I am Eastern Orthodox Christian! Love to all my brothers and sisters in Christ! ❤

@johnlacorti6612

15 күн бұрын

You are very confused.

@michaelhowe8674

13 күн бұрын

@@johnlacorti6612who are you to say ? Protestantism is much younger then orthodox and Catholicism

@johnlacorti6612

12 күн бұрын

@@michaelhowe8674 History states that.

@Zb-uo2bl

11 күн бұрын

@@johnlacorti6612 Confusion? You must be referring to 200,000 divisions of protestantism? "Endeavor to keep the Unity of The Spirit in the Bond of Peace"

@johnlacorti6612

10 күн бұрын

@@Zb-uo2bl Mar Mari Emmanuel is also a pseudo protestant.

Luther Exchanged letters with the Patriarch of Constantinople. After three letters, the Patriarch didn't like him anymore.

@singalong2998

23 күн бұрын

Could you explain further?

@uncreatedlogos

23 күн бұрын

@@singalong2998 no. I don't quite remember it. Look it up "early Protestant Orthodox relationship" I think there will come up a video by Gavin Ortlund.

@uncreatedlogos

23 күн бұрын

@@singalong2998 Truth unites Is the channel of Gavin Ortlund. "THE MOMENT THAT DEFINED IT"

@roshankurien203

22 күн бұрын

@@uncreatedlogos yeah the patriarch called him a heretic for his beliefs. That’s history clear as Abhraham Lincoln was president of the USA

@nathanaronsohn8665

21 күн бұрын

Lutheran theologians did* Luther was not alive when this happened

The Apostolic Church Of Christ, founded by our LORD JESUS CHRIST, 33 A.D. in Jerusalem

@phunphundangmei631

14 күн бұрын

In Antioch.. That's the real Church.

@erizaodoh1229

11 күн бұрын

Paul founded churches but he said even though he founded a church, Christ had already laid the foundation! Read 1st Cor chapters 1,2$3

@alexl5660

5 күн бұрын

Exactly and it wasn’t called Roman Catholicism.

@mnurliban1713

13 сағат бұрын

Jesus and those before him are Muslim please! Find the truth The truth will save you.

I'm Protestant and the word Mari mar Emmanuel mentioned really touched my heart. And I want to tell you something guys we all christians must be ruled and guided according to what bible teaches because it's the manual for us "how to lead our life".

@Christophershame

7 күн бұрын

You’re not a Christian

@leslieniiattohjnr8483

7 күн бұрын

My question would be, how did the early Christians live? They had no bibles for 300+ years

@reformedcatholic457

6 күн бұрын

@leslieniiattohjnr8483 They did have a Bible of some sort but divided, that's what the fathers quoted to defend the faith. This is the beauty of it, even when the Canon wasn't compiled Scripture was still used as the Word of God to defend the faith.

@leslieniiattohjnr8483

6 күн бұрын

@@reformedcatholic457 They never had a Bible of any sort! The only scripture they held onto without doubt was the Old Testament, the books written by the Apostles were scattered and in circulation and there were many disputes about which book was inspired by GOD or valid. The Bible didn't exist until the Council of Hippo and Carthage. The only scripture available was the Old Scripture, which was already accepted because they (the early Christians) were Jews and the Old Testament was already part of their tradition and faith. The apostles wrote the books/letters/accounts of Christ around 20 years after Christ died, so what were they reading to the Church when they celebrated the Eucharist? I believe your heart is in the right place, read about the very early Church fathers such as ST. Polycarp, Ignatius of Antioch, and most notably Justin Martyr; who gave a description of how the early Christians worshipped. You realize none of the very early fathers quoted Scriptures but they passed on teachings they had received orally. Also read about the Didache! it's a very important document.

@simonslater9024

6 күн бұрын

@@leslieniiattohjnr8483to be Christian one must be Catholic because there’s ONLY ONE CHURCH. And the Bible is a Catholic book the protestant Bible is an incomplete and corrupted Catholic book

Luther didn't want to be kicked out of the church he wanted to reform the church from within, I think his reason to reform the church are valid. The papacy was allowing immorality and false teaching and Christ was not becoming the focus but other beings during the middle ages. In the end Luther wanted to reform the church back to the teaching of the Apostles and the early fathers.

@vesogry

24 күн бұрын

Some of them. But he himself wasn't a very crystal person.

@reformedcatholic457

24 күн бұрын

@@vesogry You mean he wasn't a clear person?

@vesogry

24 күн бұрын

@@reformedcatholic457 He wasn't a moral person.

@reformedcatholic457

24 күн бұрын

@@vesogry No one is, we're all sinners, hence why he wanted to confess every little sin as a monk.

@vesogry

24 күн бұрын

@@reformedcatholic457 Stop with this nonsense: "We are all sinners".

I love my Catholic faith. I was taught to pray for everyone regardless. Lord have mercy on us and the whole world

@suino1433

19 күн бұрын

God bless you, love.

@loveyourenemy7796

19 күн бұрын

I love it too. Though Protestant.

@salakerz324

19 күн бұрын

Love God first. Go based on scripture not on church rulings. This is the problem with Catholicism . Yes I am Protestant Baptist, but over all I follow Christ and go by his word not a pulp’s God bless you ❤

@Hopefortheendoftime

19 күн бұрын

have you ever read Petrus Romanus Last Pope prophecy by "MALACHY" go search and read it once God bless

@sreed7637

19 күн бұрын

@@salakerz324yes I too agree with you, but I love many of the Catholics, they’re trying to be close to Jesus as we are. I don’t trust the catholic leaders way at the top though.

Sometimes Bishop MariMari speaks truth, some times his truth is biased and not full truth. This one is not full truth. You can see first by the way he confuses the Pope Leo's, and the way he says there were 97thesis when they were 95, Luther didn't know orthodoxy, which is not true, saying Luther's teaching were Orthodox and yet Orthodox do not believe in consubstantiation but transubstatiation, two very different doctrines on the Eucharist. Martin Luther promoted Sola Scriptura and yet Orthodox accepts tradition etc.

@csmoviles

21 күн бұрын

Absolutely, mar mari mixes truth and lies: the apparition of his dead "mother"; praying to the dead saints; infant baptism ; saying that Jesus told him to look in the mirror and then added: you are Me and I am you😢😢😢...this is blasphemous

@Bobbel888

21 күн бұрын

He said "about 97", while the Eucharist was not mentionned.

@EnzamaRobertAyikobua

21 күн бұрын

​@@Bobbel888 yes he said about 97 theses and that very clearly indicates the inadequate research he has on church history. Well. For the Eucharist, The Bishop mentioned that if Luther knew about Orthodoxy, he wouldn't have formed the protestantism and would have joined Orthodox Church because what he preached was Orthodox and no difference. To which I say. The Bishop is wrong here because some of the doctrines Luther preached were totally different from Orthodox. I then pointed the example of the Eucharist. Luther does not believe that the bread changes substance to the body of Christ, instead he believes the body of Christ is present together with the bread. This is not a minor difference , it is at the core of the two denominations . So the Bishop is wrong. Secondly to say Luther didn't know about Orthodoxy was simply not true. First of all Luther , a trained priest, cannot be ignorant of Orthodoxy , as one of the courses studied in the formation of seminarians is world religions and they also study the great schism.

@EnzamaRobertAyikobua

21 күн бұрын

​@@csmovilesI am a Roman Catholic , and as such I do believe apparitions do occur. And we also pray through and with the saints. My comment was entirely based on this particular video that he shared. Bishop Mari Mari probably had apparition of his deceased mother. Or of Christ. That I do not know and am not in position to call it lies. But there are clear things in history that we cannot lie about, there are clear theologies we cannot lie about.

@Bobbel888

21 күн бұрын

@@EnzamaRobertAyikobua Yes, he could have been more sensible with sorting Luther as Orthodox candidate :) Guess it's the deeper rooted dialectic break of Rome and Eastern Church that attracts such idea. The central problem, that Catholic Church is hijacked by the "world" as it was in the time of Luther is well addressed.

I came to Christ on my own when I was 18. Prior to that I wasn't even familiar with the concept "Protestant" until I started interacting with Catholics who called me such. The safest structure for a church to follow would be what was laid out by Paul the apostle. The thing is we all see different miracles, have different anointings, and are ordered to do different things. Because of this, in my opinion at least, we try to think we can thus map out God or His plan so we get different groups. There are somethings we have to admit that we do not know. We know for sure however that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, He died, He rose after three days, and was born of a virgin. What Martin Luther did was something that needed to be done. A church has no right to tell people that money will buy their way out of hell and into Heaven (indulgence). This is expressed in several places throughout the Bible and even caused Jesus Christ to physically beat people up who were money changing in the Temple.

@Alexis-b17

16 күн бұрын

The word became flesh The word is Jesus Christ the word, Gods word the Holy Bible, it is Alive and active sharper than any two edged sword the word also tells us to work out our own Salvation with fear and trembling ( Righteous fear, meaning respecting the word of God and his warnings) God help us to know you in Spirit & Truth and trust in you for our souls sake 🙏

@christopherton

15 күн бұрын

Jesus Christ founded one church and prayed that we be one He founded it upon Peter/Cephas the rock The Catholic Church wrote the NT. Decided the canon of the Bible and copied it by hand for centuries You obviously don’t know what an indulgence is. It’s giving of alms. Scripture says love covers a multitude of sins Luther was right to complain about church leadership But when he broke away and started making up doctrine and taking out books in the Bible satan had won. The fruit of Protestantism is division and confusion

@simonslater9024

14 күн бұрын

What rubbish your coming out with. The holy Catholic Church never said that. Get your facts right.

