It’s a matter of authority. I’ve had too many Protestant pastors try to tell me how to worship, but they don’t answer to anyone themselves. I wasted years of my life laboring in vain in the name of “discipleship”.
You ARE WRONG and continue in a cult gospel made in EUROPE It’s a CULT WITH the worst history on the planet. No kind of HOLY GHOST or EVEN knowing CHRIST. ITS ALL ABOUT your invented Mary Become catholic Become CATHOLIC you need the HOLY GHOST to understand which YOU DO NOT HAVE!
It's not really an argument, but I love the reverence. I don't understand how (low church) Protestants can go to church on Sunday, listen to a rock concert, eat some crackers and grape juice, listen to some guy give a glorified ted talk, and actually think "yeah, this is what Jesus would want".
I was never a Protestant. I’m a convert from Judaism. I was converted by a dream, not an argument. The Lord brought me to the Catholic Church. I was constantly asking Jesus to guide me and protect me from error. It was very clear to me that Jesus had led me to the Church. At that point, I didn’t know much of anything except what I understood from my conversion experience: that Jesus was all-powerful and He loved me. As I began to learn, I started noticing things. I would often listen to Christian radio in my car, and I heard some of the preachers criticize the Catholic Church. I actually wrote letters to some of them, correcting their bad attitude and their mistakes. I don’t know how I knew what to say, or where I got the chutzpah. The one thing in Scripture that especially grabbed me as an irrefutable argument for Catholicism was the Keys. Jesus gave Peter the Keys. I don’t think I knew enough of the Bible to associate this with the Key of David given to his steward. I didn’t understand anything about the Eucharist, although I did ask for Baptism immediately after attending Mass on Easter Sunday - my first Mass. Any time I had questions or concerns about any doctrine, I remembered the Keys. Because of this, if I didn’t understand something, I didn’t feel any need to worry. It was what the Church teaches, and the Church knew better than I did. I’ve been Catholic for over 30 years and I’m thankful every day for my Catholic Faith. The Lord brought me to the right place. Blessed be God forever!
if they had the power they would drag man back to the dark ages, basically be just as ruthless as Muslims are in there doctrines, there are no armies in the world today that would fight to give the church power once again.
Thank you for this video, I recently became Catholic, and despite struggling to wrap my head around the Papacy and our Holy Mother, God showed immense grace and broke my skepticism about that and now I can say I'm enjoying the fullness of the faith, glory to Jesus Christ.
@@myronmercado Here’s how I overcame it - Dr. Brant Pitre’s “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary” and Stephen Ray’s “Crossing the Tiber”, as well as the “LECTIO: Salvation” and “LECTIO: Eucharist” series offered by the Augustine Institute are all outstanding - they really open your eyes to how the Bible, Church Fathers and Christian history are a part of a tradition that is still guarded today by the Catholic Church. But don’t take my word for it, read and watch these things for yourself!
Welcome to the Church! I am curious to know what your views on purgatory are and whether you had a difficult time with that dogma as well. I have noticed converts rarely bring up purgatory as a stumbling block when coming into communion with Rome.
Believing the Catholic Church is NOT the Church Jesus and his Apostles established is more nonsensical than saying the United States of America is not the country founded by the signers of the Declaration and the Constitution. As Cardinal Newman logically quipped, to go deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.
Most Protestants coming home to Rome and Peter make some of the best Catholics ! So true. We need my evangelical friend Ken in Georgia to become catholic. He would be a like a saint. Please Holy Spirit do your work. 🙏
In rejecting the Catholic Church, Luther had no choice but to deny that it is divinely inspired and divinely instituted. In the process he actually rejected Christ and the Father that sent Him: he who rejects you rejects Me. And he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent me.
I’m in OCIA and as an ex evangelical, turned atheist, back to sola scripture protestant, to non-denominational church goer, to now Catholic…..the Catholic Church is the fullness of faith. You cannot be a sola scriptura Protestant searching for truth and say Catholicism is unbiblical. I tried. It’s a hard pill to swallow when you think Catholics are worshipping Mary and praying to the dead, only to read and constantly seeing the promotion of intercession, the spirits in heaven alive, angels rejoicing and taking up prayers to the Father, the prayers of a righteous man are powerful, etc. The pride of Protestantism is its downfall. Hence the 38k denominations and interpretations do the Bible. Sola scriptura? Which interpretation? Which collection of books? Honestly never been more fulfilled in my faith with Catholicism than I ever have been.
You should visit us in Germany. We have several big Men's Apostolates: Sons of God, Christ the King. FOCUS and also Exodus 90 Groups... Would you be up for that?
"In catholicism, we don't have have opinions, we have answers" I love that. Christianity isn't about personal opinion, it's about following God. Rooted in facts.
@envivo. That’s Catholic teaching, of course. But that’s the very matter in contention. Repeating the CC’s opinions is not an argument for the validity of those opinions.
@@ZTAudio I get it-human opinions are often shaped by personal biases and limitations, and we should be cautious about trusting them. That’s a valid concern. But when it comes to the Catholic Church, we’re not dealing with just another opinion. We’re talking about divine truth, safeguarded through the authority Christ Himself gave to the Church. Jesus didn’t just offer an opinion when He said to Peter, "You are the rock." He made a promise, a promise that the Church would carry His truth through the ages, guided by faith and the Holy Spirit.
I get it-human opinions are often shaped by personal biases and limitations, and we should be cautious about trusting them. That’s a valid concern. But when it comes to the Catholic Church, we’re not dealing with just another opinion. We’re talking about divine truth, safeguarded through the authority Christ Himself gave to the Church. Jesus didn’t just offer an opinion when He said to Peter, "You are the rock." He made a promise, a promise that the Church would carry His truth through the ages, guided by faith and the Holy Spirit.
It’s interesting how many Protestants seem to love NT Wright and his “new reflections” on Paul’s letters (ie - how Paul, when referring to ‘works’ is actually talking about the Mosaic ‘works of the law’ and not “good works”, etc). Funny enough there’s a note in the new Ignatius Catholic Study Bible that mentions how this “new Protestant interpretation” has actually been the way Catholics have interpreted Paul for 2,000 years!
The best argument for Catholicism I ever heard was that Christ didn’t leave us a Bible, He left us a Church. We were never meant to have to do our own research and figure everything out for ourselves when we can rely on the good authority of the Church. Protestantism does a lot of good in the world, but I think one of the worst ideas it brought about was the notion that if you disagree with a theology, then you are perfectly within your right to leave and find or establish another church. We don’t define good and evil, only God does. In the same way, we also don’t get to define the doctrines of the faith for ourselves.
