So true. I remember when I first acknowledged all of this religion, as I once saw it, was actually instituted by God and not men. It’s all right there in the Old Testament. God instituted exactly how we would worship Him. The design of the priestly garments, The offerings, how one was to be forgiven of their sins, the incense, etc. In order for one to be forgiven of their sins, they had to bring their offering to the priest. It sounds all so familiar. Now, of course, Evangelicals will say that the old has been replaced by the new, but where exactly does it say that and when I ask that question, what I am asking is, where EXACTLY does it say that ? All I ever get in return is how someone ms point of view based on their traditional views of scripture. As Catholics, we do not nullify the old because we recognize that Jesus perfected it in the new. We practice the old in a much more perfect way!

To remember and relive the passover you follow that liturgy and to remember the Last Supper you relive that liturgy that was established and consecrated and that the apostles handed down!

Dear friend, we do drink. We drink the living water💧;we eat the living bread-His flesh. How? By believing. It’s not complicated! It is clearly outlined in the context of John 6, specifically verses 28-29, 35, 40, and 47-48. The cardinal rule of Scripture is context, context, context. So, how do we drink the living water? In John 7:37-38 (KJV), it is stated: “37 In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, 'If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink💧.' 38 He that 👉🏻believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living 💧water." The one who believes will never hunger or thirst. Not the one eats a piece of bread - John 6:35 (KJV) And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. Our soul receives all the "ETERNAL-LIFE-GIVING elements of bread, blood, and wine" through the reception of His Spirit. So how do we receive the Spirit? John 7:38-39, Gal. 3:2, 5, 14, Eph 3:17. As stated in John 6:63: "👉🏻The Spirit is the One who gives life. the flesh profits nothing; **the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life**."

Praise be to God!

The Bible instructs us about the church.

Jesus said He would send the Holy Spirit to guide the believers. But most Catholics don't converse with the Holy Spirit; they just swallow whatever the church of Rome spoon-feeds them, like spiritual babes. Rome wants to keep them like that... dependent on the clergy.... because without lots of followers the clergy wouldn't have food, clothing, etc. Catholics are gullible.

Wow! That was an immense amount of truth spoken concisely and beautifully; thank you!✝️

The gender issues in Spanish are the best. It is NonBinaro and nonBinara, perfection if you ask me

God established institutions like the Church and marriage so we can develop relationships here on earth in preparation for meeting Him in heaven. Arrogantly redefining those institutions is sacrilegious, much like same sex unions and divorce.

The hierarchy not only exists on Earth, but also in Heaven (for those protestants that deny and object). Even Jesus Himself admits and illustrates it. When the disciples ask to sit next to Him, He says that can’t be granted because the Father already set those aside.

Very insightful

God bless you Sir, for speaking the Truth and your convictions about the Catholic Church. I wish all our protestant brothers and sisters should listen to your witness to the YRUTHS of our faith.

I appreciate your videos, you explain it pretty well and not too over complicated but still using examples. Great video👍🏻

@18:40 [the "church" establishes the truth] Which church? Which denomination? Only the "church" properly "interprets" the bible? 2 PETER 1:20-21 Knowing this first, *that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.* *21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.* NOTHING in this verse states that reading the scripture without a "magisterium" or a "Pope" is a PRIVATE INTERPRETATION. Men SPAKE as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. Scripture did not come about from a man's initiative. GOD gave the Scripture. The Catholic use of the words "private interpretation" is nonsense. If you are unsure what a word means consult a dictionary: INTERPRETA'TION, noun [Latin interpretatio.] 1. The act of interpreting; *explanation of unintelligible words in language that is intelligible.* interpretation is the design of translation. 2. *The act of expounding or unfolding what is not understood or not obvious; as the interpretation of dreams and prophecy.* The scripture was written down AFTER men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. If every man is a liar because he has LIED (Romans 3:4) the EXCEPTION would be what men spake as MOVED BY THE HOLY GHOST (2 PETER 1:20-21) HEBREWS 4:12-13 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Here, Paul calls the word of God "quick" meaning ALIVE. And that every man's deeds are KNOWN by It, because the Holy Spirit is equated with the word of God (verses 12 and 13). The words of any other book are dead.