@galatian5

14 күн бұрын

@@simonslater9024 >"Holy" Catholic Church Go back to your popery conditioning training your papist before you claim someone else is giving you rubbish.

@galatian5

14 күн бұрын

@@christopherton Semiramis is patting you on the head right now. There were many churches during the time of Paul. His literal epistles show that. Even in the end times Christ speaks to SEVEN churches. The indulgence as it was used back then was monetary pay. Now you use your definition of remission of punishment and claim such a thing as money indulgence never existed. Even if we by pass the whole money indulgence topic, you have a cavalcade of stuff to weed out. Satan had already got your leadership under his foot. But they teach you that your big bad enemy is the protestants for some reason. Not satanism, not occultism, not elite bloodlines, but those evil non-catholics over the horizon. The amount of lowliness I've seen from some of fanatical papist is down right reprehensible. You show more respect toward Islam than you even do non-catholic Christians. Some of you have even given militant atheism a pass just as long as they battle the protestants or non-catholics.

Luther knew about the orthodox...the early lutherans wrote them and their beliefs were not orthodox.

@natmanprime4295

21 күн бұрын

mari is appealing to the uneducated, he's the definition of a populist

@Truth4lfe

20 күн бұрын

@@natmanprime4295 Our Lord Jesus Christ was teaching the poor and the “uneducated” one, while the so called educated ones crucified him.

@walikotabikinibottom893

20 күн бұрын

Luther even sent a letter to the Patriarch of Constantinople, Jeremias II, but the letter never reached the Patriarch during Luther's lifetime

@natmanprime4295

20 күн бұрын

@@Truth4lfe thats how you build a cult

@SeanusAurelius

17 күн бұрын

@@walikotabikinibottom893 Yes it did, but the Patriarch rebuffed them and more or less told them to be Orthodox, which Luther, being Western (in many ways, quite Catholic) refused.

Proud Christian from the US. Glory be to God.

Im just a born again child of the living God , a Christian.....and thats it...

@DefrostedCalvinist

19 күн бұрын

no disrespect but it more than that. What you understand by the words justification, redemption, redeemer, mediator are different among various groups. the New Birth itself means something different to Rome than it does to evangelicals.

@loveyourenemy7796

19 күн бұрын

I love how you said that. And that’s a BEAUTIFUL start. And It’s all you need until you realize that you’ve lost that first love and can’t seem to find the way back through just knowing more. Or you’re just going through the hardest time ever. Knowledge and doctrine give confidence no doubt, and a compass for truth, but falling in love with the Savior never gets old. His suffering and tenderness for us is just everything to take you through your darkest moments. Growing in the faith is called Sanctification. It’s how God makes us ready for heaven. Nothing we go through is wasted.

@SimplePerson-zq9tj

18 күн бұрын

@@loveyourenemy7796 Sanctification I think has Rewards coming with it, but what about the thief on the cross? well how do you explain Sanctification for the thief on the cross?

@philipgligorov5848

17 күн бұрын

​@@SimplePerson-zq9tjWell brother, that thief paid a very very big price and he was saved because God needed to show us that if you repent and believe it is possible to be saved no matter what you did. But don't forget that the thief paid with his life. He lost his life, but gained salvation of his sould. Are we that lucky? Or we try to sin, and then be greedy and ask God not to punish us because we are sorry? If you were offered to be crucified right now and leave everything and everyone here including your loved ones, dying in one of the most agonising death that a man can experience, but knowing your soul will be saved, would you do it? People don't understand, that it varies from situation to situation. Take the resurrection of Lazarus for example. Why just God doesn't ressurect our loved ones like he did ressurect Lazarus? Because Lazarus was resurrected for God's glory and power over death to be shown, and also to prophecy the resurrection of Christ Himself. So, the salvation of the thief also was with a reason and was in a specific time. I am afraid we have to work a little bit, we aren't that lucky to be resurrected/saved without moving a finger. Jesus says, I was hungry and you feed me, I was thirsty and you gave me to drink, I was naked and you gave me clothes, I was in jail and you visited me... Jesus says that those people who did all of these things will be saved. For the others, He will tell them to depart from Him because He never knew them.

@michellecheriekjv4115

17 күн бұрын

​@@DefrostedCalvinist Amen ...Well said...Rome does not understand the New Birth that Jesus talks about in John 3:3, 5, and also Titus 3:5, Ezekiel 36:25-27. 📖💥

Im Proud to be a Christ disciple.

@justthink8952

20 күн бұрын

The Apostles laid their hands on the baptised persons so that they may receive the holy spirit. Did the successors of the Apostles laid their hands on you so that you may receive the holy spirit?

@Hopefortheendoftime

19 күн бұрын

have you ever read Petrus Romanus Last Pope prophecy by "MALACHY" go search and read it once God bless

@dallasbrat81

19 күн бұрын

​@@justthink8952you may try to think and read John 5:1. Are you raised from the dead and been given the supreme treasure?

@hameedkatoor7469

19 күн бұрын

I am proud to be a Muslim like Jesus Alaihissalam

@justthink8952

19 күн бұрын

@@dallasbrat81 I am not dead yet. Were you resurrected? What is the supreme treasure?

A man cannot detach another man from Christ, no one but God can attach men to Christ this no man can truly excommunicate another.

@pearleenmatthew5131

18 күн бұрын

This is exactly what I was going to say

@blessedt5676

17 күн бұрын

The body isnt an invisible thing but actual physical people. You can detach them from Christ but you can from the kingdom

@annemariekoutsky5054

17 күн бұрын

1 Cor 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ let him be anathema. MARANATHA!

@MossEYE-

10 күн бұрын

Okay? No one is talking about someone who doesn’t love the Lord Jesus Christ. If someone didn’t love the Lord, I’m sure they wouldn’t mind

I am a born again Christian,full of the holy spirit hallelujah

@alexl5660

5 күн бұрын

Amen. That’s the only true Christian, those without the Holy Spirit do not belong to Jesus, Catholicism and Lutheranism and others are man’s attempt at working their way to heaven. They are all heretics, they’re slanderers trying to corrupt and disrupt the church.

Where's can i get the full version?

Actually Luther met a Micheal the deacon who was an Ethiopian. He was part of the Ethiopian church who was not connected with Rome at the time. He even allowed him and them to commune with him. Also luthernism was given to the followers of Luther by the Roman Catholic Church as an insult. Luther actually detested such a label to followers. Lastly, reformers did reach out to the Greeks or Orthodox Church. Unfortunately the communication went from you are messed up to just leave us alone. Fun fact a Cyril Lucaris was a patriarch of Constantinople and tried to reform Eastern Orthodoxy with Protestant theology.

@Mirro.555

22 күн бұрын

There're have been even masons among patriarchs of Constantinople. And among reformers there were masons too.

@Bobbel888

20 күн бұрын

interesting

@ArianAdamMousavi

17 күн бұрын

That's nonsense i don't believe this is true

@richlopez5896

16 күн бұрын

Heresies are often labeled after their founder. The Catholic Church labeled the followers of heretic Luther as Lutherans. Lutheranism Marcionism Nestorianism Pellagianism Arianism Montanism etc...

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

@WarriorBride723

21 күн бұрын

"GET AWAY FROM ME, I NEVER KNEW YOU!"

@newman2022

21 күн бұрын

In God realm there's no past no present no future You called it predestination but it's not In our human realm we're bounded by time so we should watch for our steps all life time

@jamalbaraja6130

20 күн бұрын

A prophet and not God.

@newman2022

20 күн бұрын

@@jamalbaraja6130 who?

@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep

20 күн бұрын

The bible is half predestination and half free will and a God that transcends our comprehension able to have both be active and true.

Could anyone link the full sermon?

No man on this earth can detach me from Jesus! No man can condemn another man to hell! Our Lord is judge and salvation!

@duanewoodson9804

20 күн бұрын

Incorrect. Prove GOD did not empower the Twelve at Pentecost to judge anyone? The twelve could foregive and retain. You Protestants have no way around history. Why has no Angels ever visited your churches?

@audeladuvoileofficiel2138

20 күн бұрын

​@duanewoodson9804 how do you know ? You stop talking about spiritual things if you're not spiritual. Some of us have the gift of Discernment of Spirits and see angels during services.

@fiditenemini2452

20 күн бұрын

​@@audeladuvoileofficiel2138 you are nu.ts

@duanewoodson9804

19 күн бұрын

@@audeladuvoileofficiel2138 BS! Now you are a liar. Prove you have any attributes similat to the Prophet Samuel or Joel or Nathan or Isiah! You have never been visited by Melchizedek nor Enoch nor Elijah nor Elisha nor Methuseleh!

@britt441

19 күн бұрын

Waar haal jij het vandaan dat het 12 personen waren en wie of wat hebben ze ge-of veroordeeld?

