Read all the books you want. There are books on systematic theology that will contradict what Scott Hahn has written. No one with any sense can believe that consuming Christ and creating disks of Jesus every day would allow Priests to be pedophiles. That is absurd.

Welcome home brother. That’s a beautiful testimony.

Thankyou for sharing your story. It was clear, precise & flowing. You might like a channel called 'The Catholic Brothers' - They have a wonderful series called, 'The First 500 years' 👍

@@pop6997 - Hi Pop! 👋

@@atrifle8364 Ha! We seem to haunt the best channels 😁

@dalepress1581 Welcome home to Jesus' Church. That is an awesome testimony, excellent writing. God Bless! Thanks for sharing.

So very awesome!! I'm excited for you!

Glad you stopped polluting Anglicanism with your improper beliefs, but sorry you fell for the lie that you can consume all of God via the digestive tract. You seem to forget that what goes in the mouth eventually comes out, into the toilet.

God bless you and your family 🙏

ha!

Yes obviously he did not mean that. It so obvious because JESUS would have cut a portion of HIS flesh and just put a tiny drop of HIS blood to show that it is not a symbolism. JESUS just show us how this symbolism is not an ordinary way of partaking bread and wine. I hope you can understand how clear JESUS has emphasized this on the scripture. He can easily cut a portion of HIS body if it was so. Please understand.

He did mean that. The unsaved dont understand and cant understand. Jesus is the Word. His flesh is Word. Believe his Words is eating his flesh.

@@lemuel888 Early Christians disagreed with you, obviously.

Catholics didn't believe it either until 1556, when transubstantiation became dogma at the Council of Trent. Weird that something so plainly obvious took a millennia and a half to become official. Oh, and the Eastern Orthodox and the Easter Catholic churches aren't as dogmatic about it as you are.

@@_ROMANS_116it’s not the bs you’re about to spew. People are waking up to your anti Catholic bigotry and propaganda. It doesn’t work anymore. If this pisses you off……good. Stay in your lane, ignorance is the only thing saving you right now. Along with your Faith. But if you keep doing the work for the other team, it ain’t gonna end well. You’re not a white knight slaying Catholics for protestant Jesus. Again you’re not doing Jesus any favors. Again you’re not doing Jesus any favors. That feeling of anger you have from reading this, comes from the one who’s sent you. BTW, remind him that his head will be crushed by her heel.

Once you believe Jesus was serious almost every catholic dogma falls into place. It's almost like an institution to protect the eucharist!

@@_ROMANS_116 If you go by what Jesus actually said, yes! 😂

@@_ROMANS_116 you failed to understand the scriptures and the fullness of the gospel. That is because you, like I and Hugh once believed, what the gospel is according to men who had left the Catholic Church, or were born into the Protestant tradition. Their understanding of the gospel and the beliefs of the church were formed apart from the traditional understanding that had been passed on from one generation to the next and instead have developed new meanings that depart from the churches well guarded truths as passed down over the centuries. These beliefs and teachings can be traced back to the earliest days of church just as the Catholic Church can be traced back to the apostles and our Lord Himself.

​@@_ROMANS_116 John 6:53 Jesus said to them, “I am telling you the truth: if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in yourselves.

@williamburych2136 Amen 🙏.

And in most cases, the evidence from recent miracles is actually sent for forensic analysis. Human cells are found, and the blood type matches that from the Shroud of Turin!

@@catholicskeptic How does it prove that?

If these miracles actually happened, why does this prove true presence? the whole idea is that the bread/wine do NOT change their physical features in any way. Additionally, if no miracles like this had ever been recorded, Roman Catholics would still hold to true presence, correct? If that's the case, you should be able to demonstrate the idea without interpreting these miracles as evidence for true presence.

Im an Anglican (part of the Anglican church called Anglo-catholic) and i just reached out to my Catholic diocese today and they immediately put me in connection with my local priest with regards the to Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Ive always believed that the Eucharist is the true body and blood of Our Lord but i dont know of any Eucharist miracles in the Anglican church , the Anglican Church is full of faithful Christians who love Christ but the Priest does not have the power from God to change the bread and wine into the body and blood of our Lord. This has become clear to me. As Anglicans (especially us Anglo-Catholics) we have always been told by those fundamental protestants that we are "too catholic" lol well very shortly i will be an actual Catholic and thank the Lord for that.

Pirates of the Caribbean

It's from pirates of the Caribbean

With reference to the linked video below, how contradicting that you believe the Holy Spirit guides your Catholic Church into all truth, and Protestants testify to the progress of secularism. So then, why has your supposedly-INFALLIBLE Pope, the Vicar of Christ made homosexual no longer a sin for Catholics by allowing your priests to bless same-sex couples. Is it because your ‘Holy Father’ Pope and you believe in Matthew 16:19, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of Heaven: whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven,” and you being an obedient, faithful Catholic are supposed to literally believe that too? Well then, all you Catholics who have been ‘hiding in the closet’ because you have been having secret desire for an intimate and passionate relationship with someone of your same sex, YOU CAN NOW BOLDLY AND FEARLESSLY COME OUT WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS AND GO TO YOUR PRIESTS TO GET THEIR BLESSINGS! By the way, according to Jesus, the title ‘Holy Father’ righteously belongs to HIS FATHER, THE TRUE GOD. Beware, this is from your Catholic Bible, 2 Thessalonians 2, “…But the coming of the wicked One will be marked by Satan being at work in all kinds of counterfeit miracles and signs and wonders, and every wicked deception aimed at those who are on the way to destruction because they would not accept the love of the truth and so be saved. And therefore God sends on them a power that deludes people so that they believe what is false,…” kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9yai9h9vbWWZIU.htmlsi=ixFNKoqpuAg8_DKH

Likely true, but the same could be said of Catholics. We all need to stop avoiding difficult verses....

@@vincewarde The entire bible is entirely Catholic and the Catholic church does not avoid any biblical verse.

With reference to the linked video below, how contradicting that you believe the Holy Spirit guides your Catholic Church into all truth, and Protestants testify to the progress of secularism. So then, why has your supposedly-INFALLIBLE Pope, the Vicar of Christ made homosexual no longer a sin by allowing your priests to bless same-sex couples. Is it because your ‘Holy Father’ Pope and you believe in Matthew 16:19, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of Heaven: whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven,” and you being an obedient, faithful Catholic are supposed to literally believe that too? Well then, all you Catholics who have been ‘hiding in the closet’ because you have been having secret desire for an intimate and passionate relationship with someone of your same sex, YOU CAN NOW BOLDLY AND FEARLESSLY COME OUT WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS AND GO TO YOUR PRIESTS TO GET THEIR BLESSINGS! By the way, according to Jesus, the title ‘Holy Father’ righteously belongs to HIS FATHER, THE TRUE GOD. Beware, this is from your Catholic Bible, 2 Thessalonians 2, “…But the coming of the wicked One will be marked by Satan being at work in all kinds of counterfeit miracles and signs and wonders, and every wicked deception aimed at those who are on the way to destruction because they would not accept the love of the truth and so be saved. And therefore God sends on them a power that deludes people so that they believe what is false,…” kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9yai9h9vbWWZIU.htmlsi=ixFNKoqpuAg8_DKH

You totally ignore Exodus 20:4.

The Bible is full of metaphorical language. To pretend like it isn't is disingenuous ...

​@@TheAegis1000the crux is discerning when Jesus is speaking Truth

​@@TheAegis1000- There's a lot of evidence that that particular passage is meant in a realistic way. Also lots of people pride themselves on being "literal Bible believers".

​@@essafats5728- Jesus is always speaking truth. The issue is how to apply it

@@atrifle8364 I know ZERO Christians who take EVERY verse literally

Great point, they can’t even agree on the basics, in spite of what the Bible says. God, please help them overcome their blindness caused by sola Scriptura & personal interpretation

Does an infant drink grape juice or wine? No. Does an infant eat (literally chew and swallow) bread? No. Jhn 6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Yet, even though they have not eaten or drunk anything except their mother’s milk, they are declared by the Roman church to be saved by the sacrament of baptism. Irrespective of the fact, that Christ himself said until they ate his flesh and drank his blood they have no life in them. So you have to choose whom to believe and whom you will follow: Christ or the Magisterium of the Catholic Church; because they are not in agreement. Most Catholics (not all, but most) will reject Christ and follow instead their pipes because they are not saved.

