Praise God, brother!

you wrote - _'.....but struggled with reacquainting myself with Mary.'_ - no wonder - she isn't alive, she isn't Deity, she didn't die to save you and she isn't the focus of Christianity. so chanting to her (the dead) with rosary 'beads' (as the Muslims do .... oh, they also demote Jesus Christ) isn't following Truth, but actually wasting your time. _'You'll be surprised how Mary will draw you closer to her son, Jesus.'_ - *Nonsense* - Christians go directly to Him (1 Tim 2:5) since He is the only Mediator between us and -the pagan 'pope'- God the only Father. see please Ecc 9:5 and try to comprehend - Mary isn't alive, Sir. *Happy Sabbath!!!* i do pray church is a blessing for all today, the Lords day! ps - i too was deep into this culture - i had both romanian and mexican grands. they were wonderful and i expect to see them in Heaven - but they were as Biblically illiterate as the next catholic, unfortunately.

Thank you for your testimony.

@@ucheuju9348 core struggle of all Christians in realizing the truth behind this important Catholic dogma, love the testimony.

Amazing spiritual changes.

Mary cannot point to anywhere but her Glorious Son and Lord, Jesus.

_'I had been a Protestant....'_ - did you really comprehend what the protest was/is all about, Doug? *Happy Sabbath!!!* i pray church tomorrow morning is a blessing for all who know God, love Christ and walk in Truth 😃

Pray the Rosary, it’s like holding Mary’s hand and she will teach you how to really love Jesus, nobody can love Him as she does!🙌🏻🙏🏻

Jesus said "I am the way the truth the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me." There is no one else, not Mary, not Peter, Paul or anyone.

@@izamalaca Christ never prayed the rosary.

@@sammygomes7381 you resolve this issue with HIM, if you get to see Him! I am sure He obeyed the fourth commandment! God bless you! 🙌🏻

@@izamalaca There is no issue to resolve. Remember Mary was the mother of Jesus in the flesh, not the divine.

yet if you studied the Word of Truth (John 17:17) and learned more about the One who gave all (John 3:16), you're really love Jesus Christ and realize that Mary isn't part of Deity nor is she alive - in Fact, Mariology is paganism, not Christianity, Sir. *Happy Sabbath!!!* former (35 yr) catholic, now Christian and Bible teacher.

@@tony1685 "If" I studied? My, my, don't you presume too much!

Hello John. My own two cents. Did you know that in the Bible, in both the Old and the New Testament, all Believers always pray DIRECTLY to God the Father. And in the New Testament it's always directly to God the Father, "in the name of Jesus". No New Testament writer ever mentioned praying to Mary and in fact when the disciples asked Jesus himself how to pray he said: "... your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come..." Matthew 6:8‭-‬9 And... "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you." Matthew 6:6 "Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it." John 14:13‭-‬14 And in God's Word Jesus himself intercedes for us, not his human mother. This is exactly what it says: "Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." Hebrews 7:25 "Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us." Romans 8:34 And the Holy Spirit: "In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words..." Roman 8:26 The Lord God Almighty tells us exactly how to pray in his Word (the Bible). DIRECTLY to him. He does not leave it up to us. And that's good enough for me.

@@SuperIliad if you're catholic and praying to a dead sinner - you haven't studied much at all , Sir. Rolando is right - read his words and think about it. wish you well, Sir.

@@rolandovelasquez135 good points, Rolando - thank you for that!

*MARY HAS NO 'ROLE IN OUR SALVATION' - SHE IS DEAD AND JESUS CHRIST DID IT ALL!* now quit with the necromancy and idolatry, Ed! don't you even have a Bible, Sir?

Dead people don't bless anyone, Christ on the other hand is a different story.

@@sammygomes7381 Dear brother: First of all, you may not be familiar with the Bible but blessings pass to thousands generations (and curses 3 to 4 at least). OT & NT is plagued with similar references (Ex, Dt, Num, Ps, Ez, Lk, Gal, etc). Secondly, our Blessed Mother had a special grace to be the Mother of God henceforth for her assumption into heaven she came in body and soul I.e she is alive (this is a Catholic dogma). This one, you would only understand when you seek truth earnestly. Thirdly, I do not get why you believe in Christ as you seem not to believe in resurrection of the dead. I explain: even in your wrong assumption as a Protestant wanting Mary dead, she is supposed to be alive if you believe in resurrection of the dead. If you don’t there is nothing else to discuss, I guess. God bless! 🙏🏼

