Fasting and prayer is important when concerning the relationship with God, that much is scriptural. But this should be a regular thing when approaching God, not one of those once a year things. Update: I'm a Catholic now. I'm home now. It's good to finally have a foundation and a Church to call home
Matthew 6:16 When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Smh
I am a Catholic and believe that fasting is good for people with sanguine or phlegmatic temperaments, and I don't see anything wrong with receivong ashes, but I think ashes should be washed off immediately after Mass. Didn't Jesus say we should wash our faces when we fasted?
No, that's not the correct. Kjv shows this.. "Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward." Also lent is not fasting, fasting is giving up all food and only drinking water.
Okay, so really quick do you pray, fast and make your petition while wearing a sackcloth? If not then why do you pick and choose what to do and not to do? You pointed out that scripture and it clearly says do all that in a sackcloth so why are the Catholics not wearing sackcloths for 40 days?
I would encourage anybody searching for the truth about the Catholic faith to listen to Dr. Brant Pitre’s biblical roots of Ash Wednesday RUclips video. There’s other Catholic biblical scholars who also explain this if you search. 🙏🏽
@@bethmainagakunga4017 if you believe that, then you don’t know the Bible. Watch the video I suggested and then if you still don’t accept that it’s biblical from a biblical scholar, then there’s nothing I can say to convince you.
@@Melissa-us4zk i believe the Bible as infallible rule of life anything out of the Bible is not for me..look at the world today the prophecies are fulfilling rapidly we are called to warn people just like Noah ,Jeremiah ,Isiah amd all the prophets especially DANIEL and JOHN in REVELATION ,we are to sound the trumpet and warn people about GODS soon coming judgement of REV 16 and sound the alarm of REV 14 :6-11 nk matter how Bible scholars try to justify applying ash on foreheads and drawing crosses its of no use because its not Biblical ...
@@Melissa-us4zk KJV. Daniel 9:3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. Okay now pay attention this is not a video that I'm sending you no this is from the kjv bible this is some Bible study for you so the truth is here now its up to you if you want to accept it or not. Now the scripture says to do all this in sackcloth and ashes I see the ashes catholics get on their forhead but where's the sackcloth? A Sackcloth is a brown burlap bag incase you didn't know so it's itchy and thin and I'm sure very uncomfortable so tell me why isn't the Catholics wearing them for 40 days? Now You can say something in between the lines of like "oh because we don't have too" but scripture says it to do all that in a sackcloth if you dont because you dont have to then thats called "picking and choosing" now that is dangerous. So you can say that "Oh this was back then in that time its different now". Well if that's the case then In the book of Malachi 3:6 says God says "Becasue I, the Lord I do not change." Also in the Book of Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." So please enlighten me where it says to do lent? Other than the fact it's a "man made tradition" if that's the case then here some scriptures you read Mark 7:8, Matthew 15: 3-9 and again read it yourself this isn't a video but other some studying you can do on your own because scripture does not come back void only words of men who do not know truth. I mean no harm just truth and I pray God opens the eyes of those Catholics who follow traditions. I pray God removes the veil and scales from their eyes and shines the light brighter than the sun so they can see His truth. ✌🏼and ❤️
Based on some of these comments looks like you stepped on some religious Spirits here. They love their religious traditions more than they love the word of God.
CaringHeart and remember that’s how the Pharisees felt towards Jesus too because they were so caught up on their traditions rather than hearing the truth
@@timothyfarrand8407 How in the world is it pagan to worship God by putting ashes on our foreheads to remind us what we are. From dust we came and to dust we shall return. How in the world is it pagan to worship Jesus no matter what day it is? Could it be deep down people like you just looking for an excuse to not worship God no matter what day of the year it is. It will always be wrong to folks like you?
Christ himself gave guidance on how to fast. Remember he fasted, and the church had a doctrine around fasting from the beginning. Remember the church existed before the Bible was fully assembled. Modern denominations have abandoned the ancient church traditions passed down by the church fathers.
249 Roman Catholics gave this a thumbs down..... Pray for them !!! Roman Catholism is the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 17 and is leading people to hellfire.
@@generalnwankwo8689 It absolutely is the truth, but it was a shadow of things to come as explained in the book of Galatians, Hebrews, etc. Jesus is the real thing! The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Starting Colossians today for Lent, my way to get into bible more, definitely fasting as well, because fasting and prayers are the foundation of Bible irrespective of tradition and culture. Jesus fasted and prayed to the Father. Everyone's personal call. Those who party before lent, they are choosing to be of flesh. Those who desire to be of spirit, seek spirit by following the Character of Jesus not any Minister or denomination. Jesus is for everyone, those who seek him. 🙏
I have to admit that I have never heard this. But, Lent has never been represented to me in that way. I am a protestant of Calvinist leanings. During Lent the idea was that you gave up something that you normally do and spend that time on a greater focusing on God. Yes, we are to focus on him everyday, but who among us can do that to the intensity we should? It tended to be a tool (for lack of a better word) to get you to spend more time in God's word. Furthermore, it was always presented to me as an imitation of Christ in the desert when he fasted for 40 days. I have never been in a church that practiced outright fasting during Lent. Those times I have fasted I have taken care to not let anyone know. (Well, my wife knows, it is a bit hard to hide it from a family member!) I remember Jesus's teaching on this. I have never been in a church where there was a "Fat Tuesday" type of celebration. That idea always struck me as weird. That said, I understand you points. You videos have forced me to re-examine many things. I'll have to think on this too.
The kind of things Catholics give up have nothing to do with getting to know God better. Why don't they ask what kind of fast God wants? (Because He makes it very clear what kind of fast He wants in Isaiah 58:6-10 - and it's not only for 40 days.)
@@thrufaithalone when you go to school you don't write you exams every day but the is time to do so,... Moreover the Bible says that there is time for everything under the sun ok, Lent is a time for us to write our exams before God while we continue to learn from him everyday.
If we want to look at history and scripture, we would look at where we got Sacred Scripture and the importance of Sacred Tradition. Also, the origin of “Fat Tuesday” was to use up all perishable foods such as eggs, meat, and milk that would expire during the season of Lent. Also, Traditional Catholics continue to fast every Friday throughout the whole year. The reason it falls on a Wednesday is because that is forty days before Easter, not to secretly ask Odin for protection. That tradition was commonplace in the church long before any Nordic histories were even written down. If you want to use a Catholic source, use a Catechism, not the “Catholic encyclopedia”
actually Lent is 46 days - but the sundays are not counted in the fast so 40 days plus sundays. And yes it wasn't supposed to be a party but to use up foods taht would not be eaten in the coming weeks. Far from any parties - In UK Shove Tuesday is 'pancake Day' not much debauchery there!
@@DrBased hahaha thanks for proving the point. Sola scriptura does not contradict it self. For scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit. I can test your tradition of the Roman Catholic Church against scripture and it has been found wanting. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 King James Version 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works 2 Peter 1:20-21 King James Version. 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost Isaiah 8:20 King James Version 20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them
@@DrBased HahHaha, but don’t you get it? I can’t your traditions put it up against scripture and even to the traditions of the time Paul talked about find it wanting? Praying/worship to Mary - not in the bible (n don’t act like yous don’t or ‘we venerate her’ she’s dead, asleep in the ground awaiting the second coming, Jesus put a an end to sacrifice system - you guys bring it back through the eucharist (n don’t act like it’s not a sacrifice again, Jesus broke bread and said do this ‘IN Remembrance in what I’m about to do’ abs you guys do the sacrifice again’, you put your own merits in salvation when it’s the merits and works of Christ that Dave not your own. The list goes on. And Jesus never gave the Roman Catholic Church any authority - He just warned against them: the little horn beast of Daniel, the son of prediction. Paul wanted Timothy against roman version of catholism to come saying they will have doctrines of demons.
