Why ? They proof text 16 18 to give themselves false authority and then invented leavened doctrines over time after Rome appropriated Christianity.

Glory to God! I am on a similar journey to the Church of our Eucharistic Lord

Trent seems to be following Farmers playbook in this discussion. He's chosen to pose questions and not quote bible verses to convince anyone. In hope the the questions lead to curiosity and the holy spirit taking over in conversion.

@@botanicamelancholia RCC re-sacrifices Christ every mass and in the end Jesus is still not enough because of the invented safety net of purgatory. Jesus sacrifice on the cross wasn't enough for RCC. God said do not drink physical blood, but they believe in the doctrine of transubstantiation that when you consume the bread and wine it LITTEARLY transmutates into blood and flesh. Then they all pray to Mary when Jesus told us WHO to pray to and its not his mom. They glorify her beyond what the Bible says and make graven images of her and invented entire doctrines around her......don't get fooled by their one true church narrative and proof texting matthew 16 18 to give themselves false authority.

@jsharp9735 You should read Ignatius, Justin Martyr and Iraneous. You'll find that the "invented doctrines" from when "Rome appropriated Christianity" are actually incredibly early and predate any consolidation of the scriptures. Ignatius, for example, literally says: *Especially [will I do this] if the Lord make known to me that ye come togetherman by man in common through grace, individually, in one faith, and in Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David according to the flesh, being both the Son of man and the Son of God, so that ye obey the bishop and the presbytery with an undivided mind, breaking one and the same bread, which is the medicine of immortality, and the antidote to prevent us from dying, but [which causes] that we should live for ever in Jesus Christ.* Or *It is becoming, therefore, that ye also should be obedient to your bishop, and contradict him in nothing; for it is a fearful thing to contradict any such person. For no one does [by such conduct] deceive him that is visible, but does [in reality] seek to mock Him that is invisible, who, however, cannot be mocked by any one.* Seriously, Ignatius tells the Christians to be unified with and obedient to the Bishop over and over and over again. The authority of the episcopacy is indisputable in the early (and oppressed) church

Glad to know you have found Home! Praise be to God!

@@elle9082 ❤️

Thank you for sharing brother. I really appreciate your testimony. It encouraged my heart. Keep the faith, grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I know Mother Mary and the Saints are praying for your edification, sanctification, and future glorification! Rejoice in our earthly and heavenly community.

@@DavidCraig-hd1rj thank you.. God bless you and your Family❤️✝️

Welcome to Christ's Church, brother! May Jesus and Mary accompany you in your journey always.

I'm also a Catholic convert living in the South and I well know what you mean when you say becoming Catholic does not sit well with people. I live in a Southern state that has fewer Catholics per capita than any state in the Union so we 'gotta own it' when it comes to our Catholic faith. Becoming Catholic is the greatest joy and best decision I've made in my Christian life. Let nothing stop you. I too am glad you came home to the one true church. God bless!

Welcome home! Wonderful story. However, there is one thing you said that you surely meant well, but Catholics love, revere, respect, and venereate the mother of God. But do not adore...adoration is strictly reserved for God...though sometime it is mentioned in an exaggerated or hyperbolic sense. Regardless, I'd be much more carefull using such a word in relation to any created being

Praise, Jesus and AMEN! Welcome home! I converted to Catholism 2 years ago from Lutheran, and feel sooo blessed that I did!!! God bless and protect you and your family!!!🕆📿❤

Awesome to hear, praise be to God and what a story! Is there any way to read your full conversion testimony? I’m sure you have many pearls of wisdom to share!

@@brianh2477 I would love to share my full story with you, but it will probably be d e l e t e d.

I agree. They understood each other no for the knowledge that they had rather comprehended without accepting their argument

Me too 😊

I'm a Catholic revert to. History (Apostolic Succession) brought me to the Catholic Church since she is the only Church that can be traced back to Jesus Christ.

Me too! 😊

So you believe that the pope is Christ onearth!

@@michellemailloux2483 that is a lie the word of God makes clear the sucsseion of Christ. Why are you lying

I will remember you in my prayers..the door is wide open to welcome you home.❤

❤❤❤ praying for you.

Welcome home ❤️👏🏻 and keep speaking the truth even though there’s people who don’t accept it

As long as you seriously follow Jesus, you're good.

OH MY GOOOSHHHH! CONGRATULATIONS! GOD BLESS YOU! WELCOME BACK TO CHRIS'S CHURCH!

People convert to Catholicism because it is true. Weak Catholics become Protestants and strong Protestants become Catholics. My husband's a former Episcopal Priest. He converted to Catholicism 12 years ago. 😊

This is wonderfull

****One "eats" God's Word by believing it and meditating upon it: Isaiah 51:16 "I (the Lord) have put my words in your mouth ...". Ezekiel 3:1 "... eat this scroll and go and speak to the House of Israel". Jeremiah 15:16 "Your words were found and I did eat them ..." Revelation 10:10 " I (John) took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it". >>>> www.desiringgod.org/articles/what-jesus-meant-when-he-said-you-must-eat-my-flesh -What Jesus Meant When He Said, “You Must Eat My Flesh" The day before, Jesus had fed 5,000 people with a few loaves and fish. Then that night he walked miles across the Sea of Galilee before catching up with his disciples in their boat. The crowd had seen him send his disciples away in the only boat available. So the next day, when they found him in Capernaum, they knew he could have only got there miraculously. They wanted him to be their king. Then he went and ruined everything. To his adoring fans Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.*** Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.” (John 6:26-27) More Than Bread But wanting the blessings Jesus provides is not the same thing as believing in him. Indeed, Jesus had come to give them bread from heaven. But not that kind of bread. ****So, to test them, he began to make statements that sounded very strange. He told them that he was the true bread from heaven that gives life to the world, and whoever eats this bread would live forever. “Jesus had come to give them bread from heaven. But not the kind of bread they were looking for.” ***Then he said, “And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh” (John 6:51). This sounded like cannibalism. His listeners balked. He pressed it even further: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.” (John 6:53-55) The “Jesus for King” campaign evaporated. The people walked away, shaking their heads. The crazy man wants us to eat his flesh! They completely misunderstood what Jesus was saying. So what did he mean? Here are the clues: How do you labor for the food that endures to eternal life? Believe in me! (John 6:27, 29) “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me [in faith] shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” (John 6:35) “For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” (John 6:40) “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.” (John 6:47) Eating Is Believing ****For Jesus, eating is believing; drinking is believing. He promises eternal life to those who believe in him. Believe what? Believe that his death - the breaking of his body and spilling of his blood - pays in full the penalty for our sin, and that his perfect righteousness is freely given to us in exchange for our unrighteousness. “Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper because he did not want us to forget the very core of what we believe.” Believing this is how we “eat” Jesus’ flesh and “drink” his blood. This is why he instituted the Lord’s Supper: he did not want us to forget the very core of what we believe. ****When the crowd took offense at his gruesome talk, Jesus exposed their unbelief: “The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you who do not believe” (John 6:63-64). WHy did they walk a way??? Let’s you and I be like Peter. He didn’t walk away, but instead said to Jesus, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God” (John 6:68-69). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Communion How do you labor for the food that endures to eternal life? Believe in me! (John 6:27, 29) “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me [in faith] shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” (John 6:35) “For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” (John 6:40) “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.” (John 6:47) -------------------------------- When the crowd took offense at his gruesome talk, Jesus exposed their unbelief: “The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you who do not believe” (John 6:63-64). Do not eat blood bible verse in act? While concerns about eating blood may seem remote, in the context of the command in Acts 15:29 of “abstain from . . . blood and what has been strangled”-among a list of forbidden practices for Gentile believers-it is well worth our time to consider the question. #192. Not to eat blood. (Leviticus 3:17) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

@@mitchellosmer1293 Don't confuse the forbidding of the drinking of the blood of animals with the command by Jesus to drink the blood of the Lamb (His Blood). Two different kinds of blood, in case you haven't already realize it.

@@eric.loves.to.fish1-____quote--- Don't confuse the forbidding of the drinking of the blood of animals with the command by Jesus to drink the blood of the Lamb (His Blood). Two different kinds of blood, in case you haven't already realize it. symbolic!!! ----Why were the Israelites not allowed to eat blood? Why is the eating of blood prohibited? We can find the answer here in Leviticus 17 and verse 11, and the Bible says: The life of every living thing is in the blood, and that is why the LORD has commanded that all blood be poured out on the altar to take away the people's sins. Blood, which is life, takes away sins. >>>Why does the Bible say not to take blood? The Bible indicates that blood is sacred because it represents life. The command not to eat blood can be found in both the Old and New Testaments (Gen 9:4; Lev 17:10-11,14; ,Deut 12:23 , and Acts 15:20) -----Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 14 “For the life of every creature is the blood of it;[a] therefore I have said to the people of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any creature (a human IS A CREATURE!), for the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off. and Acts 15:20). (Humans are by definition both people and creatures- people, as they exhibit both sapience and sentience, and creatures, being of the kingdom animalia.) ----Genesis 9:4 Genesis 9:4 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 4 OnlDeuteronomy 12:23 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 23 Only be sure that you do not eat the blood; for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.y you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. >>>>Leviticus 17:10-11 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Eating Blood Prohibited 10 “If any man of the house of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it for you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement, by reason of the life. Deuteronomy 12:23 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 23 Only be sure that you do not eat the blood; for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh .>>>Acts 15:20 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 20 but should write to them to abstain from the pollutions of idols and from unchastity and from what is strangled and from blood. >>>

Quote the bible (book, chapter and verse) and debunk these: (NO sarcasm please) FACTS: Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) >>>>By your refusal to refute my facts, implies they ARE ALL CORRECT!!! Question where can I find in scripture? Indulgences? Penance? Black Pope? The Church's records tell us there were potentially three Black popes in Catholic history: Pope Victor I, who headed the church from 189-199, Pope Miltiades (311-314), and Pope Gelasius I, who was pope from 492-496 Confession booth? Purgatory? Baby baptism? December 25th Easter? Monstrance? Unmarried priest? Priest drinking wine ? Wizard hat? Mitre Kissing of statues? Burning incense to statues? Sprinkle “ so called Holy Water “ on statues and people? The use of Coptic shell decoration on baby baptism bowl? Praying to the dead? Please attach scripture of any Hebrew keeping SUNDAY as a holy day? By your refusal to refute my facts, implies they ARE ALL CORRECT!!! You think this is fun right you think I have nothing better to do with my life???? You think Satan cares about you? I know he hates me…. He can use his servants as vipers Christ has given the solution….HIS WORD ! This is not personal. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CHRISTIAN The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one", FOLLOWERS of the TEACHINGS of Christ!!! Written 2000 years ago! NOT my interpretation!!! >>> A Christian (/ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

​@mitchellosmer1293 I agree with most of that list. Well done for compiling it. One thing, though, ALL the days that God gives are days of worship. No, Jesus did not teach anything about changing "the day of worship", but neither did he teach anything about any "day of worship". I know you mean the Sabbath, of course. Prety much all of Jesus's teaching about the Sabbath day went against the legalism of the Pharisees. Jesus came to fulfill the law. For Christians, the law is summed up in three commandments: love God, love your neighbour and love one another (I.e. amongst the believers).

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. Also the Church is the Pillar and foundation of truth, you simply don’t accept the Catholic Church Authority. What that means is you have made yourself the Pope, your interpretation is what you hold valid, I would be careful to declare what Jesus did not say with that type of authority. The lord Bless you.

You are a gift to the Church! Praise God for your courage to follow the Truth where ever it would take you

@@bluecomb5376 ; FACTS: #1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) #2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) #3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? #4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) #5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) #6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) #7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) #8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) #9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers #10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) #11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) #12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins #13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church #14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) #15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) By your refusal to refute my facts, implies they ARE ALL CORRECT!!!

Amen!

Yay! Welcome to your journey! I remember the first time I ever prayed the Rosary when I was 20 yrs old - I recall apologizing to God at the beginning hoping I wasn't offending Him by asking His Mom for prayers and I recall that the meditation on the Mysteries of the Rosary took me to a whole other level of understanding of the reality of the events recorded in the Bible. It was amazing!

Good! keep saying the rosary ! The rosary have no Salvation, it is religious spirits, when I experienced the holy spirit my eyes were open and I said, Lord all these years Mary! The rosary! why not you? Did I expect an answer? But I heard very clearly, he said , I see you practising patience and diligence, I burst out laughing , yes you are right lord! we are practicing patience , waiting patiently for answered that never came and diligently doing it over and over again. Memorising a rosary cannot get any one into heaven, it’s not to what you do it is what Jesus did on the cross, that is grace, Mary has no part in anyone’s Salvation, that is doctrine that comes from the teaching of the Catholic Church . I come from A catholic background, I still attend mass ,at the Catholic Church, but I attend especially to ask others , they like if I pray for them, I find them always receptive In receiving prayers . I would say, if you kneel down, close your eyes and pray with all heart your mind your soul and your strength believing you receive it , God will answer your prayers. He doesn’t answer prayers that is of repetition , if you want to know how to pray, read the palms, David poured out his heart to the God of Israel , how he felt and what was going on in his life. God already know all, but he wants us to come to him. I saw and I know the difference. I read the old Testament and I would spend hours in the morning talking to the Lord, what is the church teaching Lord ? what did the Catholic priest read to know you ? , I was angry! I knew about Jesus but I did not know him personally, I later realise he wants us to know him personally or I would end up in hell. He began to stir my heart and I did not know where I can go it worst yet who can I talk to , I did not know the Bible I did nkt know the Word of God , I thought maybe I should go to the Catholic Church and talk to some one , but I heard a very Stern voice , No Not There ! I thought? , so where then ? Foolishly I went all the way to the Vatican . Lots of people queueing … I realised no it’s not here. I stayed with a friend unknowingly she was Buddhist ! Goodness ! I returned to London not knowing where to go , later I realised we look for God In the garbage bins . Yoga, we join new age Buddhist. But none satisfy , only Jesus satisfy . Our longing. The Holy Spirit led me to Holy Trinity Brompton in London, and on Pentecost Sunday2002 he catapult into heat seeking missile. That is over 20 years ago and he has held my gaze ,I don’t concentrate on any thing for long, but with the Holy Spirit 24/7 he is my thought Word and deed , and I encourage others, so please read the Bible. The rosary would lead you to hell read the Bible! The rosary is NOT biblical and see for yourself. GOD would not accept anyone or share his glory with anyone, ir any idol , if you call Mary his mother, the relationship between Mary and Jesus changed , it was not about Mary but we can learn from Mary her obedience is beyond . . Why Did Jesus say in LUKE , 11:27-28 true blessedness 27 As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “God bless your mother-the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!” 28 Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.” This is Salvation ! not the rosary. It is a religious spirit! when I was throwing my rosary away it tugged at my heartstring, I reached to pick it up and I heard leave it very stern ! Jesus said my sheep hear my voice and they listen . There is a battle for souls and Satan and his demons are going all out. The one true church are the believers in Christ, spiritual Israel , we are grafted in into the one Church. And it not religion but relationship. . The church is build by God’s own hand. When my faith is threaten , I know Jesus prays for me, just as he told Peter , Satan asked to sift you like sand but I have prayed for you. Can that which is small contain that which is Big ? God longs to give us his Holy Spirit to empower us, he knows without his Holy Spirit we are toast in Satan hands , he wants to be strong. Mary can’t give us the Holy Spirit , the Holy Spirit give us translation when we read the Bible then he gives us revelation then we got transformation. Into a new creation. In Christ call Born Again , he removes our sin as far as the east is from the west and remember them no more . This scripture cancels our purgatory , WARNING ! purgatory is adding to God’s Word that has serious consequences. The Catholic Church want to take away Eph , 2:8-9 for it by grace through faith we are saved, it is a gift from God , not works, ( indulgences ) not of our selves (we can’t earn salvation ) SO NO ONE CAN BOAST ! Written in stone ! 1tim 2:5 for there is only ONE GOD and ONE MEDIATOR between God and mankind the Man Christ Jesus , who gave himself as a ransom for all . And we don’t need a Pope , the priesthood was done away with when Jesus died on the cross , the Jewish priesthood came to an end AD70 when Jerusalem was destroyed . Jesus became our high priest . Hebrew 4:14:16 Jesus The Great High Priest! 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven,[a] Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-yet he did not sin. #16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.# We don’t need to ask the dead to pray for the living , God gave us his Holy Spirit never to be alone. . All who are joining the Catholic Church are looking for religion , I did not have to leave the catholic church but I have freedom in Christ to go to any church and listen to the word of God , I hardly attend the Catholic Church , because I now know Jesus personally, I have a personal relationship with my Heavenly Father through the Holy Spirit in Jesus name. I know it’s the believers in Christ who are the church not religion. That is his Church he is building a people of power a people who are called by his name … Christian. Not all Christians are Christians . I’m speaking of spiritual Christians. God is Spirit and he is looking for people who will worship him in spirit and in truth. Not through religion ! One question if the Catholic Church is the true church why was people stragjez and killed for teaching the Bible to children . Today Catholics still don’t read and study God’s Word believe snd obey , they listen to doctrine believe and live but it . That has no salvation ….that is scary! Salvation is real experience . Hell is real there is no turning back your name is written in the book of life there is One heaven and it our father who art I heaven not hail Mary. Mary in the Bible is not the. One the catholic church teaches . Don’t take my word for it . Read the BIBLE FROM Genesis to revelation .its the Holy Spirit who will translation,if Gods Word then he give you revelation and you believe, he transforms you, into a new creation in Christ , called Born Again, now you know truth , and the truth sets you free , the Holy Spirit brings freedom and relationship with God in the name of Jesus , this make Christianity different from religion. Only Hod gives the jolt spirit no priest can declare you are born again without the evidence of the manifestation of the Holy Spirit . Whew!