You hit the nail on the head when you said that, "we don't define good and evil, only God does". And there are many lukewarm (or straight up cold) Protestants who adopt this philosophy that if I don't like something about the Bible, I can just ignore it or interpret it differently. But as you said, that is unbiblical. Only God determines what is good and evil. As Christ's followers, we are to follow His word, regardless of our feelings towards what it says. Now unfortunately, the Catholic church struggles with a slightly altered version of this issue. It presumes itself having equal authority with God, as it claims to have the authority to define what is good and evil itself. Therefore, while in Protestantism some people individually claim the authority of God by determining what is right and wrong themselves, in Catholicism the entire church claims the authority of God for itself, claiming that the Catholic Church determines right and wrong. What were the Catholic Councils other than men doing there best to interpret the Scriptures properly? A very commendable thing to be sure! But at the end of the day, they are just people seeking to discern what is God's will through His word. That is exactly what many Protestants do as well. They are not trying to define what is good and evil by their own will, but to discern what God is teaching. And it is much better when discernment is brought to a large body of believers with a deep understanding of the Scriptures. In this way, I have no issue on the Catholic Councils. Where interpretations were discussed and ultimately decided on what they believed as a church. That is all very good practice actually. But when that conclusion is deemed incontrovertible, that is where issues of making itself God come in. Who is to say that these people perfectly interpreted every single doctrine that they prescribe to people? The Catholic church certainly claim they do. On their own authority no less. Why was their a council to discuss these views to begin with if the decisions they made at the end would be infallibly correct? God could have just divinely inspired a single person and we could have just believed them at their word. But instead, we have a whole group of people to test their understanding of the Scriptures and come to a collective conclusion on what they believe. That is how true, born again Protestants come to conclusions on what they believe as well. Believers on both sides are trying to uphold the doctrines that God has instituted. Obviously both sides earnestly believe that their interpretation is correct, not because that is the belief that they want to be true, but because that is what the text seems to indicate. But only Catholics then deem these conclusions infallible on their own authority. That is how the Catholic Church falls into exactly the issue you pointed out. It has made itself God; the Catholic church being the only source of truth rather than God and His Word itself.
To me the most compelling is how “controversial” doctrines of the Catholic Church are affirmed by the Bible. The truths are literally HIDDEN IN PLAIN SITE. The 21st chapter of John’s Gospel affirms the preeminence of the Apostle Peter that Protestants reject. It’s right there IN THE BIBLE.
His importance amongst the Apostles is not questioned by Protestants. And so I would be willing to go and look at the "hidden in plain site" texts that prescribe (or even simply describe) infallibility within a position being centralized to a single human who uniquely and fully passes control and infallibility to the next guy. I'm definitely not seeing it hidden in the ... if you love me, do what I've called you to do, Peter (of John 21). I agree that what the Holy Spirit delivered to the Apostles themselves were bound & loosened. It was beautifully determined by them, transmitted (in a variety of ways) and preserved by the church all within about the 1st Century. But then (based on my research) ... the forced unity began to creep in. Whenever Christ's love is not both the fuel and the goal ... FORCED unity is the method employed (along with all its seemingly religious tools crafted to support it). Just go study ANY cult. James 1:27 describes pure religion before God. And the bulk of ALL the the rules man constructs actually have other motives.
@Fraevo10 - Amen! - Peter as Rock gets even clearer when you look at what our Lord already shown in OT including Joshua - especially ch3+4 & ch24:24-27 and fulfilled in Peter! Realize who the ARK of the New Covenant is - crossed with this shown in Joshua - and you can NEVER FALL BACK !!! :)
It's less about the primacy of Peter, but rather the succession of the Peter. When detailing the structure of the Church by Paul, there was a very distinct lack of details on how the succession of Peter's office was to go about. In addition to this there is also a possibility that there wasn't a succession of power, leaving the office of the papacy in question. Peter may have been a rock, but Jesus will always be the Cornerstone.
@@luxordfaith8506 When Paul was leaving he made very clear that the Holy Spirit both chose and would continue to guide the Elders/Bishops that he was leaving in succession in charge of the Church, and that they also would need to choose successors. This would obviously include the seat of Peter, whilst not a 'position of power as man would have it', as steward to THE KING the keys and roles/responsibilities of this chair would need passed down till THE KING returns, and NOT abandoned (just like Moses). Notice that Moses seat/office remained valid even thru Matthew 23:2-3 - and then obviously rescinded when The King took back authority and re-appointed a new Rock. There also could not be exact successors to the 12 Apostles, as the 12 had to be EYE-WITNESSES to Jesus during his ministry - so, Like Timothy, Bishops were ordained and sent.
@garyr.8116 It is not as obvious as you put it. For starters, you could argue that Peter isn't dead, which is the reason why you guys pray to Mary and how it's not considered necromancy. Second, as you mentioned, the church is guided by the Holy Spirit. To say that you need the office of the papacy would mean that the bishops/elders being guided by the Holy Spirit is insufficient. Third, the whole succession system is also not well defined as some of these succession were questionable in how they became successors. One story I heard was that successors were name while the apostles were still alive while other times they were made when they were dead. And fourth, there does not appear to be a formal system of how succession was to be declared by the founding church leaders, nor one that was cared to be mentioned in the most important church document that teaches the faith.
@christafarion9 Like the false doctrine of salvation thru faith alone ... Like the nonsense of OSAS ... Like believing the Bible is the foundation of Christian faith ... Like not understanding that the Church is the foundation of Christian faith ... Like not understanding that the Protestant "church" of believers is absolutely nothing like the Church described in the NT.
@christafarion9 Like the false doctrine of salvation thru faith alone ... Like the nonsense of OSAS ... Like believing the Bible is the foundation of Christian faith ... Like not understanding that the Church is the foundation of Christian faith ... Like not seeing that without a divine Church authority to infallibly interpret the Bible, Solo Scriptura is a recipe for chaos, confusion, error and disunity. Like not understanding that the fractured Protestant "church" of believers is absolutely nothing like the Church described in the NT.
@christafarion9 @christafarion9 Like the false doctrine of salvation thru faith alone ... Like the nonsense of OSAS ... Like believing the Bible is the foundation of Christian faith ... Like not understanding that the Church is the foundation of Christian faith ... Like not seeing that without a divine Church authority to infallibly interpret the Bible, Solo Scriptura is a recipe for chaos, confusion, error and disunity. Like not understanding that the leaderless, fractured Protestant "church" of believers is absolutely nothing like the Church described in the NT.
