How the Catholic Church Is DECEIVING Evangelical Christians | Mike Gendron | EP 10 

I am sorry about your parents reaction. As a Mother, I can't imagine rejecting your child because they are a Christian. Hopefully, your parents will come around. God Bless you! 😊

May God bless you as you follow Jesus and His word

Best advice ever. Once I was converted, my family was always setting me up in moral ways of entrapment, eg, seeing if I would react to dirty or blasphemous jokes. Undermining my children against me.etc, so many ways. Even telling me the family would do all they could to take my children away from a Christian upbringing. So sad. They have had a devastating impact on my life. My most precious Savour has been my tower. Praise Him, Praise Him. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😃

I will be in prayer for you, sister !!

100% facts

But you do follow Luther. You accept his false doctrines and also the false doctrines of many other self-styled prophets in recent times who claimed to have some other revelation which contradicts that which Christ gave to the Church.

@MillionthUsername no, I don't follow Luther. In fact, I don't know a ton about Luther. Don't need to know either. Neither do I follow doctrine of any man who contradict Scripture. I read my Bible & can prove if anyone is giving me false information. I have been reading & studying the B since I became a Christian.

Some follow Calvan. Didn’t our great evangelist Billy Graham wandering toward ecumenical efforts. He was holding hands with Catholicism.

@@zinnia3684 I don't follow B.G. nor Calvin. Christians should have only one Master: Jesus. Blessings to you today

@@carolinajackson7621 Luther jettisoned Christianity and created his own personal religion. Numerous others followed in his footsteps, not to become Lutherans but to deconstruct Christianity and then remake it according to their own whims and fancies as Luther had done. It would behoove you to know these things so that you don't end up like them. "I read my Bible & can prove if anyone is giving me false information." The fact that anyone can read the Bible is not and has never been any sort of standard or guarantee of orthodoxy. The only standard of orthodoxy given to us by the Lord is the Church.

If you really experienced the Lord you would know that He is calling you into His Church so that you can receive the life-giving sacraments of the New Covenant.

Wonderful story! Very happy for you. I have an aunt trapped in a convent-like thing now.

​@MillionthUsername why do u doubt this person has NOT experienced the Lord?????

@@carolinajackson7621 I didn't say that. The post doesn't make much sense, but it seemed to be anti-Catholic and thus driven by something other than the Holy Spirit. Do you think that if someone has had some sort of experience of God that that means they are perfect and can't make mistakes? I'm saying the person is not listening to God if they are anti-Catholic. If they were truly lead by the Spirit they would know that they need to go to Confession, receive Jesus in the Eucharist, and partake of the other sacraments as necessary. They would know that there is one Faith and one Church. They would want to enter the Church and belong to the body of Christ. I did NOT say they did not experience the Lord, but read the parable of the sower. Not every seed that springs up lasts. "Many are called but few are chosen."

@@MillionthUsername 1. We don't receive God in the Eucharist but in Spirit. We receive the Holy Spirit when we are justified. (If we did receive Jesus in the Eucharist, it would mean that a part of Him ended mixed wiht our... in our intestine, ending up in a sewer). 2. Jesus did NOT establish a specific institution. The true church of Christ is the body of Christ, made of true believers, those who are sealed with the Holy Spirit. 3. Jesus did NOT institute any sacraments; He just gave 2 ordinances to the church: baptism & communion. 4. Yes, I agree that there is only one faith, but it is not represented by the RCC. 5. Did you listen to all the doctrinal mistakes that Mike Gendron explains in this video? Blessings.

This is LUCIFER trying to lure us from the true light

Absolutely agree!!! Amen

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@@keithjohnson6722 who else stands for marrige, who else stand against homosexuality, who else stand against the trans... Its not the protestants that is or sure.

@@redink71Rome is giving blessings to same sex couples now. They are absolutely pro-homosexuality

You will be back sooner or later you won’t find fullness of truth anywhere else .,, Hes giving false information about the Catholic Church . Blessings

It's good you see the flaws in the Catholic Church. But Christ only made one church. Please don't make the mistake of missing His church. The church of Christ.

Could you kindly review these texts? I believe it contains valuable information from which you can benefit regarding life, God, and creations. Topic: A loving God would never reject a sincere heart searching for direction from its creator! "O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you, O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and will not attain benefitting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more that a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good, praise Allah, and let him who finds other than that, blame no one but himself." "Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. And We would never punish ˹a people˺ until We have sent a messenger ˹to warn them˺." Note: Utilize your brain to uncover life's purpose. Reject faiths that ignore facts or lack coherence. Foster clear thinking by reflecting alone, free from external influence.

Good for you. Traditions will not save anyone. Faith in Christ alone.

I left the RC CHURCH. I’d left earlier but my pride was so strong I hated to admit I’d been wrong! My advice to you is to keep reading the Bible and listen to solid Gospel teachers. The traditions appeal to out flesh, let the Word reveal its fullness of the Truth to you. Those traditions will become less important to you, even offensive. I love that the real Gospel is so simple in its beauty. No bells, incense, candles, special water, beads, etc. God Bless you!!!

The problem is with Catholics always deferring to that, is just something that's uncovered in biblical apologetics even in theology more appropriately, is that the name Cephas, doesn't mean "rock" as in Rock of Gibraltar or stone, it means "pebble" It's where the idiomatic expression "chip off the old block" is derived from... one thing Jesus always did with Peter is humble him... Jesus wasn't edifying Peter, he was however exhorting him to understand that this thing is much bigger than he even knows.

Lol. Yet what church was the only recognized church for well over a thousand years? Oh that's right it was the Baptists. lol

Yes Amen. Thank you.

The Catholic church was thee church for well over 1000 years and they have the proof. Sorry modern-day Protestants.

I thought the priest calls down the Holy Spirit.

The priest was just joking. When comments like that are absurd, they are a figure of speech.

@@priscilla.colburn444yes, fancy thinking he was serious.

It’s called hyperbole; Jesus did the same thing. (If your left hand causes you to sin, cut it off.)

Well, think about it....the catholic mafia can murder all week, but as long as they go to mass and confess to a priest, all is "forgiven."

That priest meant it, but he really didn't mean it. That is the gravity they place on not attending mass. In fact, I think it is considered a mortal sin if you don't.

Put not your trust in Princes nor the SON OF MAN in whom there is NO SALVATION Psalm 146:3. The deception started over 1700 years ago.

Was raised cathol., too. Always Believed in Jesus, seeked Him and God. Had a bit a relationship with Jesus, we over there, thought, the Catholics thought, they were Christians for sure, and protestants believed less or not the right way I thought, their believe fine, too.

Good on you📕🔍🤔👋😊🙏💪☝️👍

@@bettinakerstiens6162Your comments are confusing, do you believe you were saved by grace through faith in Jesus? 💕

It's sad you left the catholic church without knowing it. Can you show me where in the bible it says you need a personal relationship?? Chapter and verse please.