2THESSALONIANS 2, 15 Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught, either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours.
For your knowledge: The christian Catholic Church was BORN in PENTECOST with PETER the apostol as the ROCK on which Jesus founded HIS CHURCH Mathew 16,18-19 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build MY CHURCH,(only ONE) and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. WE ARE THE CHURCH CHRIST FOUDED....WE ARE CATHOLIC CHURCH..! It's on the GOSPEL, THE HISTORY AND THE SUCCESSION APOSTOLIC. Blessing,
@@albertobonilla1600 so if the Catholic church is the church Jesus was talking about, why did they persecute followers of Jesus for such a long time? Why did they change the Sabbath to sunday and why did they do away with God's feasts? Why do they have false idols in their church and why do they believe the Pope is God's representation on earth? Where is that in the bible??? They continue to break God's commandments so how are they the True church?
@@albertobonilla1600 The Bible never implies that Peter was the foundation of the Catholic Church ( the word Catholic did not existed then, but instead was the ancient followers of Jesus). The Roman Catholic Church was in fact founded by Constantine I, under the council of Nicea after persecuting Cristians, He declared Jesus as his army’s patron. Constantine use Christianity to control the Cristians who would rather died than follow the Roman Empire. So it worked, we all know how the Roman Catholic Church controlled the world and the Cristians by the crusades and the saint inquisition. The New Testament makes it abundantly clear that Christ is both the foundation (Acts 4:11, 12; 1 Corinthians 3:11) and the head (Ephesians 5:23) of the church. Those who have placed their faith in Christ, as Peter did, are the church.
Fasting can absolutely purify. Your body enters a state called ketosis after a few days. Inflammation reduces, stem cell production for healing ramps up and your bowels absolutely are detoxified. How do you back up your claim that purification doesn't take place. Without any evidence it's just a claim
"Remember man you are but dust and to dust you shall return." We are not of this world and need to be reminded of that. We too often hold onto the creation and not the creator. Lent is a time where we can reflect on our lives and remove the things (give up something) that get in the way of our relationship with Jesus. Jesus went into the desert to escape from the world (distractions) and prepare himself for his ministry. That's biblical and we follow that example. You should try it!
Yes! Lent also makes us extremely aware of God's forgiveness of sins. This guy basically pulled together a high school-level essay at best, but ignores the greater picture.
You said it "prepared for his ministry" Do you minister? Are you a priest, bishop, deacon, pastor, preacher, bible teacher, worship leader, an elder or anything that deals with ministry? If not then what is your point besides you only do it 40 days once a year? When Christ did it till the cross. What you said sounds like a tradition and in the book or Mark and Matthew God's speaks about man made traditions is a false doctrine.
@@DiamondInTheRough. You're definition of ministry is unnecessarily limiting. God created all of us for a purpose (our ministry). Our performance is for His pleasure. Our joy comes from feeling His pleasure with us. You will be happier and less judgemental when you discover you're ministry. God bless you.
Doesn't the Protestant have it's own agenda too? That's why they separated from the Catholic Church not because they did it for love of God but for love of self
@@edgaracajabon9522 dont other churches have whorship on Sunday? Instead of the Sabbath. They celebrate other pagan hoildays ( that keep man made laws) they dont follow the teachings of God like God's feast. God dwells in zion.
@@cheverlyelliott5354 There's absolutely nothing wrong with worshipping Jesus on any day m we're supposed to be worshipping God on any day. What? Are we not supposed to worship God on whatever day it is? We are here to worship God everyday of our lives. We live to serve him. Ash Wednesday is just the day we observe to remember who we are. From dust we came and to dust we shall become. What this guy says is not accurate. It's not at all what he claims. He doesn't know what we Catholics truly observe
We can honor God in 3 ways. 1. Worship 2. Serving others 3. Obeying. Love is the core of all these three. When we fast, we recognize and repent our faults, and we freely give our heart, love and will to God. For his Glory and our growth and formation. BUT: Ash on forehead, on Ash Wednesday, is not a sign of fasting! It's a remembrance of our mortality and sinfulness. And that we belong to Christ despite our short comings.
@Red Man Well, there's a couple problems with your statement. 1. Ashes sprinkled over Christians have been used since the first centuries in the early Church, hundreds of years before RCC. 2. Besides the Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is celebrated among Lutherans, Anglicans, Episcopalians, Baptists, Methodists, Nazarenes, Mennonites, United Protestands and the Western Rite Orthodox. So if you understand this, you should realize that your opinion is against the historic Christianity, and the majority of todays Christianity - your brothers and sisters in Christ. This could be a place to stop and think. To gain a bit more knowledge and humility. There's more to our faith than just quoting a Bible vers, to prove your point. As I'm sure you know Mark continues with saying that "they honour God with their lips, whilst their heart is far from him." Something we all should watch out for. God with us.
I've said it many times, but I love this guy, I'm an atheist, but if Christians were more honest like him, I don't know that I would have been disillusioned with my religion due to it's hypocrisy in the first place.
Hey Justin. I have a question for you if your still monitoring comments that I'd like to ask you. Sense you are a self proclaimed atheist it's an effective one. Change your life, and your eternity, hopefully!
The prophetic scriptures are proof that there is a G-d. Can a human being without G-d’s help do what Daniel did in Daniel 9:25-26 with 100% confidence (no guessing) and the prophecy happens with historians to verify it? I don’t think so. The prophecy was told at least 483 years in advance. And there are more amazing prophecies in the Bible.
@@giovanni545 I can't. It's not a switch I can just film. I'm sure you once believed in Santa Claus when you were young, come back to him, believe in him, receive his gifts! ... You can't, it's just silly for me to ask. Your probably know all there is to know about Santa and it doesn't make it any more real to you right? Certainly not enough that you can just believe, I'd assume you could never believe in such a being am I right? I see asking me to accept God as the same as asking me to believe in Santa. It's just not a real world event/story/character no matter what self declaring special book says. Thanks though?
LoL. "Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry" (Matthew 4:1-2). We imitate Christ with 40 days of fasting and abstinence. The notion of a 40-day period of time devoted to prayer, fasting, and almsgiving is Biblical and is reminiscent of the 40 days of the Flood, the 40 years the Israelites spent wandering in the desert, and the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness. Not to mention that a time of mourning in the Scriptures was often punctuated with "sackcloth and ashes."
What does Jesus' fasting in the desert 40 days have to do with the time of crucifixion? Yes everything in Romanism has a vague refference to scripture, but that doesnt make it sound doctrine. 40 is sognificant in the bible, but there is not a set time for believers to fast 40 days every year. I would hardly call giving up beer for 40 days a fast similar to Jesus in the desert anyway. Matthew 6:16-18 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. [17] But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; [18] That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. Wash those ashes off your head and do a real fast before your God, dont do it out of tradition.
