Do Catholics Worship Mary?
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I have for respect for Mary the same way I have respect for Moses and all the disciples of Jesus. We should never put Mary or anybody else above are Lord and savior Jesus Christ.
Or pray to any human.
No one Is Putting her above Jesus, but you opt to ignore what the bible says; all generations will call her blessed among all the women, even Elizabeth honored her for being the mother of her Lord, AND she was full of the Holly Spirit...protestants, i hardly doubt it seeing the way they trheat her
Yeah, Elizabeth was full of the Holy Spirit when she honored the mother of her lord
@@johnvitalli3751 If she's the "mother of god", who made her?
Daniel Pitti scripture says all will call her blessed, so every time we discuss the Virgin birth we full fill that scripture! The moment you go beyond that and make Mary sinless she wasn’t she was born of Adam and Eve she has the sin nature, Jesus being God was born of Eve God is sinless so taking on humanity the 2nd nature Jesus was still sinless Jesus is not of Adam no sin nature unlike every other person born into mankind He alone is the only sinless being even the Angels in heaven are not sinless!
Mary was indeed blessed that she was Mother of Jesus but she needed a Savior too !
Nothing is impossible for God.. To give birth to sinless God.. God made mary sinless.. Bible also says that
@@akhin8151 Please check again. Only Jesus was without sin !She conceived by being overshadowed by the Holy Spirit while she was a virgin which was a miracle itself.
@@akhin8151 The catholic Church says that! Not the Bible!
@@akhin8151 where dose the Bible say she is sinless
@@akhin8151 There you are wrong. Jesus was sinless because he was born of the Holy Spirit not of a human father. Mary was not sinless. She gave a sin offering. Read Luke 2:23 and Leviticus 12:6-8.
When I was younger, I asked a friend why he prayed to Mary? “She whispers it into Jesus’s ear”, he said. I told him that “I dial direct.”
A few years ago Francis the Antichristo (that his title other than pope is Antichristo that it’s dangerous to pray directly to Christ one must have an intermediary so either a man to pray for your own forgiveness or I guess Mary. I love the people it’s not out of malice it’s just I always felt the false prophets are idols. If you look up photos of the popes conference hall it is a snakes head inside and out also on the stage they say is a artistic monument of a rendition of the coming return of Jesus. It doesn’t look to me like a rendition from a saved persons perspective ppl that love him would have in my opinion it’s more scary, then why would you be scared of your savior?
If you ever asked someone to pray for you, you've done the same thing we do when we ask Mary or any of the saints to pray for us.
@@realdealreds2578 I’m sorry but it’s not the same at all. The way you explained sounds even worse than my first thoughts on why it’s done, cause your communicating with the dead for prayers. That is nothing like Christians praying for people which are all in the living that’s a huge difference from praying to the dead for prayers.
@@realdealreds2578 he has never asked anyone to pray for him.
@@Roseredeemed no, they are alive in heaven. It's everlasting life, not everlasting death. I don't know why non Catholics insist on these things rather than happily admit they were wrong and we can go about our lives
If Jesus wanted us to pray to Mary he would tell us clearly and unequivocally.If he wanted us to pray to saints he would say ,"pray to the saints".But he clearly and unequivocally says"no one gets to the father except through me" and yet people find ways around that and infer meanings into scripture that we were explicitly warned not to do 🙄🙄
Do you ever ask other people to pray for a concern you have?
That's what Catholics do, when they pray to saints.
@@intedominesperavi6036 We don’t pray to dead people. We only pray for /to people who are alive. Mary and all the “Saints” are in the grave, waiting for the resurrection.
@@suzanneyoung6273 That's unbiblical.
@@intedominesperavi6036 How?
@@intedominesperavi6036 What or who you pray to is unbiblical.
Luke 11:27-28 "As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
@Trust Jesus *Yes, Blessed Virgin Mary very much heard the Word of God and obeyed it.* The most out of all known humans, aprat from Jesus who is Word of God himself. Moreover in the original Greek the woman refers to the womb that borne Him and breasts that nursed Him not the Mother. Also: *"For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed;* for He who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is His name." ~ Mary's Song of Praise, Luke 1:48-49.
The reason our Lord said this was because of our Lady's incomparable humility, second only to Christ. Upon hearing these words, she interiorly prayed our Lord that he would take this praise from her. Imitate her humility by submitting to the Vicar of her Son, the Roman Pontiff.
@@Tannhauser45 are you saying Mary & Jesus were Roman?
@@robertgroen2197 Referring to the Pope.
@@lpperrone thank you; I’m not very familiar with some Catholic vernacular.
Peace & Grace to you
Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you.
I love that song! 🥰
What is the name of this song?
@@gautamslyngdoh6989 Mary Did You Know? is the name of the song.
Love this song 🙏🤗
Well said. I love that song! ❤️
Man judges by outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart.
Jesus rebuked the woman who said, “blessed be the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed. ” Jesus said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”
where? You provided zero evidence. i
@@switch5332 Luke 11,27-28
Jesus called the Pharisees in the Bible wicked because they needed “proof”…signs and wonders. Open your eyes and look at all of creation. It testifies of God’s existence. Your unbelief has blinded you.
@@switch5332 it's in luke
As a devout Jew, Jesus adhered to the commandment to "honor thy father and mother," demonstrating respect and honor toward His biological mother, Mary. So, how are we to understand the incident recorded in Luke 11:27-28?
“As Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, 'Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.' He replied, 'Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.'”
Jesus used this moment to impart a broader spiritual lesson about discipleship and the kingdom of God. While He acknowledged the significance of His biological mother, He emphasized that true kinship with Him is founded on faith and obedience to God, rather than merely on biological ties. Thus, rather than distancing Himself from His mother, Jesus redefined the concept of family within the context of discipleship and the kingdom of God, extending it to include all who faithfully follow Him.
Ironically, while many people try to interpret this incident in a way that minimizes Mary, they overlook that Mary is both Jesus' biological mother and a member of His spiritual family. Mary is doubly blessed!
The more religious a person is the harder they are to save.
It is easier to deceive a man than to convince him that he has been deceived.
When trying to reach those who are in the man-made works-based religions please realize why they cling so firm to their religion:
Realizing you are lost is a hard pill to swallow. It also feels terrible to realize you've been lied to and deceived by your religion. It's a similar feeling as being robbed. So it's easier to reject the Truth and instead hold onto pride and your religion than to face this.
Since these man-made works-based religions are usually several generation deep, coming to the Truth about your own lost soul also means facing the grim reality that your parents, grandparents and many others are also lost and many even died in their sins and it's too late now. That is an extremely tough Truth to swallow so again they cling desperately to their religion and reject the Truth.
In the end it doesn't matter what Jesus said and the Word of God, we want our man-made religion and the god of it. It makes sense to the natural man that he can earn his way to God.
So please keep that in mind when trying to reach these lost religious people. They are Spiritually Dead in trespasses and sin just as we once were and only the Spirit of God can reprove/convict them of sin, righteousness and judgement to turn on the light bulb of Truth to their real need and draw them to Him. Start with prayer and continue praying every step of the way.
Our Only Hope Great comment, it is so true.
You confuse reverence for the saints of God with worship, if you kiss your wife's hand you are not worshipping, if you kneel down to be at your kids level or take a knee at a fallen soldier you are not worshipping.
@@HomeStar369 Keep telling yourself those lies. What part of “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth” do Roman Catholics NOT understand?
@@theextreme7134 you have turned into a teacher of the law like the ones Jesus rebuked, you choose and pick from the old covenant only what supports your false doctrines but we are supposed to be of the New Covenant otherwise God would not have told Aaron and Moses to build graven images for the temple and the ark of the covenant, which means God doesn't have a problem with them, He only has a problem with the False Idols ie false pagan gods.czcams.com/video/4juIneRsTj0/video.html
@@HomeStar369 There may be a New Covenant but God never changes and idolatry will never be acceptable to him. Yes, he told Moses and Aaron to build an image, but when did he tell the Roman Catholic cult to build theirs??
I also was raised a catholic and was praying to Mary but got saved by a friend at my workplace. She was so careful while sharing the Gospel without saying anything against Mary and I was stripped of my blindness. Today my family is saved and more are to come. I pray for them to be saved too. I praise God for using my friend to share His WORD to me.
I was raised a Catholic and was baptized and confirmed in that church. I have kneeled before the statues of Mary, Jesus and Joseph. I remember in 2008 when I was looking for employment I went to a certain Father whom I have head was helping people with personal problems. When I told him my problem, he told me to kneel and pray to a big statue of Mary that was erected of the church building. I didn't know better at the time and complied. Now that I'm no longer Catholic but a born again child of God, I will never again kneel or bow to any statue or idol. Only God is to be worshipped.
Did the priest ask you to worship Mary?
Nice made up story bozo, im not buying it. Never have I witnessed such a thing and to pray to the actual statue is heretical and condemned by the church
I grew up in a Catholic family not even knowing how wrong the beliefs are! I feel that's how it's like for a lot of Catholics as well and they are unsure about salvation which is scary and dangerous to teach people. I eventually found God and became born again, I know that I'm saved not by my own good works but by grace through faith in Christ my Lord and savior 🙏🏻✝️❤️
Jesus and Moses were the prophet of God who were choosen to the children of Israel.
Basically worship creature ( prophets and angels) as God is paganism.
Angel gibrael was titled as holy sprit because this certain angel bearing the holy massage of God among prophet and other angels.
God is not 3 separate personalities but 1 everlasting entity.
Trinity verses of Bible weren't Jesus actual teaching but the inclusion of paul after jesus.
So, correct your faith and save your afterlife.
@@truefaith1718
How come someone names "true faith" actually teaches heresy? Are you JW, Muslim, Jewish???
It is written, "faith without works is dead". I, as a Catholic, know without a doubt, that I can't earn salvation. I am saved by the Grace of God and nothing, NOTHING, I could do would change that. I also know that if I do not "bear fruit" in my rebirth then I will be pruned from the "Vine"... It's not hard to understand. It's all over scripture, not to mention Sacred Tradition...
Which beliefs are 'wrong', and how do you determine this?
@@MillionthUsername a great resource I've found helpful is "Catholic Truth". They look at things with intellectual honesty (they have researched what other faith traditions believe & can explain why/why not a particular dogma is logical/not logical). They are VERY good at telling both "sides" of the story. They have a website & a CZcams Channel
The omnipresent argument kills any case for venerating marry. If people all over the world asks her to intercede to Jesus for them then she must be omnipresent and that’s an attribute only God has. Not Mary or anyone else.
Lanette yeah. A pastor of mine once said the hardest people to reach with the gospel isn’t unbelievers, it’s professed Christians that aren’t really Christians.
No you are wrong. God is everywhere. Mary through the permission of God tells us that whenever you think of me. I AM THERE. She is not omnipresent. But she is able to hear our prayers and so are the saints.
alen raju you got any scriptures to back you up sir/ma’am? Yes?
@@lakejesusisreturningsoon1659 please call me young bro cos I am younger than you for sure. Regarding scripture back up unless you are catholic than I shall prove you wrong on your other beliefs. I cant prove that Mary's presence using scripture but I can prove catholic church is the truth through scripture and you can also check historical evidence that jesus founded the catholic church. Please state your denomination and what you disagree on about catholic church. e.g. faith alone, accept jesus as lord and saviour. For these i can definitely show you scripture. Let us find the truth. Jesus said "and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free"
@Lanette Praise the Lord. She not omnipresent, It is by the mercy and grace of God that she is able to listen and be with us. It is possible through the omnipotence of God.