God originally gave the Greek church charge over the believing Gentile church. Believing Jews first [ the diaspora ] and then to Hellenes. See Romans 2:10 The word "gentile" there is actually Hellenes meaning Greek. The old covenant scriptures were written in Hebrew Aramaic and the new covenant written in Koine Greek. This isn't to say the Greek Orthodox churches haven't taken in false doctrines over its ancient history. They have but at least they haven't splintered into 400000 different denominations. I notice much idolatry in the Eastern Orthodox churches similar to the church run by the Vatican Bishop of Rome.

The Orthodox tradition, having missed both the reformation and the counter reformation, is probably the closest to apostolic christianity. I've heard of former protestants who become Orthodox. What you think of as "unbiblical" teaching is often a different interpretation and different emphasis of scripture. I don't necessarily agree with Orthodoxy, but there are plenty of unbiblical teaching in the protestant tradition too.

@@MusicalRaichu that is true in any church “ denomination “. In the case of orthodoxy, it teaches the assumption and perpetual virginity of Mary , and claim her to be Holy, they pray for the souls of the dead , they teach transubstantiation, that water baptism saves and advocate infant baptism and salvation is contingent upon keeping the sacraments ( this is of course a works based gospel) that they are the one true church , they call the priests “ Father”, they deny a rapture, teach one judgment of all lumping saved with unsaved, they venerate saints and yes pray to them including Mary going as far as to have numerous patron saints to call upon to assist in specific prayers and with Mary for her to assist in salvation , they deny a literal hell, teach replacement theology among other concerning things. So while there are Protestant denominations that have issues, Orthodoxy has many that are outright heretical, the worst being a works based salvation. Scripture is clear on all these things but the most important is how one is saved. It is by faith alone and a works based salvation does not save which leads a person to hell ( which is a literal place ) as it adds to Christ’s complete work already accomplished on the cross and no amount of prayers for the dead or to deceased saints allows an opportunity for that person a second chance to get it right. If the gospel is wrong in any faith , that is the biggest concern.

@@Smerm Well I think they've got some things right, some wrong. like their view of mary and baptism and praying to saints and using icons and stuff is pretty sus. but while justification by faith means God's forgiveness is a free gift we can't earn, the bible clearly teaches that all will be judged on their behaviour without partiality: 2 cor 5.10, rom 14.10, mat 25.31-46, rom 2.6-11, 1 pet 1.17, rev 20.12 "heII" is not taught in scripture, which seems to inconsistently teach annihilation and universal reconciliation. infinite punishment for finite wrongs obviously contradicts both God's love and God's justice. actually i don't know the orthodox position, i'll look it up. and the rapture was invented around 200 years ago. it's a strange idea that's never been traditional christianity, in spite of its popularity in one particular country. my point is that no one should write off a particular tradition, because no tradition has a monopoly on truth. they each have strengths and weaknesses. there's "one Lord, one faith, one baptism", it's Jesus that unites us whether we realize it or not. a better way is to "accept one another as Christ accepted you" and share our views and our reasons for them with no condemnation.

@@MusicalRaichu The issues you’ve mentioned are commonly used as counter points. Hell is clearly taught in scripture, believers are judged at the Judgment seat of Christ for rewards of service not to assess if they have eternal life , unbelievers are judged at the Great White Throne Judgment for their faith in their works and rejection of Christ. God is misrepresented as only a God of love and not justice. There are many scriptures on hell and a differentiation of judgments. The rapture was not invented 200 years ago which is the go to John Darby defense that is used to denounce the fact that the rapture is in scripture. If you really want to study these issues to assess if they are in the Bible and their correct contextual definitions and factual basis, I’d humbly suggest you look into counter views to what you believe about them. If course we are each accountable to what we choose to believe and why. None of us knows everything of course but scripture is clear on the way of salvation, the existence of hell , the second coming which includes a rapture ( harpazo in Greek , to snatch away ) and a literal second coming when Jesus physically returns, and the different judgments between the saved and unsaved. These type of topic studies are time consuming but worth the investment to correctly divide the truth. One more helpful point is churches that teach Replacement theology have a skewed understanding of the separate roles of Israel vs the church throughout scripture. I assume you are not a Dispensationalist but dispensations are key to discerning the differing importance and significance Israel and the Jews and the church have in both the Old and New Testaments especially the prophetic implications woven throughout scripture. I would like to say I appreciate how you were not mean or disrespectful in your responses. Too many times it’s easy to not respond as such and I appreciate that. These can be touchy subjects because of differing beliefs and understandings. No one can make another see their viewpoints but it’s good to debate if it results in further research which is what being a berean means. We shouldn’t take someone’s word for it but need to research things ourselves to know what and why we believe what we do. A few good sources that cover these topics and their opposing views that you may choose to check out are or else my response would reach novel length and could be seen as droning on, costing us both back and forths of time we probably can’t continue to spend doing. It would be become a round and round we go scenario 😅……. Dr. Andy Woods Duluth Bible Church Yankee Arnold C4C Apologetics To limit time navigating their RU-vid channels , it’s helpful to go under their playlists for the specific topics desired to be studied. Btw, Andy Woods is extremely thorough on all these various issues but just a warning that because he is, he has many videos under each so it takes awhile for each to thoroughly grasp biblically what is being taught. He’s really good at exegesis, uses a lot of scripture and more importantly, uses scripture to interpret scripture so that things are in context which is extremely crucial. The Eastern Orthodox have a RU-vid channel called “ Be the Bee” which has numerous short teachings on the beliefs on every topic imaginable . In my study it was helpful to watch their videos on individual topics and then check out the opposing view, keeping in mind that scripture within context must be a part of any opposing view so a biblical foundation for that view was the defense and not just mere disagreeing with no Bible based explanation as back up. I guess we are never done learning ( and unlearning) really !! So I hope we both continue to study these things ☺️

**Him dying** it was misspelled above.

Could you kindly review these texts? I believe it contains valuable information from which you can benefit regarding life, God, and creations. Topic: A loving God would never reject a sincere heart searching for direction from its creator! "O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you, O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and will not attain benefitting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more that a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good, praise Allah, and let him who finds other than that, blame no one but himself." "Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. And We would never punish ˹a people˺ until We have sent a messenger ˹to warn them˺." Note: Utilize your brain to uncover life's purpose. Reject faiths that ignore facts or lack coherence. Foster clear thinking by reflecting alone, free from external influence.

Praise the Lord!

wonderful. And our Blessed Mother to recite the Rosary to. Saints like Catherine Laboure whose body remains incorruptible after being exhumed. Only the Catholic Church....................

Jesus said to PETER - WHOSE NAME MEANS ROCK BECAUSE JESUS CHANGED HIS NAME TO ROCK - "YOU ARE ROCK...." That's the text. If you don't like it, fine, but please stop lying about it.

@@MillionthUsernameHe was talking about the doctrine HE WOULD GIVE PETER that all truth would be based upon

@@TriciaPerry-mz7tc No. He says to Peter, i.e. Rock, "You are Rock and on this Rock I will build My Church." He does not say what you said.