@@mike_AD the Catholic Church gives us that scripture on Ash Wednesday. I recommend watching “The Biblical Roots of Ash Wednesday” by Catholic Productions. It’s explained a lot better
We know Lent and Ash Wednesday represent the forty days and forty nights Jesus fasted in the desert. It's all it is. Not gonna say that's not Biblical.
@@MrUfojunkiedavid What? Do you even read the Bible? The temptation of Christ? Lent represents the forty days and forty nights Jesus fasted in the desert. That's all it is. It's not a sin to remember that time period. I don't see what the problem is. Now Satan doesn't want that. He wants us to think as you do until we completely erase him from our lives. Are you one of them?
@@edgaracajabon9522 249 Roman Catholics gave this a thumbs down..... Pray for them !!! Roman Catholism is the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 17 and is leading people to hellfire.
Jesus, our loving Father fasted for 40s and night, after that ministry started. Ash Wednesday is not mentioned. Good Friday is the most important day for all Christians. Jesus Christ, our Saviour, suffered and died on the cross for us, so fasting and abstaining is truely fine.
Honestly, I think the dates are just mangled. As the Hebrew Roots community, we still do celebrate some of the Solemnities, as most of our Feast Days, just in a different order: Good Friday we celebrate as Passover, Lent we celebrate as Feast of Unleavened Bread, Pascha (Easter) is Feast of Firstfruits, just as Pentecost is Feast of Weeks. Christmas we celebrate as Feast of Trumpets. Ash Wednesday we Celebrate as the Day of Atonement. Advent we celebrate as Feast of Tabernacles. For the most part Western Christian traditions I feel are just a mixture of systematised tradition, like to remember the saints, and reordered Biblical observances with a European twist, most of which are rather harmless. I looked into the supposed pagan origins of Ash Wednesday and the sources appear rather dubious. There are clear pagan origins in the Western Christian version of the Fall Feasts (Advent and Christmastide), and I think the Fast of Tammuz was translated into Advent, which used to be a fast, rather than Lent, as it ended with the killing of the Divine Boar, much like the tradition of Christmas Ham. And of course, Christmas is the Feast of the God of the Unconquered Sun, Sol Invictus. However, I still credit the Latin Church for basing that Liturgical season on what we consider the Fall Feasts even if it’s to a very small extent. For the most part, the Spring Feasts in the Latin tradition seems to be a direct adoption of the Biblical Spring Feasts, with the addition of Lent to commemorate Our Lord’s trials in the wilderness. So, thats my take on it.
Awesome! So happy someone is actually teaching TRUTH! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏I wish I lived closer to your church so I could go every weekend...unlike all the other so called churches I'm surrounded by here.
Mark 2:18 Luke 5:33 Matthew 9:14. I’m not catholic, nor do participate in the Ash Wednesday ritual. However, the practice of fasting (while the catholic’s version that you quoted may be a bit misguided) is hardly a lie. Corporate fasting is hardly a lie as well. Doing something that promotes the spiritual man, and puts one’s flesh under dominion to the Spirit is a good habit to get into. It was, and is routinely practiced by religious people, as well as Christians the world over. I get your “doctrine specific beef” with Lent. I get that you need clicks to get paid. I get it. It worked, I’m commenting. But honestly, it’s petty.
@@nashvillain171 we’re given that passage during the Ash Wednesday mass, the Catholic Church doesn’t just pretend it doesn’t exist. The day of Ash Wednesday is a reminder that we are dust and to dust we will return as it’s said in the Bible, it’s a reminder of humiliation to let go of any pride. The Bible has multiple verses supporting the practice of putting ashes on ones forehead as a reminder of that. The fasting begins after so it’s not like we keep the ashes on our heads for 40 days so everyone can see that we’re fasting, no we choose what to fast on secretly and do our prayers secretly as the Bible says. I recommend you watch “The Biblical Roots of Ash Wednesday” by Catholic Productions for better explanation
@@nayelimedina5870 "But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly." Nothing about parading around with ashes on your forehead, even for a day. Quite the opposite.
As a (practicing) Catholic who’s stumbled on this video, I can understand your argument. Honestly, we hear it all the time, not exactly this way, but there’s always some reason why we are wrong on you are right. There’s quite a bit of prejudgment in your argument, but that’s ok. This is your channel, you can do or say as you please. If you attempted to celebrate the season of lent with a full heart, you’ll understand that for believers, it’s such an important opportunity for us to surrender the things that keep us from experiencing Gods love and mercy. We’ fast because we’re being mindful of those who are seriously less fortunate, we pray because it revitalizes our relationship with Jesus, and we give more time an attention to our communities in order to love our fellow brothers and sisters. Because ultimately, Lent is a season of focused love. Yes, there are countless Catholics walking around with ashes on their head for show. But every church has their hypocrites, it comes with the territory. Of course their are Catholics who never read scripture outside of mass. Of course their are Catholics who celebrate Christmas and Easter without acknowledging Jesus. But there are also many of us who take this season, and Jesus, and the Bible, with seriousness. Your words are hurtful to people like me, who respect the Church and lead by example. Disprove me with you’re arsenal of disproving scriptures. We hear it all the time, it’s ok. I know who I am and why I practice the way I do. If you’re goal is to reach more people, I recommend you talk about how we are similar, and create sympathy between the Catholic and Protestant communities. There’s enough division between Christians and I believe Jesus would expect us to lift each other up, rather than shaming and casting stones.
I understand where you are coming from, but Lex's purpose was to shed light on if Lent was in fact biblical, and much like many "Christian" holidays, it was not in scripture but a fabrication of man. Having a reason to come together with our brothers and sisters to glorify and please our YHWH is beautiful and right, but just because it is, it does not mean it is biblical or the will of God.
Religion is for weak minded people. Where in the pages of Scripture is the name Lent? Nowhere. Leviticus 23 has days to observe. What’s so hard about reading?
Pm פיטרוש מיכאל To observe days is an aspect of religion. Half of the festival offerings required animal sacrifices and some produce from land - not relevant anymore but I guess symbolically it can be done.
Ehden Lebanon in order to be free you need to realize which lie is holding you hostage. Come out of Religion, God isn’t a specific church or denomination.
2 Peter 3:16 just as he also spoke in all of his epistles about these things. In these, there are certain things which are difficult to understand, which the unlearned and the unsteady distort, as they also do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
I guess I wouldn't expect a non-Catholic to understand the traditions of Lent. By the way, "lint" as Lex so eloquently insists on pronounced it... is what one pulls from the clothes dryer filter. Lent is an entirely different thing. Why do non-denomination Christians insist on tearing down other Christians' beliefs and traditions? SMH.
You said it TRADITIONS. And it's not about understanding it's about truth. I don't know if you ever read the Bible but God doesn't like traditions of man.
The Catholic Church blows my mind. Praying to Mary, creating saints and praying to them, this stuff here, SMH. I'm glad they converted so many people but the practices seem so wrong. The Catholic Church does so many things that Jesus specifically said don't do. Like calling a priest "father" is bad too.
Chuko. The Angel told Mary she was blessed among women? What do you have against mothers? What do you have against saints either. All the Discples are. Your arguments are lazy. Tell me what is so great about your church if you have one.
Job 42:6 Therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.” Daniel 9:3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. Matthew 11:21 Woe to you, Chora′zin! woe to you, Beth-sa′ida! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Unlearn your false teachings about the Church... Fasting is a way to get closer to our Lord and Savior Jesus-Christ. Less internet, less flood, less world... more prayers more whorship more Time helping who needs help
249 Roman Catholics gave this a thumbs down..... Pray for them !!! Roman Catholism is the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 17 and is leading people to hellfire.