@@mephi654 maybe read your bible For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[b] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[c] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[d] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[e] loosed in heaven.” Kids need to learn and understand what they are doing to be properly catechized. It’s not unreasonable for the church to make a process to learn and understand what it means. I mean look at your own understanding…you’re an adult commenting without a charitable understanding of Catholic teaching. Teachings that go back to the students of John the Apostle who stood at the foot of the Cross of Jesus Christ.

i think ur missing the point being that jesus and the apostles didnt exactly have the ability to refrigerate grape juice (no one did). freshly spawned "wine" juice isnt fermented, especially if it hasnt been in existence till more than a minute. Go ahead and tell me God would inebriate His followers with something that isn't beneficial for the human body. Wine was common, cheap. Everyone had it because no one could refrigerate it.

@@mephi654 Christ regarded teaching on the Eucharist as a watershed teaching. If folks would not believe this teaching, he let them walk away. He didn't run after them and tell them "Stop, stop, cool your jets, I was just speaking metaphorically." All four gospels and Paul in a Corinthian letter said that Christ held up the bread after it was consecrated and said "This is my body."

@OzCrusader Thanks for your encouraging words, glad the videos have ministered to you, all the Glory to God. Please pray for me, and be assured you are in my prayers, God Bless.

@@catholicskeptic Thank you Hugh🙏

No you are right, of course. We aren't allowed to explain without being condensed to. Very Christ like.

@@zrayish5164 - Evangelicals are the vast majority of both US and worldwide Protestantism. Anglican and Lutherans are minorities. Further, Anglicanism deliberately broke their apostolic succession way back around King James.

@@razoredge6130 - I find that it's usually Protestants who have a hard time imagining that Catholics have a defense of the Church's interpretation of Scripture.

As predicted Protestants don't believe Jesus meant transubstantiation and meant something else? Well of course that goes without saying...that wasn't much of a prophetic prediction lol.

That seems to me both a preposterous and arrogant comment...the very thing in question or dispute (the point of difference) is the interpretation/meaning of the passage so duh of course people will say Jesus did not mean it that way. Why should that not be expected?

@Rocknroller795 Welcome Home to His Church! God Bless!

Did you not know God is outside of Time? That time is part of His creation? Or are you merely putting limits on God’s omnipotence?

Because he partook he will receive eternal life at the ressurection. Those who didn’t wont. But it has direct effects aswell, spiritual satisfaction, decreasing of fleshly desires and so on.

@@Mach15-20 See, now YOU are the denier of Scripture. YOU don't believe literally what Jesus said. You *interpret* Scripture according to the surrounding context, like a Protestant interprets John 6! 😂🤣

You nailed it. They don't take Jesus' words literally, when it doesn't suit them to do so. They interpret that verse properly by looking at the surrounding context, but they won't do the same with John 6!

@@rexlion4510 Nobody denies that. It’s when Jesus reiterates again and again that he means it literally that you deny the plain truth and follow your desires.

@@Mach15-20 If you look at the whole of Scripture, the plain truth (reiterated again and again) is that _we receive God's saving grace_ (unto justification & eternal life) _through faith in Jesus Christ's atonement for our sins._ But the emphasis of the RCC is that you receive grace via the digestive tract. Your entire Mass points to the physical ingestion of your wafer god as *the main thing* about your religion. The RCC pays lip service to the concept of having faith in Christ's atonement, but by its actions it teaches a different concept of having faith in the weekly (or even daily) eating and drinking.

My understanding is that this is the Reformed/Presbyterian view. Jesus is truly present in the bread and wine, but spiritually present rather than bodily present. Is this also the official position of Methodists/Free Methodists/Wesleyans?

@@sarco64 Thanks for the question. Rather than "wing it" from memory, I thought it best to actually copy and paste our formal doctrinal statement. I would like to make a few personal points: 1) I ***believe*** our position would be closest to that of the Anglican church, rather than Reformed/Presbyterian 2) We consider Holy Communion to be a sacrament rather than an ordinance 3) We affirm a real presence, but that real presence is spiritual, rather than physical This sets us apart from both the typical Baptist view of mere symbolism and the Catholic view of transubstantiation. It would best be described as a form of consubstantiation, IMHO. While we differ, I see it as much closer to the Catholic position. Our doctrinal statement is below and it is likely that any other evangelical group in the Wesleyan tradition would have very similar beliefs. The Lord’s Supper The Lord’s Supper is a sacrament of our redemption by Christ’s death. To those who rightly, worthily and with faith receive it, the bread which we break is a partaking of the body of Christ; and likewise the cup of blessing is a partaking of the blood of Christ. The supper is also a sign of the love and unity that Christians have among themselves. Christ, according to His promise, is really present in the sacrament. But His body is given, taken and eaten only after a heavenly and spiritual manner. No change is effected in the element; the bread and wine are not literally the body and blood of Christ. Nor is the body and blood of Christ literally present with the elements. The elements are never to be considered objects of worship. The body of Christ is received and eaten in faith.

You nailed it. The Roman Catholics will consider context when interpreting those verses, but when it comes to verses 53-58 they have blinders on. They only believe what the RCC spoon-feeds them, like spiritual babies.

The One True Church that Jesus founded Mt 16 18-19 is the pillar & foundation of Truth 1 Tim 3:15 which codified your Bible in 382 from which Luther removed 7 books without authority Deut 4:2. If you don’t believe in the literal True Presence in John 6, read 1 Cor 10 16 & 1 Cor 11 23-25 The defining difference between the Catholic & Orthodox Churches & false man made Protestantism is the literal Real Presence in the Eucharist Jn 6 51-58 & esp 6:63. The “flesh” Jesus notes refers to our inclination to think only with our natural human reason instead of the enlightenment that comes with the grace of God. To preempt the usual knee jerk response,​​ the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an unbloody REPRESENTATION of Calvary NOT a resacrificing as Protestantism incorrectly claims. Also Mal 1:11 with gentiles offering pure sacrifice in all places at all times. The CC offers Mass daily in most parishes around the world. As Protestantism, generally, doesn’t believe in sacrificial worship Jn 6 51-58, they have no altars & no liturgical worship so no “church”, more like a synagogue with prayer & teaching. The words “daily bread” in the Lord’s Prayer, in their original language mean supernatural bread ie the Eucharist. Research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain, same AB blood type and living heart tissue. O Ye of little Faith! For those with Faith, no explanation is necessary & for others, no explanation is possible! Try believing & understanding will follow, but not the reverse

1 Corinthians 10:1 KJV "Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 2 and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 and did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual ROCK that followed them: and that ROCK was CHRIST." Note: They spiritually ate and drank CHRIST long before CHRIST was made physical flesh. Symbolically eating and drinking CHRIST is a spiritual truth and only a remembrance of HIM giving HIS real blood and real Body on the cross for the forgiveness of all sins once for all which applies to the LORD's Supper where a true believer eats and drinks CHRIST spiritually NOT physically. Catholics have no spiritual faith which is eternal. They live in the flesh/physical world which is temporary. They must see, hear, feel, eat, taste, handle, and so forth or there's nothing for them. Here is a description of the real church: 1 Peter 2:3 KJV "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious (forgiven of all sins). 4 To Whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen (elect) of GOD, and precious, 5 You also, as lively (living) stones (Petras), are built up a spiritual house (the true Church), a Holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices (fruit of the spirit, obedience, thanksgiving), acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." Description of true believers: 9 "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praises of Him Who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light" Also see below: Revelation 1:6 KJV "And has made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." Revelation 5:10 KJV "And has made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth." The true Church is spiritual NOT a palace in Rome.

Amen AK. You speak the truth of Christian unity and John 17:21 “May they be ONE.”

Spot on! It has occurred to me that Protestantism in 1517 was the first attack by Satan on the CC, followed by Freemasonry in 1717 & Communism in 1917. The confusion, division & scandal of 000’s of sects caused by personal interpretation is not of God when Jesus willed unity Jn 17 11-21

You misunderstand my friend, the way we become one is by the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is who connects us, for that’s how Jesus can declare He and the Father are One, because the Spirit is the Holy Spirit. We are connected by the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and Him alone. Christ as He left the earth gave us the comforter (The Spirit). No idol holds us together.

@@blakers430 Please define “idol”.

@@OzCrusader Any physical object or point of object that is not God but is regarded to have God in it. I.E. an image, a picture, an item that is said to hold certain qualities like healing and such that is world centric. Sure physical healing is good, but that which is heavenly is better. God sent Himself to us so that He would dwell in us. We are now temples of God, what thing on earth is greater than this? For His Spirit is worth far more than any thing that is regarded as “holy” on the earth.