Nope. Simon. Because he just changed Simon's name to rock. Duh.

Then why would Jesus change Simon's name to rock if he was just talking about himself?

Whats the gospel?

There is alot of false information you threw out with no source whatsoever. Going with it tho, evangelicals/reformed today deny what the first reformers believed. Most of it wasnt even heard of until after Coca Cola... And to the speaker's comment on Catholic/Christian, there is only one Christian, everyone else is in protest of them.

The Church was always infallible. If it's not infallible, why do you accept our New Testament? Why do you accept any doctrine at all since without the Church you would know NOTHING of Jesus. "Consider those popes that were responsible for the martyrdom of over a million Christians" Ridiculous anti-Catholic tripe.

Jesus gave Peter the keys of heaven. "Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven". That's where the Pope gets his authority. This man misrepresents the Catholic Church.

"Infallibility was not a Roman do trine until the mid-1700's." Absolutely false. The Church was infallible since its inception as a divine institution. If it wasn't, why do you even claim to have ANY truth or ANY Scripture at all? Without the Church you would have no knowledge of Christianity.

I seem to recollect it was a C19th Pope who first declared the doctrine of Papal Infallibility

Your faith is expressed by your good works. However, works do not save, lest any man should boast.

@@ldebrobander James 2:14-26. Faith by itself without works is dead

Some clarity that has helped me: works of faith are different than works of the law. A work of the law is something you do to earn something from God, whereas a work of faith is done in response to what God has done. Really, faith can be defined one way in that; faith being a response to God's grace (grace being what He had done.) Ephesians 2:8 can thus be explained this way (brackets mine): It is by grace through faith we are saved, not of works [of the law to earn one's salvation]; it is the gift of God [both the grace and the faith to believe said grace] lest any man should boast [in his own works to earn such a gift.] In James, the work he refers to is not one of the law, but of faith. "He has saved my very soul, and as a response, I do His Word." Naturally, trees should bear fruit if indeed they come from a seed that carries in it the nature to do so. So if one says they believe something, there ought to be something in their life to show for it. Now, we are only told to judge actions and to be intentionally measured in doing so, and not one's heart, so only God truly knows one's state at a given moment. And there are other things to consider. However, this comment is long enough. So indeed, faith without works is dead, and it is only by grace through faith we are saved. Ephesians and James are not at odds, but work together with the proper understanding.

That is because Roman Catholicism has a other gospel; and The Apostle Paul said - there isn't another. GLORY TO GOD!

Were you paying attention to anything in church?

did you ever go to church? religion class, Look at the catechism. hell even the Bible? Don't blame the church for YOUR FAILINGS.

We were told we were sinners and had to go to confession weekly I just didn’t truly understand what sin was. I made up stuff so lied to the priest. Born again at the age of 25 in 1982. PRAISING THE LORD FOREVER!!

Ironically, Mike is also adamant about retaining one of the biggest sins of the catholic cult, which is the false Sunday Sabbath that the papacy created in the third century with Constantine and history Sunday laws. Daniel 7.24,25 predicted this apostasy in violating the 4th commandment. When I asked Mike about this, he could not defend it scripturally and stopped communicating with me. Mike condemns the catholic church while teaching the breach of the 4th commandment that the catholic church brags about creating. He is apostate.

"When I was saved l was made perfect in Christ." I have a feeling that your definition of 'perfect' isn't quite what God's is. "His work on the cross and HIS resurrection is and was FINISHED" What does this have to do with the unfinished work in you? I don't understand why you people would want a fake religion where instead of applying the grace of Christ to your life so that you become holy like Him you just fake it by saying He already make you 'perfect' because "it is finished." This is one of the loonier heresies out there.

​@@MillionthUsername What say you to 2nd Corinthians 5:21? And of the composition of man's being such that we have a spirit, as God does? I can understand your concern but I think before that there is a requisite to ask questions. While I'd like to believe that the original commenter meant perfect in their spirit man due to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit (which is what prompted my response to your response,) even I do not know their original intent, in which you may be right! However, now that both possibilities have been stated, hopefully understanding and clarity can be brought to the table.

Praise God for your aunt. I do want to mention that the Bible doesn't set people free though, it is the Truth that sets them free.

@@gloriamontgomery1667. I’m Protestant, but the Bible came from the Catholic Church.

@@Mutasis_Mutandis the Bible did not come from the catholic church, it came from the church, there was only one. The church at the time called itself catholic to describe the unity of all the churches. It was not a denomination like it is now.

@@gloriamontgomery1667 There was and is only one church. They fought hard against any deviation from the truth as we still do today. Those churches were part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church instituted by Jesus.

@@Mutasis_Mutandis St James’s bible not written by any Catholics ,

Makes no sense to say that 73 year old devout Catholic had not accepted Christ. And you "led him" to "saving grace" that is somehow superior to the grace he was receiving, the Body and Blood of the Lord, every Sunday? And you did this by teaching him some of the recently created heresies of false religions? How can the Faith which the Lord gave to the Apostles and they handed down in the apostolic churches, the Catholic Church, be superseded by latter-day teachings of heretics? What "grace" is found in heresies? Heresies are lies. Lies cannot save anyone. Jesus said, I am the Truth. Not Martin Luther and not other inventors of strange new doctrines created in recent centuries to lead people astray.

As a Catholic I was never told I was a sinner or about salvation by grace through faith.

@virginiaweir-hj1rt Last Sunday, the 4th Sunday in Lent, in the second reading prior to the Eucharist, Eph 2 was read: "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God; it is not from works, so no one may boast. For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them."

@@virginiaweir-hj1rt Last Sunday, the 4th Sunday in Lent, Ephesians 2 was read prior to the Eucharistic Celebration.

@@virginiaweir-hj1rt We are saved by the Grace of God, through our faith in Him, for the production of good works, which He has left here for us to perform.

Adult baptism, confessing your sins, and dying off all your sins when you are being submersed in the water, and emerging washed clean and starting off being a new man of women.

Physical baptism was a sign of what was to come, where we receive spiritual baptism (of the Holy Spirit) from God. It’s the same thing as physical circumcision being a prophetic sign of the spiritual circumcision of the heart. Washing with water only cleans the outside of us, but it does nothing for sins. It’s the act of repenting and confessing our sins rather.

@@shayalynn That is not what the Word of God teaches. Romans 6 makes it clear as to the purpose and function of baptism is. Baptism is where we connect with the blood of Christ; where we are buried and our new life begins. Baptism is required for forgiveness of sin and it is during baptism that the Holy Spirit enters our body. There are so many passages in the NT that teach about baptism, for instance, in Galatians 3:26-27 Paul teaches that "all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ." All preachers and teachers who do not teach the necessity of baptism are teaching false doctrines of men.

