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The Coming Home Network was established to help non-Catholic Christians, clergy and laity, discover the truth and beauty of Catholicism and to make the journey home to full communion with the Catholic Church.
How I Discovered I Was Protestant - Soren Johnson
As a young Evangelical, Soren Johnson didn't think much about the Reformation, until a question from an Orthodox priest during a mission trip to Russia got him to ponder what it meant for him to be a Christian in the Protestant tradition.
He shares how wrestling with that, and reflecting on Christ's prayer for unity among His followers, put him on a path toward the Catholic Church.
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He shares how wrestling with that, and reflecting on Christ's prayer for unity among His followers, put him on a path toward the Catholic Church.
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On the Journey, Episode 153: The Old is Revealed in the New - Dei Verbum, Part VI
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Matt Swaim, Ken Hensley, and Kenny Burchard continue their series on "Dei Verbum," the Second Vatican Council’s document on Divine Revelation. How should Christians understand the New Testament in the light of the entirety of God's revelation to humanity? What does Jesus tell us about what God's plan has been from the beginning? Matt, Ken, and Kenny discuss how they approached these questions b...
A Buddhist Visits Eucharistic Adoration - LoriAnn Mancini
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LoriAnn Mancini came from a Church of Christ background, but left it behind to pursue Buddhist spirituality. When it seemed that Catholic schools would be the best option for her children, she was deeply hesitant at first, until a visit to a nearby Eucharistic Adoration chapel changed everything for her. More of LoriAnn's story: chnetwork.org/story/i-met-him-in-an-adoration-chapel Our Online Co...
On the Journey, Episode 152: Jesus in the Old Testament - Dei Verbum, Part V
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Matt Swaim, Ken Hensley, and Kenny Burchard continue their series on Dei Verbum, the Second Vatican Council’s document on Divine Revelation. What purpose does the Old Testament serve for Christians, who follow Jesus as the fulfillment of the law? And how does the narrative of salvation history illustrate that the incarnation has been foreshadowed from the beginning? Matt, Ken, and Kenny share h...
He Hated Mass as a Kid, Now He's a Priest - Fr. Ken Geraci
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When his parents used to make him go to Mass as a kid, Ken Geraci was bored out of his mind; his ADHD, combined with not really understanding what was going on, made him want to get out of there as fast as humanly possible and go do something else. And once he was out of his parents' house, that was the end of church for him as far as he was concerned. He shares how an invitation from a friend ...
On the Journey, Episode 151: How Catholics Interpret Scripture - Dei Verbum, Part IV
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Matt Swaim, Ken Hensley and Kenny Burchard continue their series on "Dei Verbum," the Second Vatican Council's document on Divine Revelation. Who has the authority to interpret the Bible? What safeguards exist to make sure that Christians of today believe the same things about Scripture that the early Christians believed? What criteria should Christians use when approaching God's Word and under...
A Convert Makes Friends with St. James - Jim Anderson
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When Jim Anderson was in Protestant seminary in the early 1980's, he began to feel deeply drawn to the Catholic Faith, and convicted to join the Church. When he shared this with a local priest, they settled on a date for Jim to enter the Church: July 25th, 1981, the feast of St. James the Apostle, with whom Jim shared a name. Jim shares how he's come to appreciate his namesake and patron in the...
On the Journey, Episode 150: How God Reveals His Word - Dei Verbum, Part III
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Matt Swaim, Ken Hensley and Kenny Burchard continue their series on Dei Verbum, the Second Vatican Council's document on Divine Revelation. How does God reveal his Word to humanity? How did the Holy Spirit work through the human authors of Scripture to transmit the message of salvation? By what means has this revelation been preserved and handed down? And how does the Catholic understanding of ...
Faith is More than Intellectual Assent - Jeremy McLellan
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Coming from a Presbyterian background, Jeremy McLellan grappled with the relationship of intellectual assent to the question of what it means to be a Christian. This question became especially pronounced when he began working with people who had intellectual disabilities. He shares how he came to embrace an understanding of Christianity that went beyond mere intellectual agreement with a set of...
On the Journey, Episode 149: The Word Before the Words - Dei Verbum, Part II
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Matt Swaim, Ken Hensley and Kenny Burchard continue their series on Dei Verbum, the Second Vatican Council's document on Divine Revelation. What does it mean to say that Jesus is the Word of God made flesh? And how does that inform the way that Catholics approach the reading and proclamation of Sacred Scripture? Matt, Ken, and Kenny discuss the similarities and differences between this approach...