@@CatholicCarnivoreHousewife you all Made the devil grin ! Sad you pray a rosary hie can you have a relationship with Jesus if you don’t know him personally ? Mary is not the way to the father .Only Jesus ! 1tim 2:5 There is only one God and one mediator between God and mankind the Christ Jesus who gave himself as a ransom for all.

@@amoyjoyce1117 the Rosary is a deep meditation of the 4 Gospels centered in the Life & Actions of Jesus Christ using words which come directly from the Gospel. No one can have a relationship with someone they don't know and it's impossible for someone praying the Rosary NOT to get to know Jesus on a much deeper level. Reading the Gospels is one thing - like jet skiing on the Ocean & Mediating on the Gospels using the Rosary is quit another - like scuba diving in the Ocean. If someone wants to truly KNOW Jesus, they ought to do both daily!!! I think Satan Loves it when he's succeeded in convincing people, like the way I was raised to believe, that the Rosary is evil. I double dog dare you to pray the Rosary for a week.

Continue on your journey. Trent and Catholic Answers are a great resource if you really want to know about the Church that Christ established. I also recommend Jimmy Akin and Tim Staples. They both are great teachers and converts to the Catholic Church.

​@@lo5182How do you know? How did you come to that conclusion? Do you have evidence?

⁠@@adrianobattaglia4060 The way people come to believe that the Catholic Church is the church that Christ founded is the same way that people come to believe in Christianity generally - meaning through many different paths. Some study for years and are convinced, some pray for an answer, some are convinced by the witness of others living out their faith, some go and sit before the Eucharist and experience the presence of God. In the end, it’s all God’s grace leading people, then they take the leap of faith and say yes to God.

@@joeterp5615 Because it is where Jesus said that he hand the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven to Peter the Apostle who died in Rome, as well as Apostle Paul. Its Matthew 16: 17

Knowing Church history is good and commendable but you can learn that from Protestants as well. Have you tried Truth Units channel of Gavin Ortlund?

Welcome Home!

The ROMAN Catholic Church is an idolitious captive that will not lead to the truth. All who lay claim to the name of Jesus, both Catholic and Protestant, will need to come out and be separated soon. Please pray for the Holy Spirit to guide you.

quote---The Catholic church is the fullness of truth, it’s connected all the way to Peter,--unquote Prove it with THE BIBLE!!! Explain why a church named Catholic is NEVER mentioned in the Bible????? >>>Here are some FACTS that you may want to think about: FACTS: #1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) #2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) #3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? #4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) #5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) #6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) #7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) #8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) #9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers #10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) #11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) #12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins #13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church #14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) #15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) By your refusal to refute my facts, implies they ARE ALL CORRECT!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RESEARCH: The writings of the NT were written, considered Scripture, and being circulated among the churches while the Authors were still alive and well -- see 2Peter 3:15-16, Colossians 4:16, 1Peter 1:1, John 20:30-31, Galatians 1:4, etc. -- these Authors were NOT part of the Roman Church. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What did Jesus mean when he said "call no man father"? Jesus does not mean no one may refer to a parent as "father." He is specifically addressing the practice of referring to religious leaders and mentors as "father" in any formal or official sense. What's forbidden is an attempt to give one of Jesus' followers a spiritual status above that of others.

😂 you obviously have not even read Peter! 😂 So naive.

@@P.H.888 ?

God bless you in your confirmation! Reminds me of Scott Hahn's point that lack of obedience began to feel like disobedience as he learned more and incorporated the Catholic traditions into his church Which denomination were you?

Amen!! Happens over and over again! Seek and you shall find!

Isn't Jesus the Rock, and has always been the Rock?

@@Henrycostoyyes He is Jesus is the Rock, the Foundation of our faith He’s the High Priest the Head of the body not Peter.

@@Henrycostoy Yeh Jesus renamed Simon to be called Rock. So I guess what Jesus says goes, right?

Trent didn’t really say a good biblical reason why pray through Mary 🤷‍♀️📿 am not sure if all Catholics are not listening right 😂

​Yeah, I wish they had more time to go into the details of why Mary is venerated and why people ask her, and other saints, to pray for them. He did, however, go briefly into why it doesn't have to be in the Bible for it to be a licit practice. It does not contradict scripture and our view of Mary and her role comes from deductions from scripture. I would recommend reading Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary by Brant Pitre if you're interested in a super in depth study of why Catholics believe in asking Mary for prayers. Regardless of your view of Mary, it is an interesting book to show you the practice doesn't come out of thin air. I'd also recommend watching the videos on Trent's channel where he goes into it. 😊 ​@@cindybeltran992

@@cindybeltran992 Yes, I wish that they had time to go into the details more. There are many reasons why Catholics venerate Mary. While it is true there is not an explicit command in the Bible to ask Mary (or any Saint, for that matter) to pray for us, there are ways that Catholics deduce the special role of Mary from scripture. Just as Trent briefly pointed out in this video, we are also not explicitly told we ought to pray to the Holy Spirit, but many Protestants and Catholics do (and rightly so because of deduction). The Catholic view of Mary is rooted in Sacred Tradition, Jewish views on the Queen Mother, and interpretation of different passages of scripture (usually you'll hear Catholics discuss John 2:1-11, John 19:25-27, and Revelation 12). As I stated above, these scriptures don't explicitly tell us to pray to Mary, but Catholics use them to deduce certain things about Mary & the Saints. I would encourage you to read Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary by Brant Pitre if you're interested in how the Church has historically viewed Mary and why. If you don't want to do that, Trent's channel is always helpful as is Joe Heschmeyer's (Shameless Popery). It did not come out of nowhere! Everything Catholics believe about Mary reveals something about Jesus and His divine nature. We don't venerate Mary because she's a deity or has any power of her own, but because of what she tells us about Christ, His holiness, His Majesty, and His love! It might also be helpful to know that there have been Catholics who were even excommunicated for taking their veneration of Mary too far (see Collyridianism)...so there is definitely a line for us Catholics. Mary is an infinitesimal creature when compared to the one Holy and Sovereign God of the Universe!

​@@cindybeltran992 Catholics don't believe everything must be proved from the Bible.

---Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun. ---Psalm 6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise? ---Ecclesiastes 12:7 And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. ---Psalm 146:4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. ---Ecclesiastes 9:6 Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun. ---Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” ----James 2:26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead. ---Job 14:10-12 But a man dies and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he? As waters fail from a lake and a river wastes away and dries up, so a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep. --****John 3:13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. ---Hebrews 9:27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment. (Judgement on Judgement day) ---Acts 7:60 And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep (died). ---Revelation 20:4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. -----Job 14:12 So a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep. ----Revelation 20:15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Amen!!

Amen! I was having the same experience. Whether these Protestants know it or not, they are creating a path to return home to Rome as the anti-Catholic rhetoric darkened is brought to light and shown to be true! Hallelujah!

I was thinking the same thing ❤

Blind leading the blind people really need to open their Bible 😂

Respectfully, there’s only one way to become a Christian. Roman Catholicism is not Christianity. It has a lot of similarities but it teaches another gospel. As a former Roman Catholic, I’ve been watching carefully for some time now the mass conversion to Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholicism happening. If Revelation 17 n 18 are what many believe it teaches, then everything happening with many converting to RC n EO is what we have been expecting to happen, but it’s not a good thing according to Rev 17 n 18.

Being a Catholic in Pakistan is not easy. I send you a lot of warm greetings!

I include our Christian Pakistan brothers and sisters in my daily Rosary. May God protect you from persecution in your country.

Hang in there, brother, you people are the pinnacle of our Church. Thank you for holding on.

Yes! I could not stop thinking of Scott Hahn the entire debate! I also said this on Candace Owen’s KZfaq video of Allie’s debate with George Farmer. Scott Hahn can explain with the Bible and historical context the origin of our belief in the intercession of Mary and the rest of the saints and many other doctrines.

Be strong friend, Lord is with you

Early church universally held that Peters confession was the rock, not his person. The rock is, was, and always shall be Christ

@@spartybuck7215then why was Simon’s name changed to “rock”? Aka Peter, if your assertion was true? Also, I don’t believe your assertion that early Christians believing that to be true at all.

What truth convinced you?

You we’re already from the truth.

I never had a problem with catholic intill lately learning more about scripture. Praying to other saints is insanely idol worship, it’s like praying and worshiping Angels. Which all the angels reject immediately accept the fallen. The removal of one of the ten commandments and splitting another commandment in two just so the Catholic Church be justified to keep praying to saints and Mary. "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"

TO ALL NON-CATHOLICS: keep in mind Catholicism is not a Christian. Why? They teach a false gospel. Catholic path to salvation: ccc 2068 Biblical gospel: Acts 16:30-33, Eph 2:8-9 and Eph 1:13. Do not partner and be yoked with unbelievers. See them as Muslims or Mormons, etc. Love them with the true gospel and stand firm against the wiles of the devil. Her fruits are evil because she runs after a strange god. Now to Mary: Aside from worshipping the images of Mary, what other honors and attributes are heaped upon her by Catholics? Mary was made as the mediatrix (Catechism on True Devotion to Mary, .17) She was not tainted with sin (Glories and Virtues of Mary, p. 26) Its faster and more effective to ask help in her name than in the name of Jesus (Ibid., p. 201) God is subject to her (True devotions to Mary, p.9) The confusing teachings of the Catholic Church regarding Mary are made more prominent in the following: "Through her divine maternity, Mary in a certain way entered the divine family as a spouse who enters a royal home. With regard to the Father she became the first born daughter: I came out of the mouth of the Most High, the first-born before all creatures (Ecclus 24:5). With regard to the Son, she was a mother; with regard to the Holy Spirit, she was a bride." (Glories and Virtues of Mary, p. 43) The Catholic beliefs quoted above state the confusing supposed relationship of Mary to the so-called Trinity. She is said to be the first born daughter of God the Father, the Mother of "God the Son" and the spouse of "God the Holy Spirit." But, does the Bible conform to these teachings? Contradictions to biblical truth The Holy Bible makes it certain that there is only one mediator between God and man. In 1 Timothy 2:5 this is written: "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." (New International Version) Christ is the only One placed and purposed by God to be the Mediator between Him (God) and men. The Bible never teaches that Mary is the mediatrix. It is not true that Mary was without sin because, according to the Bible, all men have sinned (Rom. 3:23) and the only One who did not commit sin is the Lord Jesus Christ (I Pt. 2:21-22) The belief of the Catholic Church that it is much easier to ask anything in the name of Mary is unbiblical. In John 15:16, the Lord Jesus said to His apostles: "...whatever you ask of the Father in My name, He may give you." (New King James Version) Not in the name of Mary or anyone else can true Christians ask for anything from God but only in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. To teach that God is subject to Mary is blasphemous. The Scriptures teach that the Father is the One who is above all, not Mary: "One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." (Eph. 4:6, Ibid.) Likewise, the Catholic doctrine that Mary is allegedly the mother of God (whom Catholics believe to be Christ Himself) contradicts the truth written in Psalms 90:2 that God has no beginning, that He is neither man nor the son of man (Num. 23:19). The Bible does not call Mary the mother of God but was introduced as the mother of Jesus (Acts 1:14), the two (God and Christ) being different and distinct from each other. Even the teaching that Mary is allegedly the daughter, mother and spouse of the three persons in the Trinity is unfounded and likewise a blasphemy against God. The true God does not consist of three persons. He is absolute in oneness and a spirit in nature (Is. 45:21; Jn. 4:24). He does not recognize any other god beside Himself (Is. 44:8; 45:21). On the other hand, Mary praised the Lord. She also recognized that God is her Savior. She herself said that she is a servant of the Lord. (Lk 1:38). She likewise declared: ""My heart praises the Lord; my soul is glad because of God my Savior" (Lk. 1:38, Todays English Version). Therefore, it is not proper to worship Mary. It is improper to pray to her and ask for ones needs. Worshipping her would be going against the teachings of the Holy Scriptures and is a downright rejection of the true God.

So you left Christ to become a Catholic? What cause you to change?

---Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun. ---Psalm 6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise? ---Ecclesiastes 12:7 And the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. ---Psalm 146:4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. ---Ecclesiastes 9:6 Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun. ---Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” ----James 2:26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead. ---Job 14:10-12 But a man dies and is laid low; man breathes his last, and where is he? As waters fail from a lake and a river wastes away and dries up, so a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep. --****John 3:13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. ---Hebrews 9:27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment. (Judgement on Judgement day) ---Acts 7:60 And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep (died). ---Revelation 20:4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. -----Job 14:12 So a man lies down and rises not again; till the heavens are no more he will not awake or be roused out of his sleep. ----Revelation 20:15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

@@Dr.Zoeread WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD RESTED on the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD BLESSED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD SANCTIFIED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD NAMED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special???

