Who's Right? A Catholic or A Protestant | WRETCHED
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yes, i didnt watched this channel because i have a bias that takes out credibility if you turn off comments.
I was raised Catholic but God put in my heart to read the Bible front to back and learn the truth of the gospel myself. Born again Christian and now my whole family is. Praise God!!
Same here. My wife and I left the Catholic church a year after we were married. Reading the Bible will reveal the obvious differences between Catholic church teachings and what the Bible clearly says. I pray that Matthew will make the same choice you, Michael, my wife and I made.
Reading the entire bible made me question the god of the bible.
@@johnelliott5859 Well if you’re making a God in your head that’s cute and cuddly and doesn’t care about justice then that’s gonna happen. Which is also breaking the 2nd commandment, “thou shall not commit idolatry”, where you can do that when you make up a God in your head that suits you. If you’re talking about God’s judgment of certain nations in the Bible then you need to know that those nations were committing vicious sins like for example sacrificing their babies and sexual immorality that’s even worse than what you see going on today. God gave those nations chances and sent prophets but they all kept at it or killed the prophets. And God had no choice but to judge them.
@@michaelanguiano9749 so killing babies is just punishment for killing babies? Should god kill all every person in the US including all the children, since there are so many abortions? That is what you are implying.
@@elizabethd5196 My reading of it freed me too! From the contradictions and evil nature of the false god depicted in its pages. Hallelujah!
Yaaaay comments are on! We'll be good, we promise. 😆 Anyway this young man was so precious while being so lost. I pray that this conversation of sharing the Gospel with him plants a seed that will fall on fertile ground and result in this boy's salvation!
I was thinking the same thing about the comments. I really enjoy talking with brothers and sisters in Christ!
@Laura Loves Jesus Quite true. Even though this respectful young man was a sincere thinking man of some reasoning, he had never been told the truth regarding scripture. Unfortunately, much of the world's population is situated on unfertile soil and still needs to hear the facts/truth regarding scripture and not religious doctrine and dogma invented and set up by man.
@@poiqweee So true. It is hard to leave dogma behind.
@@IBenZik Yes, it is difficult to leave behind years of indoctrination. It takes having a logical mind, with a willingness to reason and learn new concepts that appear to be sound, and then analyzing them. Being raised and shepherded in a Bible based church in the 60's and 70's, by a Dallas Theological Seminary masters degree in divinity and ministry pastor, I was taught misinformation pertaining to scripture and Biblical principles. I had to relearn what was proper interpretation and address issues that had been avoided by the church during that timeframe. Today's Christian church is too heavily focused on building church membership, retention, appeasing members and financial growth than sound Biblical teaching, instruction and implementation of those principles in modern society.
@@poiqweee I agree with everything you said. I was raised RC until grade 10 when the priest teaching religion was stumped by my question of why do you call Mary a virgin when the Bible (they made me buy but never use) clearly states Jesus had brothers and sisters. His only answer was "because that is what the RCC says". I was totally lost until I was about 26. I don't remember the day but I remember the street intersection. My dad told me you either believe in Jesus as your savior or you don't. My dad was raised Lutheran and that day changed my life.
Stay well.
My heart breaks for him. When I came to understand justification by faith my heart leapt for joy, because it meant that my worth is not in who I am and what I do, but who Jesus is and what He did for me. It’s really sad, but I pray that God will restore the joy of His salvation to Matthew!
Read James 2:14 carefully: “What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him?” James is dealing with the problem of those who claim faith but who don’t show it by their works. In verse 17 James says this kind of faith, “if it has no works, is dead.”
Romans 3:28 -- You will notice that Paul says a man is justified by faith (pistei in Greek). When Martin Luther translated the letter to the Romans into German in the sixteenth century, he added the word alone-but alone is not in the original Greek text. The phrase “faith alone” does occur in the New Testament: one time, in James 2:24. There the inspired apostle denies that justification is from faith alone. Let me quote it: “You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.”
I suppose we should ask, what would Jesus have to say to get folks to believe “we are justified by works, and not by faith alone” other than to speak the exact words He did?... Words in which He clearly states: we must “keep the commandments of God” (Matt. 19:16-22) and that we must “love our enemies” (Matt. 5:43-45) in order to have eternal life.
This made my heart sing! I wanna send this to every catholic and mormon I know... so gentle but so truthful. Thank u for your faithful witness
Hey Broo .. As former Catholic (few seconds ago) and new protestant found some errors and some verses against 'Faith Alone' doctrine !!! Lets rewrite the Bible together. Wanna join? vERSE IS Matthew, chapter 7, verses 21-23. There are 10s of verses that doesn't support faith Alone. Jesus himself also says so many things that go against Faith alone. So, I want to rewrite bible again and want to prove that Jesus also wrong about salvation!!! Lets prove that. Its time to prove all Catholics and Jesus himself also that Faith alone is true!