An Atheist's Path to Catholicism - Marc Lozano
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Marc Lozano was raised Catholic, but complained so much about going to Mass that his family stopped participating in the life of the Church. He became a convinced atheist, and focused his efforts on math and basketball, eventually getting a job in the corporate offices of the NBA. In an effort to prove his future wife wrong about her Catholic faith, he began to study Catholic philosophy and the...
On the Journey, Episode 148: What is Divine Revelation? Dei Verbum, Part I
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Many are familiar with the fact that the Catholic Church does not hold to the Reformation doctrine of "sola Scriptura." But what *does* the Catholic Church teach about God's Word? Matt Swaim, Ken Hensley and Kenny Burchard begin a new series unpacking "Dei Verbum," the Catholic Church's official document on Divine Revelation from the Second Vatican Council. They begin by looking at the historic...
Communion and the Ark of the Covenant - Justin Hibbard
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Justin Hibbard was an Evangelical pastor who believed he should be taking the idea of the Lord's Supper more seriously, but wasn't exactly sure how to do that. He shares how a comment during a Bible study in regard to the Ark of the Covenant got him to rethink his concept of symbolism, and helped him unlock a new way of looking at how God mediates spiritual realities to us through physical sign...
When Public Figures Become Catholic - Deep in Christ, Episode 80
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When Public Figures Become Catholic - Deep in Christ, Episode 80
Finding Healing After Abuse - Alicia Baker
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Finding Healing After Abuse - Alicia Baker
Can Physical Things Be Spiritual? - Deep in Christ, Episode 79
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Can Physical Things Be Spiritual? - Deep in Christ, Episode 79
Developing Catholic Sympathies - Dr. Benjamin Lewis
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Developing Catholic Sympathies - Dr. Benjamin Lewis
Sharing Your Conversion Story - Ken Hensley
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Sharing Your Conversion Story - Ken Hensley
A Pentecostal Army Chaplain's Eucharistic Conversion - Everett Franklin
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A Pentecostal Army Chaplain's Eucharistic Conversion - Everett Franklin
Struggling with Devotion to Mary - Jennifer Southers
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Struggling with Devotion to Mary - Jennifer Southers
OTJ Short - Nobody Reads Scripture Objectively
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OTJ Short - Nobody Reads Scripture Objectively
The Journey of Prayer Part 7: Conquering Distractions - Deep in Christ, Episode 78
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The Journey of Prayer Part 7: Conquering Distractions - Deep in Christ, Episode 78
Joining God's Family - Derek Rotty
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Joining God's Family - Derek Rotty
On the Journey, Episode 147: God Said, "Become Catholic!" - Kenny's Story, Part VII
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On the Journey, Episode 147: God Said, "Become Catholic!" - Kenny's Story, Part VII
The Journey of Prayer Part 6: Failure at Prayer - Deep in Christ, Episode 77
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The Journey of Prayer Part 6: Failure at Prayer - Deep in Christ, Episode 77
A Methodist Discovers Mary - Matt Gerald
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A Methodist Discovers Mary - Matt Gerald
On the Journey, Episode 146: Leaving the Ministry - Kenny's Story, Part VI
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On the Journey, Episode 146: Leaving the Ministry - Kenny's Story, Part VI
The Journey of Prayer Part 5: The Battle of Prayer - Deep in Christ, Episode 76
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The Journey of Prayer Part 5: The Battle of Prayer - Deep in Christ, Episode 76
Understanding Mary's Spiritual Motherhood - Santonio Hill
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Understanding Mary's Spiritual Motherhood - Santonio Hill
On the Journey, Episode 145: All That Scandal - Kenny's Story, Part V
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On the Journey, Episode 145: All That Scandal - Kenny's Story, Part V
God bless the Catholic Church & God bless you🙏✌🙌😇
Yep. Catholicism fulfills the New Covenant in Christ like Judaism fulfilled the Old Covenant. Jesus gave the early Catholic Christians the inspiration to write the NT books based on the Sacred Traditions he taught them. Praise be to Jesus Christ our redeemer.
Love this episode. I keep listening to parts of it again and again. Brilliant
Gods blessings upon you✌🙏🙌😇
Thank you for sharing this beautiful message.