Catholics misrepresent their faith. It's clear that they treat Mary like a goddess but say that they dont.

Actually I think most people accurately understand Roman Catholicism and reject for what it is... Heresy. Roman Catholicism has a false gospel.

@@AllforOne_OneforAll1689 ok 🙄 what denomination are you? Catholics believe we are saved by a living relationship with Christ. Sounds real false....yeah ok

The Bible makes only one reference to "The Queen of Heaven" and it's to warn Christians against those who pray to her because she is a pagan goddess. If I'm not mistaken, that is in fact in Revelation. The woman with child in Revelation is symbolic of the Church of the end times, and the nation of Israel in history. Nowhere is the woman with the twelve stars called the "Queen of Heaven." The rosary also says things to Mary like, "You are my light and my life." Those are words reserved for Jesus. Mary is not our light nor our life. She is dead. Speaking to her is necromancy. Plain and simple. Having statues of her that we burn candles to and put down flowers for is idolatry. She is blessed, yes, just like all the other people in Matthew 5, the sermon on the mount. That's still no justification to put her on some special pedestal. Christ intercedes for us already at the throne of God. Also, we are seated WITH CHRIST in heavenly places. Why would we ever need Mary to relay/carry/amplify our prayers to God? It's completely and utterly unbiblical.

​​@@clairesallyroos9690 you got it all wrong... completely..😢

@@pakanpadiary1321 Actually he is correct, heaven does not have a queen nor God a mother. His statement is 100% correct.

Imagine going to the catacombs for answers if you should pray to mary instead of Jesus...wow...Thank God for the Reformers

@@permafrost7781 God did send the reformation to keep the promise Jesus made that the gates of Hell would not prevail against His church, and the Catholic church came close to wiping out the Christian church. But why would one go to the catacombs for answers when they have the word of God?

quote-----A protastant saying Catholics worship Mary is like a muslim saying we christians worship 3 gods.... unquote Venerate comes from the Latin root venerārī, which has the various meanings of "to solicit the good will of," "to worship," "to pay homage to," and "to hold in awe." That root is related to Venus, which, as a proper noun, is the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty. >>> @mikekayanderson408 4 months ago By addressing her - Mary - you are praying to her. “ come to my help” praying to her! “ I place my eternal salvation in your hands”. Praying to her. Please stop the charade! You pray to Mary. You elevate her to a divine position. You praise her. You worship her. Please stop denying this fact. I went into a cave at the roadside when I was travelling around the Republic of Ireland. It was full of statues of Mary and others saints too I guess The odd cross. Lots of notes and letters left behind. Mostly to Mary. It did not look in the least bit Christian but like some pagan shrine - it gave me the creeps. You couldn’t drive very far without seeing a statue of Mary. In the Catholic Church Mary has replaced Christ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CCC #2679 Mary is the perfect Orans (pray-er), a figure of the Church. When we pray to her, we are adhering with her to the plan of the Father, who sends his Son to save all men. Like the beloved disciple we welcome Jesus' mother into our homes, for she has become the mother of all the living. We can pray with and to her. The prayer of the Church is sustained by the prayer of Mary and united with it in hope. Yet, Catholics insist they do not pray to Mary!!!

Amen!

Amen!❤

im sorry but he was not answering the Mary question.. Beating around the bush. I was hoping for an answer but not any catholic has a biblical answer.

@@Ruth_1_16 Read the last verse of John. Everything is not in the Bible. That's why he left us the Church, founded by the apostles.

​@@Americanheld 🧑‍⚖️ But all good works that make a person spiritually mature is in the Scriptures. Unfortunately, prayer to Mary and the use of rosary are not in the Scriptures.

​@calebjushua9252 we are saved on grace 'alone' was made up by disobedient satanic conversationist Martin Luther. He hates St. James because of the works and trading of the church fathers.

​@@Ruth_1_16 A great book is Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary by Brant Pitre. That'll answers many if not all your questions as to how Catholics view Mary. God bless.

quote-----I LOVE YOU, JESUS CHRIST... unquote Nope--You do NOT!!!! John. 14. [15] If ye love me, keep my commandments. [21] He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. And: NO Catholic keeps Ex 20:3-6 And: Ex 20:8-11!! Simple as that!!!

What makes being a Catholic so wonderful?

@@beverlynielsen860 quote---What makes being a Catholic so wonderful?--unquote I prefer to be a follower of Christ than a follower of the lies of man!! FACTS: #1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) #2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) #3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? #4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) #5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) #6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) #7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) #8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) #9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers #10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) #11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) #12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins #13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church #14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) #15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) By your refusal to refute my facts, implies they ARE ALL CORRECT!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RESEARCH: The writings of the NT were written, considered Scripture, and being circulated among the churches while the Authors were still alive and well -- see 2Peter 3:15-16, Colossians 4:16, 1Peter 1:1, John 20:30-31, Galatians 1:4, etc. -- these Authors were NOT part of the Roman Church. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What did Jesus mean when he said "call no man father"? Jesus does not mean no one may refer to a parent as "father." He is specifically addressing the practice of referring to religious leaders and mentors as "father" in any formal or official sense. What's forbidden is an attempt to give one of Jesus' followers a spiritual status above that of others.

Hi, every religion out here thinks their religion is wonderful yours is no different.

@@beverlynielsen860 quote---every religion out here thinks their religion is wonderful yours is no different.unquote That is a worthless opinion!!! By your refusal to answer even 5 facts. will prove that MY FACTS are correct!!! FACTS: #1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) #2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) #3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? #4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) #5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) #6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) #7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) #8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) #9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers #10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) #11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) #12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins #13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church #14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) #15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) By your refusal to refute my facts, implies they ARE ALL CORRECT!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RESEARCH: The writings of the NT were written, considered Scripture, and being circulated among the churches while the Authors were still alive and well -- see 2Peter 3:15-16, Colossians 4:16, 1Peter 1:1, John 20:30-31, Galatians 1:4, etc. -- these Authors were NOT part of the Roman Church.

I also was a JW about 20 years ago. I went through a militant atheist period immediately after. I'm now a Catholic as of Easter 5 years ago. I couldn't imagine being anything else. My home and my family rests with God's church.

TO ALL NON-CATHOLICS: keep in mind Catholicism is not a Christian. Why? They teach a false gospel. Catholic path to salvation: ccc 2068 Biblical gospel: Acts 16:30-33, Eph 2:8-9 and Eph 1:13. Do not partner and be yoked with unbelievers. See them as Muslims or Mormons, etc. Love them with the true gospel and stand firm against the wiles of the devil. Her fruits are evil because she runs after a strange god. Now to Mary: Aside from worshipping the images of Mary, what other honors and attributes are heaped upon her by Catholics? Mary was made as the mediatrix (Catechism on True Devotion to Mary, .17) She was not tainted with sin (Glories and Virtues of Mary, p. 26) Its faster and more effective to ask help in her name than in the name of Jesus (Ibid., p. 201) God is subject to her (True devotions to Mary, p.9) The confusing teachings of the Catholic Church regarding Mary are made more prominent in the following: "Through her divine maternity, Mary in a certain way entered the divine family as a spouse who enters a royal home. With regard to the Father she became the first born daughter: I came out of the mouth of the Most High, the first-born before all creatures (Ecclus 24:5). With regard to the Son, she was a mother; with regard to the Holy Spirit, she was a bride." (Glories and Virtues of Mary, p. 43) The Catholic beliefs quoted above state the confusing supposed relationship of Mary to the so-called Trinity. She is said to be the first born daughter of God the Father, the Mother of "God the Son" and the spouse of "God the Holy Spirit." But, does the Bible conform to these teachings? Contradictions to biblical truth The Holy Bible makes it certain that there is only one mediator between God and man. In 1 Timothy 2:5 this is written: "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." (New International Version) Christ is the only One placed and purposed by God to be the Mediator between Him (God) and men. The Bible never teaches that Mary is the mediatrix. It is not true that Mary was without sin because, according to the Bible, all men have sinned (Rom. 3:23) and the only One who did not commit sin is the Lord Jesus Christ (I Pt. 2:21-22) The belief of the Catholic Church that it is much easier to ask anything in the name of Mary is unbiblical. In John 15:16, the Lord Jesus said to His apostles: "...whatever you ask of the Father in My name, He may give you." (New King James Version) Not in the name of Mary or anyone else can true Christians ask for anything from God but only in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. To teach that God is subject to Mary is blasphemous. The Scriptures teach that the Father is the One who is above all, not Mary: "One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." (Eph. 4:6, Ibid.) Likewise, the Catholic doctrine that Mary is allegedly the mother of God (whom Catholics believe to be Christ Himself) contradicts the truth written in Psalms 90:2 that God has no beginning, that He is neither man nor the son of man (Num. 23:19). The Bible does not call Mary the mother of God but was introduced as the mother of Jesus (Acts 1:14), the two (God and Christ) being different and distinct from each other. Even the teaching that Mary is allegedly the daughter, mother and spouse of the three persons in the Trinity is unfounded and likewise a blasphemy against God. The true God does not consist of three persons. He is absolute in oneness and a spirit in nature (Is. 45:21; Jn. 4:24). He does not recognize any other god beside Himself (Is. 44:8; 45:21). On the other hand, Mary praised the Lord. She also recognized that God is her Savior. She herself said that she is a servant of the Lord. (Lk 1:38). She likewise declared: ""My heart praises the Lord; my soul is glad because of God my Savior" (Lk. 1:38, Todays English Version). Therefore, it is not proper to worship Mary. It is improper to pray to her and ask for ones needs. Worshipping her would be going against the teachings of the Holy Scriptures and is a downright rejection of the true God.

Welcome!

I thank God am a Protestant, he made no sense when it comes why they pray to Mary, when you can go directly to God: yes we ask a bother or sister to pray for us but we don’t think they are holy to even have statues of the people we asked them to pray for us or even repetitive rosary 📿 prayers. MAKES NO SENSE Also it is stated in the Bible not to communicate with the dead, of course we don’t talk to death relatives READ BELOW 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 ESV / 176 helpful votes So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance. He did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse. Ecclesiastes 9:5 ESV / 172 helpful votes For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.

I am pleased you have the peace of Jesus after long searching

You're suggesting Mary is a ransom? Who's suggesting that? And what exactly, did Mary need forgiveness for? All those sins she supposedly did that are never mentioned in scripture, tradition, or anywhere else?

@davidcole333 everyone but Jesus has sinned.

Where in the bible is said Mary can hear our prayers? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary went to/will go to heaven? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is a mediator/imtercessor? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary remained a virgin? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary was sinless? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is to be worshiped.prayed to? Book, chapter and verse I KNOW absolutely NO Catholic will reply!!! If one does, every answer will be either out of context, or twisted scripture. >>>>>WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD RESTED on the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD BLESSED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD SANCTIFIED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD NAMED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??? Book, chapter and verse!!!! FACTS: Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope. Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intecessor. Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead. Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship. Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest" Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins.

I respect but completely disagree you

What???? Allie definitely held her own!

Firstly, Allie is not a theologian. This man all he does is apologetics for the Catholic church. Let him have a conversation with someone who knows the Bible better.

Why? Are you better than other christians? Do you accept all religions, like the pope and the catholic church does? The eucomenical movement.

Viva Cristo Rey 😊❤✝️

I think it is the talking point aimed to destract Protestants from their faith. It's almost always from comments from Catholics to boast about their Catholicism. This more like religious politics that has nothing to do with God.

Ask Jesus to reveal His truth and He will and it will be shown that no man-made doctrine or religion is of God and surely God will also reveal that there is nothing to thank Him for in regard to being catholic. This is not a judgement for we all fall short of the glory of God, simply stating ask God to reveal Himself and He will reveal to the heart for the heart to know He is Jesus The Christ whom is The Saviour and all else of mankind is man-made and the culprit is the devil for he is the king of lies and the lies of the devil have infiltrated all religions to some extent. Call upon Jesus for His truth and His truth shall be given and being for His glory and His righteousness shall be set on all whom believe Him for His truth.

​@@John_Lete I guess you have to keep asking then. God will lead you to the source of all grace: the sacraments. Protestants have two, but you need Christ's one true Church for the other five.

There is so much depth in those words!

What do these words mean?

... "for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name." Luke 1:48-49.

She needed a Saviour like all humans do.

​​@@adrianobattaglia4060How obvious is what you commented? It's as plain as the nose on your face. Yet Catholics that have a vested interest in their aberrant doctrine make up all kinds of convoluted meaning to that playing interpretation you just mentioned. And that plain, obvious interpretation is that Mary needed a saviour like anyone else.

Well different Protestant churches are different..

God bless you and your journey.

Christian--a FOLLOWERE of the TEACHINGS of Christ!!! Compare what the Catholics teach with what Christ taught. READ THE BIBLE!!!!

@@mitchellosmer1293 yup, that’s what I did and found the truth in the Catholic Church

That's why I would love to be catholic so that can do as I please and then confess and be forgiven and start over and over.

@@littleway24601 Then answer these questions: WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD RESTED on the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD BLESSED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD SANCTIFIED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD NAMED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD say Mary will go/or is in heaven? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD say a mere man is head of His church? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD says He changes to accomadate what man wants? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD say a Pope is head of His church? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD say Mary can hear our prayers? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD says Mary is an intercessor/medaitor? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD ssy mary can hear and reply to milions of prayers a day??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD say to use/pray to beads??? etc, etc. YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS!!!!

Welcome home!

Surfing the Tiber 😎 Welcome HOME!!

​@@GratiaPrima_ Why do soooo many catholics say, "welcome home", as you have? Is the catholic church/religion a "home"?

​​@@sammichaels3196 Because Protestantism broke away from the Catholic Church. Hence when a Protestant becomes Catholic, it is a return back to catholism. The prodigal son returning home.

​@sammichaels3196 Protestants were born out of Catholicism. So it is a big welcome home after you leave your parents. You can still be blessed and holy Christians even if you do not return to Catholic roots. I see Protestants as a different expression of the same faith in God to be honest.

same!

Amen, welcome home 🙏🏽

Sorry I was not finished with what I've written when I accidentally touch the send button. Now I can't find it. Sorry.

Amen, love your comment!!

Welcome Home

So beautifully said!! Thank you!

Every Christian should be “evangelical”

@@bradleykimmons you know what they mean bro

@@supercoolandawesomefr no, not really. I think there’s a serious issue within the Catholic Church reaching out to unbelievers. And it’s not helped by Catholics constantly positioning themselves as “not” evangelical.