I was raise catholic and never really knew much about the Gospel or Jesus. One day as I sat inside the large cathedral, I got convicted as I looked all around me and realized that something was not right. I saw how dim it was, I saw a cross with a bloody image of a man on it, I saw statues of saints with little babies with wings around them, I saw ladies kissing the feet of statues, I saw my father snoring next to me, I saw people just following to the motions, sitting, kneeling, standing over and over again. Soon after being convicted, I left the "church" and several years passed when the Lord placed a person back from high school in my path, not once, but TWICE! Long story short, we began to hang out as friends when one day he asked if his mom could read a bit of the bible to me....I quickly remember throwimg up my hands and rejecting the idea🙄, and letting him know that I was a catholic and already "knew" the bible (that was a lie), when he saw how nervous I got, he laughed and said "don't worry, we aren't going to convert you into anything, because we don't have the power to do that...only the Holy Spirit can." I did not understand what he ment by Holy Spirit, but I felt relieved that he said they were't going to try to convert me. I also felt like...what harm can their be in just hearing someone read to me, I did not want for offend them either. 😃 Littled did I know what the Lord had in store for me!!!! With no preaching at all....she just read straight from the book of Johm I believe it was!!!! Seemed as if my ears have always longed to hear this!!! I could not believe that the bible can be read in simple english that one can understand!!!! I remember asking all sorts of questions to her, and just knowing, without a thread of a doubt that this was the Word of God I was hearing!!!! A few months later, after watching several vhs tapes on Charles Stanley....my friend laid his hand on my should out of the blue and began to pray for my Salvation and asked me some questions, to which I replied truelly to and before I knew it....I felt humbled at the very thought that he was bringing up my little name before this grand awsome God of the universe, and realized at that moment, that I was simply hopeless without Jesus death on the cross. I began to cry tears of Joy, and the very next morning, I realized that something has definately taken place in me, and when I expressed this to my friend, he laughed once more and said..."yes, that is the power of the Holy Spirit" 💕 Halleluyah, Jesus is ALIVE!!!!!!!
Praise Jesus for your salvation!
I really like how you put that someone was snoring next to you. That’s really funny, and true
I’ve given you a thumbs down because of your ignorance,arrogance and spiritual arrogance. You were obviously a Catholic in name only which was very sad. I’m a Marian Catholic with a deep love for Mary which every Catholic should have. You criticised the lady kissing a statue without really understanding what she was doing and which was truly beautiful. I will kiss a statues feet be it of Mary,a saint or an angel. I will also bow to them also! What I’m doing is showing respect to the person the statue represents and thereby giving glory to Jesus Christ because he’s the one who made that person a saint. Question if you met the queen of England would you not give a little bow of the head to her? Do you have pictures of loved one’s? Is there not a statue of Abraham Lincoln in one of the states?
The Bible is a Catholic book the protestant Bible is an incomplete and corrupted Catholic book for proof watch Steve Ray’s excellent testimony. Look up the history of the Bible you will be shocked. Look up Eucharist miracle of Lanciano in 700AD. Only Jesus can found a Church NOT sinful men! There’s is ONLY ONE CHURCH therefore protestant’s are NOT Christian. I’ll stop there please find out exactly what you should know to be a part of the mystical body of Christ on earth the ONE HOLY CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH. Watch Scott Hahn’s excellent testimony. Watch Coming Home on UA-cam. Watch padre Pio and the guardian angel’s. Watch Fatima 1917. I could go and continue to show you the true beauty of Catholicism which is everyone’s true home! Please remember many people centuries ago in Europe couldn’t read or write so pictures of the saint’s statues etc. were there to help people with the faith. Please don’t attack something that you presently no nothing about. Protestant’s belong to 40,000+ man made cults. There’s ONLY ONE CHURCH therefore protestant’s are NOT Christian! God bless you on your journey back to the one true faith the holy Catholic faith.
@@simonslater9024 It's not worth it as this crew has already pre-determined that their version of Christianity is the only one. These vignettes are what TF does to pander to his listeners. Just utter nonsense yet again from this guy and his troglodytes.
Praise God! That is so beautiful. If the Lord of all creation is pursuing you, you can NOT escape Him. He knows you will embrace Him way before you do.
I was really rootin for that kid.
Brought a rear to my eye too.
Thanks for turning on the comments.
@@j.appleseed659 Not a chance. Lol.
My heart aches for Mathew, he is so close and yet only God can work the miracle of the new birth. Let's remember this young Mathew in our prayers so that he will be saved and be part of the kindgom of God. Thank you brother Todd, I learn so much from your presentations of the gospel, so clean, clear and concise. Sylmar, CA.
Sadly Todd is to be pitied he was given much and much more is required. Mathew being a catholic dosen't have much in his spiritual tool box.
Jesus told Nicodemus, “No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit” (Jn 3:5). Paul spoke of God’s gift of “the bath of rebirth and renewal of the Holy Spirit” (Ti 3:5). Paul told the Romans that “we who were baptize into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death . . . so that . . . we too might live in the newness of life” (Rom 6:3-4). Water baptism is the physical sign of and instrument for bringing about the spiritual rebirth. In baptism we are regenerated into new life in Christ.
@@jackp1490 Are you trying to say that our salvation is based on that work? Then what about the criminal on the cross? Luke 23:42-43
Pastor Friel this was an excellent presentation of the Gospel. Glory to God. Thank you in the Name of Jesus
He's a brother. Pastor is a gift not office. There will be no Pastors in heaven just like all the other gifts that will cease in the kingdom of heaven.
@@MetalArms16212 ok 👌 so what? Thank you for your legalistic correction
This was an awesome presentation of the Gospel. Thank you for sharing.
Matthew is a remarkable young man- amazed to see him participate in a conversation and not be fearful or offended.
Uh oh. JIMMY! YOU FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE COMMENT SECTION!
Another good video, thanks Wretched!
Why are comments always off?
@@Anteater23 I've never seen the comments on😲🤔🙏 Thanks Jimmy
Grace to You always has theirs off too. If i had to guess I’d say they’d rather not have the debates and bickering and trolls. But there is also good that comes out of the comment sections too.
