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Yes he is. And the anti-Catholic bias is ever evident. People will want to say Jewish prayers, but not Catholic ones. Aren’t Jewish prayers “vain repetition?” Hmmm.

Well, at least Dallas Jenkins admits the loss of important knowledge and tradition in evangelical Christianity.

Indeed. I watch all the Word on Fire content. God is Great.

@@SanzL1, no. If you hate the Jews you hate Jesus.

Yes

I love how the three scholars had so much to agree on and appreciate about each other's faith traditions. It seems we really do have so much more in common, than our differences. The fullness of the Kingdom may be all of us. Jesus's bride - the church.

Wonderful ❤️🙏🌍

Much admiration for his contribution here.

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We are glad to hear you enjoy the Deep Dives. 🙂

"Meaty" ...yes!

Hi Libbie, you seem like a sister in Christ who cares about truth. I just want to say that much of what you say about Catholic belief is untrue, and these are unfair accusations to level against other Christians who are doing their best to follow Christ.

@@libbie8884 I don’t think you really understand our teachings as well as you think. The fact is we Catholics do read the Bible and hardly use anything else in the Catholic Mass. While you are partly right in that we do pray to Mary, this isn’t the type of prayer that is worship because the Catholic Church forbids the worship of Mary. What we are actually doing is asking her to intercede for us like she did at Cana. One thing Mary never does is seek honor for herself. She always points us to her son. We Catholics actually do believe that we are saved by grace alone. The part that is different is that good works show evidence of God’s grace working through us. While faith is necessary, the Bible clearly says that we are made for good works and that we aren’t justified by faith alone. I hope this clears things up because we are Christians just like you are.

@@libbie8884 Also, our 10 commandments are in fact the same as yours. We just noticed that the idea of no other Gods besides me and no making of graven images was talking about the same commandments. You are correct that the Bible is truth, but the Bible also says that the pillar and bulwark is the truth.

@@libbie8884 I’m guessing you didn’t read the Council of Trent in its entirety nor scripture in it’s entirety because the Catholic teachings are consistent in what the Bible teaches.

@@libbie8884, you keep talking about what the Bible says. Your eisegesis and proof texting of Scripture is obvious. The Bible is a collection of literature of various genres from different eras by authors who wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The writings were collected, assembled, and canonized by the Catholic Church for use in the liturgy.

Lost sound why do we pray before meals

@@mommamia1989 grace? We pray grace to thank for all we are about to receive.

Totally agree ellynwen . It is striking when you look at these Brachas (Blessings), they are dripping with gratitude and implied gratitude and it’s all about Blessing the LORD. Baruch HaShem! Bless the name of the LORD!

I wonder if there is a group that is forming regarding this. Kind of a "Christians adopting Jewish Piety" or something like that. We could exchange our own Bracha ideas: "Blessed Are You Lord our God, King of the Universe, who causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. There is NONE like You!"

I was also struck by the Jewish prayer before eating, when laid next to a prayer typically spoken by christians. I heard the story many years ago, that in other religions maybe you would say a prayer AFTER consuming a good meal - assuming it was worthy of thanking someone for & you don't forget to, but the foundation of the faith is paying respect to the One who created us with the capacity to be Thankful first! When you put a meal before an animal, they just devour it, so the Jewish blessing acknowledges the Creator who made us a little lower than the Angels, with the capacity to think first, and act with intention. The "prayer" over the food for the consumer of the food itself, is last & simply implied. The priority is blessing the Giver. "Blessed are You Lord our God, King of the Universe, who brings forth the Bread from the Earth". The mindsets are very different.

Catholic Church has the Liturgy of the Hours with prayers for every single time of the day. I recommend you look at it.

My heart is with you. I was raped as a very small child. I too wondered how God could let it happen. My relationship with Jesus has grown since then. I'd like to share with you 2 of my favorite quotes from the book THE SHACK, when God is speaking to the protagonist about his brokeness and unending tears. "Just because I work incredible good out of unspeakable tragedies doesn't mean I orchestrate the tragedies. Don't ever assume that my using something means I caused it or that I need it to accomplish my purposes. That will only lead you to false notions about me. Grace doesn't depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find my Grace in many facets and colors." "Don't ever discount The wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy. Sometimes they're the best words the heart can speak." ❤️ Praying for you.

