jesus say this about himself? Right after the above quote, Bishop Barron makes a change in person from "me" to "he." I think that this is valid; the Church proclaims Jesus is Lord, and so he is. I myself find it Godlike that Jesus always points to God and to this mysterious "Son of Man. What do you think, Bishop?
@ndzoko There is overwhelming evidence. The kind of evidence that converted the likes of C. S. Lewis. For that, I simply refer you to the four Gospels located in the NT in the Holy Bible. They are eyewitness testimonies that, although written years and miles apart, indeed corroborate each other and are corroborated by outside, non-Christian sources. For more on this: 'I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist' by Frank Turek and Norman L Geisler.
Fr. Barron, did the Holy Father, through the Congregation of Divine Worship, ask us to limit the use of the Tetragrammation of the Lord's name out of respect? I have no doubt as to the purity of your intent, but shouldn't we avoid using it unnecessarily? Blessings
Oops. At 7:16 it sounds like "... if the Acts of the apostles is right..." Slip of the tongue Bishop? Thanks for the historical context! Now where can I buy some of that repentance? And maybe $5.00 of humility while I'm at it ...
Yeah!! GREAT JESUS CHRIST IS REAL NOW AS ALWAYS as iN THE PAST in ROMAN CATHOLICISM DESPITE SCANDALS of SINNERS INCLUDING US ALL. KEEP OPEN TO JESUS CHRIST FOREVER OUR SAVIOUR THOUGH THE JEW BUT ALL US JENTILES & CHRISTIANS MUST BEND OUR KNEES FOR JESUS CHRIST IS REAL THE LORD. AMEN!!
I like the image of the Apostle Mark kind of carrying forth and declaring the revolution and the victory of Christ over the kings of the Earth. In a way, the Roman Empire not only could represent earthly rulership, but perhaps the evils and spiritual principalities of that domain which are rampant upon the Earth and that all humanity is subject to, and Christ's victory over them via his defeat of death (with death perhaps being the ultimate evil?).
I did not enjoy this video as much as many of your other ones because it did not seem to have a central theme, and certainly not the one that the title indicated. It opened with an admonition against becoming complacent in the season and closed with a quick reference to advent, but the central bulk of the talk seemed to just stitch together from all across the bible the messages of a few individuals which contradicted the powers of the time. It left me as the listener more than a bit confused.
@ndzoko Are you seriously trying to throw doubt on 2000 year old events by giving what you think is a better method? -_- Whys and what-ifs aren't helpful. They're speculative. And let's not forget that the Roman Empire DID convert, and passed this on to other great empires, spreading Christianity as far as humanly possible. There's so many possible answers I could give, but they too would likely be speculative.
@StormTrek My goodness, Jesus didn't teach that He was the Messiah? Which gospels are you reading, friend? See Mt 16:16-17, for one. Your point about the popular notions about the Messiah vs. Jesus and the Apostles' notions is well-taken, but what's the pay-off? I would say rising again after the Romans put one to death, and on that pretext claiming authority over all worldly powers (including the Emperor), is a pretty clear defeat!
@ndzoko 'Scuse me? They aren't based on anything. Just read the beginning of Luke for help with that. You assume we take the whole Bible literally. Typical. We use proper historical lenses to look at history. We also understand allegory and metaphors. When atheists understand this... I'm pretty sure Fr Baron has a video on that, too. The purpose of Jesus' resurrection was to show definitively that he is the Lord - He alone can defeat death(that's one of those confounded metaphors, by the way :P)
The knowledge is there church appropriate it! Don't let it go to waste Jesus is President, commander in chief, Chief of Ssate "sovereign over all the earth"
Interesting talk on Advent. I was right with you until I read your response to one of your followers. Why you continue to promote the idea that Protestants are somehow 2nd class Christians and that Roman Catholics somehow have the corner on the truth is very troubling. You remind me of the disciples when they complained to Jesus about those who were casting out demons. Jesus’ response to his disciples is worth further consideration. We are one body with many parts. Jesus Christ is the head not the Protestant Church or the Roman Catholic Church.
