@Gigi Ghiba Sola scriptura is heresy.

@Gigi Ghiba bible alone is impossible because the first Christians never had the New Testament for over three hundred years but rather the tradition of the church so it’s both scripture and tradition

​@@markwilkie7633 exactly I could never be Sola scriptura aka protestant when it says clearly in 2Thessalonians 2:15 that there are teachings that were passed on by word of mouth. Duh Obviously! The deposit of faith has always been an important key element. Tradition plus The Word, both. How could we neglect and ignore that entire part of our faith? That's like missing 50% of the information...No thanks. If you look to the Orthodox and Catholic Church, both go back to the beginnings of Christianity, to the teachings of the Apostles, passed on by The Early Church Fathers, this was all set in place for us to be fully reverent and fully worship God. Not rock concerts and random nonsense preaching... But a beautiful richness involving tradition and scripture, clearly lacking in all other man made denominations who translate scripture however they please. If anything it should tickle everyone that Protestants claim sola scriptura yet they follow an incomplete bible. Martin Luther removed a bunch of the Bibles original books, and added words to the bible. He almost succeeded in removing New Testament work too, based on his ideology. I mean who was he to decide what was inspired to go in the bible? The Early Church Fathers in The Catholic Church had already chosen what was inspired, Scripture that existed in The Church for 1500 years. And if you include the Old Testament Scripture which existed amongst the Jews for thousands of years more. Suddenly it's not important enough to be there per Martin. He reinvented the bible, and that wasn't a red flag to everyone? I could never trust that. I'm sticking with The Early Church Fathers!

@@GardenMinistry. yup👌😁

@Gigi Ghiba So you believe Sola Scriptura is heresy? So are ye a Schismatic member of a dissident oriental rite(aka so called Eastern Orthodox)? Cause a Protestant rejecting Sola Scriptura is like a Muslim telling wee Muhammed to Jump in a lake.

You have the best of both worlds!! Blessings

Is good to know.

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You’re a J-w. You can’t be both, and since you’re still loyal to being a J-w , that’s what you are. Stop trying subverting to the church like your ancestors have done for 2000 years and why the world is hell today. Don’t even TRY to being up this J-wish lie of “judeochrisrian values were all children of Abraham and of the book”

Welcome home, brother (I am assuming you are a convert; forgive me if this is incorrect). Let us pray that more Jews make their way back home and that we may assist in this process as God wills it.

Nice Kreeft reference brother

God Bless! ❤

From one Canadian to another God Bless!

Well noted! God bless you.

@Gigi Ghiba the Romans killed him. Even the RC Church has stopped referring to our Jewish brethren as perfidious Jews. The church came from the Jews. The Jews are our elder brothers and sisters.

Welcome Home!

Beautiful. Praise God!

Welcome home brother ❤

Luke 15, 24 🙏 Welcome home Marco 🎉

That pipeline has been busy lately. Lol Welcome home!

Welcome! What a beautiful story!

Wow- that's so encouraging! Thank you for sharing! May God bless you and yours!

This is such a gift of hope for me. Praying EVERY DAY, EVERY PRAYER, that my kids return to the faith of our family, all the way back.

@P A That's wonderful! My kids are 30, 30 and 32.

@@paulawarnes9951 Even if they don't all return one may. My sisters think I'm crazy but I don't mind. I'm praying for you and your family x

Quran says Allah is “Al-Ahad”(one/indivisible).Deductively, It is impossible for perfection to have parts. Not just the Quran(preserved), but also the old/new testament(not preserved) textually scream oneness of Allah. So, then why believe in trinity and associate two imaginary parts to Allah(one/indivisible/self-sufficient/all-loving)?How could your love/worship be undivided/exclusive only for Allah(the most Exalted) when there are two other equally unique/perfect entities? If three entities are distinct and co-equal/co-eternal, then How do you define “Trinity” as one/undivided (“Al Ahad”)?