I am a catholic , but I only pray to our Lord Jesus Christ, I agree with you guys when you say we shouldn't worship Marry, but God alone. For Jesus is our savior and he is the only way to heaven. Because Jesus he suffered and died for us, for ours sins my love is for Jesus Christ our lord.
Amen Brother we worship the Holy Eucharist the living bread.
Amen
He's the only one you need to pray to through him to God amen
Im Catholic as well John and i have learned so much and indeed alot from our seperate bethren the Protestants. They are our brothers we should learn from each other in peace and pray to the Holy spirit to guide us. God bless all.
We don't worship Mary. If you're Catholic you know that.
God pulled me out of the CC in 1982 I was Born Again that Summer! So very Thankful I’m his daughter.
God doesn't pull souls out of his only church. Satan does that disguised as God.
All Glory to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that died for us on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead 3 days later Amen
Amen brother
Mary was a vessel Jesus was our savior the sacrifice to save the world only through Jesus can we go to God
Amen!!!!
Will you please back me up on my comment on this video I made. I have troll and I need your help back me up. That Jesus is onlying one who can save us not Mary. My comment on this video is the first one . Please! If you can. God Bless
Rex,
Jesus did not come until Mary said "yes" to the angel. Only Jesus can save but let's not sell Mary short.
@@bridgefin only through the name of Jesus the Savior the one who saved us the one who died on the cross Mary was a special woman I agree but she is not the Savior you can't go through Mary to go to God Christ only sorry if you don't believe that away but I do
Rex Stokes you can go to Jesus through Mary. You can also go straight to Jesus. There are advantages to going through Mary. You can go through me to get to Mary. Up to you, it’s all good.
I was raised a Catholic went to Catholic high school and I agree with you. I would pray to Mary and leave Jesus out completely. I held on to that rosary like it was holy protection would usual spend my prayer time with saying the Rosary. I never opened a bible, I learned catholicity. What a difference I be “born again” and know Jesus as my personal savior. Thank you for getting these truths out. God bless you.
So you prayed to Mary, left out Jesus, and never opened a Bible? Then you were never Catholic.
You never opened a Bible? Do you know what you were hearing in the Liturgy of the Word during Mass? That was the Bible. Do you know what you were doing in the Eucharist Liturgy ? Worshipping God, and acting out, having an encounter with God. Those that leave the Catholic Church leave Jesus, John 6:66.
@Mary Lancaster read John 6 all of it. Then think about all the Catholics who have left the Eucharist. (6:66).
when you pray the rosary you are supposed to meditate on the Life of Christ. if you were just saying the prayers without meditating then you were not praying correctly. Try again, start with the annunciation, the visitation, the Birth of Christ, the presentation, the finding of the Lord in the Temple, the Agony in the Garden, the scourging, the crowning with thorns, the carrying of the cross, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, the Ascension, the Descent of the Holy Spirit, the Assumption, the Coronation, the baptism of the Lord, the wedding at cana, the proclamation of the Kingdom, the Transfiguration, the institution of the Eucharist. these meditations will bring you closer to the Lord and the saints. the prayers are said to keep your mind off earthly things. Mary is your mother, read John 19:17. the protestants are running away from the truth. do not let the devil confuse you, come back to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church, the Roman Catholic Church, the church that Christ left us in Matthew 16:18 - you are Peter and on this rock I will build My Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
I’m an ex-evangelical who also saw Marian devotion like you. Leaving Jesus out of Marian devotion takes away the heart of it. Marian devotion is nothing without our Lord Jesus Christ. Within the womb of Our Lady, Christ was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Veneration of Mary is worship of the Lord God who used Mary as one of the vessels of grace. Mary is pointing us towards Christ and Christ towards God the Father to whom He is also the only way and entrance.
However, you cannot get to the entrance without a path leading to it. This path that leads to the entrance point is paved with many stones, some bigger and some smaller. These guide us to the entrance which is Jesus Christ.
One of these stones is Mary. The others are other Saints, many from the Old and many from the New Covenant. However, they all point towards Christ.
Veneration of Saints is therefore showing gratitude to God for these Saints. Without God using these Saints, we wouldn’t have the deposit of faith we have today. Because of them, we can now call ourselves Christian and thank God for it.
I WAS a roman catholic! I'm very thankful for living waters for being one of the reasons the Truth was revealed to me. God must be so happy for you. Thank you for your service!
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LW misrepresents Catholic teachings on Mary. Behold your mother are the words of Jesus to John. Since we are all brothers and sisters in Christ, one family, she is our mother too by the gift and Will of Jesus. Mother loves and prays for her children to her Son, Jesus.
@@margaretmurray3375 Nowhere in Bible Scripture does it say to pray and give thanks and honor to a man-made carving or a man-made painting. Nowhere in Scripture does it tell you to ask Mary to pray for you. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Mary was not in the beginning, but Catholicism turns her into a goddess. Mary was a sinner just like I am a sinner, just like you are a sinner, just like Paul was a sinner, just like Joseph was a sinner, etc.
@@lololedez Amen, dont listen to these people brother/sister. Only listen to what the true word of God tells you. Don't let the devil bring you down the same hole. God bless you and ur family
HaleluYAH!
My late mother-in-law was Catholic. She didn't go to church much. My late husband and I brought her a beautiful Bible with her name on it. Shortly after she gave the Bible back to me, saying I will never read this! She believed that just because she belonged to the Catholic church and was buried Catholic she was saved! She was very hateful towards me. And to my daughter who was from my first marriage. She hated her too. I have forgiven her. I had a friend come over one day to ask me what I thought about praying to Mary. My mother-in- law was there. She was eavesdropping while I was explaining to my friend that no, we don't pray to Mary. That she isn't God. She is just like us needing a Saviour. My friend understood. My late Mother- in -law didn't! She was even more angry towards me. I try to show her the Love of the Lord to her. I don't know if her heart ever turned to the Lord. She had LGD and cancer. She died a horrible death.
That's sad that Catholics and other false churches refuse to follow the Word of God.
@gregmullins5410 We’re not the false church. Protestants are. You are all just hateful anti-Catholic bigots
Sorry, Sarah…pray she found the Lord when SHE SAW HIM
hello. i was raised as catholic and when i read the bible and truly meet Jesus it made me understand that the church should really change.
Havefaithlikeachild K please who are you .. the church has been around for 2000 years. now you read the bible hahaha
Once you are Holy Spirit filled and read the bible you cannot stay in the catholic church with its extreme biblical abominations. i do know as I was raised catholic I am now a follower of Jesus Christ. I do not pray to Mary or saints that have gone to heaven.
@@alexamaya3208 people should be following Jesus Christ not a religion.
@@alexamaya3208 I grew up catholic and as soon as I asked the Holy Spirit in and became born again the scriptures showed me the errors in the catholic church. Just the fact that one is a catholic and not just a follower of Jesus is error. Thats what I am trying to say. Its man made doctrine not simply following Jesus. There are prayers to saints and prayers to mary there is teaching of penence when Jesus paid the price. Also the underlyings of the church are very frightening and ungodly. Have you seen any of the videos on the catholic church and satanism? Don't get me wrong I loved Jesus very much as a catholic and I know there are catholic who do but the practices they do do not line up with scripture which is our authority not a man called pope or priest. God bless you. Not meaning to offend at all just my opinion..
@@alexamaya3208 see the pagan catholic church exposed video
Starts around 5 mins
Thanks for this! I actually renounced Catholicism because it has deviated from the teachings of Christ. Any Catholic can tell you about all the rituals and symbols that were introduced by men, the rosary is also an object used to aid someone in prayer. That never made sense to me at all. You have to repeat the same prayer like 10times and that is exactly what Jesus warned us not pray; praying with so many words like pagans. Anyway I thank God for those who will be humble enough to accept these eye opening corrections
You renounced Jesus just as Saul did when he attacked Jesus' church.
@@bridgefin I embraced Jesus by freeing myself from Human Rules that do not have any effect on my spiritual growth
@@peteragenga3805
You have no life within you.
@@bridgefin 😂😂
We have the same view peter..It really confuses me..
Praise God! Now I truly found the Truth and only Jesus can give!
It breaks my heart that Catholics cannot admit that Mary is dead and unable to hear prayers let alone tell Jesus. How can you pray to someone and not see that you are worshipping them.
First of all, praying does NOT mean "asking"
Praying is a petition. And if you feel like praying is "asking" when you pray to God, are you only asking for things? No. You're asking him to intercede for you.
When you pray to Mary, you're asking her for graces.@@bigfootapologetics
Amen. JESUS IS THE ONLY ONE YOU BOW DOWN TOO NO ONE ELSE THAT IS A SIN IF YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR THE TRUTH
What are your thoughts about Psalm 45?
You can give honor to anyone who deserves honor.
I pray to Mary, I pray to the saints and I pray to God. But I only worship Jesus. Think and get to know your scripture before you blabber protestant nonsense.
@@mrfredJMJ psalm 45 is a prophetic description of the Word Incarnate, the Lord Jesus Christ (the End), and His Church, composed of both Jews and Gentiles. The Beloved One is the Word Himself, and His Incarnation brought about changes (things that shall be changed, v. 1). For He established His Church (the peoples), and even changed His enemies into friends (v. 6). Thus, vv. 2-9 describe Him (see also Heb 1:8, 9); and vv. 10-18 describe His Mother, the Mother of God, who is both His queen (v. 10) and His daughter (vv. 11, 14). These verses also describe the Church begotten from her (daughters, v. 10; the daughters of Tyre, v. 13-the Gentiles; the virgins, v. 15; sons, v. 17). Myrrh and stacte (v. 9) are sweet-smelling fragrances or incense. Cassia was used in ancient medicines, a reference to healing.
@@SLVBULL IM SAYING YOU ONLY BOW DOWN TO JESUS. HE IS THE ONLY SAVIOUR. MARY IS HIS MOTHER. I KNOW MY SCRIPTURES. I HOPE YOU WILL BE BLESSED. GOD BLESS
There’s good and bad in every church. The only perfect temple is in your heart, your body, your mind, filled with the help of the Holy Spirit. But just as a church can have flaws, so too can we. But we must strive to do the best of work given to us by our Lord and Saviour.
How anyone can follow a church that murdered and covers up rape is beyond me. You cannot believe in God and do what theyve done.
@@joshportie there's rape in every religion . My teacher was married to a preacher who raped her and sexually abused her
@@user-wi5fc4cj7n most Christians are religious they just have different religious beliefs
Always fantastic fellas - “And the TRUTH will make you free” - The Lord bless you all - thanks so much 😊 👍-Jonathan South Wales 🏴 UK 🇬🇧
Even that semenarian cousin doesn't know what the real teaching of the Church is. That is one of the problems of the Catholic church, a lot if not most of its followers does not know what is the fullness of it's teachings. The church actually needs people like these people in the videos who are passionate about God's teachings. We should always continue to search for the truth, because Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life, and the Truth will set us free.