Yes! And the Lord's reply was," "Do not stop him," Jesus said. "For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, for whoever is not against us is for us"- Mark 9:39. The RCC does not have a monopoly on Christ Jesus.
Jesus Christ is King and head of the Catholic Church, not Martin Luther who cherry picked on The Bible and decided to go his own way instead of Jesus'. As an example, please look into what Jesus said about divorce.
@@Meg-yd9zo you are right about the Catholic Church's establishment. The Protestants coined the term Roman Catholic because that was the seat of Catholicism at the time they decided to make the queen of England the head of their Church. As far as I know, the Catholic Church is the same, Roman or not. I know that I can receive Communion at any Catholic Church and also at a Greek Orthodox Church. The barely any difference in the Eastern rite and Western rite. The Pope is the vicar of Christ with St. Peter being the first Pope. He's the one whom Jesus called the Rock upon which He would build His Church...in the Bible. God bless you.
M de Lima Why you and the Bishop insist that Protestant Christians are somehow not real Christians is absurd and very arrogant. As you must know the Roman Catholics that hold this position have to go outside the teachings of Jesus and the record of those teachings. It is an argument that will never be resolved as long as we can’t agree on our source of Authority.
@@Meg-yd9zo All I will say is that Catholics don't follow clergymen and women. We follow Christ and it's common sense that another person's sins don't affect a person's chance of making it to heaven. God the Father gives us His commandments and free will to do the right thing. For the rest of your arguments, I encourage you to do further investigation of CREDIBLE sources before arriving at any conclusion.
If all these 35,000 denominations are so different, then you cannot refute them all in such a blanket fashion. You need to do it 35,000 times. That means your work is certainly cut out for you. On the other hand, if 35,000 denominations can be swept away in such (pardon the pun) magisterial fashion, there must be something they have in common you object to. And that hardly shows that the sheer number of the denominations is an argument against Protestantism.
@ndzoko You're right. And that's precisely why the Catholic Church insists there must be a living voice of authority to guide our interpretations. The 35,000 Protestant denominations follow directly from Luther's principle of "private judgment."
Brother the church is at the end made by those who follow... as Jesus once said "watch yourselves from the yeast of the pharisees" we must follow no matter the cost! Some say "we teach the way" others say "we follow" but we must teach and follow the way, like the true prophets of old!!! Name it whatever you want but there Lord sure knows his bride and he is coming for her! We like to call her names but he knows her true identity!!!
@@chinojarjos There should be a living voice. That's why Jesus appointed Peter lest we wander from the faith. The 35,000 denominations, each having their own interpretation, their own tweak is like having 35,000 types basketball and each calling it the legitimate one.
What do you mean when you say follow? Follow in a general direction? Or some set of guidelines?
Or to follow an authority whom the Master appointed until His return?
@@chinojarjos If you're saying that religion is man made, then I agree
Me in 2020. Good news never fades! Thank you Bishop Barron.
2022 here in November
2022 december here
I attended virtual Mass for Saturday 12/5/20, then I clicked on your video "the Advent Revolution." Your message has sent out a strong invitation to me personally. A quiet voice encourages me to prepare the way for Christ in my life; to die to sins, to be compassionate, to be another Christ on earth. I know that by myself, I cannot do anything, but with God, everything is possible. Thanks Bishop Barron.
I wish I had heard this teaching when I was I young adult. Not only a great context for understanding the historical times but also to see the relevance in this present culture. The notion of Jesus coming into my life to advent a revolution sure makes a lot of sense. It would have also explained the radical change Christ makes in our lives to conform us to his will. Not an easy "five step process" some would have led me to believe in the early seventies. Thank God for his Church, and for her teachers and holy people to hold the fullness of Truth. I'm listening on!
Fr Barron, thank you for your inspiring and delightful talks. This is one of your most compelling insights. But I shall listen again - there's a lot to take in!
Thanks bishop Barron for your teaching. I find them very practical n inspiring.
Beautiful. Thank you.
Don't let the light burn out, Father. Thank you and peace be with you
Thank you so very much Bishop Barron. This wonderful video is so very timely for me, as it is the middle of November 2019.
This is awesome, Father Barron! Thank you!
