Your Bible Questions Answered w/ Dr. John Bergsma 

@homosexualeffeminatebiomale3go home

Hope we can see this

I’d livestream that

Love your channel dude

I will pray for you

How so? I've been listening to his lectures for years in YT and im just amazed how he makes other people love leviticus.😅

​@@sarasofiacastro6750at least it works for some people Leviticus is very difficult to make interesting 😂

(((berg)))sma

God sent a meteor.

Same

I hope you come home soon, what a joy it would be to receive and welcome you. Trust Him, and His Spirit to lead you to all Truth. Will pray for you 🙏🏼

@@weaponofchoice-tc7qs indeed, the narrow path is.. narrow

Kred792 I am going on The Narrow Path Friends 👋🙏

so true. i love him. i discovered him on bible timeline show. i have been binging on his videos since. what a goldmine for the catholic faith. ❤

Faith comes not from mind AND The mind. ❤

that's funny because so much of catholic orthodoxy has absolutely no base in scripture.

@@thejamnasium6447 care to point out which ones?

@@thejamnasium6447what is your evidence for that? I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.

@@thejamnasium6447 Did you get a lot out of this video? You appear a bit preoccupied with your bias against Catholicism. Maybe you could put that on the shelf for an hour and just listen to what is being said here?

The door is always open, brother. God bless.

Dr Bergsma grew up Dutch Reformed so he probably speaks Catholic with a Reformed accent.

@@mikelopez8564 Exactly. I really only started considering Catholicism back in May this year and very quickly became skeptical of, and later opposed to, Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide. Dr. Bergsma went down the same path I'm currently on and does a great job articulating all the inner conflict

Praying that you also have the Grace to join us in taking communion.

Come Home! 😇

Next to the Shroud one he did recently

Bergsma and Peter Kreeft are my favorite guests.

Yes dude!! Matt really made objections strong and I love him for that having dealt with objections against faith since I was in school it was great to hear him bring those up!

I think it's perfectly acceptable to give thanks for both in equal measure

@@kred792 Dr. John is my favorite. I don't watch all of Matt's shows but he did a great job on this one.

@@danvankouwenberg7234 same. Awesome stuff

Yes he is.

​​@@peaceandjoy2568Agreed Friends I do enjoy listening to His Insight in Scriptures and Biblical Relevance in Modern Day.👋🙏

I can relate here when I listen to Pints with Aquinas and “this is the best episode!” 😂

I really hope Matt will invite Dr Bergsma back for another and longer discussion.

Dude that would be so lit!!!! Especially having heard him discuss the Eucharist. It would be a crazy discussion.

@@carmeister_ everyone Francis has been talking too since he really got into home churches has been enriching. Like something deeper awoke in him. 🙏🙏🙏

That would be absolutely amazing

Joe Rogan is vehemently anti-Catholic and has spoken so many disgusting blasphemies against Jesus Christ and his Apostles. Not exactly the compliment you think it is.

@@RJ-oh1writ’s not supposed to be a direct, exact comparison. He’s the largest, most popular secular podcast on the internet, and tbf besides the false ideas Rogan has about Catholicism, the podcast has enjoyable aspects. It’s still a compliment - it’s saying Pints has the good aspects of Rogan Podcast without the blasphemous things. Anyway it’s a lighthearted compliment, there’s no need to be so up in arms

@@littledrummergirl_19 Joe Rogan is a good commentator for the UFC. I like to avoid his podcasts because he frequently mocks religion while also saying everyone should try psychedelics. He’s “enjoyable” because he’s polite and funny, but that doesn’t mean he’s worth investing time into listening.

​@@RJ-oh1wrTruly and there's another historical figure they did same thing his name was Saul of Tarsus AKA the apostle St. Paul. I pray for Joe Rogan and I also pray for all who blaspheme the deposit of faith! God bless you my friend! 🔥🤟

I agree and the podcast is improving and it was already great. How do you know what has been done and not been done? Is there room for lay research for those St. Anthony of the Desert so inclined(don't get out much)

just pray for them, I guess is the best way to thank these people we will probably never meet

Greetings Friend 👋🙏

So has my husband 😂 and I started that diet a couple months back! So enriching!