@18:05 [Prior to the 380's people were 90% illiterate?] What sayeth the scriptures? LUKE 4:14-20 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, *as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.* 17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. *20And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister,* and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. (v. 21-22) And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. *And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?* The minister DID NOT READ, Jesus did. He was a Jew among many whose custom was to get up and READ the scriptures. Notice the congregation considered Jesus a nobody from Nazareth. A "commoner" (the carpenter's son) READ the scriptures and gave them back to the MINISTER of the SYNAGOGUE. The custom was for people OTHER THAN THE MINISTER to get up and read. IF men were as illiterate as you claim explain these passages: ACTS 8:27-31 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 29Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. 30And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 31And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? An Ethiopian Eunuch could read. 2 Timothy 3:14-15 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. No indication that Timothy could not read as a child, for Paul sent him letters to read latter. You ASSUME that people were stupid and could not read. 1 John 2:12-13 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. 13I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. This passage covers children, young men, and fathers, NOT scribes and Pharisees, nor the spiritually learned "intellectuals".

@16:30 "Faith alone" is not found in the Bible, but the idea IS: ROMANS 4:4-5 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. *5But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.* The same goes for "saving faith" used by Calvinists. Using James 2:24 for a Christians Justification CONTRADICTS what Paul writes in Romans Chapter 4! James is written to the twelve tribes. (1:1) James states that Abraham was Justified by faith and works. (2:24) Paul says Abraham was Justified by faith without the works of the Law. (Romans 4:3-4) James states that Abraham was Justified by offering Isaac. (James 2:21) Paul states that Abraham was Justified in UNCIRCUMCISION. (Romans 4:10) Abraham offered Isaac in Genesis Ch. 22. Abraham was CIRCUMCISED in Genesis Ch. 17. According to Paul Abraham was Justified in GENESIS 15:1-6. He cites this in Romans 4:16-25. The promise of the stars in Genesis 15:5-6 is EXPANDED to include the sand of the sea in Genesis 22:16-17. The sand of the sea is given a territorial possession (and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies). The Jew BEFORE the cross was Justified by a Faith perfected by works. (James 2:22) Paul states a Christian's Faith AFTER the cross is not perfected by works. (Galatians 3:1-4) The Jew was given the Old Covenant and his conscience cleared of sin by the Old Covenant. (Hebrews 10:1-4) As the blood of bulls and goats can NEVER take away sins, the righteous Jew AND gentile (Rehab- James 2:25) were taken out of Abraham's Bosom by the blood of the NEW TESTAMENT after the cross. The Christian (never given the Old Covenant) is not saved by the Old Testament, as the Old Testament covered the Jew when they could not keep the Law, because the gentile was NEVER given the Law. The Jew who rejects the gospel (1 Cor. 15:1-4, Rom. 3:20-28, Heb 4:1-11) will be saved by the NEW COVENANT. The NEW COVENANT requires WORKS and the blood of Jesus Christ (New Testament). There are works required in the Tribulation week. The books of the New Testament are laid out in a Pre-Millennial order. As Paul's epistles mainly contain doctrine for the Church, the following books of James and Hebrews main doctrine is for the 12 tribes (JAMES 1:1), and the HEBREWS (The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the HEBREWS [the book TITLE]) in Daniels Seventieth Week, or the Time of JACOB'S TROUBLE.

@14:16 The Apostles and Jesus used the Septuagint? How was the Septuagint organized? The Septuagint has four: law, history, poetry, and prophets. The books of the Apocrypha were inserted at appropriate locations. The Hebrew Bible, also called the Tanakh, has three parts: the Torah ("Law"), the Nevi'im ("Prophets"), and the Ketuvim ("Writings"). What does Jesus say? LUKE 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written *in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms,* concerning me. 45Then opened he their understanding, that they might *understand the scriptures* The Apostles and Jesus used the MAZORETIC. Jesus did not quote the Apocrypha ONCE.