Jesus said to call no man on this earth father. Catholics trample those words into the ground. But you all try to explain it away. Dont worry, your statues will save you on the terrible day of the Lord.

@@peterzinya1 Clearly you have no father just a mother 🤣 the Catholic Church has never said statues will save you 🤣these are your private interpretations of the Catholic Church and Catholics and like all Protestants you believe in your own individual private interpretation of scripture and because each Protestant is his own church pope and counsel and only their views and opinions matter on scripture and that’s why there are over 40 thousand different Protestant denominations. Thanks for the laughs 🤣 God bless you and your family

@@martinmartin1363 Jesus didnt say not to use the word father. he said call no man father as a title. Jesus was looking at all the religious holymen who loved titles when he said that. Do cTHOLICS EVER CONSIDER THAT? No, they just call their holymen father while they getup from off their knees from some statue or another. While your on your knees you might ask the statue to save you.

@@peterzinya1 Matthew 23:8 Vos autem nolite vocari Rabbi. Unus est enim Magister vester, omnes autem vos fratres estis. 23:8 But you must not be called Master. For One is your Master, and you are all brothers. 23:9 Et patrem nolite vocare vobis super terram: unus est enim Pater vester, qui in cælis est. 23:9 And do not choose to call anyone on earth your father. For One is your Father, who is in heaven. 23:10 Nec vocemini magistri: quia Magister vester unus est, Christus. 23:10 Neither should you be called teachers. For One is your Teacher, the Christ. 23:11 Qui maior est vestrum, erit minister vester. 23:11 Whoever is greater among you shall be your minister. 23:12 Qui autem se exaltaverit, humiliabitur: et qui se humiliaverit, exaltabitur. 23:12 But whoever has exalted himself, shall be humbled. And whoever has humbled himself, shall be exalted. 23:13 Væ autem vobis Scribæ, et Pharisæi hypocritæ: quia clauditis regnum cælorum ante homines. Vos enim non intratis, nec introeuntes sinitis intrare. 23:13 So then: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you close the kingdom of heaven before men. For you yourselves do not enter, and those who are entering, you would not permit to enter. 23:14 Væ vobis Scribæ, et Pharisæi hypocritæ: quia comeditis domos viduarum, orationes longas orantes: propter hoc amplius accipietis iudicium. 23:14 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you consume the houses of widows, praying long prayers. Because of this, you shall receive the greater judgment. 23:15 Væ vobis Scribæ, et Pharisæi hypocritæ: quia circuitis mare, et aridam, ut faciatis unum proselytum: et cum fuerit factus, facitis eum filium Gehennæ duplo quam vos. 23:15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and by land, in order to make one convert. And when he has been converted, you make him twice the son of Hell that you are yourselves. 23:16 Væ vobis duces cæci, qui dicitis: Quicumque iuraverit per templum, nihil est: qui autem iuraverit in auro templi, debet. 23:16 Woe to you, blind guides, who say: ‘Whoever will have sworn by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever will have sworn by the gold of the temple is obligated.’ 23:17 Stulti et cæci: Quid enim maius est, aurum, an templum, quod sanctificat aurum? 23:17 You are foolish and blind! For which is greater: the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? 23:18 Et quicumque iuraverit in altari, nihil est: quicumque autem iuraverit in dono, quod est super illud, debet. 23:18 And you say: ‘Whoever will have sworn by the altar, it is nothing. But whoever will have sworn by the gift that is on the altar is obligated.’ 23:19 Cæci: quid enim maius est, donum, an altare, quod sanctificat donum? 23:19 How blind you are! For which is greater: the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 23:20 Qui ergo iurat in altari, iurat in eo, et in omnibus quæ super illud sunt. 23:20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all that is on it. 23:21 Et quicumque iuraverit in templo, iurat in illo, et in eo, qui habitat in ipso: 23:21 And whoever will have sworn by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells in it. 23:22 et qui iurat in cælo, iurat in throno Dei, et in eo, qui sedet super eum. 23:22 And whoever swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it. 23:23 Væ vobis Scribæ, et Pharisæi hypocritæ: qui decimatis mentham, et anethum, et cyminum, et reliquistis quæ graviora sunt legis, iudicium, et misericordiam, et fidem. Hæc oportuit facere, et illa non omittere. 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you collect tithes on mint and dill and cumin, but you have abandoned the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, while not omitting the others. 23:24 Duces cæci, excolantes culicem, camelum autem glutientes. 23:24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat, while swallowing a camel! 23:25 Væ vobis Scribæ, et Pharisæi hypocritæ, quia mundatis quod deforis est calicis, et paropsidis: intus autem pleni estis rapina, et immunditia. 23:25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you clean what is outside the cup and the dish, but on the inside you are full of avarice and impurity. 23:26 Pharisæe cæce, munda prius quod intus est calicis, et paropsidis, ut fiat id, quod deforis est, mundum. 23:26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, and then what is outside becomes clean. 23:27 Væ vobis Scribæ, et Pharisæi hypocritæ: quia similes estis sepulchris dealbatis, quæ aforis parent hominibus speciosa, intus vero pleni sunt ossibus mortuorum, et omni spurcitia. 23:27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed sepulchers, which outwardly appear brilliant to men, yet truly, inside, they are filled with the bones of the dead and with all filth. 23:28 Sic et vos aforis quidem paretis hominibus iusti: intus autem pleni estis hypocrisi, et iniquitate. 23:28 So also, you certainly appear to men outwardly to be just. But inwardly you are filled with hypocrisy and iniquity. 23:29 Væ vobis Scribæ, et Pharisæi hypocritæ, qui ædificatis sepulchra prophetarum, et ornatis monumenta iustorum, 23:29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites, who build the sepulchers of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the just. 23:30 et dicitis: Si fuissemus in diebus patrum nostrorum, non essemus socii eorum in sanguine prophetarum. 23:30 And then you say, ‘If we had been there in the days of our fathers, we would not have joined with them in the blood of the prophets.’

@@peterzinya1 Clearly the verse and chapter says call no man Father or teacher or master, if you believe they are titles then nobody can teach be regarded as a master of anything and father is not be honoured

@rhwinner Yep 😆

Protestors: "Make sure you attend a bible based Church." Me: Ever heard of the Cannon of Scripture?

@@ourlifeinwyoming4654 Yes!👍

"This is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me." (Luke 22:19). Why do you disobey Jesus? You do communion to get more grace, to get more of God, and to consume the Almighty via the digestive tract. Why don't you simply do it in remembrance of Him? And look how Jesus said, "This is my body which is given for you..." WHEN was Jesus' body given for us? Not that night! He gave His body and blood for us on the cross, on the following day! This proves that Jesus was not talking about literally eating His physical flesh at the Last Supper (or at Communion), for the bread _represented_ the physical body and blood He would voluntarily lay down on the following day!

@@rexlion4510 Because Jesus said so! And He established a living Church. No where does He say, I'll send you a book, just go by that. He established a Church, gave Peter the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. ( Matthew 16:13-19)

Jesus established an organized Church with 12 Apostles. It's clearly documented in the NT. The way to have a personal relationship with Jesus, is the way He intended, through His Church.

@@atrifle8364 RC doctrine sets up the RCC as a necessary mediator between God and man. But what does scripture say? 1Tim 2:5 "For there is one God, and _one mediator_ between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" Not 2 mediators, Christ and the RCC. Just one mediator, Christ. We go directly to Him in faith. Stop dividing your faith between Christ and your church, because your church didn't die for you and your church cannot save you.

@@rexlion4510Christ is the head of the One True Church that He founded Mt 16 18-19 which is the pillar & foundation of the Truth 1 Tim 3:15 & it gave you your codified bible in 382 from which Luther removed 7 books without authority Deut 4:2 Jesus instituted 7 sacraments which are biblical as His way of giving us grace, like electricity without which nothing functions. Specifically, He said that 2 of those sacraments are necessary for salvation Baptism Jn 3:5 & Eucharist Jn 6 51-58

@@geoffjswhich books do you mean? And what are those 7 sacraments?