St Louis de Montfort said we can't venerate Mary or love her more than Jesus did
RIGHT
You'd be wrong there, and so is he. Catholics bow to Mary and worship her, but this is what Jesus said about mary:
Mark 3:32-35 KJV
And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. [33] And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? [34] And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! [35] For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
@@billobrien4761 bowing does not equal worshipping. if I bow to someone who I think is respectable it is a way of honoring them. It is not worshipping. Worshipping is saying that Mary is a Goddess and that she is all powerful when she isn’t. Catholics believe that Mary is able to go throughout the world performing miracles through the power of her son. She is used as a mere vessel for God to spread messages from the heavens. Last month she appeared in Medjugorje and told everyone to fast and to repent to get closer to God. She has never appeared and told us Catholics to worship her and anything other than Jesus, thus showing that she can’t be a demon or an evil spirit trying to fool others. The most prominent messages that she says are to rid ourselves of sin, to take the Eucharist, to repent, and to forgive each other. Listen to her message sent from God above, and stop believing the Protestant-created myth that Catholics worship Mary.
@@enriquearias8693 Exodus 20:4-5 KJV
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: [5] Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
Your argument about bowing down is irrelevant. Furthermore, regardless of what you think mary is doing, she isn't. She can't see you or hear you. She died and is in the afterlife. If she could talk to you, she'd tell you to quit it....
@@billobrien4761 There is a difference between a graven image and a statue. Graven images are depictions of anything other than God that people worshipped to during Moses’ time. In fact, God commanded the creation of statues or imagery of heavenly things in Exodus 21:6-9, Numbers 21:6-9, 1 Kings 6:23-28, and 1 Kings 7:23- 39. Each of the instances that God commanded the creation of a statue or embroidered image, it served a religious purpose. Just as these creations that God commanded served a purpose of reminding Israelites of heavenly realities, the same goes with statues of angels, saints, or Jesus.
Catholic Christians give special reverence to Mary, just as Elizabeth felt unworthy as the Mother of the Lord approached her, for of Mary, all generations shall call her blessed, She the only person ever saluted by title, rather than by name, full of grace, she the foretold woman in Genesis at emnity with satan, she whom John sees in Heaven wearing her crown as queen Mother, she who gave birth to the male child born to rule the nations. Peace always in Jesus Christ, He whose Flesh is true food and blood true drink! You are in my prayers! God bless you!
Catholics are not Christians.. They follow a false Christ, the Pope...
Please if your into the Catholic religion, come out from among her, and be ye separate Saith the Lord...and I will receive you...
You are into Idolatry..
And God will not receive Idolatry.. There's only One True Living God..God says He will not share His Glory with anyone else...
When you bow to a Pope, and kiss his ring or hand, that's called Idolatry...
When you go to Mary instead of God, (through Jesus), you are into Idolatry...
You have been warned..
Jesus said, REPENT..( have a different mind set, or think differently)...
Love you all...
Please tell us where in scripture it says John saw her in Heaven wearing a crown?
@@nealwright5630 Revelation 12. She is the "Woman clothed with the sun." And at the end of chapter 11, just before the vision in 12, John sees the Ark of the Covenant in Heaven, which is also a reference to Mary as she carried the Word Made Flesh within her as the ark in the Old Testament carried the Word of God in tablets of stone. She is the fulfillment of that image. She is the true Ark. In chapter 12 she is depicted as the Queen of Heaven and the mother of the Church.
The Genesis verse where Mary as "The Woman" of the prophecy who crushes the head of Satan and is at enmity with him (which speaks to her sinlessness) is 3:16. This verse is referred to as the protoevangelium or "first gospel." It was the first promise of the Redemption, and the mother of the messiah is part of that promise. The Fathers of the Church called Mary the New Eve as she loosed what Eve had bound. Eve said no to God, but Mary said yes and paved the way for the Redeemer to come.
@@MillionthUsername en·mi·ty
/ˈenmədē
noun
the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
Well, suffice to say there must not be any "enmity" between you and Satan so, as Jesus said, "If you are not for me, you are against me." Since you convicted yourself, have fun in hell.
Um, no. You have all of that scripture messed up. Cannibalism is forbidden. The Last Supper is not a literal feeding of Jesus. And no where in scripture is this cannibalism supported. There is a lot more about communion that the Catholic Church ignores, unfortunately.
There is also NO scripture whatsoever that will say that John saw Mary in Heaven. Revelation 12 is speaking if Israel. Chapter 6 says that she fled into the wilderness. Since when is there a wilderness in Heaven? And why would she to be nourished in heaven for 1260 days by God? This makes no sense. There isn’t and she wouldn’t. This was Israel who is protected by God during the tribulation. It’s God’s Holy Land being spoken about, not Mary. Revelation is about the end, not what has already happened. Three other women appeared too but these women are Jezebel who represents paganism, the scarlet woman who represents the apostate church and the wife of the Lamb representing the true church. What are Jezebel and the scarlet woman doing in heaven? There is no way they were actually there any more than Mary could have been. This was a gross assumption and misrepresentation of God’s Word. But since the Catholic Church has no problem with this or disobeying the commandment of Revelation 22:18, then why would truth matter?
You Catholics really need to start doing your own research outside of your in church teachings. You continue to repeat what you’re taught instead of reading the Bible for yourselves which I know you’re not allowed to do except the erroneous Catholic version written by abusing Revelation 22:18.
Any church that tells you to not open your Bible and see for yourself that what you’re being taught is truth, ask questions, even argue about it without consequences, is no church at all.
I got all of my information from John MacArthur’s study Bible.
If this noncatholic version is blasphemy to you, then read it fir yourselves and prove me wrong. You can’t get truth by only listening to your priest. He is in need of salvation too, remember.
Two of my best friends are Catholic, and I guess maybe they're going to a different church or something because when I asked them about salvation, they said it was through Christ alone and that they're part of the church because they enjoy the structure and the traditions, but they also said it wasn't the be all, end all of Christianity. They don't think I'm a heretic for being Baptist. They also said they pray directly to God all the time. We definitely have differences in doctrine and beliefs, but when it comes to salvation and what someone should do to be saved, we're on the same page and I absolutely believe they're saved. Perhaps this is a positive direction for the Catholic church, if this message is starting to spread. Or perhaps I've been lucky enough to meet two Catholics whose church is going against the overall teaching. I don't know enough to be able to make that judgment call.
You met some weak Catholics. Jesus established just one church. He made it his be all and end all. The others are mostly rebellious offshoots of Jesus' one church and thus can never measure up to God's only church as good and holy as they might be...unless you wish to argue that sinners are as good as God!
@@bridgefin Romans 10:9
@@LilyGrace1990
Excellent ripping scripture out of context. Is that ALL that Scripture has to say about salvation? No. Does any of that contradict Jesus who has said that you have no life within you? No.
@@bridgefin John 14:6 says no one comes to the Father except through Christ, John 3:16 says whoever BELIEVES in Jesus shall be saved, and Ephesians 2:8-9 says that salvation is not based on works and is the gift of God. I don't see any one specific church listed in there. Additionally, the Vatican II specifies that anyone who does not join the church through no fault of their own but still strives to please God can be saved. And quite frankly, cultish beliefs espoused by Catholics like you only serve to convince me that the Catholic church is not God's only church, which would fall under "no fault of their own" since I have prayed repeatedly about it and studied the bible on this topic, only to be brought back to the Baptist faith, not the Catholic one. Nice try, but your words have no grounding in biblical scripture and splitting hairs like this only results in people turning away from the church over quibbles like this. To believe that any one specific church can save you and not Christ Himself is a belief that is rooted in works, not faith. I'm sorry you feel the need to gatekeep Christianity.
@@LilyGrace1990
You said: John 3:16 says whoever BELIEVES in Jesus shall be saved,
Me: But you don't! You don't believe that he established his church on Peter. You don't agree with him that you have no life in you if you don't eat his flesh. You don't agree that he will separate the saved from the lost on the basis of loving works as he proclaimed in Matt 25. You like your misinterpretation of Paul and pit that against Jesus. WHEN you decide to believe all that Jesus said then maybe you might be a believer.
You: I don't see any one specific church listed in there.
Me: Jesus did establish one church and he based it on Peter.
You: the Vatican II specifies that anyone who does not join the church through no fault of their own but still strives to please God can be saved.
Me: You have a bible. But you obviously refuse to join Jesus' church. Fault is yours.
You: Nice try, but your words have no grounding in biblical scripture and splitting hairs like this only results in people turning away from the church over quibbles like this.
Me: Do you need chapter and verse? And as for quibbles, this video lies about my faith. And then I saw your post thinking that the Catholic Church changed direction. You chose to reply to my first comment.
You: To believe that any one specific church can save you and not Christ Himself is a belief that is rooted in works, not faith. I'm sorry you feel the need to gatekeep Christianity.
Me: Jesus provided for the salvation of his disciples through just one church. That is as specific as it gets. I do try to gate keep the truth. If that's a vice then I am guilty.
There is no religion that can save a person when judgement day comes..
And no bible can save you either.
@Madison Thom
Lots of people have bibles on their shelves and they are not being saved.
@Madison Thom
And the bible can help you get there and religion can help you get there. But you have to o the repentance and the faith part either way.
@Madison Thom
The bible did not save them. USING the bible and then going to repentance and faith saved him.
@@bridgefin ppl should read the word and learn the word
I love the Aramaic translation... _"The Angel entered her presence, and he said to her, “Peace to you, full of grace, our Lord is with you; you are blessed among women.” Luke 1: 28_
Pip ...so my comments were deleted! Oh well.
ALL MADE UP!
@@j.g.8494 So you are saying the bible is made up?
yeah,it doesnt mean you can bow down to her statue,kiss it,and bring it together with a lot of people.
@@ManlyServant , That description would be an example of idolatry.
I am in shambles, I was brought up and raised in a Christian family and had ask marry for intersection, now I’m doubting the rosary…I’m just not sure anymore. Can you guys pray for me please 🙏🏾
Ask God to forgive you and He said He would.. Then go forward.. Read the Bible, and believe it, receive it, and do it!!
At least you admit you were deceived..
Just have Faith in God, and do what He wants. ( not my will Lord, but your will be done).
Love you Sister...
Please do not doubt yourself. We ask family and friends for intercessory prayer.
Many people on this site are Catholic haters. They are not good people. May God have mercy on them. Look at the wedding at Cana where Mary interceded for the family of the wedding. Jesus performed his first miracle at the intercession of Mary his mother. John 2: 1-12
When I was 25 I left the Catholic Church. I found out that many of the teachings were antithetical to the word of God. When I questioned this, I was told that "only a Priest can interpret the scriptures." This is what Muslims, and Johovah's Witnesses say also. The prayer beads are also a common thread in Islam, Hinduism, and many others. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Matthew 6:7.
The perpetual virginity of Mary is not Biblical, the brothers and sisters spoke of in the Gospels are not "cousins", there was a different word for that used for his cousin John the Baptist.
Mary was not only not born without sin, but proclaims in Luke the Jesus is "my savior."
Baptism always meant full body submersion and for adults. There is no Biblical foundation that babies need this "sacrament" to be saved. In fact, baptism by itself even in the NT is not a necessity for salvation. In one case a man and his entire family are saved prior to being baptized.
Purgatory is an invention by the Roman church to extort money by convincing followers they could literally pay to get their loved ones out of hell. Pretty sick.
Paul says that if you add to Grace it ceases to be Grace. And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. Romans 11:16. And For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8.
There are many others, but I will leave it with a few to think about.
The problem we have when we are young esp. is that our religion becomes our identity. It can be difficult to understand that it is not our identity. Until that happens you will be reluctant to let it go and follow the truth.
@@2dogs1tale81 All well said and congratulations for recognizing and rebuking the lies of your former spiritual self and coming to the Lord Jesus Christ in humbleness. 🙏✝️
Hi,
The rosary is beautiful if used correctly.