@@Anteater23 this is an assumption, but many believers give in to the temptation of being terrible witnesses in internet comment sections. I think perhaps part of the idea is to remove the stumbling block.
This is evangelism at its best. Todd talks with, reasons with and listens to this young man...very good, truthful and honest.
THE COMMENTS ARE ON!?!?! who messed up!? I love the comments, reading testimonies from other Christians. It gives me confidence to talk to non believers! Thank you Wretched!!
Yeah, we'll see how long they stay on
Comments should be turned on if any prostentant preacher believe in freedom of speech
Hi friend, would you like to know what is coming our way
What is being built for everyone
I was literally thinking “if the comments are off Im not gonna feel like watching this video” I was pleasantly surprised haha
Was wishing the commets are on while listening. I am surprised and happy as you.
What an awesome evangelist Todd is. I pray God saves this precious young man.
This really helped me think of a different way to talk to my Catholic grandmother about the true gospel. Such an encouragement, as always.
Vicarus fille d is in place of Christ. He takes the adoration from the father and gave it to Mary and the pope none of which are biblical. Hot them with that ... Show it to me in the bible or it's a doctrine of devil's. Rebuke and get ride of all idols and beads. Look into all bibles are corrupted so go to the origin.
Good luck to you. I am trying to do the same
What happened?
These one on one videos of sharing the gospel are my absolute favorite on this channel! Very helpful and very encouraging! Thanks so much! For His Glory alone.
Sincerely asking here.
When will you interview a Catholic who knows their faith?
Thank you Todd, Jimmy, and the rest of the Wretched team that is behind the scenes. You have encouraged my faith in Christ greatly over the years and have impressed on me to share the Gospel with exceeding joy.
I absolutely adore Todd. His patience is exquisite and his kindness and gentleness while delivering the gospel is amazing. God bless Todd.
But Todd is wrong. Todd bases his entire argument on the bible being the word of a perfect creator being. But the bible shows a god who condones slavery, commands genocide and promotes misogyny. It is full of unproven stories, some fanciful, some just wrong. It's message is inconsistent. It is not the word of a perfect creator. It is a book of a god created in man's image.
@@johnelliott5859 To be honest, I understand why God as he's depicted in the old testament can seem so different from how he's depicted in the new testament, but ultimately, Christians believe that the way God is depicted in the new testament is the true way God really is.
And the God of the new testament says we should turn the other cheek, love our enemies, pray for those who persecute us, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit those suffering in prison, and comfort those who are weeping. As far as I can tell, the reason Jesus believed that these teachings did not contradict the teachings of the old testament was that he saw many of the teachings of the old testament as limitations rather than commandments.
For example, the old testament says "an eye for an eye" and most people assumed that was a commandment. But Jesus most likely interpreted this teaching as "[do not take more than] an eye for an eye." Although the parts in brackets were not explicitly stated, Jesus most likely interpreted them as being implied (for as much as the old testament God can be difficult at times to understand, he too also said to help the poor, the widows, the orphans, and yes the immigrants, so this interpretation isn't actually as crazy as it may sound).
Therefore, it is plausible to interpret the true intention of "an eye for an eye" as prohibiting violence, not a commandment to partake in it. Thus "an eye for an eye" can really mean "turn the other cheek."
@@JustAskingQuestions8571 Christ also said that the law should remain and not be changed- a jot or a tittle. Paul is the one who suggests the law can be changed. Christ and James , who he passed the responsibility for the early church to, both thought the law remained.
The god of the Old Testament is the same as the god of the new.
And that god is not worthy of worship.
@@johnelliott5859 Sorry you feel that way. I actually don't like it when fellow Christians casually dismiss this apparent dichotomy between the way God is depicted in the Old Testament vs. how he's depicted in the New Testament.
After all, this apparent dichotomy wasn't discovered for the first time during the Enlightenment, it was apparent from at least the 2nd Century, and was the reason why Marcion wholesale rejected the God of the Old Testament in his writings.
I'm sorry I can't really disentangle this much further with the knowledge I have about theology yet, but I hope the way God appeared in the Old Testament won't prevent you from giving the God of the New Testament a chance. If you do find the God of the New Testament to be compelling enough, I hope maybe the struggle of having to deal with these passages of the old testament will become worth living with, at least it's worth living with for me.
At least for me it's clear that if the Old and New Testament appear to contradict, we're supposed to follow the New Testament, and then it's up to us to try to intellectually harmonize the apparent contradiction, but the New Testament always controls in the end regardless of the apparent contradiction (kind of like how more recent opinions of the Supreme Court interpreting the U.S. Constitution control even though in theory the constitution itself hasn't changed, and opinions of the Supreme Court sometimes appear to flatly contradict the constitution).
Wishing you all the best, and I hope you find ultimate peace wherever your quest for the truth leads you.
@@JustAskingQuestions8571 I actually was a born again christian for more than 3 decades. Exploring the bible is part of what led me to question my faith. After an honest appraisal, it didn't withstand scrutiny.
I am fine with people accepting and living out the kind Christ of the NT. That is many members of my family.
But I can't divorce that from the god of the old testament. Or from the incoherence of a perfect being that initiates a plan where he knows the majority of people will suffer eternal torment.
IMO, the more you know of the god of the bible, the less moral it is to obey/worship that god.
Thanks for the respectful conversation.