@@LouisSlibithe 7 apocryphal books that were in the Septuagint. Seven Sacraments that Jesus instituted which are biblical, Baptism Jn 3:5 Confirmation Acts 8 14-17 Confession Jn 20:23, Eucharist Jn 6 Priesthood @ the Last Supper, Jn 6 do this in remembrance of me, Healing of the sick, throughout scripture & Marriage (pre-existing) Jn 2 1:12

With prayer & meditation on Jn 6, the Holy Spirit will lead you

Did not CHRIST conclude in John 6:63 KJV "It is the SPIRIT that quickens (gives eternal life); the flesh profits nothing (flesh means physical works of any sort in a physical world): the WORDS that I speak unto you, they are SPIRIT, and they are LIFE." (CHRIST says HIS WORDS have spiritual meanings NOT physical/flesh meanings and are spiritually discerned and give SPIRITUAL LIFE which is FOREVER.

@@jacktracy8356Catholic believe that v 63 means the “flesh” Jesus notes refers to our inclination to think only with our natural human reason instead of the enlightenment that comes with the grace of God. If you don’t agree with that interpretation, the Real Presence is supported by 1 Cor 10 16-17 & 1 Cor 11 23-27

@@geoffjs CHRIST's Words were spirit meaning spiritually discerned not to be understood physically along with CHRIST saying HE was the LIGHT, DOOR, and GOOD SHEPHERD which were not to be understood as being those things physically.

@@jacktracy8356​​⁠some parts of scripture are to be read figuratively & some literally, such Jn 6 where Jesus very clearly & repeatedly instructed His Apostles to eat His Flesh & drink His blood, under the appearance of bread & wine, nothing figurative about His words. Jesus founded His One True Church Mt 16 18-19 which became known as the Catholic or Universal Church in 110. The Church is the pillar & foundation of the Truth 1 Tim 3:15. She codified the Bible in 382 from which Luther removed 7 books without authority Deut 4:2 The defining difference between the Catholic & Orthodox Churches & false man made Protestantism is the literal Real Presence in the Eucharist Jn 6 51-58 & esp 6:63. The “flesh” Jesus notes refers to our inclination to think only with our natural human reason instead of the enlightenment that comes with the grace of God. If you don’t believe in the literal True Presence in John 6, read 1 Cor 10 16 & 1 Cor 11 23-25 To preempt the usual knee jerk response, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an unbloody REPRESENTATION of Calvary NOT a resacrificing as Protestantism incorrectly claims. Also Mal 1:11 with gentiles offering pure sacrifice in all places at all times. The CC offers Mass daily in most parishes around the world. As Protestantism, generally, doesn’t believe in sacrificial worship Jn 6 51-58, they have no altars & no liturgical worship so no “church”, more like a synagogue with prayer & teaching. The words “daily bread” in the Lord’s Prayer, in their original language mean supernatural bread ie the Eucharist. Research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain, same AB blood type and living heart tissue. Luther believed in the Real Presence O Ye of little Faith! For those with Faith, no explanation is necessary & for others, no explanation is possible! Try believing & understanding will follow, but not the reverse

Only the CC & Orthodox Church has a validly ordained priesthood in the unbroken line of apostolic succession so only their priests can properly confect the Eucharist. So no, as a Protestant, you are participating in the symbolic Eucharist which is not what Jesus commanded in Jn 6. If you don’t believe in His True Real Presence in the Eucharist, I suggest that you research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain where the blood is AB+ & the flesh is living heart tissue. Likewise, why do satanist steal consecrated hosts from Catholic Churches for use in black masses?

@@geoffjs That’s just silly on so many levels. I hardly know where to start. So I’m not going to bother. Satanists … lol

@@geoffjs But one question, where in the NT do you find these priests of which you speak? I see no evidence of them at all. I see church elders, but no priests. I find passages that say that all those that believe are a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:7-9). But nothing about a special, set-apart office of priest. So where would I find a description of this office of priest in the NT?

@@geoffjs One last thing, nowhere in John 6 does it say anything about Passover or the Last Supper or the Lord’s Supper or communion. It talks about the bread from heaven that Moses gave the Israelites, which is not a picture of the Passover. And I just want to point out that the Gospel of John doesn’t even recount the Last Supper, which would be odd if John wanted us to make the connection between John 6 and the Last Supper. But I’m not necessarily opposed to the notion that the bread and wine becomes the body and blood of Jesus. But I am opposed to the notion that a human priest has anything whatsoever to do with such transformation. It says nothing whatsoever about priests and masses in John 6, the synoptic Gospels recounting of the Last Supper, or in 1 Corinthians 11. Not one word about priests or masses. We Protestants use the same formula found in 1 Corinthians 11 when we take our Communion. If the bread and wine transforms for you, it transforms for us too. Our subjective understanding of what’s going on does not affect the objective reality of what happens when we take Communion. Personally, I don’t think John 6 has anything to do with the Lord’s Supper. That’s because it doesn’t say that in the text. If it said it, I’d believe it. But that doesn’t mean that the bread and wine absolutely does not transform, but you certainly can’t prove it by John 6.

@@toddstevens9667The apostles that Jesus selected were the first bishops who in turn delegated their authority to what we today refer to as priests (presbyters) & deacons. He appointed the apostles as bishops at the last supper when He washed their feet & commanded them to offer His body & blood as an unbloody representation of His sacrifice that He offered on the cross. In addition, Jesus instituted confession Jn 20 21-23 I understand you disagreeing on Catholic doctrine, but any comments on unexplained Eucharistic miracles that He has sent us as signs? One of the reasons that only men can become priests is that they act in persona Christi when offering the Holy Mass. When a priest says “this is My body, this is My blood” he is referring to the body & blood of Christ, not his own. Both John 6 & the Last Supper provide evidence of Jesus appointing His apostles & giving them authority. No non Catholic or non Orthodox has an unbroken line of apostolic succession where the laying on hands can be tracked by each bishop back to his successors back to the time of Christ, another sign of His One True Church. If I haven’t been able to provide a satisfactory response, I suggest that you research the early fathers on what they had to say about these topics.

@@sonsofpolaris6102 statement, not argument. The sacrament of communion used to be part of the larger Passover observance ceremony.

Excellent witness, well said, though Protestants are stubborn so I don’t know how many will agree!

@jamestrotter3162 All the Glory to God, please pray for me.

@@catholicskeptic And I would ask of you to pray for me as well.

Unbeliever & doubter of His words. See 1 Cor 10 16-17 & 1 Cor 11 23-27

@@geoffjs no reason for hostility..... just asking an easy question. Since Jesus was clearly teaching cannibalism to the point, many of his followers left, and the bread and wine were NOT a symbol or metaphor as this video vehemently claims, where is the verse where Jesus passed around his foot and everybody took a toe? Seems pretty simple to prove if it's there........

@@ThePopOptic100no hostility intended, however, the words of Jesus are clear & He repeatedly says, eat My flesh, eat My Body. The use of the word cannibalism is construed as blasphemy by believers in the literal True Presence & is disrespectful. If Jesus had given us His physical flesh & blood to consume, then I can see the applicability of the word. However, Jesus used the practical realities of bread & wine to change into His flesh & blood, while retaining their appearances. I understand people having difficulty with the concept of transubstantiation, however, over time & with meditation, understanding has flown from belief, but the opposite is not necessarily true. The defining difference between the Catholic & Orthodox Churches & false man made Protestantism is the literal Real Presence in the Eucharist Jn 6 51-58 & esp 6:63. The “flesh” Jesus notes refers to our inclination to think only with our natural human reason instead of the enlightenment that comes with the grace of God. If you don’t believe in the literal True Presence in John 6, read 1 Cor 10 16 & 1 Cor 11 23-25 To preempt the usual knee jerk response, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an unbloody REPRESENTATION of Calvary NOT a resacrificing as Protestantism incorrectly claims. Also Mal 1:11 with gentiles offering pure sacrifice in all places at all times. The CC offers Mass daily in most parishes around the world. As Protestantism, generally, doesn’t believe in sacrificial worship Jn 6 51-58, they have no altars & no liturgical worship so no “church”, more like a synagogue with prayer & teaching. The words “daily bread” in the Lord’s Prayer, in their original language mean supernatural bread ie the Eucharist. Research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain, same AB blood type and living heart tissue. Luther believed in the Real Presence O Ye of little Faith! For those with Faith, no explanation is necessary & for others, no explanation is possible! Try believing & understanding will follow,

At the Last Supper, Jesus instituted the Real Presence in the Eucharist & Ordained His apostles as the first bishops ie remaining 2 of 7 sacraments that He instituted while on earth. So the apostles received their first Eucharist & accompanying grace from Jesus. His death on the cross on Good Friday was His ultimate sacrifice for us that He prefigured the night before.

