God led you here in this time for a reason. Your heart is ready and He knows that! You’ve learned so much by observing other faiths that when you start seeing the truth, it falls into place more easily for you. Rejoice in that!
I love ex. protestants who become an Catholic, they find richness of faith that they could not ever have in their denomination. Best example for me is dr. Scott Hahn, he is such blessing to the Catholic Church in global.
Protestant considering catholicism. The more I look into catholicism I see the fullness of the Faith. Currently living with my anti Catholic parents. Now that I have been studying the Bible from more of a "Catholic" lens the word of God has become more alive
I was a fall away Catholic and fell into the trappings of the Protestants. There was a massive emptiness in my life until I realized the fullness of the Catholic Church. Everything else is a facsimile of the one true church.
I was raised very Protestant my whole life and was always very involved in church. Now as an adult I have been doing lots of research about other options, I just attended my first mass the other day and I really enjoyed it. I’m just praying the Lord will continue to guide me in the right direction ❤
I was called a cannibal from a client when she asked what religion I was … I often get mocked and made fun of because I’m catholic And my “born again” clients have told me in no uncertain terms that I’m going to hell I call these people Catholic bashers!!!! There are so many but I am A PROUD CATHOLIC” Greetings from an Italian lady that grew up in South Africa God bless you 🙏🏻 Ps I don’t get into an argument with them anymore cause I get really cross … I let them carry on in ignorance
yet if you study God's Word, you'll see that the theory of us actually 'eating' Christ, isn't proven. it's actually dismissed by multiple verses too. i was catholic 35 yrs, but now that i've studied Scripture - i see that even basics are violated by the catholic 'church', proving that this can't be God's church - it's just not sensible nor Biblical.
The part when you said, “the Mother Church is built on the tomb of Peter” 💥 ❤🙌🏼 This entire message truly refreshed my love for the Catholic Church and just how beautiful it is ❤ Thank you Alex and Fr. Zugger!! God bless you 🙏
Basilica of st. Peter in neither the mother church, nor the cathedral of the archdiocese of Rome. These titles belong to the "Major Papal, Patriarchal and Roman Archbasilica Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in Lateran, Mother and Head of All Churches in Rome and in the World", or in short: The Archbasilica of Saint Jhon in Lateran. Basilica of st. Peter is built on the tomb of Saint Peter tho.
Since I found my way back to the true faith and it's Church I fall more and more in love with her beauty and depth everyday. I went from being an atheistic drug addict living neck deep in sin to out of nowhere being resolute in my belief of the truth of Catholicism. I went from not having any desire for faith to literally weeping at the love Our Lady has for her children and the unbound mercy of Jesus Christ when I pray the rosary.
but Christianity and Jesus' church isn't built upon no sinner. the passage in Matthew 16 was pivotal for my becoming Christian, after 35 yrs of being catholic.
@@tony1685 no one believes Christianity is built upon a sinner, dude. It seems you were poorly catechized as a Catholic, if your claims about being Catholic in the first place are true.
@@reverendcoffinsotherson5807 you wrote: _'It seems you were poorly catechized as a Catholic...'_ - now i am Biblically literate, which is much more important for any claiming to be Christian. do you believe God's church still meets His criteria listed in 1 Tim 3:15 ?
right on first question it strikes me personally. i am a baptist, and while i love that we emphasize learning and understanding the bible before baptism, it is in that same bible we read that baptism is for everyone, and to withhold salvation from people who are deserving of it isnt a very christian thing to do. This really changes my perspective, im glad my grandparents who are the ones that taught me faith are accepting of me wanting to learn more about catholicism, i bought them a cross from the vatican when i went there, even though that would mean nothing to our branch of religion they deeply respected it, and that it was blessed by a bishop. i really wish we didnt break into separate branches of christianity, we would all be better under the original church
Catholic here who is married to a Protestant and I wholeheartedly agree. I wish there was one Christian church, but since there isn’t currently, I really just want to have mutual respect and admiration. I love all of my Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican, Coptic, etc. brothers and sisters. I would do anything to be a helpful brother in Christ to any and all of them. May God bless you
I agree, but you're assuming Roman Catholic is a Christian religion. I've never read baptism is for everyone ? Roman Catholicism has a different gospel. Works can never precede or work with faith for salvation. We are saved unto good works because it's the by product of believing faith.
@@patricusthegreat8046 ok, does catholicism believe 1 Tim 3:15 - that His church will uphold (teach, preach, follow) God's Truth? also - doesn't catholicism believe Jesus' Words in John 14:15 - that those who love Him, will keep His Ten Commandments ?
@@patricusthegreat8046 I have a question, we’ll 3 actually. If a baby doesn’t get baptized and dies say around 2 years old does he not go to heaven. What do Catholics believe, and if they believe the baby will go to heaven what is the point of baptism.
@ThatGuy-nr5sp It's kinda like the case of the thief. So we all know he wasn't baptized or that he did any of the sacraments. Yet he was still saved without baptism. But if you look at it he had no opportunity to be Baptized so he was an exception. That's also with a baby because a baby can't be baptized by itself for the parents have to do it. What I'm saying is if you have no opportunity to be baptized it's and exception. Let's say the thief got down alive and knew about baptism but still refused to do it or the baby grew up and knew about baptism and still refused to do it. The things would've been different. And baptism absolutely is biblical, it's mentioned alot in acts and even in letters and gospels
@@tony1685 Absolutely Possible. As an ex protestant turned Catholic, who knows what Catholicism actually teaches, I can authoritatively tell you that you don’t know anything about Catholicism as a Non-Catholic. Catholicism doesn’t MANDATE sin. That’s dumb. Satan can’t cast out Satan or be divided against himself.
@@trevorsrq6179 as a former catholic, i can tell you now that you don't understand Bible basics. notice: sin = transgression (breaking) of God's law - 1 John 3:4 Ex 20 contains God's Ten Commandments. Ex 20:4-6, your 'church' still makes and bows to statues, idols and body parts. Ex 20:8-11, your 'church' is a day late, pretending the 1st day is the Lord's day, while Scripture proves It to be the 7th day Sabbath. there is much, much more -- but you can start there, Sir.