Gikan sa kahayag padulong sa kadiliman
I love hearing you guys talk about your Christian walk. I was a cradle Catholic but left the Church when I met my wife and started going to southern Baptist and Pentecostal churches. I was poorly catechized in the 70’s and when I started going to church with my wife I became ‘on-fire’ for the Lord. But,as I started learning everything pointed me back to the Catholic Church. At Easter Mass 2018 I came home and my wife, being a hardcore fundamentalist was not and still is not happy… she was raised to dislike Catholics and it makes me think of Fulton Sheens quote that (paraphrasing) that there aren’t 100 Americans who hate the Catholic Church, but they’re millions who hate what they think it is.
In 1626, the decision of the Diet of Speyer was that every prince should hold whichever religious beliefs he could justify before his King and God. Three years later, the Diet held in that same place revoked the earlier decision. Six German princes (nobles) created a letter of protest. King Ferdinand refused to accept it so, instead of it being read out, it was printed and made public. The English term, “protestant” was coined to refer to those German princes and was later applied to everyone who believed (and believes) that no one is bound by secular authority in matters of faith. Pope Francis has made a distinction between certain kinds of sin and “crimes” - which I understand to mean that he agrees it is inappropriate for civil governments to enforce religious requirements or prohibitions. Many people who consider themselves “Catholic” are aware that the statement by Pope Francis is antithetical to the traditional doctrines of the Roman Church. If you rejected the principle of religious liberty behind the protest of the princes, you were never protestant in the first place.
Small correction, 1526, not 1626. The 2nd diet of Speyer was in 1529. The 'protest' was on April 19th 1529. But youre right. The term protestant had nothing to do with disagreeing with catholic doctrine.
@@ContendingEarnestly Thanks for correcting the date. The question remains as to whether it was a doctrine of the Roman Church in the sixteenth century that civil governments were obligated to promote ostensibly Christian doctrines and practices and enforce ostensibly Christian prohibitions.
@@rogermetzger7335 Are you referring to the decisions of the first diet of Speyer?
@@ContendingEarnestly No. I think it was assumed by everyday concerned at the first diet of Speyer that permission for each “prince” (noble) to hold whatever religious beliefs and practice whatever religious ceremonies he could “justify before his King and God” assumed that the peasants who lived on his land would follow the lead of their landlord/employer. At that point in time, I think even the people who were inclined to agree with the reforms proposed by Luther (the protest of the princes had not yet occurred) were still of the opinion that the nobility were capable of making such decisions but that the mostly-illiterate peasants weren’t capable of making those decisions, even for themselves or their families. The decision of the second diet of Speyer to revoke the decision of the previous diet was understood, I think, in the context of the assumption that civil governments were obligated to promote the religious beliefs and practices of the majority of the people in the so-called Holy Roman Empire and to enforce the prohibitions of the Roman Church, not only with regard to actions but also with regard to “heresy”. The six princes who signed the protest to submit to the second diet of Speyer were aware that the penalty for doing so could be excommunication or burning at the stake. To people living in mostly protestant (or mostly atheist/agnostic) lands in the twenty-first century, excommunication means not much more than that the person is thereby barred from partaking of the “elements” of the Euchurist. In the sixteenth century, it meant that people loyal to the Roman Church (even close friends and relatives) were prohibited from “communicating” with the “heretic” and prohibited from buying anything from or selling anything to that person. If the person owned real estate (even a modest house), that was usually confiscated and the “heretic” was prohibited from eating the crops he himself had planted. In theory, an excommunicated person could escape to a country not dominated by the Roman Church. Because escape was virtually impossible for people with few friends and few financial resources, excommunication was very nearly as much of a death sentence as a sentence of execution for “heresy”. In this context, I think it is important to point out that most “protestants” continued, for the rest of the sixteenth century, to assume that “protestant” governments should promote protestant doctrines and practices and enforce protestant prohibitions. In the seventeenth century, the way the puritans in New England treated Anglicans, the way the Anglicans in the southern colonies treated the puritans and the way both groups treated baptists and quakers was deplorable. “Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” - C. S. Lewis Religion is the sum of those beliefs, practices and prohibitions that pertain to a person’s concept of the highest powers of the universe In the twenty-first century, people who worship Mother Earth operate on the principle that their religion isn’t theistic and therefore sould be exempt from prohibitions against government promotion of religion and government enforcement of religious prohibitions. Even if (or to the extent that) I agree with them that climate change is (partly?) due to excessive use of fossil fuels, I disagree with their use of government to promote their religious beliefs and I disagree with their use of government to impose their religious prohibitions on everyone else for our own good.
Did you just deny the centrality of Christ?
Thank you for your great testimony. I have hope for my grandkids to become a Priest.😍 thank you.
Loved this episode.