249 Roman Catholics gave this a thumbs down..... Pray for them !!! Roman Catholism is the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 17 and is leading people to hellfire.
@@TorahisTRUTHPsalm Catholics and their prayers of vain repetition. The Bible warns, not to create false images and bow down to them (Leviticus 26:1) Jesus often chastised those who appeared saintly on the outside ( wearing garments , ashes on the forehead. False rituals and sacraments) and being "dirty" and sinful inside. Then I have trouble acceptingly those who attend confession to an intercessor , knowing the Priest is as sinful. Furthermore, how can one pray to Mary when she herself admitted to needing a Savior. One doesn't see Mary hanging from the Cross, shedding her blood for us. Obviously, with all the latest sinful issues within the Catholic Church, there is no doubt that the Unholy Trinity is somewhere within the Vatican, waiting to rear its ugly head upon the World
I am seeing many commments to this video. None seem to understand that we are saved by grace through the blood of Christ. All seem to believe that somehow through good deeds, fasting, prayer, observing rituals etc we can earn our place before God.
Praise GOD, u r young and u know. keep the charge! Let us pray in the name of JESUS that all men will repent & except JESUS as LORD & SAVIOURS. Amen Give All praises to, The ONE and Only TRUE GOD.
Yes, of course it is. The Church, given power to bind and loose by Christ HImself, is biblical, therefore any authority it exercises to impose a penitential season--and all that pastorally entails--on believers is too.
I think for me being a catholic, lent is the only time where I actually feel the passion of christ and do something, even a very small act that connects me to God. I strongly believe these traditions are inspired by the Holy Spirit of God. Because God worked his Holy Spirit through the church. All these traditions bring us very close to God! For nearly 1500 years after Christ, there was only one Catholic and Apostolic Church. Then Men divided it and today there are more than 40,000 denominations! I once asked my protestant friend, when did he last say the Lord's prayer. His reply was ' he doesn't remember!'. Ask this same question to a catholic!
I’m a Protestant and I say the Lord’s Prayer daily. That person is not an active and involved Christian. We are not to use it as a ritual reciting it over and over again while thinking about doing laundry but it is the most complete prayer, so I like to use it daily.
Thanks. But my mother is stuck in the Catholic church. Please pray for her, that she receives the true Saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, and that she receives the power of the Holy Spirit.
@@firstinlastout doesn't the church have doors? She should just open the door and leave. If the doors are locked i would report it to the fire department as a hazard.
Prayer, fasting and almsgiving are spiritually good practices in my opinion. I think they should (and typically are) encouraged among Christians. I wouldn't knock a church emphasizing such practices leading into Easter.
@Touch Blampied who cares what the origins are? It's part of our Western heritage and tradition. You know Jesus being the son (sun) and the twelve apostles (12 signs of the zodiac) have origins in paganism? I don't understand why you want to tear down other brothers and sisters in Christ
@@pxter well if you look at the history of easter you would know that it was celebrated long before our Messiah was born so how is that honoring Him?? Also, lent was not about Yeshua, it was about the death of Tamus, hence the T on the forehead representing the ashes that were put on their heads while in mourning. That is why Yahweh spoke of it in the old testament, showing how the women were in the temple mourning Tamus...
_"No amount of fasting, abstinence or self denial can purify us from sin."_ Distinction. 1) No amount of fasting, abstinence or self denial, no amount of alms, and no amount of prayers, unless God hears them, can purify a sinner into a just man, into a justified man. 2) If a sinner is praying to get purified, like preparing for a confession (or hoping to get saved, even, for those who do not know the full Catholic Truth), some fasting, some alms giving and some prayers do function as prayers, which God is free to hear and which He takes normally into account when deciding whether to purify us. 3) In a person already justified - and ideally one should go to confession when Lent starts - in a person not needing purification from a sinful state of his person, fasting can certainly help to purify him from temptations, from sinbearing states of his emotions or appetites, and therefore help preventing backsliding into sin. So, Catholic Encyclopedia would be speaking partly of case 3 and partly - of those not entering Lent as justified before God - of case 2, of people who hope to make their peace with God by Easter.
Easter is not biblical, Passover is. They are NOT the same. Read Exodus. Also, we are not to confess our sin to a priest. No man can forgive sin, only God can do that. READ YOUR BIBLE
No offense and may God bless you and keep me from offending you too much, but if you think you need more than what's written and prescribed in the Bible for salvation, you're deceiving yourself. Please explain why believing in the Bible alone is unbiblical? Because so far in your comments all i've seen is your claims without evidence.
The Catholic Church is opposite of God. It is man-based and not God-based. The church also changed the Sabbath day from the last day of the week to the first day of the week. I encourage you as a sister in Christ to please look into the Anti-Christ and the Catholic Church.
"Some have speculated" .. is this biblical? Norse religion? Seriously? Have you ever read the Old Testament?...you will find the people of God doing public fasting and penance there...besides, Our Lord recomends fasting, prayer and charity, so why exactly the Church contradicts Scripture just by reiterating the Word of the Lord? Lent is about conversion of the heart and striving to follow the Lord more closely...nothing more, nothing less. So that, united to Him in His suffering, we are also united to Him in His Paschal victory. What this man is saying does not portray what the Church actually teaches. Protestant brothers, read Joel 2 ...
As Our Lord fasted for 40 days in the desert we Christians go through a 40 day period of fasting, abstaining from certain foods and pursuits and prayerful charity in order to prepare ourselves for the week of Christ’s passion and death. Then we are better prepared for the day of Our Lord’s resurrection on Easter. Therefore Lent is entirely biblical and proper for all Christians.
As I have already said, the 40 days of Lent are preparation for celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday and they are inspired by Our Lord’s 40 days spent in the desert before beginning his ministry.
@@kimberlywood7783 He's teaching lies you'll have to unlearn. Why does he attack basic logical response to the provision of GOD? He's calling things found in divine scripture pagan too. He gives no explanation how whole souled posturing to fully cooperate with the Work of Salvation is mutually conflicting with it.
(Rev 18:2), the Apostle John records "another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues" (Rev 18:4). God is warning them, and I believe He is warning us, to come out of this world. Christian metaphysics and Neoplatonism Gnosticism (99% Christianity is Romanized )
trieu nguyen yes I do if you ask Jesus to relieve you of a sin he will help you let me guess your Catholic Church doesn’t tell you about how much Jesus really does help you do they?
Love your video. I am also a seeker of God's truth and what pleases HIM. Have nothing against fasting and prayer but God didn't institute it for just once a year or on certain days. 🙏 God Bless you for telling the truth.
Jake Guerra...he has scripture he twists to serve his purposes. Ashes are all over the Bible. He is one man and you are staking your salvation on what one man said...instead of what Jesus said when he Founded the One True Church that he said the gates of hell shall never prevail against.
Why am I always drawn back to the Catholic Church specifically at lent every year!? I need help with this. I go to Catholic Church starting Ash Wednesday, and I leave in the fall, right before my kids start religious Ed. I’m thankful God always rescues me before my kids start the awful guilt and shame filled religious education. But how can I make sure next lent I don’t go back? This cycle has haunted me for years, I’m sure it’s spiritual warfare situation.