The RCC doctrine changes the gospel and that means it is not a saving gospel, it is a works gospel. I get this information I am sharing from Mike Gendron and his Proclaiming the Gospel ministry. Mike is an ex-roman catholic, as am I. God opened my eyes to the false teaching of the RCC. There are many Scriptures in the Bible that state we are saved by God’s grace alone. Jesus is the ONLY way, not one of many multiple-choice ways that so many false religions teach. John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” The numbers Mike put after what the RCC teaches is the paragraph number where it is found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church The Bible teaches: Titus 3:5 “He saved us, not because of any righteous deeds we had done, but because of His mercy” RCC doctrine teaches that “by His death and resurrection, Jesus Christ has ‘opened’ heaven to us” [1026]. Each person attains His own salvation by grace and good works [1477]. The Bible teaches: 1 Peter 1:18-19 knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like sliver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, [19] but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. These words apply to the Lord Jesus Christ alone, not to Mary but RCC doctrine teaches that Mary is the sinless co-redeemer, “Without a single sin to restrain her, she gave herself entirely to the person and work of her son; she did so in order to serve the mystery of redemption with Him…being obedient she became the cause of salvation for herself and for the whole human race” [494] The above doctrine of the RCC is blasphemy, it is the doctrine of demons. NOWHERE in Scripture does it say that any person except the Lord Jesus is sinless. Mary knew she was a sinner and in need of a Savior. Luke 1:46-47 And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord, [47] And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior! The Bible teaches: Hebrews 10:14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified and Hebrews 7:27-28 who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.” Jesus said when He was hanging on the cross: John 19:28-30 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, “I am thirsty.” [29] A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. [30] Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. RCC doctrine denies it is finished. Which means they are calling Jesus a liar when He Himself said IT IS FINISHED! RCC doctrine states” The sacrifice of Christ and the sacrifice of the eucharist are one single sacrifice..the same Christ who offered Himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross is contained and offered in a unbloody manner” [1397]. The sacrifice is “offered in reparation for the sins of the living and the dead” [1414]. The RCC is saying that Jesus is continually being sacrificed on the alter, that is why they have Him hanging on the cross. Jesus is not on the cross, He is seated at the right hand of the Father. RCC priests actually think they have the authority to call Almighty God from His throne in heaven to sacrifice Him on their ‘altar’ and they actually believe they are turning bread and wine into the actual body of Jesus Christ. And then the priest holds up this fake Jesus for the congregation to worship. BLASPHEMY! IDOLATRY! They are worshipping a false Jesus. Who would want mankind to worship a false Jesus and believe a false gospel? Satan of course. Jesus did not die for dead people. After we die our eternity is sealed forever. If Jesus is not your Lord and Savior, your eternity will be in hell. We have nothing whatsoever to offer to God. We come to Him with a broken spirit. Psalm 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. We cannot do any works to earn our way to heaven. Jesus said, “Repent and believe the gospel.”

@@bradleykimmons It is not easy being Catholic. There are many teachings we must adhere to, which is explained in the Catechism. For an evangelical, literally all you need is Jesus.

That's why they are called protestants. They protest against what Jesus found using Jesus' name.

Quote the bible (book, chapter and verse) and debunk these: (NO sarcasm please) FACTS: Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) >>>>By your refusal to refute my facts, implies they ARE ALL CORRECT!!! Question where can I find in scripture? Indulgences? Penance? Black Pope? The Church's records tell us there were potentially three Black popes in Catholic history: Pope Victor I, who headed the church from 189-199, Pope Miltiades (311-314), and Pope Gelasius I, who was pope from 492-496 Confession booth? Purgatory? Baby baptism? December 25th Easter? Monstrance? Unmarried priest? Priest drinking wine ? Wizard hat? Mitre Kissing of statues? Burning incense to statues? Sprinkle “ so called Holy Water “ on statues and people? The use of Coptic shell decoration on baby baptism bowl? Praying to the dead? Please attach scripture of any Hebrew keeping SUNDAY as a holy day? By your refusal to refute my facts, implies they ARE ALL CORRECT!!! You think this is fun right you think I have nothing better to do with my life???? You think Satan cares about you? I know he hates me…. He can use his servants as vipers Christ has given the solution….HIS WORD ! This is not personal. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CHRISTIAN The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one", FOLLOWERS of the TEACHINGS of Christ!!! Written 2000 years ago! NOT my interpretation!!! >>> A Christian (/ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

@@mitchellosmer1293 All I will tell you is may the Good Lord bless your soul for your fervor. That said, you've got a great deal of sincere questions, but there is NOTHING I can provide to you without the grace of the Holy Spirit whether I proved precise verses, implicating ones (The Trinity), or others that require faith...you still wouldn't believe anything I provide you. I can only suggest you meet devoutly faithful individual with significant knowlege of the faith and dialogue with him or her regarding such questions (always before authentic humbling prayer). I have too much exprience here and you can not have a true dialogue via mere texting. We humans are way to limited to dialogue such subjects as we intergect our own bias into cold, texts, with human touch and wamth we recieve only by His grace and charity. Or you can try to listen to Trent Horn's Podcasts and Videos here on YT or obtain one of his books. Mercy, peace, true love...charity. Mike T. PS: Please keep me in your prayers as I will also keep you and your family in my prayers.🙂

Glory to the almighty God.

Why pray in front of a statute made with human hands? God is calling you unto Himself. Mary does not hear your prayers. There's one mediator, Jesus Christ.

But did you become spiritually rich by understanding the gospel of Jesus Christ?

@@9290SC You should consider praying to God about who and what He is.

@@9290SC The statue is just a visual, it does nothing. Where in the bible say Mary (and the communion of saints) don't hear our prayers. We are all apart of the body of Christ while living on earth or in heaven.

Welcome home!

Praise God!

then you should certainly read "Evangelical Answers" by Eric Svendsen !!! it destroys Scott Hahn's arguments quite easily. educate yourself dude

Welcome home!

Keith Nester is awesome.

Why do you believe in faith alone?

Brittoncain I think she is new and she hasn’t found in the Bible where it says we are not saved by faith alone. James teaches “You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone” James 2:24. I think this is the short coming in reading the Bible without a teacher. You might know it all. Good bless Nicole and if you’re reading this Nicole, congrats on coming closer to God through the Bible. I challenge you to read Rome Sweet Home and consider either the Catholic or Orthodox churches Remember they are the Pillar and Bulwark of Christ inanity where there are the seven sacraments. The main one is the Eucharist! Praise be the Father Son and Holy Spirit!

I just wrote a comment at the top a minute ago..basically saying what you said.. grew up Catholic..school and all..met my second husband on a dating site who was a Christian..dating sites are bad,, If I had not been on on the dating site and met David ( now deceased and we had divorced but stayed friends) , I may have died a Catholic, not knowing Jesus... Amen sister..sad to see a lot of comments about converting to Catholicism

@@CottonWoodBlues I'm sorry you didn't know Jesus as a Catholic, but I can tell you that is where He is, in the Eucharist. If you want to know Him fully, that's where you'll find him.

@@brittoncain5090 I know Jesus..very well, because I know the word of God, I read my bible. Something I didn't do as a Catholic. Maybe, if the Catholic church encouraged bible reading, maybe I would have known Jesus as a Catholic.

Yes. The Bible states that Mary is Blessed among women. It's clear that she is much more than a random peasant girl. God created Mary for a very specific purpose. Mary was the only woman chosen to be the Mother of Christ.

Which one? THE Catholic University 😅

@@VincentVu846 Haha no, Franciscan University of Steubenville. I'm a computer science major and they had a program.

@@tylerdean3489 Noice! Even better!

The Catholic Church uses pagan symbols. If you don’t believe me watch. ALL RELIGIONS COME FROM BABYLON. in the video you will see the actual pagan symbols the Catholic Church uses. I suggest you watch it and learn the truth and start believing the Bible.. why would anybody want to belong to Church or uses pagan symbols???

Viva cristo🫶🙏

Praise God! I'll be praying for you

Good for you come home!

dont be deceived.

quote--- now I’m starting my inquiry in the fall towards the Catholic Church... unquote WHY???? I suggest you compare the teachings of catholics to Christian!!! WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD RESTED on the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD BLESSED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD SANCTIFIED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD NAMED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special???

@@mitchellosmer1293 what in the Martin Luther is going on here. Which prot denom claims this man? Speak up

Christ is the ONE MEDIATOR for this REASON. Protestants leave verse 6 out, and you will find that all verses they quote sounds Catholic if you read the next few verses because they love to NOT read the full message. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 : 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. Another example: the saints in heaven cannot see our prayers????? here is the proof: Rev 8:3-5 Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake. This "Angel" had the peoples prayers in its hands. Protestants do not know scripture.

@@brandonedwards1181 Yes we Catholics do believe that Christ is ONE MEDIATOR only! Thank you for further proving our point. There is a difference between mediator and intercessor. God calls all of us to be interecessors 1Timothy 2:1. And to not do so is not following the will of God. God bless.

If Christ Jesus and his apostles did indeed establish the Roman Catholic Church, then why is it that we look in vain, from Matthew through the Apocalypse or Revelation, for any mention whatsoever of the “Holy Father,” or a pope, a college of cardinals, archbishops, metropolitans, patriarchs, monsignors, right reverends, priests, abbots, monks and nuns? The Scriptural record does tell us of Christians being organized back there, but if the structure of the Catholic Church is in line with that of the early Christians, how is it that we find absolutely no mention of it, not even a hint regarding such an elaborate system? On the contrary, Jesus said: “Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave”; and, “One is your teacher, whereas all you are brothers. Moreover, do not call anyone your father on earth, for One is your Father, the heavenly One.”-Matt. 20:27; 23:8, 9, NW. Further, if Christ established the Roman Catholic Church, why is it that we look in vain in the Holy Bible for such expressions most current among her, such as trinity, purgatory, mass, immortal soul, lent, novenas, indulgences, penances, holy water, veneration of Mary, the Immaculate Conception, the Assumption of Mary, etc.? On the other hand, we read much in the Bible regarding subjects seldom mentioned by the Catholic clergy, such as regards sin’s wages being death, the hope of a resurrection, a new heavens and a new earth, and, above all, the importance of Jehovah’s name.-See Romans 6:23; John 5:28, 29; Revelation 20:5, 6; 2 Peter 3:13; Psalm 83:18; John 17:4, 6; Acts 15:14. Christ did not mix in politics. He told Pilate that his kingdom was no part of the world or else his followers would have fought to prevent his being delivered up. And said the disciple James: “Adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of God.” But the Catholic Church has for fifteen hundred years mixed in politics; a classic example being the shrewd, cunning and crafty Cardinal Richelieu, his example being so notorious that Roman Catholic-minded Hollywood did not dare portray him as a cardinal for fear of the wrath of the Catholic Church. Could we imagine a Peter, a John, playing the role of a Cardinal Richelieu?-John 18:36; James 4:4, NW. Then again, ever since her inception at the time of Constantine, the Catholic Church has used force to spread her teachings. Especially notorious in this regard was Charlemagne, the first emperor to be crowned by the pope. Consider also the lives of millions lost in the futile crusades, the wanton massacring of entire cities by the crusaders, men, women and children, even as did Roman Catholic generals during the religious wars of Europe, and as was done in Paris on St. Bartholomew’s night, 1572. Consider also the diabolical tortures inflicted by the dreaded Inquisition, which are without parallel in human history. Catholic apologists, such as Gibbons in his Faith of Our Fathers, would excuse these acts by pointing to intolerance practiced by Protestant sects. But that does not prove that Christ established the Catholic Church, but merely that he also did not establish such Protestant sects! In February, 1954, the public press headlined, “Italian Police Chisel Name Off U.S.-Financed Church,” indicating that the Catholic Church still practices intolerance. Yes, for it was Roman Catholic police, in Roman Catholic Italy (more than 99 per cent Roman Catholic, according to the Catholic Almanac), who chiseled the name of a Protestant church off its walls at the orders of Roman Catholic officials, orders that were based on a concordat signed by the Vatican and Mussolini. Could we imagine Jesus or his apostles causing such a thing to be done? On the contrary, they showed that Christians used spiritual weapons, their sword is God’s Word, and that vengeance belongs to Jehovah and he would repay.-2 Cor. 10:4; Rom. 12:19.

​@alexshatner3907 It seems that your source of history and the general understanding of religion is very limited. When you study these things you need a lot of books. Just be sincere in asking the truth and not just attacking other Christians and their beliefs. Also, when your pastor tells you to limit your sources of information, like just use the Bible alone, be suspicious. They don't want you to know some things that may lead you to the truth. History will tell you the bad and the good, the ugliness and beauty. And you will see see how God works in the souls of man when man corresponds our not to the grace of God. God gave us free will to choose between good and evil. True history is the story of how man choose to follow and NOT follow God. ​@@alexshatner3907

Yes, continue to learn. May St Polycarp and St. Ignatius help you gain a greater understanding of the fullness of the truth.

Amen. Totally fine if someone wants to argue against Catholic teaching but most objectors to Catholicism are objecting to what their “tradition” has taught them about Catholicism rather than actual Catholic teaching.

Amen

Please watch and follow videos of Keith Nester, Scoth Hahn and Stever Ray videos. They were catholic converts. They were protestant pastors, and born to protestant familiy respectively. Please also follow The Journey Home program where most of their guest were protestant pastors that convert to catholicism.

​@PatrickSteil this right here!!

If Christ Jesus and his apostles did indeed establish the Roman Catholic Church, then why is it that we look in vain, from Matthew through the Apocalypse or Revelation, for any mention whatsoever of the “Holy Father,” or a pope, a college of cardinals, archbishops, metropolitans, patriarchs, monsignors, right reverends, priests, abbots, monks and nuns? The Scriptural record does tell us of Christians being organized back there, but if the structure of the Catholic Church is in line with that of the early Christians, how is it that we find absolutely no mention of it, not even a hint regarding such an elaborate system? On the contrary, Jesus said: “Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave”; and, “One is your teacher, whereas all you are brothers. Moreover, do not call anyone your father on earth, for One is your Father, the heavenly One.”-Matt. 20:27; 23:8, 9, NW. Further, if Christ established the Roman Catholic Church, why is it that we look in vain in the Holy Bible for such expressions most current among her, such as trinity, purgatory, mass, immortal soul, lent, novenas, indulgences, penances, holy water, veneration of Mary, the Immaculate Conception, the Assumption of Mary, etc.? On the other hand, we read much in the Bible regarding subjects seldom mentioned by the Catholic clergy, such as regards sin’s wages being death, the hope of a resurrection, a new heavens and a new earth, and, above all, the importance of Jehovah’s name.-See Romans 6:23; John 5:28, 29; Revelation 20:5, 6; 2 Peter 3:13; Psalm 83:18; John 17:4, 6; Acts 15:14. Christ did not mix in politics. He told Pilate that his kingdom was no part of the world or else his followers would have fought to prevent his being delivered up. And said the disciple James: “Adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of God.” But the Catholic Church has for fifteen hundred years mixed in politics; a classic example being the shrewd, cunning and crafty Cardinal Richelieu, his example being so notorious that Roman Catholic-minded Hollywood did not dare portray him as a cardinal for fear of the wrath of the Catholic Church. Could we imagine a Peter, a John, playing the role of a Cardinal Richelieu?-John 18:36; James 4:4, NW. Then again, ever since her inception at the time of Constantine, the Catholic Church has used force to spread her teachings. Especially notorious in this regard was Charlemagne, the first emperor to be crowned by the pope. Consider also the lives of millions lost in the futile crusades, the wanton massacring of entire cities by the crusaders, men, women and children, even as did Roman Catholic generals during the religious wars of Europe, and as was done in Paris on St. Bartholomew’s night, 1572. Consider also the diabolical tortures inflicted by the dreaded Inquisition, which are without parallel in human history. Catholic apologists, such as Gibbons in his Faith of Our Fathers, would excuse these acts by pointing to intolerance practiced by Protestant sects. But that does not prove that Christ established the Catholic Church, but merely that he also did not establish such Protestant sects! In February, 1954, the public press headlined, “Italian Police Chisel Name Off U.S.-Financed Church,” indicating that the Catholic Church still practices intolerance. Yes, for it was Roman Catholic police, in Roman Catholic Italy (more than 99 per cent Roman Catholic, according to the Catholic Almanac), who chiseled the name of a Protestant church off its walls at the orders of Roman Catholic officials, orders that were based on a concordat signed by the Vatican and Mussolini. Could we imagine Jesus or his apostles causing such a thing to be done? On the contrary, they showed that Christians used spiritual weapons, their sword is God’s Word, and that vengeance belongs to Jehovah and he would repay.-2 Cor. 10:4; Rom. 12:19.

im sorry but he was not answering the Mary question.. Beating around the bush. I was hoping for an answer but not any catholic has a biblical answer.