@christafarion9 Like the false doctrine of salvation thru faith alone ... Like the nonsense of OSAS ... Like believing the Bible is the foundation of Christian faith ... Like not understanding that the Church is the foundation of Christian faith ... for starters..
In discussions of the papacy, I think that it is important to study Isaiah 22:15-24. In verse 22, God gives Eliakim: a robe, authority, the role of a father, the key to the house of David and the power to open what nobody else can shut and can shut what nobody else can open. From there, study Matthew 16:18-19, in which Our Lord says that He will build His Church on the rock of Saint Peter, to whom He is speaking directly, and give him the keys to the kingdom of heaven and the power to open and shut. Explain Matthew 16:18-19 through the lens of Isaiah 22:22 (at least).
@RitaGatton - Amen - Also on Peter as Rock look at what our Lord already shown in OT including Joshua - especially ch3+4 & ch24:24-27 and fulfilled in Peter! Realize who the ARK of the New Covenant is - crossed with this shown in Joshua - and scripture comes ALIVE !!! :)
The most compelling argument for me is that the classical and most logical starting point to Christianity is the belief in the historical claim of Jesus’s birth, life, death, and resurrection. If I believe that this history is accurate using the various ancient writings describing the events, then it begs the question: what now? What did Jesus leave behind for us? Well, if we read the biographies of Jesus, it seems apparent that he’s preparing His apostles to be the authority, and we can also see from other early writings that this authority was passed on to others. These men then go on to define and clarify certain doctrines with this received authority, including the claim that some of these 1st century writings are inerrant. If we follow the trajectory through history, it leads us to the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. With sola scriptura on the other hand, there’s no reasonable path to get from initial reliability of the 1st century claims to inerrancy of the NT.
@grantc9012 - Amen! It gets even clearer when you lovingly search for what Our Lord is communicating in the OT (using man's culture and man's languages) and overlay what is being communicated in the NT on top of this literally fulfilling what is shown of Our Lord in the OT - and combine all that with what is being Lived in The Church by those who are faithful, you will find Christ ALIVE, together with the Father and the Spirit, and the whole host of Saints and Angels - right where He said They would Be! (John 14:23) 🫀
There are also the many Eucharistic miracles that have happened all over the world. Where the Eucharist literally turned into flesh and the wine into blood. In some cases, blood coming out of the Eucharist itself. The coolest part of this being that the blood all matches (AB) and was even the same blood found on the Shroud of Turan. God is making it blatantly obvious at this point. I feel like he is preparing for something.
I'm sure this comment section will stay civil with no arguments or accusations. I'm kidding. I'll give it at least 2 hours until the angry Prots come to "expertly debunk" us with their superior intellect and theology.
William Lane Craig denied fatima happened the other day and he also said Jesus may have not actually appeared to the 500 according to St Paul, they were preconditioned and had mass illusion.
Church (Greek, ekklesia: assembly, congregation): the church is the people. catholic: universal congregation of all the faithful across all time. The denominations (Roman, Orthodox, Protestant, Coptic, Syriac, Oriental, etc.) and their traditions are historical and cultural artifacts of this age. They are useful to the Spirit to carry the simple gospel of Jesus the Messiah to the people. In the age to come, there will only be God and people.
The invisible church Sola Invisible breaks down when you read Matthew 16, Matthew 18, John 21 and the book of Acts and Revelations. There is a biblical and historical visible church. There were no denominations until the first great schism of the XI century. There’s the Church, and that’s the apostolic church. Anything outside of it is counterfeit. There’s no salvation outside the Catholic Church.
@@AlexisHernandez-f7s No such concept of an invisible church so where do you find that false concept being promoted? The church is made up of all believers in Christ . Ephesians 1:22-23 There’s no salvation outside the Catholic Church. There’s no salvation outside of Christ The denominations (Roman, Orthodox, Protestant, Coptic, Syriac, Oriental, etc don't go to heaven , believers in Christ do 1 John 5:13
@@AlexisHernandez-f7s There was no 'Roman' or 'Orthodox' official church prior to the schism. The official church began with Theodosius' decree. The claim by the bishop of Rome to be supreme in the official church didn't come until hundreds of years later. This is what let to the tensions which created the schism. But the eternal church is the people who walk in faith with the Lord Jesus. They don't need the official sanction of men. They are the ones whom the apostles and overseer/elders shepherded with love.
Irs a bit of a technically, but all Christians are Catholic. As in that's what the word means. But Roman Catholic is the name of the denomination that follows the church of Rome. So as a nondenominational protestant Christian, I am Catholic, but I am not Roman Catholic.
God’s Law is His divine guidance, showing us the path to holiness and revealing our need for Him. It is the foundation of justice and love, written both in Scripture and on our hearts. Yet, it also reveals our limitations and our deep need for grace. God’s Gospel is the fulfillment of that need-the Good News of Jesus Christ, who brings mercy, redemption, and the promise of eternal life. Through His death and resurrection, He empowers us with His Spirit to live out the law, not out of obligation, but in freedom and love. In essence, the law prepares us to seek God; the Gospel draws us into His embrace, transforming our hearts to joyfully follow Him. Together, they lead us to salvation and a life united with Him.