Thank you!!! Because of what you share I have been forced to examine scripture more closely and see what the Bible actually says as opposed to what man teaches.
You have declared the truth of God people follow man’s traditions that makes void the word of God thank God I finally came across someone who is speaking the full truth something we seldom encounter the famine for the truth according to Amos chapter 8 is eminent .
Question: Would it be possible to use this method to redefine its definition? For example, giving up video games or social media to fast, getting closer to Christ. Plus I think that this could actually be an act to shake up culture for a Christian symbol in today's world.
I don't think this applies to everyone who celebrates or practices lent, you're right, before fasting people end up committing sins and unrighteous acts (response to 'fat Tuesday"), and when they fast, they don't fast in the will of God, but rather take this season as an inconvenience for their everyday life, and that clearly violates Jesus' teachings in Matthew chapter 7. But there are people who take this season of fasting and reflection as an opportunity to return and connect back to God, disconnect from the world and meditate with his word. Sure we must carry our cross every day, but often people forget, people depart from God, people end up falling again, we are all sinners, and every year this season renews those who have departed, and encourages them to take part in righteousness again (that being said I am not encouraging anyone or endorsing freedom to sin because we can still be forgiven and there's a season where we have to stay away from sin and that we can sin on days apart from this season. No, I encourage everyone to turn away from sin forever, repent, accept Jesus and truly follow his path, "Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." ~Matt. 10:29). With this 40-day habit, the practice helps them understand the joy you receive from God's presence, and so they turn back to God and strengthen the relationship once again. It's a season of repentance and preparation, although it has a paganistic history, history is history, people who practice the season of lent would not go back to the origins and practice it for the sake of it, no, there are people out there who use this season to return to God, to give alms to the needy, to pray and to fast, and if that is the case then who are we to judge? “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:37-48 However, I hope that your video will still serve as a message to all Christians, that we must serve God, and follow Jesus every day, no matter what season, occasion, or celebration.
WAIT A MINUTE!!! Did not the Savior Himself undergo a 40 Fast in the Wilderness to meditate on His mission here on Earth? The 40 days of lent are in imitation of our Savior's very actions on earth, just as the celebration of the Eucharist is in imitation of the Last Supper......so yes it is truly biblical or has biblical roots.....
Many major holidays have pagan origins that mask themselves by copying legitimate Jewish feasts. Satan's counterfeits. Easter counterfeits Purim and Passover. Christmas counterfeits Hanukkah. Halloween and Thanksgiving falls around the time of Sukkot. (Not sure if anything is rivaling Rosh Hoshanna and Yom Kippur) Also, the English names for our days of the week have pagan origins. (Someone tried to be funny by naming the seventh day after Saturn). On an unrelated note our months are numbered wrong. October was originally the 8th month not the 10th. (Our whole calendar system is crazy).
I think you're taking a very literal definition of what you quoted in Catholic practices and completely missed the point of what lent is all about. Why dont you go ask a priest or somebody learned in Catholic theology what they think about Carnival and you'll probably be surprised how much they agree with you. I appreciate taking a good hard look at theology and doctrine but this sounds more like you have an agenda against the Catholic Church, not seeking the truth. And BTW I'm not Catholic.
He's pointing out that following rituals or practices that aren't in scripture is not holy in the sight of GOD. To please GOD you have to do what he commands. The Catholic religion has many rituals that GOD didn't command. I personally have a problem with the divinity of the pope. That's the most dangerous of all, to claim you're divine as GOD is
The Catholic mass is Strange Fire before the Lord and Christmas and Easter are smoke in His nostrils. The only Holy Days God “believes in” and accepts are the ones He commanded to be celebrated in Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16.
Elizabeth M please refrain from using the terms like God(its a common term ) and Lord(baal) instead use elohim; Heavenly father's name is YAHuah and our saviour's original name is YAHuSha (YAHuSha'means YAHuah is salvation). Jesus christ is a made up name and is abomination) please do self research. YAH bless you!
I N D I G O SOUL I appreciate what you’re saying, and I agree... but if you want to reach people with the truth you have to reach them where they are. The apostle Paul used _theos_ when writing about יהוה and _christos_ when referring to ישוע. You are adding to the commandments of יהוה when you say I should only use _your_ choice of words for our Creator and Savior. Be very careful with that... you could actually be a stumbling stone for new believers.
Way to make people who participate in Lent feel like pagans dude. Lent may not be a clear commandment in God’s word, but it draws people closer to our Savior! I can’t imagine Jesus shaking his head at that.
We are suppose to do this daily not just once a year. Teaching what the Bible says is never wrong but I will say that The Word says that when we remind people of their liberty then we are considered good ministers. Fast the way the Bible says and we can be unified as one.
I agree with your comments. I am no Thealogian but I know that fasting and praying are Biblical. So what is wrong with this ritual of Lent? I am not being critical. Please don't take it that way.I love your observations. god bless you my friend.
You said it is a ritual and not a command from God. If you read the Bible you will find the truth and not follow any religion’s customs and traditions made by man and not commanded by God.
@@armor_x6439 Jesus kept the Sabbath too. Not because he was part Jewish, but because it's one of the ten commandments. 98% if Christianity, as we know it,
Romans 14: 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand. Boy lots of Christians find themselves above Paul. Maybe one should NOT judge another's heart who is devoted to the LORD.
Silly Protestants, the practice of atonement and ashes is in the old testament. Its an old judaic practice and one that Jesus acknowledges (Matt 11:21). God bless you all, come home soon.
As a "silly Protestant, the Catholics have to many pagan rituals, believing that observing them will please God. Jesus warned those not to worship idols but to Worship God only. And then of Course the vain repetition as the heathens do. Furthermore. Why do Catholics need confession through an antecessor, knowing He is just as sinful?
249 Roman Catholics gave this a thumbs down..... Pray for them !!! Roman Catholism is the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 17 and is leading people to hellfire.
@@charlesvandenburgh7008 oh good sir this video is about lent and now you deflect with "idol worshipping" and other false accusations, as the Venerable Fulton Sheen used to say, "There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be" This is RUclips, you can find the answers to your questions here, the interwebs, or the Bible. I'm not doing your homework for you. I'll pray for you, even though I'm just as sinful as you. God bless you good sir 🤗
Tell us all about the Graven images of the Catholic Church, baptizing babies, celebrating Christmas, claiming it’s on Dec 25th as well as all the other non biblical trash coming from the Catholic Church. Where exactly does he tell us to Observe Christ’s birth? And why did you combine pagan worship with a false birthday of Christ? Calling something pagan by any other name makes it no less pagan. Where does it say to Pray to a rosary or to Mary? Or to make images of her or Jesus? Actually it says not to do such things. Not to pray to the dead for they cannot hear or answer and that they know nothing. Yet what do Catholics do? They do what pleases Catholics instead of what God says. So go Bow to your statues of Saints and make great Sanctuaries that God will never occupy for you make them for men and to glorify yourselves. Exodus 20:4-5 4Thou 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: 5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Deuteronomy 12:32 32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. Mark 7:7 7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
As a former Catholic, I was always lead to believe that doing these different type of works, along with many others, going to confession, saying my penance, praying the rosary, etc., were what was going to determine if I went to Heaven or not. As a young child and then growing into adulthood, these seemed all to confusing and unrealistic. Then, at 33 years of age I picked up a bible and met my Lord and Savior!