"..which one" is the best closing statement ever of Protestantism explanation video all time that I ever know. I am a non-practical traditional Lutheran, and the question giving punch to my face (in positive way) that make me to learn and learn more about what I believe. Bless you, Bishop💐❤

im Christian Evangelical and im happy to be from USA preaching the word of God!!!!

@MeederTom

20 күн бұрын

Same! No icons, just the word of God!

@joehouston2833

20 күн бұрын

Who Cannoned the New Testament? 😂🍿

@chn92694

19 күн бұрын

@@joehouston2833 The Roman church said they did, they didn't follow it though. Just a bunch of hypocrites.

@loveyourenemy7796

19 күн бұрын

@@chn92694I don’t think you know the full history, as in the timing of teachings. Do you believe in the Trinity? How does it work? Where did that come from? Where is the love of Christ in calling someone names with little proof or understanding of historical facts. Learn about the early church, and why you believe and interpret the Bible the way you do. You will actually be impressed, not mean. God both allowed and blessed the divisions for His reasons just as Barnabas and Paul did, so they would multiply efforts in spreading the Gospel. Not all of Man’s mistakes happened without God somehow using it for His purposes. We can’t go back. That’s what arguing over the internet is. We must simply humble ourselves and pray. He will heal rifts. We can only make them greater.

@chn92694

19 күн бұрын

@@loveyourenemy7796 oh please, Jesus called the pharisees hypocrites for the same reason, when they valued tradition more than the actual Word of God. And for the record, Luther was excommunicated by the Bishop of Rome not the other way around. They did him dirty. Yes, protestants believe in trinity just like the catholic and orthodox. They just don't believe in the infallibility of the pope just like the orthodox church.

this sounds like an eastern Orthodox chat GPT is explaining the reformation....

@mattcaron4043

15 күн бұрын

😂 exactly

Only when Jesus is the head of the church and no power and money influences the structure and decision, we fulfill the Words of Jesus: "You cannot serve God and the mammon (money). Under the control of money and human power, we don't serve God and should not wonder, that He will not attend our services.

@iociccio936

23 күн бұрын

WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT ? BITTER PROTESTANT ?

@eddardgreybeard

22 күн бұрын

Christ wasn't talking about money. He was talking about sin, and if you sin you are a servant of sin and not God. That's why Christ said you cannot serve both God and Mammon

@j.m.5199

22 күн бұрын

@@eddardgreybeard If money (mammon) is written, it is written.

@chrisvibz4753

20 күн бұрын

@@eddardgreybearddude mammon means riches. aka money.

@eddardgreybeard

20 күн бұрын

@@chrisvibz4753 He's one of the 7 princes of hell, dude. Either way, to suggest there can be no structural authority of the Church is objectively incorrect.

What is the music adding? Adding or subtracting?

Calvin did NOT create the concept of Predestination; he got it from St Augustine's City of God.

@andrewmartin3935

18 күн бұрын

Actually Romans 9

@jaytv4eva

18 күн бұрын

Nope. Romans 9 is talking about the fact that those who follow God would live lives characterized by faithfully putting their trust in him. God has laid THE FRAMEWORK for what it means to serve Him in the beginning, however the individual remains free to serve Him. There would be no struggle to follow Jesus if you as an individual had unmerited disfavor (destined for hell in the very beginning). Again, the concept of unmerited disfavor is a concept Calvin borrowed from St Augustine who borrowed it from popular Latin Roman tradition, it's not Biblical at all. Augustine's book City of God is just an allegory akin to Pilgrim's Progress, a primer for his beliefs on Christianity. That is all.

@SeanusAurelius

17 күн бұрын

More to the point, he got it from Luther, albeit he went further with double predestination. The Council of Orange reads a lot like Luther but specifically excludes Calvin's double predestination.

@richlopez5896

16 күн бұрын

St. Augustined and the Catholic Church have a view of predestination limited to some. What heretic Calvin taught was a double predestination and rightfully rejected by the Church. Calvin invented what is known as Calvinism.

@andrewmartin3935

16 күн бұрын

@@jaytv4eva you haven't made an honest effort to explain Romans 9. Go read it for yourself without rose coloured glasses. I became a Calvinist when I read it fir the first time

There is only one person that can excommunicate you from God…..yourself.

@DMG118

20 күн бұрын

No one denies that. But you CAN be excommunicated from any Christian denomination

@unholyhairdo64

20 күн бұрын

@@DMG118 I understand that but being excommunicated from any religious group has little to nothing to do with your relationship with God.

@hdsamte

20 күн бұрын

​@@DMG118 The preacher says condemned to hell

@Baylonfrisbee

19 күн бұрын

@@hdsamte the bible says different

Where can I find the full video/sermon/preaching on this?

@nosi5368

18 күн бұрын

Read the book called, the great controversy, by Ellen G white, the whole history is there.

This was the most fair representation of what happened and what transpired that led to the Protestant reformation.

Proud catholic from india

@Bobbel888

21 күн бұрын

May I ask which region of India? Hello from Germany.

@vitesseextreme

20 күн бұрын

@@Bobbel888 Most likely Kerala where Saint Thomas did his ministry

@user-dm5nj1qd1h

20 күн бұрын

Proud too be Protestant from India

@Yacob95

20 күн бұрын

I'm from Kerala ​@@vitesseextreme

@Yacob95

20 күн бұрын

​@@user-dm5nj1qd1hProtestant from India you are joking?

He who believes in Jesus Christ will have an eternal life.

@johnjelinek3983

16 күн бұрын

Not applicable when the reference to Jesus doesn't match the correct identity.

@PankajKrPrasad

15 күн бұрын

🐂💩

@simonslater9024

14 күн бұрын

Blasphemy.

@Knobbgobbler

3 күн бұрын

@@johnjelinek3983how do you know what OP is referencing? John 3:16

@Knobbgobbler

3 күн бұрын

@@simonslater9024John 3:16

Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but through me.

Protestant from INDIA ✝️🇮🇳❤️

Don't know if he misspoke but excommunicated does not mean you go to hell. You still have to follow the commandments and attend mass it is ment for a person to repent and be fully forgiven for their actions.

@FunnyVideos-yb4qp

21 күн бұрын

Correct

@javierherrera8782

21 күн бұрын

As if going to Mass saved anybody ever😂😂 ONLY CHRIST SAVES.

@chrissobolewski5509

21 күн бұрын

Excommunication is a punishment of last resort to afford the person to repent and return. Even after an excommunication is imposed, the person, upon repentance can be fulled united in communion with the Church again.

@javierherrera8782

21 күн бұрын

@@chrissobolewski5509 the Pope is the ANTICHRIST.

@Cklert

20 күн бұрын

@@javierherrera8782 Christ is present at the Mass. What person would not want to go where the Lord is? Where his one sacrifice is made present to us?

The five solas of the Reformation, which distinguished the Reformers from the teachings of Rome, include sola scriptura (Scripture alone), solus Christus (Christ alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola gratia (grace alone), and soli Deo gloria (glory to God alone).

@Gandalf_the_GOAT

18 күн бұрын

Those doctrines are heretical and not found in Sacred Scripture or Sacred Church Tradition

@tigstuersumo6454

18 күн бұрын

​@@Gandalf_the_GOATNot heretical it is way of life

@Gandalf_the_GOAT

17 күн бұрын

@@tigstuersumo6454 No its not, and if it is, then give me some Early Church writings or Bible passages.

@SeanusAurelius

17 күн бұрын

​@@Gandalf_the_GOAT Challenge accepted: Re justification - that is, God making or crediting us as righteous - through faith alone: -God so loved the world that all who believed may not perish, but have eternal life. -This is the work of God, that you believe in His Son he has sent. -He who believes but doesn't keep my word, I do not judge, but the one who rejects my word will be judged. -Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. -Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. -Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. -Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. There's 10 or so of these in the gospel of John. Note that believes is the same word as faith, it's like Greek has a verb "he faiths, I faith, you faith", etc. It's rendered believe in English. Whoever believes, whoever believes, whoever believes. No qualification. And yet you guys still think after an entire lifetime of faith, you get judged and end up in purgatory, it's absurd. Or Romans 3: But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it- the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. Romans 4: And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord *will not* count his sin.” - note the future tense. Then Ephesians 2: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

@meneervandijl1784

13 күн бұрын

@@Gandalf_the_GOAT I assume you have read your Bible at least once when you ask such a question? But on the other hand these five statements are definitly in the Holy Bible so I can't see why you would call it heretical. The NT is for example filled with 'solus Christus'. In the gospel according to St. John you can find the 7 'I AM-statements' for example. Sola gratia can be found in St. Paul's letter to the Ephesians chapter 2. Let me finish with the last one, Soli Deo Gloria. Is that not the main reason for a Christian to live, to speak and even to breath? God bless you!

To all off my brothers and sisters in Christ, no matter which branch do they came from, I'm sending love to you all.. God bless us all 😇❤️✝️

America has more Protestant denominations than other nations because when the Revolutionary War against England occurred, 80% of the Anglican priests went back to England because King George was their pope, and the priests vows were to their king. The people were left without the Holy Eucharist until after the War of 1812. (George Washington would not receive Holy Communion from the few priests who remained because they were disobeying their vows.) So, there was a whole generation that was left to guide themselves, so they became "Bible Alone" Christians like their German Dutch contemporaries.