@12:55 Ignatius is NOT a church "father." 1 CORINTHIANS 11:18-19 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. 19For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. Paul states that heresies must be in order to understand those that are approved (Pastors, teachers) are made known to the Christian. The Church (whether catholic or Protestant) is not infallible. The Apostles were not infallible: Peter denied Jesus THREE TIMES (Matt 26:34). Peter rejected the vision in Acts Ch. 10 TWICE, so God had to show him the vision THREE TIMES (Acts 10:13-16) Paul grieved the Holy Spirit by disobedience: ACTS 21:3-4 (v. 12-14) Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. 4And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. 13Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. Paul disobeyed the Holy Spirit and went to Jerusalem. IF the Apostles were NOT infallible and the early Church was not infallible WHAT was? There are NO errors in the written word. 1 PETER 1:20-21 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. Private interpretation has nothing to do with reading the Bible for yourself. JOHN 10:34-35 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; HEBREWS 12:12-13 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. QUICK, adjective [If q is a dialectical prefix, as I suppose, this word coincides with the Latin vigeo, vegeo, and vig, veg, radical, coincide with wag.] 1. Primarily, alive; living; opposed to dead or unanimated; as quick flesh. Leviticus 13:10. The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead. 2 Timothy 4:1. The scripture is ALIVE. It can discern your thoughts and intents. It sees ALL MEN. Can "tradition" do this? The church "fathers?" The Church Fathers wrote the epistles and Books of the New Testament: 1. MATTHEW (Levi, son of Alphaeus, an Apostle) [Matthew] 2. JOHN MARK (accompanied Paul and Mark on their missionary journeys) [Mark] 3. LUKE (physician and disciple to Paul) [Luke and Acts] 4. JOHN (son of Zebedee, brother of James, an Apostle) [1,2,3, John, Revelation.] 5. PAUL (the LAST Apostle) [Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon and Hebrews.] 6. JAMES (son of Zebedee, brother of John, an Apostle) [James.] 7. PETER (an Apostle) [1 and 2 Peter] 8. JUDE (Labbaeus Thaddaeus, an Apostle) [Jude.] and the LORD Himself (9) writes the seven letters to the angels of the seven churches in Revelation. Clement, Ignatius of Antioch, or Polycarp of Smyrna were NOT Church "fathers." REVELATION 2:1-2 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 2 TIMOTHY 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. The scripture is INSPIRED, INNERANT and PRESERVED. Heresy existed in Paul's day: GALATIANS 1:6-8 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. Here you have a false gospel. 1 Cor. 15:12-15 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 15Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. Here you have the heresy rejecting the resurrection of the dead. 2 TIMOTHY 2:15-18 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 17And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. Here you have two men who were preaching heresy. How do we know they were preaching heresy? SCRIPTURE. 2 THESSALONIANS 2:1-3 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Here you have Paul warning the Thessalonians about fake letters. 2 TIMOTHY 1:15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. At the end of Paul's ministry, the apostasy was widespread in ASIA. These Christians were led astray by HERETICS. How? By rejecting scripture. Paul also warned of the apostasy to come from those without AND THOSE WITHIN the Church: ACTS 20:27-31 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. 28Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 29For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 31Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. It is strange that men will use the excuse of 1001 "protestant denominations" to NOT STUDY THE BIBLE because they are spiritually lazy. They instead become Catholic because of the "majority" or the "church fathers" or because they are unwilling to read the BOOK. What did Jesus say of the scripture? In His earthly ministry Jesus referred to the scriptures 20 times by the phrase "IT IS WRITTEN", if not more. (Matt. 4:4, Matt. 4:7, Matt. 4:10, Matt. 21:13, Matt. 26:24, Matt. 26:31, Mark 7:6, Mark 9:12, Mark 9:13, Mark 14:21, Mark 14:27, Luke 4:4, Luke 4:8, Luke 4:10, Luke 7:27, Luke 19:46, Luke 24:46, John 6:31, John 6:45, and John 12:14) Jesus quoted scripture, never the tradition of any scribe, priest or Pharisee of His day. Jesus wasted the Pharisees tradition. Paul referred to the scriptures 32 times by the phrase "IT IS WRITTEN," in Acts 23:5, Rom. 1:17, Rom. 2:24, Rom. 3:4, Rom. 3:10, Rom. 4:17, Rom. 8:36, Rom. 9:13, Rom. 9:33, Rom. 10:15, Rom. 11:8, Rom. 11:26, Rom. 12:19, Rom. 14:11, Rom. 15:3, Rom. 15:9, Rom. 15:21, 1 Cor. 1:19, 1 Cor. 1:31, 1 Cor. 2:9, 1 Cor. 3:19, 1 Cor. 9:9, 1 Cor. 10:7, 1 Cor. 14:21, 1 Cor. 15:45, 2 Cor. 4:13, 2 Cor. 8:15, 2 Cor. 9:9, Gal 3:10, Gal 3:13, Gal. 4:22, and Gal 4:27. This does not include other places that Paul cites the Old Testament in his epistles. ROMANS 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. 2 PETER 1:20-21 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. The scripture was written down AFTER men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. If every man is a liar because he has LIED (Romans 3:4) the EXCEPTION would be what men spake as MOVED BY THE HOLY GHOST (2 PETER 1:20-21)!