I come from a Baptist church but have a rosary. I love the Catholic Church.
Mary is Jesus mother.
she said all nations would rise up and call me blessed. Mary is special she was full of grace according to scripture
Jesus said to John on thd cross, behold your mother.
I contemplate on the mysteries.
I give my rosary to Jesus.
I have no problem with saying Hail Mary full of grace as Elizabeth filled with the Holy spirit said this.
I see Mary as a symbol of God's bride.
Jerusalem. His beloved.
I don't pray to her I only pray to Jesus.
The reason my view turned was when I was in a house performing an exorcism.
The evil spirit didn't Want to leave.
I felt the Holy spirit say ask my Mum for help.
I didn't understand this but just said Hail Mary full of grace, that demon fled.
My advice to you.
Jesus is the way Mary is not.
But God's ways are not our ways.
Another time I at a breakfast club and there was a golden picture of Mary on the bring and buy stall.
Jesus clearly told me to buy it.
I protested but bought the picture.
Ordered my breakfast with this hideous picture and people were joking about why I bought it at the breakfast club.
They all looked at the picture then ask me what ai believed in.
people stood around my table as I witnessed to them about Mary being Jesus mother and how Jesus died for our sins and how only through her son Jesus we are saved from our sins.
Needless to say God moved that day.
I can't explain it, just know it's Thy will be done not mine.
Jesus will never leave you not forsake you.
Hold tight to him
xxxxx
I give thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ for the amazing grace He has given to Living Waters- enabling you to deliver the gospel to every corner of the world. This is surely the sign of His immanent coming! God Bless you all!!
"All generations will call me the blessed"
-Theotokos/BVM period
My children stay away from and avoid idols
You have an awful misconception of what's an idol AND what's an image ... You know nothing about Dulia AND Hiperdulia
@Daniel oh your made up Catholic word clears it all up. Catholics "we dont worship Mary we worship mary" you use semantics to run from the truth.
@JR the Catholic church didnt exist until well after 330 ad. You clearly dont know history.
@JR and I find it ironic when Catholics repeat the same lies we've all heard a thousand times and think were the ones not listening. We dont want you to go to hell and your denomination is a road block to salvation. I know what it's like to be lied to my whole life. I'm sorry I know it's not easy.
@Mary Lancaster
You quoted: You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.
Me: Sounds like printing a bible could be an idol for some. It has the likeness of heaven and earth. It's not the object BUT what you do with it!
If you believe you can get into heaven through your works, then there’s no need for Jesus. We tried to get in by our works, we FAILED. Jesus came to die for us. Also that point on Mary at 26:10 spot on. Also I see Chatholics praising Mary more then praising Jesus. I have seen chatohlics come to my church and during our praise and worship time they sat down in their seats and did not utter a word. If I was invited to a church and we were praising Jesus Christ our lord and savior, you better believe I will be clapping singing as an expression of praise. That was a big red flag for me. Jesus intercedes for us not Mary. Y’all scared of the source?
we pray silently and alone because we are focused in on God and being personal with God
"If you believe you can get into heaven through your works, then there’s no need for Jesus. We tried to get in by our works, we FAILED." That's a straw man argument. The position of the Catholic Church is, in short, works AND faith. This is backed by scripture. James 2:17, "So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead." James 2:24, "See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone."
"Also I see Chatholics praising Mary more then praising Jesus." That's a personal anecdote that doesn't reflect the teaching of the Church. You should obviously value and love Jesus more, Catholics (and anyone) who worships Mary is sinning against the Catholic Church's position. But praying to Mary isn't the same as worship.
"I have seen chatohlics come to my church and during our praise and worship time they sat down in their seats and did not utter a word. If I was invited to a church and we were praising Jesus Christ our lord and savior, you better believe I will be clapping singing as an expression of praise. That was a big red flag for me." One's love or lack thereof for praise and worship is a matter of taste and not a reflection of faith. Catholic worship in general is far more solemn and more ancient being thousands of years old and praise and worship is an invention that's less than a century old so judging people's faith by their participation in praise and worship makes no sense.
I'll say a Rosary for you ;)
Protestants are the failure
@@gustavmahler1466 That's a reference to Wisdom, not Mary
23:25 I am a Roman Catholic and I completely agree with that point. It must be admitted that in the evangelical church there is a deeper knowledge of Scripture, which is lacking in most of the Catholics.
If you are Catholic you have to explore certain topics by yourself and by reading the Scriptures on your own, otherwise the Church will not teach you.
The Evangelical Church gets much of Scripture wrong and in many cases, the most important areas.
@@bridgefin sometimes they don't give the adequate interpretation to some verses in the Bible I think. They Also have good reason to refuse certain topics like purgatory, which Is unbiblical and i don't believe in It. But must be recognized they had a deeper knowledge of the scriptures in manu cases. The fact of being Born again, Christ which gives you a new Heart, Is really important to be taught and in catholicism there's a lack of this must be admitted
@@claudiobarlassina2261
Where does the bible state that you must be able to find all doctrine in the bible??? No where. You have added your man made tradition to the faith.
And you can't have deeper knowledge of the scriptures and miss some of its most important points, like the Mass, the Eucharist, forgiveness of sins, understanding of sin, understanding of salvation, the papacy, etc.
And in Catholicism I can get a new heart as often as I go to confession. If you think once is enough then we do disagree.
Why this knowledge of Scripture is lacking among the Catholics is a direct result of the Nicea Council in the first Century AD, where it was decided that people should believe what the "God inspired" priests deemed as right, even if it contradicted the Scripture. Sadly, the denominations have also made that deathly alliance with the Catholic Church, in making an organization which overrides the Scriptures and will be their death knell.
@@bridgefin: Where does the Bible say to make it up as you go along?
Worth watching the video. I have learnt a lot from it.. God bless Ľving Water ministry!
There are only lies and more lies here. Lying is a mortal sin. If you are a Christian, you should not be supporting liars, those who go around falsely condemning the faithful who are innocent of the charges these psychopaths bring against them. These degenerates are using religion to do evil and to spread it. They seek to disparage Catholics and harm them. They seek to cause needless division by spreading their lies. They are despicable creatures, and God will spew them out of His mouth. God is not mocked, and He is no respecter of persons. When a person engages is mortal sin, it cuts them off from God's grace, and only through repentance and confession can they be reconciled to God again. God does not dwell in the wicked.
I had grown up Catholic. I always struggled with "am I good enough if I were to die". I was invited to church by some Protestants and I felt that it wouldn't hurt since they were my friends. I was totally wierded out when there was a regular man talking instead of a priest.
Up to this point I had already had problems with the Catholic church's teaching on communion - the "miracle" of the bread and wine actually becoming the body and blood of Jesus. I also had wondered why I had to tell a priest my sins. I prayed to Mary too, but since I was never encouraged to read my Bible, I didn't know that this was any problem.
One of my Protestant friends asked me if "I were to die tonight, would I know for sure I would go to heaven." I did not know that answer. He explained God's grace through Jesus and I was saved.
Because of this I was shunned by many of my Catholic friends and family. They couldn't understand how I turned my back on the church. They didn't understand why I was baptized when I already had been as a baby. They couldn't understand as they were not "born again".
To my Catholic friends reading this.... take the time and read the Bible for yourself. Don't hold onto tradition. Seek truth and the Holy Spirit will lead you to the Lord and Savior Jesus. You will not need to wonder if you are being "good enough". Good works don't save us, but simply are fruit we display for the glory of Jesus.
Rich Johnson Ect,ect... we do not Pray to her,we ask her to pray for us to Jesus. The Eucharistic Miracle is also in Scripture (legit look at any Catholic website). Ps the Bible is collated about 300 odd years after Jesus’ resurrection. I wonder how they got it right ? Oh yeah .... Tradition ! simply word of mouth passed down in the “deposit of faith” ( a more protestanty word would be inspired by the Holy Spirit ) Thats what Catholic properly informed about the faith know. Also the priest is required for Sacraments, and Penance dates back to the early church. PS you are NOT confessing you Sins to a “priest’ you are confessing them to Jesus. He is using the Authority given to the Apostles at Penticost. Honestly i am sick to death of having to defend my faith from Protestants, and Secular people alike and ever poorly taught Catholics. Catholicism is eminently understandable provided you are taught it well.
Where in the Bible does it say read the Bible for yourself and decide what it means? That’s crazy! In fact, 2 Peter 1:20 says NOT to privately interpret Sacred Scripture.
@@reecemacaulay1690 Concerning the "Authority to forgive sins given to the apostles at Pentecost". If what the Catholic church teaches were true about confessing your sins to a priest (really to Jesus through to the priest?), then why do we NEVER see any of the apostles ever forgiving anyone's sins in the books of Acts? They only exercised the same authority any Christian has to declare someone's sins forgiven based on their faith in Christ. Or "not forgiven" if they reject the Gospel. Their sins remain. I grew up Roman Catholic and also left after I started reading the Bible for myself. Darren, you must be born again to enter heaven, trust Jesus and God's word vs fallible man who run any church. In a protestant church, any pastor, speaker, teacher is always accountable to those in the pews, to follow and preach God's word.
@@johnflorio3052 John, but that is exactly what the Roman Catholic church is doing. Telling you (who ironically just quoted the Bible at someone) only they understand the Bible and can rightly tell you what it says. That is no different that the leaders of the Jehovah's Witness.To answer your question more directly, the example is set in Acts 17:10-11 when the Apostle Paul showed up in Berea to teach, the Bible calls them more "noble minded" because they "received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so." They didn't accept Paul and whatever he said, they searched the Scriptures they had to see if what he was saying is true. See also 2 Tim 2:15. God Bless.
Protestant Bible interpretation leads to chaos. You have over 30K disparate “expressions of faith” of which no two which agree on anything. As for the Bereans, the only Scripture they had to search was the Old Testament.
I’ll stay Catholic.
The word "worship" means to bow down, prostrate in homage to royalty or God , do reverence, is to worship. Anyone who does this before a hunk of rock or wood is guilty of idol worship.
Not true. this is not what Idol worship means. It means worshipping an Idol as if it was God. Because you kneel in front of a statue doesn't mean you are making the statue like God.
People kneel in front od candles and say prayers and light the candles. Does that mean they are saying candles are God.
@@rascal211 then why would you kneel to a statue ? Is it alive? Does it hear you? Can it help you ? Why not go ahead and kneel to a rock? The truth is that to bow to anything is idol worship that’s why God says not to make any image of himself even because mans nature will lead him to worship the image instead of God.
@@rascal211 I don’t kneel in front of candles and pray Most people don’t understand what they’re doing or why. That’s just being religious but God does not want that. Find out what this means. I would rather have mercy and not sacrifice. Jesus said that. 😀 do you love Jesus? I do and I bet you do to so worship Jesus and think about it. 🙌
@@dannykirby7425 Only a fool will worship the statue itself as most are not worshipping the statue itself. So you're wrong in believing because your kneeling your worshipping as its God.
I am so grateful for these videos because as a Christian it is so important to know how to speak to people who have been deceived by false doctrines. I wish I would've learned this sooner because when speaking to Catholic family members it was hard to explain why it's wrong.
It's hard to explain that Catholicism is wrong because it's not. If it is then Jesus is a liar and the Holy Spirit is ineffective.
Im an atheist that feels the same about people in false doctrines
The deception is strong and hard for them to break the chains, but hallelujah to those that do...Heaven rejoices! 🙌✝️
@@bridgefin God is not a man that he should lie.