Thank you for your great testimony. Welcome home brother. God is good .
No Catholicism mentioned in scripture. No apostle ever mentioned a eucharist or mass.
Have you ever wondered the New Testament Bible was a product of the Catholic Church? The books of the New Testament does not have proof text that said it is scripture except the book of Revelation. So how do you determine the 26 books are scripture?
And certainly no protestants mentioned in there.
Wow that just shows how much you dont understand the Eucharist or the.Church
@@Kitiwakeyes...the spirit of protestantism are manifested in John 6:66.
Where does scripture say it must be in bible? Still….Matthew 16:13-19, Luke 10:16
Why didn't he correct the Russian guy and tell him hes not a protestant but a born again believer in Jesus. If he is. Or, i'm not a protestant but a Christian. Thats the label i prefer.
Yes relativism.
I can never become Catholic myself, knowing the history.
The "history" you were taught is false.
Maybe you think you know the history.
@@Kitiwake I have several videos on my channel, where I go over Eusebius, many writings of "church fathers" etc. I recommend starting with the video "Constantine's Arch (And Why It is Important)". A major fork in the road if anything.
Jesus started Catholic church.
@@johnyang1420 That is actually false. Jesus started the church with the house of Israel. Gentiles became grafted in years later. Then in AD73, just a few years after the temple became destroyed, the house became desolate, fulfilling Matthew 23:36, 38. It was not until after the house became desolate, the church became universal. The Gentiles were never a part of the judgment of the 12 tribes of Israel. The word catholic was not first used until late 1st century. The word catholic today, is referring to the institution, not the universal church today. There was the one body of Christ, but two different things were going on until the house became desolate.
A dear friend of mine did not know that he is Protestant. He just saw himself as Evangelical Christian.
Looking forward for next series. Enjoying it.
Religion. It's not bad enough that people come on and admit to falling for the biggest scam ever, but actually brag about it. 😂
thank you for persecuting us. We count it a great blessing. May God be with you! Peace to you and your family!
Yeah, I agree Jesus starting a Church that still exists to this day, is actually the biggest scam of all time.
@@st.michaelthearchangelorth1055 You’re not being persecuted. Too funny.
@@suzannemcmaken4648trolling isn't persecution?
@@suzannemcmaken4648 mockery is persecution. So again, thank you and God bless you, Suzanne!
Why not become Orthodox ☦? Bizarre!
Welcome Home ❤
I just started watching the series. I converted to Catholicism at age 63. But I had studied it back at age 20ish. It was my dad's explanation of leaving the Church that had a profound impact on my Protestant beliefs. Mom was divorced when they married so he couldn't receive the Eucharist. He made it sound as if Church didn't accept anyone divorced. Dad hurt over this and I saw no need to explore my beliefs. I did some studying on Catholicism after high school but I didn't go through with it. I felt I was a Christian in the Presbyterian Church. That all changed in 2019 when they made it public that they supported abortion. That left me to start finding what the Church in the Bible believed and seek that church. I still believed the Catholic Church was wrong for rejecting my parents. Then some post on social media changed all that. It made me study Catholicism. The doctrines that I disagreed with was all refuted from googling. Then the one verse in the bible that all Protestants don't want to see, 1 Timothy 3:15. How can I still believe sola scriptura when the bible says the Church is the pillar and bulwark of truth? I had to convert although I wanted to do more studying to make sure. I never heard of Scott Hahn but I learned about him quickly. Converted from the same denomination as me. He was a teaching elder and I was a ruling elder. His book Rome Sweet Home led to to read the early church fathers. The rest is history
Very inspiring.🙌😇 we are greatly as Catholics. God bless you & God bless us all.🙏✌🙌😇🤗
...boy, if they could of just scooted the camera over a tad to include Jesus pointing...🥴
I reacently hear one protestant saying "There is deep unity between various branch of protestants". I want to know what Soren Johnson think about that statement.
They're united in opposing Catholicism
@@wms72 Hard to denied that.
@@wms72 We are united in the gospel and all false religions. Not just catholicism.
@@wms72 another nasty comment from a Catholic? Do you Catholics have any charity?😢
I went the other way and the Eucharist IS the number 1 reasons. I couldn't be happier. I now feel full every Sunday. May you all be blessed.
There’s no mass or eucharist mentioned in scripture. No apostle called himself a Catholic.
Amen, being one with Jesus body and soul.
@@suzannemcmaken4648actually in the greek text of Acts 9:31 the church is referred to as Ekklesia Kath’oles.