​@@MorallyResponsible you have asked many questions, and all of them can be answered if you research Christian theology and apologetics. many other Christians have answered your questions in better ways than i could. the Bible does teach about God being one, and He is. the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are in complete unity. thats why Jesus in John 10:30 says "I and the Father are one." if you replace the words "the Father" with "God" (since muslims claim when Jesus talked about the Father He was talking about God, which is true) He would be calling Himself God. so by worshiping Jesus, you are worshipping the Son and Father with/through the Holy Spirit. worshipping Jesus is worshipping the one true God. John 6:40, “For it is my Father's will that all who see His Son and believe in Him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.” and your claim that the quran is preserved (assuming you mean perfectly) is historically untrue. copies of ancient quotations and texts relying upon ancient copies of the quran have shown that dramatic variations in text existed. even muslim scholars have admitted to qurans differing in different parts of the world. muhammads best teachers and reciters couldnt even agree on which chapters were supposed to be in the quran. one of muhammads companions, abu musa, said that the early muslims forgot two chapters due to laziness.

Ben parasites in Catholic community for the interests of Israel and Isral lobby. Check what he said about Jesus on Joe Rogan and stop being “a goy” like Ben calls you.

@@MorallyResponsible God is not made up of passions or parts.

@@moonlightravel According to Doctrine of Trinity. There are three persons that are co-equal/Co-Eternal&distinct. Each person of trinity is an absolute Perfection. According to the Quranic/Philosphical principle of "Al- Ahad": Perfection has to be one/indivisble/unchanging. 3 Absolute perfections cannot exist. Only one Absolute perfection could exist: Allah(the most exalted). As Quran states: "There is nothing equivalent to Allah"."Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining."

That is an excellent book that I feel more Catholics should definitely read, what a good work.

Amen🙏

Praise God for your conversion !! ❤❤ God Bless!

Welcome home.

What did you read or who did you talk to or listen to that helped your conversion?

Read the Torah and repent

I suppose we wouldn’t regard such gifts as precious if they were so common.

I agree, although not all bishops are academically gifted, eloquent, and well acquainted with the tradition and all that surrounds it. But I agree they should do more in terms of catechizing us their flock. I didn't have to discover the Summa by chance after 25 years of being Catholic. I should've been taught some of the things I'm now learning on my own as an adult. My parents tried their best but the Church should do better to equip future parents starting when there're still teens. Edit: If anyone could help, I'm struggling to pay rent and feed while I'm scouting for employment. I live in the middle east. I really could use anything, including prayers.

Yes, it's nice to hear a bishop speak from the Gospels and not the Alphabet agenda.

​@@Charlotte_Martel Excuse me, have you heard someone from the Catholic Church speaking favourably of gender ideology or something like that?

All Catholic Bishops share the same views, I can assure you that. But as in any other "profession" , not all of them are as gifted to communicate them as Bishop Barron does. He is also a respected theologian and philosopher, has written many books, etc. You can not expect that from every Bishop, let alone your local priest.

You're amazed? Hilarious. The Catholic church is incredibly philosophical and well spoken as a whole. We don't shun education.

Is that rich philosophical history tethered in the historical context of the Tanakh or aristotelian and Hellenistic philosophies?

@@mattcahoe8311 that rich history is tethered to Jesus Christ himself who founded the church which you can even Google. Jewish tradition is obviously deeply rooted in that as Jesus Christ was a Jew. Lucky for us Judaism has been fulfilled by Christ the Messiah.

@@KH-vp4ni I don't think he spoke well of anyone's tradition, since it tends to devolve into rebellion of God's Torah, just as he said in Mark 7:13 "you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down..." As far as Jesus being head of his body, the church, that is indisputable. However, any institution actively promoting rebellion against what he has explicitly stated cannot claim that title since it is only made for those who have placed their trust in Him.

@@mattcahoe8311 you need to do more research sir. 🤷

Judaism is the basis of Catholicism. Jesus is the fulfillment of Judaism.

Radio talk show host Dennis Prager used to have a show called “Religion on the Line” back in the ‘80s. It was only on Sundays and he would have a Rabbi, Priest, Minister, Imam or whoever he could get on a particular Sunday to discuss the issues of the day from their various perspectives. They would also discuss each particular religion and its theology. It was a very interesting show. Dennis is now on 5 days a week on a show that deals with wide ranging subjects of national interest.

@@donelmore2540That’s really great. Hopefully there will be more of such endeavors by knowledgeable people. Thanks for the info, and have a blessed day.

May you be blessed with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. 🙏

God bless, great to have you !.

@@declancronin437 Amen! May it be so!

@@RickW-HGWT Thank you, Rick!

Do you also believe one must follow the 10 commandments to ATTAIN salvation?

