A Protestant friend found this book while I was studying Genesis 14 and when I finished it, I signed up for RCIA 😂 It’s not the only thing that got me there and not even the main catalyst, but definitely the straw that pushed me over the line.
Love your stuff, Erick. The quality of your scholarship and your Christian character are inspiring to me. I read your Melchizedek book and am now working through your book on the Filioque. Keep up the fantastic work, armchair scholars and converts like me need it!
Not so much related to Melchizedek, but Dr. Brant Pitre has a CZcams video called "The Ascension and the Eucharistic Sacrifice." He explains how Christ Ascended to Heaven with the wounds from His Sacrifice still on His Body, allowing Him to perpetually present His Sacrifice to the Father and by extension, enabling us to participate in that presentation through the Eucharist.
Erick thank you 🙏🏼 for your thoughtful & insightful message and delivery on Facebook in regard to the current state of the church - I pray that is unity amongst your circles as well. I found it clear and bold.
A ton of great content from R&T, Pints, Saun, and your self. Would love to hear scholarly treatments on the Gospel Message itself - seems cliche and perhaps not…I haven’t heard a clear break down of the gospel and it’s parts from our Catholic friends. I am genuinely asking as a classic Protestant looking to possibly cross over.
And thank for your wife and children for allowing us to share you brother - as a former preacher / teacher they do not typically get enough credit for their sacrifice - God bless you
Erick, Are you aware of some Protestants, like Tim Kauffman for example, that claim ante-Nicean Fathers didn't believe in Catholic doctrine? Some say the Eucharist was the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving (tithe) and not an unbloody Sacrifice of bread and wine and also assert baptismal regeneration isn't found. Have you ever considered responding to such claims? Does your book deal with any of them? Blessings PS - just found your work and it is great; thank you for it all
1. Who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews? 2. Without that letter we would not have: A. The definitive connection between the priesthood of Melchizedek and Jesus Christ in the New Testament. B. Melchizedek identified as a Christophany (appearance) of the pre-Incarnate Christ in Hebrews 7:3: "Without father, mother, or ancestry, without beginning of days or end of life, thus made to resemble the Son of God, he remains a priest forever."
1. The 16th century Protestant Reformers resorted to unusual means to advance their cause of 'Sola Scriptura' (The Bible Alone). 2. Besides Martin Luther inserting the word ALONE (Allein) to Romans 3:28 in his 1522 German translation of the New Testament in support of his doctrine Justification By Faith Alone (Sola Fide), there was also English tampering with the sacred text. 3. In the 1650 Geneva Bible, the 1568 Bishop's Bible and the 1611 King James Bible, the conjunction in the first sentence clause of 1 Corinthians 11:27 was altered from OR to AND to preclude an interpretation not only of (A) the permissibility of receiving communion under one kind, but also (B) the Catholic doctrine of Transubstantiation. There was no evidence from any Greek manuscript anywhere to support this translation of 1 Cor 11:27 and it was entirely at odds with the three previous English translations of the Bible: Wycliffe's Bible of 1382, the Tyndale Bible of 1535 and King Henry VIII's Great Bible of 1539. Miles Coverdale had been the primary translator of the Great Bible, so he knew better when he traveled to theocratic Geneva and bent to John Calvin's will when working on the 1560 Geneva Bible. 4. 1 Corinthians 11:27 in the 1611 King James Bible and then as corrected by the 1982 New King James Bible: A. (KJV): "Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, AND drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord." B. (NKJV): Therefore whoever eats this bread OR drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord." 5. The three main 16th century Protestant Reformers, Luther, Calvin and Cranmer, were adamant in their denunciation of the Catholic Mass as a blasphemous offense against God: A. Martin Luther (Lutheranism): His 1537 Smalcald Articles were added to the Book of Concord in 1580, which is authoritative in Lutheranism. From the Smalcald Articles, Part Two, Article 2 - Of The Mass: "That the Mass in the Papacy must be the greatest and most horrible abomination, as it directly and powerfully conflicts with this chief article, and yet above and before all other popish idolatries it has been the chief and most specious." [From the Gutenberg webpage /files/273/273-h/273-h.htm#link2H_4_0004] B. John Calvin (Reformed): Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book IV, Chapter 18, No. 1: "By these and similar inventions, Satan has attempted to adulterate and envelop the sacred Supper of Christ as with thick darkness, that its purity might not be preserved in the Church. But the head of this horrid abomination was, when he raised a sign by which it was not only obscured and perverted, but