The key verse that struck Martin Luther was Romans 1:17!! Saved by faith alone ! "Sola Scriptura" May God Almighty bless you all.

@chrissobolewski5509

21 күн бұрын

How does one verse Romans 1:17 ? Try to understand why Paul was writing to the Church in Rome, a church that he did not establish? Writing around AD55-60, Rome was largely pagan; early Christians were being persecuted. In AD64, Nero martyred Christians, accusing them of starting the great fire. Rome persecuted Christians until the Edit of Milan in AD 318 when Christianity became a legal religion, with all the others, and persecution stopped. Sola Scriptura developed as a response to refute that the Church was the custodian and authority of Truth of Sacred Scriptures. Any one could read and interpret - Martin Luther’s revolt against Pope Leo X. And the One Body of Christ has reformed to 45,000 Protestant denominations. Not quite what Martin Luther envisaged

@jayjayg7585

20 күн бұрын

You are justified by works and not by faith alone . Book of Saint James in the first bible until Martin Luther chuck it out .

@stephenboshoff8316

20 күн бұрын

Summed up as Jas 2:26 NET2 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. Saved by faith and wotsk is the evidence of salvation

@lgzster

19 күн бұрын

Martin Luther added the word "alone". In other words, he altered scripture.

@perishawaanglar7794

5 күн бұрын

Christianity is not a religion it's a intemate relationship with Christ.

I was expecting more from brother Mar Mar, you can't say such bazacon publicly without giving a context and credible sources.

@dylanarmour6727

19 күн бұрын

His grace is his proper title

l am a child of the King of kings saved by his Amazing Grace covered by his precious blood ❤ for as his word tells us without the shedding of blood there is no remission for sin, and l will honour my Lord in ways that he leads me! all Glory Honour & Praise to his Holy name , God bless each one share his Gospel of love forglveness peace & Salvation❤ it is finished! was his cry, from the cross at Calvary Halleljuah Thank you Lord Jesus YESHUA ❤🙏🫂

God bless you abundantly .

I really like Mar Mari, but this video should not be titled “explaines” but rather “Mar Mari gives his version of how Protestantism started”. To start with, it was not only about pope Leo X, the theological issues at the time (and now) were and are much deeper and complex.

@Bobbel888

21 күн бұрын

As you see over the comments, it's a good discussion base. Leo X simply was the pope of that time and his comrades were "not an example".

Virtually all denominations agree of almost everything. The differences usually stem from how people like to practice their faith, or as simple as each small church having a different founder. 90% of them could be joined into one whole church. But the nature of Protestantism is a personal, deep relationship with Jesus, of which everyones experience is different. And not following institutional dogma. the people in every Protestant church I ever attended had a deep distrust of large institutional religion.

@theeternalsbeliever1779

15 күн бұрын

What you stated in the last sentence sums up why Protestantism is hypocritical on top of being false. Protestants claim that the Bible is the sole source of their beliefs, and yet they don't like institutional religion. The 1st century Church was institutionalized. Protestants dislike the idea of institutionalized religion because they don't want anyone telling them what they're supposed to believe or do, especially if it's God.

the last question which one, I don't think that is only for the denominations in protestanism but also to orthodox and catholic to as they also claim to be right

Martin Luther had 95 problems with Catholic doctrine, tradition and practices as he read and intensely studied the Bible in its original languages. He came to realize all the theological and practical errors of the Catholic religion. He wrote out his thesis and nailed them to the door of the local Catholic Church. He was pursued as a criminal the rest of his life and hid disguising himself. The gospel isn’t that complicated. Jesus said unless you have the faith of a child you cannot see the kingdom of God. It’s man that confuses and complicates things to no end. They are aided and abetted by the Father of lies who has temporary dominion over the earth and all those who are not born again.

So many people saying they are proud to be Christian in the comments. If you are proud of being a Christian, you have missed the entire point. Christianity is about humility before God and recognition that you are not able to save yourself.

He also married a cloistered nun

@Bobbel888

21 күн бұрын

celibacy is not biblical

@Cklert

20 күн бұрын

@@Bobbel888 Demonstrably false. Paul in 1 Conrithians 7 states that it is good for a man to not have sex with a woman. He wishes that people would remain single like him. And finally, he states that those who aren't married can better devote themselves on the concerns of God rather than worldly affairs.

@andrelima536

19 күн бұрын

​@Cklert Peter was married as in the bible we can read about his mother-in-law. Clearly, celibacy was imposed because of the catholic interest to maintain their lands and resources and many other reasons. We can see the consequences of this in the lives of some priests who burn with passion and cannot control themselves with kids and women around.

@EsotericPenguin

19 күн бұрын

⁠@@andrelima536 Celibacy was instituted to ensure that a priest's son would not take over the local parish.

@andrelima536

19 күн бұрын

@@EsotericPenguin indeed

There is a reason why non-denominational churches are growing in America. We can see that these different branches of the Church are perpetuating division in the faith, and so we treat them like different flavors of ice cream rather than enemies. We are all serving our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and trusting in him to redeem us of our sin. Certainly, we have our differences in practice, but nevertheless, we agree on the critical points of faith. Reunification of the Church begins when we recognize each other as brothers in Christ Jesus, and make a decision to engage with each other as such.

As a branch of Lutheran Church congregation, honestly no matter if you were Catholic or Orthodox because we are united as one by Jesus Christ our God

@tukul21

7 күн бұрын

Amen. Lets put our faith and hopes in Chrisr alone. Let him be The King.

Wrong, Martin Luther was processed by Vatican and condemned for his heresies. Luther was correct about misuse of indulgences and amorality of some Catholics in Rome and elsewhere.

sola scriptura (Scripture alone), solus Christus (Christ alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola gratia (grace alone), soli Deo gloria (glory to God alone)

@nicolasbascunan4013

16 күн бұрын

30.000 denominations 😂

@christopherton

15 күн бұрын

There wasn’t even a complete bible until the 4th century. How can sola scriptura be true ?

@dimitrisleo

12 күн бұрын

@christopherton The gospels and letters are 1st century documents. Sola scriptura is a very simple and powerful way to be sure you are correct. It doesn't mean we only follow the bible. It means if something contradicts the bible, we choose the bible over tradition, over miracles, over everything else. Can you add things if they don't contradict the scriptures? Of course. But if your additions contradict the bible, they are invalid. This is why all the main issues with denominations are things that are not clear in the bible. Can we pray to saints? The bible says we only have one mediator, but the bible also says we will become co-heirs to the throne with Christ, so by grace the saints could have already become that. The same goes for Mary. Christian doctrinee differences are very difficult to solve, and there's a reason people disagree. My personal thesis: I love Christ with all my heart and soul and mind, I ask to be saved, and I already apologize for any doctrinal mistakes I might do out of ignorance. I like praying the rosary. Do I make a mistake in doing that? I am not sure. But if I am, I apologize about that and since it's done by faith, it's not counted as a sin.

@GomerMcintyre

12 күн бұрын

Faith without Works = ? And works without Faith = ? Ora Ēt... ?

@cherubin7th

12 күн бұрын

Jesus neither wrote nor reviewed the New Testament, so if you trust the bible you trust humans who wrote books after Jesus was not there anymore to correct them. But Jesus created the Church.

I went to evangelical school that's where I first learned about God and the bible, eventually became born again Christian then had backsliding and problems... A woman who is orthodox Christian and energy healer and mystic helped me I went through exorcism and decided to immediately go get baptized as orthodox Christian. That is how my orthodox Christian journey started

@pitAlexx

17 күн бұрын

Energy healer and mystic? Didn't God say to stay away from such people?

@redemax

17 күн бұрын

@@pitAlexx that's what happened when Jesus healed on the Sabbath

Jesus Christ is the only salvation and protection of the universe Amen! God bless the entire team and their families Amen 🙏 Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on all of us 🙏

I Can't explain the Protestant Church more clearly than our beloved Bishop ✝️ Praise to Jesus Christ for he is our Lord and God ✝️❤️‍🩹

@Bobbel888

21 күн бұрын

Still you might educate yourself on precise historical facts.

@arpitalexander8809

20 күн бұрын

@@Bobbel888 Like what ?? Please explain

@Bobbel888

20 күн бұрын

@@arpitalexander8809 Don't get me wrong, I love the Bishop an am aware of his devotion to Christ. If you follow lecture and comments, Luther is a Catholic, not a Protestant, though protestantism developped on a political level based on his questioning Roman Catholic examples. Wrong is the idea, that Luther was an orthodox candidate, e.g. he rejected celibacy as non-biblical invention by the church, while I think Eastern Church also requires this for certain level of priests.

@arpitalexander8809

20 күн бұрын

@@Bobbel888 Oh Cool

This is very simplistic and bordering on rediculous.

@pato1381

15 күн бұрын

He's just trying to convert some protestans, but yes.

@johnlacorti6612

15 күн бұрын

This fake Bishop is a complete joke.

@Lux_Sanctus_Christus

14 күн бұрын

​@johnlacorti6612 why?