Do you also believe one should follow the 19 commandments to ATTAIN salvation?

Jews and Catholics are the single most opposite faiths in history. They are fundamental different , one rejects and hates Christ and one thinks Christ is God. Wtf are you even talking about? So you not know 1 ounce of history for the past 2000 years ?

​@@GigiGhiba-vh3zscomplicated semantics. One God, 3 Persons. (Hypostatic Union, see Athenasian Creed) One Truth, many attributes that are true. (Christ's I Am statements in John)

@@_ready__ Do you mean the 10 commandments?

@@haronsmith8974 yessir

I appreciate your comment. Time to come over to Rome? U can have a valid sacramental eucharist then. The reformation was only quite recent and has gone disastrously wrong

Jesus said unless you eat of the flesh of the son of man you have no life within you, time to become Catholic

Interesting you say that. When I was a young adult, my life wasn't coherent with my faith, and I didn't pray much, yet I never stopped going to Mass. I intuitively knew that stopping that practise would be cutting the umblical cord, leaving me anchorless and adrift. It saved my life, and today my life is centred on and rooted in the Eucharist.

“DO THIS in memory of me”.

Catholicism = legalist Judaism ✡️

Do you also believe you should follow the 10 commandments to ATTAIN salvation?

@@pjm001 water saves?

@@_ready__ yes. John 3:5. “Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of WATER and the HOLY GHOST, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”

@@cardboardcapeii4286 you have the wrong liquid. It’s the blood of Jesus that saves!

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For the dwindling few who possess them, yes, lol.

I am a "cultural Christian" who does not accept the literal truth of the scriptures, but I do believe that living the lifestyle of Christian tradition is still beneficial for both the individual and the society the individual lives in. After all, those Christian traditions became traditions because they worked.

@@FinalLugiaGuardian That’s great. I would just point out that the Scriptures are not to be always read “literally”. The Church has been teaching how to read the Bible since the early centuries, and that requires guidance because of the layered nature of the text.

I like to see Kant as the first step back to Christ

​@@FinalLugiaGuardianYeah, Christ said we'd know false prophets by their fruit. You've probably accepted a lot of it besides the transcendent aspect. Which happens to be the foundation of... all of it. Kantian Naturalism is great! Because it's like a sword with nowhere to grab it until you admit that you're talking about God's divine logos, nature, and Morality. Naturalism is actually where I felt called back, because the assumptions it makes are answered in Christianity.

Idolatry Do you also believe one should follow the 10 commandments to ATTAIN salvation?

​@@_ready__ do you believe you can continue to break them and attain salvation.

@@wbl5649 so let me ask you this …. In the flesh have you ever stopped breaking the 10 commandments? Are you perfect? What’s the Bible say? Romans 3:10 (KJV) As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: Are you the one? So answer the question - do you keep the 10 commandments to ATTAIN salvation? YES or NO? Simple question 🙋‍♂️

@@wbl5649 yes. Can you answer the question?

@@_ready__ your original post infers we should not seek to follow, that they have been abolished...God's Law is eternal and perfect. Christ did not abolish it, He said so Himself. So I guess by all means you should go commit adultery ot theft and feel spiffy about it, because you arent " under the Law" / sarc.

At the start Ben referred to Bishop Barron as his friend.

I noticed that too - I do not think that is a bad tactic when you are a guest. Allows participants to open up and shows there is common ground.

Christians need to remember Jesus was Jewish. If we keep this in mind, it will help bridge the gap and increase mutual respect

@@pjm001 his gripe was with the ones of the day for being show ponies

@@pjm001 please elaborate. Are you saying modern orthodox jews have the same traditions of the pharisees 2000 years ago?

@@pjm001 very interesting, it seems like oral tradition written in the Talmud is similar to the oral tradition of the Muslim prophet Muhammad found in the Hadith. Am I correct to assume the Talmud made Judaism stricter in following "the law" ?

My prayers are with you 🙏🏼. I was in your shoes a year ago.

@@vanessa.jasmine Thank you and God bless you.

Agree!

It's Christians who can't agree.

@user-zi1kr4kd1v Some personalities get along with others more than others. Regardless of the culture or religion.

Pray for BOTH of them to covert to Christianity 🙏🏻

@@lin_js957 Arrogant child to infer that a Catholic priest is not a Christian. this is why you have 30+ thousand denominations in Protestantism.