Thank you sir
I love his perspective. Such a connected priest
Connected to myths
@@ding9633 which myths? Is what you are going to tell God? Or you have none
This Advent pray asking the Lord that He will be close to you and save you from your sins!
please father my Son has Cancer. he toll me to see you in my tablet please pray for him I do not know what we will be with out him
Luna Sol How is your son?
Dear Luna, God does listen... keep praying...@@CatholicGaming
I prayed for you. I hope you ok.
Never Give on your FAITH in JESUS CHRIST FOR healing. Call HIS name as your breath. AMEN.
faith is not a virtue
@@ding9633 who told you it was a virtue?
Repent. The Eucharist is not a reward for the perfect but rather sustenance for those fighting the good fight against sin as described in the words of Jesus himself.
And we can partake of it daily giving thanks to the Father of heavenly lights for sending us His Messiah to redeem us back to Him.
Jesus and the concept of sin is a myth
Thanks.
Another great video. This idea clearly points forward to when Christ comes the second time in His glory. When He will be "King of kings" and "Lord of lords." I think it is perfectly appropriate that each year we sing the great millennial hymn, Joy To The World. That hymn doesn't make any sense in the context of a baby who will be our spiritual savior. But it makes all the sense in the world when we look forward to His millennial reign.
@phil vandermeeran Great talk Fr Barron. Phil - you don't accept scripture as authorities. Well, OK. That's fine - lets just leave it at that. However, Christians do accept the Judaeo Christian scriptures as authoritative. I am sure you know that some parts of our scripture are historical, some are poetic, some analogous etc. But fundamentally we use it as one of the ways God has revealed and does reveal Himself to us. I personally experience that every day. That either makes me insane or right. I am right- nothing else has had anywhere near the impact on me and my life than reading scripture with an open mind and heart. Before encountering God this was not the case; for me scripture was archaic, incomprehensible and irrelevant. Then I had an encounter with God and the scriptures changed for me. I just couldn't read them enough as every time I opened them I saw something new about God or the world or myself. That was 42 years ago and the experience has become richer and deeper.
Muchísimas gracias, obispo Barron, por su entrega, su alegría, su buen ejemplo.
Unfortunately television and movies have completely distorted the proper understanding of Christmas :(
Yes, so true. And I have noticed that Christmas cards, if sent at all, have no images of Baby Jesus or the Blessed mother, but the sender chooses images of themselves instead.
We are expecting for you King!!!
@ndzoko Wow, you're off the mark. There are 34,000 Protestant denominations (and possibly understandings of a particular part of Scripture), but there is only one Catholic Church, of which I'm a proud member. We are the original, and we have the authority and knowledge necessary for understanding Scripture. Quite simply, the Magisterium recognises what is literal and what isn't.
Lenses: for example, Jonah in the belly of a fish is obviously not in a literal sense. Fr. Barron has a video on this.
The Christian church did not begin in Rome but in Jerusalem. Only the Holy Spirit and the Lord can guide us through Scripture. Only Christ Jesus and not the man made magisterium have authority on heaven and earth (see Matt 28). Taking Jonah literally? What about taking John 6:51 literally as the RCC does? For Christ tells us in the following passage it was meant to be taken spiritually..."The words I speak to you are spirit and they are life". In passage 57 He states, "Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me". If taken literally that would mean Christ was feeding on the flesh of the Father? How can that be when He told us "God is spirit"?
This struck a personal note on me in so many ways Father. The challenge you present here is awesome. Thanks for this video. You don't mind if I share this do you?
Well said!
I like this. In the modern world, we need to follow suit. If the early Christians were able to set at naught the authority of Caesar, we need now to set at naught the authority of capitalism (the latest Caesar) and its claims to have been given God's permission to exist. Caesar's claims of divinity were blasphemous. Capitalism's claims that there is no higher authority than social darwinism are also blasphemous.
What do you have in mind?
@ascott251 Well, I'd suggest you listen a bit more carefully!
Christmas is about family. No wait - it's about the spirit of giving. Er, hold on - it's about consumerism - right? No.
Christmas is about your and my Lord being born into this world. Go spread the good news.