@@samuelmidzi8240
You: God is not a man that he should lie.
Me: Correct. Thus when Jesus said that the gates of Hell would not prevail against his church he precluded anyone from claiming that his church failed and thus Protestantism had to take over.
I am a Catholic and I feel it is necessary to tell you that there is a difference between worship and reverence...
We have reverence for the Blessed Mother and for the Saints but we worship Jesus Christ. We ask the Saints and Mary to pray for us just we would ask anyone else to pray for us. The Catholic Church is a church of communion, that is to say we believe that we all are in this together. Those that have gone before us are still within reach of prayer. We can talk to our loved ones and ask for their prayers. Just as we pray for their souls they pray for ours.
The Church Militant (those on Earth)
The Church Suffering (Souls in Purgatory)
The Church Triumphant (Souls in Heaven)
We believe this is the Communion of Saints. We are all praying for each other asking God for his guidance and mercy. We do not worship any but the Triune God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), however, we do ask others to pray for and with us.
Bro go read Exodus 20:4-5 pray to jesus before u read and ask him to remove the spiritual veil first.Get back to me Hans.God bless
@@tynanrusoke6518 to be honest I’m so used to seeing Catholics worship Jesus but not Mary and those other Catholics who worship Mary are wrong.
Wrong doctrine. It is an act of extreme dishonour of the Blessed Virgin Mary to mould a rotten image of mud or cement, and bow down to it with a false label that it represents the Blessed Mary. Those idols are ugly and represent idolatry at the highest level.
I was a Roman Catholic for 58 years. I felt in my spirit that the Lord wanted me baptised - full immersion. It took me a long time to really believe that the Lord wanted me baptised. I finally obeyed and when I was baptised - full immersion (I state full immersion as I was baptised as a baby whereby the priest poured water over my forehead) the Lord opened my eyes to the idolatry I had been involved in. The Third Commandment about graven images became really alive for me and I knew I had to get rid of statues, religious images etc., I now follow Jesus only. I keep my eyes and focus on HIM and His Word.
I'm a Catholic who has art as reminders but I DO NOT bow to them.
www.google.com/amp/s/churchpop.com/2015/03/20/this-protestant-researched-marian-miracles/amp/
@@sunshinegirl4660 unlike you, why would they lie?
Pat Aherne - can you please elaborate? Who is talking about lying?
@@kaykay3585 Exactly. Thats what statues are for..to be a reminder! God bless you Tea
Teaching truth in love. A great example for us all! Thanks
They taught no truth. They do nothing but lie. They are demonic in how they attempt to gaslight people, putting fear and division out there to cause trouble. They are immoral men with no sense of rationality or conscience.
Total falsehood buddy
@@johnyang1420 hi John, I watched the show again. What is false about it?
THANKYOU RAY I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON YOUR CHANNEL TO WATCH WHEN I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT SOME TRUTH, NOT THE FILTH THATS EVERYWHERE ELSE ON SOCIAL MEDIA! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!
Their lies are filth, and they will be severely judged by God for bearing false witness. Why do you enjoy listening to fake Christians lie about real Christians?
Uf you think you got truth here they you are gullible.
Many Protestants worship by praying and singing songs. Catholics worship through the celebration of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist (Mark 14: 22, John 6:53), the celebration of the Holy Mass (Luke 22;19, Exodus 31:14). When we pray to Mary and saints don't accuse us of worshiping them. We don't worship the same way you do.
@@gregnugent6195 I cannot find any scripture that points us to pray to Mary there are countless scriptures that say;
And whatsoever ye shall ask in MY name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:13
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because HE maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. Romans 8:27
For there is one God, and ONE MEDIATOR between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 1 Tim 2:5
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy FATHER which is in secret - Matt 6:6
I only speak bible my friend
Thanks guys 👍.
Great news to the catholics who have ears to hear and are humble like children to be born anew as Jesus said.
I was brainwashed in catholicism for almost 30 years and I praise God for revealing the Son Jesus Christ to me when I pursued the truth.
The pope ,leader of the catholic faith, now supporting the Gay Movement should open their eyes to search for the truth now than never before.
Let's remember, JIL said, the worst illiterate is one that cannot think for him/herself.
Search the scriptures for yourself to have a personal relationship with your creator.
Scripture says it is not for personal interpretation.
@@bridgefin he never said it was for personal interpretation
@@randomcommenter395
He very clearly said that here: "Search the scriptures for yourself to have a personal relationship with your creator."
@@bridgefin yeah, having a personal relationship with God is what you’re supposed to do. Where did you get the idea that meant personally interpreting scripture?
@@randomcommenter395
You should have a personal relationship with Jesus.
You: Where did you get the idea that meant personally interpreting scripture?
Me: I didn't. Many have done that while being illiterate. Scripture not needed for that relationship but access to the Gospels in some form is required.
You guys crack me up. Laughing 30 seconds in....😂 you guys are awesome! Love you, brothers!
They are not brothers. They are liars and deceivers. They boldly and openly lie about what the Church teaches. This is pure evil. They have no excuse. They will not repent. Why do you support such vile behavior? Why are all the supposed Christians here so fake? Why do they tolerate, approve, and praise these vile men who do nothing but lie?
Great informative video. Thank you. So much to learn
God bless you guys and continuo teaching the gospel
Exactly!!! They are bowing down to a graven image..... Help us Lord to look to you only, pray to you only.... thank you God for your word and the Holy Spirit...💜🙏🏻💜
Bowing is a sign of respect. Idolatry consists in the internal intention to put someone or something else in place of God. Two completely different things. When you falsely imply that showing respect is an act of idolatry, then you become a false witness and are violating the commandment.
Many Protestants worship by praying and singing songs. Catholics worship through the celebration of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist (Mark 14: 22, John 6:53), the celebration of the Holy Mass (Luke 22;19, Exodus 31:14). When we pray to Mary and saints don't accuse us of worshiping them. We don't worship the same way you do.
I use to be a Roman .. We had what was called "the Travelling Virgin" come to our house on occasion. I was there and heard it said by the Lady praying "I Worship You Mary" ,, no one ever stopped her from saying that...Even now Mom will not get rid of her statues .. "They are her friends"
The correct Catholic doctrine is that we worship Jesus, and Father, and Holy Spirit, and that we only venerate Mary and the saints. We can, however pray to Mary and the saints---prayer is not always worship. All Mary and the saints do is pray for us----they have no power of their own.
@@georgepenton808 because they dead
@@georgepenton808
Corinthians 10:19-20: “What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything? Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.” When sacrifices are made to idols, it is actually an act of worshipping demons.
@@georgepenton808
Sincerely curious, and not arguing or putting down catholicism...where does the scripture tell us to pray to Mary, or anyone else? The example Jesus gave the disciples of prayer was a prayer to "Our Father who art in heaven...." and not to Mary.
This has always confused me 🤔
@@danieldominguez7698 What sacrifices do Catholics make to idols or statues, Daniel?
I left Catholic Church in 2017...Now im beliver only in Christ he died for my sins.
You were Catholic by name, you neither got what's the word means
I wonder what you believed when you were Catholic if you didn't then believe Jesus died for our sins?🤔
Amen!!!
Most of my Know members pray to statues of Mary n saints,thy bow down to statue n pray to thm ,see thy cannot hear our prayers n heal us..Only Jesus can hear all our prayers n answer all....As I know 80% Catholic don't read Bible instead thy do rosary prayer to Mary in church ND also at home....Pope all of sudden now said v shd ND convert anyone or preach gospel to anyone,Pope did not read Bible I guess...Jesus clearly tell to his disciples to spread the word of God every corner of Earth ....Best is to leave Catholic church n go to othr churches who teach word of God 🙏
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Beautiful and great message from the Word of God- TRUTH!
beautifully said, gentlemen. thank you very much for this series and for this specific video.
They are liars. The Church has never taught that anyone is to be worshiped other than God. These men are hypocrites who flaunt their lying. They preach the commandments on one hand and then casually and repeatedly break the commandment against bearing false witness.
@@MillionthUsernamewhich ten commandments, the one your church changed.
@@johntaylor4707 These liars break the commandment not to bear false witness. And now you are lying as well by falsely claiming that the Church "changed" the commandments.
I left the Catholic church after 40 years of being a Catholic. I investigated the doctrines and beliefs myself (biased TOWARD the church) and I found out I was wrong to follow their made up doctrines and beliefs. I went to 5 different churches and they NEVER told us to read a Bible nor bring one with me. THEY told ME what God is saying and it's not up for debate. Now I read the Bible and let the Holy Spirit tell me what it says. No priest required and no heathen repeating of the same prayers. And that Mary can't do anything for you, even Jesus ignored her outside the gate. Also, my last church showed me what they did with our money and only 6% of it went to the poor, whom I thought we helped out A LOT MORE than that! A church CAN"T save you, only Jesus can!
in my church they always tell to recheck it in the bible, the reverant tells us to not trust him but trust the bible first. I am a christian, calvinist from Holland.
@@nielsqbc4 It sounds like you have a good reverend :)
@@nielsqbc4 calvinism is wrong. Go through each of the 5 points and you can refute it with the Bible. It's another doctrine of men.
But where did the Bible come from in the first place? From the Catholic Church. From the Council of Hippo, 393 a.d. Google it yourself.
@@georgepenton808 wrong they made a TRANSLATION
Beautiful God bless you all! 🙏🏽🙏🏽✝️❤️
One of the first people I talked to the gospel about that was a stranger got into a heated argument with me about the worship of Mary. I use to think about how I failed to get my message across because it didnt end to well but from yall I learned that the only failure in evangelizing is the failure to evangelize at all.
Ive used those exact scriptures that yall were talking about.
We don't worship Mary. If you say we do, along with these evil men in the video, God will judge you for it since you will be engaging in mortal sin by bearing false witnesses. If you loved Jesus, you would not be falsely accusing Catholics of worshiping Mary. That is a lie from the pit of hell, and that's exactly where God will throw all liars when they come before Him to be judged.
@@MillionthUsername what's this title of queen of heaven and earth mean?
@@troywalstra9300 Jesus is Lord of Heaven and earth. Mary is His Mother, and in the davidic kingdom the Queen was the mother of the King, so Mary is our Queen.
@MillionthUsername and that's called idolatry.
The phrase queen of heaven appears in two passages of the Bible, both in the book of Jeremiah. The first passage deals with the things the Israelites were doing that provoked the Lord to anger. Entire families were involved in idolatry. The children gathered wood, and the men used it to build altars to worship false gods. The women were engaged in kneading dough and baking cakes of bread for the “Queen of Heaven” (Jeremiah 7:18). This title referred to Ishtar, an Assyrian and Babylonian goddess also called Ashtoreth and Astarte by various other groups. She was thought to be the wife of the false god Baal, also known as Molech. The motivation of women to worship Ashtoreth stemmed from her reputation as a fertility goddess, and, as the bearing of children was greatly desired among women of that era, worship of this “queen of heaven” was rampant among pagan civilizations. Sadly, it became popular among the Israelites as well.
The second passage that refers to the queen of heaven is Jeremiah 44:17-25, where Jeremiah is giving the people the word of the Lord which God has spoken to him. He reminds the people that their disobedience and idolatry has caused the Lord to be very angry with them and to punish them with calamity. Jeremiah warns them that greater punishments await if they do not repent. They reply that they have no intentions of giving up their worship of idols, promising to continue pouring out drink offerings to the queen of heaven, Ashtoreth, and even going so far as to credit her with the peace and prosperity they once enjoyed because of God’s grace and mercy.