He never said not to fast people. He said that doing it in this manner is not biblical. The timing and everyone doing it together in the manner they do is similar to how pharisees would have done it
I pray that these people who do this go and read the Bible and search the scriptures, not just do whatever the speaker says.......We are accountable by our own actions.......Be Blessed in YHWH.
Jay, what is your reason for listening to Lex? Just read the Scripture and take away with it what you think the Holy Spirit is telling you. The Bible is 100% a product of the Catholic Church. Who did the Christians from the 1st few centuries listen to, since there was no NT?
actually no the catholic church did not make the bible in fact they persecuted anyone who had one because they wanted people to follow their doctrines instead of the word of God
Most Christians agree with what the apostle Paul said: "One man esteemeth one day above another; another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it."4 · 20“For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Romans 14:5One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. 8If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
A person who truly seeks the truth will do research on what it is they question. We do a disservice to ourselves if we only accept what others believe is true especially when those individuals are misinformed or have an agenda. When you decide to conduct research be mindful of those who just have opinions and no factual footnotes that confirm their standing. Good Bless and may this Lenten season bring you closer to our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lent is totally biblical. Our Lord Jesus Christ fasted for 40 days like prophet Elijah did. Please widened your knowledge and research for more not by Bible alone. By the way sister, protestant Bible is not complete.
@@rommeldiche6398 Lent has nothing to do with Jesus fasting for 40days nor Elijah. Just because they did fasting you can create your own way of fasting. These two fasted literally, no food nor drinks!!! And in daily prayers. They were getting ready for their missions. That is biblical!!! While Catholics way of fasting were different, How can it be the same??? Tell me??? How do you do your fasting??? Do you think your way of fasting will be acceptable to God??? Jesus instructions was to observe the Passover till He comes back!!! Do you observe it???
@@nobodybutHIM777 Sorry no one can go without flood and water for forty days and forty nights and live........John the baptist was in the wilderness preaching for repentance, his food was locust and wild honey.....Jesus was in the wilderness to fast and prepare himself for his public ministry.....No one can survive without flood and water for forty days and forty nights. Understand Jesus fast.
For your knowledge: The christian Catholic Church was BORN in PENTECOST with PETER the apostol as the ROCK on which Jesus founded HIS CHURCH Mathew 16,18-19 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build MY CHURCH,(only ONE) and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. WE ARE THE CHURCH CHRIST FOUDED....WE ARE CATHOLIC CHURCH..! It's on the GOSPEL, THE HISTORY AND THE SUCCESSION APOSTOLIC. Blessing,
Shalom brother lex, i have a question, is worshipping on Sunday pegan or do you believe people who worship on Sunday are worshipping a pegan SUN God? Even if they heard of the truth about the Sabbath day be ing the true holy day but continue to stay in Sunday worship?
UNLEARN the lies ...what do think of those believers and pastors who teach Sunday is the new Sabbath or any day of the week is holy to worship now, will they be judged for or condemned ? What SCRIPTURES can i use showing its wrong to claim the Sabbath day changed ? Thanks brother for getting back to me
Actually, gathering on the first day of the week was prevalent in the church long before Constantine was born. (Acts 20:7) - Sunday (The first day - Dominica), Monday (The second day - Feria Secunda) ... Friday (The sixth day...), Saturday (the seventh day - Sabbatum)
Mark Galvez actually, the Greek in Acts 20:7 is this: ἐν δὲ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτω Which in our alphabet is: “En de th Mia ton sabbaton” Which means “in the midst on the Sabbath”. Don’t believe me? Copy and paste that Greek phrase into any translator. The Bible “scholars” who translate that phrase as “first day of the week” were capitulating to a Catholic agenda. The Apostles MET ON THE SABBATH!!
I just attended Ash Wednesday, and attend Catholic mass every Sunday, just moved from Texas to Arkansas , receiving the ucarist, has made me who I an today, I will always remain Catholic, the nuns that taught me educated me with straight A s.... They do it from their hearts, not for a paycheck, they are by far the most charitable denomination on Earth, thank you Lord for this day, for I not know if I will see the sun rise, repent, confess, and God will forgive your sins, prayevery day as if it were your last, it will not only make you a better person, but that what pleases God. Trust, believe, ask, seek, and knock, and the door shall open. I'm a vet, but thank Christ I never killed , I ask him daily to forgive me , as I have forgiven all in my life who has stolen, cheated, lied, used, mocked me, for they know not what they do, love everyone, and you will be rewarded 10000x over in heaven. Have love in your heart, that's really what it's all about, not your money, job, material things, live each day for him, for it may be your last, prepare to be judged by the almighty,ashes is what we will become, I just overcame 2 deadly cancers, lost my fiancee, my home, everything I own in Texas, just moved to northern Arkansas and it beats Houston, but without the Catholic Church I would be lost, it's a hardcore religeon that demands disiplin, repent, confess, be born again and sin no more, live the neighbor, everyone, not what this planet had to offer, I should be dead after kidney cancer but God is not ready for me yet, I know in my heart he will never leave my side and forget me, good bless you all !!!
Jeremiah Chapter 10 1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: 2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
I am a Catholic and I believe in fasting for people of sanguine and phlegmatic (partying and sluggish) people, but I think for choleric and melancholy (leaders and creative people) fasting usually does more harm than good. And the odea of wearing ashes all day long during Ash Wednesday---receiving it might be okay but wearing it all day---didn't Jesus say when we fast we should wash our faces? I disagree with the Church on this. (Ashes on Ash Wednesday is liturgical, not doctrinal, so I think I am okay here.)
Its pagan from babylon. Tammuz nimrods son was killed by a boar at age 40 so they wept a day for each year of his life so 40 days and ended it with killing the animal that killed him hence easter(ishtar aka semeramus his mom) ham dinner. Women weeping for tammuz is in ezekiel 8 and an abomination.
brenda jesus rose on the sabbath not Sunday. In the book of John when Mary wentbto the tomb early Sunday morning he was already gone. The sign of Jonah is 3 days 3 nights which isnt friday-sunday. He was killed before the evening of passover hence he was the lamb, which does equal 3 days 3 nights.
Are you to believe that anything used by pagans is an abomination? If so, all married folks should toss their wedding rings, since they originated from "pagan" tradition.
Gabe, there is a difference between secular and pagan. Wedding rings are secular, not pagan. They were not used in pagan religious worship. However, we need to avoid pagan religious practices.
The (Christian)"fish'' symbol was used as a religious symbol associated with the pagan "Great Mother Goddess" long before the time of Christ. It was meant to represent the outline of her uterus. That's what some pagan religions used long before Christ. They are all found on car bumpers & Christian web pages, everywhere. The ''cross'' had been used for centuries by the Hindu, in Babylon, Egypt, and Assyria. In Europe, people were sacrificed and hung on a cross. Then the corpses would be taken down, chopped up, and pieces would be planted with the crops for fertility. Crosses hang from the necks of millions of Christians every day on this planet. Do you deny them? And yes, Lux ... Wedding rings are worn on the finger's of the vast majority of married Christian folks (including yours), and yes, they can be traced by historians to pagan origins. I'm glad you decided to participate on your channel. I would enjoy statements, challenges, questions & answers in the future. This is never done as a personal contest between us, but as witnesses for Christ and the one truth.