altogether obliterated and abolished, vanished away and disappeared from the memory of man-namely, when, with most pestilential error, he blinded almost the whole world into the belief that the Mass was a sacrifice and oblation for obtaining the remission of sins ... let my readers understand that I am here combating that opinion with which the ROMAN ANTICHRIST and his prophets have imbued the whole world- viz. that the mass is a work by which the priest who offers Christ, and the others who in the oblation receive him, gain merit with God, or that it is an expiatory victim by which they regain the favour of God...But when it shall have been most clearly proved by the word of God, THAT THIS MASS, HOWEVER GLOSSED AND SPLENDID, OFFERS THE GREATEST INSULT TO CHRIST, suppresses and buries his cross, consigns his death to oblivion, takes away the benefit which it was designed to convey, enervates and dissipates the sacrament, by which the remembrance of his death was retained, will its roots be so deep that this most powerful axe, the word of God, will not cut it down and destroy it?" C. Thomas Cranmer, Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury (Church of England): 39 Articles of Religion, Book of Common Prayer (1) Article 28 - Of The Lord's Supper "Transubstantiation (or the change of the substance of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by holy Writ; but is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions." (2) Article 31 - Of The One Oblation Of Christ Finished Upon The Cross "The Offering of Christ once made is that perfect redemption, propitiation, and satisfaction, for all the sins of the whole world, both original and actual; and there is none other satisfaction for sin, but that alone. Wherefore the sacrifices of Masses, in the which it was commonly said, that the Priest did offer Christ for the quick and the dead, to have remission of pain or guilt, were blasphemous fables, and dangerous deceits." [Church of England Org /prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/book-common-prayer/articles-religion#XXXI]
A Protestant friend found this book while I was studying Genesis 14 and when I finished it, I signed up for RCIA 😂
It’s not the only thing that got me there and not even the main catalyst, but definitely the straw that pushed me over the line.
Love your stuff, Erick. The quality of your scholarship and your Christian character are inspiring to me. I read your Melchizedek book and am now working through your book on the Filioque. Keep up the fantastic work, armchair scholars and converts like me need it!
Awesome! That is very kind of you!
Great video. Absolutely essential theology that cannot be denied. We are truly partakers in the literal body and blood of our Lord.
Love this topic
I know!
Not so much related to Melchizedek, but Dr. Brant Pitre has a CZcams video called "The Ascension and the Eucharistic Sacrifice." He explains how Christ Ascended to Heaven with the wounds from His Sacrifice still on His Body, allowing Him to perpetually present His Sacrifice to the Father and by extension, enabling us to participate in that presentation through the Eucharist.
Thank you for everything Erick.
Your welcome!
This exceptional channel needs 100K subscribers asap.
Maybe one day!
I’ve been wanting something going over this subject for a while. Thank you Erick!!!
Thanks for taking this on.
Erick thank you 🙏🏼 for your thoughtful & insightful message and delivery on Facebook in regard to the current state of the church - I pray that is unity amongst
your circles as well. I found it clear and bold.
Wonderful presentation
Thank you for that kind message ❤
Great stuff Erick!
Thank you!
A ton of great content from R&T, Pints, Saun, and your self. Would love to hear scholarly treatments on the Gospel Message itself - seems cliche and perhaps not…I haven’t heard a clear break down of the gospel and it’s parts from our Catholic friends. I am genuinely asking as a classic Protestant looking to possibly cross over.
And thank for your wife and children for allowing us to share you brother - as a former preacher / teacher they do not typically get enough credit for their sacrifice -
God bless you
Erick,
Are you aware of some Protestants, like Tim Kauffman for example, that claim ante-Nicean Fathers didn't believe in Catholic doctrine? Some say the Eucharist was the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving (tithe) and not an unbloody Sacrifice of bread and wine and also assert baptismal regeneration isn't found. Have you ever considered responding to such claims? Does your book deal with any of them?
Blessings
PS - just found your work and it is great; thank you for it all
Great stuff
This was excellent.
Thank you!
1. Who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews?
2. Without that letter we would not have:
A. The definitive connection between the priesthood of Melchizedek and Jesus Christ in the New Testament.
B. Melchizedek identified as a Christophany (appearance) of the pre-Incarnate Christ in Hebrews 7:3: "Without father, mother, or ancestry, without beginning of days or end of life, thus made to resemble the Son of God, he remains a priest forever."