@envivo. God’s Law is what God requires… which is personal, perpetual, and perfect righteousness…Sinlessness.God’s Gospel is what God graciously provides in meeting the obligation of the law through Jesus Christ! Which is the Perfect righteousness that He Requires. The word, righteous is defined as perfect law keeper. “as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;” Romans 3:10 ESV God, the father sends his son to be a righteous substitute for all humanity to receive by faith! That which God requires God graciously provides through Jesus Christ! The law demands everything and gives nothing. The gospel gives everything and demands nothing. The gospel demands nothing of us! The law are the imperatives of scripture . The gospel or the indicatives of scripture. This is all called law / gospel distinction. Every verse in the Bible falls under law or gospel categories. ❤️
@ While the law/gospel distinction is a helpful framework, it's important to approach it with the fullness of Catholic doctrine. Scripture teaches that God's Law, while it reveals our need for grace, is not abolished by Christ but fulfilled in Him (Matt 5:17). Jesus didn’t come to replace the Law but to perfect it (Rom 8:3-4). The Gospel does make demands-Jesus calls us to love God and neighbor, which fulfills the Law (Matt 22:37-40). The new commandment is a command (John 13:34), not a passive invitation. Grace doesn’t negate the need for cooperation with God’s will (Phil 2:12-13), nor does it make salvation a mere exchange of righteousness. The idea that the Gospel “demands nothing” is in tension with Jesus’ words: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself” (Matt 16:24). Christ’s righteousness is indeed offered to us through faith, but it’s a grace that empowers transformation (Eph 2:8-10). We are called to live out this righteousness in our lives, cooperating with God’s grace. In this light, the Law and the Gospel are not two separate categories but are intimately connected in the one work of salvation.❤🙏
@@Ebreeze1976 While the law/gospel distinction is a helpful framework, it's important to approach it with the fullness of Catholic doctrine. Scripture teaches that God's Law, while it reveals our need for grace, is not abolished by Christ but fulfilled in Him (Matt 5:17). Jesus didn’t come to replace the Law but to perfect it (Rom 8:3-4). The Gospel does make demands-Jesus calls us to love God and neighbor, which fulfills the Law (Matt 22:37-40). The new commandment is a command (John 13:34), not a passive invitation. Grace doesn’t negate the need for cooperation with God’s will (Phil 2:12-13), nor does it make salvation a mere exchange of righteousness. The idea that the Gospel “demands nothing” is in tension with Jesus’ words: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself” (Matt 16:24). Christ’s righteousness is indeed offered to us through faith, but it’s a grace that empowers transformation (Eph 2:8-10). We are called to live out this righteousness in our lives, cooperating with God’s grace. In this light, the Law and the Gospel are not two separate categories but are intimately connected in the one work of salvation.
@@Ebreeze1976 The law/gospel distinction can be a helpful way to think about Scripture, but it’s important to embrace the fuller picture that Catholic teaching offers. God’s Law, as Scripture reminds us, wasn’t abolished by Christ but fulfilled in Him (Matt 5:17). Jesus didn’t discard the Law; He brought it to its perfection, showing us its ultimate purpose (Rom 8:3-4). The Gospel is a gift of grace, but it also invites us to respond. Jesus calls us to love God and our neighbor, and in doing so, we fulfill the heart of the Law (Matt 22:37-40). His “new commandment” to love one another (John 13:34) is more than a suggestion-it’s a calling that asks something of us. God’s grace doesn’t eliminate our role in His plan; instead, it strengthens us to cooperate with His will (Phil 2:12-13). Saying the Gospel “demands nothing” misses something profound. Jesus Himself said, “If anyone wants to follow me, let him deny himself” (Matt 16:24). Faith in Christ is transformative-it’s not just about receiving His righteousness but about being changed by it (Eph 2:8-10). The Law and the Gospel aren’t in opposition; they work together in God’s loving plan to bring us closer to Him.
The comment section isn’t deep enough to swim in these waters. My only question is, do you believe Jesus died and rose to forgive your sins? and, is that the only way to God?
If I were to become catholic, i would be actively lying to myself and i dont think you want that either. I was an aspiring catholic at one point and listened very closely to my priest (who understood the faith very well from a catholic perspective) but failed to understand Jesus, along with the entire church. At the end of the day, the catholic church deems that I have no salvation, where the reformed church teaches the biblically supported claim that those who believe in God's Son live eternally in His Kingdom. I implore you to drop the ego that the catholic church instills into its believers and read scripture from a more accurate perspective to understand its underlying message. You'd see that even in the book of galatians alone, your entire faith is incompatible. I'm not trying to come off as a jerk, but i want Jesus' message to be found
@evilcrizzle Jesus's message is in the Catholic Church He founded. He didn't leave behind a bible. He left us a Church that the bible to what it is now. Rejecting that Church is rejecting Jesus Christ Himself, and God the Father who sent Him: he who rejects you, rejects Me. And he who rejects Me, rejects the One who sent Me.
The Catholic Church does not say any individual is not saved. It says what the ordinary means of salvation are (I.E. baptism) but it does not deny that God can use extraordinary means for salvation.
You seek Christ, and that is good. Yet consider: the Church gave us Scripture, preserved it, and teaches it faithfully (1 Tim 3:15). Christ promised, “The gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matt 16:18). St. Paul exhorts unity in one Body and one faith (Eph 4:4-5), not division. Salvation comes by grace through faith (Eph 2:8), yet faith works through love (Gal 5:6). The Church is not ego but Christ’s Bride, humbly serving Him. Seek Him fully, and perhaps you’ll find Him in the Church He founded.
There are 23 Rites in the Catholic Church, all in Communion with the Pope and the Magisterium of the Church. All of them belong to the Church that Jesus founded on the Rock of Peter, the Catholic Church.
What are some of the most compelling arguments you have heard for the Catholic Faith? Let me know in the comments!
It’s a matter of authority. I’ve had too many Protestant pastors try to tell me how to worship, but they don’t answer to anyone themselves. I wasted years of my life laboring in vain in the name of “discipleship”.
You ARE WRONG and continue in a cult gospel made in EUROPE
It’s a CULT WITH the worst history on the planet. No kind of HOLY GHOST or EVEN knowing CHRIST. ITS ALL ABOUT your invented Mary
Become catholic
Become CATHOLIC
you need the HOLY GHOST to understand which YOU DO NOT HAVE!
It's not really an argument, but I love the reverence. I don't understand how (low church) Protestants can go to church on Sunday, listen to a rock concert, eat some crackers and grape juice, listen to some guy give a glorified ted talk, and actually think "yeah, this is what Jesus would want".
I was never a Protestant. I’m a convert from Judaism. I was converted by a dream, not an argument. The Lord brought me to the Catholic Church. I was constantly asking Jesus to guide me and protect me from error. It was very clear to me that Jesus had led me to the Church. At that point, I didn’t know much of anything except what I understood from my conversion experience: that Jesus was all-powerful and He loved me.
As I began to learn, I started noticing things. I would often listen to Christian radio in my car, and I heard some of the preachers criticize the Catholic Church. I actually wrote letters to some of them, correcting their bad attitude and their mistakes. I don’t know how I knew what to say, or where I got the chutzpah.
The one thing in Scripture that especially grabbed me as an irrefutable argument for Catholicism was the Keys. Jesus gave Peter the Keys. I don’t think I knew enough of the Bible to associate this with the Key of David given to his steward. I didn’t understand anything about the Eucharist, although I did ask for Baptism immediately after attending Mass on Easter Sunday - my first Mass. Any time I had questions or concerns about any doctrine, I remembered the Keys. Because of this, if I didn’t understand something, I didn’t feel any need to worry. It was what the Church teaches, and the Church knew better than I did.