Kind of fallacious reasoning.BIBLICALLY Paul did not lay out all the churches practices. Common sense tells us. Here is what he said; 1 cor.11.34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come. Many practices are attested to from the 1st ce. Lent is one. And no. I am not catholic. I am an orthodox priest. God bless. And may we spend the 40 days purifying our heart just like Jesus said we must do if we are to see God. Mt.5.8
My former church home celebrated lent and Ash Wednesday but something about it didn't sit right with me--especially when I researched its origins! Good one Lex! 👍
Could you please do a video on how to celebrate Passover properly. Do we wash our hands and feet in oil? What kind of oil? Ect. Thank you for the great videos
Noticed that on RCC statement about Lent nowhere mentioning Christ by His Name. One might have to wondet which Christ, which God and what Kingdom RCC was talking about.
Moses fasted 40 days on Sinai before receiving the Torah (Exodus34:28). The Lord Jesus himself fasted in the desert 40 days- how is that NOT Biblical!?!?!?!? Your distortions of Scripture are demonic.
this is wrong on so many levels. try using multiple dictionaries instead of just one. Lent is associated with drawing closer to God. it's a reflection of Jesus 40 days in the wilderness. We know that we cannot work our way into heaven. it's illogical to even assume that's what people are doing. Lent is designed to do several things: it calls us towards a deeper appreciation of the sacrifice that Jesus made for us, it makes us take a deeper look at our lives and calls us to repentance, it calls us to die to sin, it calls us to join Jesus as he journies towards the cross, it helps us break bad habits that were a distraction while enhancing our spiritual lives, and originally it was a period of transformation via purification and self-denial leading up to an Easter baptism. Purification is not about works, it's about sacrifice. aaaaaaand you got Ash Wednesday's wrong too. in the bible people put ashes on their head as a sign of mourning. the ashes on Ash Wednesday are a symbol of our mortality "for ashes you came, to ashes you shall return" it is not a sign of fasting. if you folks want to unlearn something try understanding it first because you will encounter a lot of strange fire on the internet.
B. Kennedy well said. I’m a Lutheran and we love lent. We use it truly to be closer to God and improve our relationship with Him. This guy may have good intentions, but it reminds me of a witch hunt.
Jesse NOTW Lent is made by man and is not specifically in scripture, but it’s values are indeed biblical. Taking time to repent and really focus on what Christ did for us is definitely a biblical principle. I just don’t like the way this guy’s video is “Unlearning the Lies” of Lent. Lent is not a lie or anything that would damage someone’s relationship to Jesus, it does quite the opposite. God’s Peace to you.
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God; 9not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Whilst i 100% agree that God is against incorporating Pagan practices to worship of Him...you seem to jumped to alot of conclusion and made false connections simply based on similarities. Just because a practice is similar to a pagan one doesnt mean it directly originated from it, and Lent and Ash wednesday couldve just independently sprung out from the Christian faith. Not everything is in the bible. That being said, I also agree with you that nothing out of our works could ever purify us, and Mardi Gras really is just a horrible excuse to party, drink and get wild. So yeah!
Jesus was a Jew - King of the Jews. The term Christian was only coined years after his resurrection as a mockery of the Christians at Antioch (Acts 11l). So no, he would not have used a word that didn't exist yet to describe his teachings. Nevertheless - he did establish the teachings of Christianity if that is what you are asking.
Fasting and prayer is important when concerning the relationship with God, that much is scriptural. But this should be a regular thing when approaching God, not one of those once a year things.
Update: I'm a Catholic now. I'm home now. It's good to finally have a foundation and a Church to call home
Amen
Who said once a year thing. This help in the remaining life to observe fasting and praying.
Yes - and Isaiah 58:6-10 - neither is restricted to a certain time of year.
Fasting is needed to approach God that is not biblical....
Brando Dano that’s one of many reasons I’m Catholic. So many different interpretations misunderstandings and opinions. I love the magisterium
Matthew 6:16
When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Smh
I am a Catholic and believe that fasting is good for people with sanguine or phlegmatic temperaments, and I don't see anything wrong with receivong ashes, but I think ashes should be washed off immediately after Mass. Didn't Jesus say we should wash our faces when we fasted?
I think he has a hard time reading. Good citation.
@@GeorgePenton-np9rh Why do you remain catholic? Do you study your bible?
Powerful thank you.
No, that's not the correct. Kjv shows this.. "Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward."
Also lent is not fasting, fasting is giving up all food and only drinking water.
So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.
Daniel 9:3
Okay, so really quick do you pray, fast and make your petition while wearing a sackcloth? If not then why do you pick and choose what to do and not to do? You pointed out that scripture and it clearly says do all that in a sackcloth so why are the Catholics not wearing sackcloths for 40 days?
You just admitted it’s in the Bible!
@@jcf536farrier5 I know is in the Bible, I am Catholic
Me to the rosary is a great spiritual weapon against Satan
@@jcf536farrier5 yes indeed
I would encourage anybody searching for the truth about the Catholic faith to listen to Dr. Brant Pitre’s biblical roots of Ash Wednesday RUclips video. There’s other Catholic biblical scholars who also explain this if you search. 🙏🏽
Yes! I was thinking this whole listening to this video. Dr. Pitre’s video is wonderful.
There is nothing Biblical about lent and ash wednesday ..give us verses
@@bethmainagakunga4017 if you believe that, then you don’t know the Bible. Watch the video I suggested and then if you still don’t accept that it’s biblical from a biblical scholar, then there’s nothing I can say to convince you.
@@Melissa-us4zk i believe the Bible as infallible rule of life anything out of the Bible is not for me..look at the world today the prophecies are fulfilling rapidly we are called to warn people just like Noah ,Jeremiah ,Isiah amd all the prophets especially DANIEL and JOHN in REVELATION ,we are to sound the trumpet and warn people about GODS soon coming judgement of REV 16 and sound the alarm of REV 14 :6-11 nk matter how Bible scholars try to justify applying ash on foreheads and drawing crosses its of no use because its not Biblical ...
@@Melissa-us4zk KJV. Daniel 9:3
So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. Okay now pay attention this is not a video that I'm sending you no this is from the kjv bible this is some Bible study for you so the truth is here now its up to you if you want to accept it or not. Now the scripture says to do all this in sackcloth and ashes I see the ashes catholics get on their forhead but where's the sackcloth? A Sackcloth is a brown burlap bag incase you didn't know so it's itchy and thin and I'm sure very uncomfortable so tell me why isn't the Catholics wearing them for 40 days? Now You can say something in between the lines of like "oh because we don't have too" but scripture says it to do all that in a sackcloth if you dont because you dont have to then thats called "picking and choosing" now that is dangerous. So you can say that "Oh this was back then in that time its different now". Well if that's the case then In the book of Malachi 3:6 says God says "Becasue I, the Lord I do not change." Also in the Book of Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." So please enlighten me where it says to do lent? Other than the fact it's a "man made tradition" if that's the case then here some scriptures you read Mark 7:8, Matthew 15: 3-9 and again read it yourself this isn't a video but other some studying you can do on your own because scripture does not come back void only words of men who do not know truth. I mean no harm just truth and I pray God opens the eyes of those Catholics who follow traditions. I pray God removes the veil and scales from their eyes and shines the light brighter than the sun so they can see His truth. ✌🏼and ❤️
Based on some of these comments looks like you stepped on some religious Spirits here. They love their religious traditions more than they love the word of God.