@@Dan-lw7bx Romans 6 is a powerful text that I came to love, but the Holy Spirit does not enter our body at baptism. We see in different scriptures that is a separate event and it requires the laying of hands of someone who has the Holy Spirit. It is also followed buy a visible sign for all to know the person received it. Check out Acts, it is a common occurrence.

@@gloriamontgomery1667 In the Bible, specifically in Acts, in how many instances did new believers receive the Holy Spirit without baptism? Let me know what you find. How many conversions in Acts were preceded by the laying on of hands? And what were the visible signs in Acts after conversion? Perhaps a faithful life? You state the passages that support your position.

So true! The enemy must be loving all the attacks against each other with ego-based arguments such as “I’m right you’re wrong “ and totally biased, when all that truly matters is that we ALL love Jesus Christ. The focus should be our love for our Lord Jesus Christ and stop blasphemy against each other. 😢

I want back in church born again @16. I didn’t think and was hardheaded. I was wrong to look back esp from the Bible and I don’t want hell and this world. I should not be like this I want my body cleanse and not this I was wrong.

Why priests are single

Thanks. Just researched it, bought it off eBay.

That’s because when someone asks that, they themselves are setting up to argue that they don’t believe in infant baptism

“Watch out no one deceives you. For many will come in my name claiming ‘I am the Christ’ and will deceive many.”

@@sacredartsource8297it’s really to say that we don’t believe infants go to hell

@@TheChadPad the Catholic Church never taught that unbaptized infants go to hell. The damned go to hell because they were wicked and rejected God’s salvation. Infants are innocent. Infant Baptism means the child become incorporated in the Body of Christ which is the Church. While the Church’s teaching of Limbo, that is, the state of the soul of of dead unbaptized infant, is a theological hypothesis. Limbo is not hell, but rather a state of perfect happiness yet deprived of the Beatific Vision (the Vision of God in Heaven.) Baptism is the gateway to the other Sacraments when the infant becomes a member of the Church; the soul has Original Sin washed away and receives Sanctifying Grace and the Theological Virtues of Faith Hope and Charity upon which the child can flourish with God’s gifts as it receives the other Sacraments. Just as Jesus in the gospels healed the little girl at the request of her parents, so too the infant becomes a child of God and member of the Church at the request of the parents who promise to raise the child in the faith. You can read objections to infant baptism, and the Catholic answers here: www.catholic.com/tract/infant-baptism

@@ShirleyAnnPetrillo-oj7sc Yes, the popes have deceived many.

Ha ha. You said try to comply.

Genuine Believers don't say this. The New Testament, in fact, is clear that we CANNOT keep the whole Law. (James 2:10) No one could keep the 600+ laws in the OT, no one can keep the 10 commandments, and no one can even keep the "greatest" commandment.....ALL, 100% the time. We're failed, and justly doomed for our sin. Enter - JESUS, Who satisfied God's wrath by taking HIS place for us on the Cross. When He shed His blood and rose again, He opened the door to salvation. All who trust in Christ -- not their works or their own devices (bc God rejects them) - and put full faith in Christ ALONE to save them, are born again and become the children of God. That is what the Gospel is all about. If one has been born again, works WILL follow....and they will THEN be rewarded because faith is the only thing that pleases God.

It was a book by Mike Gendron "Preparing for Eternity".

Read your bible and compare. Like Catholics who say Mary was without sin. Even Mary said she was in need of a savior. That means she has sinned.

@@carolsmith4919 Dod Mary literally say she needed a savior? Or did she just call Jesus her savior? Or is it the same?

Like the Ark in Exodus 25: 10-16, Mary was purified inside and out to house God's Word made Flesh......see John 1:1. @@thelastcashew

​@@crossing3790Yours sounds like a sincere question and that you were not trying to be antagonistic. Different translations may make things sound slightly different. I think it's the same thing.

Mike was a very devout Catholic for 35 years. He knows what he is talking about. I was born and raised in the Catholic church myself. And I am here to tell you that the Holy Scriptures back up everything Mike is teaching about the Roman Catholic Religion. It is not blasphemy. It is TRUTH. And for you to even think to call God's Truth blasphemy or even heresy means you are in fact calling God a Liar! How do you feel about calling God a liar, CatholicCraig?

@@ldebrobander Well let me give you something to chew on since you are accusing me of calling Jesus a liar. If Jesus told Peter and the apostles that he will build his church on the “Rock” which is the name he gave Simon when he changed his name to “Rock”, (Peter) and he said the gates of Hell will not prevail against it. If you think the Catholic Church is wrong then YOU say Jesus is a liar since the Catholic Church was the ONLY Christian church for the 1500 years after Jesus died. You are saying his promise literally failed immediately when the apostles and their disciples started the Catholic Church. John 16:13- 15 When Jesus was speaking to his apostles. “When the spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak of his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. Mike Gendron said he never read the Bible when he was a Catholic? Why not? He was a lazy bad Catholic if he never read the Bible in 35 years. He is a storyteller. He profits from speaking at churches and for leading anti-catholic discussion. He is literally getting paid to do it. He does not understand Catholicism because the claims he makes are a misrepresentation of our beliefs.

@@ldebrobander Fairly certain you can not be a devout Catholic if you don’t pick up your Bible for 35 years… Mike is a storyteller who gets paid to bash Catholicism. But since you brought it up. You say that I am calling God a liar but if Catholicism is false then YOU in fact are calling God a liar. Jesus said the gates of Hell would not prevail against his church. The apostles and their disciples taught the Catholic Church. So your saying immediately after Jesus died his church failed and fell into heresy? There was ONLY the Catholic Church for 1500 years. So Jesus lied UNTIL Martin Luther saved his church and brought people back to truth?!?!?

Because they are not Christians! It is not a debate either.

I thought Mike use to be a Catholic. For years

Yeah I’d say someone needs to school them other than Mike claiming to have been Catholic for 35 years…..it’s not plausible given what he doesn’t know and how he can misrepresent positions as if he knows….he just strikes me as a misguided evangelical just like those I used to run across. What’s more, he admits that Catholics are more at the forefront of pro life protesting and he oddly seemed more intent on joining them at abortion clinics more to convert them to his Protestant church and his Protestant distortions of the Catholic Church than he was in preventing another baby killing at the baby killing clinic. Wow!

❤ Mike himself was in the RCC, frequenting the Mass, and keeping all the traditions of the RCC, around 35 years until he became born again. I have several friends who were RCC, and when they came to Jesus and were born again, they never went back to a Catholic Church, because Jesus is their Intercessor, and He is our Great High Priest!!!

@@DD-sz8nwHe may have been Catholic by name, but I guarantee you he never understood the faith. Any educated Catholic can debunk 99.9% of what he says about the Catholic faith. He doesn’t even get dates right which are factual and refuses to acknowledge early Christian teachings which disprove his current beliefs. It’s very unfortunate to see people like you who just accept whatever he has to say.

Proclaiming truth first

There’s no reason for him to talk about that chapter… Nobody is arguing the fact that Mary was blessed. She was very blessed. Mike Gendron would agree with that. It’s all the other stuff you “made up” that he takes exception to.