I’ve been Catholic for over 30 years and I’m thankful every day for my Catholic Faith. The Lord brought me to the right place. Blessed be God forever!
if they had the power they would drag man back to the dark ages, basically be just as ruthless as Muslims are in there doctrines, there are no armies in the world today that would fight to give the church power once again.
I'm in RCIA after being protestant. Please pray for me 🙏
God bless you :)
@@Marina86769 welcome Home!
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Thank you for this video, I recently became Catholic, and despite struggling to wrap my head around the Papacy and our Holy Mother, God showed immense grace and broke my skepticism about that and now I can say I'm enjoying the fullness of the faith, glory to Jesus Christ.
@@ChristIsYHWH tell us how you overcame your objections to the Papacy and our Blessed Mother.
@@myronmercado Here’s how I overcame it - Dr. Brant Pitre’s “Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary” and Stephen Ray’s “Crossing the Tiber”, as well as the “LECTIO: Salvation” and “LECTIO: Eucharist” series offered by the Augustine Institute are all outstanding - they really open your eyes to how the Bible, Church Fathers and Christian history are a part of a tradition that is still guarded today by the Catholic Church. But don’t take my word for it, read and watch these things for yourself!
Welcome to the Church! I am curious to know what your views on purgatory are and whether you had a difficult time with that dogma as well.
I have noticed converts rarely bring up purgatory as a stumbling block when coming into communion with Rome.
Believing the Catholic Church is NOT the Church Jesus and his Apostles established is more nonsensical than saying the United States of America is not the country founded by the signers of the Declaration and the Constitution. As Cardinal Newman logically quipped, to go deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.
Welcome home. The angels and saints in heaven and on earth are rejoicing with you. God bless you.
I love being catholic
Most Protestants coming home to Rome and Peter make some of the best Catholics ! So true. We need my evangelical friend Ken in Georgia to become catholic. He would be a like a saint. Please Holy Spirit do your work. 🙏
I recently converted to Catholicism. I feel like I am finally home.
@@MagnusVonBlack Same here, brother, welcome Home.
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Praying daily for the conversion of thE whole world 🌎 to the Catholic Church ⛪️🙏🙏🙏
More like “return to the Catholic Church” since, of the European extraction, Protestant ancestors were Catholic! 🗝️🇻🇦🗝️
In rejecting the Catholic Church, Luther had no choice but to deny that it is divinely inspired and divinely instituted. In the process he actually rejected Christ and the Father that sent Him: he who rejects you rejects Me. And he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent me.
I’m in OCIA and as an ex evangelical, turned atheist, back to sola scripture protestant, to non-denominational church goer, to now Catholic…..the Catholic Church is the fullness of faith. You cannot be a sola scriptura Protestant searching for truth and say Catholicism is unbiblical. I tried. It’s a hard pill to swallow when you think Catholics are worshipping Mary and praying to the dead, only to read and constantly seeing the promotion of intercession, the spirits in heaven alive, angels rejoicing and taking up prayers to the Father, the prayers of a righteous man are powerful, etc.
The pride of Protestantism is its downfall. Hence the 38k denominations and interpretations do the Bible. Sola scriptura? Which interpretation? Which collection of books?
Honestly never been more fulfilled in my faith with Catholicism than I ever have been.
That is a beautiful testimony!
I’m in OCIA too, converting from non denominationalism. I agree with everything you said!
Become Orthodox Catholic - why settle for 98% when you can have 100% of the truth in the Eastern Orthodox Church?
This is so good and so true, Cameron! Not opinions - Answers!! Praise to our Loving God for not abandoning us on an island with just a beautiful book.
You should visit us in Germany. We have several big Men's Apostolates: Sons of God, Christ the King. FOCUS and also Exodus 90 Groups... Would you be up for that?
Thank you brother for your excellent video interpretation.
May God bless you.
"In catholicism, we don't have have opinions, we have answers" I love that. Christianity isn't about personal opinion, it's about following God. Rooted in facts.
No, you just have someone else’s opinions, which you accept as answers.
@@ZTAudio Your comment is valid if you mean God’s "opinions", which are ministered and passed down through ordained ministers.
@envivo. That’s Catholic teaching, of course. But that’s the very matter in contention. Repeating the CC’s opinions is not an argument for the validity of those opinions.
@@ZTAudio I get it-human opinions are often shaped by personal biases and limitations, and we should be cautious about trusting them. That’s a valid concern. But when it comes to the Catholic Church, we’re not dealing with just another opinion. We’re talking about divine truth, safeguarded through the authority Christ Himself gave to the Church.
Jesus didn’t just offer an opinion when He said to Peter, "You are the rock." He made a promise, a promise that the Church would carry His truth through the ages, guided by faith and the Holy Spirit.
I get it-human opinions are often shaped by personal biases and limitations, and we should be cautious about trusting them. That’s a valid concern. But when it comes to the Catholic Church, we’re not dealing with just another opinion. We’re talking about divine truth, safeguarded through the authority Christ Himself gave to the Church.
Jesus didn’t just offer an opinion when He said to Peter, "You are the rock." He made a promise, a promise that the Church would carry His truth through the ages, guided by faith and the Holy Spirit.
It’s interesting how many Protestants seem to love NT Wright and his “new reflections” on Paul’s letters (ie - how Paul, when referring to ‘works’ is actually talking about the Mosaic ‘works of the law’ and not “good works”, etc). Funny enough there’s a note in the new Ignatius Catholic Study Bible that mentions how this “new Protestant interpretation” has actually been the way Catholics have interpreted Paul for 2,000 years!
The best argument for Catholicism I ever heard was that Christ didn’t leave us a Bible, He left us a Church. We were never meant to have to do our own research and figure everything out for ourselves when we can rely on the good authority of the Church. Protestantism does a lot of good in the world, but I think one of the worst ideas it brought about was the notion that if you disagree with a theology, then you are perfectly within your right to leave and find or establish another church. We don’t define good and evil, only God does. In the same way, we also don’t get to define the doctrines of the faith for ourselves.
You hit the nail on the head when you said that, "we don't define good and evil, only God does". And there are many lukewarm (or straight up cold) Protestants who adopt this philosophy that if I don't like something about the Bible, I can just ignore it or interpret it differently. But as you said, that is unbiblical. Only God determines what is good and evil. As Christ's followers, we are to follow His word, regardless of our feelings towards what it says. Now unfortunately, the Catholic church struggles with a slightly altered version of this issue. It presumes itself having equal authority with God, as it claims to have the authority to define what is good and evil itself. Therefore, while in Protestantism some people individually claim the authority of God by determining what is right and wrong themselves, in Catholicism the entire church claims the authority of God for itself, claiming that the Catholic Church determines right and wrong.