@suzannemcmaken4648 Just sharing my journey Suzanne. Wishing you lots of good things
Short, but man, you blew it out of the park!!! I will earmark this video to share with the sacraments class at my parish later this fall
I can relate to not realizing I was Protestant
Welcome home! 🙏
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Want to see a great Diaspora? Observe at the end of Mass how 300 people disperse in a couple minutes.
Dei Verbum is strong stuff indeed, at least that's my opinion from the little I've read.
Home run episode. I could see Kenny B. mentally generating new episodes of his Bible hi-light series as this episode progressed. Bravo gentlemen.
Awesome!
Very convincing. God bless.
Great series, guys. Keep up the good work. Would love to see a series on salvation history.
HAPPY FOR YOU BROTHER... WELCOME HOME AS CATHOLIC FAITH!!!
A most interesting and enlightening but I would like to hear an exposition of Matthew 18. I have now heard a number of lectures and read a couple bilks on this and I have yet to hear about Matthew 18 where the keys are given to all the apostles. “You” is singular in 16 but plural in 18. Art
The keys were only given to Simon-Peter/Cephas= Rock. The binding and loosing was given first to Peter then to the rest of the Apostles. Please re read Mat16:18-19, 18:18 and you will see Peter is the only Apostle who got the keys.
@@Spiritof76Catholic thank you. Last night I was looking this over and had that big aha! I had always read into 18 that which is not there. I still have some questions but that is one answered.
@@amcasci You’re welcome. Here’s a really good v-d-o that might answer some more of your questions, The Jewish Roots of the Papacy - Dr. Brant Pitre - Deep in History
My family is from eastern Idaho also. I returned from my mission in 1977, and had nothing but questions. To comment regarding my mission. I did not attend church much before my mission, and knew little about the mormon church. I studied on my mission and it became apparent that this was fictitious. It seemed to me it was Lucifer's plan in plain site, with obedience being the first principle, and keys signs and tokens! I served out the two years, but never came home, as my parents stopped communicating with me on my mission. I just pointed to a place on the map, and chose that point to come home. While my missionary friends were going to college I was peeling logs in Santa Fe, in my 3 piece Swedish knit suit. I bounced around for a few years, and as I got older, and tried to attend, I was told by bishops they didn't like my type, and not to return. I eventually married and returned 14 yeas later with my wife and child, in hopes of some sort of family ties. I lived downtown SlC and would have cocktails on my front porch. A few neighbors didn't agree with my lifestyle, and tore me from my porch. It was evening, and all I recall is my frantic 10 year old daughter leading me home. I had noting on but my underpants. I was beaten kicked to where my clothes were torn from my body. I had suffered several cracked ribs, and a punctured lung. My left nostril was ripped clean away from my nose. Mormons have the ability to be evil while thinking they are doing good! There is nothing like the unanimity of the open road, to demonstrate the character of people. While driving in SLC I get flipped off more in one week, than 21 years in Florida! What is more important to my relatives, is are you with the church? Not how are you doing, are you active or not? Because every member a missionary, they punch their obligatory ticket and check off that you are fine on their list of things to do. They love to lay blame that all my troubles stem from my lack of being with the church. Not the fact that many members have actually put obstacles up in my path. I will not bend, I will not break. Ask mormons if they are racist, and they will say no. But they will deny the doctrine of Ham, that Ham was cursed with a dark skin. Also the lamentites were cursed with their skin color too!
I had some wonderful friends who found me a little copy of the King James Deuterocanonicals, when I first became a Catholic.
Welcome home dear people of God. Truly, Christ's Light has lead you. And so, my soul glorifies the Lord!
Me, as a Catholic, listening to this and wondering where this guy got that Catholics don't like the Old Testament....