You should also find a video differences between Peter and Paul.

Be careful. The enemy prowlest about, looking for a Christian to devour. Satan holds the strings of the puppets who teach & protect his false doctrines.

Please read old book, THE GREAT CONTROVERSY from 1888, it will blow your mind showing the role of Catholic Church and “protestants” uniting with her - the mother of harlots!!

He's a ridiculous liar.

Lol he's just speaking historical facts ​@@MillionthUsername

By a miraculous sign. Do you not know Satan can send you signs!???? You said all this but NO HOLY GHOST PIWER AND TRUE SPIRITUAL LIFE they think or compare what they e purity the word of God. You just let Satan trick you. Mike is right CATHOLICISM IS NOT OF CHRIST. IT'S ANOTHER CHRIST and gospel

quote---The Catholic Church is the one true Church established by Christ.... unquote Prove that with book, chapter and verse FROM the bible!!!! Quote JUST one verse that mentions a church named: "Catholic Church" and it was " established by Christ". --quote- There are many misunderstandings in this dialogue about Catholic teachings... unquoet Then answer my questions: WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD RESTED on the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD BLESSED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD SANCTIFIED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD NAMED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??? Book, chapter and verse!!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where in the bible is said Mary can hear our prayers? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary went to/will go to heaven? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is a mediator/imtercessor? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary remained a virgin? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary was sinless? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is to be worshiped.prayed to? Book, chapter and verse I KNOW absolutely NO Catholic will reply!!! If one does, every answer will be either out of context, or twisted scripture. Where in the bible is said Mary can hear our prayers? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary went to/will go to heaven? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is a mediator/imtercessor? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary remained a virgin? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary was sinless? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is to be worshiped.prayed to? Book, chapter and verse I KNOW absolutely NO Catholic will reply!!! If one does, every answer will be either out of context, or twisted scripture. ; their teachings are merely human rules. Mark 7:7.> >>>> WHERE in the Bible does it say Christ taught the FIRST DAY of the WEEK that it was a REST day make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say Christ taught that the FIRST DAY of the WEEK BLESSED to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say Christ taught the FIRST DAY of the WEEK was BLESSED to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say Christ that the FIRST DAY of the WEEK was Named to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say Christ DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK by God as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned-

​@@mitchellosmer1293This is the Battle cry of all since the original Protestants died because those men held on to a large part of the faith of the original Church the Battle Cry is Where is this Where is that in the Bible??? If they new the Bible as they claim They should know it contains only a fraction of the works of Jesus and the Early Church That is why we have the Traditions of the Apostles and the Early Church Fathers passed on to the Church Also bear in mind there was no Bible for 400 yrs You won't find the Rosary and devotions to the Blessed Mother in the bible because these followed. With the Blessings of Her Son From Pentecost till today the church has continued Protected by the Holy Spirit

Thank you. Well said.... 🙏 for all.

Could you kindly review these texts? I believe it contains valuable information from which you can benefit regarding life, God, and creations. Topic: A loving God would never reject a sincere heart searching for direction from its creator! "O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you, O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and will not attain benefitting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more that a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good, praise Allah, and let him who finds other than that, blame no one but himself." "Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. And We would never punish ˹a people˺ until We have sent a messenger ˹to warn them˺." Note: Utilize your brain to uncover life's purpose. Reject faiths that ignore facts or lack coherence. Foster clear thinking by reflecting alone, free from external influence.

I'm Catholic and I do wonder whether or not the current pope is a Christian. The previous pope, Benedict, was a great Christian. The current pope seems like a humanist. I pray that the church will be revived in the True Gospel.

@jimferrari3964 this Pope seems to be more worried about saving the planet than about saving souls.

Actually, we celebrate the martyrs that followed Jesus........doing like He did......loving like He loved......even to the Cross. So we celebrate the fulfillment of the promise of Mary, the annunciation, the birth of the Baptist, the birth of Christ, the martyr St.Valentino, St. Patrick who converted the Irish, St. Nicklaus, who chose to be perfect as Jesus invited in Matt. 19: 21 etc.

​@@Michael-nb4ng😂😂

@@Michael-nb4ng and this doesn’t please God. I know because I heard God in December 2015 when I myself was about to celebrate the pagan holiday Christmas. I was told this doesn’t please him and I should not do it. These holidays are of something dark and sinister that even witches said we have stolen their holidays. If you celebrate you are actually unknowingly worshipping the sun gods the Antichrist Satan

True Christians would know that God is LOVE. THIS presentation is about HATE disguised as Concern... The is what LUCIFER is all about.

@@peterraymond1853 it is concern, and love speaks the truth. I was convicted of this back in 2015 when the Lord told me while admiring my Christmas tree, this doesn’t please me. Then I was lead to Jeremiah 10.

And don't ask lukewarm Christians either.

www.proclaimingthegospel.org/page/about

@@RevolveBible How about taking John Martignoni up on his offer and have him speak at your congregation? To allow Mike Gendron to speak lies is to bear false witness yourself. Oh I forgot, you believe there is nothing you can do to lose your salvation. Lying away doesn't matter.

Timothy was not an apostle, and while he was "chosen by God," his ordination and thus ministry came through the Church via Paul. Even Paul, who was not part of the Twelve but nevertheless called by God to be an apostle "out of the normal course," as he says, had to go up to Jerusalem and run his gospel by those in authority. And the "they did not go to seminary" part is deceptive since they all would necessarily have to have been trained by an Apostle or some other bishop in order to be ordained. One would have to be in the Church to be ordained. The Church is hierarchical. It's not a free-for-all.

Amen, a cemetery--oops, seminary education is overrated. As they noted, a drift from biblical hermeneutics and into management and business. Megachurches are businesses and the pastor a CEO (with a salary to match). If one reads widely and wisely, some good systematics, and keeps in the Bible trusting on the Holy Spirit to reveal truth, a man will succeed as a pastor and be more fruitful than most any M.Div. coming out of a liberal school that idolizes NT Wright and believes pastors should be social justice warriors.

@@MillionthUsername I don't agree with you. We can read the entire Bible and we can see people who are called by God with no training. Jesus told us he would send his Holy Spirit, that's all we need.

@@MillionthUsername I know Timothy was not an apostle.

@@wyearthtreasures Jesus, Who is our High Priest personally called the Twelve and formed them, taught them, trained them, empowered them. You can't just join the Twelve. In fact, Scripture says "no one dared join them" because they did mighty works and the fear of God came upon those who witnessed this. You can't just say you're an apostle. An apostle is one who is sent. He has mission. So Jesus founded the Church on the Peter and the Apostles, the Twelve. It was they who ordained bishops/priests to ministry in the Church. How do you not understand that nobody is able to ordain themselves but that this sacrament comes from above oneself in the Church? You're just saying "Jesus told us he would send the Holy Spirit," but you are taking this out of context. As Paul said, "are all apostles?" The answer is no. Jesus gave special powers to the Apostles, which they in turn handed on to their successors. You can't do what they do. To claim that you can is a monstrous presumption. It's making yourself Lord. The idea that there is no instruction, no formation, no ordination, no authority, no structure in the Church is an absurdity. All you have to do is read a history of the Church and you can plainly see that all of the successors to the Apostles were in a structured, orderly, orthodox universal ("catholic") Church. You couldn't just set up shop as an independent. People who did this were called heretics. This happened right in the New Testament, and it says to warn them a couple of times and then have nothing to do with them. It says if they had belonged to us (the Church) they would never have left.