It is unclear where the idea that Ashtoreth was a “consort” of Yahweh originated, but it’s easy to see how the blending of paganism that exalts a goddess with the worship of the true King of heaven, Yahweh, can lead to the combining of God and Ashtoreth. And since Ashtoreth worship involved sexuality (fertility rites and temple prostitution), the resulting relationship, to the depraved mind, would naturally be one of a sexual nature. Clearly, the idea of the “queen of heaven” as the consort or paramour of the King of heaven is idolatrous and unbiblical.
There is no queen of heaven. There has never been a queen of heaven. There is most certainly a King of Heaven, the Lord of hosts. He alone rules in heaven. He does not share His rule or His throne or His authority with anyone. The idea that Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the queen of heaven has no scriptural basis whatsoever. Instead, the idea of Mary as the queen of heaven stems from proclamations of priests and popes of the Roman Catholic Church. While Mary was certainly a godly young woman greatly blessed in that she was chosen to bear the Savior of the world, she was not in any way divine, nor was she sinless, nor is she to be worshiped, revered, venerated, or prayed to. All followers of the Lord God refuse to be worshiped. Peter and the apostles refused to be worshiped (Acts 10:25-26; 14:13-14). The holy angels refuse to be worshiped (Revelation 19:10; 22:9). The response is always the same: “Worship God!” To offer worship, reverence, or veneration to anyone but God is nothing short of idolatry. Mary’s own words in her “Magnificat” (Luke 1:46-55) reveal that she never thought of herself as “immaculate” or deserving of veneration; on the contrary, she was relying on the grace of God for salvation: “And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Only sinners need a savior, and Mary recognized that need in herself.
Furthermore, Jesus Himself issued a mild rebuke to a woman who cried out to Him, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you" (Luke 11:27), replying to her, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it." By doing so, He curtailed any tendency to elevate Mary as an object of worship. He could certainly have said, “Yes, blessed be the Queen of Heaven!” But He did not. He was affirming the same truth that the Bible affirms-there is no queen of heaven, and the only biblical references to the “queen of heaven” refer to the goddess of an idolatrous, false religion.
@@troywalstra9300 spot on my friend.
The Catholics quietly have in the recent past calling Mary the Co-Redeemer.. They do believe that her physical body was assumed into heaven, Not by a normal human death.
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Attributing omnipotence and omnipresence to Mary when these are qualities of only the most high God
Mary is not omnipotent but she is omniscient and omnipresent, but only because God made her so.
"My only power is the power of my Son."
--Mary, in one of her apparitions (Fatima, I think)
@@georgepenton808 Do you know that the "Gospel" is? Do you know what the "Good news" is?
@@georgepenton808 Timothy Kauffman is a NASA engineer. This lecture is on the apparitions of Mary.
www.trinitylectures.org/MP3/The_Occult_and_Roman_Superstitions,_Timothy_Kauffman.mp3
@@mam241 I know that the Gospel is not a license to commit sin like Protestants think.
"If anyone should still believe in the stupid ten commandments let him chase himself to the Jews."
--Martin Luther
Protestantism is grounded in the foundations of the solas. So, unless something Luther said was inspired one can not argue it is a Protestant doctrine of any sort. Moreover, taking things out of context is either ignorant or intellectually dishonest.
“Sex is a wedding gift from God”. Profound!
"They're my creation! I get to watch them get laid."
Sounds no less perverted.
@@chucky705 people like you pervert everything
@@chucky705 God didn't say that...you did!!!
Joe Bolling actually its a gift to reproduce to most
@@chucky705 dangerous ground Kid
I was a catholic but God opened my eyes and now I’m a Cristian… it makes me sad how people rather worship a man made image and on top of that they get offended and angry at you when you try to make them understand that it is an abominable act against our Creator!!!
I love the Lord with all my heart, mind, soul and spirit…. and after I found out the truth I woul never ever bow down to any image!!!
Sounds like God excommunicated you from his church.
Nobody worships statues, let alone faithful Catholics. Who do you think you're fooling?
Thanks much for the program!
if praying and saying hail mary 53 times isnt worship idk is ...please stop worshiping mary
What about repeating the same refrain over and over in a song? The Hail Mary comes from the bible, we are praying the bible
The "rosary" goes against the teachings of Jesus, who disapproved of the REPETITION of prayers!
J. G. That’s not true it is against vain repetitions. Praying to God is not vain repetitions.
@@d.j.s.7387 ALL REPETITIONS are VAIN! ALL prayers are USELESS!
J. G. You should tell Jesus to stop repeating his prayers...
Matthew 26:44
44 So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words.
Fantastic video! Very clarifying and informative-let is ALL pray for our Catholic brothers/sisters to seek Jesus only 🙏🏻
I'm sure millions of Roman Catholics are praying just as hard for YOU that you might be "saved"!
Catholicism is Christ Centered. The mass is focused on Jesus. In Protestant churches, the service is centered on the pastor.
@@j.g.8494 Let us all say a Hail Mary for the conversion of Ray Comfort and of all Protestants.
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He needs more than that! How about a few rosaries?
@@bridgefin 10-4 on that. But I do have a gut feeling that Ray Comfort really is a sincere seeker of truth and I think he might one day convert. I had the same feeling about Newt Gingrich and he converted.
I was born a Roman Catholic and I’m now a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ and making other disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. Lots of Catholics are praying to the Blessed Virgin Mary and think that they are praying to Jesus. One guy that I baptized in the Sea and I was teaching him. I asked him a question? Are you now talking to Jesus 24/7 . He said that he was talking to Jesus saying Hail Mary. . He realized that he wasn’t talking to Jesus and repented ❤ He now has no objections talking to Jesus 24/7 . A Catholic doesn’t become Protestant but a disciple of Jesus. The Protestants and Catholics need to do business directly with Jesus for salvation. Unless we’re born again we will not see the kingdom or enter the kingdom John 3:3-5
You: Lots of Catholics are praying to the Blessed Virgin Mary and think that they are praying to Jesus
Me: Baloney.
You: A Catholic doesn’t become Protestant but a disciple of Jesus.
Me: If he leaves the Catholic church he is on the path to damnation if he is fully aware of what he is doing.
I grew up as a Roman Catholic, I love my 5 siblings, brother and 4 sisters. Grandpas Grandmas all aunts and uncles. We must be loving toward them as instructed by Christ. The Truth has set me free of RC...ism, love and truthful
kind words will do much more than anger and hostility towards them.
They watch me closely and I must admit I haven't done a good job thus far.
Forgive me Lord and change me as only you can do. AMEN. Draw them unto yourself AMEN.
Why do you call yourself "God Father"? You do know that's blasphemy, right?
It's easy to be kind to people you love...you are also supposed to love your enemies. That's the challenge.
@@evabartlett4599 I agree with your last statement. Your first question, GF is only a handle for the tube, it means nothing unless you want it to....and I don't. You accuse me of blasphemy, that is a false accusation, I pray for you Eva, that you repent of your false accusation. As far as I am concerned I forgive you. As a catholic I was a godfather for one of my sister's sons, and that only meant if his parents died, I am to look after him, not that I'm the Holy Spirit.
@@beaudidly5347 Lean not on your own understanding.
@@evabartlett4599The devil quotes scripture as well, as he is the accuser of the brethern.
@@beaudidly5347 Repent for your blasphemy, and quit changing the subject.
I’m a Catholic and still practicing Catholic and I can definitely see many of these faults in our church. It has a lot to do with the lack of emphasis in studying scripture itself so you learn more from one another and as we all know, we tend to distort stories and messages we receive by word of mouth.
Read your catechism all the teachings are biblical ,referenced with bible citations. czcams.com/video/_IXZoV-jhog/video.html
ohm star I understand what the teachings should be ideally and then there is what happens in reality. I’m referring to the reality and maybe there is just the case where I’m from.
But scripture goes against the teachings of the church too often. When I was 25 I left the Catholic Church. I found out that many of the teachings were antithetical to the word of God. When I questioned this, I was told that "only a Priest can interpret the scriptures." This is what Muslims, and Johovah's Witnesses say also. The prayer beads are also a common thread in Islam, Hinduism, and many others. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Matthew 6:7.
The perpetual virginity of Mary is not Biblical, the brothers and sisters spoke of in the Gospels are not "cousins", there was a different word for that used for his cousin John the Baptist.
Mary was not only not born without sin, but proclaims in Luke the Jesus is "my savior."
Baptism always meant full body submersion and for adults. There is no Biblical foundation that babies need this "sacrament" to be saved. In fact, baptism by itself even in the NT is not a necessity for salvation. In one case a man and his entire family are saved prior to being baptized.
Purgatory is an invention by the Roman church to extort money by convincing followers they could literally pay to get their loved ones out of hell. Pretty sick.
Paul says that if you add to Grace it ceases to be Grace. And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. Romans 11:16. And For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8.
There are many others, but I will leave it with a few to think about.
The problem we have when we are young esp. is that our religion becomes our identity. It can be difficult to understand that it is not our identity. Until that happens you will be reluctant to let it go and follow the truth.
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You have bought into the Protestant propaganda. When it comes to Mary they will forget to tell you that the Reformers who started Protestantism held all of the Marian doctrines. And defended them all from Scripture. You are accepting a faulty interpretation of Scripture from amateurs and rebels.
@@bridgefin Gee, that’s funny. I’m not a Catholic, I know much about the Reformation and I know that none of that is true. How about you don’t speak for those when you know nothing about them?
Have you any clue how much the Catholic Church has added to scripture? The Apocrypha was rejected because it was erroneous, but just ignore that because adding it to the Bible wasn’t disingenuous at all. Nor was it a direct middle finger to God’s warning in Revelation 22:18 about adding to His word. The Catholic Church did it anyway.
So go ahead and tell me about that “propaganda” from the Protestant church. I could go on for days about the abuse in the Catholic Church. Looks like you’re just throwing stones because you have only a strawman argument to make.
I remember my new Christian friend mentioning that “Mary was a nice person, but you shouldn’t pray to her.” She was repeating what she told her niece who was attending catholic school. She was being taught the prayer to Mary. I grew up catholic and when I heard her say that, it was like roots were being pulled out of my soul. It took me a while to receive what she was saying but I eventually understood and repented of my sin.
wHAT WHY DID YOU DO THAT ITS NOT A SIN AJDJAJJDJS bro if you feel bad abt loving mama Mary too much, just know that you cant love her as much as Jesus did. dude like, you ask her to pray for u, like how we ask our friends to pray for us :)) amd Jesus LOVED mama Mary aoskdksks so yeah ITS NOT A SIN SJSJAJAK its only a sin when you worship her above God so yeah.
@@beancate You don’t tell your dead friend to pray for you. You tell one that you can physically see, knowing that they will pray for you. But even then, at some point you’re going to have to stop asking people to pray for you, and come to God yourself
@@beancate Mary is human that live and die, went to Heaven and is with her Heavenly Father. You don’t pray or talk to the dead. She doesn’t hear anyway.
@@ellenharney238 you consider blessed the ground that christ walked on, but not the womb of which He was born. she didn't die, she was assumed body and soul to heaven.
We didn't know any better then.
So sad to see people talking so bad about Jesus Mother the only woman that God choose to be the representation of a Mother and Evangelic just understand the power of a loving mother for his son. We are his or her son or daughter. We dont worship we pray the Rosary to let her know we need you as a mother please Mary pray for us sinners. Pray with Jesus for our sin so God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit for give us. So simple why people need to disgrace our Mother Mary.