Thank you for defrentiating between Faith and Belief. Growing up protestant, I was never taught the difference. It was like scales falling from my eyes when that distinction was made.
i wasn't taught what the protest was/is all about either. i was catholic 35 yrs, but then actually studied God's Word, which proves clearly that catholicism can't be His church. they teach the most atrocious, vile, evil theory about our Loving Creator - making Him worse than Hitler, Stalin and Manson, all rolled into one! they mandate sin and hate Christ - John 14:15 catholicism is truly not Christianity, friend.
@@DoubleOhSilver let's discuss it! do you believe 1 Tim 3:15, that God's church upholds (teaches, preaches, follows) Truth ? do you believe Jesus' Words, that a person shows love to Christ, by keeping His Ten Commandments - John 14:15 ? then answer this: do you believe a person, if unsaved, will live forever, for billions of trillions of years, never to die, to live, feeling each and every ounce of pain, torment and punishment, for billions of trillions of years - for *Eternity* , if they reject God? thanks in advance for your replies, friend!
I’ve been a non-denominational Christian my entire life. I really value my “relationship” faith with Christ, but now I’ve found so much information about the Catholic faith and am working on converting. I’m amazed at how much false information about the Catholic Church is being taught at non-denominational churches. From baptism, to Mary, to the rosary, it’s bizarre. I was taught Catholics added to the Bible. But I’m finding out - Luther took books OUT. Which is wild to me, and scary. From the spiritual perspective…it seems smart of the devil to destroy tradition, take away leadership, still give people some of the Bible but not all of it, leave people to their own interpretation of the scriptures, etc. Very thankful for these videos you’ve been sharing!! And excited to see you’re in Albuquerque!! Hopefully one day you can host a local conference 🎉
@@tony1685 Read them! What is it about Catholicism that doesn’t love Jesus? (I’ve learned in life it’s better to ask questions than assume you’re saying things.)
@@ivynewman2975 they still make and bow to statues, idols and body parts. they are a day late -- the Lord's day is the 7th day Sabbath and forever will be.
@ivynewman2975 How sad you left Jesus to join this Pagan wannabe church, just like 1 Timothy 4:1 predicted Now the Spirit speaketh expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils,
Thank you so much for this video! I'm going to rewatch it a few more times and take notes!!! I'll carry the notes with me to refer to as I defend my conversion to the Catholic church after growing up Baptist and Pentecostal . My family questions my decision all the time. Your videos explain it clearly and help me ! Thanks and God Bless!
Exact situation here. Grew up baptist and Pentecostal and only Catholic convert in my family. I feel a special bond with other converts knowing the road wasn’t easy but we followed truth and joined the true faith. I wouldn’t ever go back. Believing others will join us.
@@R.C.A.T i am a baptized, repentant, Christian - who has the Holy Spirit - the Spirit of Truth. care to disprove me? grab your Bible and lets begin, Sir.
Alex thank you so much for this video!! I love it. I'm Protestant (not for long) . I love the Catholic faith and everything about it. This video truly helped me to have a deeper understanding about Catholicism 🙏
Thank you so much for the amazing video. It would be great to see a similar video in which you, together with Fr. Zugger, respond to common Orthodox arguments and objections.
The word "Obedience" always reminded me of Romans 13.... The seat matters not the person!! Jesus obeyed Pontius Pilate. Obedience and love work hand in hand. I heard Fr. Ripperger said the same. ❤
I find such richness and beauty in the Catholic faith that I never found in Protestant faith. I’m starting RCIA next month and I’m beyond excited about it. ❤
Read those bible versus in context. Acts 2 says repent and be baptized. How can a baby repent and believe. He quoted from mark 16:16, After believing and repenting is a dual act of our proffession of faith. Secondly mark stop at verse 8. 9-20 was inserted much later.
Hi Alex, around 36:00 you said, that "the mother church... the cathedral in vatican... is built on the tomb of st. Peter". That is incorrect, in the vatican, there is no cathedral, there in only a basilica of st. Peter, which is, in fact, built on his tomb. However, the Basilica of st. Peter in neither the mother church, nor the cathedral of the archdiocese of Rome. These titles belong to the "Major Papal, Patriarchal and Roman Archbasilica Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in Lateran, Mother and Head of All Churches in Rome and in the World", or in short: The Archbasilica of Saint Jhon in Lateran.
I have been studying apologetics this year. I have been looking for a simple starter for Solo Fide. The way it was presented here is my favorite so far. "Faith is not intellectual ascent, but Faith is belief ascent, and obedience." Love it.
compare John 14:15 with Exodus 20:4-6 and 8-11, catholicism teaches in violation of these Truths. proving clearly that catholicism is not Christianity, Sir.
hey alex. yesterday someone by the name of kevin nontradicath posted a video called "apostacy and the catholic church" critizing your video about the apostasy. this guy claims to be an ex catholic too. will you make a responde on him? people start leaving catholicism because of him
if that man made a video and it's Biblical, then there will be no reply - since the Bible proves catholicism can't even be considered Christianity. heck, i can ask a few questions, basic questions, that no catholic can answer. not one! i've been shadow banned by most catholic channels, since they have no answers.
Hello sir Alex i love this video and i learned a lot. Anyways, can i ask for help im in 10th grade and we are asked to make a research proposal about anything that we thought of. The topic that i wanted to write about is the existence of God but i think it such a general topic would you suggest any topic regarding Jesus Christ please do answer. Thank you in advance sir Alex!
The thief on the cross proves is that if you are hanging on a cross next to Jesus, you can ask for salvation and be saved. Excellent work and exegesis there Voice of Reason as well as Father Chris. Good debunking.
as a protestant, the "Jesus died for me therefore i can go on sinning" is a strawman argument, no true believer believes that. If someone believes that they are deceived and not sealed by the holy spirit
This was a great video. You are both very knowledgeable, and I love listening to Father. The guy on the right (sorry, I don't know his name) has the most amazing bass voice. As a musician I am captivated by it. Does he sing?
I was with you guys and receiving spiritual food up until Hebrews 10:26, which I believe is the most misinterpreted verse in the Bible. If you read in context, it clearly separates believer from non believer. It was said to the Jews, they heard the truth of Christ and rejected it, and returned to the yearly practice of Yom Kippur. Therefore no more sacrifice is left for their sins, only fire. No?