A key point worthy of note is how the talk started- three main factions- Catholic, Protestant Orthodox. Therein lies the problem. None went all the way back to Christ, hence the division. Or do I have it backwards? 1 Corinthians 1:13 is Christ divided? We know there should be no schism in the Body, so something is wrong .🤔

Praying Lord of Heaven from Vietnam and respect all people who have stepped on the path of crucifixion for a long time while the world is in chaos.❤🌐

You need to mention why Luther did that. You never mentioned anything about that. Without him we wouldn’t have had the Bible in our hands today in every language. In faith alone through Christ alone.

@uriahthehittite1672

20 күн бұрын

Wrong. Faith alone is not a biblical principle. Read James. The Catholic Church determined which books would be in the bible.

@aseelbrodd779

19 күн бұрын

@@uriahthehittite1672 Jesus said who ever believes in me will live. He said it is finished. And many many versus explains why in faith alone through Christ alone. We accept Jesus our savior we follow him he baptize us with his Holy Spirit and sanctify us. We need to be holy just like he is holy and that happens only through him as he does the work it’s long process and it takes time but it’s not because of us or our work so no one will boast. We don’t need saints to know Jesus, he broke the barrier in the temple we have full access to him because of his grace.

@morant3057

19 күн бұрын

Not true. And how many books did Luther want to remove from the Bible? It was Martin Luther who tossed out the seven books considered canonical since the beginning of Church history. He also rejected the epistle to the Hebrews and the book of Revelation. He also called the epistle of James “an epistle of straw” because James 2:14-26 conflicted with his personal theology on good works.

@SamSups

19 күн бұрын

​@@morant3057incorrect, James wasn't understood in the light of 'faith alone'.

@morant3057

19 күн бұрын

@@SamSups Great, didn't understand something according to his opionion and therefore deleted all the books that caused him consternation. Tell me, where is 'faith alone' in the Bible? Book, Chapter and Verse please.

I believe in one Body of Christ, which is all faithful believers. We have split up into different churches because of different understandings of the Bible and God's word, and also different ways of doing things. As humans are imperfect, no "branch" is really correct, the only correct branch is to follow Jesus and the Bible. We can identify with a certain denomination, but in the end we should acknowledge the truth that we can't always be perfect in knowledge and wisdom, and the only truth is in faith in Jesus. We can call out denominations for their mistakes, but we should always acknowledge that there are faithfull believers, even in churches that are very broken. In conclusion, follow Jesus, not a pope or earthly teacher.

@johnpolitis7929

24 күн бұрын

@Matteo-1 Christ gave the Peter The Keys and Petrine Doctrine(Catholics are Christian, Orthodox and Protestants are heretics and schismatics who must convert to Catholicism for unity). Those outside the Rome do not follow Jesus and are therefore not Christians and outside the Church there is no salvation and only baptized Catholics in a state of grace do(Vatican II is not Catholic and is heretical like Orthodoxy and Protestantism).

@oleksandrhafurov3246

23 күн бұрын

Bro God saved me and loved me without that I knew anything about these all dominations.. it's not about them at all but personal relationship with God being born again through the spirit and start the journey​@@johnpolitis7929

@iociccio936

23 күн бұрын

CORRUPT DIRTY KZread DELETING ME AGAIN

@iociccio936

23 күн бұрын

DIRTY DICTATOR KZread DELETING ME AGAIN

@iociccio936

23 күн бұрын

IMMORAL KZread STOP DELETING MY INNOCUOUS COMMENTS

Wow Being a hindu Learning this all from the scratch is really challenging

Martin Luther hated seeing other people buying their families way out of purgatory and hell. There is nothing Christian about Catholicism. The narrow path starts with the commandments. No prayers to Marry. No confessions to man. True Christianity is with the Sabbath and commandment keepers.

My mom is Orthodox and dad is Catholic; According to the Bible Matthew 16:16-19 and the Holy Christ Tradition and the Early Church Fathers Lord Jesus Christ established One Church on Peter the Rock alone, and gave him alone the keys of heaven and gave Peter a Godly promise that the gates of hell won't prevail against the Church... the Orthodox Churches like Protestants and Anglican Church came out from the One Catholic Church Jesus established. I pray that we become all again one as Jesus prayed in the Gospel of John God bless you ✝️Ⓜ️❤️

@suino1433

19 күн бұрын

God bless you.

@dylanarmour6727

19 күн бұрын

Have fun with that the Roman Catholic Church is unrecognizable

@katrintchernev33

19 күн бұрын

The Church was one indeed, paved by the seven Holy World Councils. In 1054 the west was anathematized by the Church because they changed the faith by adding to the nicene creed! Since the truth ultimately cannot be changed. They added fillioque and after they were anathematized they invented crazy doctrines like indulgences, papal infallabillity, and more so, they used the name of the Lord for control and this is why the dark ages came. More so! Peter is the rock which is Christ. He is the cornerstone. Christ appointed His 12, not just Peter. All Bishops were first among equals. All patriarchs are first among equals. And now some of them are snakes and this is why Christ will strike them very soon if they do not repent. Because they keep the Children of Israel as slaves. Just as the pope of Rome! They are the great harlot that fornicate against God and His Church that was, is and always will be only one.

@OnlyKingJames

19 күн бұрын

Jesus wasn't Catholic. God doesnt call you to follow a religion, he calls you to follow him. Period.

@katrintchernev33

19 күн бұрын

@@OnlyKingJames you cannot be even Baltized in the name of Jesus and you cannot join His Kingdom if not through the one faith. The Catholics changed it and were cut from the church 1054. The great harlot that corrupted the earth with her fornication is His Church that allowed this.

As a catholic agree Not the Catholic Church but the Vatican hierarchy needs to wake up as many Christians from all denominations

Which of the protestant branches are right??? As far as I know, at least in the context I live, the many branches of protestants have respect to each other, and consider each other brothers in Christ, despite the differences, as long as they believe to the main doctrines, such as the Trinity, the Divinity of Christ, Salvation by Christ alone, and the Bible as the Word of God, with exclusive authority. For the prospestants any religious group that claim the exclusive ownership of the truth, are considered a sect.

@MaunoMattila

11 күн бұрын

Protestants do have differences, that is true, but the core doctrine of faith is same for all: You are saved by grace through faith. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." - Ephesians 2:8-9

Nobody can excommunicate you from Christ, that's a heresy to say it. God is the only one that can do it.

@rdendelacruz4332

9 күн бұрын

Believe it or not, i am thinking the same thing too.......as they say about the calvinists theory of pre-destination. Thats what the catholic did......and as a portestant, our church are against this "pre-destination" theory.

@rdendelacruz4332

9 күн бұрын

.....and hearing this things, now i know why orthodox church have in common with protestantism....not all but many of its teachings where similar to protestant church.....i observe this as i watch an orthodox mass......

If Orthodox teaches about Christmas, they also branched out from Catholic…

Schism is so sad. Ecumenical discussion is what we should all strive for in a healthy church, not splitting. If we remained one Catholic Church I'm sure many of the issues we have would have been ironed out centuries ago. Thank God we are closer now than we have been in centuries. Catholics, Protestants, EOC, should never hate each other. We can disagree passionately, but the moment we hate each other is like hating your brother or sister.

@MossEYE-

10 күн бұрын

Try convincing an Ortho

Dont judge all Protestants. Im just called Christian. First Christians called at Antioch app 60 ad. Before Romans converted, first pope was Constantine

The last point about every denomination thinks they are right is incorrect. In Protestantism, we have primary core Christian values, what we differ are mostly the ritualistic interpretation of the Bible. For example, we all still believe in the principle of Trinity, we believe Jesus' Godhood, we believe that the crucifixion resurrection did happened, we believe salvation through faith and faith alone, we believe in the power of Jesus name... What we differ in could be, how we conduct our worship (some churches allow band and many other instruments, some only piano), how we structure the leader of our church, how we interpret our free will and God's sovereignty... You get the idea. In short, every major denomination still shares the common core value of Christianity. Those that don't are regarded as heresy, like JW, Scientology and so on. The ritualistic part is the part how we run our church. So even within Protestantism, we still have core Christian values that cannot be changed or be interpreted differently, and that's how we know which is heresy, which isn't

@leslieniiattohjnr8483

7 күн бұрын

Christ did pray for us to be one like he and his father are on. Is that it?

@shikyokira3065

7 күн бұрын

@@leslieniiattohjnr8483 Yes, and the church Jesus has for us is the church that cannot be destroyed, which is the body of Christ. So when we are to be one with the body of Christ, we are connected to God spiritually, not physically to any of the churches. The physical church, regardless of which denomination, is merely a place of worship. The real being one with the body of Christ is through the words of God (Bible) and the presence of the Holy Spirit. I'm sure you can agree with me that there have been some heinous actions done by church leaders before even tho some of them probably still considered the member of the church, if they have not repented, they would not be counted as being one with the body of Christ. So us protestants simply focus more on the spiritual side than the physical side. As the physical is often the manifestation of the spiritual

@leslieniiattohjnr8483

7 күн бұрын

@@shikyokira3065 Does that mean HE and his Father argue all the time and have different opinions? According to you, we are fulfilling his prayer request by being one. I have never seen or heard any human work in contrast with each other, the only time that occurs is when there is a disease. We have certainly missed his prayer point and we are doing what we think is GOOD! How do we claim to be Christians when we don't resemble the Early Church in any way, especially in terms of worship. Man has created what he FEELS is right for GOD? Protestants (I don't even like to use that word anymore) climg soo much to the idea of SOLA SCRIPTURA yet everything is in total contrast to the Bible, they pick what suits them and ignore what doesn't suit them. The Early Church was one in heart and mind (faith, belief, worship and teachings) as described in the Acts of the Apostles even without the Bible in existence, the Bible should have actually brought us together ❤ as it did amongst them when the Bible came into existence. Protestanism just doesn't resemble the Early Church in anyway. Hypothetically speaking, if St. Peter and the Apostle were alive today, how do you think we would look like? Would there still be denominations? Yes! why? because manking has the innate desire to always create something hmthat fits him. The question is, would they be justified in doing so? NO. I would put my life down to bring all Protestants sects back to the Church. I know the Church is TRUE our FAITH is true. Protestants are just too stubborn and ignorant to humble themselves and one their eyes well enough.