What were the Catholic Councils other than men doing there best to interpret the Scriptures properly? A very commendable thing to be sure! But at the end of the day, they are just people seeking to discern what is God's will through His word. That is exactly what many Protestants do as well. They are not trying to define what is good and evil by their own will, but to discern what God is teaching. And it is much better when discernment is brought to a large body of believers with a deep understanding of the Scriptures. In this way, I have no issue on the Catholic Councils. Where interpretations were discussed and ultimately decided on what they believed as a church. That is all very good practice actually. But when that conclusion is deemed incontrovertible, that is where issues of making itself God come in. Who is to say that these people perfectly interpreted every single doctrine that they prescribe to people? The Catholic church certainly claim they do. On their own authority no less. Why was their a council to discuss these views to begin with if the decisions they made at the end would be infallibly correct? God could have just divinely inspired a single person and we could have just believed them at their word. But instead, we have a whole group of people to test their understanding of the Scriptures and come to a collective conclusion on what they believe. That is how true, born again Protestants come to conclusions on what they believe as well. Believers on both sides are trying to uphold the doctrines that God has instituted. Obviously both sides earnestly believe that their interpretation is correct, not because that is the belief that they want to be true, but because that is what the text seems to indicate. But only Catholics then deem these conclusions infallible on their own authority. That is how the Catholic Church falls into exactly the issue you pointed out. It has made itself God; the Catholic church being the only source of truth rather than God and His Word itself.
So we should participate with evil, as long as a man in a weird shaped hat tells us God wants it?
The most compelling argument for Catholicism for me is the Eucharist and John 6. Also that sola Scriptura is a heresy.
The lighting on the set is great.
To me the most compelling is how “controversial” doctrines of the Catholic Church are affirmed by the Bible. The truths are literally HIDDEN IN PLAIN SITE. The 21st chapter of John’s Gospel affirms the preeminence of the Apostle Peter that Protestants reject. It’s right there IN THE BIBLE.
His importance amongst the Apostles is not questioned by Protestants. And so I would be willing to go and look at the "hidden in plain site" texts that prescribe (or even simply describe) infallibility within a position being centralized to a single human who uniquely and fully passes control and infallibility to the next guy. I'm definitely not seeing it hidden in the ... if you love me, do what I've called you to do, Peter (of John 21).
I agree that what the Holy Spirit delivered to the Apostles themselves were bound & loosened. It was beautifully determined by them, transmitted (in a variety of ways) and preserved by the church all within about the 1st Century.
But then (based on my research) ... the forced unity began to creep in. Whenever Christ's love is not both the fuel and the goal ... FORCED unity is the method employed (along with all its seemingly religious tools crafted to support it). Just go study ANY cult.
James 1:27 describes pure religion before God. And the bulk of ALL the the rules man constructs actually have other motives.
@Fraevo10 - Amen! - Peter as Rock gets even clearer when you look at what our Lord already shown in OT including Joshua - especially ch3+4 & ch24:24-27 and fulfilled in Peter!
Realize who the ARK of the New Covenant is - crossed with this shown in Joshua - and you can NEVER FALL BACK !!! :)
It's less about the primacy of Peter, but rather the succession of the Peter. When detailing the structure of the Church by Paul, there was a very distinct lack of details on how the succession of Peter's office was to go about. In addition to this there is also a possibility that there wasn't a succession of power, leaving the office of the papacy in question.
Peter may have been a rock, but Jesus will always be the Cornerstone.
@@luxordfaith8506 When Paul was leaving he made very clear that the Holy Spirit both chose and would continue to guide the Elders/Bishops that he was leaving in succession in charge of the Church, and that they also would need to choose successors. This would obviously include the seat of Peter, whilst not a 'position of power as man would have it', as steward to THE KING the keys and roles/responsibilities of this chair would need passed down till THE KING returns, and NOT abandoned (just like Moses). Notice that Moses seat/office remained valid even thru Matthew 23:2-3 - and then obviously rescinded when The King took back authority and re-appointed a new Rock.
There also could not be exact successors to the 12 Apostles, as the 12 had to be EYE-WITNESSES to Jesus during his ministry - so, Like Timothy, Bishops were ordained and sent.
@garyr.8116 It is not as obvious as you put it. For starters, you could argue that Peter isn't dead, which is the reason why you guys pray to Mary and how it's not considered necromancy. Second, as you mentioned, the church is guided by the Holy Spirit. To say that you need the office of the papacy would mean that the bishops/elders being guided by the Holy Spirit is insufficient. Third, the whole succession system is also not well defined as some of these succession were questionable in how they became successors. One story I heard was that successors were name while the apostles were still alive while other times they were made when they were dead. And fourth, there does not appear to be a formal system of how succession was to be declared by the founding church leaders, nor one that was cared to be mentioned in the most important church document that teaches the faith.
It's amazing how Protestants can diligently study the Bible their entire lives and STILL get it so wrong on fundamental issues.
Like what?
@christafarion9 Like the false doctrine of salvation thru faith alone ...
Like the nonsense of OSAS ...
Like believing the Bible is the foundation of Christian faith ...
Like not understanding that the Church is the foundation of Christian faith ...
Like not understanding that the Protestant "church" of believers is absolutely nothing like the Church described in the NT.
@christafarion9 Like the false doctrine of salvation thru faith alone ...
Like the nonsense of OSAS ...
Like believing the Bible is the foundation of Christian faith ...
Like not understanding that the Church is the foundation of Christian faith ...
Like not seeing that without a divine Church authority to infallibly interpret the Bible, Solo Scriptura is a recipe for chaos, confusion, error and disunity.
Like not understanding that the fractured Protestant "church" of believers is absolutely nothing like the Church described in the NT.
@christafarion9 @christafarion9 Like the false doctrine of salvation thru faith alone ...
Like the nonsense of OSAS ...
Like believing the Bible is the foundation of Christian faith ...
Like not understanding that the Church is the foundation of Christian faith ...
Like not seeing that without a divine Church authority to infallibly interpret the Bible, Solo Scriptura is a recipe for chaos, confusion, error and disunity.
Like not understanding that the leaderless, fractured Protestant "church" of believers is absolutely nothing like the Church described in the NT.