I love how you said, I can tell my husband I know we're married but I don't have to obey you. What a good analogy for faith alone argument. Also, ask the protestant, Do I need to love Jesus to be saved?Most will say, you just have to say you believe Jesus is your personal savior.
Yes, I have to say reformers put the cork in the bottle when it came to infant baptism as well as other things. And just before father happen to mention about the little children coming onto me, I was thinking of the same thing, how wonderful our faith is. God bless.
This was uber well done, I just have to say. And roughly 32:30 through 41:00 was incredibly informative and eye-opening. I had to watch it at least twice. How had I left Catholicism and not realized these things? I feel foolish for having done so before. :/
We Catholics believe that "Every Good Work ever done in ALL of history has been done BY The Holy Spirit, by Jesus, and by The Father. So when Protestants say "not by Good Works" they are literally saying that we are saved "apart from the Good Works of the Trinity." And we Catholics believe this is madness.
The word of God says that you shall call no one on earth. Your father, for there is only one father who is in heaven why is it that you don’t follow the word of God? These are the words of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, who you believe in but yet you call him father not even one minute into the video
I’m so glad some Protestants actually make comments in a spirit of searching for truth as opposed to others who are so full of self righteousness that they spew scripture without actual understanding. The Orthodox priests also do a great job of correcting some of these Protestants… at least the Catholic Church isn’t the only one getting attacked by some Protestants.. 🤣🙏
@VoiceOfReason_ if I was Catholic and I got distant from the chruch and became prostaint and than became atheist and start sin and came back to the chruch do I need to be reborn again or do I study for my confirmation?
@@jd3jefferson556why do you call yourself an apostolic church with the fullness of faith yet you are doing something that no church fathers did in the first centuries of christianity,asking for help to a deceased person.
@lad6524 well that's definitely true, however no Christian at any time in history including today, prays to dead people either. Jesus is God of the living, not the dead, and those who believe in Him are alive. We are all One Body. Beautiful prayers to Mary are found in the catechombs of the early Church. I attached a great video on the history of praying to the Saints. Very interesting and we are so blessed to be in a family with Christ as the Head of our Christian family ua-cam.com/video/P2F3KoXs5Uk/v-deo.htmlsi=EXM_mxaykMX-KMo9
@@jd3jefferson556 but can you provide evidence of church fathers talking about prayers to saints? Because when Origen for example talk about praying if praying to the saints was practiced he would obviously talk about that but he only say that prayers are to the Father alone
I looked up all the households being baptized in acts but none mentioned an infant. acts 8:37, which is removed in most bibles both modern Protestants and Catholic bibles states that you have to claim to be a believer as a condition for baptism. Acts has a few stories of households being baptized. So what does this mean? That everyone in the house was old enough to say they believed in Jesus Christ. The Catholic argument assumes there were infants in the households. Not my opinion I’m trying to be as unbiased as possible.
Households in those days were not single families but a collection of several families. It would have been unthinkable that there were no infants or young children among them.
@@bridgefin children can easily accept Jesus as their savior. Jesus even used children as the leading example of the faith we should have in Him. As for infants we would have to ASSUME that there weren’t while at the same time ignoring Acts 8:37.
@@fillup901 LOL. Make up the history you need to support your agenda! You can also assume that every Jewish potential convert would laugh at Christianity. His son could come into the covenant with God at 8 days but would have to wait years under Christianity? Absurd.
Tremendously excellent video, and first I’d like to thank the Holy Trinity for bringing forth priest Zuggar and the host of the video to justify false teachings and the way Catholics worship God.For what I’ve noticed about this situation about Protestants trying to defeat the Catholic Church has actually started in the earliest years of the church institution,all one has to do is read 1 John verses 18 and 19 and it seems to reveal what the Catholic Church has been going through from that far back?
I didnt seen the whole video yet, but i have a question: What if a catholic christian family has a baby at age 1 and the baby is not baptised, because the parents are not that much believing. And the baby dies, will the baby go to heaven?
Of course! All babies who die go to heaven whether they were baptized or not because they are the innocent ones. What did Jesus say: Unless you be converted as like one of these little children then you will by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.
@@scipherfilter5913The Church teaches we cannot be sure of the status of children who aren't baptized. CCC 1261 says: we entrust our children who have died without baptism to the mercy of God. It doesn't claim to know what happens to babies who aren't baptized. Tradition has taught that they are in limbo until the return of Christ, but that isn't dogmatic. As catholics we can't claim to know for sure what happens to a child who isn't baptized, just that God is merciful. But we believe baptism isn't just symbolic, and regenerates one from original sin as well as all sin one has committed prior. It's how you become part of the Body of Christ and we believe that it's a necessity to be saved. Unless a Catholic is known to have lived an extraordinary virtuous life and died in a state of grace or if a Christian was martyred for their faith we cannot claim that they are in heaven with any certainty. It may not be the answer most people are looking for, or comforting, but it's what the Church teaches and as Catholics we cannot say otherwise.
@@calvinstein4479 As a cradle Catholic Babies do not have the NATURE to Sin. They just inherited the Sin from Adam and Eve but have NO Sin in themselves just like Animals have NO Sin Nature.
When Jesus said, "You must eat My Body, drink My Blood or you do not have life within you." Then, many disciples left because it was too hard to bear. (They thought He was talking cannibalism) Jesus then said to the Apostles, "Are you going to leave Me too?" Peter answered, "Lord, where would we go? You have the words of Eternal Life."
@@Ruudes1483 i would agree that we all assumes to get sense when we interpret the bible but the priest assumed about baptism that there is no place in the bible say dont baptize children, he used acts 2... does children able to repent? so we can safely assume that in that verse that no baby or children have been baptized..
I’d love to hear your thoughts in this deconstructing your faith movement to atheism that is more relevant in Protestant communities but creeping into catholic communities now
I’m still waiting for the biblical verse that shows infant baptism. But children does not mean infant, They must be reading a different bible. The devil always quotes ambiguous verses because he is trying to be deceptive. How can you baptize an infant?? Was Jesus baptized as an infant??