He is speaking against it because it teaches a false gospel.

If they believe that, then why would you want to participate in communion with them? You shouldn't be partakers with them.

@@graftme3168as a Catholic this is the best response I’ve heard. “Why would you want to”. Instead of being offended because you didn’t receive something you don’t even believe in just admit that this is not my table, these aren’t my beliefs, this is not for me. Truth is…it’s not.

It’s what Luther kept from Catholicism. Closed communion. As Catholics we believe Christ is more than a symbol in communion but sacramentally present. If you don’t believe that then you can’t say amen when handed the host. That would make you a liar and the priest a fraud by forcing you to take against your conscience that Christ is truly present.

John 6: 66 How much more transparent can Christ be, in the verses proceeding this one. And how clear is Peter in 6:68. Where else Lord, where else Lord. But through the new EVERLASTING COVENANT. Everything else is false. No metaphor, not a symbol. Why leave then? Why die then, for a symbol?

Just wanted to give you a heads up that this video took the time to go through Mike Gendron’s arguments against Catholicism. I hope you take the time to watch it to get a better understanding about what Catholics actually believe and teach. In other words, rather than hear it from Mike, you can hear it from the horse’s mouth. Here’s the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GiBhQwdjxss.htmlsi=u6ijlhI64tKjGjhg

Because they want people to be saved and get out of the cult of catholicism.

Sooooo true! Right on @brianh2477

Misinformation is IN the Catholic religion ~ that’s what these men are saying.

According to the Bible, it IS love to warn those who are following a false religion. Catholicism preaches ANOTHER gospel and ANOTHER Jesus, because they are not the teachings of the apostles. The apostles warned against teachings that didn't match what they taught!

Thank you would looks for it. Could you kindly review these texts? I believe it contains valuable information from which you can benefit regarding life, God, and creations. Topic: A loving God would never reject a sincere heart searching for direction from its creator! "O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you, O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and will not attain benefitting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more that a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good, praise Allah, and let him who finds other than that, blame no one but himself." "Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. And We would never punish ˹a people˺ until We have sent a messenger ˹to warn them˺." Note: Utilize your brain to uncover life's purpose. Reject faiths that ignore facts or lack coherence. Foster clear thinking by reflecting alone, free from external influence.

@@ibrahimalharbi3358 and after your searching the catechism, and ALL. The Bible references it gives, what discrepancies do you come to in it and your post above???

I have a copy and a few questions for you. Are You ready ?

@@EPH-re2xj I'm ready. Go....

@@FLpalm how do you attain salvation?

Can you give an example of something they said that is not true?

@bridgetazaz sure. One example is when he says Catholics don't know when the Holy Father has pronounced ex cathedra doctrines. He calls it a list. Bad assumption on his end; i assume he's just making it up at this point. Evety Catholic who understands the Extraordinary Magisterium, knows that He has pronounced it only twice. For the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also called the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin in the East) and the Immaculate Conception.

@@elbertperez2929 That's interesting. Is the Pope otherwise just giving his own opinions?

@bridgetazaz no,. Actually, the Holy Father pronounced those delicate doctrines after very careful counsel, research, and consideration. These 2 doctrines were believed by the early Church, but as usual never codified/established, like every other Catholic doctrine, it must be orthodox. Orthodox with a small "o" is defined by St. Vincent of Lerins as a belief that has been held everywhere by everyone at all times. This was, of course, defined hundreds of years before the Protestant Reformation, which established new ideas of what Christianity meant.

If you believe this you are spiritually dead!

We know the church will face persecutions. Immaculate heart of Mary will Triumph. If a Protestant really wants answers. Please go to a more reliable source. Try Kieth Nester, Scott Hahn. I wonder what MG has to say about Fatima. Our Lady of Guadeloupe. I do not like to get into conflict. However. This man does not even state accurate facts. I pray all come home to Holy Mother Church.

No. Jesus was directly speaking to PETER: "You are Rock and on this rock I will build My Church." Jesus earlier had changed Simon's name to Peter because it meant "rock." When there is a name change in the Bible it is very significant. It describes who the person is in God's eyes. Jesus explicitly gave Peter authority over the Church by giving him the keys of the Kingdom.

@@MillionthUsername you are wrong… Peter does not mean “rock”. The Greek word for Peter is Petros… Which means little rock, pebble, stone. The Greek rock for rock is Petra… Which means huge expense of solid rock. The word Petra is used multiple times in the Bible… Research what is meant by each one of those you suggest. It is always God/Jesus… Always‼️ In the passage you are describing, both words are used… PETROS, and PETRA. So what this passage is really saying is… “ you are a little rock, a stone, a pebble, but on this huge expense of solid rock, I will build my church”. He was referring to the declaration Peter had just made that Jesus was the son of the living God… Petra… The rock.

@@MillionthUsernameJesus used many parables during his ministry. In this case, it was more of an analogy. The “rock” solid foundation seen in true believer’s conviction of faith is what Jesus is referring to. You sound like you may be influenced by Catholicism. There was no establishment of some “line of decent” from Peter to the Popes throughout the ages. This is all based on heresy.

@@ellend1097 "The “rock” solid foundation seen in true believer’s conviction of faith is what Jesus is referring to." No. He was speaking directly to Peter, addressing Peter. He changed Simon's name to Peter because it means rock. He literally says, "YOU ARE ROCK AND ON THIS ROCK..." He says NOTHING about "true believer's conviction of faith." Where do you see that? "There was no establishment of some “line of decent” from Peter to the Popes throughout the ages." Yes there was. Read a history of the Church. There were lists published in the first few centuries of the popes. We have their names and the dates (some are approximate due to the lack of surviving records) of their papacy.

@@gloriastreet4684 It means rock because Christ gave him that name for this very purpose, to be the rock upon which the Church was built. Jesus gave Simon (Simeon) the name Kepha in Aramaic, which means rock. This name was either translated for Greek readers as Cephas or rendered as Peter on account of petra/petros being the Greek word for rock. Peter and Jesus spoke Aramaic, and in Aramaic there is no doubt that Kepha means rock. What you are spewing is tripe dreamed up by people who will not accept the Faith and therefore insist on creating their own religion. They reject the words of Christ to Peter because they will not submit to any authority. They deny Peter's office just like they deny so many other doctrines. People who do this are on the path that leads to Hell. Please don't follow them. This "little rock, pebble" stuff is bogus. It's very bad and biased scholarship.