@shannonvangerpen4129, what made you decide to switch from Baptist to Catholic?

@@Ruth_1_16 What makes you not see Mary as being special. No other women on earth birthed in virginity nor birthed our own Saviour ... To be pure.... For God to enter as man... the vessel has to be pure its logical .... totaly logical. think about it.

@@Ruth_1_16what biblical evidence are you looking for specifically?

It cause its all catholic/ orthodox/anti protestant propaganda online ​@Loved-ByGod

God bless you

Praying for you Jane. Shawn McCraney is a born again Mormon as he calls himself. Sandra Tanner and her husband were also big time Mormons. Also Lynn Wilder and her family. If you are indeed search..please look them up and listen to their stories. Thy were all Mormons..who now know the truth of the Bible.

Great to see that you’re on the path of / to truth. Please read my reaction comment to this podcast.

You need to be born again. Stay away from the Roman Catholic Church. It is more of a cult than Mormonism.

God bless you!

WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD RESTED on the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD BLESSED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD SANCTIFIED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD NAMED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??? Book, chapter and verse!!!!

@@mitchellosmer1293: based on my life experience, cult members typically dwell on unrelated points when posting comments - usually associated with a theme. With that said, judging from your obsession about a particular day of the week, my guess is you are from the cult known as “seventh day adventist”. I’m curious if my perception is correct?

@@amark350 quote----With that said, judging from your obsession about a particular day of the week.... unquote The Disciples Kept the Sabbath 85 Times in the book of Acts alone!!! Jesus kept the Sabbath!!! So we can see that the disciples attended a Sabbath service 85 times in the book of Acts alone. Again, the seventh day is called “the Sabbath” in this passage. Apparently I am not the only one obsessied about a particular day of the week. ----By your comment--it is OBVIOUS you WILL NOT OBEY GOD!!! Nor Jesus!!! Do you murder to??? Steal?? Commit adultery? If not,why not???? IT IS ONE Package contract you ageed to when you decided to be a "Christian"!!!!!! If you refuse to keep the contract. you are NO different that the Isarelites at Mt Sanai, woshiping the calf!!! quote----With that said, judging from your obsession about a particular day of the week, my guess is you are from the cult known as “seventh day adventist”... unquote IT IS OBVIOUS you have NO IDEA of what a "cult" Is!!! Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more cult /kəlt/ noun #1----a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object. "the cult of St. Olaf" #2----a relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister. "a network of Satan-worshiping cults" Similar: sect religious group denomination religious order church faith faith community belief persuasion affiliation movement group body faction clique #3---a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing. "a cult of personality surrounding the lead Looks to me, EVERY religion/idealogy IN THE WORLD fits at least one definition!!!! So, which ones fits the SDA???? SDA--#1------a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.-----Gof SDA #2------a relatively small group (20 million) of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister Who are you to judge me whether my religion is "strange or sinister"??? SDA #-----a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing. Misplaced towards God/Jesus???????

​@@amark350I don't know what that is... But this person seems to have not read the books of law.... Especially Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy... I believe the day of rest was originally on a Saturday but none the less it is stated right there that God assigned the people to have a Sabbath day. It's in the 10 commandments that we rest.

​@@mitchellosmer1293the 10 commandments...

FACTS: #1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) #2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) #3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? #4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) #5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) #6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) #7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) #8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) #9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers #10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) #11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) #12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins #13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church #14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) #15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) By your refusal to refute my facts, implies they ARE ALL CORRECT!!!

im sorry but he was not answering the Mary question.. Beating around the bush. I was hoping for an answer but not any catholic has a biblical answer.

@@Ruth_1_16 He and many other have countless of debates and responses on videos regarding Mary. Praying to Mary is a layered theological doctrine because it talks about venerating Mary in a unique way because she's the mother of God, and because she's the queen so she does get a special grace for being the queen, another layer is the idea of prayer to Christians who are not alive on Earth, the next layer would be to explain what prayer actually is and isn't. There's a lot of barriers to explain before you can even get to why Catholics make a big deal about Mary. Feel free to check out other Catholic videos on KZfaq that deal with that question specifically. He did answer it though. He said later on the conversation that the body of Christ is one shared with those on earth and with those in heaven so if we can communicate with those on earth we can also communicate with those in heaven because prayer just means asking. He was spending some time trying to understand the framework of our vocabulary because prayer means asking or intercession for Catholics. She thinks that dead Christians are dead and are not aware of anything in heaven (where is that in the Bible) but Catholics believe that Christians are alive with Jesus in heaven (to be away from this body is to be with the Lord) and are aware of what's going on (The angels rejoicing over someone repenting on earth is a sign of heaven being aware, we have a cloud of witnesses like in Hebrews mentions, He mentioned in the catacombs of the early church that they would ask Peter and Paul to pray for at that loved one even though Peter and Paul have been dead for a long time at that point). I encourage you to rewatch the video or look up other Catholic videos that deal specifically with that issue.

Moses went up to the mountain and it didn’t even go a week and they started to worship a cow. So the fact that the Apostles died and left disciples doesnt actually say much. Not to mention how John says he was banned from a church by a diciple. Furthermore Jesus Christ rebuked alot of chuches saying they had gone astray in Revelation. Besides how do we even know that the teachings left from the diciples of the apostles are even real? For scriptures we have many manuscripts but how reliable are these writings? On the other hand when (in the old testament) all got corrupted and no one worshipped God or remembered how to worship God, meaning there was no tradition, King Josiah read the scriptures and it was an authority for Israel and God accepted it their repentance. So.

Amen!

@@Ruth_1_16does the Bible say that you can’t talk to Mary? No, there you go, question answered.

Not Catholic yet. Jesus, the New Adam, Mary the New Eve. Jesus, from the manna fulfilled as the bread of life, the stone tablets fulfilled in the Word made flesh, the rod of Aaron fulfilled as the True High Priest. The manna, the tablets, the rod contained inside the Ark, fulfilled in Mary the Ark of the New Covenant who carried God in her womb.

He’s great, help me understand a lot and his videos always have a message of kindness and truth and he’s very well spoken with clarity

TO ALL NON-CATHOLICS: keep in mind Catholicism is not a Christian. Why? They teach a false gospel. Catholic path to salvation: ccc 2068 Biblical gospel: Acts 16:30-33, Eph 2:8-9 and Eph 1:13. Do not partner and be yoked with unbelievers. See them as Muslims or Mormons, etc. Love them with the true gospel and stand firm against the wiles of the devil. Her fruits are evil because she runs after a strange god. Now to Mary: Aside from worshipping the images of Mary, what other honors and attributes are heaped upon her by Catholics? Mary was made as the mediatrix (Catechism on True Devotion to Mary, .17) She was not tainted with sin (Glories and Virtues of Mary, p. 26) Its faster and more effective to ask help in her name than in the name of Jesus (Ibid., p. 201) God is subject to her (True devotions to Mary, p.9) The confusing teachings of the Catholic Church regarding Mary are made more prominent in the following: "Through her divine maternity, Mary in a certain way entered the divine family as a spouse who enters a royal home. With regard to the Father she became the first born daughter: I came out of the mouth of the Most High, the first-born before all creatures (Ecclus 24:5). With regard to the Son, she was a mother; with regard to the Holy Spirit, she was a bride." (Glories and Virtues of Mary, p. 43) The Catholic beliefs quoted above state the confusing supposed relationship of Mary to the so-called Trinity. She is said to be the first born daughter of God the Father, the Mother of "God the Son" and the spouse of "God the Holy Spirit." But, does the Bible conform to these teachings? Contradictions to biblical truth The Holy Bible makes it certain that there is only one mediator between God and man. In 1 Timothy 2:5 this is written: "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." (New International Version) Christ is the only One placed and purposed by God to be the Mediator between Him (God) and men. The Bible never teaches that Mary is the mediatrix. It is not true that Mary was without sin because, according to the Bible, all men have sinned (Rom. 3:23) and the only One who did not commit sin is the Lord Jesus Christ (I Pt. 2:21-22) The belief of the Catholic Church that it is much easier to ask anything in the name of Mary is unbiblical. In John 15:16, the Lord Jesus said to His apostles: "...whatever you ask of the Father in My name, He may give you." (New King James Version) Not in the name of Mary or anyone else can true Christians ask for anything from God but only in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. To teach that God is subject to Mary is blasphemous. The Scriptures teach that the Father is the One who is above all, not Mary: "One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." (Eph. 4:6, Ibid.) Likewise, the Catholic doctrine that Mary is allegedly the mother of God (whom Catholics believe to be Christ Himself) contradicts the truth written in Psalms 90:2 that God has no beginning, that He is neither man nor the son of man (Num. 23:19). The Bible does not call Mary the mother of God but was introduced as the mother of Jesus (Acts 1:14), the two (God and Christ) being different and distinct from each other. Even the teaching that Mary is allegedly the daughter, mother and spouse of the three persons in the Trinity is unfounded and likewise a blasphemy against God. The true God does not consist of three persons. He is absolute in oneness and a spirit in nature (Is. 45:21; Jn. 4:24). He does not recognize any other god beside Himself (Is. 44:8; 45:21). On the other hand, Mary praised the Lord. She also recognized that God is her Savior. She herself said that she is a servant of the Lord. (Lk 1:38). She likewise declared: ""My heart praises the Lord; my soul is glad because of God my Savior" (Lk. 1:38, Todays English Version). Therefore, it is not proper to worship Mary. It is improper to pray to her and ask for ones needs. Worshipping her would be going against the teachings of the Holy Scriptures and is a downright rejection of the true God.

Trent's motivation is to convert you. As well as all these fans who are convinced Rome is the only church. Protestant naively believe Rome believes Protestant faith is real, but Rome believes they are the Only true church (and spend a lot on these Catholic Answers campaigns). As do Eastern Orthodox. And oriental orthodox. Watch some Gavin Ortlund on Truth Unites.

@@revelation1215lol what? 😂

Praying for you. I cannot recommend enough you try praying rosaries to our Blessed Mother to help you in your discernment and journey. So many at some point in our lives pray for miracles from God in trying times. But I, and I know so many others, have found the graces Our Lady dispenses to us in the rosary to be truly miraculous. I never had the patience or inclination for prayer for too many years in my life. Even a single nightly prayer of just a few minutes was a chore I couldn't wait to be done with. Sins I lacked the desire or continence to avoid all my life. I had no particular tragedy or upheaval that left me desperately seeking God. Just an inspiration to seek. Praying the rosary the graces for me were so immediate and shocking it could only be from God. They were so contrary to my nature. Previous sins that once seemed compelling because insignificant nuisances not worth any attention. The ability to pray for long periods became near effortless. The desire to not offend God, not just out of fear, but out of a desire to love Him for all He has done for me. And just simple charity so long absent in me, a kind word, a small sacrifice for someone else, patience with others who were trying to me, heling to lift someone's daily burden in life If I could express properly how contrary these things had been for me.......I pray for God to Bless you in your discernment and your life.

Mama Mary 🌹💐 Guide And Protect you🙏😇❤️

Praise God! I will be praying for you. God bless!

@@lorenzaranis3945 thank you!!!!

@@bluecomb5376 thanks !!! Here’s an update I attended my class last week!!! Every Wednesday.

WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD RESTED on the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD BLESSED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD SANCTIFIED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD NAMED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special???

Just wondering if, as a protestant, you were born again? As a Catholic I didn't know and wasn't taught that I could be saved (by being born from above). For Catholics it's all about receiving their sacraments. That's what they focus on rather than putting trust in Jesus.

@@jeromepopiel388Wrong. You misrepresent Catholic theology as most Protestants do. The Bible doesn’t tell us what being born again is, and Protestants disagree on that as they all hold up the Bible and say that is their authority!!!??? So the Holy Spirit is leading them to conflicting truths??? Watch this video as he goes through scripture to see what born again means. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNqIZ8h42czQeZ8.html

@@jeromepopiel388 Maybe you had bad catechesis, but Catholicism teaches that you are born again at your baptism. Receiving that sacrament is being born again. And we put our trust in Jesus and in His sacraments that He instituted to spiritually renew and enliven us.

@@mitchellosmer1293 Jesus rose on the FIRST DAY. His followers gathered on the FIRST DAY for the breaking of the Bread (reference to the Holy Eucharist).

That and a worldly love of big churches and needing a group and praise from men? Jesus told you to call no man upon this earth your father, for you have one father which is in heaven. THey call the pope Kodesh Abba hahhaha

@@DavidJosephBothyou know Jesus spoke metaphorically right? Because Paul literally calls himself the spiritual father of the Corinthians

@@haronsmith8974 there is nothing metaphoric about it. And you know that. Paul is not telling them metaphorically he begat them in the gospel. He did. He also said whether Paul or Appolos or Cephas etc... they are nothing, but Christ is everything. And he never told anyone to call him father. We have ONE father. Stop trying to overturn the words of Christ. If you don't believe him you should find another religions. Catholics shouldn't try to warp other peoples religion, they should have fully invented their own.

@@DavidJosephBoth 1) Catholicism precedes every other Church. 2) The Church is the Body of Christ, each member is an individual Christ and part of him as well. The word Christian literally means little anointed one. 3) Yes Jesus was speaking metaphorically, he said call no man teacher, and I bet unless you’re a hypocrite that you call someone a teacher. I bet you’ve called your own father, father. 4) This would make Paul a false teacher when he refers himself as the spiritual father of the Corinthians. You have bad theology and you shouldn’t be on the internet throwing stone when you live in a glass house.

@@haronsmith8974 1.) You had no Pope until 1050ad. You had no council of Nicea for centuries, you had no bible till trent which was many more centuries. 2.) The Church is the body of believer in Christ, while that's true you're not part of it. Christian doesn't mean "little anointed one" it means "followers of the anointed one! ;) it's a transliteration of the Hebrew "messianic". 3.) I call him dad. But it's hilarious how you Catholic heathens move heaven and earth to try and claim Jesus Christ's words are literal, or to be taken serious and you don't even blink. 4.) no it wouldn't make Paul a false teachers, he said "as a father i have begotten you in the gospel" which is the Gospel of Grace where you have "One Father" which is in heaven. Because you are supposed to be spiritually born according to PAUL. ;) You don't have to cry, you can still worship Mary and call the Pope your "Kodesh Abba" at least for a while. Until you die, then it's up out of the grave and you can give this nonsense argument to Christ himself, when he condemns the hundreds of millions of you doing so "when the son of man returns will he find faith on the earth?" - this wouldn't make sense if the catholic church of mary was actually believing the words of Jesus Christ... which they don't. 3.)