I heard from a Jewish rabbi on UA-cam Tovia singer he said something like the Eucharist is a blood cannibalism ritual not a physical cannibalism but a ritual cannibalism, he says God forbids the eating of blood in the Torah which can be found in genesis 9, exodus 12, Deuteronomy 12. Acts 15 New Testament.
Great point at 48:50! Ive never thought of that. I do know that the choosing of Matthias to succeed Judas Iscariot, however, is one of the best examples of apostolic succession in the Bible though.
Infant baptism is unbiblical. Because in acts 2 :38Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. HOW CAN INFANT REPENT AND BELIEVE?
Why would anyo9ne want to follow Martin Luther or John Calvin when they could actually follow Jesuys? Christianity is 2000 years old, but protestantism is only 500 years ols. Any Catholic who actually knows their catholic faith, instead of protestant propaganda, would never ever leave it.
Jesus says eating his flesh and blood gives eternal life. 1) Jesus’s body is not on earth anymore so how can we eat and drink his flesh and blood? And 2) eating flesh and drinking blood is a HARD thing. God, in his infinite mercy and his capacity for goodness and the miraculous has given us the flesh and blood of Christ THROUGH the bread and wine. Just as he transforms US and give us a new nature, he transforms the nature of the bread and wine to truly have the nature of Jesus’s flesh and blood, so that in eating the bread and wine, we eat and drink the flesh and blood of Christ. Because he said so and he can.
Do you have a detailed response on the council of florence and the second Vatican councils specifically on the issue of salvation? Council of Florence mentioned I beleive that schismastics, pagans and jews could not be saved and would go to eternal hellfire created for Angels unless united to christ through the church... but second Vatican council seems to have a universalistic view of salvation saying that even Muslims can be saved as long as the acknowledge the creator. Don't want to misrepresent the positions. But are these teachings dogmatic? Which position is right according to the catholic church. Thank you!
Alex, I’ve been following you all year. I’ am truly astonished at your knowledge. You are truly blessed. I’m sad you’re being banned from tik tok. Keep going brother, for Gods glory. . God bless you and Fr. Chris. 🤍🙏✝️
Finding the truth of the Catholic Church as a Protestant feels like removing a blindfold that has been over my eyes my entire life 😭
God led you here in this time for a reason. Your heart is ready and He knows that! You’ve learned so much by observing other faiths that when you start seeing the truth, it falls into place more easily for you. Rejoice in that!
welcome home brother ☦️✝️🙏🏽
Amen 🙏🙏🙏 I feel the same! I converted 2 years ago ❤❤❤
catholicism mandates sin and isn't Christianity -- these are proven with God's Word of Truth.
Truth is, catholicism doesn't know God, love Christ nor walk in Truth -- according to Scripture.
I love ex. protestants who become an Catholic, they find richness of faith that they could not ever have in their denomination. Best example for me is dr. Scott Hahn, he is such blessing to the Catholic Church in global.
Protestant considering catholicism. The more I look into catholicism I see the fullness of the Faith. Currently living with my anti Catholic parents. Now that I have been studying the Bible from more of a "Catholic" lens the word of God has become more alive
My husband and I converted from Protestantism at Easter Vigil this year and we will never, ever go back.
BTW, the Hahns are such a blessing to the faith and to my family.
@@doramanchon7406 now that I have been watching Catholic masses it's so much more edifying for me.
I have been a Prot for the last two decades. I am going through RCIA now and looking to convert
I was a fall away Catholic and fell into the trappings of the Protestants. There was a massive emptiness in my life until I realized the fullness of the Catholic Church. Everything else is a facsimile of the one true church.
Fascimile.. I really hope it's pronounced the way it sounds in my head. probably not
@YahuahsRefiner I've heard it as fack-simalee.. which I always found ewwy. I read it before that as fass-a-meal.
Welcome back brother in Christ
catholics pray to mary
@@lucasshill8780Really...U forget about our Brothers from ORTHODOX...See you Protestant just only ANTI CATHOLIC.....🤦🤦🤦
I was raised very Protestant my whole life and was always very involved in church. Now as an adult I have been doing lots of research about other options, I just attended my first mass the other day and I really enjoyed it. I’m just praying the Lord will continue to guide me in the right direction ❤
God bless you! Never hesitate to reach out if you have questions! Praying for you!
@@VoiceOfReason_ thank you so much! I definitely might take you up on that
I’m excited for you! The treasures of the Catholic Church are immense.
Please tell me what resources you use to study and do research!
if you study the Bible, ma'am, you'll see that catholicism mandates sin and isn't Christianity.
Love that: "All Catholic documents come with footnotes." ❤
I was called a cannibal from a client when she asked what religion I was … I often get mocked and made fun of because I’m catholic
And my “born again” clients have told me in no uncertain terms that I’m going to hell
I call these people Catholic bashers!!!! There are so many but I am A PROUD CATHOLIC”
Greetings from an Italian lady that grew up in South Africa
God bless you 🙏🏻
Ps I don’t get into an argument with them anymore cause I get really cross … I let them carry on in ignorance
God bless you Brother ❤
yet if you study God's Word, you'll see that the theory of us actually 'eating' Christ, isn't proven. it's actually dismissed by multiple verses too.
i was catholic 35 yrs, but now that i've studied Scripture - i see that even basics are violated by the catholic 'church', proving that this can't be God's church - it's just not sensible nor Biblical.
@@tony1685 nice try Mr i was catholic now want revange
@@BasiliscBaz 'revange' (sic) for what?
all i care to do is spread Truth. do you not love God's Truth, Sir?
@@tony1685 yes that's why i am part of catholic church
The part when you said, “the Mother Church is built on the tomb of Peter” 💥 ❤🙌🏼
This entire message truly refreshed my love for the Catholic Church and just how beautiful it is ❤ Thank you Alex and Fr. Zugger!! God bless you 🙏
Basilica of st. Peter in neither the mother church, nor the cathedral of the archdiocese of Rome. These titles belong to the "Major Papal, Patriarchal and Roman Archbasilica Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in Lateran, Mother and Head of All Churches in Rome and in the World", or in short: The Archbasilica of Saint Jhon in Lateran.
Basilica of st. Peter is built on the tomb of Saint Peter tho.