Great point! Protestantism doesn’t understand the Deposit of Faith concept that has been developed over 2000 yrs from the time of Christ starting with oral Sacred Tradition which complemented Sacred Scripture when the CC codified the bible in 382 from which Luther removed 7 books without authority Deut 4:2 Sacred Tradition & Sacred Scripture are subject to the unifying authoritative interpretative authority of the Magisterium flowing from the authority given to St Peter to bind & loose Mt 16 18-19. The result is a balanced 3 legged stool providing stability compared to the one legged stool of Protestantism’s flawed cornerstone of man made sola Scriptura

The Holy Spirit and the context of the passages within the Bible.

The Holy Spirit gave us scripture, the church did not.

​@@geoffjsdid Mary get bodily assumed to heaven, and if so what evidence is there for that?

Jesus did not make these statements in the context of the Lord's Supper. He made it in context of people being in need of bread after he performed a miracle of feeding thousands. The meat and blood of Christ are his teachings, which are found in scripture. He even says in John chapter 6 it is spiritual not literal.

He is a blind leader of the blind.

@@peterzinya1 Yeah he was until he was protestant not any more Praise to our lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

@@alexanderfernandes2146 Now he belongs to a cult of the graven image. Smooth move.

@@peterzinya1 Better than without the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ

@@peterzinya1 Hahaha, it's fascinating how you can "accuse", umm , who is the accuser of the brethren? 🧐. But of course are utterly incapable of refuting my point, which is the Word of God, thus ironically, like those in actual cults, you change the subject. Thanks for the laughs, but really it is so sad. Everyone please pray for this soul. 🙏

Which scriptures are you having trouble with? I'm no expert, but I'd like to try and help/clarify anything you might be struggling with

@@mikekukovec4386I think he’s referring to verses often ignored or set aside by most Evangelicals, like every verse in which Jesus warns that believers can end up in Hell, where Bible says works of love are required to be saved, the whole bread of life discourse, etc.

Protestant pastors don't have teaching authority, governing authority and sanctifying authority. They don't have authorised priests and so they can't offer the sacrifice on the altar. And hence, they have to say the eucharist is symbolic.

Yeah, so what? catholics dont believe one word of the bible. Thats why you can find them on their knees befor graven images.

Protestant checking in. I actually agree with these criticisms, but they are targeted at modern Evangelicalism, not historical Protestantism. As a Lutheran, I believe in the real, true, bodily presence of Christ in the Eucharist given for the forgiven of sins. Also believe in baptismal regeneration, confession absolutions, the importance of valid ordination, the importance of liturgical worship (we distinguish Eucharistic sacrifice, which is admittedly very different than the Catholic sacrifice of the mass).

@@zrayish5164 - You have all of those things because Martin Luther was originally a Catholic monk who didn't stray as far from the faith as Jean Calvin.

@@zrayish5164I appreciate your comments. It would have been great if Protestantism hadn’t splintered into 000’s sects caused by heresies of sola Scriptura & personal interpretation which has caused confusion, division & scandal, when Jesus willed unity Jn 17 11-21.

Sadly, some that follow their traditions get up every morning with a goal to conquer Catholics. Why? Where does it say in the Bible to put a bullseye on Catholics? I'm too busy trying to prefect myself, to attain grace and atone for my sins to make my Baptist neighbor the sole focus of my faith. I read scripture to prove people wrong; I read scripture to get close to Christ.

You wrote: "Evangelicals HATE Mary" That's total BS. Evangelicals simply understand that Mary, wonderful as she was, is not invested with Godlike qualities; she cannot hear millions of prayers every day, all around the world, many of which are unspoken prayers. Mary is a created human being. Mary is not omniscient, and although she was Jesus' mother on earth she is only one of the redeemed in heaven. Spend the time praying to God instead of to Mary, because we are certain that He hears and responds.

@@rexlion4510Sadly, that’s not always true. I hear them actually disparage her. They’re so invested in being NOT Catholic that they attack the mother of our Savior. Lord have mercy!

@@sandra4065 Disparagement does not equal hate. If you, a Christian, disparage your neighbor for routinely doing things you find unpleasant (like if they play the drums until 3 a.m. or they reduce your property's value by letting their place look ratty), does that mean you _hate_ your neighbor? Not necessarily... and since you are a Christian I'd venture to say that you'd still love your neighbor even while you disparaged them for their actions.

@@rexlion4510classical irrational response. Loving, Our Lady who always brings us closer to her son, can’t be compared with loving a noisy neighbour.. She is our spiritual mother, who is alive as Queen in Heaven, is the New Eve, The Ark of the New Covenant & the woman of Rev 12. If you don’t believe that she is Heaven, where are her relics?

In the words "faith alone", Martin Luther added the word "alone".

@aussierob7177 the heretic luther ,protestantism was all his making

Romans 3:28 "For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law" Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God" "Faith Alone" does NOT mean that's all you need. If I have faith that Jesus is God, but then I don't think that information is important enough to change my ways, that faith is not going to save me. As James 2 talks about, a saving faith will result in you changing your life to be more Christ-like. But the point of the statement is that it's the FAITH that justifies me in front of God, not the good things I did because of that faith.

Sure it does! Roman’s 10:17 Faith comes from hearing the word of God. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 1 Corinthians 8:6 “But to us there is but one God. Which equates to God alone is one. 1Tim.2:5 There is your answer.

@@johnp.6043you’re dreaming!

@ralf547 The Official, infallible declaration of the Church would say otherwise. The Church makes no effort to nitpick and spy out every opinion of the theologians , chief or other wise. The current guy in that position has written a couple of awful, disgusting books, but they still reflect his opinion, nothing more.

@@catholicskeptic another commenter has remarked that the comment was incorrectly attributed. Looked legit to me, but it's the internet and I accept his correction. This reply of your is also true and helpful.

To call the historic rite of entering the Catholic church a "rigmarole" is very disrespectful. If you are serious about Catholicism become a Catholic but if you believe that you can get everything you need in a protestant church why would it bother you? You do understand the Catholic position is that the protestant church is heretical and they condemned it at the council of Trent? why would they hand out the body and blood of Jesus to heretics before they repent and come home to Rome? you can disagree with this but surely you know they believe this? And you said it should be an open table and it is , anyone is free to join the Church , come and join you are most welcome.

Protestantism, which is supposedly Biblical, fails to recognise that Jesus said that Baptism is necessary for salvation Jn 3:5 &1 Peter 3:21. Jesus said in Jn 6 51-58 that His flesh is Real Flesh & His blood is Real Blood, not symbolic as their interpretation suggests Some Protestants use grape others, wine, go figure!

Baptism is necessary, that being Baptism of The Holy Spirit. Just as John the Baptist states that one will come after him who is greater than him who will baptize them in the Spirit. When you believe in Jesus, by that you receive Him, and by receiving Him, you receive His Spirit, the Holy Spirit, which is not seen. There is nothing that you could ever do to make God love you, other than accepting His death as your salvation, that God Himself provided a perfect Lamb, sacrificed it on our behalf, and rendered our lives new. No work is good enough to present before a perfect, Holy, and Just God, for as it is written, our good works are as filthy rags before God. Only God can save us, as it is also written “there is no other savior besides me”. Go and read the Old Testament, you’ll see the truth, Jesus is the only way. No idols, no angels, nothing but God alone can save.

@@blakers430 It is Baptism of water and the Spirit. Baptism is called the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit, for it signifies and actually brings about the birth of water and the Spirit without which no one can enter the Kingdom of God.

@@aussierob7177 By water meaning of the womb, you must be born first, and of Spirit meaning, of the Holy Spirit. How then does a man who was sentenced with the same sentence of death who hung beside Jesus get told He too would enter Paradise? Or did he have to get off the cross and get submerged first? No the Holy Spirit is what baptized Him, by His belief he was made clean. Or do you deny the inherency of the Scriptures?

@@blakers430 Baptism was made official after Christ's Resurrection.

It turns into that before eating it. See the Last Supper about how bread->body of Jesus.

Yes it's in the tabernacle at church. They did. Literally every church father and ecumenical council affirm it. The true presence in the consecrated bread and wine was believed by every Christian until the 1500s. Maybe you should ask yourself why you're the odd man out.

@@USDebtCrisis I find your rebuttal unremarkable.