Mary's Magnificat was not when Gabriel spoke to her but when she met up with Elizabeth.
Very well put. Thank you. So glad God revealed to me this truth, as I was Catholic.
Sarah, you traded your birtright for a mess of porridge.
@@georgepenton808 xx
@Art Alvarez No pope has ever claimed to be God Incarnate like Jesus, or equality with Jesus in any way.
@Art Alvarez The pope and the bishops have the authority to make rules for the Catholic people because Jesus gave to Peter, the first pope, that authority at Matthew 16:19.
How do you think the day of rest and worship got changed from Saturday to Sunday (Acts 20:7)? By the authority Jesus gave the Catholic Church at Matthew 16:19.
@Mary Lancaster At Matthew 16:18-19 Jesus makes Peter the first pope. The present day English word "pope" is not used but the concept is there.
I grew up in a Catholic Orphanage and each evening we sang a song to Mary to spread her coat over us. Of course I did not know who Mary was and never heard of Christ. We went to church every morning to participate in Mass. I knew I was not right with God but did not know how to do so. One day, I was about 8 years old I prayed for God to come down and show us what he was like. It was 20 years later and God brought me to an Evangelical Church were I met Christ. Yes I received much false teaching in the Catholic Church which keeps you from Christ and his Salvation. I appreciate your ministry as you tell the truth
What false teaching? I thought you claimed you weren't taught anything. You said you never heard of Christ or Mary even though you went to Mass every day. That doesn't seem to be possible to go to Mass every day and never hear about Jesus since the Mass is all about Jesus.
María duerme esperando la resurrección, Jesús es Señor, está vivo y puede escuchar tu oración.
God bless you brothers! God has helped you address the topic in truth and love!
Love it... ❤️❤️❤️
Clear, straight to the point
He got to his point but he missed the truth.
Many Protestants worship by praying and singing songs. Catholics worship through the celebration of the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist (Mark 14: 22, John 6:53), the celebration of the Holy Mass (Luke 22;19, Exodus 31:14). When we pray to Mary and saints don't accuse us of worshiping them. We don't worship the same way you do.
I'm a former Roman Catholic (went to Catholic schools run by Irish Christian Brothers) and I encourage all honest Catholics who believe their church gets all of its beliefs from the Bible to Google "List of Catholic Heresies and Human Traditions" which shows clearly where many of the church's beliefs came from and they weren't from the Word of God.
In fact, most of Catholic tradition, which the church maintains is of equal value to the Bible, is actually in opposition to what the Bible teaches. Go ahead read it and make up your own mind. I pray that your eyes will be opened.
Jesus Christ our great and kind God and savior, built His Church on Peter the rock way before the new testament was even written. The same Church authority in Peter that stood up and put an end to all the debating at the council in Jerusalem since Scripture alone could not, and that later determined which of the over 75 letters written were to be included in the new testament and which were not. The Catholic Church that Jesus Christ established does not worship Mary as being God, that is reserved for Jesus Christ and His Eternal Father and Spirit alone, yet, the Catholic Church does give Mary special reverence, as did the Jews with the ark of the covenant of old, as seen in Elizabeth, who proclaimed, "Who am I that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?", (Luke 1:43, 2 Samuel 6:9), as all generations shall call Mary blessed. You are in my prayers! God bless you!
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The Catholic Church is the One True Church founded by our dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Church is Jesus' mystical body and mystical bride, so to reject the Catholic Church is to reject Jesus Humself. This is why outside the Catholic Church there is no salvation.
Jesus and Mary are not competitors. They are on the same team.
@@matthewbroderick8756 call Mary blessed doesn't mean be on your knees in front of her. She is a human being, she received from God, she didn't create anything. But people prefer pray a female goddess, as they did for Astarte, so they use Mary for that .
It was interesting to hear this message. I’m not Catholic but I learned some things today and I appreciate that!
It would make more sense to go to a Catholic channel to actually learn what catholics believe or pick up the catechism of the Catholic Church. This guy is spreading misinformation. I wouldn't go to a Catholic to learn what protestants believe. I would go to a protestant channel to learn what protestants believe.
If you listen to Ray Comfort, or any other lying anti-Catholic bigot, you will learn nothing about the Catholic Faith.
Take RCIA…..Protestants know zero about Catholicism.
These are lies. Learn about the Catholic church from the Catholic church. You don't call a plumber to fix an electrical problem.
@@kkarns8732 So to learn about Satan does one go to Satan or can they trust the word of God?
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#3) Ex 20:4 You shall not make for yourself an idol,
v5 You shall not [ BOW DOWN ] to them or worship them;
So our works do matter for our salvation?
Yes they do! I have been rised catholic so I know. Just recently I have talked to catholic charismatic about sleep paralysis and bad dreams and the girl said that I should use a prayer to Mary insted of Jesus because the prayers to Mary are more powerfull??? Can you belive that? She said she prayed to Mary to get a job and Mary answerd her prayers. I guess she only prayes to Mary and she is not the only one. I was shocked. She said a have a demon because I don't exept Mary and catholicsm. Woow. . Just wanted to share that mind blowing deception. Every argument they have is from the catholic priests or the pope. Almost everyone is catholic, new ager or an atheist in my countrey so I'm almost alone here.
That person was 100000% wrong. I am also Catholic. All Mary can do is pray with/for you. She has no power. Period. End. She is a mother to us all but is NOT God. That woman needs A LOT of help. Sorry you were so so badly misinformed. I’ve had sleep paralysis. It happens because your brain secrets a chemical that literally paralyzes you so that you don’t actually do what you are doing in your dreams. If you wake up very fast, before the effects of the paralytic wear off, you won’t be able to move. Not even to take a deep breath. No matter how hard you try. I know because it’s happened to me! It. Is. Terrifying. But completely normal. I really wouldn’t worry about it. Are you covered in the blood of Jesus?? Do you believe you lie in the very palm of His hand? If that is so, what power could possibly over-power Him? Did you invite a demon into your life?? If the answer is no then you have nothing to worry about. Still, if your mind becomes anxious and you feel scared, call aloud “In the name of Jesus I bind all that might want to cause me harm. This house and all within it belong to Jesus Christ!” You might even ask your Mother to sit with you and pray over you while you sleep. I’ll keep you in my prayers as well.
Mary was incredibly lucky to be chosen and incredibly lucky she was given the chance to repent and surrender her life to Jesus.
Surely surrender, but why repent if she had no sin to repent from?
We don’t worship saints or other Jesus disciples we “venerate” them we respect the image. as catholic we only worship God🙏🏽❤️
We are to speak the Truth in love. I thank you! I've had, and have many friends who have come out of Catholicism. In fact, my mentor, told me when she "left" the Catholic church, she said/prayed, Father, I'm not leaving You, but I am leaving this religion, because something is just NOT right!
So she walked away sincerely wanting God, and seeking His Truth. Anytime we get away from Truth, that's a scary, slippery slope. I've ministered to people before, and asked them whether they are born-again/Christian? They will answer like, 'No, I'm not a Christian I'm a Catholic.' Wow!
I've even heard from some of your tapings, others saying that also... We should desire Truth ABOVE all else, even if that differs from all we "think" we know! I actually had to leave my own denomination to fully follow Jesus in Truth, with my all. Again, there are NO denominations in Heaven! Only followers of Truth... Jesus says, ".... I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life..." in Jesus name 🙏
"Without the way there is no going. Without the truth there is no knowing. And without the life there is no living."
--St. Thomas a Kempis
@Mary Lancaster Jesus is indeed the way, the truth, and the life. All the more reason to belong to His Church, the Catholic Church, and not one of the phoney counterfeit Protestant churches.
"Without the way there is no going. Without the truth there is no knowing. And without the life there is no living."
--St. Thomas a Kempis
@John you are right about one thing. There is only one church. It isnt the Church of the Roman's. There is no salvation within the Catholic church. Jesus saves not your man made harlot church that tortured and murdered millions and millions of Christians and backed Hitlers rise to power.
@@johnvitalli3751 according to your own church the anabaptists predate your man made paganized unbiblical evil church. But I'm sure you know better than your cardinals.
@@johnvitalli3751 TO BAD YOU ARE STILL LOST !! YOU SHOULD DO YOURSELF A FAVOR ... READ THE REAL HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC "CHURCH"... AND YOU WILL SEE HOW IT WAS A COMBINATION OF CHRISTIAN AND THE "IDOL" WORSHIP OF THE PEOPLE ,
SO IT WAS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE !! LOOK IT UP YOURSELF !!! YOU WILL FIND THE TRUTH IF YOU WANT THE "TRUTH" !!
THE ONLY " HEAD" OF THE " CHURCH " ... IS CHRIST !!
THE ONLY WAY TO THE " "FATHER GOD "... IS THROUGH THE " CHRIST "!!
OPEN YOUR EYES , TAKE OFF THOSE SCALE'S !!!
I was raised as a roman catholic, and was baptized in the catholic church at the age of 12. . . when i went to sunday classes(i disliked it very much) but they never spoke or taught from the bible. They spoke of other people who were irrelevant. When i was in the catholic church, i elevated Mary above all, I remember telling my dad that i would always be a catholic and never will i change . . but man when God came to me, He has the power to change anyone...
I remember when i had heard the gospel for the first time in my 20's . oh how i wanted to know more of this Jesus.
I remember telling the person who told me the gospel, "I'm confused concerning Mary" and his response was, "ask your Father who is in heaven. You are His child now". (This was days after i believed the gospel)
Well i did what he told me to do. I had ask My Father who was in heaven concerning Mary, and His response was so simple . . . "This is my beloved Son , in whom I am well pleased. Listen and follow Him".. And i was quick to renounce and repent all of my catholic ways.
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who redeems His people and sets them on the Rock of eternal life. Blessed is Him indeed!
And i started realizing the error in the catholic church . . . from idols to confessions to all of these traditions of man.
I found out the Mary cannot save me. She can't do nothing for me. I also found out that she did not stayed a virgin
Did you not listen at mass the Gospel is read at every Mass so is psalms. And at every Mass it goes through Jesus life at every Mass we say the Lords prayer as Jesus taught us at Every Mass we remember the last supper and Jesus death on the cross at every Mass the Bread and Wine became His body and blood. As Jesus said this is my Body not that it represents his body but that it is his body. Read your Bible you will see after Jesus rose from the dead he breathed in the Apostles 1st priests and said receive the Holy spirit who's sins you forgive are forgiven who's sins you retain are retained. Remember Jesus gave Peter the authority to bind and lose. So you walked away from the church started by Christ who gave authority to peter
Thank you for sharing that Juan.. I'm amazed how many refuse to even look into it for themselves like you did. Keep telling your story Christian brother. If only 1 out of 10,000 listen enough to look into it and they find the truth, then you've done a good job and it's worth it. March on Christian soldier!
@@twerro and if you read your Bible you would see that we are forbidden to drink blood. Lev 17:13-14.
Also the apostles had his dead body and they did not drink his blood or eat his flesh. Why not? They could have. But they didn't because they understood was metaphorical not literal. And they very well knew the Hebrew Law that they were not allowed to drink blood. And Jesus would not advise them to break his laws.
Also, Peter was not a Catholic. Peter was never a pope. First of all he was married, secondly he was a Messianic Jew.