Peace
COMMENTS ARE ON!! I've been waiting too long for this XD. Thank you Todd for being such an encouragement to evangelize!
But Todd is wrong. Todd bases his entire argument on the bible being the word of a perfect creator being. But the bible shows a god who condones slavery, commands genocide and promotes misogyny. It is full of unproven stories, some fanciful, some just wrong. It's message is inconsistent. It is not the word of a perfect creator. It is a book of a god created in man's image.
@@johnelliott5859 Do you realize that God’s message and word was mostly based on the times back when it was written. During those times there were sadly all of those things happening and therefore God spoke on those things.
@@carterhenderson-cole52 so why didn’t a “moral authority” like god condemn slavery? And not command genocide. The god of the bible isn’t a moral being.
"what we can do" is absolutely nothing. That's why Jesus died on the cross. He grants us repentance. He cleanses us. He justifies us. He sanctifies us. He glorifies us. Todd you are so loving and gentle with your presentation. I can learn so much from you.
I can't believe comments are on😲🙏
Me either!
God bless your patience to this man. I love your channel Tod, been following it for a long time.
I went to catholic schools until I was 14. My dad is Italian and that side is very catholic. The town I grew up in was also heavily catholic. I rejected God in my teens because I saw how corrupt the catholic church is so I thought there is no way God exists. After all my rebellion, my wickedness and sin, Jesus found me, his lost sheep. And he called me back, and embraced me with his love. Now I pray that I can be his vessel and reach my family and pull them away from their lost ways. We are definitely in the last days and I feel the pinch as there’s not unlimited time left before God’s age of grace is over.
Excellent interaction of Great HUMILITY! Kuddos!
Well done brother Todd, may God continue to use you mightily to witness for Christ Jesus.
Praying for the salvation of that young man.🙏✝️
Super cool that the comments are on. Thanks for your Godly wisdom Todd and your biblical directions....
Thank you very much! Just what I needed to hear!
He is one intelligent catholic who seems to be true to his faith.
Thanks be to god for servants like Todd . Nice work. Todd . Bless you
Quite a conundrum you’ve put me in I must say I must say
God bless you Mr.Friel🙏
Unfortunately, how unprepared this guy was to answer the questions is typical for Catholics; most of them are completely unaware of the gospel all together.
I once asked my Catholic friend what the significance of Jesus dying on the cross was. She could only respond with "Free will."
You’re absolutely right man. It’s heart breaking. I was Catholic and I was the same way. Just as lost as the rest of the world.
That's why us Protestant converts make the best Catholics.
Smart kid. Not correct, but reachable.
The cake at the end 😂😂 that’s my favorite closing
If you liked that, you would LOVE my UA-cam channel. Or maybe you will hate it….
COMMENTS?! Everybody behave!
Finally.. i can comment ... thank you wretched ... i love the presentation too... learning alot
I pray for this young man to be saved. You can see he wants to know the truth.
Glad to see the comments on!
Interesting to see how Catholic theology gets some stuff right, but other stuff, not so much. This guy's heart and beliefs are close. One of our biggest mission fields should be those who think they're saved, but don't quite have it right.
If we compare Catholic and Reformers position on salvation:
1. The Reformers taught that it is NOT necessary for us to become righteous because it is impossible for us - we, being sinners, always fall short and cannot meet God's strict judgment. The solution is by faith alone we receive Christ' righteousness imputed or counted on us while our sins (past, present AND future) are imputed or counted on Christ who bore them on the cross. It is known as double imputation.
Question for Todd Friel: How do you reconcile double imputation with Ezekiel 18:20 that says the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself?
Catholics, on the other hand, believe that we are made righteous through Christ (Rom. 5:19). We do not and cannot become righteous by ourselves. Scripture says the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23) and the soul that sins shall die (Ezekiel 18:4). According to Scripture it is righteousness that delivers us from death (Prov. 10:2, 11:3). The righteous shall go to eternal life (Mat. 25:46). Faith is counted as righteousness (Rom. 4:2) and so does "doing what is right" as stated in 1 John 3:7. Our ability both to have faith and to do what is right comes from and is only possible by grace through Christ as apart from Him we can do nothing (John 15:5). Thus Catholics reject that our sins are imputed or counted on Christ, we believe that those sins must be forgiven or washed away.
2. According to the Reformers imputed righteousness of Christ does NOT make us righteous - we are only legally counted as righteous (Christ' righteousness is external or alien to us) while remain sinners. In other words we are both righteous and sinner at the same time. Christ, on the other hand, is legally counted as sinner while remains sinless. Because of this God legally punished Christ for our sins - God directed His wrath and anger to Christ, instead of to us. God let us enter heaven while we remain sinners or unrighteous.
Question for Todd Friel: How do you reconcile the above with Prov. 17:15 that says "he who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both like abomination to the Lord? If God punished sinless Christ for our sins and let sinners enter heaven, can you call that as justice?
Catholics, on the other hand, believe that we lose righteousness through sinning as Scripture says the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness when he sins (Ezek. 33:12). In other words we cannot become righteous and sinner at the same time. Once a righteous person commit sin all his accumulated righteous deeds will be forgotten and will not save him (Ezek. 18:24, 33:18). But when he repents and turn away from his sins, all his accumulated sins will be forgotten and he will live (Ezek. 18:21-22, 33:19) or he will be in righteous state again. Our ability to repent and to turn away from sin comes from and is only possible by grace through Christ. When we die in righteous state and judged, God declare us to be righteous because we are indeed made righteous. Because we are made righteous then we are justified to go to heaven. Christ willingly offered Himself to die for our sins as without shedding of blood there is n o forgiveness of sins (Heb. 9:22). God does NOT direct His anger and wrath to sinless Christ. Catholic teaching on salvation and judgment does not violate Prov. 17:15.