@@atrifle8364 He takes the bread and says this is my body; if this is what is meant literally, then the bread should have transformed into a hunk of Christ's flesh right in front of the apostles and a section of His body should be missing a hunk of flesh. But the scriptures never say that. It is suspiciously convenient to have the flesh remain in bread form when it can be seen, and then have it change appearances when it is in the belly and out of sight.

@artemusbowdler7508 luckily there is an entire deposit of faith that has survived since the very beginning that can attest to the fact that it is his body and blood. It's the church that Jesus himself established, the catholic church.

The fruit of unbiblical & unworkable sola Scriptura together with confusion, division & scandal of 000’s of sects resulting from personal interpretation, which is not of God

@@_ROMANS_116 There is no reasonable interpretation other than the Catholic one.

@@geoffjs That's right. Under Protestantism, God IS the author of confusion.

@@_ROMANS_116certainly not you!

The use of the word "transubstantiation" may have. However, belief in the True Presence in the Bread is found in 1 Cor 11 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My Body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This Cup is the New Covenant in My Blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” 26For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. 27Therefore, whoever eats the Bread or drinks the Cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the Body and Blood of the Lord. 28Each one must examine himself before he eats of the Bread and drinks of the Cup. 29For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the Body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 31Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment. 32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

Transubstantiation can be found at the Last Supper. The word does not have to exist for the process to have been there since negative Day 1.

@atrifle8364 Sacred Apostolic Tradition: 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My Body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This Cup is the New Covenant in My Blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” 26For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. 27Therefore, whoever eats the Bread or drinks the Cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the Body and Blood of the Lord. 28Each one must examine himself before he eats of the Bread and drinks of the Cup. 29For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the Body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 31Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment. 32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. (1 Cor 11)

@@atrifle8364 the last supper is the Passover meal. Jesus is referring to himself as the bread and wine in Jewish symbology.

@@atrifle8364 in the Passover each part means something.

And have you notice that they never refer to the works of Mt 25 31 on!

That's why Christians are confused. Jesus didn't have time to say all the truth like he wanted to. That's why the Spirit of Truth comes.@@geoffjs

@kenowens9021 Amen!!! 🙏

@@geoffjs Amen !!! 🙏

All you're doing is twisting Christ's words so they mean something completely different from what he originally meant. You already have this preconceived notion of what is true, and you're twisting his words so it fits your preconceived view. He was saying yes, we have to eat his flesh and drink his blood -- very simple. That's like me saying: "I'm going to get a glass of milk" and you twist it to mean "He said he's going to buy a refrigerator." You're not being intellectually honest.

​@@cocoalovethax I don't think we're talking about the same thing. Yes, of course he meant we have to eat his flesh. That is not what I'm arguing about.

Good question. In v 63, Jesus is saying “the” not “my” flesh meaning, the “flesh” Jesus notes refers to our inclination to think only with our natural human reason instead of the enlightenment that comes with the grace of God. If you don’t believe in the literal True Presence in John 6, read 1 Cor 10 16 & 1 Cor 11 23-25 The words “daily bread” in the Lord’s Prayer, in their original language mean supernatural bread ie the Eucharist. Research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain, same AB blood type and living heart tissue. Luther believed in the Real Presence

@jthomas7904 And Gentle Jesus just let all those disciples walk away without explaining it was a metaphor. Hahaha 😂. Also readers, notice how this person doesn't even address the clear words of Christ, but distracts to an utterly unrelated reference from the Old Testament.

​@catholicskeptic Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. ~ John 6 : 49. Unrelated? Are you sure ? I mean... Manna... Wilderness.... Your Fathers.... It's possible that I'm wrong but it's also possible.... IT'S RELATED. How does this conclude? 58 This is the bread which came down from heaven-not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.” Same line again.... Your fathers... manna... ?

@@jthomas7904 Oh it's related for sure, I phrased that badly . But Christ made His words very clear in John 6. It takes an enormous amount of jibber jabber to try to get around His clarity . Sadly so many of you Protestants do this with so many scriptures: Matthew 16:21-23, John 20:21-23, James 2:24, etc. , and I did to when I was a Prot Pastor, but I saw the Light, hope someday you will too. Praying for you.

@@catholicskeptic Yes, Christ usually made things clear from the Old Testament in the Synagogue. Understand Jesus Christ used Parables mostly when speaking outside but either way He spoke of Himself being the Messiah. This is exactly what He is doing in John 6. Pointing out WHO HE is from an incident that happened in the Old Testament. Remember the "Parable", which it is not, of the Prodigal Son? Certain Father, 2 Son's, one left, one stayed, one tended animals, RUNNING, KISS.... does this sound familiar from the Old Testament? Even today some do not correlate Jacob and Esau. It's not about Protestant or Catholic, those are just labels created by men. It's about rightly dividing and understanding the word.

@@catholicskeptic You just jump all over the place. First, it's not a Protestant vs Catholic debate. Those are man's terms found no where in the Bible. Secondly, Jesus Christ used OT scripture in teaching in the Synagogues. He does this to point out WHO HE IS. Thirdly, it's about interpreting the scripture correctly and SCRIPTURE is the best commentary on Scripture. Do you consider the Prodigal Son story a parable? Luke 15 : 11 - 32.

Kinda. He was quite specific in John 6 though. And it’s no coincidence that those who rejected what he clearly said, repeatedly, turned away in John 666 (6:66)

How do you explain disciples walking away in John 6, if it's a figurative passage? What can the words of the Last Supper mean, if John 6 is merely figurative? In fairness if someone is accustomed to a Protestant framework it will seem obvious that John 6 is somehow symbolic. Unfortunately however, it has to be symbolic for the vast majority of Protestantism because they don't have the Eurcharist. The conclusion is built in to the framework.

The key to understanding John chapter 6 is by starting at verse 27. Jesus says he is going to give us food that won't perish and lasts for eternity. He then tells you what that food is in verse 51.

​@@henrybayard6574 And my question is how can that container be Christs literal flesh when the flesh is no help at all for giving life as seen in vs 63? This is not an attempt at a gotcha comment. I genuinely do not understand and would embrace a well thought out teaching on the matter.

@@nullassumptionsna3239 Christ said THE flesh profits nothing. But if you go back and read the previous verses he said to eat HIS flesh which gives life. The bible often refers to the works of the flesh or people born of the flesh to convey the sinful nature of human beings. Christ's flesh however was pure, holy and glorified. There's a big difference. Hope that helps.

​@@henrybayard6574 I think that opens up a whole other can of worms ranging from the nature of Christ to purity rituals in the Old Testament. But thank you for your input. I genuinely appreciate it

You’re too kind to Protestantism. Catholicism is by far more intellectual, whist at the same being simple & easy to understand. You are correct that Catholicism is based on actual experiences specifically, her sacraments are expressed using material items like water, wine & bread.

Modern Jews are not ancient ones. It's a huge help not to confuse the two.

Agreed however there are major differences! Jesus founded His One True Church Mt 16 18-19 which became known as the Catholic or Universal Church in 110. The Church is the pillar & foundation of the Truth 1 Tim 3:15. She codified the Bible in 382 from which Luther removed 7 books without authority Deut 4:2 The defining difference between the Catholic & Orthodox Churches & false man made Protestantism is the literal Real Presence in the Eucharist Jn 6 51-58 & esp 6:63. The “flesh” Jesus notes refers to our inclination to think only with our natural human reason instead of the enlightenment that comes with the grace of God. If you don’t believe in the literal True Presence in John 6, read 1 Cor 10 16 & 1 Cor 11 23-25 To preempt the usual knee jerk response, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an unbloody REPRESENTATION of Calvary NOT a resacrificing as Protestantism incorrectly claims. Also Mal 1:11 with gentiles offering pure sacrifice in all places at all times. The CC offers Mass daily in most parishes around the world. As Protestantism, generally, doesn’t believe in sacrificial worship Jn 6 51-58, they have no altars & no liturgical worship so no “church”, more like a synagogue with prayer & teaching. The words “daily bread” in the Lord’s Prayer, in their original language mean supernatural bread ie the Eucharist. Research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain, same AB blood type and living heart tissue. Luther believed in the Real Presence O Ye of little Faith! For those with Faith, no explanation is necessary & for others, no explanation is possible! Try believing & understanding will follow, but not the reverse

The One True Church that Jesus founded Mt 16 18-19 is the pillar & foundation of Truth 1 Tim 3:15 and it codified your bible in 382 from which Luther removed 7 books without authority Deut 4:2 Jesus instituted 7 sacraments which are biblical, through which He provides us with grace, like electricity, starting with baptism Jn 3:5 Acts 2 38-39. I find it amazing that many Protestants regard baptism as optional or superficial, when Jesus Himself said, baptism is necessary for salvation. It is therefore understandable that Protestants reject Jesus’ teaching of His literal Real Presence as they wouldn’t be true to themselves if they didn’t Protest!