I was just thinking about this the last few days. They are afraid to hear enough to discern what is true. So they adopt ideas of holding all their beliefs in an unchallengable opposition to reason that is needed to discern. It gets shut off Reason becomes their enemy because faith can't be in line with thoughtful reasoning in real discernment of truth. Yet they wiil approve reason when they can argue by using reason, such as proving God exists. It's selective. And it is in opposition to anything that could convince them by logic, and spiritual logic.

@12:00 Does church "discipline" include Inquisitions, persecutions, burning "heretics," burning writings, Papal bulls of excommunication and Anathemas?

@ 10:55 And I will give unto *thee* the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Peter is given the keys as "thee" is singular. These keys are given to ALL the Apostles later. Did you miss this verse? This includes PAUL of Tarsus. MATTHEW 18:18-19 (v. 1) At the same time came the *disciples* unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? (v. 18-19) Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever *ye* shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever *ye* shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. What does Paul say? ROMANS 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as *I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:* 1 CORINTHIANS 4:15-16 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. *16Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.* 1 Cor. 11:1 *Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.* 1 Cor. 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; *but I laboured more abundantly than they all:* yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 2 Cor. 11:22-27 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. 23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) *I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.* 24Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. 25Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; 26In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; 27In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. It is odd that Peter does not claim these things. If apostolic "superiority" could be made, Paul would take it. Paul boats of his trials and tribulations, Peter does not. I wonder if the heretical "church" designated Peter the "first Pope" (Peter was married: Matt. 8:14) to counteract the CHRISTIANS who rejected their heresies and UNDERSTOOD Paul's epistles to be the doctrine for the Church?

@9:55 MATTHEW 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. The "rock" is Jesus Christ. The "it" is the Rock. The Catholic church states that Peter is the Rock, and the first "Pope." Peter is NOT the Rock: 1 Peter 2:6-8 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. Peter tells us the Rock is PRECIOUS then follows that "he that BELIEVETH ON HIM" and those who "BELIEVE HE IS PRECIOUS." Does Peter say "I am the Rock?" The Rock is Christ, NOT the Church, or Peter. Paul quotes the SAME SCRIPTURE in Romans Chapter 9 as Peter did; which is from ISAIAH 28 SPECIFICALLY VERSE 16: Romans 9:32-33 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; 33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 1 Corinthians 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. Paul does NOT say the Rock is Peter EITHER. The Rock is found in the Old Testament and it is GOD, not a group of saints: DEUTERONOMY 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. DEUTERONOMY 32:15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 1 SAMUEL 2:2 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 2 SAMUEL 22:2 And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; 2 SAMUEL 22:47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. 2 SAMUEL 23:3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. PSALM 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. When was the Church ever in Hell? And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Who was? Ephesians 4:8-10 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower PARTS of the earth? 10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) Parts PLURAL, Abraham's Bosom and Hell. 1 PETER 3:18-20 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 19By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. Men are referred to as souls, not spirits. Jesus Christ preached to the wicked in Hell, why? Colossians 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. PSALM 2 AND Psalm 16 (called the "other psalm" verse 35) is quoted by Peter concerning Jesus: ACTS 13:33-35 as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. 34And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. 35Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. PSALM 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. When was David in Hell? This verse in Psalms is prophecy of the Rock, Jesus Christ.