Awesome video! I really enjoy listening to you guys radio station!
I am glad you're finally allowing comments on some of your videos.
Do you sincerely believe Catholics think they are doing works for God by going to confession and receiving communion? And that they would boast about doing these things? They believe you are saved by grace through faith just as you do. They don't think you need to work your way to heaven, that's a misunderstanding.
He should interview a priest.
Sometimes I have the hardest time seeing people not repent from having a conversation about Salvation. The first conversation I had I repented afterward. I had a background in RCC and also Roman Catholic School that I attended. I volunteered at RCC. I went every week unless we were out if town.
Praise God I finally got that conversation with someone in college and was saved soon after. What a relief that it is not about what I do but it is about was Jesus Christ has done!
Very nicely done. No interruptions. Respect. Provocative questions. Would be nice to have a tract summarizing the scriptural truths presented?
Excellent conversation! Thank you!
This young man sounds like a lawyer.
I don't think Matthew gets it. I grew up Catholic, went to an elementary Catholic school and was married in a Catholic church. My wife did the same. I believed what Matthew believes, but somewhere in my growing up my parents taught me that the Bible is true. I decided to read the Bible for the first time. It was eye opening. The message I got from reading Scripture was much different than what I was taught. I noticed in Matthew's explanation he never really gave Jesus Christ the credit for dying for him. His explanation was always focused on what he can do to win God's favor. Matthew needs to acknowledge that he is a sinner. He falls short of perfection that Almighty God demands. Matthew needs to understand that when Jesus suffered and died, His blood washed away the sins of Matthew and all of us. Matthew only needs to acknowledge what Jesus did for him and follow Him. When Matthew does that, The Father sees Jesus's righteousness in him. Jesus paid the price for our sin by freely giving Himself as a perfect sacrificial lamb. "There is no greater love than to lay down your life for a friend." In Matthew's beliefs, it seems that Jesus died for nothing. I pray that Matthew, who has strong beliefs taught by "The Church", would start reading the Bible and understand that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. He should start in the New Testament. Then he will be faced with a decision. Should he believe what the Bible says, or believe what the Catholic Church teaches? The teachings are quite different. With the Holy Spirit guiding, I trust he will make the same decision my wife and I made 40 years ago.
J&M Foty I"m wondering why people always say that a person has to acknowledge his personal sins. If you accept Jesus as Your Lord and Savior as prescribed in the bible and Jesus died for all our sins then isn't acknowledging that we are sinners a moot point. As you say Jesus suffered and died and His blood washes away our personal sins. Or do you have to acknowledge, confess and ask for forgiveness and repent yourself for your personal sins(all works)? This sounds Catholic to me. It seems though only Catholics confess the biblical way. As Paul said "18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;" Meaning He gave the apostles(and thus successors) the power to forgive sins thru Him and only thru Him.. So people were indeed confessing sins to a man given the power to by God to forgive sins. If I read you right you say that we need only acknowledge our sins and we are saved with no confessing. Is Baptism necessary also? John: “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained” In other words sinful, human "ambassadors" as the bible said given the power to forgive. How can sins be retained if they are not expressed verbally to another man? Sounds exactly like what Catholics teach.
Who canonized the scriptures?
What did the early church believe, and what did they agree upon?
What does history tell us?
Try this with Trent Horn or even someone like Jay Dyer and I doubt the dialogue would go the same way.
Thank you for explaining this so well!!!
Thankyou for everything you post. Serving our Saviour :)
Beautiful teaching here Todd! Incredible word to this young man....I had to sigh when there was that long pause........... then the kid said “I believe MY faith is strong enough”
Praying that he learns it’s not about him at all anymore... no more “me” “my” “I’m” ... simply put.. Jesus did it and is doing it and has done it!
I was raised in a religion similar to this young man. It was the apostolic and pentecostal religion saved by what we do and not after what JESUS CHRIST did.
Problem is, like most Protestants, Friel only ever speaks to these “Catholics” who are only nominally catholic; in other words, they’re not really Catholics. Secondly, the current mainstream Catholic Church isn’t even technically Catholic anymore. It’s been so protestantised since the 1960s when the disastrous and heretical Second Vatican Council happened. By the way, little known fact: there were Protestants and even some Jews who sat in on the Second Vatican Council. All those little pesky inconsistencies that Protestants like to highlight in order to make Catholics look bad, you can thank the liberal Vatican II Council for. Prior to that, the Catholic Church was itself.
This is why today there are a growing number of dissident Traditionalist Catholics. They tend not to like the current pope, since he’s about as “Catholic” as my cat. They only attend the Traditional Latin Mass and they know their theology inside and out. Why then does Friel never have intelligent Trad-Catholics on for debate? He only ever gets these lazy, liberal, heedless, half-baked-type “cafeteria Catholics” who don’t even know anything about their theology and then says, “ya see? Catholics don’t even know their own religion…”
For the record, I’m not Roman Catholic, I’m an Orthodox Christian, and a seminarian.