@christafarion9 Like the false doctrine of salvation thru faith alone ...
Like the nonsense of OSAS ...
Like believing the Bible is the foundation of Christian faith ...
Like not understanding that the Church is the foundation of Christian faith ...
for starters..
In discussions of the papacy, I think that it is important to study Isaiah 22:15-24. In verse 22, God gives Eliakim: a robe, authority, the role of a father, the key to the house of David and the power to open what nobody else can shut and can shut what nobody else can open. From there, study Matthew 16:18-19, in which Our Lord says that He will build His Church on the rock of Saint Peter, to whom He is speaking directly, and give him the keys to the kingdom of heaven and the power to open and shut. Explain Matthew 16:18-19 through the lens of Isaiah 22:22 (at least).
@RitaGatton - Amen - Also on Peter as Rock look at what our Lord already shown in OT including Joshua - especially ch3+4 & ch24:24-27 and fulfilled in Peter!
Realize who the ARK of the New Covenant is - crossed with this shown in Joshua - and scripture comes ALIVE !!! :)
Very interesting. Thank you.
The most compelling argument for me is that the classical and most logical starting point to Christianity is the belief in the historical claim of Jesus’s birth, life, death, and resurrection. If I believe that this history is accurate using the various ancient writings describing the events, then it begs the question: what now? What did Jesus leave behind for us? Well, if we read the biographies of Jesus, it seems apparent that he’s preparing His apostles to be the authority, and we can also see from other early writings that this authority was passed on to others. These men then go on to define and clarify certain doctrines with this received authority, including the claim that some of these 1st century writings are inerrant. If we follow the trajectory through history, it leads us to the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. With sola scriptura on the other hand, there’s no reasonable path to get from initial reliability of the 1st century claims to inerrancy of the NT.
@grantc9012 - Amen! It gets even clearer when you lovingly search for what Our Lord is communicating in the OT (using man's culture and man's languages) and overlay what is being communicated in the NT on top of this literally fulfilling what is shown of Our Lord in the OT - and combine all that with what is being Lived in The Church by those who are faithful, you will find Christ ALIVE, together with the Father and the Spirit, and the whole host of Saints and Angels - right where He said They would Be! (John 14:23) 🫀
Thank you, Mr. Cameron, thank you.
There are also the many Eucharistic miracles that have happened all over the world. Where the Eucharist literally turned into flesh and the wine into blood. In some cases, blood coming out of the Eucharist itself. The coolest part of this being that the blood all matches (AB) and was even the same blood found on the Shroud of Turan. God is making it blatantly obvious at this point.
I feel like he is preparing for something.
Sola scriptura vs Antiquity, Objectivity.
Oh, & Peter Kreeft.
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Blessed be God, forever 🙏 ♥️
I think you can go further. I think you can say everyone should become Catholic
Good point!
I am of the same opinion and pray for that every day.
I'm sure this comment section will stay civil with no arguments or accusations.
I'm kidding. I'll give it at least 2 hours until the angry Prots come to "expertly debunk" us with their superior intellect and theology.
William Lane Craig denied fatima happened the other day and he also said Jesus may have not actually appeared to the 500 according to St Paul, they were preconditioned and had mass illusion.
Church (Greek, ekklesia: assembly, congregation): the church is the people.
catholic: universal congregation of all the faithful across all time.
The denominations (Roman, Orthodox, Protestant, Coptic, Syriac, Oriental, etc.) and their traditions are historical and cultural artifacts of this age. They are useful to the Spirit to carry the simple gospel of Jesus the Messiah to the people. In the age to come, there will only be God and people.
The invisible church Sola Invisible breaks down when you read Matthew 16, Matthew 18, John 21 and the book of Acts and Revelations. There is a biblical and historical visible church. There were no denominations until the first great schism of the XI century. There’s the Church, and that’s the apostolic church. Anything outside of it is counterfeit. There’s no salvation outside the Catholic Church.
@@AlexisHernandez-f7s No such concept of an invisible church so where do you find that false concept being promoted? The church is made up of all believers in Christ . Ephesians 1:22-23
There’s no salvation outside the Catholic Church.
There’s no salvation outside of Christ
The denominations (Roman, Orthodox, Protestant, Coptic, Syriac, Oriental, etc don't go to heaven , believers in Christ do 1 John 5:13
@@AlexisHernandez-f7s There was no 'Roman' or 'Orthodox' official church prior to the schism.
The official church began with Theodosius' decree.
The claim by the bishop of Rome to be supreme in the official church didn't come until hundreds of years later. This is what let to the tensions which created the schism.
But the eternal church is the people who walk in faith with the Lord Jesus. They don't need the official sanction of men. They are the ones whom the apostles and overseer/elders shepherded with love.
So Final Answer, Cameron...can Protestants get into Heaven, yes or no?
If it is it’s because they’re going to Orthodoxy
I’m sure you understand if I don’t believe when you start off kind.
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No good. I’ve known too many Catholics.
I’m an honest “Protestant.”
May I say though that I am “Catholic”, just not Roman Catholic.
Can you please elaborate.
Irs a bit of a technically, but all Christians are Catholic. As in that's what the word means. But Roman Catholic is the name of the denomination that follows the church of Rome. So as a nondenominational protestant Christian, I am Catholic, but I am not Roman Catholic.
@@luxordfaith8506you are not catholic. But almost.
@@luxordfaith8506
Roman Catholic is not a denomination. Protestants have denominations. Catholics have the true Church that Jesus founded.
@@MarilynBoussaid-yd1vk can you define denomination for me? Pretty Please 🙏
I would love for any Roman Catholic on this UA-cam video to define the difference between God‘s law/in God‘s gospel??
God’s Law is His divine guidance, showing us the path to holiness and revealing our need for Him. It is the foundation of justice and love, written both in Scripture and on our hearts. Yet, it also reveals our limitations and our deep need for grace.
God’s Gospel is the fulfillment of that need-the Good News of Jesus Christ, who brings mercy, redemption, and the promise of eternal life. Through His death and resurrection, He empowers us with His Spirit to live out the law, not out of obligation, but in freedom and love.
In essence, the law prepares us to seek God; the Gospel draws us into His embrace, transforming our hearts to joyfully follow Him. Together, they lead us to salvation and a life united with Him.
@envivo. God’s Law is what God requires… which is personal, perpetual, and perfect righteousness…Sinlessness.God’s Gospel is what God graciously provides in meeting the obligation of the law through Jesus Christ! Which is the Perfect righteousness that He Requires. The word, righteous is defined as perfect law keeper. “as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;”
Romans 3:10 ESV
God, the father sends his son to be a righteous substitute for all humanity to receive by faith! That which God requires God graciously provides through Jesus Christ!