The angel ask Mary for consent to impregnate her. Had she said the task was to great for her, God would have found another virgin. I am not catholic and I am thoroughly confused by the thought process that I wonder if there is a second book which catholics read? Or if catholics have the same holy Bible protestants read. This is a genuine question I am not trying to be disrespectful. I am reading a lot of new ideas in the comments section that contradict what I have read in the Bible and also teachings of the protestant church.

You can find this 8n Luke 1 v38 but of course read the entire chapter. Be blessed in Jesus Christ.

​@@neo_mosidiThere are differences between the Catholic Bible and the Protestant Bible. Those differences are in the Old testament. They include a few extra books in the Old testament called the Apocrypha. Protestants exclude those books because the Jews did not consider them to be divinely inspired and they were never included in their tanakh. The traditional beliefs about Mary nature, aside from being the mother of the man-child Jesus, are ideas and are not scripturally supported.

@keithmanuel3315 thank you so much for replying to my commemt. 💜 I did not know that. And I'll have to dig into this. Be blessed in Christ Jesus.

@@neo_mosidi no problem. I can try to answer any other questions that you may have.

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Our prayers are with you!!

WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD RESTED on the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD BLESSED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD SANCTIFIED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD NAMED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??? Book, chapter and verse!!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where in the bible is said Mary can hear our prayers? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary went to/will go to heaven? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is a mediator/imtercessor? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary remained a virgin? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary was sinless? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is to be worshiped.prayed to? Book, chapter and verse I KNOW absolutely NO Catholic will reply!!! If one does, every answer will be either out of context, or twisted scripture.

Dear@@mitchellosmer1293, yes, we have all read the Bible. God named the seventh day to be a day of rest. He told us in the 10 Commandments to keep holy the Sabbath Day, and we are told how to do this under the Law of Moses. But during the time of the Maccabees, the Greeks wiped out a village of observant Judeans on a Sabbath (1 Maccabees 2:25-38). So those who sat in the Seat of Moses, determined that Judeans could defend themselves if attacked on the Sabbath (1 Maccabees 2:39-41.) Jesus refers to this incident in Mark 3:4. Jesus came to fulfill the law. Not just in a ritualistic way, under the Mosaic Law, but also in the Maccabeen sense of saving Life. And not just on one day a week, but on every day. I am writing this response as a courtesy to you, to give you a fair chance at understanding how far your understanding of the Sabbath is from that which is taught in the Bible (since you do not have the the books of the Maccabees in your Bible, you would not know this history that everyone in Judea and Galilee knew at the time Jesus walked the earth.) But I doubt that I will reply to anything you may say to me, since you have already proclaimed that you intend to read what I say in a twisted manner.

Thats good and nice but what does mary do for you? For a model or example, certainly but can she recieve your prayers? Can she forgive your sins? Why would she be the broker of your prayers to jesus when you have the holy spirit already filling that position? Are you not putting humans above God? She didnt experience resurrection, she didnt give birth to God or the Holy Spirit. She may be in heaven, maybe not in heaven, dont know, but i do know Jesus is at the right hand of God. You could just as well pray to your uncle who you think is in heaven. Pray to jesus, thats a certainty.

​@@faytleingod9592 Mary is in heaven.

Keep your Catholic faith strong sister✝️🙏🏻

@josuesepulveda6850 She certainly is. So why pray to her? Can the souls in heaven hear our prayers? Does anyone in the bible pray to anyone apart from God or Jesus or the Holy Spirit?

➔ All the following Catholic things (and more) that Protestants attack as "evil" or "demonic" are HOLY THINGS IN THE BIBLE: ➔ INTERCESSION OF MARY & THE SAINTS, ➔ CARVED IMAGES IN THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD, ➔ HONOURING MARY, ➔ THE QUEENSHIP & ASSUMPTION OF MARY, ➔ MARY'S STATE OF PURITY ➔ AND BOWING AS A SIGN OF HONOUR AND RESPECT: (All copied from the protestant version of the bible by Cynthia X) ➔ Including proof that saints are not dead, They are sharing in eternal life with Christ. ➔ Saints are biblical. The protestant "reformers" are not. ➨ INTERCESSION OF MARY & THE SAINTS IN THE BIBLE ...INCLUDING BIBLICAL PROOF that SAINTS ARE NOT AMONG THE DEAD: The Protestant claim that we are forbidden to speak to / pray to Mary and the saints is NOWHERE in the Bible. In fact, the following scriptures were copied (by me) directly from the Protestant version of the Bible: ... ➨INTERCESSION OF THE SAINTS: ● REV 5:8 The prayers of the Saints are offered to Jesus the lamb. ➨INTERCESSION of a holy person on our behalf: ● JOB 42:8 8 Now therefore take seven bulls and seven rams, and GO TO MY SERVANT JOB, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and MY SERVANT Job SHALL PRAY FOR YOU, FOR I WILL ACCEPT HIS PRAYER NOT TO DEAL WITH YOU ACCORDING TO YOUR FOLLY; for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. ➨INTERCESSION of MARY: ● JOHN 2:1 At the wedding feast at Cana, it was Mary who asked Jesus to help the wedding party. ➨The KING Honours his mother's request: ● 1 KINGS 2:20: Then she said, “I have one small request to make of you; do not refuse me.” And the king said to her, “Make your request, my mother, for I will not refuse you.” (Jesus is the Greatest King and he also honours his mother's requests) ➨SAINTS ARE NOT AMONG THE DEAD: AND THEIR INTERCESSION IS BIBLICAL: They share in the ressurrection of Jesus: (Protestants attack Biblical saints while they follow dead reformers) ● MATTHEW 27: 52 -53: When Jesus was raised from the dead Many were raised up with him. 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. ● LUKE 23 v 39-43...Jesus told the good thief "today you will be with me in paradise" ● REV 19 v 14...when Jesus returns he will be accompanied by his heavenly armies of saints. ● 2 COR 5 v 8...Paul tells us that to be absent with the body is to be with the Lord. ● JOHN 11 v 25-26...Jesus said I am the ressurrection and the life, he who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives, believing in me will never die. ● LUKE 1619-30 The story of the rich man and Lazarus show The Rich man, Lazarus and Abraham, all concious and interacting with each other even though they have physically died. ● LUKE 9:30-31 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: 31 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. (Moses & Elijah were alive, and were yalking with Jesus) ● REV 6:10 The souls of the martyrs are before the throne of God, crying out for justice. (they are conscious and actively petitioning God) ● HEB 12:1-3 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, ● MATT 17:1-13 ...At the Transfiguration of Jesus, he is seen speaking to Moses and Elijah, further showing that Holy ones of God are not among the dead. ● JUDE 1:14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints ➨HONOURING MARY AND MARIAN DOCTRINES IN THE IBLE: ● LUKE 1:24-48 All generations will call Mary blessed. ➨THE QUEENSHIP AND ASSUMPTION OF MARY IN THE BIBLE: ● REV 12:1 A great sign appeared in the heavens, a woman clothed with thge sun, themoon under her feet and on her head a CROWN (signifying a Queen) of 12 stars. REV 12 tells us the wiman who aooears in the heavens is the woman who gives birth to the male child who will rule the nations. (Mary) ➨ MARY'S STATE OF PURITY ● LUKE 1:24-48 The Angel Gabriel greeted Mary with: "Hail, full of grace (grace is the state of purity that God gives to human beings by which they are saved) the Lord is with thee" --------------------------------------------------------- Sacred Images are Biblical & mocking & destroying them is a serious sin, an act of blasphemy: ➨ SACRED IMAGES IN THE BIBLE: Sacred images are not idols and it is an act of blasphemy to attack them: ● EXODUS 25:18-22 God commands Moses to make STATUES of Angels. ● NUMBERS 21:8-9 God commands another image to be made, a serpent. ● EZEKIEL 41:18-25 KJV ➔ EZEKIEL's VISION OF THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD ADORNED WITH CARVED IMAGES: ... 18 And it was made with CHERUBIMS (ANGELS) and PALM TREES, so that a palm tree was between a CHERUB and EVERY CHERUB HAD TWO FACES; 19 So that the FACE OF A MAN was toward the PALM TREE on the one side, and the FACE OF A LION toward the PALM TREE on the other side: it was made through all the house round about. 20 From the ground unto above the door were CHERUBIMS (ANGELS) and PALM TREES made, and on the wall of the temple. 21 The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other. 22 The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the Lord. 23 And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. 24 And the doors had two LEAVES apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door. 25 And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, CHERUBIMS and PALM TREES, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without. ● 1 KINGS 6:23... ➔ Carved images of Cherubim (Angels) lions and other images in Solomion's temple: 23 For the inner sanctuary he made a pair of CHERUBIM (Angels) out of olive wood, each ten cubits high. 24 One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing five cubits-ten cubits from wing tip to wing tip. 25 The second cherub also measured ten cubits, for the two cherubim were identical in size and shape. 26 The height of each cherub was ten cubits. 27 He placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple, with their wings spread out. The wing of one cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the other touched the other wall, and their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. 28 He overlaid the cherubim with gold. 29 On the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer rooms, he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers. 30 He also covered the floors of both the inner and outer rooms of the temple with gold. ➨ BOWING as a sign of honour / respect: ● JOSHUA 7:6: 6 Joshua & the elders of Israel tore their clothing and lay prostrate (face down on the ground) before the Ark of the Lord. (an OBJECT) ●1 KINGS 2:19 Solomon bows to his Mother. (a human being) ● JOSHUA 5:13-15 13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” 14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell FACE DOWN TO THE GROUND in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord[a] have for his servant?” 15 The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

You have the advantage of seeing both sides of the fence clearly…. Glad you found your way back!

Bread isn't changing to Jesus's flesh and wine isn't changing to blood. Science can show us today that this isn't true. Just eat communion bread attach some isotopes ,swallow it with an endoscope. When it gets to the stomach, after some hours bring it back up and check if it's flesh or a different person's blood.

WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD RESTED on the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD BLESSED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD SANCTIFIED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD NAMED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??? Book, chapter and verse!!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where in the bible is said Mary can hear our prayers? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary went to/will go to heaven? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is a mediator/imtercessor? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary remained a virgin? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary was sinless? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is to be worshiped.prayed to? Book, chapter and verse I KNOW absolutely NO Catholic will reply!!! If one does, every answer will be either out of context, or twisted scripture.

@@mitchellosmer1293 Where in the Bible does the Bible say that the Bible ALONE is your only Authority and everything has to be stated in the Bible in order to believe it? Tradition really opens up the door for why we pray to Mary. The disconnect between Protestants and Catholics is Sola Scriptura. If you can ONLY focus on the Bible as your only source for Christian teachings then your limiting your understanding of Christianity. Trent said: The Word of God is how we know that praying to Mary is beneficial. The Word of God is both Scripture and Oral Tradition which is BTW IN SCRIPTURE. Paul says that much Christian teaching is to be found in the tradition which is handed down by word of mouth (2 Tim. 2:2). He instructs us to “stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter” (2 Thess. 2:15). I always have to point out that there isn’t any scripture verses that says Bible ALONE is our only authority. Again, that’s the disconnect. If you can show me the verse then I’ll gladly start answering all your questions.

“If one does it will either be out of context or twisted scripture”-You. This is not language of someone wanting to seek truth. You are asking these questions in the mindset of sola scriptura. First, you have to remove yourself out of this box to find the fullness of the faith. Be careful not to think in black and white (clearly In Bible/Not in Bible). The Bible was still being formulated throughout the first 300 years of the church, at the same time, the Church fathers and earliest Christians were establishing traditions and rituals. (Language Catholic Church uses): “Asking Mary for her intercession” was among these early traditions established as Trent said in the video. In the same way the Bible was put together so was the early Catholic Doctrine. Again, in the video, even though the lady put an ad right in between his best point, he says the earliest Christians were asking the apostles to pray for them and the earliest recorded prayer in history was asking the Theotokos “Mary” to pray for us. Many people hate what they think the Catholic Church is, but almost no one hates what’s the Catholic Church truly is.

Amen! 😊

Is Mary the Mother of God? No, the Bible does not teach that Mary is the mother of God, nor does it suggest that Christians should either worship or venerate Mary. a Consider: • Mary never claimed that she was the mother of God. The Bible explains that she gave birth to “the Son of God,” not God himself.-Mark 1:1; Luke 1:32. • Jesus Christ never said that Mary was God’s mother or that she was worthy of special devotion. In fact, he corrected a woman who gave special attention to Mary’s happy role as his mother, saying: “No, rather, happy are those hearing the word of God and keeping it!”-Luke 11:27, 28. • The terms “Mother of God” and “Theotokos” (God-bearer) are not found in the Bible. • The expression “Queen of Heaven” in the Bible refers, not to Mary, but to a false goddess worshipped by apostate Israelites. (Jeremiah 44:15-19) The “Queen of Heaven” may have been Ishtar (Astarte), a Babylonian goddess. • Early Christians did not worship Mary, nor did they give her any special honor. One historian states that early Christians “would have rejected cults and probably feared that undue attention to Mary might evoke a suspicion of goddess worship.”-In Quest of the Jewish Mary. • The Bible says that God has always existed. (Psalm 90:1, 2; Isaiah 40:28) Since he had no beginning, he cannot have a mother. Furthermore, Mary could not have held God in her womb; the Bible makes clear that even the heavens cannot contain him.-1 Kings 8:27. Mary-Mother of Jesus not “Mother of God” Mary was Jewish by birth, and she was a direct descendant of King David. (Luke 3:23-31) She was highly favored by God for her faith and devotion. (Luke 1:28) God chose her to become the mother of Jesus. (Luke 1:31, 35) Along with her husband, Joseph, Mary had other children.-Mark 6:3. Although the Bible shows that Mary became a disciple of Jesus, not much additional information is given about her.-Acts 1:14. Why do some consider Mary the mother of God? The earliest evidence of devotion to Mary dates from the late fourth century C.E. At that time, the Catholic Church became the State religion of the Roman Empire. As a result, many who had a pagan background became nominal Christians. The church had also adopted the unscriptural teaching of the Trinity. The doctrine of the Trinity led many in the church to conclude that if Jesus were God, then Mary must be the mother of God. In 431 C.E., a church council in Ephesus officially proclaimed Mary the “Mother of God.” Mariolatry-the excessive veneration of Mary-flourished after this Council of Ephesus. And as those from a pagan background joined the church, images and icons of the Virgin Mary gradually took the place of their fertility goddesses, such as Artemis (Diana, to the Romans) and Isis. In 432 C.E., Pope Sixtus III ordered a church to be built in Rome in honor of the “Mother of God.” It was built near the site of an earlier temple erected in honor of Lucina, the Roman goddess of childbirth. One author described this church as “an enduring symbol of the assimilation of the Great Mother of the pagan cults to the cult of Mary after the Christianization of Rome.”-Mary-The Complete Resource.