@@geoffjs CHRIST instituted the sign/ordinance of the LORD's Supper symbolically shown in the signs of the bread and the cup as a remembrance only. The true Church are individual believers whose bodies are the habitation of GOD/temple built up a Church which is spiritual not a palace in Rome. Baptism is a physical sign representing the Baptism of the Holy Spirit where GOD indwells a person with His Holy Spirit making them His habitation/temple and should be done as a witness of this glorious truth BUT is not necessary to salvation. For example, the thief on the cross was not baptized. 1 Peter 2:3 KJV "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious (forgiven of all sins). 4 To Whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of GOD, and precious, 5 You also, as lively stones (living stones), are built up a spiritual house (the true church), a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices (fruit of the spirit, obedience, thanksgiving), acceptable to GOD by JESUS CHRIST." Description of true believers: 9 "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praises of Him Who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light" Also see below: Revelation 1:6 KJV "And has made us kings and priests unto GOD and His FATHER; to Him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." Revelation 5:10 KJV "And has made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth."

Your argument is not with the Catholic Church, it is with Jesus. He’s the one who said you can forfeit Salvation through your actions.

@@sandra4065 How so??? Also consider this: John 3:15 That whosoever believes in HIM (CHRIST) should not perish, but have ETERNAL LIFE. 16 For GOD so loved the world, that HE gave HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, that whosoever believes in HIM should not perish, but have EVERLASTING LIFE. 17 For GOD sent not HIS SON into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through HIM might be saved. 18 He that believes on HIM is NOT CONDEMNED: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the NAME of the ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD." Note: If you do not know where you will immediately go when you die then YOU DENY that your sins are forgiven by GOD's grace through faith in CHRIST and HIM crucified and deny that you have ETERNAL and EVERLASTING LIFE and you deny that you are NOT CONDEMNED as CHRIST said, therefore you deny CHRIST.

⁠@@jacktracy8356OSAS is heresy, because according to St Paul, we work out our salvation with fear & trembling Phil 2:12. It is the sin of presumption to say that one is saved because it is possible to loose one’s salvation. In a previous comment, you fallaciously claim that baptism doesn’t save, contradicting Jesus Jn 3:5 & 1 Peter 3:21. The thief on the cross was repentant & unknowingly desired baptism ie the baptism of desire

No, it it is the Protestant who are confused. Jesus is very clear about His literal Real Presence in the Eucharist after Consecration & in fact, repeats Himself many times. v 66, He doesn’t call back those who disbelieve & leave Him. Supported by 1 Cor 10 16-17 & 1 Cor 11 23-27 Research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain where the blood type is AB with living heart tissue

@Jere616 The Lord established a living Church; He gave Simon Peter the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. That Church has been here 2000 years. No where does Jesus ever say On this paper I'll write My book, and the gates of hell not prevail against it. He did say "on the rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell shall bot prevail against it. ( Matthew 16:13-19) " His people" are His Church. The foundation of Truth is the Church ( 1 Timothy 3:15). The Lord said what He meant and meant what He said.( see John 6). Only the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church have taught this truth down through the ages. Protestant rebels who started 500 years ago decided to change it all, based on their private views of a Book the Church gave us, yet they reject the Church itself. Protestantism is an absurdity.

​@@catholicskeptic The keys were evidently shared among the other apostles as Matt 18:18 shows, but what gets me about the RC assertion that it's upon Peter *alone* whom Jesus builds His Church is why there's an utter lack of Peter's endorsement by Paul to that effect. Not only that but Paul wasn't converted even indirectly through Peter yet he goes on to be used by the Lord to build much of the Church through his campaigns and writings.

@@Jere616Can’t help yourself, always Protesting, goes with the territory! St Augustine said believe & you will understand.

If you don't act on their truth, though, what then?

@@atrifle8364 Who says I don't act on their truth? In the context of the topic (i.e. Eucharist/Holy Communion), I do act on the truth; I partake of Communion along with other saints of God with whom I fellowship.

The communion you speak of is not the flesh Christ speaks of. You’ve chosen not to believe what Christ is saying because “this teaching is hard”. Good luck to you.

@@perryellison5255 Eating His flesh and drinking His blood mean far, far more than merely participating in Eucharist/Holy Communion. Paul, the apostle, speaks of "the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings"; by which he meant living a life of suffering for the sake of the Gospel of Christ. Many bishops, popes, and cardinals participate in Communion, yet, have lived lives of sexual debauchery, drunkenness and political power; and participate in Eucharist - Do you honestly think that they will be saved on the day of judgement? Yes, I know that many Protestants have also lived lives that leave a lot to be desired - and the same question could be asked of them.

Typical Protestant contradictory logic! You believe every word of the bible, subject to your fallible interpretation. The great heretical formula that has caused confusion, division & scandal of 000’s of sects when Jesus willed unity Jn 17 11-21

The One True Church that Jesus founded Mt 16 18-19 is the pillar & foundation of Truth 1 Tim 3:15 which codified your Bible in 382 from which Luther removed 7 books without authority Deut 4:2. If you don’t believe in the literal True Presence in John 6, read 1 Cor 10 16 & 1 Cor 11 23-25 The defining difference between the Catholic & Orthodox Churches & false man made Protestantism is the literal Real Presence in the Eucharist Jn 6 51-58 & esp 6:63. The “flesh” Jesus notes refers to our inclination to think only with our natural human reason instead of the enlightenment that comes with the grace of God. To preempt the usual knee jerk response,​​ the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an unbloody REPRESENTATION of Calvary NOT a resacrificing as Protestantism incorrectly claims. Also Mal 1:11 with gentiles offering pure sacrifice in all places at all times. The CC offers Mass daily in most parishes around the world. As Protestantism, generally, doesn’t believe in sacrificial worship Jn 6 51-58, they have no altars & no liturgical worship so no “church”, more like a synagogue with prayer & teaching. The words “daily bread” in the Lord’s Prayer, in their original language mean supernatural bread ie the Eucharist. Research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain, same AB blood type and living heart tissue. O Ye of little Faith! For those with Faith, no explanation is necessary & for others, no explanation is possible! Try believing & understanding will follow, but not the reverse.

It would be nice if y'all could give us our real name, ie the Catholic Church. Most modern Protestants reject the Real Presence. The Catholic Church does not claim that she only administers communion. She is the only one administering it lawfully under Peter. Those groups with apostolic succession will have consecrated Hosts. That said, the group most likely to call itself Catholic - the Anglicans - broke their apostolic succession deliberately hundreds of years ago.

@@atrifle8364 I didn't intend to use an improper name, is "Roman Catholic Church" not appropriate? "too Catholic-y" was a self-diss on certain Protestants, not Roman Catholics. As for communion, I've been trying to figure out Christianity for the last year and a half now, and I understand communion to be one of the most important things a Christian can do- "do this in remembrance of me". I've been to a lot of churches, and the Roman Catholic parish I visited was the only one who made it absolutely clear I was not welcome to receive it with them despite being a baptized believer. I've also been informed by Roman Catholics that not only have I never actually had a valid communion, but additionally for them to remember Christ's sacrifice with me in my church would be such a grave sin that it would ENDANGER THEIR SALVATION.

@@mikekukovec4386The reason that you can’t receive the Eucharist in a Catholic Church is that you are not Catholic & at face value don’t believe in the literal Real Presence. It is wrong & sinful for Catholics to symbolically receive communion at a Protestant service

@emton55 I am well aware of those who "do believe ", but I spent 30 Years in the area of the Protestant world that, a) did not believe, b) hated and mocked this particular belief, and the members of those groups are the most active Protestant groups that keep watching and commenting on my videos. So the "being aware", comment is non sequitur. Plus I opened the video making the distinction of those Protestants who do "believe " in the Real Presence.

And yet it is also full of language that is direct instruction, as in the Great Commission. The tricky part is figuring out which is which.