❤
1. The 16th century Protestant Reformers resorted to unusual means to advance their cause of 'Sola Scriptura' (The Bible Alone).
2. Besides Martin Luther inserting the word ALONE (Allein) to Romans 3:28 in his 1522 German translation of the New Testament in support of his doctrine Justification By Faith Alone (Sola Fide), there was also English tampering with the sacred text.
3. In the 1650 Geneva Bible, the 1568 Bishop's Bible and the 1611 King James Bible, the conjunction in the first sentence clause of 1 Corinthians 11:27 was altered from OR to AND to preclude an interpretation not only of (A) the permissibility of receiving communion under one kind, but also (B) the Catholic doctrine of Transubstantiation. There was no evidence from any Greek manuscript anywhere to support this translation of 1 Cor 11:27 and it was entirely at odds with the three previous English translations of the Bible: Wycliffe's Bible of 1382, the Tyndale Bible of 1535 and King Henry VIII's Great Bible of 1539. Miles Coverdale had been the primary translator of the Great Bible, so he knew better when he traveled to theocratic Geneva and bent to John Calvin's will when working on the 1560 Geneva Bible.
4. 1 Corinthians 11:27 in the 1611 King James Bible and then as corrected by the 1982 New King James Bible:
A. (KJV): "Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, AND drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord."
B. (NKJV): Therefore whoever eats this bread OR drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord."
5. The three main 16th century Protestant Reformers, Luther, Calvin and Cranmer, were adamant in their denunciation of the Catholic Mass as a blasphemous offense against God:
A. Martin Luther (Lutheranism): His 1537 Smalcald Articles were added to the Book of Concord in 1580, which is authoritative in Lutheranism. From the Smalcald Articles, Part Two, Article 2 - Of The Mass: "That the Mass in the Papacy must be the greatest and most horrible abomination, as it directly and powerfully conflicts with this chief article, and yet above and before all other popish idolatries it has been the chief and most specious."
[From the Gutenberg webpage /files/273/273-h/273-h.htm#link2H_4_0004]
B. John Calvin (Reformed): Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book IV, Chapter 18, No. 1:
"By these and similar inventions, Satan has attempted to adulterate and envelop the sacred Supper of Christ as with thick darkness, that its purity might not be preserved in the Church. But the head of this horrid abomination was, when he raised a sign by which it was not only obscured and perverted, but altogether obliterated and abolished, vanished away and disappeared from the memory of man-namely, when, with most pestilential error, he blinded almost the whole world into the belief that the Mass was a sacrifice and oblation for obtaining the remission of sins ... let my readers understand that I am here combating that opinion with which the ROMAN ANTICHRIST and his prophets have imbued the whole world- viz. that the mass is a work by which the priest who offers Christ, and the others who in the oblation receive him, gain merit with God, or that it is an expiatory victim by which they regain the favour of God...But when it shall have been most clearly proved by the word of God, THAT THIS MASS, HOWEVER GLOSSED AND SPLENDID, OFFERS THE GREATEST INSULT TO CHRIST, suppresses and buries his cross, consigns his death to oblivion, takes away the benefit which it was designed to convey, enervates and dissipates the sacrament, by which the remembrance of his death was retained, will its roots be so deep that this most powerful axe, the word of God, will not cut it down and destroy it?"
C. Thomas Cranmer, Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury (Church of England): 39 Articles of Religion, Book of Common Prayer
(1) Article 28 - Of The Lord's Supper
"Transubstantiation (or the change of the substance of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by holy Writ; but is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions."
(2) Article 31 - Of The One Oblation Of Christ Finished Upon The Cross
"The Offering of Christ once made is that perfect redemption, propitiation, and satisfaction, for all the sins of the whole world, both original and actual; and there is none other satisfaction for sin, but that alone. Wherefore the sacrifices of Masses, in the which it was commonly said, that the Priest did offer Christ for the quick and the dead, to have remission of pain or guilt, were blasphemous fables, and dangerous deceits."
[Church of England Org /prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/book-common-prayer/articles-religion#XXXI]
i need to get this book
Erick what do you think of toviah singers stuff?
2 Corinthians 3
@@Erick_Ybarra Thanks! God Bless for what you do
What happened to your “historical road to Catholicism for no-nonsense Protestants”? I saw it was made private. I’d love to be able to watch it again!
It is available for tier 2 patrons on my patreon. Only for tier 3 beginning on Jan 1st