@6:42 [King James despised the puritans.] He did? King James presided over the same conference resulted in the 1604 Book of Common Prayer that, despite making some concessions to Puritans, was poorly received by Dissenters. The KJV was a Bible that brought BOTH Puritans and the High Church together. As far as Puritans go, John Winthrop was a PURITAN and turned his colony of Massachusetts into his own Theocracy. His writings and vision of the colony as a Puritan "city upon a hill" dominated New England colonial development. John Wheelwright and later Anne Hutchinson were put on trial, and both were banished from the colony. Mary Dyer (born Marie Barrett; c. 1611 - 1 June 1660) was an English and colonial American Puritan-turned-Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, for repeatedly defying a Puritan law banning Quakers from the colony. She is one of the four executed Quakers known as the Boston martyrs. John Winthrop also engaged in deviant behavior: Mary Dyer (later executed by Winthrop) had given birth five months earlier, on 11 October 1637, to a stillborn baby with dysmorphic features. Once Winthrop had learned of the so-called "monstrous birth", he confronted Jane Hawkins, and armed with new information then confronted Cotton. As the news spread among the colony's leaders, it was determined that the infant would be exhumed and examined. According to Winthrop, a group of "above a hundred persons" including Winthrop, Cotton, Wilson, and the Reverend Thomas Weld "went to the place of buryall & commanded to digg it up to [behold] it, & they sawe it, a most hideous creature, a woman, a fish, a bird, & a beast all woven together." The puritans of this age sound like superstitious heathen bent on persecuting anyone who was NOT puritan. The Baptists in this country were the primary reason we have the Bill of Rights and true religious freedom in this country, NOT the Catholics or "Puritans."

You said Jesus didn’t say anything about fallowing a book, but Jesus did mention several times in different ways “have you not read?’ Or “Have you never read?” He said it to the Pharisees in Mathew 12 where the Pharisees were concerned about doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath. Jesus used scripture that is in the Book that you reference when he was tempted by the devil, his reply to the devil was met with “it is written,…” the Devil quoted scripture as well. “If you are the son of God”, he said “throw yourself down. For it is written: He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone” Jesus answered him, “it is also written :’do not put the Lord your God to the test. We need this book you are referring to The Bible, to learn and closer to God. How are we going to know the truth with out it? It’s the Holy Spirit that will guide us in to learning and studying his words. The Bible helps us to seek God, Jesus is the way the Truth and the life, seek him. Read the Bible and ask the Holy Spirit to guide you. The truth will set you free.

@6:20 King James was not part of the rainbow community. This is a false polemic used by uninformed persons with an agenda. IF he was gay (which he was not), would not he change the passages in the Bible to allow for homosexual deviancy? Virginia Mollenkott (Feminist and Lesbian) did, as she was a revisor on the NIV. Anthony Weldon was an enemy of King James and had to be excluded from the court. Weldon swore vengeance. It was not until 1650, twenty-five years after the death of James, that Weldon saw his chance. He wrote a paper calling James a homosexual. Obviously, James, being dead, was in no condition to defend himself. The report was largely ignored since there were still enough people alive who knew it wasn’t true. In fact, it lay dormant for years, until recently when it was picked up by Christians who hoped that vilifying King James would tarnish the Bible that bears his name so that Christians would turn away from God’s book to a more “modern” translation. It seems, though, that Weldon’s false account is being once again largely ignored by the majority of Christianity with the exception of those with an ulterior motive, such as its author had. Should we spread false rumors about you after you are dead to discredit your Catholic apologetics?