@@edalvarez4723 I am familiar with the bible and the passing of blessings and curses. I am also familiar with the bible that Mary is not our blessed mother, she was the mother of Jesus, the man. I am also familiar with the bible that we all die with only two exceptions. I also know that we are saved by the word of God and not Catholic dogma which has lead to the killing of many in the name of God. “The church may by divine right confiscate the property of heretics, imprison their person, and condemn them to flames. In our age, the right to inflict the severest penalties, even death, belongs to the church. There is no graver offense than heresy, therefore it must be rooted out.” - Public Eccliastical, Vol. 2, p.142. Of course I believe in the resurrection of the dead as the bible is clear on the subject. In fact Paul even tells us when Mary will be resurrected, when Christ returns at the rapture. I thank you for sharing your dogma with me but I will stick with the word of God.

@@sammygomes7381 brother you are contradicting the Bible: when you state “Jesus the man” please explain Col 2:8-9; John 10:30. When you state “Mary is not our mother” please explain John 19:26-27. When you say “we are saved by the word of God” please explain James 2:14-26. Do not be deceived by what you hear about the Catholics, but earnestly seek the truth of who we really are and believe. Besides it is Jesus’s command to love your “enemies” (Mat 5:44). Thanks to Catholic Church’s dogmas (authority) we still one, holy church after 2000 years (thanks to Jesus…not us sinners), but Protestant denominations are in the thousands in 500 hundred years. Doesn’t it tells you there is something wrong with that? Anyway let’s both pray John 17:20-23. God bless you 🙏🏼

Mary isn't an ark and isn't even alive, SIr. don't you believe the Word of Truth, Sir?

@@tony1685 There is no word of truth on sola scriptura protesting doctrine. Sorry, Mary was seen by John as the Ark and the woman in revelation in heaven battling the dragon in REV 11:19 ; REV 12. FYI, do you know that the saints are alive in heaven seen by John in REV 5, 6, 8? Why is it that in the protestant world everyone is dead?

@@alfray1072 you wrote: _'There is no word of truth on sola scriptura protesting doctrine.'_ - ??? what are you saying here? are you opposed to Sola Scriptura or do you have anything else as important, as reliable, as proven as the Word of Truth? we can't well debate on something when you're not even believing in it. It was all Christ needed to expose Satan and today Christians use It to expose Satan's counterfeit 'church'.

@@tony1685 where is sola scriptura in scriptures? Did Jesus, the apostles and the early church declared sola scriptura and handed out bibles? Did the Holy Spirit airdropped bibles?

@@alfray1072 what is asked is what is comparable to Scripture. and. yes, they all had OT scrolls - these were often memorized. but they were always believed. Jesus even quoted from and taught from Them. so again, if Scripture isn't Truth for you, what is? for God and for Christians, It is - see John 17:17

Mary was not the only or perfect example of a Christian. Christ tells John the Baptist is. Mary in several places was clueless as to the role of her Son. She did not understand why he would be in His Father's house when He was gone for three days and in Mark, she though he was out of His mind.

The Apostle John did-- you know, the one whom Jesus loved and one of the original Apostles? Remember?

@@worthwhilediscussion that's the gospel of John. Mary is part of the gospels because she's the mother of Jesus as a human being but she's not the mother of God or queen of the universe like the catholic religion says she is. And Paul or any other epistles never mentioned Mary. Why ? Because she not as important as the catholic religion says she is.

She bore him? She assented to bearing him of her own free will? She obeyed God's command and allowed the world's Salvation to enter it? What more role does she need to play?

@@strikevipermkII That is what Alan Hight said. She did nothing most woman would do for their child

@@strikevipermkII He Son is King of Heaven and Earth; she therefore has a more enhanced role than your average mother. Look up what the Queen of Israel was responsible for...remember the Queen was ALWAYS the King's mother, not his wife. Read how Solomon responds to his mother in 1Kings2. Find out for yourself. God bless

@@sherrywhite1517 Preaching to the choir. I find it helpful to start where protestants agree and move from there.

Intercessory prayers are instructed by St. Paul in 1 TIMOTHY 2:1. What does EPHESIANS 6:18 says? MAKING SUPPLICATION FOR ALL THE SAINTS ! Mary is not just a saint, she is the Ark of the New Covenant, The NT Gebirah, Daughter of Zion and the woman of revelation that is why we pray for her protection and intercession. SUPPLICATION (DEFINITION) - The action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly. EPHESIANS 6:18 Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, LUKE 1:28 HAIL FULL OF GRACE ROMANS 16:6 Salute Mary, who hath laboured much among you. Saints and angels in heaven interceding for us in REVELATION 4, 5, 6, 8. "Mediator" is Christ alone in one sense. As intercessors all members are " mediators". according to Catholicism and Scripture: 1- The Church is the body of Christ 2- There is only one body of Christ, not one on earth and another one in heaven. 3- Death does not separate the members of the body. 4- Christians are bound by the Law of Christ to love and pray for one another.