@@lin_js957 so Catholics are not Christians? Is that being a true christian to say that.

Jesus said I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father accept through me.

So……yes. It is Christian to speak the truth of Jesus.

I'm not even Christian and I love watching him speak about this.

Then sacrifice your life for the Israeli lobby as a good goy you are.

Bc judeaism is gods old covenant before christ and Catholicism is the new covenant fulfilled by Christ

@Gigi Ghiba I love parrots🦜. Thank you.

@@GigiGhiba-vh3zs Okay, I'll bite. What is the truth which Catholicism deviates from or distorts?

@Gigi Ghiba protestants have deviated a lot from the truth bc you cherrypick which bible verses to follow based on what you like or don't like .

Same here.Indeed

Nietzsche wasn't as sorrowful as some think he was

Judeo-Christian isn't a thing. Ben just goes along with it to grift Christians.

@@wecx2375 It actually is a thing. Orthodox (small o) Christians realise the Jewish roots of their faith and celebrate and appreciate their Jewish forebearers. Having a Jewish father and a Catholic mum, I can say that there is much more mutual respect btw their faiths than most Evangelicals have towards Catholics.

@Charlotte Martel I'm an Orthodox Jew. You are wrong. We aren't even allowed to step foot In a catholic church by Jewish law because catholics are idolatrous pagans.

TWO? - one, surely. But then, you might be right: one of them was talking so fast, all I got was: *&#$%@#&98@#%+-;:§\…~!{}...

Ben Shapiro is highly educated, I wouldn't say he had to do much

@@jaqian True statement, there!

What really matters is true doctrine…. Not false philosophy

Source and summit of false doctrine never intended to be that way …. Do you also believe one needs to follow the 10 commandments to ATTAIN salvation?

@_ready_ Do you want to try rephrasing that with less typos and grammatical errors?

@@beaconoftruth1990 oops Ck the question again. Thanks

Ben parasites in Catholic community for the interests of Israel and Isral lobby. Check what he said about Jesus on Joe Rogan and stop being “a goy” like Ben calls you.

The loss of spiritual tradition begna to deteriorate with the boomers. The hippie generation rejected religion and traditional morality and as they created the Gen X and Millennial generations, we had zero guidance into anything spiritual. Only my Jewish friends were given that teaching and leadership by example. And even with that, most Jewish people I know under 50 only go to temple for the high Holy days, if that.

Good observation

He kept a straight face because Jews don't practice Gnosticism! He Respects that Jewish Thinking and History doesn't stem from Gnostic Egyptian and Greek Mythologies like Christianity, which is what the Bishop was explaining. Christian roots are really Gnostic, they just Hijacked Judaism, but not the spiritual aspect. Jews can have the Holy Spirit as well and can be saved as it Objectively says in Deuteronomy and the Hebrew Psalms, Malachai, Job, Joel, Ruth, Isaiah, Esther etc. Aside from Fake Relics and Miracles, will we still believe in God and be moral, not just go through Rituals like Cut Flowers? Judaism represents Flowers STILL Growing in the Ground.

@@russrussel3947 this sounds like garden variety anthropology professor dismissal based in atheistic reasoning so disconnected w mainstream ideas up until the last 250 years. We'd have to first debate the historicity of the gospels for this discussion to even get off the ground and be meaningful. 300 years ago, few contended again their historicity

@@jrm_mrj2075 ILLITERACY played a HUGE role in development of church membership and acceptance of the constructed New Testament, as well as SOCIAL PRESSURE and being UNDER DURESS to be steamrolled. Jews are not Atheists! Accusing someone of not believing in God because they don't believe ALL aspects of Jesus is crazy. "Christians" not believing in God, but needing to believe in the "sleight of hand" shroud which a Bishop already told Pope Clement in 1390 was being used for Pilgrimages to MAKE MONEY and wring MONEY from poor ILLITERATE peasants is Wicked and Atheist. Needing to BELIEVE in Fake Relics like Veronica's Veil and the Tilma show a lack of FAITH in God's Creation and a mere Heathen, Pagan belief in Occult/Gnosticism/Catholicism. I believe in God. So does Ben and the Bishop, and Judaism teaches belief in God without teaching the Deception of Occult Medieval Codex Relic Idols.