On the "one sacrifice", what really got me to understand this is when Dr. Pitre made the connection with the memorial sacrifice of the Passover. There the father would tell his children, "it is because of what the Lord did for *me*", as if every father, of every generation, was part of that first Exodus.

@chrisoliver4012

Күн бұрын

Yes. I remember that explanation by Dr. Pitre.

I love this series with Dr. Bergsma! God bless you all. Salve Regina.

As usual clear as crystal many thanks.always the best comes out of st Paul Center from each one of you.

Love this, thank you Mr. John Bergsma. "May God keep you happy and holy!" .. this will be my favorite parting words 😁🙏

@ysi4607

2 жыл бұрын

Dr. ..sorry

Wow! My mind is blown, so many deep answers, thank you!!

Thank you Dr Bersgma..i so appreciate these questions and answers It covers lots that i didnt know and didnt even know to ask!

Really great! And so interesting Dr. May God bless you and your loved ones abundantly. X

Thank you for your work!

Fantastic explanation 🙏 God bless from Liverpool England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Dr. Bergsma have and read all your books, most anyway. Thanks for writing in a way even I can understand and thanks for this video

Ok I like these quick hit Q&As. Keep it up!

@StPaulCenter

2 жыл бұрын

We are so glad you enjoy them! Thanks for the feedback!

Great video 👍🏼👍🏼 God bless

Love this!

It is a great answer and very informative one. Thank you Prof. John. God bless 🙏❤️

Pretty good thank you

Dr Bergsma, I would like to know why the chest wound on Christ appears on the his right side instead of the left, on my crucifix and in the many pictures of him. I love this series Dr. That help us understand our faith❤️‍🔥🙏✝️

I wish I could hit the like button more than once!!

@StPaulCenter

2 жыл бұрын

We are so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback!

My mom has an heirloom BVM statue that she loves. It's her special prayer statue and she thinks her prayers are more effective praying there. Is this a problem? I'm uneasy about this. If it's not or is a problem, what's the reasoning/theology behind this? Thank you. Totus tuus.

On the question about the body. Thinking of it logically in spirit Jesus after the Ressurection, I think it like the Transfiguration Christ went through in Gethsemane but more fully. I.e. in the Transfiguration, Jesus shows the Disciples that were with him not only his glory but a glimpse of what awaits them and us.

Luke 2:35 I have read different bibles and it seems to be translated different. Is the thoughts of many hearts being told to Mary due to her soul being pierced or is this prophecy for Jesus.

Great new hairstyle

It is a pity that your videos do not offer a "transcription" feature as others do, which would allow those of us who choose, to pour over your words in written form thus better absorbing the message over a longer period of time. I find that if I follow along in the transcript and archive them, I better understand the point being made. Since transcription is not offered, I find I skip over those videos frequently to seek out ones that are transcribed, like your "sister" group Catholic Productions and Dr. Brant Pitre.

@freda7961

2 жыл бұрын

In CatholicProduction, you’re actually paying for the transcription feature. Here, it’s basically free. I’m a supporter of both, and I do love having transcriptions but I doubt we’ll ever have that here (unless there’ll be a payment scheme in the future for that).

@crazyedswonderfulworldofso9370

2 жыл бұрын

@@freda7961 thanks for your reply however, I am more confused now. When you say "you're paying" for the transcription feature, are you saying I am paying? I have followed Dr. Pitre for years now and have never paid for one transcription? It has always been provided free to me. If you are saying that those groups producing videos must pay to offer the transcription service, it seems to me that EWTN and Catholic Answers, some of the biggest Catholic presences on the internet are the ones not offering the service whereas most smaller groups providing videos do offer the service.

@freda7961

2 жыл бұрын

@@crazyedswonderfulworldofso9370 Oh I’m sorry. Do they have other videos (with transcriptions) that are free? To be clear, I’m not being sarcastic, and I’m legitimately asking. Or wait, are you referring to the short clips taken from Mass Readings Explained?