It's about a myth
Amen
First of all, Father, thank you so much for all the good work you do in the field of evangelization and catechesis! When you speak, I believe God smiles. However, do you not use the Divine Name a bit too liberally? Considering that the Holy Father has commanded that we not speak it in our liturgical worship, out of respect for our Jewish brothers and sisters, would it not be "thinking with the mind of the Church" to refrain from speaking it in other contexts?
Thanks
2 weeks left!
@ndzoko Actualy, that's what 'Gospel' means: eyewitness testimony. It doesn't mean it was written by eyewitnesses - only that eyewitnesses gave their testimony.
As I said, they are the best and closest historical documents about anybody for the next 1000 or more years, I believe. You can have a look at the chart in the book I recommended you for that, as well as your bare assertion about the negligibility of the outside corroboration. I hope you do take the time to do some reading up on it.
I find this very insightful, but I am wondering if in saying at 4:19, "In me, in my own person, Yahweh is emerging definitively and victoriously as king," whether the "me--my" is a spiritualization to be nuanced more clearly. In a homily not long ago, the priest substituted the word, "I," whenever he encountered "the son of man." Would Jesus say this about himself? Right after the above quote, Bishop Barron makes a change in person from "me" to "he." I think that this is valid; the Church proclaims Jesus is Lord, and so he is. I myself find it Godlike that Jesus always points to God and to this mysterious "Son of Man. What do you think, Bishop?
@Anonymous247n it depends on which Christmas you're celebrating.
@ndzoko There is overwhelming evidence. The kind of evidence that converted the likes of C. S. Lewis.
For that, I simply refer you to the four Gospels located in the NT in the Holy Bible. They are eyewitness testimonies that, although written years and miles apart, indeed corroborate each other and are corroborated by outside, non-Christian sources.
For more on this: 'I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist' by Frank Turek and Norman L Geisler.
Fr. Barron, did the Holy Father, through the Congregation of Divine Worship, ask us to limit the use of the Tetragrammation of the Lord's name out of respect? I have no doubt as to the purity of your intent, but shouldn't we avoid using it unnecessarily? Blessings
Authoritative
Oops. At 7:16 it sounds like "... if the Acts of the apostles is right..."
Slip of the tongue Bishop?
Thanks for the historical context!
Now where can I buy some of that repentance? And maybe $5.00 of humility while I'm at it ...
You havin' a go, mate?
@@timothyfreeman97 :)
it doesn't sound like slip. obviously intended to some listeners. God bless
Yeah!! GREAT JESUS CHRIST IS REAL NOW AS ALWAYS as iN THE PAST in ROMAN CATHOLICISM DESPITE SCANDALS of SINNERS INCLUDING US ALL. KEEP OPEN TO JESUS CHRIST FOREVER OUR SAVIOUR THOUGH THE JEW BUT ALL US JENTILES & CHRISTIANS MUST BEND OUR KNEES FOR JESUS CHRIST IS REAL THE LORD. AMEN!!
Jesus is a myth
I like the image of the Apostle Mark kind of carrying forth and declaring the revolution and the victory of Christ over the kings of the Earth. In a way, the Roman Empire not only could represent earthly rulership, but perhaps the evils and spiritual principalities of that domain which are rampant upon the Earth and that all humanity is subject to, and Christ's victory over them via his defeat of death (with death perhaps being the ultimate evil?).
And someone adds a photo of red candles. 🤣 Why are Advent candies purple and rose?
Could you comment on the "Advent Conspiracy"
letsgoaztecs : Constantine' ties with Christmas .
@GregariousGorilla Depends, how many indulgences did you buy? ;)
I did not enjoy this video as much as many of your other ones because it did not seem to have a central theme, and certainly not the one that the title indicated. It opened with an admonition against becoming complacent in the season and closed with a quick reference to advent, but the central bulk of the talk seemed to just stitch together from all across the bible the messages of a few individuals which contradicted the powers of the time. It left me as the listener more than a bit confused.
@ndzoko Are you seriously trying to throw doubt on 2000 year old events by giving what you think is a better method? -_-
Whys and what-ifs aren't helpful. They're speculative.