Since I found my way back to the true faith and it's Church I fall more and more in love with her beauty and depth everyday. I went from being an atheistic drug addict living neck deep in sin to out of nowhere being resolute in my belief of the truth of Catholicism. I went from not having any desire for faith to literally weeping at the love Our Lady has for her children and the unbound mercy of Jesus Christ when I pray the rosary.
but Christianity and Jesus' church isn't built upon no sinner. the passage in Matthew 16 was pivotal for my becoming Christian, after 35 yrs of being catholic.
@@tony1685 no one believes Christianity is built upon a sinner, dude. It seems you were poorly catechized as a Catholic, if your claims about being Catholic in the first place are true.
@@reverendcoffinsotherson5807 you wrote: _'It seems you were poorly catechized as a Catholic...'_ - now i am Biblically literate, which is much more important for any claiming to be Christian.
do you believe God's church still meets His criteria listed in 1 Tim 3:15 ?
right on first question it strikes me personally. i am a baptist, and while i love that we emphasize learning and understanding the bible before baptism, it is in that same bible we read that baptism is for everyone, and to withhold salvation from people who are deserving of it isnt a very christian thing to do. This really changes my perspective, im glad my grandparents who are the ones that taught me faith are accepting of me wanting to learn more about catholicism, i bought them a cross from the vatican when i went there, even though that would mean nothing to our branch of religion they deeply respected it, and that it was blessed by a bishop. i really wish we didnt break into separate branches of christianity, we would all be better under the original church
e can pray for unity. However the devil stokes men's pride which leads to disobedince.
@@BensWorkshop amen, well said
Catholic here who is married to a Protestant and I wholeheartedly agree. I wish there was one Christian church, but since there isn’t currently, I really just want to have mutual respect and admiration. I love all of my Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican, Coptic, etc. brothers and sisters. I would do anything to be a helpful brother in Christ to any and all of them. May God bless you
Do your best to bring them in to the Holy Church@@claytonhall989
I agree, but you're assuming Roman Catholic is a Christian religion.
I've never read baptism is for everyone ?
Roman Catholicism has a different gospel. Works can never precede or work with faith for salvation.
We are saved unto good works because it's the by product of believing faith.
This challenges me so much as a protestant leaning believer. I love it , Lord leads us in spirit & into ALL truth 🙏
Ask all question you have about Catholicism and I hope God willing you will come to the Catholic Church. God bless
@@patricusthegreat8046 ok, does catholicism believe 1 Tim 3:15 - that His church will uphold (teach, preach, follow) God's Truth?
also - doesn't catholicism believe Jesus' Words in John 14:15 - that those who love Him, will keep His Ten Commandments ?
'Truth' is what proves that catholicism isn't Christianity.
@@patricusthegreat8046 I have a question, we’ll 3 actually.
If a baby doesn’t get baptized and dies say around 2 years old does he not go to heaven.
What do Catholics believe, and if they believe the baby will go to heaven what is the point of baptism.
@ThatGuy-nr5sp It's kinda like the case of the thief. So we all know he wasn't baptized or that he did any of the sacraments. Yet he was still saved without baptism. But if you look at it he had no opportunity to be Baptized so he was an exception. That's also with a baby because a baby can't be baptized by itself for the parents have to do it. What I'm saying is if you have no opportunity to be baptized it's and exception. Let's say the thief got down alive and knew about baptism but still refused to do it or the baby grew up and knew about baptism and still refused to do it. The things would've been different. And baptism absolutely is biblical, it's mentioned alot in acts and even in letters and gospels
Yes, we love you Fr. Chris Zugger 🙏🏽God Bless You!
I'm a protestant and I loved every single thing explained here. I learned quite a bit actually. Thank you!
Why don't you come home, brother?
I was protestant for 15 years, reformed & interdenominational & I can tell you I’ve never had a better relationship with Jesus than as a Catholic.
@@trevorsrq6179 not possible. see John 14:15 and compare with Exodus 20:4-6 and 8-11.
catholicism mandates sin.
@@tony1685 Absolutely Possible. As an ex protestant turned Catholic, who knows what Catholicism actually teaches, I can authoritatively tell you that you don’t know anything about Catholicism as a Non-Catholic. Catholicism doesn’t MANDATE sin. That’s dumb. Satan can’t cast out Satan or be divided against himself.
@@trevorsrq6179 as a former catholic, i can tell you now that you don't understand Bible basics.
notice: sin = transgression (breaking) of God's law - 1 John 3:4
Ex 20 contains God's Ten Commandments.
Ex 20:4-6, your 'church' still makes and bows to statues, idols and body parts.
Ex 20:8-11, your 'church' is a day late, pretending the 1st day is the Lord's day, while Scripture proves It to be the 7th day Sabbath.
there is much, much more -- but you can start there, Sir.
Thank you for defrentiating between Faith and Belief. Growing up protestant, I was never taught the difference. It was like scales falling from my eyes when that distinction was made.
i wasn't taught what the protest was/is all about either. i was catholic 35 yrs, but then actually studied God's Word, which proves clearly that catholicism can't be His church. they teach the most atrocious, vile, evil theory about our Loving Creator - making Him worse than Hitler, Stalin and Manson, all rolled into one!
they mandate sin and hate Christ - John 14:15
catholicism is truly not Christianity, friend.
@@DoubleOhSilver let's discuss it!
do you believe 1 Tim 3:15, that God's church upholds (teaches, preaches, follows) Truth ?
do you believe Jesus' Words, that a person shows love to Christ, by keeping His Ten Commandments - John 14:15 ?
then answer this:
do you believe a person, if unsaved, will live forever, for billions of trillions of years, never to die, to live, feeling each and every ounce of pain, torment and punishment, for billions of trillions of years - for *Eternity* , if they reject God?
thanks in advance for your replies, friend!
I’ve been a non-denominational Christian my entire life. I really value my “relationship” faith with Christ, but now I’ve found so much information about the Catholic faith and am working on converting. I’m amazed at how much false information about the Catholic Church is being taught at non-denominational churches. From baptism, to Mary, to the rosary, it’s bizarre. I was taught Catholics added to the Bible. But I’m finding out - Luther took books OUT. Which is wild to me, and scary. From the spiritual perspective…it seems smart of the devil to destroy tradition, take away leadership, still give people some of the Bible but not all of it, leave people to their own interpretation of the scriptures, etc. Very thankful for these videos you’ve been sharing!! And excited to see you’re in Albuquerque!! Hopefully one day you can host a local conference 🎉
friend, catholicism doesn't love Jesus, according to John 14:15 -- just compare with Exodus 20:4-6 & 8-11
@@tony1685 Read them! What is it about Catholicism that doesn’t love Jesus? (I’ve learned in life it’s better to ask questions than assume you’re saying things.)