"They protested against the Catholic Church" - this is an incorrect explanation of the name Protestant. The name does not come from Luther's protest but rather from the Princes' protest against the German Empire at the Diet of Speyer in 1529 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestation_at_Speyer). That's around 12 years after Luther's protest.

Proud Protestant

I was born roman Catholic. I did not know anything else. When I read the Bible for myself I became a true believer born again protestant and I am proud of my new protestant roots .

@leslieniiattohjnr8483

7 күн бұрын

I am sorry your parents and priests failed you. You must read yoursled back into the Church

@Knobbgobbler

3 күн бұрын

@@leslieniiattohjnr8483Very judgemental statement.

@leslieniiattohjnr8483

3 күн бұрын

@@Knobbgobbler It is what it. The truth is unpleasant and uncomfortable

@LOlsson-i9q

3 күн бұрын

@@leslieniiattohjnr8483 A blatant lie doesn't turn into "truth" just because it's unpleasant. The criterion for truth certainly isn't uncomfortableness. Study the Kingdom of God in the New Testament and then compare it to the Catholic Church. The apostles wouldn't recognize the church in Catholicism. They would say it's 100% paganry.

@leslieniiattohjnr8483

3 күн бұрын

@@LOlsson-i9qso where is the Church the apostles will recognize? You can't even tie yourself back to a single Apostle

I don’t agree that salvation comes only through the Catholic Church, they have many weird beliefs. Salvation is through Jesus , he decides. I do not believe you need to confess to a priest before you die or that there is purgatory. Etc. There is a lot to be said about the pagan like traditions in the Catholic Church. That being said Jesus knows who’s really for him. And you can also confess to Jesus . Jesus is beyond denominations. He is the savior, he will judge, man made tradition is not what Jesus taught.

@wesleygafoor7050

21 күн бұрын

Spoken like a true protestant, which I am one too. However, if indeed the Catholic or Orthodox church is the physical church Jesus Himself started, perhaps we should stop caricaturing their beliefs, for instance, calling it "pagan", while ours is as much pagan to them as it is among us even towards each other. I'm actually considering joining one of the original churches, tired of this bickering among each other over not even being able to discern basic verses, each denomination reading it this way then that way. I don't believe God is a God of confusion

@heythere6983

21 күн бұрын

@wesleygafoor7050 I don’t find much difficulty with the verses . You can always look at the classic amplified or search the definitions of words which I do sometimes. However when I say pagan I’m talking the Eucharist worship with the sun imagery , praying to saints that replaced praying to the false gods, the outfits of the po.pe that are exactly the same as Babylonian figures. The architecture with pagan symbols or Masonic things like at the Vatican the buildings representing male and female sexual organs. Their telescope named. L.u.c.i.f.e.r. The idea their leader is infallible, then changing the Ten Commandments . I grew up as a Catholic and I found zero extra knowledge , my relationship with God was always intimate outside of catholic rituals or traditions, and it only grew when I saw a church online that read verse by verse the whole bible. Athey creek. In the Catholic Church all I ever got was the same New Testament stories and almost nothing of the old or revelation, it was just Catholic holidays or rituals, a lot of kneeling and standing .

@wesleygafoor7050

21 күн бұрын

@heythere6983 Will have to look up all that. Might be made up conspiracies. Fair enough, thank you for sharing your experience with me. Haven't been to a church in a long time and feel the need for a traditional one, which is why I'm looking into it. I'm glad you found one that aided your spiritual walk. I'm just reluctant to trust subjective things like feelings or personal revelation and interpretation of scripture

@Bobbel888

21 күн бұрын

consider the unity of church, Epheser 4.

@LOlsson-i9q

3 күн бұрын

Confession is an important thing in order to live a victorious christian life. We all get stuck in sins sometimes that we can't get delivered of without that sort of accountability. If you're able to make it on your own just you and Jesus - then God bless you, but most people aren't.

Luther was aware of the Orthodox. He had an ongoing correspondence with an Ethiopian Orthodox deacon. After Luther’s death, some Lutheran theologians petitioned the Patriarch of Constantinople to establish a relationship but after reading the Lutheran confession of faith, particularly the article about the invocation of the saints, the Patriarch declined any further communication with the Lutherans.

@LOlsson-i9q

3 күн бұрын

Praying to the saints means calling back the ancient deities of past paganry, now clothed in Christian clothes. It stops the blessing. There are examples in the Old Testament where peoples' hearts were divided between the LORD and various other deities. God wants that idolatry to stop. God does not want us to be speaking to the dead. And as Jesus pointed out in the Gospels, there is no discrepancy between being alive before God, and being "dead" (dead means that your spirit left your body). Thus, when the bible forbids us from praying to the dead it means (Don't talk to, consult, or ask for helf prom the dead (=people whose spirits aren't in their body here on earth) But I wouldn't go as far as saying that people who are involved in this kind of idolatry aren't saved. It is a serious sin. They are alive before God, yes, but they aren't alive before you. God already forbade you from seeking their help. They aren't God, they aren't omnipresent. When you pray to them, you leave a door open to Satan.

Marthin Luther's conflict wasnt just with the pope, but with doctrine of the so Roman Church

I think many people are wrong about Calvinism. It’s very hard to explain but the Bible speaks about predestination but it’s from God’s perspective that God knows everything. The problem is that it’s not meant for us as people or Christians. We need to repent and believe in Jesus Christ which is our responsibility. This seems a paradox and Calvin has tried to explain but both are true.

@buzztrucker

22 күн бұрын

Elect and reprobate is true but God does not make that choice. He knows the choices we will make but he doesn't brand someone reprobate/elect at the foundation of the world or in our mothers' wombs. A reprobate would have no culpability for his/her actions here on earth if God predetermined that person to be a reprobate before they even drew their first breath. We make that choice and it's arrogant for someone to say I was once saved and always saved. Then there's the other side of someone who heard of Christ then hears about Calvin's doctrine but is struggling in their sin and they say to themselves I must be that person who is a reprobate so once damned always damned. We die daily and try to follow a narrow path. God's grace is there to pick us up when we fall but it's arrogant to know if the state of our souls tomorrow would merit heaven.

@Eskon2

22 күн бұрын

@@buzztrucker God foreknows who will repent and who will not as God is allknowing. He picks and said that the self righteous cannot enter heaven. But those that repent have been given life and kept alive and been drawn in by the gospel trough the grace of God. The point of election is to give all glory for our salvation to God alone.

@chrissobolewski5509

21 күн бұрын

God created us in His image to share in His creation for eternity. Yet death came into the world through Satan. And as love is a free choice, man has the choice to love God or turn to evil ways. Hod takes no pleasure in any of His creation turning away. The Genesis account of Esau and Jacob, used by Paul in Romans, has been completely misinterpreted by Calvinism.

@Eskon2

21 күн бұрын

@@chrissobolewski5509 Genesis 50 verse 20: But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Its telling you cant put your finger on what Calvinism has wrong.

@chrissobolewski5509

20 күн бұрын

@@Eskon2 I sense you may have quoted Gn50:20 out of context. Here we have Joseph forgiving his brothers following the death of the father Jacob. His brothers fear retribution for having treated Joseph badly, yet he forgives them by telling them that what they had intended for evil, God turned into good. The gifts of prophecy Joseph had been given by God, saved the tribe of Jacob, to become the 12 tribes of Isreal whom Moses then freed from slavery some 400 years later. Nothing to do with Calvinism.

Luther was such a good christian that he took out 7 bible books.

@dylanarmour6727

19 күн бұрын

He made them apocryphal the inter testamental books weren’t removed until the 17 or 1800s

@michaelcerean1990

19 күн бұрын

The Catholic and the Protestant New Testament are exactly the same. Where they defer is in the books of the Old Testament………….where the Protestant and Hebrew Bibles are exactly the same.

@shikyokira3065

19 күн бұрын

@@michaelcerean1990 And that's what going back to the teachings of early fathers and the Apostles

@marcocortes9968

19 күн бұрын

Ive read that apocryphal books are questionable in historical accuracy and some were written long after the time the supposed authors lived (ex. Enoch).

@franaldo93

19 күн бұрын

Was the stupid Christian

The Pope gave Martin Luther 3 years before excommunicating him from the church and the church corrected some of the errors Martin Luther pointed out in the 95 thesis but a lot of the 95 thesis had heretical teaching and could not be accepted. The church had German Catholic theologian Johann Eck debate and dialogue with Martin Luther yet Luther continued to rebel.