And yet prots declare themselves the singular authority over what is and isn't metaphor. Bunch of popes you all are 😂

The fruits of sola Scriptura & personal interpretation, confusion, division & scandal of 000’s of sects when Jesus willed unity Jn 17 11-21. When people questioned His teaching & left Him Jn 6 66, Jesus didn’t call them back to correct them. He had repeatedly said, eat my Body, drink my Blood so wasn’t speaking metaphorically. Read 1 Cor 10 16-17 & 1 Cor 11 23-27 Try combining Sacred Tradition, which existed before the NT, from the time of Jesus with Sacred Scripture under the unifying authoritative interpretation of the magisterium, the balanced three legged stool, far more rational & objective

Only a priest (Pharisee) can perform the act of transubstantiation. This is a continuation of Jewish temple religion.

i believe twelve are the sacred apostolic tradition.. and the seven represents the sacraments through His Church.

@@martinmartin1363 verse 17 specifically say so.wich means you must be a believer of what Jesus did.all Scripture was given to us for reproof,correction,doctrine and instruction in righteousness,I Timothy 3:16 is telling us we don't know how to do things on our own.god says your ways are not my ways,your thoughts are not my thoughts.he wanted us to know his thoughts and ways,and that's why we are in dwelt by holy Spirit and given the word which is the scriptures.we still need faith that comes from hearing what the scriptures say

@@gurudude6842 My apologies 🙏

@@martinmartin1363 it's all for the glory of god.hes the one we magnify.someone once asked what is the meaning of love.solomon answers it with Ecclesiastes 12:13.fear God,because he's the only one who can not just kill us but cast our soul into hell,and keep his commandments,which is always a good thing,not to steal ,covet ,commit adultery,and all the things in the commandments.the main one which is mostly unread is 1john 3:23

johnp. 6043 It is amusing to watch Protestants try oh so hard to avoid scripture that doesn't line up with their beliefs. Jesus did always explain His metaphors, as STATED in the video. Jesus makes it very clear in John 6 His flesh is food indeed and His blood is drink indeed. Then there are all the other scriptures I gave. And then there is the testimony of the early Church fathers , and all of Church history. But hey, Protestant rebels, making up their own understanding 1500 years later, yeah just go with that! As one of my old teachers use to say, "the mind is the gland that excretes justification." 😆🤣🤣😂

@@catholicskeptic Well, Ok. Let’s look at more scripture. ( A) Jesus said I am the door. (B) Jesus said I am the vine. ( C) Jesus said I am the Rock. (D) Jesus said I am the temple. ( E) Jesus said I am the bread. Which on of these can you eat? Jesus breaks the bread, to represents his broken body for you, and said eat for this is my body and do this in remembrance of me. For I speak to you spiritually. (John 6:63)

@@catholicskeptic One hundred fourteen times the word “Justification”comes up in scientific. Paul writes that Jesus justifies us by his blood from the cross to wash our sins by faith. His justification is inputed to us by his righteousness for the remission of sins. James writes “ we”are justified by faith and works. ( Notice we are justified this is not referring to Jesus inputed justification.) Example if you were accused of murder, so you went to court to be judged, but you had all the evidence that you were innocent. This is your “Justification” you justified yourself. This is what James is saying we are his workmanship called unto good works) Ephesians 2:10) , but not for salvation for that is a gift from God.

@@catholicskeptic Correction One hundred fourteen times the word “ Justification “comes in scripture, not scientific. This computer does and auto word change.

We have it every week in the auspices of bread and wine. So yes.

@@atrifle8364 If you had a hunk of Christ flesh, not in bread form, would you eat it?

You’re putting God to the test by challenging His words. Belief comes before understanding! The One True Church that Jesus founded Mt 16 18-19 is the pillar & foundation of Truth 1 Tim 3:15 which codified your Bible in 382 from which Luther removed 7 books without authority Deut 4:2. If you don’t believe in the literal True Presence in John 6, read 1 Cor 10 16 & 1 Cor 11 23-25 The defining difference between the Catholic & Orthodox Churches & false man made Protestantism is the literal Real Presence in the Eucharist Jn 6 51-58 & esp 6:63. The “flesh” Jesus notes refers to our inclination to think only with our natural human reason instead of the enlightenment that comes with the grace of God. To preempt the usual knee jerk response,​​ the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an unbloody REPRESENTATION of Calvary NOT a resacrificing as Protestantism incorrectly claims. Also Mal 1:11 with gentiles offering pure sacrifice in all places at all times. The CC offers Mass daily in most parishes around the world. As Protestantism, generally, doesn’t believe in sacrificial worship Jn 6 51-58, they have no altars & no liturgical worship so no “church”, more like a synagogue with prayer & teaching. The words “daily bread” in the Lord’s Prayer, in their original language mean supernatural bread ie the Eucharist. Research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain, same AB blood type and living heart tissue. O Ye of little Faith! For those with Faith, no explanation is necessary & for others, no explanation is possible! Try believing & understanding will follow, but not the reverse.

@@geoffjs I am not.

We all need a teacher like we do when learning about any topic in life. 2 Peter 3:16 & the eunuch in Acts 8 26-40 confirm that not all of the bible is easy to understand, esp if you have a Protestant bible from which Luther removed 7 books without authority Deut 4:2 Protestantism doesn’t understand the Deposit of Faith concept that has been developed over 2000 yrs from the time of Christ starting with oral Sacred Tradition which complemented Sacred Scripture when the CC codified the bible in 382 from which Luther removed 7 books without authority Deut 4:2 Protestantism depends on the flawed, unbiblical cornerstone of sola Scriptura resulting in a one legged unstable stool. Catholicism, by contrast, has a balanced 3 legged stool, Tradition, Scripture & the unifying interpretative authority of the Magisterium. Al entities from family to corporates & govt need hierarchy & authority to function, without which, society can’t function. A Judicial Court system provides the authority to interpret the law and to settle disputes which is the role of the Magisterium

So you take Jesus at his word, right?

Jesus in v 63 it is THE flesh, not MY flesh The “flesh” He notes refers to our inclination to think only with our natural human reason instead of the enlightenment that comes with the grace of God. If you don’t believe in the literal True Presence in John 6, read 1 Cor 10 16 & 1 Cor 11 23-25. Luther believed in the Real Presence Research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain, same AB blood type & living heart tissue

@jcr65566 Respectfully, going by one's personal experiences is not a basis for knowing eternal truth. It is a recipe for going according to self; self perception; self deception, yet Jesus said: " if any man come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me." ( Luke 9:23)

You’re putting God to the test by challenging His words. The One True Church that Jesus founded Mt 16 18-19 is the pillar & foundation of Truth 1 Tim 3:15 which codified your Bible in 382 from which Luther removed 7 books without authority Deut 4:2. If you don’t believe in the literal True Presence in John 6, read 1 Cor 10 16 & 1 Cor 11 23-25 The defining difference between the Catholic & Orthodox Churches & false man made Protestantism is the literal Real Presence in the Eucharist Jn 6 51-58 & esp 6:63. The “flesh” Jesus notes refers to our inclination to think only with our natural human reason instead of the enlightenment that comes with the grace of God. To preempt the usual knee jerk response,​​ the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is an unbloody REPRESENTATION of Calvary NOT a resacrificing as Protestantism incorrectly claims. Also Mal 1:11 with gentiles offering pure sacrifice in all places at all times. The CC offers Mass daily in most parishes around the world. As Protestantism, generally, doesn’t believe in sacrificial worship Jn 6 51-58, they have no altars & no liturgical worship so no “church”, more like a synagogue with prayer & teaching. The words “daily bread” in the Lord’s Prayer, in their original language mean supernatural bread ie the Eucharist. Research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain, same AB blood type and living heart tissue. O Ye of little Faith! For those with Faith, no explanation is necessary & for others, no explanation is possible! Try believing & understanding will follow, but not the reverse.

@@geoffjs Brilliant rebuttal. Please do not every use science; if you do, then you must lack faith.

@@artemusbowdler7508The Church embraces science in the search for Truth, so why don’t you research Eucharistic miracles that science can’t explain. Protestantism is unsurprisingly not interested because these miracles may destroy your assumptions. Also, why do Satanists steal consecrated hosts from Catholic Churches for Black Masses if they didn’t believe that they contain His True Real Presence?

@@geoffjs Miracles do not need to be defended. I believe that Genesis is historically accurate. If you cannot take God at His word in Genesis, then how can you take God at His word in the Gospels?