Same, with a little Hahn thrown in for good measure 😅❤

@@heidigabalski6335 yes !! I’ve lost count how many Scott Hahn books we own now 😅😬

Can’t wait to dig in! I’m buying the book they did. Make sure you guys dig in to Jimmy Akin also.

im in this club! 🙌🏻

Prayers for your entire family that your son discerns the priesthood well

Maybe among protestants who've... never read a book or something, but any protestant who's even remotely interested in theology or history obviously knows that lol

@@mitchellm2208I mean many people (even some Catholics) don’t realize that the early church was Catholic - maybe lots of people who really read into it might come to that conclusion, but even Dr. Bergsma talks about how he used to think the early church was Calvinist - so as long as it’s done well it at the very least couldn’t hurt :) and what a cool topic for a movie!

The Protestants and orthodox would mock you for such a statement. No pope in early church that has ultimate authority as vicar.

@@Bigchickens bro three popes are in the bible Peter, Linus, and Clement. There's even a Church Council. Heck Isaiah 22 prefigures Mathew 16 line for line. Not only are there Popes in the new testament the old testament typologically prophecies about it.

​@@oswaldomaldonado1051interesting, I am not catholic but considering it. Could you, if it isn't too much of a problem, give me reading material to investigate this further?

Same here

Beautifully said @vrgg8376 . Now I must agree with everyone, yes Matt had good questions but he slightly mocks and pokes fun at Biblical history but I get it. For sake of discussion and all the curious people, I get it but still. An amazing conversation nevertheless and a very knowledge full convo!

@gogr2409 We are in sync. Listening to John Bergsma is mindblowing. We're so fortunate to have access to people like John in our midst. I wish my brain could retain more of what John imparts to us. 🙃

John was hoarse by the time he finished this session. THANK YOU JOHN.

This makes the most sense, as it is through the Cross that the world is redeemed.

Read Acts 15 7 and see Peter taking the mandate of all evangelism away from the apostles and onto his shoulders. Allow yourself to be taught by the relevant authority put in place by Christ.

I have had similar thoughts, part of the confusion came from the word choice "Pray" means to ask or beseech, I would say that Catholics "Praying" to Mary is most similar to asking God for an opportunity to speak and grow a relationship with our holy mother, by consequence of her creation as a being who God declared could not be any better, in other words perfect meaning there are few better people to ask for advice, as well as God's love for her being so great that her "Prayers" to God on anyone's behalf are quite powerful, by no means do Catholics mean that Mary is separate from God's power or the same as him, At least that's my understanding I hope it helped you.