Wrong, a misrepresentation, but eye opening regardless.

I disagree about “hatred.” That is something different.

Then what do you call an ex-catholic spewing garbage about a faith he knows nothing about? Why would anyone go after 1.3 billion people and preach these false words unless they are completely full of evil and hatred? Here's a start... You need to understand something before you can claim to know anything about it. And this man has clearly missed the mark.

​@@jameswolan888It would seem he knows a great deal about Catholicism... hence the hour long discussion. Just because you don't like the facts that he presented, doesn't make it untrue. Here's the thing. Sharing the Truth is not hateful.

Again, non-Catholics only think they know Catholicism better than Catholics? Complete BS. You could not be a protestant if you stopped dealing in unnecessary lies about the faith Jesus Christ himself founded. John Newman, a former protestant once said "to be deep in history is to cease to be protestant". Luther himself was extraordinarily devoted to the Virgin Mary. Now, if you believe Jesus is God, then Mary is the mother of God. Lastly, you need to pray and ask Jesus what He thinks about his mother. I'm positive you will get a much different answer than the garbage put forth here about his mother.

Agreed. I remember having a conflict of thought when I didn't know anything regarding the faith, but humbled myself to the church, read a million things, searched the writings of the 1st century christians and never turned back. I would go thru fire if I'm wrong, literally.

I was taught and when at north central university I was shown it is the blood Jesus shed on the cross his death resurrection gave to us that great gift of eternal life. The baptism does not get me to heaven or giving large sums of money God already owns everything you can’t buy your way into heaven. We can now approach the throne of God he will hear our prayers and forgive our sins amen

@@ronnielewis2518Baptism is still a requirement as depicted in the bible because it's an act of faith. Being born again of water and spirit thru baptism, out of which no one can enter the kingdom of heaven. There are some other requirements. Repentance, eating of the body, absence of unrepentant mortal sin.

@@FLpalm it is the outward testimony of your new birth in Jesus Christ our God and Savior, his blood shed remission of our sins

@@ronnielewis2518Not according to Jesus. Baptism is a requirement because we were all born in original sin and children of the devil. The second we are baptized, we become children of God and die in Jesus. Mark 16:15-16 “He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” 1 Peter 3:21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, NOW SAVES YOU, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to him.

I've read the McCarthy book. He has an excellent video series here on RU-vid systematically going through Catholic doctrines, weighing them in the scales of biblical truth, and finding them wanting.

Horrible advice. They are all liars. The Bible says that all liars will go into the lake of fire. If anyone wishes to study the Faith they should go to legit Catholic sources. They should read the Fathers of the Church, early histories of the Church, official catechisms, etc.

I wouldn't read anything MacArthur wrote. He doesn't know the truth either.

Could you kindly review these texts? I believe it contains valuable information from which you can benefit regarding life, God, and creations. Topic: A loving God would never reject a sincere heart searching for direction from its creator! "O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you, O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and will not attain benefitting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more that a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good, praise Allah, and let him who finds other than that, blame no one but himself." "Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. And We would never punish ˹a people˺ until We have sent a messenger ˹to warn them˺." Note: Utilize your brain to uncover life's purpose. Reject faiths that ignore facts or lack coherence. Foster clear thinking by reflecting alone, free from external influence.

😮 To many false statements to know where to even begin.

Choose 1 lie. Then offer the truth. That is what a healthy conversation is about.

Could you give an example of one of the false representations?

@@bridgetazazHe denies that the CC is the One True Church est by Jesus Mt 16 18-19 see Isaiah 22:22

@@geoffjs geoff, thats not what i meant! Which of their beliefs did he misrepresent, waa my question.

​@@bridgetazaz he assumes gospel means his interpretation of a couple of verses and then goes on to say the most untrue statements. For example, two minutes in he completly butchers catholic teaching on justification. The things they say about the eucharist are gross and reselmble gnostic heretical arguements. The idea that catholics banned the bible is laughably untrue. I mean almost everything he says is either untrue or way overly reductionist. There are plenty of protestants who engage catholics but this is not even close and I would ignore him entirely. If you truly think catholics are damned then you might want to actually engage what they actually believe. Its typical and us catholics are getting much better and recognising this kind of baseless dribble.

Wow! I wrote a whole paragraph in response that was deleted by the moderator. Unreal. Just delete wjat you disagree with typical protestant behavior. Just like the bible.

Canon 9. If anyone says that the sinner is justified by faith alone, meaning that nothing else is required to cooperate in order to obtain the grace of justification, and that it is not in any way necessary that he be prepared and disposed by the action of his own will, let him be anathema. Counsel of Trent

@@billbramski7209 Right. We are saved" - by Grace, an unmerited gift no one can earn - -through faith, the free will response of man, of the intellect and will, to God's grace. - a faith working in and made complete by love (Gal 5 6, Ja 2 22)

@@billbramski7209 Correct sir. I think James said verbatim in chapter 2:14 and thereafter. The Council of Trent is just reiterating the same point James made. James even said "Can your faith save you" "Even the demons believe"

Im willing to bet that none of those 30k has their flock bowing down befor idols of wood and stone.

Unity for falsehood? Sanctification means separation from the unclean

Martin Luther didn't give us anything but knew Catholicism wss wrong and y'all mad because HE BLEW THE COVER ON THIS FARCE

Yup. More like insanity.

@@nosuchthing8 Whats insanity is calling a homosexual the Holy Father.

Could you kindly review these texts? I believe it contains valuable information from which you can benefit regarding life, God, and creations. Topic: A loving God would never reject a sincere heart searching for direction from its creator! "O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I shall guide you, O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and will not attain benefitting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that would not decrease what I have, any more that a needle decreases the sea if put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him who finds good, praise Allah, and let him who finds other than that, blame no one but himself." "Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. And We would never punish ˹a people˺ until We have sent a messenger ˹to warn them˺." Note: Utilize your brain to uncover life's purpose. Reject faiths that ignore facts or lack coherence. Foster clear thinking by reflecting alone, free from external influence.

Funny, Jesus never said that! He told the rich man to sell his stuff, help the poor, follow the commandments.

@@nosuchthing8 In RED Jesus speaking. Matthew 7:23 “And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Why would HE say I never knew you? Because you don't have that relationship just like YOU don't. Your words give you up.

Jesus will also ask them why they ignored His Mother.

​@@user-ki2vh1uc5kMary is not the mother God This is heresy

@@toolegittoquit_001 Jesus is God!

What will you say when he asks why you ignored him to chase after dead saints?

​@@toolegittoquit_001it's a fact. Jesus IS God. Mary is the mother of Jesus.

In rejecting Peter and the Church, you are in fact rejecting Christ. "Whoever who hears you, hears Me. Whoever rejects you rejects Me."