@@alexshatner3907Mary is objectively the mother of God. She carried and birthed Jesus, who is God, making her his mother.

@@alwaysrootingfortheantihero123 The Bible does not teach that Mary was ever-virgin either, or a perpetual virgin. Rather, it shows that Mary had other children.-Matthew 12:46; Mark 6:3; Luke 2:7; John 7:5. Was Jesus’ virgin birth the “Immaculate Conception”? No. According to the New Catholic Encyclopedia, the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception “designates the belief that the Virgin Mary was free from ORIGINAL SIN from the very beginning of her life, i.e., from her conception. The rest of mankind inherits a human nature infected with sin . . . But Mary was, by a unique GRACE, preserved from ever contracting original sin.” By contrast, nowhere does the Bible teach that Mary was free from original sin. (Psalm 51:5; Romans 5:12) In fact, Mary gave evidence that she was sinful when she presented the sin-atoning sacrifice that the Mosaic Law required of mothers. (Leviticus 12:2-8; Luke 2:21-24) The New Catholic Encyclopedia states: “The Immaculate Conception is not taught explicitly in Scripture . . . [It] is a judgment that the Church has made.” How should we view Mary? Mary set a fine example of faith, obedience, humility, and deep spirituality. She is among the faithful ones whom we do well to imitate.-Hebrews 6:12. Yet, despite her unique role as the mother of Jesus, the Bible does not teach that we should worship Mary or pray to her. Jesus did not single out his mother for special honor, nor did he tell his followers to do so. In fact, outside of the Gospel accounts and a single reference in the book of Acts, Mary is not mentioned in the remaining 22 books of the so-called New Testament.-Acts 1:14. The Scriptures provide no evidence that Mary received special attention-let alone veneration-by first-century Christians. Rather, the Bible teaches Christians to worship only God.-Matthew 4:10. The Bible teaches that Jesus had a number of siblings The only acceptable way to gain access to the “Hearer of prayer” is through Jesus Christ. (Psalm 65:2) Jesus plainly taught: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6, JB) Mary was not invited to share this responsibility and serve as an intermediary. If Mary had been granted this unique privilege, surely Jehovah would have made it known.-Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 John 2:1, 2. The Rosary and recitation of memorized prayers originated outside of professedly Christian lands. Praying to Mary ignores what Jesus taught, that “no one can come to the Father except through [him].” Thus, the Rosary and Mary are not God’s way to approach Him in prayer. The Rosary does not contribute to such meaningful prayers. Jeannine observed that reciting “Hail Mary's” on the Rosary “became unconsciously repetitious.” Repeating the same words on the Rosary did not bring her closer to God. Said another former Catholic nun, Lydia: “I did not find anything instructive in reciting the Rosary. I would have preferred reading books on religion.” Repetitious prayers serve no useful purpose, since God has promised: “Before they call, I will answer.” (Isaiah 65:24, NAB; Matthew 6:7, 8, 32) Almighty God appreciates and answers petitions that are said with the right motive and that come from an honest and sincere heart. The Rosary does not help a person to approach God with meaningful, heartfelt prayers.-Psalm 119:145; Hebrews 10:22.

I would really love this as well

@@alwaysrootingfortheantihero123 quote---Mary is objectively the mother of God. She carried and birthed Jesus, who is God, making her his mother.--unquote Who is God?? The CREATOR!!!! Mary was CREATED!!! So, if Mary is the mother of OUR creator, who created her? God has NO beginning and NO END!! Mary is the mother of the SON of God.

you went back to paganism

That’s a false accusation that has been debunked for years now. But I’m open to a open dialogue and discussion if you’d like I used to be anti-Catholic too.. Virgin, most powerful pray for us ✝️🙏🇻🇦

What convinced you to return?

@@calebprenger3928that’s an idiotic statement. The CC converted pagans by the millions and created Western Civilization in the Christian context. Protestants weren’t even around There is much all Christians owe to the CC. If the Church had fallen to the Muslims the faith would not be here. It was by Gods Grace that his Church survived.

For me it was Trent Horn, Scott Hahn, and Jimmy Akin! Love these Amazing Apologists, all converts to the faith from other denominations so their theology is very thorough, well rounded, and their evangelizing is very strong! They are great speakers and authors. I believe many of them cite The Early Church Fathers as a major reason they converted, as well as their complex questions only ever being answered through the traditions of the Catholic Church. For me it was also the Early Church Fathers, but also the deep reverence of Catholic Mass and The Real Presence in the Eucharist, which are not things you can find in other denominations.

As a Protestant myself, I thoroughly appreciate how very reverent Catholics are and how they respect their church in traditions.

Thank you! The harder part, or most important part for us is to do as she says, pray , and pray the rosary for the conversion of sinners every day!

Pretty based of you

As a converted Catholic, one of the reasons I became Catholic was because they honored Mary like she was Jesus's mother. Even if she didn't answer prayers, she should be valued and respected so much.

@@Turnip1919 Satan and The Protestants dislike Mary.

Does God’s Word authorize such repetitious praying? No. Jesus said: “But when praying, do not say the same things over and over again, just as the people of the nations do, for they imagine they will get a hearing for their use of many words. So, do not make yourselves like them, for God your Father knows what things you are needing before ever you ask him.” How well Jesus knew the human tendency to want to repeat prayers! And, in view of his warning, the fact that the use of the rosary is widespread among the people of the nations carries no weight with it whatsoever!-Matt. 6:7, 8. Apologists for the rosary try to rob Jesus’ words of their effect by pointing to Revelation 4:8, in which the word “holy” appears three times: “Holy, holy, holy.” But it is quite different from repeating one word twice in a prayer for a total of three words to repeating the forty words in Hail Mary fifty-two times for a total of 2,120 words, not to say anything of the other repetitions involved. Repeating a thing twice for emphasis is done throughout the Scriptures and makes sense. Thus when Jesus was faced with his greatest test he prayed three times to Jehovah his Father. Likewise Paul three times asked God to remove a certain “thorn in the flesh.” There is nothing, however, in the Scriptures to indicate that Jesus and Paul had memorized these prayers or had used them at some other time in their lives. These prayers were born out of the serious trials they were undergoing.-Matt. 26:39-44; 2 Cor. 12:7. But trying to remember all the various recitations required in saying the rosary and to repeat them in their proper order makes saying the rosary a memory test rather than a spontaneous expression of heartfelt prayer. Besides, one’s mind cannot help but wander when one has to say the same forty words fifty-three times in one prayer. Such repetition is but a variation of the prayer wheel of certain Oriental religions. It consists of a cylinder in which written prayers are placed. Each time the cylinder is revolved the prayers in it are supposed to have been repeated. Nor is that all. The Hail Mary is said nine times as often as the Paternoster, or “Our Father,” fifty-three times as compared with six times. Is the prayer composed by men and directed to Mary nine times as important or effective as the prayer taught by Jesus and directed to God himself? The fact is that, look where we will in the Scriptures, not once do we read of anyone seeking access either to God or to Jesus by way of Mary. NO BENEFITS As for the benefits of indulgences promised those reciting the rosary: How can anyone gain such benefits when, look where we will in God’s Word, not a word do we find about a purgatory? On the contrary, we are plainly told the following: “The wages sin pays is death.” When man “goes back to his ground, in that day his thoughts do perish.” The dead “are conscious of nothing at all.” Man’s hope lies in a resurrection from the dead, “of both the righteous and the unrighteous.”-Rom. 6:23; Ps. 146:4; Eccl. 9:5; Acts 24:15. And regarding the forgiveness of our sins, we are assured that it is “the blood of Jesus his Son [that] cleanses us from all sin.” And “if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”-1 John 1:7, 9. The repeating of fifty-three Hail Marys every time the rosary is recited flies in the face of Jesus’ express condemnation of saying the “same things over and over again.” Its widespread use outside of professedly Christian lands argues that its origin is pagan. And the same must also be said regarding its associated features, the exaltation of Mary, the offering of indulgences for saying the rosary, the crediting of victories to it and its claimed power to decrease purgatorial suffering. None of these find any support in the Scriptures, but they do find parallels in pagan religions. In view of all these facts, can the rosary be said to be Christian? It cannot!

Quote the bible (book, chapter and verse) and debunk these: (NO sarcasm please) By your refusal to answer even 5 facts. will prove that MY FACTS are correct!!! FACTS: #1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) #2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) #3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? #4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) #5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) #6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) #7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) #8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) #9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers #10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) #11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) #12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins #13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church #14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) #15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) By your refusal to refute my facts, implies they ARE ALL CORRECT!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RESEARCH: The writings of the NT were written, considered Scripture, and being circulated among the churches while the Authors were still alive and well -- see 2Peter 3:15-16, Colossians 4:16, 1Peter 1:1, John 20:30-31, Galatians 1:4, etc. -- these Authors were NOT part of the Roman Church. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What did Jesus mean when he said "call no man father"? Jesus does not mean no one may refer to a parent as "father." He is specifically addressing the practice of referring to religious leaders and mentors as "father" in any formal or official sense. What's forbidden is an attempt to give one of Jesus' followers a spiritual status above that of others.

You should try Christianity at some point. lol

@DavidJosephBoth It's called catholicism, I know you probably never looked into it seriously. I was an anti catholic for a long time, the church I grew up in was traditional. These days the UMC is lost but in the 80s they actually cared about scripture. John Wesley created a method to reduce and eliminate sin from someone's life. It was known as the Wesley method. Methodist became a slur against his students that they proudly accepted. That's not to say I didn't study other branches of protestantism. I studied Calvin's doctrines for 10 years, read luther, Spurgeon, rc sproul, cs Lewis and listened to podcasts from Doug Wilson, James white, Michael brown, John MacArthur, Francis Chan, and about a dozen lesser known pastors like John Samson. All that study and perspective and I still found myself confused about some passages. The best pastors couldn't explain it.... for instance, I've never heard a logical reason why calvinists believe the Jewish had no choice in choosing christ. He literally weeps because they would not choose him. Eventually I figured nobody really has it figured out and we should all just do our best with interpretation. It's a crazy long story but I started investigating the catholic church to prove it wrong. Eventually I realized they were right and the true church. Honestly don't have a single Bible difficulty, all the doctrines are sound logic, all the traditions dig back into the first century. You should at least look into what we belive. The chances are 100% that you have a misunderstanding about the church. If you didn't, you'd be catholic too.

@@timboslice980 My friend, there is nothing biblical about praying to Mary and other saints. Christians are called to pray to ONE God. We are not to call on the name of any other name other than Jesus. There is nothing biblical about going to a priest and confessing your sins and being "forgiven" and then giving penitence. There is one high priest, and that is Jesus, and He is the only one that can forgive sins. We have no need of an intercessor between the Father and us on earth any longer as we now have Jesus who goes directly to the Father. The amount of absolute idolatry worship in the catholic church is staggering. Have you ever seen the Vatican? Have you seen all the pagan imagery? Have you seen how the catholic church has taken pagan gods and littered the Vatican and their other "holy" churches with it's imagery? Have you seen the Pope's Audience hall that looks exactly like a snake and was built that way purposefully? I'm well aware the disagreements within the Christian church. Calvinism is certainly not something that I agree with at all. Salvation was paid in blood FOR ALL. It is us who chooses to believe or not. We accept, or reject Christ and his free gift. Calvinism is absolutely wrong in every way.

@@EliVanFleet Check out the vatican snake hall debunked. People take pictures of it from a specific angle to make it look that way. Any other angle and the image disappears….. its a silly conspiracy theory. Also check revelation 5:8 When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. How do the angels and saints get the prayers to offer to god here? Do we pray prayers only to god, he then takes the prayers and gives them to the angels and saints to offer back up to god? How absurd!? Sometimes i think you guys don’t look up what Catholics believe before you criticize us. It’s obvious you have a prejudice against catholics. The thing is there are certain theological principles and full on passages in scripture that are NEVER the topic of sermons. I’ve never heard a pastor talk about Romans 2, they literally always start at 3 because no Protestants seem to realize theres a distinction between good works and works of the law. This causes a theological virus in your thinking that causes you to ignore so much scripture it’s alarming. You guys cant make sense of matthew 16, james 2, and revelation in its entirety. Vestments, incense, prayers to saints, the queen of heaven, not tolerating sinners in church, the Eucharist the whole book is so catholic that you guys just say “its a symbolic book” Why is it of Protestants dont get it, they just assume its symbolic? Where is that hermeneutical rule?

@@EliVanFleet the Hail Mary prayer came from the Bible. “To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus.” ‭‭St Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭27‬-‭28‬, ‭31‬ ‭DRC

here’s why you need to be sola Scriptura - Chicago priest ‘blesses’ lesbians as ‘holy spouses’ in blasphemous ceremony, cites Pope Francis

⁠@@getrit3007Chicago priest needs to reread what Pope Francis said about this issue….

​@@getrit3007 if the priest in Chicago is blessing same sex unions, then his bishop should discipline him. However, sola scriptura would not necessarily fix that. Methodists, Lutherans, congregationalists, non-denoms, episcopalians all cite sola scriptura and have varying interpretations. But that priest's bishop can look to definitive teaching and say that priest is wrong. While the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith did issue a document saying homosexuals may be blessed, it can not be such a way that endorses a relationship or endorses their sin. If the priest is doing otherwise he is wrong and going against church teaching.

@@WC3isBetterThanReforged sola Scriptura would most definitely fix the problem. Paul refers to ex homosexuals in 1 Cor 6:9-11. How did they become ex homosexuals? Did he bless them or what was he sent to do per scripture? This whole mess started with the blessing which everyone knew would open the door to much greater problems. Btw. Bringing up other heretics does not help your case.

@@lucia457-sss why don’t we take a look at what God says on this issue? The Lord sent Paul and showed him how to help homosexuals become ex-homosexuals in 1 Cor 6:9-11. So according to scripture what did Paul do to convert homosexuals?

quote---- May he continue to share and defend the True Catholic Church .. unquote And tell more lies and deceit!!! Here are FACTS which NO Catholic will defend!!! (And no sarcasm!!! FACTS: #1--Christ NEVER taught that Peter is a pope.-(where is the title Pope in the Bible?) #2--Christ NEVER taught that Mary will go to heaven. (Where does the bible say Mary will go/has gone to heaven?) #3--Christ NEVER taught that Mary is a mediator/intercessor. (Where does the bible say Mary is a mediator? #4--Christ NEVER taught that Mary never sinned. (Where in the bible does it state Mary never sinned?) #5--Christ NEVER taught that Mary remained virgin. (Where in the bible does it state Mary remained a virgin?) #6--Christ NEVER Taught that a mere man is head of His church. (Where is the Bible does it state a mere man is head of Christ's church?) #7--Christ NEVER taught about a church named Catholic. (Where in the Bible is a church named Catholic mentioned?) #8--Christ NEVER taught that we can pray to the dead.-(Where is the bible does it state we can pray to the dead?) #9--Christ NEVER taught that the dead can hear our prayers. (Where in the bible does it state the dead can hear our prayers #10--Christ NEVER taught that anyone can change the day of worship . (Where in the Bible does IT STATE GOD changed the day of worship to Sunday?) #11--Christ NEVER taught to confess to a "priest". (Where in the Bible does it state we are to confess our sins to a Priest?) #12--Christ NEVER Taught a priest can forgive your sins. (Where in the Bible does it state a priest can forgive our sins #13--Christ NEVER taught salvation is through a church..(Where is the bible does it state our salvation comes from a church #14--Christ NEVER taught to pray to, or with beads!!! (Where in the bile does it state we are to use/pray to beads?) #15--Christ NEVER started a church named Catholic!!! (Where in the Bible does it mention a church named Catholic?) By your refusal to refute my facts, implies they ARE ALL CORRECT!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RESEARCH: The writings of the NT were written, considered Scripture, and being circulated among the churches while the Authors were still alive and well -- see 2Peter 3:15-16, Colossians 4:16, 1Peter 1:1, John 20:30-31, Galatians 1:4, etc. -- these Authors were NOT part of the Roman Church. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What did Jesus mean when he said "call no man father"? Jesus does not mean no one may refer to a parent as "father." He is specifically addressing the practice of referring to religious leaders and mentors as "father" in any formal or official sense. What's forbidden is an attempt to give one of Jesus' followers a spiritual status above that of others.