And these campus interviews give Christians a wrong view of Catholics. The interviewer is talking doctrinal circles around this kid. I was raised in a Catholic home and was very conflicted about some of the doctrine I was taught. I was beautifully saved at 25 when I called on the mercy of the Father about my spiritual condition and filled with the presence of the Holt Spirit. It was the Catholic Church that introduced the Trinity to me during the Mass where the gospel is preached. I had not heard a Billy Graham sermon and certainly wasn’t introduced to the plan of salvation by my Christian neighbors. Catholics are some of the most faithful people I have ever met. Unlike a lot of Christians who get ‘saved’ and then go on to live worldly lives.
It would be nice if Todd debated Scott Hahn or Trent Horn! Roman Catholicism was founded by Christ. I converted from a Protestant background and am finally home.
Conversations like that is so rare nowadays. Everyone is so wise in their own eyes, Everyone is so spiritual, professing themselves to be wise becoming fools. Objective truth found in Christ is so relative.
I like the Ephesians reference. Just remember Abraham was going to sacrifice Isaac, because God wanted it. So here we see that Abraham acted on faith in God. Works+faith. If it is faith alone, the mere belief is not enough. Works alone can't do it. Works is what condemns us, faith is what saves us.
Rap sheet/resumé! Love it, Todd! Praise God!
I want to send this to my 83 yr old staunch catholic dad.
Pray that God opens his eyes. His name is Dunstan.
God Bless
Pray to God your eyes are opened that only the Church that gave us the doctrine of the Holy Trinity is the true Church.
Hey Wretched, I mean this without sarcasm. I'd like to see you talk to someone well versed in the Catholic beliefs. Maybe a Jimmy Akin or ??? Every conversation where someone well versed talks to someone who is not comes out as the "voice of truth". If we are to only focus on select verses how about James 2:14-26? I would love to see that conversation. I enjoy your videos btw. :)
James 2:14-25 is an example of someone who is motivated by their God given faith, a “heart” change, to action.
Isaiah 64:6 (KJV 1900): 6 But we are all as an unclean thing,
And all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags;
Without having our “heart” changed, being “Born Again”, we are not capable of performing “works” that honor God so James is saying that we demonstrate our faith by the “works” we do, not to earn our salvation but because of our salvation.
Bet me to the party, or even Trent Horn. It's basically straw-manning the Catholic faith by interviewing someone who doesn't know as much as one of those who study the Catholic faith rigorously.
@@EatMyKos I was raised RC and the kid might be off a little, but nonetheless he is telling the truth about what Catholics believe concerning salvation and works. Bottomline, Todd Freil gave him the true gospel and he doesn't understand it and Catholics who are committed to Romes teachings don't know the gospel. I'm curious, can you as a RC explain the gospel to me??
@@EatMyKos I'd like to hear what you think the RC church teaches..
@@mariosangermano5709 I see you are still spewing your sanctimonious commentary. Sigh. "The chief teachings of the Catholic church are: God's objective existence; God's interest in individual human beings, who can enter into relations with God (through prayer); the Trinity; the divinity of Jesus; the immortality of the soul of each human being, each one being accountable at death for his or her actions." So how are these main tenants all that different from the raison d'etre of other Christians exactly?
Jesus told people that said "look what we have done in your name", I never knew you.
Excellent video.
The thing is that the catholic church chose the books for the NT, and the apostles used the same OT canon of the catholic church.
So It doesnt make sense to me.
That was some great witnessing! Glory to God. I hope Matthew puts his faith in Christ and repents.
This is a nice clip and I appreciate what Todd Friel is trying to do although he continues to say you must repent for salvation. Repentance isn’t the requirement for salvation. It’s believing in the Lord of Jesus Christ. Repentance is a requirement for salvation. Then again it falls back on how good we are not on how good Jesus is. Salvation alone in Christ alone.
I love how you bring up Ephesians 2:8 to this Young Catholic boy and mention about sacraments and confession e.c. being works. But then you say it's by faith alone just believing but then you say "you need to repent and turn from ur sin, put ur faith in chirst" which is WORKS.
Its really sad that You get young vonerable Roman Catholics that arnt theologians in their faith and attack them to make yourself look like the right one.
So many protestants assume that the Catholic Church doesn't follow the Bible but it Does they are litterally the ones that COMPLIED THE BIBLE TOGETHER, which says ephesians 2:8 but also says James 2:24, and 1 Peter 3:21. They are trying to make a greater point here Faith and works, we can't save ourselves and only the grace of God can and that's what the Roman catholic church teaches. And what the Early church taught. It was only in the 1500 in the reformation that the idea of faith alone came up (when it says in the Bible that we are not saved by faith alone James 2.24) and which they also changed alot of other things that the early church taught. I was a protestant that converted to Catholicism. I thought that the Catholic Church was stuffed and unbiblical but looking into church history opened My eyes seeing that the early Christians believed in the eucharist, purgatory all thease things until the reformation.
It's simply protestants not understanding church history!!
Is going to church on the sabbath a work? Do we have to go to church if we are evangelical?
That was the first time i have heard Todd give a perfect biblical account of salvation.
It isn't biblical. Todd's not showing you the whole Bible in this video.
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The gentleness of your witness is a great example. How does one keep their emotions under control when confronted with someone who just isn't getting it. Even just watching the video, I found myself dismayed by Mathew's answers, and had it me me rather than Todd, I would have spoiled the opportunity.
So, when I’m witnessing to a Romanist I’ll ask them 3 questions:
1) what is a lie?
2) did Jesus ever lie?
and
3) was Jesus lying to the thief on the cross in Luke 23:43 when He said “Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise”?
Wait, no baptism? No confirmation? No “last rites”?