Good try. Actually, it is you who rejects the testimony of Peter, by bearing false witness, because it is Peter who testified that Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah when asked by Jesus Himself, "Who do you say that I am?". It was Peter's answer about who Christ was that was the rock, pointing to the Rock, Jesus Christ, not to Peter himself, about himself. Further, the entirety of Scripture, all the way from Genesis to Revelation, points to Jesus Christ as the Rock, the only Rock, the Foundation Stone on which the Church is built: the catholic or universal church, the "ekklesia, the called out", not the Roman Catholic Church which has perverted, twisted and added to the Gospel throughout the centuries to line it's pockets and maintain political power. Galatians 1 comes to mind. @nthUsername

@@philipschembri8784 "Actually, it is you who rejects the testimony of Peter, by bearing false witness..." I do neither of those things, but you are doing that. What you said made no sense. "It was Peter's answer about who Christ was that was the rock" No. The text is clear. Jesus said to Peter, "You are Rock.." There is no mention of this false teaching that "Peter's answer was the rock." Scripture and Tradition and history are clear. There wasn't even a controversy over this until the 11th century when the so-called 'Orthodox' suddenly rejected what they had always upheld, the office of Peter. "Further..." No, there is no 'further' when you are starting off with an atrocious lie about what Scripture SAYS. You can't even quote the Lord correctly because your whole intent is to overthrow His Word in favor of your own. The TEXT SAYS LITERALLY, "You are Rock and on this Rock, I will build My Church." Peter's name means Rock. The Lord specifically gave him this new name when they had met earlier. His given name was Simon, or Simeon. Jesus changed this to Kepha, which means rock in Aramaic. This got transliterated into Greek as Cephas, and the NT writers also used Peter (Petros) because that means rock in Greek and would clarify things for Greek speakers who might not be familiar with the Aramaic form. The text does NOT say, "What you said is rock and on this rock..." Please stop lying.

​@@philipschembri8784when you have to add something to the text, that's a clue you are clueless. Why not claim Jesus was pointing to mars?

Is that a hermeneutical rule genius? Or, does it just make you feel smarter than you are?

Actually, Mary is ' full of grace ' = full of God's favor......see Luke 1: 26-31. Jesus grew in God's grace/favor.......see Luke 2: 40.

He is one of the most dishonest and damaging presentors ever! This apostosy thing is just stupid.

Well said! Christians need to be respectful and professional and courteous when dealing with others. Jesus didn't mock or laugh at people. Kindness and civility is so desperately needed in our World today. If Christians mock and insult other's beliefs, they are not being very Christ-like.

I don't laugh at you

WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD RESTED on the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD BLESSED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD SANCTIFIED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD NAMED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say GOD DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??? Book, chapter and verse!!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where in the bible is said Mary can hear our prayers? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary went to/will go to heaven? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is a mediator/imtercessor? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary remained a virgin? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary was sinless? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is to be worshiped.prayed to? Book, chapter and verse I KNOW absolutely NO Catholic will reply!!! If one does, every answer will be either out of context, or twisted scripture. Where in the bible is said Mary can hear our prayers? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary went to/will go to heaven? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is a mediator/imtercessor? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary remained a virgin? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary was sinless? Book, chapter and verse Where in the bible is said Mary is to be worshiped.prayed to? Book, chapter and verse I KNOW absolutely NO Catholic will reply!!! If one does, every answer will be either out of context, or twisted scripture. ; their teachings are merely human rules. Mark 7:7.> >>>> WHERE in the Bible does it say Christ taught the FIRST DAY of the WEEK that it was a REST day make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say Christ taught that the FIRST DAY of the WEEK BLESSED to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say Christ taught the FIRST DAY of the WEEK was BLESSED to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say Christ that the FIRST DAY of the WEEK was Named to make that day special??? WHERE in the Bible does it say Christ DECLARED the FIRST DAY of the WEEK by God as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned-

@@mitchellosmer1293 Who made the bible?

@@rewindseventyseven-en6iv quote---Who made the bible?.. unquote That makes NO difference!! The questions should be: "Who wrote the "bible"????? NOT one single Catholics wrote any part of it!!! All Catholics did was COLLECT, decide on it's content, translate to Latin and bind into a book.

Praise be to God!

The Bible was canonized in 397 AD at the Council of Carthage. This included the Deuterocanonical (Apocrypha) books.

Martin Luther sliced the bible up and he decided to leave out the book of James as well as macabees and he tried to leave out Hebrews and the book of Revelation because he didn't think they belonged in his Bible. This is all public knowledge Google it

The so-called apocryphal books were written before the book of Recelation. Plenty of the Apostles and Jesus Christ Himself quoted from these books. For instance, Jesus quotes Esdras in Matthew. He also quoted from the book of Enoch. The Apostle James quoted from Sirach. and Jude quotes Enoch and the 12 Pattiarchs, Assumption of Moses. Peter quotes from Enoch too. Jesus Christ also quoted from Maccabees. Polycarp quoted from the book of Tobit as well.

​@@user-uo1rc7kt4kthe Apocryphal contain historical errors, encourage the use of magic to cast out a demon, contain teachings contrary to what Jesus taught -purgatory, pray for the dead- and are not quoted verbatim like many other passages from the OT are. Also, they r not mentioned by Jesus among the OT books He acknowledged: Luke 24, 44 & Mathew 12:3. Similar ideas might be mentioned, but not specifically those books.

@@user-uo1rc7kt4k This is a popular saying, but there's no proof that anyone quoted from the book of Enoch. The book of Enoch is a false book. It's possible that someone added the quote later to the book of Enoch as it has been edited many times. Or that this is just a popular prophecy that was made and passed around verbally that was added to the book of Enoch earlier. . The other claims that Jesus or other people quotes from these different books fall apart when you compare the things they supposedly got from these other books to what's in the other books. . The only thing that seems to match is Enoch and Tobit, when it's talking about alms. But there's still no proof that this is from Tobit, because the NT cannon mentions alms plenty of times. Alms was just a pretty common thing talked about at the time. There's no reason to assume that this came from Tobit.

And im sure they would like to encourage you to recognize the following… History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their list of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did?

" I found an excellent Bible teaching non-denominational church" Not excellent. They reject Christ's words, THIS IS MY BODY, believing the Lord's Supper to be a symbolic act only. This was unheard of in 1500+ years of Christianity. Rather, the BIBLE teaches that Christ meant what he said. In the bread of life discourse, he spoke literally, and those who listen to him too him literally: 52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us *his flesh* to eat?” 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you *eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood,* you have no life in you; 54 he who eats *my flesh* and drinks *my blood* has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For *my flesh* is food indeed, and *my blood* is drink indeed. 56 He who eats *my flesh* and drinks *my blood* abides in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who *eats me* will live because of me. You left Jesus on the altar, a means for receiving his grace, for a false teaching of man. When the evangelical denomination celebrates the Lord's Supper, if and when it does, it usually has grape juice and bread. That's ALL it ever is, nothing more. When one realizes how novel of a teaching this is, that it can be traced to a 16th Catholic lawyer named Calvin, the intellect can begin to comprehend the error.