Deep into history? Are you kidding me? The Catholic Church history is full of blood. Murdering Protestants for trying to print the Bible, killing those who preach against them ect. The Catholic Church did everything in their power (which was more than what kings had at times) to prevent the Bible from being accessible to all people. Only the smart higher knowledge church people should interpret scripture. Not those poor peasants who will just misunderstand it. Riiiiight.

Bless you

Allie is our sister in Christ

Praying for her conversion as well and God bless you

@@liraco_mx she’s following Christ not the Catholic false church. No need to pray for her.

Luther & Calvin believed in the Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. I think the change in theology was later for many as sects broke from sects protestants.

@@mark-be9mqthey believed in real presence but not transubstantiation

The 2nd century Christian Church father Tertullian wrote, "Having taken the bread and given it to His disciples, Jesus made it His own body, by saying, 'This is My body,' that is, the symbol of My body. There could not have been a symbol, however, unless there was first a true body. An empty thing or phantom is incapable of a symbol." (Against Marcion, 4.40) This is in the context of refuting the Docetic heresy of denying that Jesus had a physical body. But Tertullian clearly wrote that the bread is a symbol of His body. You may not agree, but this debunks the claim that the symbolic view of communion is some new Protestant idea

​@@kamarwashington Transubstantiation is just the technical explanation of real presence. It does not take Jesus out of the Eucharist which protestants today have done.

Where in scripture does it say communion is purely symbolic?

Even as a cradle Catholic and with a Catholic family background devoted to Our Blessed Mother, she was largely an after thought in too much of my life. I suppose there was a feeling of why pray through Mary when I could pray directly to God. Not to imply I was either prayerful or a good practicing Catholic. Both were far from true to my shame. But I've come to strongly believe in the rosary, and the graces God imparts through Our Lady, and that has drawn me into a more personal relationship with her. The closest thing I've experienced to miracles in my life are the graces she has imparted to me so contrary to my nature. The grace of prayer, love for God and by extension His children on earth. A desire to show that love through small kindnesses and acts of charity offered up to Jesus. Much more patience and kindness to those around me. And a recognition of how my sins are not just "breaking the law" in some spiritual sense, but outrages against His love and love itself. The effects are so quick, surprisingly effortless and miraculous in myself and so many others it can only by described as miraculous. I couldn't be more convinced of God's hand if a dead man came back to life. I couldn't urge one pray the rosary in their life more passionately than I could offer someone a cure to a terrible illness, and ultimately far more beneficial than the latter. I can't fully explain why God has chosen Our Lady as mediatrix in this our lives. But I do believe that Our Lord Christ and Our Blessed Lady are the new Adam and the new Eve, and He has anointed Her to crush the head of the serpent in this world and acts as a Mother to us all.

Increasing our sanctification has nothing to do with earning salvation. For instance, Protestants often quote Ephesians 2:8-9 to say works don’t matter: 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God -- 9 not because of works, lest any man should boast. But then ignore the very next verse: _10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them._ Even Jesus says that not everyone who says Lord Lord will enter the kingdom but only the one who _does_ the will of the Father.

The works are a *by-product* of saving faith, but no good work a human being could do could ever merit salvation. That’s why verse 10 isn’t quoted, because verses 8-9 emphasise that salvation is GOD’S work and Catholics so often misunderstand v. 10 to argue that works save us. All saving faith will *produce* good works (otherwise it’s antinomian rubbish and not real faith), but to argue that good works produce or contribute to a person’s righteousness in any way, as Catholicism and the rest of the world does, is heresy and not true. Righteousness comes only from trusting in Christ. And when a person trusts in Jesus and is born again, then they can walk in the good works that He prepared for them in advance. (V. 10). Which shows that sanctification is also Jesus’s work, as He’s the Founder and Perfecter of the faith of those who trust in Him (Hebrews 12:2)

​@@SavedbytheLordsgrace1One thing is Salvation and another thing is the time and type of sentence in purgatory for purification.

@@SavedbytheLordsgrace1 what are your thoughts on James 2:24? “You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.”

​@David77757 purgatory wasn't a thing until the catholic church introduced it in the 1200s ad. Like many Doctrines introduced several hundred years or more after Christ died. In this case more than a thousand years.

Awesome news! May God bless you too! I was raised basically non-religious, then became an atheist just after high school, then anti-theist mid-way through university, then a skeptic near the end, then a theist by the time I left, then about 10 years after that (and a lot of asking questions and discerning), I was baptized and confirmed in to the Catholic Church in 2021.

18 years of being a Catholic. Baptized, received most of the sacraments. Went to Catholic schools . We rarely opened a Bible. I had no idea of scripture. Was always going to confession for fear the Priest wouldn't absolve my sins. Knew I was going to hell for committing mortal sins.Not going to Mass every Sunday. BORN AGAIN through the love of our lord Jesus Christ.

WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD RESTED on the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD BLESSED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD SANCTIFIED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD NAMED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??? Book, chapter and verse!!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where in the bible is said Mary can hear our prayers? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary went to/will go to heaven? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is a mediator/imtercessor? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary remained a virgin? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary was sinless? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is to be worshiped.prayed to? Book, chapter and verse I KNOW absolutely NO Catholic will reply!!! If one does, every answer will be either out of context, or twisted scripture.

@@mitchellosmer1293 You are asking for book, chapter and verse as if we accept sola scriptura. We don't. Tell me: Were in the bible is sola scriptura? Book, chapter and verse! It's not there, so why are you accepting it and expecting us to accept it? I'm fairly certain that no matter what I quote from scripture, you won't accept it anyway. I originally wrote a long comment providing some of this, but then decided that it wouldn't matter to you anyway.

@@billyg898 quote--You are asking for book, chapter and verse as if we accept sola scriptura. We don't... unquote I know!! NO catholic ever read a bible!! Not matter anyways!! What catholicx carew what it says anyways???? ----quote---Tell me: Were in the bible is sola scriptura? Book, chapter and verse! It's not there, so why are you accepting it and expecting us to accept it?.. unquote That comment PROVES your ignorance of scripture!!!! The Commandments last forever The works of His hands are verity and justice; All His precepts are sure. They stand fast forever and ever, And are done in truth and uprightness. Psalm 111:7-8 NKJV >>>****Hebrews 4:12 Indeed, the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart), or seen implicitly through its lens. ----Catholics say:. Indeed, the word of the Pope (priests) is living and effective..... . *** Deuteronomy 17:14-20 states that we “shall not turn away from God’s Word, not to the right or the left”. -------According to Catholics. They turn to whatever direction they can to satisfy their itching ears. ***Psalm 1:2 and Joshua 1:7-8 says that “the righteous person dwells on the Word of the Lord day and night”. --- According to catholics. They DWELL on every word spoken by a mere man, the Pope (priests). ***Deuteronomy 8:3 states that “we do not live on bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God”. According to Catholics.“we do not live on bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Pope (priests)”. ***Proverbs 30:5-6 states: 5 Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 6 Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar. ----According to Catholics. 5 Every word of the Pope proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 6 Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a heritic. -----I will ask you, which NO ONE has replied to: Who's other writings does GOD tell us to accept as the truth??? QUOTE FROM the BIBLE!!!!) Remember these words from Jesus: John 14:6 NIV - Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Since HE IS THE TRUTH, then when a church preaches their version of the truth, who is the truth??? Jesus or the "Church"??? >>>>>>>> Sola Scriptura, or “God’s Word alone,” maintains that the Bible is the highest source of authority in a Christian’s life, the final court of appeal (though not the only authority: the Bible itself mentions governmental and other authorities). Sola fide, or “faith alone,” affirms that justification-being made right with God-comes only through faith in Jesus. Sola gratia, or “grace alone,” says sinners are saved as an unearned gift of God’s grace, “not as a result of works, so that no one may boast” (Eph 2:8-9). Sola Christo (“solus Christus”), or “Christ alone,” emphasizes the exclusivity of Jesus’ role in salvation: “No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). And soli Deo gloria, or “to the glory of God alone,” says that the purpose of creation, salvation, and everything-including our goal as Christians-is the glory of God, “that God may be all in all” (1 Cor 15:28). I can certainly understand why the roman Catholic does not agree with scripture . It would have to get rid of some , not all , some doctrines that are totally false. Let me add this; let's say a man presents to you an old parchment dated at 30AD. On that parchment states Mary IS NOT the mother of Jesus. Accept as true? Why or why not??? Same parchment states Jesus is NOT the Messiah. You accept as true???? Why or why not? Same parchmant says Jesus is NOT the son of God. You accept as truth??Why or why NOT??? My point' Just because it is written, DOES NOT MAKE IT TRUE!! What wil you use to prove those statements are false?? The word of men??? Why not the WORD of God??? >>>>--quote--I'm fairly certain that no matter what I quote from scripture, you won't accept it anyway. I originally wrote a long comment providing some of this, but then decided that it wouldn't matter to you anyway... unquote Go ahead..I will likely rebutt everthing you say. Mostly will be worthless opinions with NO bible quotes. Come on--DO IT!!!! Book, chapter and VERSES!!!

You are on the correct path. The Catholic Church is the only church founded by Christ over 2000 years ago. Jesus picked the Apostle Peter to be the first Pope. Matthew 16:18. Protestant denominations are still protesting after hundreds of years. 40,000 different denominations and counting.

@@user-ki2vh1uc5k, Amen! The Catholic Church is the true Church! 🙏🏼✝️🕊️📿

Right. Trent's debates are a service to catholics. Not to christians.

@@AlexSanchez-dk3kf Except for the fact that Catholics are christians, and as such he is doing a service to all christians.

@@AlexSanchez-dk3kfCatholics are Christian.

Protestants and Baptists stick to the Bible. The Catholic church either comes up with things not in the Bible or opposite to what the Bible teaches. That's the difference.

@@AlexSanchez-dk3kf Catholics are the original Christians, not just theologically, but historical. Please stop the false dichotomy.

My all time favourite. He makes scripture sing.

Yes, second this request!

Scott Hahn would be fabulous. But if he’s on it’s more to share the wondrous truths of the faith… and not really to debate.

I would highly recommend reading him book ‘Hail Holy Queen’. Goes into a lot of detail about where Mary fits in with Christianity.

tim staples book behold your mother

Does God’s Word authorize such repetitious praying? No. Jesus said: “But when praying, do not say the same things over and over again, just as the people of the nations do, for they imagine they will get a hearing for their use of many words. So, do not make yourselves like them, for God your Father knows what things you are needing before ever you ask him.” How well Jesus knew the human tendency to want to repeat prayers! And, in view of his warning, the fact that the use of the rosary is widespread among the people of the nations carries no weight with it whatsoever!-Matt. 6:7, 8. Apologists for the rosary try to rob Jesus’ words of their effect by pointing to Revelation 4:8, in which the word “holy” appears three times: “Holy, holy, holy.” But it is quite different from repeating one word twice in a prayer for a total of three words to repeating the forty words in Hail Mary fifty-two times for a total of 2,120 words, not to say anything of the other repetitions involved. Repeating a thing twice for emphasis is done throughout the Scriptures and makes sense. Thus when Jesus was faced with his greatest test he prayed three times to Jehovah his Father. Likewise Paul three times asked God to remove a certain “thorn in the flesh.” There is nothing, however, in the Scriptures to indicate that Jesus and Paul had memorized these prayers or had used them at some other time in their lives. These prayers were born out of the serious trials they were undergoing.-Matt. 26:39-44; 2 Cor. 12:7. But trying to remember all the various recitations required in saying the rosary and to repeat them in their proper order makes saying the rosary a memory test rather than a spontaneous expression of heartfelt prayer. Besides, one’s mind cannot help but wander when one has to say the same forty words fifty-three times in one prayer. Such repetition is but a variation of the prayer wheel of certain Oriental religions. It consists of a cylinder in which written prayers are placed. Each time the cylinder is revolved the prayers in it are supposed to have been repeated. Nor is that all. The Hail Mary is said nine times as often as the Paternoster, or “Our Father,” fifty-three times as compared with six times. Is the prayer composed by men and directed to Mary nine times as important or effective as the prayer taught by Jesus and directed to God himself? The fact is that, look where we will in the Scriptures, not once do we read of anyone seeking access either to God or to Jesus by way of Mary. NO BENEFITS As for the benefits of indulgences promised those reciting the rosary: How can anyone gain such benefits when, look where we will in God’s Word, not a word do we find about a purgatory? On the contrary, we are plainly told the following: “The wages sin pays is death.” When man “goes back to his ground, in that day his thoughts do perish.” The dead “are conscious of nothing at all.” Man’s hope lies in a resurrection from the dead, “of both the righteous and the unrighteous.”-Rom. 6:23; Ps. 146:4; Eccl. 9:5; Acts 24:15. And regarding the forgiveness of our sins, we are assured that it is “the blood of Jesus his Son [that] cleanses us from all sin.” And “if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”-1 John 1:7, 9. The repeating of fifty-three Hail Marys every time the rosary is recited flies in the face of Jesus’ express condemnation of saying the “same things over and over again.” Its widespread use outside of professedly Christian lands argues that its origin is pagan. And the same must also be said regarding its associated features, the exaltation of Mary, the offering of indulgences for saying the rosary, the crediting of victories to it and its claimed power to decrease purgatorial suffering. None of these find any support in the Scriptures, but they do find parallels in pagan religions. In view of all these facts, can the rosary be said to be Christian? It cannot!

Amen!!!😊

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Praise be to God. Amen.

Unfortunately the RCC has a false gospel so there will never be unity as they are not christians.

Unity ONLY if it is Unity in the Truth. Any other unity is demonic.

It can if all seek truth. Trent didn't bring up a lot of misunderstandings, truths, and scripture I think because he didn't want to argue. You can see it in his face he was trying to get to the roots of her conviction. But it was more than one. It would take a much longer conversation.

God will answer that prayer 🙏🏻

There can be no true unity with Catholics as they have a false gospel.