*God and His Words are antiRomanreligion and antiRCdoctrines.* 1. Catholics say Mary was forever virgin. Yet Bible says Jesus had brothers and sisters. Mary was not perpetually virgin. Mk 6:3, Mat 13:55, Mat 27:56, Mar 6:3, Mar 15:40, Mar 15:47. 2. Catholics say clergies must be celibate. Yet BIBLE says Peter (supposed R Church first leader) had mother in law. Bible says celibacy is not a qualification for clergies. Mat 8:14-15, Mar 1:30-31, Luk 4:38-39. 3. Catholics say Mary was sinless. But Bible says Mary offered a sinner's offering. She was a sinner. Bible says Mary needed a Saviour. Lk 2:23-24, Lev 12:6-8, Rom 3:10. 4. Catholics say confess to R priests in a box. BIBLE says nothing about confessing to priests in a box. Bible says confess to God only. 1 John 1:9, Mat 6, Romans 10:9-10. 5. Catholics say drink of the physical blood of Jesus. Yet OT and NT both say do not drink blood. Acts 15, Lev 7:26. 6. Catholics say pray to passed on Mary and "saints". Yet Bible says do not contact the dead. NT Church did not record a single case of NT believers asking passed on saints to pray for them. Deut 18:11, Isaiah 8:19. 7. Catholics make and bow down to statues. Bible says do not bow down to graven images (statues). Deut 4, Exo 20:4-5. 8. Catholics sprinkles “holy water”. But NT Church of the Bible mentioned nothing about “holy water”. There was no record of any Apostles sprinkling “holy water” on believers. Catholics claimed “holy water” came from OT. Yet Num 5:17 says “holy water” was water used to test adulterous women in OT temple. Hardly the same. Those were for Old Covenant Jews. Not New Testament Christians. 9. Catholics say Peter was pope - bishop of all bishops. Yet Bible says Peter was just a leader of the Jerusalem Church. Bible says nothing of the office of bishop of bishops. Gal 2:9, Mat 16:18. 10. Catholics say there is a seat of Peter. Yet BIBLE says nothing about it. Jesus said “not to lord over others”. 11. Catholics has clergy priesthood. Bible says clergy priesthood was done away with in New Testament. There is no clergy priesthood in NT. Heb 7:27, 9:12, 10:10. 12. Catholics preaches Works Salvation (faith + good works + partake R sacraments + submit to R pontiff + be in R Church + devote to Mary = to be saved). Yet Bible says “believe in Jesus to be saved”. Bible says Works Salvation is cursed. Gal 1:8-9. Acts 16:30-31, John 3:16, Romans 10:9-10. 13. Catholics says they must do Penance to atone for their sins. Yet Bible says repent, confess and sins will be forgiven. Catholic Bible changes the word “repentance” in NT into “penance”. Original Greek NT does not use or mean the word penance. Penance = work to atone for sins. Repentance = change of heart. 1 John 1:9, Mat 6. 14. Catholics say Mary went straight to heaven without dying. Yet Bible says nothing about it. 15. Catholics say Islam and Christianity have the same God. Yet Islam doesn't believe in death and resurrection of Jesus and Trinity.
Boy satan must be overjoyed seeing the chosen saints return to Babylon but this called the shaking. I pray as you see more and more things happening in the world that the doctrine has taught you, that you wake up! and return to the fold.
Christianity is not about intellectualism, denominationalism, theology or ecumenism. It's a personal relationship with God through Christ. The Roman Catholic religion and Christianity are two parallel lines that can never meet. The old testament is a shadow of the new testament.
Brother (or is it Sister) in Christ Jesus established only one line of Christianity its Catholicism. Catholic Christians are the original Bible Christian’s. First thought of as a new sect of the Jews. Then called members of the Way. Then first called Christian’s in Antioch, Acts11:26. It’s in the Bible.
Obviously staunch 'orthodoxians' will praise and admire the so called 'church fathers', why? because they were influential in the formulation of the doctrines that became the basis of the accpeted 'creeds' of christendom! The Jews had the 'Torah', 'Nevi'im' & 'Kethuvim'. ( the 39 books of the Hebrew bible). By Jesus time the religious leaders had, 'defined more deeply' the inner meaning of the OT! Jesus scolded them "You have made the WORD OF GOD invalid due to your traditions!". The 'church fathers' did exactly the SAME with the NT by combining it with Greek philosophy, a fact admitted by most honest historians! stick to the BIBLE!
Thank you. God Bless you greatly.
Colossians 2:2 …Christ himself 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Read the story about Martin Luther and why he left the catholic church. He was a catholic priest in Germany.
Read your Bible people. Discover the truth on your own. Quit believing what a pastor tells you. Thats what I did. Once I stated studying Gods word, I became a SDA. Catholicism is evil. The harlot spoke about in Revelation 13. Daniel chaper 7 gives us hints who the antichrist is in Daniel’s dream. If you take all the hints, it points to the Papacy.
This man is being deceived by Satan. The truth is not a feeling! The Bible and history are truth. Catholicism was made up by man, not God. The 4th commandment is part of the commandments, and written in stone written by God with His finger! I urge everyone to read and study their Bibles to find truth. The pope claims to be God. That's blasphemy!!!!