@crazyedswonderfulworldofso9370

2 жыл бұрын

I think we might be talking about different things. Once you select a video on KZread and begin playing it, just below the video showing, there are three dots that you can select. They are found to the right of the “save” option. If you click on the three dots you are then presented with a selection of either “report” or “open transcript”. If you select open transcript, a smaller screen will pop up showing the actual transcription, word for word, along with a timestamp. Most videos on KZread offer these transcripts however, I’ve noticed EWTN and Catholic Answers and others do not in most cases. It is this “transcript” to which I am referring. I am not referring to a situation where you can take the video to another website on the internet and get a transcription if you are willing to pay for it. Hope this helps to clear up any misunderstanding

Adam failed in his priestly role to guard the garden. Wow that's new to me. So even before the actual fall, he had failed in something.... Am little confused. Can you plz elaborate

@stephenpaulwilson

2 жыл бұрын

He was disobedient 🙏

@krzysztofciuba271

2 жыл бұрын

here u have a fancy explanation that of Rabbis and (dumb) Franciscans; "snake" does not mean Satan in Gen. though it was such interpreted later. Old Tradition's tricks how to deal with the stories. Satan or DEvil is better "defined" by philosophy than Scripture; in Gen3 there is no name "Adam" but only the term "humankind, or man"(in Hebrew)

@missy3429

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't. He failed to obey God. The Bible does not say Adam was to "guard" the garden.....

Someone posted that St. Thomas Aquinas said we owe latria to the Holy Cross. Did Aquinas say that?

Why did St Michael cast the devil on earth instead of hell? Or am I misunderstanding?

Why does God allow bad things to happen? I don't believe he does. I believe humans allow bad things to happen since the Lord has given us free will. God doesn't send you to hell, I believe you choose to go there by your thoughts, your words, what you have done and what you have failed to do.

@saturdaysolitude7800

2 жыл бұрын

What about things outside of people's control? Like tsunamis, earthquakes, accidental death, cancer etc.?

@mark-ut8ft

2 жыл бұрын

@@saturdaysolitude7800 Its the ways of the world IMO there are some things we have no control over as we live in a world manipulated by humanity in some cases. I don't have all the answers but on a personal level that's how I feel. Tsunamis are caused by the earth, accidental death is just that accidental whether its by falling off a ladder or a drunk driver, cancer...maybe its all in Gods plan.

Dr. Bergsma, how does the resurrection of the body and embalming when we die work for us Catholics? Is embalming allowed when we die? Thanks and more power to you and the St. Paul Center.

@michaelmicek

2 жыл бұрын

Well, even cremation is allowed these days, as long as the ashes are kept together in a grave, i.e., scattering is not allowed. It was only forbidden because it was being used as a way to express denial of the resurrection of the body. My point is, I don't think the Church is *too* concerned with how the body is prepared for burial, since the actual condition of the body here doesn't affect the resurrected body we will receive.

@jcsmith3806

Жыл бұрын

The Bible teaches that from the dust we came and back to the dust we will go. There's no need to worry about the earthly body we have now because we get a new one that's better. To be concerned about keeping all your body parts together LOL for Resurrection is fruitless. What about all the people that died at sea and became fish food? And all the people that were burnt and turn to dust? I'm pretty sure God's got this, it's not worth any concern.

In the baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ in the book of Matthew, John said that it was he who needs to be baptized by Jesus but Jesus replied " let it be so now to fulfill all righteousness." My question is, what righteousness was Jesus talking about?

@StPaulCenter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for reaching out! Your question has been submitted to be answered in a future video.

@wenfredofirme5351

2 жыл бұрын

@@StPaulCenter thanks a lot. Im from the Philippines❤

@missy3429

2 жыл бұрын

Well Jesus didn't need to be baptised as he is perfect however Jesus was baptised to show us the proper way to becoming a dedicated Christain as baptism in water signifies to God and others a request to God for a good conscience.

The real questions is why do humans choose to be evil?

People don't ask why can't God allow bad things and evil to happen all the time without any shred of good? If that's the case then nothing will exist in the first place, or that let good things exist so that evil may be done upon them; if the latter is the case, why should, and how could, there be actual good from what is not good? If evil is the first cause, can what is pure evil make, or even know, what is good? If it is because there was a mixture of good and evil in the first cause, is it not actually pure evil to begin with that good was made so that evil can be exercised? So there couldn't be a mixture of good and evil in the beginning as a single first cause, a God cannot be God if He is already in conflict within Himself. Is it not actually because we know evil can only be done when there is good to begin with in the first place? That is, is it not actually because of the primacy of good that evil can be allowed to exercise evil on the good? Only out of good and love, came evil because of free choice and intellect to know what is the undoing of good, and there can be love only if there is free choice and rationality to traverse first. And God, then, is Good, is Love. "But if our injustice serves to confirm the justice of God, what should we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) By no means! For then how could God judge the world? But if through my falsehood God’s truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? And why not say (as some people slander us by saying that we say), “Let us do evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!" - (Romans 3: 5-8)

Did Adam not commit the sin of sloth by failing in his duty to guard the garden? I'm guessing obviously not since original sin came after Satan entered the garden.