VBT, in October of 1996, The 26th to be exact, I was attending a Catholic retreat. A very looooong story short, I was given an almost unimaginable experience of the Holy Spirit. I too could not help repeating to myself, over and over again, "Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus!." This went on for the better part of an hour. I will NEVER forget that my immediate response, at a very spiritual level, of receiving this amazing grace/gift was to repeatedly say, "Thank you, Jesus. I love you, Jesus!" To this day, 22 years after the occasion, I am still in awe and SO grateful that I, at the time confused and honestly seeking, was "important" enough to the Creator of the universe, to receive His touch. Why me, my friends have asked? I don't know. I certainly am not as Holy as most.. All that said, Jesus gifted me with an experience of Him that changed my life forever. God bless all of you watching The Chosen and, more importantly, living a life which you believe is a life given to you and encouraged by the one and only Christ. He was sent and accepted His role as Savior! Let us, no matter how small, be His light in this very darkened world. Love to you, Sean

@@tvintx9741 may God continue to bless you and keep you. I'm so very sorry to hear of your dreadful tragic event! However you have learned that none of that suffering was from God. Amen ... hallelujah as this is in total opposition to God's Glorious character. This is why Jesus, God's only begotten Son was sent to experience the temptation as a human on earth. So as to ensure that the Godhead knew suffering, because He loves us unconditionally. Suffering is as a direct result of the exercise of humanity's free will - whether one chooses to obey God's Law or not? Apparently there was so much sorrow experienced by our 1st created family when they saw the first leaf die? They didn't kill it directly however it died due to their free choice - this was the consequence experienced! I'm so deeply very sorry for your suffering! 😪😥😢💔 What a fabulous book as it is SPOT on, it highlights the glorious character of God. Take the global flood as an example. Noah preached for 120yrs to warn the people of what was going to happen. Noah endured the taunts, jeers, accusations of his sanity I imagine? And God in all of His mercy gave the ppl plenty of time, opportunity to accept the truth & be saved by repenting & enter the Ark. However they grieved away the Holy Spirt and their hearts were hardened. They loved the world too much & by their own actions, and their love of violence, God could not break through, their hearts were way too hardened from free choice. Out of all of the abundant Faith that exists, it is all from Jesus, and He freely gives to everyone on earth as a gift. It is up to us whether we take that gift of faith & wholly accept it? And you have quoted & understood this concept beautifully from you testimony! Just so beautiful, as I imagine has allowed us all to repent ,& begin the healing process by abiding in the Rest of God the Father! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻 To repeat your testimony is a powerful one & you're so very brave to share ... thankyou from all of my heart! Truly a beautiful example of learning the true nature of God's character THANKYOU! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

@@chris-tfs9074 thank you for your kindness. I couldn't agree more with all you've said!!! God bless!

They were probably moved away or hadn't come to faith in Christ yet. There are 4 brothers named in the New Covenant: James being the one who later became a leader in the early church.

They also taunted & mocked Him. I'm struggling with cataracts or I could find it for you. God bless you.

@@sharonspencer2312 Of course, you know that those “brother’s” parents are noted in the Bible. And they are not The Virgin Mary and Joseph.

Hello

The rosary glorifies Mary, not Jesus. 😢

@@jo-annejaynes4801 Truth. Hopefully that and other Catholic traditions change.

@@jo-annejaynes4801 What we meditate on is not the Hail Marys, but the Mysteries of Christ’s Life. Try it out. The Joyful Mysteries center on his early life. The Luminous Mysteries concentrate on his ministry. The Sorrowful Mysteries concentrate on his suffering and death. And the Glorious Mysteries focus on his Resurrection and the beginning of the Church.

@@johnpratts2856 The Catholic Church doesn’t require that you pray the rosary, but it is encouraged because it’s a highly effective weapon towards repelling Satan’s temptations and evil.

@@Powerranger-le4up I normally just cast them out in Yeshua's name through prayer. Though, I'm not spiritually strong enough yet to fully knock them out of the park. 🤣 Fasting and prayer are most effective ways of dealing with most kinds of demonic forces, according to the Messiah in Mark 9:29 What kind of prayers? Unknown. But I think as long as it's from the heart, it ought to be good enough.

Have you tried praying the Rosary or Chaplet of Divine Mercy yet? If you’re not comfortable doing it, that’s fine. We Catholics don’t require that you have to pray the Rosary.

At least they have respect for each other's beliefs. I can't say that about everyone.

Thanks for the kind words! We hope you will join us TONIGHT at 7pm ET for the showing of Season 3 Episode 2! You don't wanna miss it!

I'm in Israel, so I'm not sure what time that would be. Thanks for the heads up! Many blessings!

@user-sz2tw2or9s In the entire project.

@The Chosen

I had similar issues watching on a mobile device.

AMEN!

Actually, what was flushed out in this roundtable as always were stories, not truths.

Patmos is an Island 🏝 what we call Modern Greece today, NOT Turkey... Just saying 😌

I too am Catholic but I also watch and listen to numerous other pastors and fellow Christian’s sermons, talks etc. God can and does use many different avenues to reach his Children and I get spiritually fed by many different ways or from different pastors or biblical theologians. There’s a church for everyone for where they are at on their their journey walk with our Lord and Savior!! Glory to God…💕💕💕💕🐝

Well Said!!! You spoke so eloquently❤️

@Methodius very mindful. I just appreciate the symbolism of it.