When a Bishop sounds like Jackie Mason, you got something.

Like a Protestants when they preach a Gospel by power of holy spirit saying "hallelujah " And cast out demon by name of Jesus in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 they are on amazing work

@user-er9zc8ni1s

22 күн бұрын

proties are satanic heretics.

Only Real Christians know that they are not catholics not orthodoxs not Protestants not calvinisms . Real Christians know they are the Church the Body of Christ and Christ is the Head of that Church....The End

@carlosmurillo2264

19 күн бұрын

that is something a protestant would say get out of here 😂😂😂😂

@IesusChristusVivit

18 күн бұрын

​@@carlosmurillo2264give me verse from Bible where explicitly and exaclty says that apostles were part of any denomination, God does not care whether you Catholic, Orthodox, Protrstant, Baptist, etc.. as long as you believe in The Word, have been baptized and live accordingly to His will not our, sheesh open a Bible for once

@Gandalf_the_GOAT

18 күн бұрын

​@@IesusChristusVivit The Apostles were called "Christians" in Acts 11:26.

@DavidFlockhart

17 күн бұрын

Protestantism was a half-hearted attempt at giving up Christianity altogether. Only the watered-down version of the bible is acceptable in this day and age to the point that it is now irrelevant.

@IesusChristusVivit

14 күн бұрын

@@Gandalf_the_GOAT thank you for proving my point, I was talking about denominations, and you just proved it doesn't mention a single denomination, just to be a follower of Christ

A few points, in no particular order. 1. Martin Luther probably wouldn’t have joined the Eastern church considering he was very Western in his beliefs and early on came fully to, what we classical protestants would consider, the biblically orthodox and apostolic position, of salvation by faith alone. Martin Luther had been on track to be a lawyer before becoming a monk. He spent hours in Confession where his brothers spent minutes because Luther was keenly aware of how much his sin offended God. He would struggle to name every last one. And again, he was already very western thinking in his theological categories and terms and questions. I don’t believe he would have accepted the beliefs (not all of them at least) of the Eastern church. 2. There is a very simple answer to why there are so many protestant denominations and churches. Protestants (classical ones) break down issues of theology by their importance. Primary issues are the ones that truly define the heart of Christianity and the gospel. These would be things like the trinity, belief in the bodily resurrection of Christ, and, in Protestant theology, Sola Fide and scripture as the final rule and authority in all matters of faith and doctrine. Secondary issues would be things like iconography, images of Jesus, theology around the Eucharist/Communion, baptism, etc. important issues, but issues where we can disagree with one another and still acknowledge the other is a brother or sister in Christ. Then there’s the tertiary issues. Stuff like musical styles, is it appropriate to have a kitchen above ground or in the basement, what kind of vestments or robes or outfit should a teaching elder wear. We have different denominations not because we all disagree on so many important things and are calling all others heretics, we do it because we are simply more open about our differences of opinion on these secondary and tertiary issues and we have different churches that hold different combinations of views. Such differences of opinion and different theological camps exist in the Eastern and Roman churches too. The difference is they emphasize their institutional unity more. But they still exist. Even Rome has churches that practice the TLM and churches who refuse to.

They didn't just ex communicate him without response. They had multiple correspondences. The Pope and Luther did not like eachother that's for sure. I think one of the final letters from the pope was suggesting what Luther is saying is about creating an entirely different church. To say Martin Luther didn't know about orthodoxy doesn't make sense. I'm a Mar Mari fan btw and hope we all come back together in the future

Protestant religion started so that Henry vii could get divorced whenever he felt like it. The end

@andrewrestu4982

18 күн бұрын

That is Anglican. Study again.

@rp-2f

18 күн бұрын

@@andrewrestu4982 if you're saying that I'm incorrect when I say that Henry was protestant the only one that needs to study is you

@dhoff648

18 күн бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@rp-2f I think what he is saying is that Henry VIII founded the Anglican Church which is Protestant but not the Protestant movement as a whole.

@rp-2f

17 күн бұрын

@@dhoff648 which proves my point even further.

@dhoff648

17 күн бұрын

@@rp-2f but Protestantism already existed. The reformation started in 1517 with Martin Luther’s 95 theses. The Church of England was founded in 1534.

Praise the Lord for the reformation and for sound biblical truth Martin Luther took a stand for. The hymn writer put it well. Nothing can for sin atone, nothing but the blood of Jesus. Praise his name.

@user-er9zc8ni1s

22 күн бұрын

reformation comes from SATAN. counter-reformation comes from GOD./

@aliszhinchaenz

22 күн бұрын

Just like Adam and Eve, and satan, they all commited disobedience.

@alistairhughes7774

22 күн бұрын

@@user-er9zc8ni1s I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. LUKE 13 v 3 KJV

@AbletonLiveTechs

22 күн бұрын

Amen. I left the catholic church. Born and saved since 2016

@user-er9zc8ni1s

21 күн бұрын

@@AbletonLiveTechs i left american evengelicalism and embrace the holy catholic church since 2020. Im saved by God in the holy, catholic chruch...

1:52 Luther had more than questionsmarks :) Some 95 theses. 2:15 Benedict stepped back because he also had "questionmarks". As I understand there is a synergy between Lutherans and freemasons as counterproject to the Catholic institution. It's about families. 2:36 ♥

I am a devout Catholic man and I love my Orthodox brothers, but this priest talks something he does not understand at all especially the Papal Infallibility. He needs to study the position of the Catholic Church on Papal Infallibility because his mind is like the typical Protestants.

Best thing that ever happened to me was leaving the Catholic church and getting saved.

@suneesunee7576

20 күн бұрын

Hell Save u from heaven

@alistairhughes7774

20 күн бұрын

@@vinnygoombatts1458 God bless you. Praise the Lord

@hriata5384

20 күн бұрын

Oh...how you miss scriptures

@frost1804

20 күн бұрын

You mean all those who died catholic starting from 1st century AD are going to hell? God just abandoned those who lived between that 1500 years?

@DefenderOfChrist_

20 күн бұрын

@@frost1804 there was no Catholic Church this early bro. It was the Early Church that was devolped by many different beliefs within it. The Catholic first became more seperate from the Orthodox Church centuries later.

All these divisions of the church are just factions of the church. They've all lost the way of Christ. A body without a head is vision less direction less mindless head less The church without Christ is lost Christians without Christ are lost like the rest of the world. No wonder people are leaving the church and leaving the faith leaving the Lord Christ Yeshua

@Bobbel888

21 күн бұрын

There is no need to judge. Whatever the Holy Spirit reveals is because he decides so.

@carsonaswell2809

20 күн бұрын

I’ve often thought of this. As more and more separate themselves from the church, it’s like those pieces are literally detached from the church.

@brianknox7306

20 күн бұрын

Amen We are entering the 7 year tribulation as written in the book of Daniel and ReVelation. Receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your Lord and saviour while there is still time . You will find wars and rumours of wars increasing the intensity of perverse laws will become worse and worse before the anti Christ is revealed . Please find testimony of my life below . kzread.info/dash/bejne/q46hx8yjkcaXacY.htmlsi=EFgrOvmNS3Vx1dU2

@user-uu8bs8tg1k

20 күн бұрын

Jesus. Catholics have so many problems, at least be born again before u speak

As a traditional Catholic i agree with Mar Mari.

@johnlacorti6612

15 күн бұрын

You are confused.

Faith alone, grace alone, scripture alone, in Christ alone.

@rafaelprado1042

20 күн бұрын

An idiot alone, a heretic alone, an incult alone. You were nothing if it were not by the Catholic Churc.

@allthingsgardencad9726

20 күн бұрын

that doesn't make any sense.

@nebyusd

20 күн бұрын

it does​@@allthingsgardencad9726

@suneesunee7576

20 күн бұрын

Rice alone, water alone, cabbage alone, cheese alone, sugar alone, no taste alone

@sshamon72

20 күн бұрын

Absolutely unbiblical.

"A simple layman armed with Scripture is greater than the mightiest pope without it." - Martin Luther

@nnajidaveed9896

9 күн бұрын

God bless you.

The idea that Luther would have been Orthodox, had he know of its existence, is a stretch. Luther probably knew of the Orthodox church. His protestant descendants engaged in talks with the Orthodox church, sort of like a feeler to see if they were compatible with one another, but they realized that they were too different to join in fellowship.

We are all in one with Jesus

I think the reason why Luther decided to form his own branch was the same as one of the many reasons the orthodoxy and catholic split: geography. He didn’t want to feel like he was abandoning his brothers in the west by going east so he stayed.

@iociccio936

23 күн бұрын

THE ONLY REASON FOR THE SPLIT IS BECAUSE OF THE DIVISION IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE !

@Bobbel888

21 күн бұрын

It was not his decision. He became a gear in a sequence of civil wars resulting in reformation.