@ThePhilosorpheus

2 жыл бұрын

Well, he didnt know the difference between good and evil yet, how could he know he should keep the serpent out? Its all beautifully consistent! And a good metaphor for our own lives as well. Sometimes we dont see which bad habits we should root out from our lives until the damage is done and we fall into sin...

@stephenpaulwilson

2 жыл бұрын

Disobedience to God 🙏

@missy3429

2 жыл бұрын

Adam couldn't have stopped Satan entering the garden. He however, like Satan chose to disobey God.

Wait I’m confused? Did you say God will create a new earth and a new Heaven? But I thought we are all going to live in heaven and experience the beatific vision and finally see God face to face?!

@martinpattison8916

2 жыл бұрын

First of all, God should try repairing our current planet which the effects of overpopulation are destroying.

@OGDoomGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@martinpattison8916 But we don’t believe in overpopulation either?

@jcsmith3806

Жыл бұрын

The Earth we live on right now was created for us to live on forever, it was a perfect Paradise. Why not do it again? The Bible explains there will be a governing body in heaven to rule Jesus and the rest will live on the new Earth with perfect incorruptible bodies. This was just a quick short answer...

@OGDoomGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@jcsmith3806 Sounds like Heresy to me, why dose it say heavy is our home then and people die and go there then? This theory of new world sounds either Protestant or new age 🤮

Question: Why did God Almighty who is infinitely good and loving and who created everything good, has to trap Adam(humanity) with the forbidden fruit or tree knowing so well that Adam will fail being an all-knowing God who sees the end from the beginning. Consequently that falling of Adam(humanity) resulted the numerous problems we have in the world today religiously, politically, economically and all. In the absence of that failure the world would have been a paradise. From Italy!

@stephenpaulwilson

2 жыл бұрын

🙄 it wasn’t a trap it’s called free will the same today what you have !! It’s your choice heaven with Jesus or he’ll with Satan 🙏 choose wisely God bless

@ncubemusics

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenpaulwilson Do you realise how heavenly this earth would have been without that forbidden tree? I don't understand the essence of the presence of that tree in the garden. I am a great believer of God and His word but that seems to bother me sometimes.

@joedwyer3297

2 жыл бұрын

@@ncubemusics yeah man i understand you and ive thought the same before. But we cant say God trapped someone into commiting a sin, but that he allows us to prove ourselves by allowing us to be tempted. Adam and Eve failed the temptation, just like we do so often

@khoalam888

2 жыл бұрын

For His glory? This might sound protestant, God is for God. If this setup gives him the most glory, we are blessed to be along for the ride. The theo drama, he's the main character, we're supporting characters, hopefully we stay on Script. My 2 cents.

@ncubemusics

2 жыл бұрын

@@joedwyer3297 My take is that He already knew it will happen and the whole earth would become destabilised forever and He still allowed it to happen you know. Well, we're just humans, who are we to question our creator. He knows the best. I still wish that could've not happened at all... 'the forbidden fruit or tree and the fall.

What makes you believe we have free will? Doesn't God have a plan for us, the bible is replete with examples of god breaching free will, not to mention, Christians make tons of intercessory prayers many of which conflict with the free will of others.

@KH-vp4ni

2 жыл бұрын

God doesn't allow those prayers to conflict with their free will....

Would be interesting to know if these questions are from new converts? Or cradle Catholics? Either way, it goes proves that Catholic education is in bad shape! And some of the answers are "interesting", to be polite.

I'll have to say if you have been Catholic christian or whatever most of your life and you don't know why God allows evil during this time, and you constantly question and blame God for it, I would suggest looking into getting a new teacher. The answer is in the drawer of nearly every hotel nightstand.

Why does God allow anything to happen? Because He does not care.