The thief had nothing but a humble acknowledgment of his sins and a simple request to be saved from the wrath of God.
I missed the request, he just acknowledged that he deserved to be there and Jesus did not. How did you come to you're statement?
@zerubbable stranger Ever consider there may be more than one solitary form of baptism? E.g. "But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!" - Luke 12:50
Epic and True. Thief on the cross is great for teaching.
When I quizzed a Roman Catholic about the thief on the cross in order to prove salvation through faith alone from Christ alone - I'd thought I'd finally convinced him. But do you know what he excuse he gave me for that? He actually claimed that the thief's mother worked for Mary in Mary's household in order to fulfill the 'works' obligation! I replied, 'What?!' I am a former Catholic myself and I never heard that one before. Needless to say he couldn't back it up, but he still used it to lie to himself.
The Catholic Church is the true faith. Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church. Repent of your grave protestant heresies.
Comments may be on to see if we can behave ourselves.
I was hard as stone like that young man. Nobody can change my mind no matter what. He was very detailed while i'm not. Growing up as an RCC gives someone so much pride(big church, huge membership etc). Though I was terribly sinning, i can't see my fault because I feel good doing what the church requires(just keep going to church, attend the mass, light candles, pray the rosary, try reading the Bible, wipe the statues and images. I was also attending a charismatic catholic group every Friday night then). When the holy water hits me when the priest springkles it-- i feel holy. When I do good i feel holy. it's like drugs that makes you numb. I only felt my brokenness when I was hardly hit big time by a life event(when i was jailed due to self-defense) that I questioned and doubted the god of the Roman Catholic Church. I concluded this god is inutile if he was real. That broke my ceiling because i wasn't really aware I was complaining already to the real God outside of my cherished religion. I began a rebellious young life as an atheist to the god of my religion. It's only when I got tired that I called on the God that I totally don't know and told Him, if He is removing me from my beloved religion, that He guide me and avoid me from cults(i didn't realize then that RCC is cultic). That's my total surrender to the God of the Bible. Not on idea or personal opinion of God but God based on His word. Most people will defend and die for their beliefs not because they understand it but because they are so emotionally attached to it. They feel sentimental about their religion. This is where God's intervention happens for people as hard like me. We need to fall broken on the stone to realize our wretchedness.
Both Protestants and catholics agree that works are important. For Protestants works are a consequence of salvation. For Catholics works contribute to our salvation.
The reason for confession to a priest is because a sin is not just against God but also against the body of Christ ie the Church.
Hahahahahha the cake!!!!!! Best ‘outro’ yet!
I'm wrestling with this notion that faith alone can save me! As a Catholic, it's quite the surprise, and I'm struggling to fully embrace it. So, let's entertain the idea that faith alone is true... Does that mean if I go out and commit some heinous acts like robbery or stealing a cookie from the jar, or perhaps even covet my neighbor's fancy car, I'm still in the clear? Why bother with the whole 'love your neighbor' spiel if faith alone does the trick? I can just imagine myself now, strolling past someone in need, waving and saying, 'Sorry, old chap, faith alone and all that!' But then my Protestant buddy chimes in, 'Oh, absolutely, mate! Faith is all you need!' So, I'm like, 'Brilliant! So, I can just forget about all those pesky rules and regulations, right?' And he's like, 'Spot on, mate!' But hold on a tick, didn't Jesus sum up all the laws into loving God and loving others? If that's the case, why does faith alone seem to give me a free pass on everything else? This is starting to feel like a theological loophole I wasn't quite prepared for. 😂😂😂😂
Can a catholic tell me how they get around Mathew chapter 23 v9 please ? I’m to harsh to catholics and I need to understand how they interpret this verse. Many blessings.
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Good question Marcus. I'll do my best to answer this issue by first establishing verse and context.
passage Matthew 23:8-11
8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
context: Jesus is redirecting the multitude's attention away from earthly sources of authority to the absolute seat of authority which is God himself. Furthermore, he is clarifying the role of earthly authorities pointing out that their office and inclination should be ostensibly servile and not one for receiving laud and honors.
In specific, Matthew 23:9 doesn’t prohibit the use of the title “father” in general, else we Christians would be unable even to call our earthly parents by that designation. Additionally, if one is to take a strict literal interpretation of this verse, the accompanying verses would furthermore mandate proscription of the word “rabbi” or teacher as well.
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Evidently there were plenty of “teachers” in the New Testament church, as there were also men regarded as “fathers” who were in no way biological to their referenced counterparts.
Paul claims to be a father to the church under his care, “I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel” (1 Cor. 4:14-15).
Peter also appears to follow this custom, wherein he refers to Mark as his son: “She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings; and so does my son Mark” (1 Pet. 5:13).
On another occasion, Paul writes, “Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you; for children ought not to lay up for their parents, but parents for their children” (2 Cor. 12:14); and, “My little children, with whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you!” (Gal. 4:19).
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It’d be awesome to see you try and repeat this with a Roman Catholic theologian, or priest, or Catholic believer who actually knows the basis of their faith, instead of this kid. This whole video is a straw man. Making the delivery of this guy seem more truthful and powerful than it is, because he’s talking to someone who doesn’t really know what they believe.
He wouldn't dare lol.
Excellent discussion! Glad to see Christians hitting the streets and having these conversations from the Bible. I hope the comments on helps to support what the organization does without distracting from the message.
We don't go by Bible alone Kim. That isn't how Christians operate.
@@dman7668 actually it is.