And let's not forget that the Roman Empire DID convert, and passed this on to other great empires, spreading Christianity as far as humanly possible.
There's so many possible answers I could give, but they too would likely be speculative.
@StormTrek My goodness, Jesus didn't teach that He was the Messiah? Which gospels are you reading, friend? See Mt 16:16-17, for one. Your point about the popular notions about the Messiah vs. Jesus and the Apostles' notions is well-taken, but what's the pay-off? I would say rising again after the Romans put one to death, and on that pretext claiming authority over all worldly powers (including the Emperor), is a pretty clear defeat!
Revolution sounds like modernism.
Jesus was a complete revolution.
Jesus is a modernist now. How very strange.
@TheHardout2005 And Jesus is Lord of the Lords.
Jesus is a myth
@ndzoko 'Scuse me? They aren't based on anything. Just read the beginning of Luke for help with that.
You assume we take the whole Bible literally. Typical. We use proper historical lenses to look at history. We also understand allegory and metaphors. When atheists understand this... I'm pretty sure Fr Baron has a video on that, too.
The purpose of Jesus' resurrection was to show definitively that he is the Lord - He alone can defeat death(that's one of those confounded metaphors, by the way :P)
are you suggesting that every lemming that goes over the cliff cant be wrong, merely because of their numbers?
The knowledge is there church appropriate it! Don't let it go to waste Jesus is President, commander in chief, Chief of Ssate "sovereign over all the earth"
Jesus is a myth
@crucential446 No one knows how the Tetragrammaton is really pronounced.
Interesting talk on Advent. I was right with you until I read your response to one of your followers. Why you continue to promote the idea that Protestants are somehow 2nd class Christians and that Roman Catholics somehow have the corner on the truth is very troubling. You remind me of the disciples when they complained to Jesus about those who were casting out demons. Jesus’ response to his disciples is worth further consideration. We are one body with many parts. Jesus Christ is the head not the Protestant Church or the Roman Catholic Church.
Yes! And the Lord's reply was," "Do not stop him," Jesus said. "For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, for whoever is not against us is for us"- Mark 9:39. The RCC does not have a monopoly on Christ Jesus.
Jesus Christ is King and head of the Catholic Church, not Martin Luther who cherry picked on The Bible and decided to go his own way instead of Jesus'. As an example, please look into what Jesus said about divorce.
@@Meg-yd9zo you are right about the Catholic Church's establishment. The Protestants coined the term Roman Catholic because that was the seat of Catholicism at the time they decided to make the queen of England the head of their Church. As far as I know, the Catholic Church is the same, Roman or not. I know that I can receive Communion at any Catholic Church and also at a Greek Orthodox Church. The barely any difference in the Eastern rite and Western rite. The Pope is the vicar of Christ with St. Peter being the first Pope. He's the one whom Jesus called the Rock upon which He would build His Church...in the Bible.
God bless you.
M de Lima
Why you and the Bishop insist that Protestant Christians are somehow not real Christians is absurd and very arrogant. As you must know the Roman Catholics that hold this position have to go outside the teachings of Jesus and the record of those teachings. It is an argument that will never be resolved as long as we can’t agree on our source of Authority.
@@Meg-yd9zo All I will say is that Catholics don't follow clergymen and women. We follow Christ and it's common sense that another person's sins don't affect a person's chance of making it to heaven. God the Father gives us His commandments and free will to do the right thing. For the rest of your arguments, I encourage you to do further investigation of CREDIBLE sources before arriving at any conclusion.
If all these 35,000 denominations are so different, then you cannot refute them all in such a blanket fashion. You need to do it 35,000 times. That means your work is certainly cut out for you. On the other hand, if 35,000 denominations can be swept away in such (pardon the pun) magisterial fashion, there must be something they have in common you object to. And that hardly shows that the sheer number of the denominations is an argument against Protestantism.
they have one think in common. The unbiblical irrational doctrine of SOLA SCRIPTURA.
Christmas adopted many pagan traditions and capitalism distorted it to the form of today.
@prochoicenz trololololol
... and about celebrating ancient pagan holy days. lol
AMEN