True, The Lord Jesus alone RECEIVES/CHANNELS our prayers to the Father 1Tim 2:5 . But who alone can GIVE the Lord Jesus all the prayers they ought to? Not me , not all of us. where there a billion Mama Marys , saints and angels, praying/with and for us (all in Jesus name), they'll still not exhaust the Lord Jesus' inexhaustible Divine Mercy. Like the song says "I have made You too small in my eyes". The Lord Jesus is mightier than we may think. A trillion more "saints, Mama Mary's, angels", calling on His name, will not, sorry never exhaust His listening ear nor His love. The Lord Jesus alone RECEIVES, can you alone GIVE ? The Church never teaches that Mama Mary, the saints and angels steal from the Lord Jesus' grandeur. Catechism 970 St Louis Marie de Montfort Total consecration prayer day 26 We need all the intercession we can get, (we need, not the Lord Jesus).

@@alfray1072 You will notice Paul was talking about the living not the dead. Eph 6:18 is talking about living saints. Those that follow Christ are saints. The church isn't the one that decides who a saint is. Mary is just a saint but in this case a dead one.

@@sammygomes7381 The church has the authority to bind and loose and declare doctrines because it is directly given by Jesus himself in MATTHEW 16:18-19, not the false sola scriptura doctrine. 2ND, Saints in heaven are more alive than us here on earth, they are the "clouds of witnesses" as St. Paul states it. FYI Saints and angels are seen by Apostle John in his revelation interceding and praying by offering prayers via golden bowls and incenses in REVELATION 4, 5, 6, 8.

@@alfray1072 The Christ gave His church only the authority to loose and bind within the the law, not outside of it. For instance the church had no authority to change the 2 nd commandment, or change the Sabbath. How can sola scriptura be wrong when you just used it. Sola Scripture is strictly the word of God. So you're saying the word of God is a false doctrine? There are no saints or angels interceding on anyone's behalf in Rev. What they have are bowls of incense which are the prayers of us below from the beginning of time.

You have no understanding of Mary or the saints, and very little, evidently, of the Resurrection of Jesus and it’s meaning for the Church and all mankind.

@@jimreilly917 I am pretty sure God explained all He needed to about Mary and the saints and what happens to our earthly bodies. The bible tells us a lot, most of all, salvation.

Sad. I’ve heard this protestant drivel for decades and every one of your false cliche statements. I would never speak ill of, or disrespect anybody’s mother, much less to the mother of Jesus. Read your Bible, you’ll find the Catholic Church is correct in its views about our Blessed Mother Mary.

@@drvijil hi D! thanks for your reply Sir. you wrote: _'I would never speak ill of, or disrespect anybody's mother...'_ - Truth doesn't = ill nor disrespect. my mother too is asleep now. _'Read your Bible...'_ - i have, now i teach It! _'...you'll find the Catholic Church is correct in its views about our Blessed Mother Mary.'_ - while Mary was blessed, she is now dead and knows 'nothing'. in Fact, It was the Word of Truth (John 17:17) that saved me from the catholic 'church' , friend! i enjoy teaching Truth to all who have a bit of integrity. Truth invites investigation! - while catholicism runs from It. *Happy Sabbath!!!* sun just sank and that means It's the Lords day here in Texas! i pray church is a blessing in the morning for all who believe and love Jesus Christ!

@@tony1685 Incorrect. Read Revelation Ch. 12. Mary is the Queen of heaven, which is consistent with the royal line of David, in which the Mother of the King, was the Queen Mother. Luke states that Mary would be considered Blessed by all generations. I tell you what, why don’t you name the scripture that mentions the death of Mary.

@@drvijil and not to forget that she can’t be dead because no one is dead in Christ for He is Life! This guy tony always goes searching for any Catholic video, even more obscure ones. He’s an SDA. They believe they’re Christian despite being founded by a deranged woman with failed prophecies and whacky “history”. She founded this satanic pseudo Christian cult by branching out of a group with several failed Second Coming prophecies. You’ll see tony often the more you navigate Catholic KZfaq, always accusing, hissing at the Woman like only the seed of the serpent can do. He is in deep need of prayers.

BEGONE SATAN!! SDA IS SATANIC