Thank you for this video. The sermon is indeed beautifully provided. "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me". - John 14:6 (Holy Bible (KJV)). May Peace and holiness be upon all of us. May God bless us. Amen
It would be so wonderful if you could offer spanish subtitles. The youtube traslating i.a. aint no good. So much of the riches of this liturgy is loss when translating with youtube.
Elca. Gabriel must be either from the LCMS or WELS. I love how the ELCA welcomes ALL Christians to communion just how it should be. Go ahead and disagree with me if you’d like.
Luther broke away from the false teachings never taught by the Apostles, Papal Infallibility, Purgatory, Indulgences, false view of confession, false additions of numerous Marian teachings etc. Luther wanted to purify the Church of the man made errors.
@@andrewjohn2124 I am a Catholic. I wanted to see this out of curiosity. It was very interesting to see it. (Also I looked at a Baptist service). I hear what you say and again I find your perspective fascinating. I have never believed in Papal infalibity but I don`t think most Popes have ever believed that either. For example, Pope John Paul II apologized for the crusades and that would not have happened if Popes were infalible. I think Catholics take the view that God founded the Catholic Church so the Catholic Church is what we have to work with and Peter is the rock. I think Catholics just feel uncomfortable with the notion of a church other than the one God founded. You hear of all these breakaway churches, it just feels so remote from God. I know the Catholic Church has sinned and is constantly under attack by satanic forces, obviously Satan would target the Catholic Church and other Churches also. I think I understand some Protestant ideas and I am open to them to some extent. I think the Protestant view of the Catholic confessional is unnecessarily hostile, although I do understand and to some extent agree with the Protestant perspective on it. I think I understand why Protestants believe that miracles only happened in the bible but what if this belief originated because a Protestant prayed fervently for something and didn`t get it? I believe miracles do happen but they are very very rare and most people will never experience one. For every miracle, there are no doubt many false miracles. Also, I sort of understand what gave rise to the Mormon belief that Jesus went to America. Hundreds of years ago, devout Christians must have felt very far removed from the old world of which the Holy Land is a part. This idea that Jesus went to America must have been a comforting idea to people back then. I think as humans we each gravitate toward aspects of our respective faiths. Some aspects of my faith that are very powerful and meaningful to me would probably be the sort of thing you would reject totally. For example, the rosary and devotion to Our Lady is extremely powerful to me. I absolutely believe in some of the Marian apparitions. For example Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Guadaloupe and Our Lady of Kibeho. On indulgences, I agree some of these were errors of the Catholic Church but I believe there are exceptions. At present I am doing what Catholics call the First Fridays, which I think you would describe as indulgences. But it is good to exchange perspectives if for no other reason but to broaden our understanding. It does not mean we have to agree but understanding is important. Revelations says Let he who has understanding count the number of the beast. To me, that means the lack of understanding is what Satan desires for us. Revelations was written by John who was very close to Mary the mother of Jesus after the crucifixion . Final point, some very devout Catholics such as Padre Pio and Pope John Paul II amoung others have been described as mystics due to what some call miracles and other people demiss. I keep an open mind on these things. Very final point, I think Christianity could and should include the Torah.