Research the Kingdom of David and how it was set up. Remember that Jesus is the promised successor of David who is setting up a Davidic-style Kingdom. This is why he gives Peter the keys: he's turning over all authority to him (for how that works in a Middle Eastern kingdom, read carefully the authority given to Joseph in Egypt both in Potiphar's house and by the Pharaoh: it is basically total authority without actually *being* the king in person). Then look up the gebirah, the Queen Mother. The Queen was not the wife of the King but his *mother*. Note how Bathsheba is Queen because she is Solomon's mother. It is she who requests that David declare Solomon King while David is still living. Solomon becomes co-king with David (a nice type of God the Father and God the Son, if you will, in this kingdom). Then notice Bathsheba's authority and why she is Queen: it is the Queen Mother who knows and has authority to say that "this one" is the rightful King. It's not that Mary just gave birth to Jesus: she is the ONLY human creature who has the authority to tell us that her Son is the Son of God. Further, look up what happens when someone wants a favor from the king: they go to his MOTHER and Solomon even sets up a throne for her next to his before asking her to make her request. Go deep and notice in the deportation narratives how often we're told a king *and his mother* are taken into captivity. Why? Because those loyal to the king and wanting to restore him would go to his mother as the rallying point: she alone could guarantee that the real king and not an imposter was brought back to power. Likewise, the conquerer wanted to take away the king's mother so that he could take over as king without opposition from the Queen Mother who would be a sign to everyone of the conquerer's illegitimacy. Look at the two visits to the Holy Family in the Gospel. When the low-class shepherds visit, they find mother, father and child. But the Magi are clearly on a state visit. They visit Herod first, as protocol would demand. But when they go to the new Davidic king on their state visit, who do they visit? The king and his mother with him, exactly as they would have found the first successor of David: Solomon on his throne with his mother next to him. Read carefully the prophecy of Elizabeth when Mary visits her: "Who am I that the mother of my Lord (the title David used for the Messiah) should COME TO me?" Of course! The Queen Mother doesn't go to you; you go begging to the Queen Mother! Elizabeth knows her royal protocol! Look at the Wedding in Cana in John's gospel. Mary tells Jesus about a need of some people and he asks, "What is that to you and me?" (check the oldest translations). She doesn't even discuss it with him. She acts like the Queen Mother who whose request naturally will be honored. And further, her command to the servants does exactly what the Queen Mother's role is: she points to her Son as the legitimate King, saying, "Do whatever he tells you." You need to study the Bible and understand how Jesus is creating a new Davidic kingdom. It's why two apostles' MOTHER goes to Jesus and asks for them to sit on his right and left in his kingdom. Pay attention to his answer: those places have already been given by the Father. Now ask yourself sensibly: in heaven, who was the only perfectly faithful disciple of Jesus? Who is likely to be sitting at the right hand if Jesus? Go to Revelation and notice that when the dragon cannot go after the woman's baby, he turns to her other children: US, subjects of the King, to whom we were given Mary as our mother from the Cross. You need to read the Bible with understanding. Just read everything Mary says in the Bible and ask yourself who this woman is. There are good books and audio studies on this.

Look up the video on this channel called "*EVERY* Objection to Mary Answered" - hopefully they have answered your question. It's is also in the prayer of the magnificat: "All generations shall call me blessed"...

The short answer is there's a miscommunication concerning the meaning of "prayer." If by prayer one means talking directly to God then Catholics would agree we don't pray to Mary (or the saints). If prayer means ask, which is the old english meaning of the term ("I pray thee tell me", "pray tell," etc), then it can be applied to God and creatures. (Longer answer below.) The official language of the Catholic Church (see the Catechism) in reference to Mary and the saints is "invocation", to ask for assistance. "Pray to the saints" is colloquial catholic terminology; it's shorthand for asking for their intercession/assistance, but always with the understanding that all gifts ultimately come from God and must be aligned with His will. It's no more an action which sidesteps God's authority anymore than asking those on earth to pray for us or help us sidesteps God authority. For a more biblical defense refer to James 5:16 (who is more righteous than those already in heaven?), Rev 12 (Mary as Queen of heaven), Matthew 22:32 (the saints are alive), Rev 5:8; 8:2-4 (the saints pray for us), John 19:26-27 (Mary, given by Jesus, as mother of the Church). (The following is from a comment I found online) Take the Hail Mary, for example, which is the exemplar prayer to Mary: "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blest is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen." The first half of the prayer is a quote from scripture (Luke 1:28, 42). The second portion is a petition to Mary, asking her to "pray for us sinners."

That would be great.

That seems incompatible with a belief in a global flood.

​@@mcable217Brilliant minds understand that atheists' skepticism towards the authenticity of the events in the Bible is driven by their hatred for The Lord rather than lack of proof.

@@peaceandjoy2568 Nope, I don't bear any ill will towards religion or the Lord. Why do you doubt Mormonism? You just hate God.

@@peaceandjoy2568 There are plenty of Christians and Catholics who accept that a global flood didn't happen. The flood narrative can still be very meaningful and true without a global flood.