The law demands everything and gives nothing.
The gospel gives everything and demands nothing. The gospel demands nothing of us!
The law are the imperatives of scripture .
The gospel or the indicatives of scripture.
This is all called law / gospel distinction. Every verse in the Bible falls under law or gospel categories. ❤️
@ While the law/gospel distinction is a helpful framework, it's important to approach it with the fullness of Catholic doctrine. Scripture teaches that God's Law, while it reveals our need for grace, is not abolished by Christ but fulfilled in Him (Matt 5:17). Jesus didn’t come to replace the Law but to perfect it (Rom 8:3-4).
The Gospel does make demands-Jesus calls us to love God and neighbor, which fulfills the Law (Matt 22:37-40). The new commandment is a command (John 13:34), not a passive invitation. Grace doesn’t negate the need for cooperation with God’s will (Phil 2:12-13), nor does it make salvation a mere exchange of righteousness.
The idea that the Gospel “demands nothing” is in tension with Jesus’ words: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself” (Matt 16:24). Christ’s righteousness is indeed offered to us through faith, but it’s a grace that empowers transformation (Eph 2:8-10). We are called to live out this righteousness in our lives, cooperating with God’s grace.
In this light, the Law and the Gospel are not two separate categories but are intimately connected in the one work of salvation.❤🙏
@@Ebreeze1976 While the law/gospel distinction is a helpful framework, it's important to approach it with the fullness of Catholic doctrine. Scripture teaches that God's Law, while it reveals our need for grace, is not abolished by Christ but fulfilled in Him (Matt 5:17). Jesus didn’t come to replace the Law but to perfect it (Rom 8:3-4).
The Gospel does make demands-Jesus calls us to love God and neighbor, which fulfills the Law (Matt 22:37-40). The new commandment is a command (John 13:34), not a passive invitation. Grace doesn’t negate the need for cooperation with God’s will (Phil 2:12-13), nor does it make salvation a mere exchange of righteousness.
The idea that the Gospel “demands nothing” is in tension with Jesus’ words: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself” (Matt 16:24). Christ’s righteousness is indeed offered to us through faith, but it’s a grace that empowers transformation (Eph 2:8-10). We are called to live out this righteousness in our lives, cooperating with God’s grace.
In this light, the Law and the Gospel are not two separate categories but are intimately connected in the one work of salvation.
@@Ebreeze1976 The law/gospel distinction can be a helpful way to think about Scripture, but it’s important to embrace the fuller picture that Catholic teaching offers. God’s Law, as Scripture reminds us, wasn’t abolished by Christ but fulfilled in Him (Matt 5:17). Jesus didn’t discard the Law; He brought it to its perfection, showing us its ultimate purpose (Rom 8:3-4).
The Gospel is a gift of grace, but it also invites us to respond. Jesus calls us to love God and our neighbor, and in doing so, we fulfill the heart of the Law (Matt 22:37-40). His “new commandment” to love one another (John 13:34) is more than a suggestion-it’s a calling that asks something of us. God’s grace doesn’t eliminate our role in His plan; instead, it strengthens us to cooperate with His will (Phil 2:12-13).
Saying the Gospel “demands nothing” misses something profound. Jesus Himself said, “If anyone wants to follow me, let him deny himself” (Matt 16:24). Faith in Christ is transformative-it’s not just about receiving His righteousness but about being changed by it (Eph 2:8-10). The Law and the Gospel aren’t in opposition; they work together in God’s loving plan to bring us closer to Him.
The comment section isn’t deep enough to swim in these waters. My only question is, do you believe Jesus died and rose to forgive your sins? and, is that the only way to God?
Only a matter of time before this guy is a 5-point Calvinist.
If I were to become catholic, i would be actively lying to myself and i dont think you want that either. I was an aspiring catholic at one point and listened very closely to my priest (who understood the faith very well from a catholic perspective) but failed to understand Jesus, along with the entire church.
At the end of the day, the catholic church deems that I have no salvation, where the reformed church teaches the biblically supported claim that those who believe in God's Son live eternally in His Kingdom. I implore you to drop the ego that the catholic church instills into its believers and read scripture from a more accurate perspective to understand its underlying message. You'd see that even in the book of galatians alone, your entire faith is incompatible.
I'm not trying to come off as a jerk, but i want Jesus' message to be found
@evilcrizzle Jesus's message is in the Catholic Church He founded. He didn't leave behind a bible. He left us a Church that the bible to what it is now. Rejecting that Church is rejecting Jesus Christ Himself, and God the Father who sent Him: he who rejects you, rejects Me. And he who rejects Me, rejects the One who sent Me.
The Catholic Church does not say any individual is not saved. It says what the ordinary means of salvation are (I.E. baptism) but it does not deny that God can use extraordinary means for salvation.
What does it mean to read scripture from a more accurate perspective?
Good question 👆🏻
You seek Christ, and that is good. Yet consider: the Church gave us Scripture, preserved it, and teaches it faithfully (1 Tim 3:15). Christ promised, “The gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matt 16:18). St. Paul exhorts unity in one Body and one faith (Eph 4:4-5), not division. Salvation comes by grace through faith (Eph 2:8), yet faith works through love (Gal 5:6). The Church is not ego but Christ’s Bride, humbly serving Him. Seek Him fully, and perhaps you’ll find Him in the Church He founded.
Hey Cameron, I am catholic, Im just not Roman Catholic.😊
Byzantines are cool 😎
@CameronRiecker my only title is Christian, Cameron. But I respect your free will to identify as you wish.
There are 23 Rites in the Catholic Church, all in Communion with the Pope and the Magisterium of the Church. All of them belong to the Church that Jesus founded on the Rock of Peter, the Catholic Church.
Thanks anyways, but I will pass
You can tell that to God when you're being judged.
Protestants seem to forget that when they stand before Jesus that they will be judged for not believing in His Church!
@ Thanks to Vatican 2, it’s not necessary to be Catholic to be saved
Protestantism is growing well Catholicism is declining. When you look at the growth rate of evangelical Christians in the west.
G’day from Melbourne Australia Cameron. Just love your passion and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and Blessed Virgin Mary :) Keep up the great work!
G’day mate!
I’ve never been to Australia but my daughters favorite TV show is the crocodile hunter 😄😂
I’d love to come visit!