There was many who where protestant in their thinking before Martin Luther. Thomas Bradwardine (1290-1349) Emphasized the grace of God in salvation. Gregory of Rimni (d1358) Emphasized the grace of God in salvation. John Wycliffe Denied transubstantiation, opposed the church’s accumulation of wealth and the sale of indulgences. And emphasized the authority of Scripture. John Huss Defined the church by Christlike living rather than by sacraments. He opposed the sale of indulgences and the veneration of images. And he also emphasized the authority of Scripture. John of Wessel (1420-1489) Denied transubstantiation. Opposed the sale of indulgences and priestly celibacy and emphasized the authority of Scripture. Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) Preached against papal immorality and was hanged and burned for heresy in Florence. Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1498) Attacked inconsistency and hypocrisy in the church. He was the humanist Dutchman who compiled the Greek New Testament used by Luther.

@johnpolitis7929

24 күн бұрын

@datchet11 Prods or Proddies are heretics. They have 2 sacraments, not 7. They removed 7 books from the Bible. They also started in the 16thc. Orthros are heretics who worship feta cheese and icons. They are Erastian like C of E(Caesaropapism). They were founded in 1054. Catholics, however, started in 33-today(Vat. II is NOT Catholic). They are the original Christian Church called The Petrine Doctrine.

@roshankurien203

22 күн бұрын

@@datchet11 this is true Historically. Unfortunately from a Catholic perspective this was a Protestant revolution not a reformation. Now to be fair on Protestants the church def needed to reform.. and we as Catholics agree there was much needed to be weeded out, esp simony… Unfortunately what to remove and what to keep cannot be made manifest outside the church. Anyone who has read the Bible and church history will show you.. truth cannot be made manifest apart from the visible body of Christ.. Where does truth lie and how is it established.. One thing is for sure truth is not established by who has the right interpretation of scripture… anyone who is sola scriptura which most Protestants are have to hold on to how the Bible establishes truth: By the evidence of living witnesses: Every time the gospel and authority comes into question both Christ and the apostles point to the living witnesses.. John the Baptist for Jesus. : “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.” ‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭ESV‬‬ James, John and Peter for Paul : “This is the third time I am coming to you. Every charge must be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭13:1‬ ‭ESV‬‬ “and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭2:9‬ ‭ESV‬‬ “Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.” ‭‭1 Tim 5:19 This is biblical epistemology: The church is the highest body of witness… This is not our rule. But the eternal Rule of Jesus Christ. The very eternal verse that Christ proclaimed even before the birth of the church at Pentecost : “But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, TELL IT TO THE CHURCH.. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭18‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Nobody as a single person can claim truth, be it a prophet dream or dogmatic interpretation of a Bible verse. : “IF I ALONE BEAR WITNESS ABOUT MYSELF, my testimony is NOT true.” ‭‭John‬ ‭5‬:‭31‬ ‭ESV‬‬ THIS IS JESUS CHRIST SUBMITTING TO THE EVIDENCE OF THE LIVING WITNESS. How much more must Luther, Calvin or anyone else after like the Mormoms or the JW.. What is common is eveyone claims infallibility from a interpretation of the scripture… well you have to, you can’t teach soteriology without infallibility.. no one will come to your church.. I don’t want it know how Jesus might save me by.. So the short answers is: no Protestant unfortunately threw the baby with the bath water

@eddardgreybeard

22 күн бұрын

1) believing the bread and the wine becomes the body and blood of Christ as he becomes present is transubstantiation. The Orthodox believe the same thing, though they do not use the term. Anyone that begins to argue "but the bread doesn't turn into meat nor the wine into blood" is changing the subject, because the Church never claimed it did. 2) the indulgences were offered in exchange for donations, but indulgences were always available for free and history has long proven this 3) the authority of Scripture was never denied. The authority of Church and her traditions has been, and exclusively by the heretics you listed as they sought to assert their own over the Church.

@datchet11

22 күн бұрын

@@eddardgreybeard Transubstantiation, the belief that the bread and wine used in the Lord's Supper become the actual body and blood of Christ, is not supported by the New Testament. The Bible describes the Lord's Supper as a symbolic celebration carried out in remembrance of Jesus's death. In 1 Corinthians 11:24-25, Paul writes, "and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, 'This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.' In the same way, He took the cup also after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.'" The emphasis here is on remembrance, not on a literal transformation of the elements. Additionally, Jesus often used symbolic language to convey spiritual truths. For example, He referred to Himself as the "bread of life" (John 6:35) and the "door" (John 10:9), but these statements are clearly metaphorical. Furthermore, Hebrews 10:10-14 emphasizes that Jesus's sacrifice was a one-time event that does not need to be repeated: "By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God." Therefore, the New Testament supports the view that the Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of remembrance, not a literal transformation of the elements. Indulgences in the Catholic Church were not free. Historically, indulgences were often granted in exchange for certain acts of piety, prayers, or financial contributions to the Church. This practice became particularly controversial during the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, culminating in the sale of indulgences, which was one of the key issues that sparked the Protestant Reformation. The Bible teaches that salvation and forgiveness are free gifts from God, received through faith in Jesus Christ alone, and not through any human effort or financial transaction. Ephesians 2:8-9 states, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast." Similarly, Romans 3:24 emphasizes that we are "justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." The concept of purchasing forgiveness or reducing time in purgatory through financial means is not supported by Scripture. Hebrews 10:14 underscores the completeness of Christ's sacrifice: "For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy." This once-for-all sacrifice means that believers are already fully forgiven and do not need to perform additional acts or make payments to secure their salvation or forgiveness. The practice of selling indulgences is not aligned with the biblical teaching of grace and the complete, once-for-all forgiveness provided through Jesus Christ.

@roshankurien203

22 күн бұрын

@@datchet11 I think it’s a bad argument especially biblically to connect good morality and authority. Think about from the scriptures alone Cos in the Bible.. it’s not always righteous men gain authority and wicked men lose lost authority. Saul was wicked but never a false king Infact David dare not usurp him despite the king be possessed by the devil. Barlaam was a wicked prophet but not once uttered a false prophecy Uriah the high priest was a high priest despite changing the Alter of God at the Temple for pagan worship Ahaz a true king of Isreal sitting on the seat of David despite sacrificing his Son to Molech Eli’s son…wicked still priests Judus apostle of Christ betrayed our Lord. Not once called a false disciple Ciaphas the high priest who crucified our Lord. Perfectly prophesied about our Lord. Doesn’t make him a false high priest. Most of Isreal killed the prophets and stoned the ones who were sent to them.. yet the messiah came from them God will only work with who he has given authority to and no other means. And he will bring Good out of it. Despite them doing evil What you meant for evil, Our Lord will mean it for good… That’s how he always is …the same ystdy today and forever. What is clear is it is God who brings Judgement on all these wicked people not man.. so I will worry about my own salvation and leave it those in authority to Our Lord. To whom more is given more will be required… Hey I’m just being sola scriptura here. There really isn’t any interpretative challenge here..

No one can detach anyone from God

Arc bishop Fulton sheen said people Love to hate what they think is the Catholic church but if they know what the Catholic church is 99 percent will love ut❤

Jesus is the only way, no praying to mary and no other saints . Just Jesus ❤❤❤

@britt441

19 күн бұрын

De Vader en de Heilige Geest mag je ook mee reken en hoop ik ?

@south3rnoracl319

19 күн бұрын

​@britt441 Jesus, The Father and the Holy Spirit are one. As the word states, to receive and acknowledge Jesus as Lord, God and Saviour with a heart of belief and with verbal declaration, you have received and acknowledged The Father and The Holy Spirit as well. For Christ, The Father and The Holy Spirit are one.

@stormborn03

19 күн бұрын

who prays to Mary ?

@Gandalf_the_GOAT

18 күн бұрын

We ask Mary to pray for us (intercession), we Catholics worship Jesus Christ, and we are also the Church who approved that Jesus Christ is consubstantial with the Father (which many protestants accept) in the Council of Nicaea 325 AD and Council of Ephesus 431 AD.

@sisigs4820

18 күн бұрын

@@Gandalf_the_GOAT 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and ONE MEDIATOR between God and men, the man Jesus Christ. Also, even if there were more intercessors than Jesus, you don't pray to THEM, you pray to God only and regardless. Praying to anyone other than God for whatever reason is not biblical and is the equivalent of idol worship.

Didn’t it take the Pope like 4 years to excommunicate Luther? You make it out as if he was immediately rejected. Also Luther knew about the Orthodox. Luther was also teaching faith alone which is false. This coming from a raised Protestant who recently discovered how Luther was wrong. Not to mention that Luther took books out the Bible, and added the word “alone” to his Bible translation to support his faith alone idea. He also didn’t agree with the book of James, and called it a book of straw.

@buzztrucker

22 күн бұрын

That about summarizes it. Also the 95 theses being nailed to a Wittenburg castle church door....unsubstantiated history. He basically presented his 95 theses to the Catholic Church officially. Luther would have probably been more scrutinized and subject to more church discipline but Frederick The Wise, Elector of Saxoy protected Luther really because of political self interest and not so much to have a true reformer to help correct the "corrupt" Catholic church. Not only did Luther not agree with the book of James but when it came time to release his translated version of the Bible to fit his narrative he wanted to remove it but refrained at the objection of his friends/advisors.

With all due respect to this good man, he’s absolutely out to lunch with his knowledge of the Deformation. He’s way way off. He gives NO specifics, just “pope was bad, Luther was a nearly good orthodox “. Ridiculous!