@1:45 [Jesus did not say anything about following a book.] He blasted the Pharisees for their "tradition." He told many that they were IGNORANT of the Scriptures. I'll go with the Book myself as that is what the Lord did. He referred to the Book many times: MATTHEW 4:3-4 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4But he answered and said, *It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.* MATTHEW 4:6-7 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7Jesus said unto him, *It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.* MATTHEW 4:9-10 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: *for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.* Satan tempts Jesus THREE TIMES, and THREE TIMES the Lord refers to Scripture. What was Jesus following? LUKE 24:44-46 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which *were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.* 45Then opened he their understanding, *that they might understand the scriptures,* 46And said unto them, *Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:* The Old Testament Mazoretic Text was divided into these three divisions: The Law of Moses- Torah or Pentateuch The Prophets- Nebhim The Psalms- Ketuvim 2 TIMOTHY 3:13-17 *But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.* 14But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; *15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.* *16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:* 17That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. A man can be perfect (complete) by knowing the SCRIPTURES. 2 TIMOTHY 2:15-16 *Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.* *16But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.* Paul commanded Timothy to STUDY. Study what, traditions? THE WORD OF TRUTH. Then he told Timothy to avoid profane and vain babblings. These things are the church "fathers," philosophy (Colossians 2:8) and pseudo-science: 1 TIMOTHY 6:20-21 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, *avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:* *21Which some professing have erred concerning the faith.* Jesus followed the Book. Paul followed Jesus and he followed the Book. Paul instructed Timothy to follow the Book. The Word of God (John 1:1) is Jesus Christ. The word of God is scripture. Odd that they share the same title.

Thank you, Hugh

Ye must be born again. These are the words of Jesus because ye must be born again. As for following a book Jesus said that man cannot live by bread alone. By the way I don't believe that alter calls and easy believism saves in most cases. The Protestant church today is full of false proffesion. Romans 10v10 this is the reason for this mans apostacy to Rome.

Amazing how they oversee the obvious isnt it.

Who is Jesus Christ ?? response : Jesus from Nazareth, Son of Mary.

There is a peaceful sense of freedom that comes from finally being able to submit to the true authority. Its very ironic but very comforting.

Fun fact here. Protestants say "bible alone" yet have a catechism book themselves. Or rather fove catechism books. Something they completely IGNORE to mention. Hypocrisy? You do the thinking here lol.

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The Catholic church is a imposter. And the pope is a heretic

In addition to Hugh's excellent perspective on having a relationship with Jesus, I happen to have a talk where I give detailed answers to the questions, Are Catholics 'saved', and do we have a 'personal relationship' with Jesus Christ: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKl_fLqnu5PbhWw.html Feel free to contact me with any questions or to dialogue. And please keep listening to Hugh: the man knows his stuff! 🙂

Amazing

Just as the fallen angels rebelled against God in heaven, humans (protestants) rebelled against God on earth. 😧

Unfortunately the protestants go on and on about accepting Jesus into their heart and that they don't need a church, just a close personal relationship with God. When they go before God for judgement, Jesus will say "You say you know me, but I don't know you. My sheep know me, and I know them."

Catholics pray to Mary, blasphemy

My Rock is Jesus. You are free to choose yours

The Bible is NOT just "a book". It is the sword of the SPIRIT.....GOD BREATHED

So you prejudging all who profess jesus in their lives. You can't separate the wheat from the tares. God is the judge of who are the true followers,not your own opinions.

For being a professed teacher of men you are sadly mistaken on many notes, notably is when you claim the saved follow a book. Silly rabbit, we dont follow a book, we follow the Lamb of God. You follow a liar who calls himself God....the Holy Father. Hey, its your life. (;-D

Tony, if unblocked, turns every comment section into JW gibberish.

If you believe in the work of CHRIST on the Cross, you must accept the Eucharist as well.