James 2:26
COMMENTS ARE ON ! Praise the Lord !!!😁
The young man is actually right, him bringing up the term "conundrum".
Paul Washer called it a "dilemma".
God being just and loving is really what makes the Gospel so precious.
All glory to God! Also, please keep up with gospel sharing content so we can be ready with the sword of God, able to rightly divide the Word with all truth and unbiased opinion.
Thanks Todd, subscribed
I hope he gets it.
It's the only way to be set free. Thank you, Jesus. How can we ever say thank you enough.
Mr Friel actually totally backed up the Catholic Church’s (and the bible’s) view in faith AND works in another video.
In psalm 51 in king David’s prayer of repentance for having Uriah killed in battle he said sacrifices and burnt offerings G-d will not have but the sacrifices of G-d are a heart that has been broken. A heart being broken and being contrite G-d will not despise. Thus it’s the repentant heart that gets mercy with or without a blood sacrifice. Keep in mind the offerings had to be offered by the cohanim in the place appointed by HaShem. During the 70 years of captivity in Babylon my Jewish ancestors couldn’t access that place in Jerusalem because the Babylonians destroyed it so thus how did men of G-d like the prophets Ezekiel and Daniel and Jeremiah and other observant Jews get atonement? By repentant hearts. The statement in Torah in Leviticus 17:11 says that blood is given for atonement but it doesn’t say blood is the only means of atonement. Sacrifices were only for non presumptuous sins. If a man stole he stoned by restoring fourfold. Plus even within our legal system in America and in many other countries a president or a governor or a prime minister or a king can grant pardons so why couldn’t G-d who is the king of the universe? I just don’t see it taught in the Hebrew bible that a blood offering is the only means of atonement. In fact in Torah there is a mitzvah against human sacrifice and a mitzvah against someone being put to death for the sins of someone else
Since when could you comment!!?
Is Todd’s relentless videos considered a work? Catholics also believe that once baptized you can ask for forgiveness..the Bible also says faith without works is dead.
Dear God, please lead this young man to the foot of the Cross, and the Fullness of the Gospel. In Jesus' Name, please grant him repentance and faith. Amen
Just beautiful.
Yes we are saved by faith, but it is by Grace we have our faith , and Jesus has instituted the many sacraments in order that we may more easily abide by faith, our good works show through our faith, naturally the more faith we have, grace increases within us and we are inclined to pray more and have a desire to show good works to prove our love for God and all whom by His Blood are saved or have not yet been born again, and others seeing our kind acts & proof of love , will come to the acknowledgement that God is truly at work here
20:46 I could see his gaze soften after "you're born again." He could see what you're saying is true
Uh, no not really. The early Church understood baptism isn't merely a symbol. That interpretation starts during the reformation era, that's how we all know it's false. Baptism washes away sin, and that is the true factual teaching on this subject. Anyone who says or believes different is mislead on that teaching.
@@dman7668 every teaching should be based in one’s actual reality and liver experience. When you recycle dogma, instead of gauging the doctrine for yourself, reading the Bible, you risk worshiping the ideas instead of God
"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. I will take your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put a new spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and you will keep my judgments and do them."- God is my Salvation aka God Saves aka JehovahSaves aka JeSus.
Protestant
Guest seemed a bit baked there but glad the Gospel was proclaimed.
Ruben, you are exactly the kind of man who would love my UA-cam channel
The problem with the Protestant understanding of imputation is that it turns God into a liar. The Protestant claim is that God the Father declares Jesus as a sinner and pours out his wrath on Him, Then likewise looks at sinful humans and declares that they are sinless. But God can't declare something that's not true as if it's true. This would be akin to God pointing to a stack of p0rn magazines and declaring that they are pure. He can't declare that they are pure unless He actually makes them pure.
On the Catholic understanding, God does not just declare us pure, He actually makes us pure. What he imputes He actually makes happen.
So the question of Ephesians 2 is not about us working to make ourselves pure. Catholics agree that we can't do that. Catholics agree that all humans are naturally destined for hell, that includes the Virgin Mary. Anyone without grace is destined for hell. God gives us grace so that we can be saved. He gives us the ability by giving us free will to accept or reject that grace. The Protestant will retort that we can take credit for accepting or rejecting it, but even that's not true, because we didn't give ourselves free will. Even our free will is a gift of grace.
So when a Catholic understanding there is no such thing as a good human work. It's literally impossible. All good works come from God and we only perform them secondarily to The initial act of the Holy Spirit, and even that is secondary to him giving us free will.
I used talk to text to write this, I assume it came out clear enough to understand.
The Catholic Church teaches that salvation is a gift from God, given by His grace through faith in Jesus Christ. This aligns with what is stated in Ephesians 2:8-9, 'For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God-not the result of works, so that no one may boast.'
However, Catholics also believe that genuine faith naturally produces good works. As it says in James 2:17, 'So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.' Good works are seen as the fruit of faith, not a means to earn salvation, but a response to God’s love and grace. They are a way to live out our faith in practical ways, serving others and following Jesus’ teachings.
Catholics believe that, through grace, we are empowered to perform these good works. In this way, our faith and works are intertwined: true faith leads to a transformed life, evidenced by acts of charity, love, and obedience to God’s commandments. The process of sanctification, or becoming holy, involves cooperation with God's grace and living according to His will.
Therefore, entering the kingdom of heaven is not about achieving a specific amount of work, but about living a life of faith that bears fruit in good works, rooted in God’s grace and love."