@@ivynewman2975 they still make and bow to statues, idols and body parts.
they are a day late -- the Lord's day is the 7th day Sabbath and forever will be.
@ivynewman2975
How sad you left Jesus to join this Pagan wannabe church, just like 1 Timothy 4:1 predicted
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils,
Thank you so much for this video! I'm going to rewatch it a few more times and take notes!!! I'll carry the notes with me to refer to as I defend my conversion to the Catholic church after growing up Baptist and Pentecostal . My family questions my decision all the time. Your videos explain it clearly and help me ! Thanks and God Bless!
Exact situation here. Grew up baptist and Pentecostal and only Catholic convert in my family. I feel a special bond with other converts knowing the road wasn’t easy but we followed truth and joined the true faith. I wouldn’t ever go back. Believing others will join us.
Also check out Fr Chris Alar explaining the faith if you haven't already.
@@R.C.A.T -'father'- (see Matt 23:9) Mr. Alar's 'faith' isn't Christianity, sadly.
he teaches contrary God's Word.
@tony1685 Oh really? Mr Tony and what authority do you have to make that statement?
@@R.C.A.T i am a baptized, repentant, Christian - who has the Holy Spirit - the Spirit of Truth.
care to disprove me?
grab your Bible and lets begin, Sir.
I'd never thought much about His relationship with Peter... but listening to it made me cry. So beautiful.
Me too...
Yeah their is nobody like Our Lord Jesus
Love this content Alex. Thank you for your ministry. God bless you.
Alex thank you so much for this video!! I love it. I'm Protestant (not for long) . I love the Catholic faith and everything about it. This video truly helped me to have a deeper understanding about Catholicism 🙏
The thumbnail is awesome :) I am looking foward for the stream 👍
Thank you so much for the amazing video. It would be great to see a similar video in which you, together with Fr. Zugger, respond to common Orthodox arguments and objections.
The only reason any of us is going to heaven is because of what Jesus Christ did for us, doesn’t matter if you’re Catholic protestant
The word "Obedience" always reminded me of Romans 13.... The seat matters not the person!! Jesus obeyed Pontius Pilate. Obedience and love work hand in hand. I heard Fr. Ripperger said the same. ❤
Voice of Reason could be a voice actor playing the voice of God 🤣 it almost sounds fake but what a deep, powerful voice lol.
To me he sounds like his nose is a little stuffy, but i agree
He better be singing in his choir with that voice 😂😂
I find such richness and beauty in the Catholic faith that I never found in Protestant faith. I’m starting RCIA next month and I’m beyond excited about it. ❤
Very sad for you.
@adrianap8974 why?
Congratulations❣️ I converted, by the Grace of God, 9 years ago. My faith has grown in more ways than I could ever imagine. Welcome home ❤
These are Bible verses Catholics need to now. 👍
Read those bible versus in context. Acts 2 says repent and be baptized. How can a baby repent and believe. He quoted from mark 16:16, After believing and repenting is a dual act of our proffession of faith. Secondly mark stop at verse 8. 9-20 was inserted much later.
Bible proves catholicism isn't Christianity. they can bend a few verses, this doesn't make them correct nor does it make catholicism Christianity.
Jesus got baptized. What sin did he repent of? Psalm 2:8 says infants know God and praise him @@jasonprashant6624
Could you guys use bookmarks to mark each of the questions in the timeline? That would be the only thing to make this better!
This is great. Just found your channel from Pints with Aquinas. I think this is great for even my tween kids
Thank you lord for guiding me back to truth. My soul has been lifted by straight answers 🙏🏽
Boy, you know your Bible and your faith. You are a blessing to the Church! Keep up the great work on your channel.
Great Catechism learning from you Father and Alex.
Thank you, it's so good to listen this nice talk about the faith.
Enjoying your channel brother.
From a Maronite in Australia 🇦🇺
Yes father we love you :) Alex: Good job 😎👍
Thx also to your camera man ✌
Hi Alex, around 36:00 you said, that "the mother church... the cathedral in vatican... is built on the tomb of st. Peter". That is incorrect, in the vatican, there is no cathedral, there in only a basilica of st. Peter, which is, in fact, built on his tomb.
However, the Basilica of st. Peter in neither the mother church, nor the cathedral of the archdiocese of Rome. These titles belong to the "Major Papal, Patriarchal and Roman Archbasilica Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in Lateran, Mother and Head of All Churches in Rome and in the World", or in short: The Archbasilica of Saint Jhon in Lateran.
Awesome session! 🔥
This channel is awesome 🇵🇹
Excellent explaining Alex...👍
I have been studying apologetics this year. I have been looking for a simple starter for Solo Fide. The way it was presented here is my favorite so far. "Faith is not intellectual ascent, but Faith is belief ascent, and obedience."
Love it.
Wow I learned so much from this video. Thank you Alex and Father Zugger🙏
I need to get baptized and im walking away from nondenominational and protestant churches, i have found the truth and peace in the Catholic Church.
compare John 14:15 with Exodus 20:4-6 and 8-11, catholicism teaches in violation of these Truths.
proving clearly that catholicism is not Christianity, Sir.
hey alex. yesterday someone by the name of kevin nontradicath posted a video called "apostacy and the catholic church" critizing your video about the apostasy. this guy claims to be an ex catholic too. will you make a responde on him? people start leaving catholicism because of him
if that man made a video and it's Biblical, then there will be no reply - since the Bible proves catholicism can't even be considered Christianity.
heck, i can ask a few questions, basic questions, that no catholic can answer. not one! i've been shadow banned by most catholic channels, since they have no answers.
Hello sir Alex i love this video and i learned a lot. Anyways, can i ask for help im in 10th grade and we are asked to make a research proposal about anything that we thought of. The topic that i wanted to write about is the existence of God but i think it such a general topic would you suggest any topic regarding Jesus Christ please do answer. Thank you in advance sir Alex!