Teraise Weeravong Yes, the four gospel accounts are read during mass, but this is not THE gospel message. THE gospel is defined in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 “Now I would remind you, brothers, of the GOSPEL I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you-unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures”
So the gospel is that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and was raised for our salvation. The four gospels that are read during mass are called gospels because they are the written accounts of Christ’s work on our behalf for our salvation. Catholics recite these books during mass, but do not have a proper understanding of what they were all about.
Sandina 2cents I’m a Lutheran here so I will give my “2 cents” on this ;) No one understood Jesus to be literally saying take a fork and eat his literal dead body and bring a cup and collect his blood and drink it. However, we do affirm that Christ meant what he said, and mysteriously gives us his true body and blood in the Eucharist. It is a means of grace in which we receive the benefits of his work on the cross. We don’t call it anything like transubstantiation though, since it is still referred to as bread and wine, body and blood. And we don’t try to explain it in general, but just accept this mystery since He said “this IS my body”
Wow this is exactly what I needed to hear. I'm going to be asking a family friend who is catholic about what she believes in and why she does. She married man who is Catholic so she had to become Catholic. I'm a long time big time Christian who is sold out crazy for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This vid was just brought across my path at just the right time. Praise God for His truth to be revealed and received by her family. Thank you so much!! You really blessed my life with easy understanding based on The Bible.
If you are sold out for Christ why do you reject so many of his teachings?
How can I ask you some questions that I have? Can I do it in this comment section?
pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death.
...pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.
-James 5:16
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Yes James 5:16 is true, but directed to whom?
If I can pray for you, and you can pray for me, why can't Mary, who is much closer to God than you or I are, pray for us?
"My only power is the power of my Son."
---Mary, in one of her aplearances to one of the saints
@@georgepenton808 Because Christ did not tell us to pray to anyone other than GOD. We are not to bow down to any statues, pray to statues, kiss feet of statues or keep in our home any statues of Mary. That is idolatry.
@@georgepenton808 Mary is dead, she can't pray for you, and Satan uses visions to deceive many people. How can you prove that these apparitions are not Satan's device? Pouring a bunch of water on them? That doesn't do anything.
@@leahjames6870 if I may ask where in the Bible does it say we shall not pray to anyone except God. Because one meaning of the word Pray is to ask so if there is a scripture saying we should not ask anyone except God for anything I'd be a bit curious to know why
I appreciate what God did in/with any human being's life, just as much I appreciate Him for what He's doing with mine. That's it.
Moving on...
I was raised Catholic and always prayed to God .
Do you say the rosary ?
You can’t be partaking in the Catholic rituals, you can or refer yourself as CHRISTIAN, but it’s TOTALLY different being BORN AGAIN AND the Lord calling you a true believer and follower of Christ..HIS CHILDREN/ THE CHURCH!!
Anything outside that…is NOT OF THE TRUE LORD…YOU MUST BE SAVED BY GRACE..NOT WORKS!
Read the New Testament and find the true Lord and salvation…THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WON’T BE ABLE TO STAND!!
God bless..we say this in love bc God first forgave and loved me!!
Mary was among the disciples at Christ post resurrection forty days Conference
(Acts 1:3).
She was also present with them in Jerusalem waiting and praying for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. (vs 4-14).
Which means she was among them in Acts 2:4 that were all filled with the Spirit and spoke with tongues.
God Graced her with so much more than we will ever understand.
Christ said to the Church, "whatever you bind on earth is bound in heaven". Obey His Church's teachings, because He also said to them, " he who hears you, hears me, and he who despises you, despises me".
Go study your Bible again, please.
@Tlholm what ever you establish here is accepted and confirmed in Heave.
Just as Moses was a Law Giver, so is the Church.
The word "whatever" is an absolute. There is no qualification to the authority our Lord gave the church he established. That historical church that came down through the apostles is the Catholic Church.
Our Lord Jesus is in charge and he identifies so completely with his church to the point that he said that those that reject the church reject him.
Jesus has complete trust in the church so that when the apostles and their disciples wrote the gospels and epistles these are considered the word of God himself.
The New Testament is the word of God because it is the word of the church as Jesus did not write anything that survived.
The Catholic Church is the historical church that Jesus established and came down through the apostles. It does have a checkered history with failures, sins, and crimes going to the top of it's hierarchy. But Jesus promised that the gates of hell will not prevail. The church also has a history of great saints and heroes, imperfect and sinful but doing their best to advance the Kingdom of God to the world.
Protestants defied and rejected the church thereby also rejecting the Lord. They usurped the Bible the church compiled and created their own rival churches. They brought confusion and division, and dismembered to the body of believers. This compromises and endagers the work of the Kingdom.
Protestants set themselves as their own authority, claiming the Bible alone is their authority but violating its precepts against divisions.
The solution to poorly educated Catholics is better catechism and evangelization, not abandonment of the only church Jesus established and guardian its sacraments.
@@luisaymerich9675 Christ : he who is not with me scatters .... which is true ... a good example is the Lutherians ... which have 10s of thousands of denominations ( and counting).
@Lanette There is no proof that Jesus wrote a Bible, or commanded the apostles to write the Bible to be the only authority and source of doctrine.
There is proof that Jesus established a church, and gave it the power to rule, determine doctrine, guard the Lord's teaching, minister the sacraments, forgive sins, and spread the gospel.
That Church came down from the apostles and is the one, historical Catholic Church.
@Lanette
Scripture was good for the Bereans but it was not good enough. Otherwise it would read that when the disciples came to the Bereans, the Bereans would have said "We all know about Jesus, we read it in the Bible on our own."
But that is not what Scripture shows. What it shows is the disciples explaining to the Bereans how Jesus fulfills the prophecies in Scripture and the Bereans followed along and accepted teachings of the Church.
Read it again. The passage proves the Catholic position that it is by both the Church and Scripture together that we come to know Jesus.
You cannot show the historicity of the Bible outside the historicity of the church which goes all the way to the apostles. The historical record is out there.
Protestants are able to divorce themselves from the Church because the Bible which the Church put together and canonized has already existed for over a thousand years by the time of Lutger. But Protestants still cannot come together to form a unified belief because they are their own authority but say it is the Bible.
You want proof from Scripture, first show me where it states that Scripture is the only authority. Even if it were shown to you, you will not believe Scripture because it would not fit your own authority.
If you honestly wanted the truth you would consider all the information. Instead you set up barriers even on Scripture. Yes, Mathew 16:18 shows Jesus establishing his Church on Peter along with other verses.
Unlike Protestants who establish doctrine on a single truncated verse from Scripture taken out of context, the Catholic Church considers all of Scripture together along with the experience of the Jewish people and the apostolic church.
The Pharisees demanded proof from Jesus but still rejected him. At least the Bereans listened to the Church.
I invite you to start looking at all the historical proofs with an open mind and sincere desire for truth.
Christianity has too many enemies and our own divisions impede the work of the Gospel.
What Catholics do for MARY are also seen being done for Jesus when they worship Him , so why they are that shameless to deny they worship Mary ?
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Awesome comment , bro .
Bluebird Eagles fly bluebird maybe you can find answers if you reach while in your nest
Jesus taught us exactly how to pray, verbatim. He taught that God is our Father and that we are to pray directly to Him, and do this in Christ Jesus' name. Matthew 6: 7-15
We pray asking Mary to pray for us since she live together with her son in heaven. We are happy to see her being chosen by God the Father to conceive his son.
@David S. You mean to say that even the pastors/priests are not allowed to pray for us? Jesus pray for us and we pray to Jesus so that he pray for us to his God the Father?
@@sulongenjop7436 The difference is that you can see them. There's no biblical proof they respond to you or deal with your matter. The only person in heaven to pray to is Jesus. He's ENOUGH.
@@michaelabah1037 I think there are many eternal souls of dead saints and our late christian ancestors living together with God the Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit, angels in heaven. Definitely they can hear our prayers just like Jesus and his father can hear our prayers. Much better for our prayers coz they are living together sith Jesus and his mom!🤣
@@michaelabah1037 Revelation depicts the saints in Heaven knowing about our plight on earth and calling out to God for us, so you are wrong.
When Jesus was told your Mother and brother are outside waiting for you he looked at the people and said who is my mother and who are my brothers.
Mary is the First disciple of Jesus She accepted the angels Annunciation. she replied and said I am the handmaid of the Lord Let it be done to me according to your word. no doubt she 's the Real Mother of Jesus .
Mary was never a disciple. JESUS had 12 disciple's and Mary was not one of them
@@arthurgarrett3421 my point is that the Catholics put Mary as deity never said she was one of the disciples.
@@rogersantarin9164 what no😂. She’s not a disciple. Disciple is a learner/student. She’s a servant of God, like you and me.
Thank you for this. Jesus opened my eyes about the Catholic Church. I couldn't breath or sleep for a few days. I was so spiritually blind. Praise you Lord Almighty!
ew. your religion was made up by some man in the 1500s
@@beancate you worship a woman
@@Matt10264 we go to His Mother, to love Him better. just say you're a mysoginist.
Wait until you experiencing the grace. We didn't pay for it nor could we and it is free, that's why it's AMAZING!
How come you anti-Catholics can never demonstrate your false claims?
I was a devoted Catholic , my dad got shot and was close to death , I asked virgin Mary to take me instead and keep my dad. I was depressed and hated myself at that time. I prayed and cried until I passed out. When I woke up , I was in another world. Spiritual world . I saw demons, and the whole world was telling me to kill myself that I killed my dad, the hospital was full of rats, everyone was pointing at me with mean looks . I saw my dad in the hospital , I didn't recognize him . I didn't trust anyone . I saw my dad get buried so I didn't know what was real and not real. I tried to kill myself to end my nightmare but a bright white light saved me, it stopped me from killing myself. I repented from doing that . I went back to the hospital , my family saw my mark on my neck , so they put me in the mental hospital . I knew if I say my truth they will put me in there for life . So I asked to go back to my mom in the USA , because I felt homesick. And doctors told my family to take me back to my mom. ,(My dad got shot in Mexico). I left Mexico as soon as I got close to the border I stopped seeing and hearing demonic beings. And I was normal again. I left the Catholic church and I gave my life to Jesus and almost all my family members are Christians too.:) Even my dad who was possessed with demons since he was a child . He survived the wound and 20 years after he died of cancer and gave his life to Christ . .
this is what happened back then : I gave my self to the virgin which opens the door to Satan to take over . But God saved me in my ignorance. . Don't worship Mary.
Now I have the ability to discerned spirits from pastors and leaders. I see their demons. And their motives to confuse the church. And demons are all over church, trying to destroy it.
As you should have known, worshiping Mary or any other creature is a mortal sin which destroys your relationship with God. Satan is Mary's greatest enemy. She would never have given you to him. But leaving Jesus' church put you in Satan's hands so don't be surprised.
Tanks for your anecdotal and delusional story
@Mister Koben thanks for your vain comment and sarcasm which no one asked for. Seek Jesus not a denomination
Excellent video. I have often wondered about how Catholics view Mary and if this hinders them from being saved. Thank you Living Waters for your ministry.
You didn't get the truth here.
@@bridgefin What do you mean?
@@autumnsellars
For starters, Catholics don't worship Mary. These men are lying and that makes them a tool of Hell and not an aid for Heaven. And it is almost funny that the creators of Protestantism agreed with Marian doctrines which these guys and many others now reject.
These people are lying to you about what the Church teaches. Ray Comfort is an anti-Catholic bigot who continually lies about faithful Catholics.
ur going hell bozo