Protestant here: 1:44 agree completely, we don't follow a book we follow Christ. Some Protestants unfortunately forget that 2:34 also agree completely, what the church is built on is super duper important. 4:30 agreed again, we follow Christ. But the book is the best way I know how to know what Christ wants. Do churches have authority and should they guide my life? Absolutely. Does my pastor speak with the same authority as God? Nope. During the apostles time, there absolutely were truths passed down orally that didn't make it into scripture, and those statements (if they were from Christ) were infallible. But now 2000 years removed, it's hard to avoid the "telephone game problem". 5:58 man we're agreeing all over the place! KJV-only-ists thankfully do not represent most of Protestantism. 7:35 the few fuzzy edges of the canon were ironed out when the whole church was together, guided by the Holy Spirit. There was no infallible teaching authority in the old testament, yet when Jesus comes he binds a ton of people to what it says. How did he do that if there was no Roman bishop around to tell people which books belonged? You don't need an infallible bishop to know what scripture is. 10:05 Hugh, you guys are the ones with the "elaborate scheme" in Matthew 16. Nearly every single church father I've looked into indicates that either Peter's confession is the rock, or that it is Peter but only because of his confession, or that anyone who confesses what Peter did is a rock, or that Jesus is the rock. A few of them of course have a more Roman Catholic understanding of it, but it's all over the place. You put a LOT of meaning into the word rock. I mean, if this was the time to institute the first supreme bishop, don't you think Jesus could've been a little bit more clear? None of the apostles including Peter seem to behave in a way that would indicate Peter is superior to them after this point. Paul rebukes Peter in public, James speaks last at a council and seems to be the decider (Acts 15:19 "it is my judgement..."), we don't see claims of superiority until a few hundred years later... I'm aware you've heard all this before, just putting this here for confused Protestants. 12:46 that is a HUGE jump from "the gates of hell won't prevail" to "Peter has to have supreme authority which has to be passed down". Do you think Christ still could've made this fairly general proclamation and not instituted a supreme bishop? Of course! Prevail doesn't mean the church won't make mistakes, it means at the END of the fight, the church will come out on top. Do you think it's illogical for a Protestant to believe the church will triumph over hell at the end? 14:15 yes, the Septuagint had the apocrypha. AS A SEPARATE CANON. The Jews did not consider these to be bona-fide scripture, they were treated differently. That's how it was until 1546 at Trent. Luther didn't remove them, and Rome didn't add them. They were in the Bible as "secondary canon", still to be treated differently. Rome promoted them, Luther demoted them. On that note, how come Trent had to do anything with these books? I thought the whole point of an infallible teaching authority was that we could trust them to get it right in 392 and not be walking around for a thousand years with a not-quite-complete canon? 15:49 I appreciate you comparing Protestants to rebellious teenagers who won't listen to their parents. Those teenagers probably realized that their parents weren't perfect, could make mistakes, and were pretty mean sometimes. I'm glad those teenagers decided to listen to their God instead of their parents who, at the time, were financially manipulating their friends and lighting them on fire for disagreements. 16:30 Faith that is alone does not save. That's what the demons have, they believe God exists but they don't follow him. But I think we can agree that the works that go along with genuine faith don't MERIT eternal life, right? Because it's only grace that gives us life, and we can't MERIT grace? If you're a Roman Catholic and agree with me here, read Council of Trent, Canon 32: "If anyone says that the good works of the one justified...does not truly merit an increase of grace, eternal life... let him be anathema". I'm proud to be anathema, Hugh. 18:44 You're right Hugh, I'll cancel my Bible study because we shouldn't bother trying to interpret scripture. After all, only the RCC can do that, which we know because... wait, we know that because the RCC interprets scripture that way. Drat, almost had me.

Beware @tony1685, the troll!

Where in the Bible or when did Jesus say a group of homosexuals and child molesters will guide and tell my followers how to live?😢

it should talk about how ironic it is for catholicism to claim it loves or has a relationship with Jesus. He asks one thing in John 14:15 -- they fail to keep Them, sadly -- showing they don't love Him.

Amazing insight! Thank you. Something I can share with my protestant family