The thief on the cross proves is that if you are hanging on a cross next to Jesus, you can ask for salvation and be saved. Excellent work and exegesis there Voice of Reason as well as Father Chris. Good debunking.
Man is bound to the ordinary means of salvation given by God, but God is not because he’s God. 😊
@@GoyoInTX Absolutely.
as a protestant, the "Jesus died for me therefore i can go on sinning" is a strawman argument, no true believer believes that. If someone believes that they are deceived and not sealed by the holy spirit
Yeah, that was a weak argument.
This is a great video. Thank you guys and God bless you both.
This was a great video. You are both very knowledgeable, and I love listening to Father. The guy on the right (sorry, I don't know his name) has the most amazing bass voice. As a musician I am captivated by it. Does he sing?
Thank you for this session. 🙏🏼
I was with you guys and receiving spiritual food up until Hebrews 10:26, which I believe is the most misinterpreted verse in the Bible. If you read in context, it clearly separates believer from non believer. It was said to the Jews, they heard the truth of Christ and rejected it, and returned to the yearly practice of Yom Kippur. Therefore no more sacrifice is left for their sins, only fire. No?
“i will make you cry.”had me rolling lol
I love how you said, I can tell my husband I know we're married but I don't have to obey you. What a good analogy for faith alone argument. Also, ask the protestant, Do I need to love Jesus to be saved?Most will say, you just have to say you believe Jesus is your personal savior.
thank you SOO SOO much for this video!
The thief on the cross is not the only person to call Jesus by name.
Mark 10:46
Luke 17:13
Can u please do answering Muslims and answering atheists? (with the same father)
Not any church can save you the Lord Jesus Christ saves you, then he brings you into the church.
Amazing discussion. ❤❤❤
That was a great conversation , you should do more maybe about the Theotokos.
Gratia et Pax.
That coucil of ephesus was discussing about Jesus. It was about jesus hypotestic union. It was never about mary.
The council of Ephesus also condemned Nestorius as he said The Virgin Mary could be called Christotokos but not Theotokos.
Viva la santa Iglesia catolica apostolica. Amen 🙏🙌
This was great🙏 So grateful my parents had me baptized and I was able to pass the tradition down to my own kids. Grateful to be Catholic 🙏
am praying you discover Christianity, Sir.
Yes, I have to say reformers put the cork in the bottle when it came to infant baptism as well as other things. And just before father happen to mention about the little children coming onto me, I was thinking of the same thing, how wonderful our faith is. God bless.
Day 1 of asking Voice of Reason to record an audiobook of reading the bible.
God bless Father Chris 🙏✝️🇺🇸🦅🇻🇦⛪️❤️
This episode literally made me cry when talking about Peter 🙏🏽🤍
This was uber well done, I just have to say. And roughly 32:30 through 41:00 was incredibly informative and eye-opening. I had to watch it at least twice. How had I left Catholicism and not realized these things? I feel foolish for having done so before. :/
We Catholics believe that "Every Good Work ever done in ALL of history has been done BY The Holy Spirit, by Jesus, and by The Father.
So when Protestants say "not by Good Works" they are literally saying that we are saved "apart from the Good Works of the Trinity."
And we Catholics believe this is madness.
then why not simply obey Jesus and keep His Ten Commandments -- John 14:15 ?
The section starting at 33:49 blew my mind. I've never thought about the Cephas piece which seems so obvious but 😱
Christ is Lord!!
The word of God says that you shall call no one on earth. Your father, for there is only one father who is in heaven why is it that you don’t follow the word of God? These are the words of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, who you believe in but yet you call him father not even one minute into the video
I’m so glad some Protestants actually make comments in a spirit of searching for truth as opposed to others who are so full of self righteousness that they spew scripture without actual understanding.
The Orthodox priests also do a great job of correcting some of these Protestants… at least the Catholic Church isn’t the only one getting attacked by some Protestants.. 🤣🙏
@VoiceOfReason_ if I was Catholic and I got distant from the chruch and became prostaint and than became atheist and start sin and came back to the chruch do I need to be reborn again or do I study for my confirmation?
As a cradle Catholic I think you just need Confession. Because a GOOD Confession is much more *Powerful* than an Exorcism.
❤☦️
I love your little church in Albuquerque.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, pray for us
@@jd3jefferson556why do you call yourself an apostolic church with the fullness of faith yet you are doing something that no church fathers did in the first centuries of christianity,asking for help to a deceased person.
@lad6524 well that's definitely true, however no Christian at any time in history including today, prays to dead people either. Jesus is God of the living, not the dead, and those who believe in Him are alive. We are all One Body.
Beautiful prayers to Mary are found in the catechombs of the early Church. I attached a great video on the history of praying to the Saints. Very interesting and we are so blessed to be in a family with Christ as the Head of our Christian family
ua-cam.com/video/P2F3KoXs5Uk/v-deo.htmlsi=EXM_mxaykMX-KMo9
@@jd3jefferson556 but can you provide evidence of church fathers talking about prayers to saints? Because when Origen for example talk about praying if praying to the saints was practiced he would obviously talk about that but he only say that prayers are to the Father alone
@@lad6524 that question is covered in the video I sent to you.
God bless
Just watching this and I'm not Catholic but I'm stunned by some of these statements made by people
I looked up all the households being baptized in acts but none mentioned an infant. acts 8:37, which is removed in most bibles both modern Protestants and Catholic bibles states that you have to claim to be a believer as a condition for baptism. Acts has a few stories of households being baptized. So what does this mean? That everyone in the house was old enough to say they believed in Jesus Christ. The Catholic argument assumes there were infants in the households. Not my opinion I’m trying to be as unbiased as possible.
Households in those days were not single families but a collection of several families. It would have been unthinkable that there were no infants or young children among them.
@@bridgefin children can easily accept Jesus as their savior. Jesus even used children as the leading example of the faith we should have in Him. As for infants we would have to ASSUME that there weren’t while at the same time ignoring Acts 8:37.
@@fillup901
LOL. Make up the history you need to support your agenda!
You can also assume that every Jewish potential convert would laugh at Christianity. His son could come into the covenant with God at 8 days but would have to wait years under Christianity? Absurd.
Tremendously excellent video, and first I’d like to thank the Holy Trinity for bringing forth priest Zuggar and the host of the video to justify false teachings and the way Catholics worship God.For what I’ve noticed about this situation about Protestants trying to defeat the Catholic Church has actually started in the earliest years of the church institution,all one has to do is read 1 John verses 18 and 19 and it seems to reveal what the Catholic Church has been going through from that far back?
Absolute banger of a video!
I didnt seen the whole video yet, but i have a question: What if a catholic christian family has a baby at age 1 and the baby is not baptised, because the parents are not that much believing. And the baby dies, will the baby go to heaven?
Of course! All babies who die go to heaven whether they were baptized or not because they are the innocent ones. What did Jesus say: Unless you be converted as like one of these little children then you will by no means enter into the kingdom of heaven.
@@scipherfilter5913 Thank you!
@@scipherfilter5913The Church teaches we cannot be sure of the status of children who aren't baptized. CCC 1261 says: we entrust our children who have died without baptism to the mercy of God. It doesn't claim to know what happens to babies who aren't baptized. Tradition has taught that they are in limbo until the return of Christ, but that isn't dogmatic. As catholics we can't claim to know for sure what happens to a child who isn't baptized, just that God is merciful. But we believe baptism isn't just symbolic, and regenerates one from original sin as well as all sin one has committed prior. It's how you become part of the Body of Christ and we believe that it's a necessity to be saved. Unless a Catholic is known to have lived an extraordinary virtuous life and died in a state of grace or if a Christian was martyred for their faith we cannot claim that they are in heaven with any certainty. It may not be the answer most people are looking for, or comforting, but it's what the Church teaches and as Catholics we cannot say otherwise.
@@calvinstein4479 As a cradle Catholic Babies do not have the NATURE to Sin. They just inherited the Sin from Adam and Eve but have NO Sin in themselves just like Animals have NO Sin Nature.
When Jesus said, "You must eat My Body, drink My Blood or you do not have life within you." Then, many disciples left because it was too hard to bear. (They thought He was talking cannibalism) Jesus then said to the Apostles, "Are you going to leave Me too?" Peter answered, "Lord, where would we go? You have the words of Eternal Life."
really is that how you interpret the bible? thats why i left catholic
For you personally, what's the criteria in coming to a correct interpretation of Scripture?
@@Ruudes1483 i would agree that we all assumes to get sense when we interpret the bible but the priest assumed about baptism that there is no place in the bible say dont baptize children, he used acts 2... does children able to repent? so we can safely assume that in that verse that no baby or children have been baptized..
Bro.. I think I'm gonna subscribe your channel. You hv a bold and firm voice, I like it, keep up your good work💪🏻. God bless🙏🏻
You do not know if the thief on the cross was not baptized. St. John baptized thousands.
I’d love to hear your thoughts in this deconstructing your faith movement to atheism that is more relevant in Protestant communities but creeping into catholic communities now
7:47 St. Dismas, pray for us.
I’m still waiting for the biblical verse that shows infant baptism.
But children does not mean infant,
They must be reading a different bible.
The devil always quotes ambiguous verses because he is trying to be deceptive. How can you baptize an infant?? Was Jesus baptized as an infant??
you can't defeat faith alone. You just admit it.
The bible defeats "faith alone". See James 2. Hear Jesus in Matt 25.
I heard from a Jewish rabbi on UA-cam Tovia singer he said something like the Eucharist is a blood cannibalism ritual not a physical cannibalism but a ritual cannibalism, he says God forbids the eating of blood in the Torah which can be found in genesis 9, exodus 12, Deuteronomy 12. Acts 15 New Testament.
This is great 🙏🙏🙏
🎶 Jesus loves the little children; all the children of the world… 🎶
So why not baptize them?
How many strawmans will you attack?!
God promised me multiple things where are my promises
Great point at 48:50! Ive never thought of that. I do know that the choosing of Matthias to succeed Judas Iscariot, however, is one of the best examples of apostolic succession in the Bible though.
Infant baptism is unbiblical. Because in acts 2 :38Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. HOW CAN INFANT REPENT AND BELIEVE?
Why would anyo9ne want to follow Martin Luther or John Calvin when they could actually follow Jesuys? Christianity is 2000 years old, but protestantism is only 500 years ols. Any Catholic who actually knows their catholic faith, instead of protestant propaganda, would never ever leave it.
This father is awesome! But how did the host become so well versed in Theology? You have a fan in me good man!
Interesting listen
Are you a parishioner of OLPH? I used to attend there from time to time?
If one can be baptized by desire, then why wouldn’t all believe in protestants, who desire to be with our Lord in heaven also be baptized by desire?
Jesus says eating his flesh and blood gives eternal life. 1) Jesus’s body is not on earth anymore so how can we eat and drink his flesh and blood? And 2) eating flesh and drinking blood is a HARD thing.
God, in his infinite mercy and his capacity for goodness and the miraculous has given us the flesh and blood of Christ THROUGH the bread and wine. Just as he transforms US and give us a new nature, he transforms the nature of the bread and wine to truly have the nature of Jesus’s flesh and blood, so that in eating the bread and wine, we eat and drink the flesh and blood of Christ.
Because he said so and he can.
Do you have a detailed response on the council of florence and the second Vatican councils specifically on the issue of salvation? Council of Florence mentioned I beleive that schismastics, pagans and jews could not be saved and would go to eternal hellfire created for Angels unless united to christ through the church... but second Vatican council seems to have a universalistic view of salvation saying that even Muslims can be saved as long as the acknowledge the creator. Don't want to misrepresent the positions. But are these teachings dogmatic? Which position is right according to the catholic church. Thank you!
Such an AH-mazing video!!
Really would have loved to hear a question on Mary, to help Me Understand that all
If we are all family, distant relatives or 'cousins' all descended from Adam and Eve, why not baptize all the humans then?
Alex, I’ve been following you all year. I’ am truly astonished at your knowledge. You are truly blessed. I’m sad you’re being banned from tik tok. Keep going brother, for Gods glory. . God bless you and Fr. Chris. 🤍🙏✝️