+CaringHeart
'They'? How 'caring' is that?
CaringHeart , and they will hold those pagan practices until the very end. Sad
CaringHeart and remember that’s how the Pharisees felt towards Jesus too because they were so caught up on their traditions rather than hearing the truth
The Word of God pfft. You probably don't believe the Word of God
@@timothyfarrand8407 How in the world is it pagan to worship God by putting ashes on our foreheads to remind us what we are. From dust we came and to dust we shall return. How in the world is it pagan to worship Jesus no matter what day it is? Could it be deep down people like you just looking for an excuse to not worship God no matter what day of the year it is. It will always be wrong to folks like you?
Christ himself gave guidance on how to fast. Remember he fasted, and the church had a doctrine around fasting from the beginning. Remember the church existed before the Bible was fully assembled. Modern denominations have abandoned the ancient church traditions passed down by the church fathers.
249 Roman Catholics gave this a thumbs down..... Pray for them !!! Roman Catholism is the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 17 and is leading people to hellfire.
Can you prove the church “Catholics” existed before the Bible, which is God’s word to mankind? I have not heard that before.
In the beginning was the word the was with God and the word was God.......John 1:1 the word was there first
Torah is TRUTH. Psalm 119:142 you must be one of the beast, it takes one to know One.
@@generalnwankwo8689 It absolutely is the truth, but it was a shadow of things to come as explained in the book of Galatians, Hebrews, etc. Jesus is the real thing! The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Starting Colossians today for Lent, my way to get into bible more, definitely fasting as well, because fasting and prayers are the foundation of Bible irrespective of tradition and culture. Jesus fasted and prayed to the Father. Everyone's personal call. Those who party before lent, they are choosing to be of flesh. Those who desire to be of spirit, seek spirit by following the Character of Jesus not any Minister or denomination. Jesus is for everyone, those who seek him. 🙏
I have to admit that I have never heard this. But, Lent has never been represented to me in that way. I am a protestant of Calvinist leanings. During Lent the idea was that you gave up something that you normally do and spend that time on a greater focusing on God. Yes, we are to focus on him everyday, but who among us can do that to the intensity we should? It tended to be a tool (for lack of a better word) to get you to spend more time in God's word.
Furthermore, it was always presented to me as an imitation of Christ in the desert when he fasted for 40 days. I have never been in a church that practiced outright fasting during Lent. Those times I have fasted I have taken care to not let anyone know. (Well, my wife knows, it is a bit hard to hide it from a family member!) I remember Jesus's teaching on this. I have never been in a church where there was a "Fat Tuesday" type of celebration. That idea always struck me as weird.
That said, I understand you points. You videos have forced me to re-examine many things. I'll have to think on this too.
David Armstrong Well said Mr Armstrong. I'd hope that was the intent of lent even if the quote in the video didn't make it clearly enough.
The kind of things Catholics give up have nothing to do with getting to know God better. Why don't they ask what kind of fast God wants? (Because He makes it very clear what kind of fast He wants in Isaiah 58:6-10 - and it's not only for 40 days.)
@@thrufaithalone when you go to school you don't write you exams every day but the is time to do so,... Moreover the Bible says that there is time for everything under the sun ok, Lent is a time for us to write our exams before God while we continue to learn from him everyday.
If we want to look at history and scripture, we would look at where we got Sacred Scripture and the importance of Sacred Tradition.
Also, the origin of “Fat Tuesday” was to use up all perishable foods such as eggs, meat, and milk that would expire during the season of Lent. Also, Traditional Catholics continue to fast every Friday throughout the whole year.
The reason it falls on a Wednesday is because that is forty days before Easter, not to secretly ask Odin for protection. That tradition was commonplace in the church long before any Nordic histories were even written down.
If you want to use a Catholic source, use a Catechism, not the “Catholic encyclopedia”
actually Lent is 46 days - but the sundays are not counted in the fast so 40 days plus sundays. And yes it wasn't supposed to be a party but to use up foods taht would not be eaten in the coming weeks. Far from any parties - In UK Shove Tuesday is 'pancake Day' not much debauchery there!
Or just don’t follow Roman catholism. Simple. Follow God through His Hole Word the Bible.
@@DrBased and it’s the first church to denounce its authority. Sola scriptura.
@@DrBased hahaha thanks for proving the point. Sola scriptura does not contradict it self. For scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit. I can test your tradition of the Roman Catholic Church against scripture and it has been found wanting.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
King James Version
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works
2 Peter 1:20-21
King James Version.
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost
Isaiah 8:20
King James Version
20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them
@@DrBased HahHaha, but don’t you get it? I can’t your traditions put it up against scripture and even to the traditions of the time Paul talked about find it wanting? Praying/worship to Mary - not in the bible (n don’t act like yous don’t or ‘we venerate her’ she’s dead, asleep in the ground awaiting the second coming, Jesus put a an end to sacrifice system - you guys bring it back through the eucharist (n don’t act like it’s not a sacrifice again, Jesus broke bread and said do this ‘IN Remembrance in what I’m about to do’ abs you guys do the sacrifice again’, you put your own merits in salvation when it’s the merits and works of Christ that Dave not your own. The list goes on. And Jesus never gave the Roman Catholic Church any authority - He just warned against them: the little horn beast of Daniel, the son of prediction. Paul wanted Timothy against roman version of catholism to come saying they will have doctrines of demons.
2THESSALONIANS 2, 15
Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught, either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours.
Paul was talking about the traditions of the apostles, not the traditions of the catholic church.
For your knowledge: The christian Catholic Church was BORN in PENTECOST with PETER the apostol as the ROCK on which Jesus founded HIS CHURCH Mathew 16,18-19 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build MY CHURCH,(only ONE) and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
WE ARE THE CHURCH CHRIST FOUDED....WE ARE CATHOLIC CHURCH..! It's on the GOSPEL, THE HISTORY AND THE SUCCESSION APOSTOLIC.
Blessing,
@@albertobonilla1600 so if the Catholic church is the church Jesus was talking about, why did they persecute followers of Jesus for such a long time? Why did they change the Sabbath to sunday and why did they do away with God's feasts? Why do they have false idols in their church and why do they believe the Pope is God's representation on earth? Where is that in the bible???
They continue to break God's commandments so how are they the True church?
@@albertobonilla1600
The Bible never implies that Peter was the foundation of the Catholic Church ( the word Catholic did not existed then, but instead was the ancient followers of Jesus). The Roman Catholic Church was in fact founded by Constantine I, under the council of Nicea after persecuting Cristians, He declared Jesus as his army’s patron. Constantine use Christianity to control the Cristians who would rather died than follow the Roman Empire. So it worked, we all know how the Roman Catholic Church controlled the world and the Cristians by the crusades and the saint inquisition.
The New Testament makes it abundantly clear that Christ is both the foundation (Acts 4:11, 12; 1 Corinthians 3:11) and the head (Ephesians 5:23) of the church. Those who have placed their faith in Christ, as Peter did, are the church.
"The one I set free is free indeed"
📅} " Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. " Hebrews 13:8 {📅
It cannot purify us but it helps us hear God more clearly and be more obedient. It also helps us gain self control.
Fasting can absolutely purify. Your body enters a state called ketosis after a few days. Inflammation reduces, stem cell production for healing ramps up and your bowels absolutely are detoxified. How do you back up your claim that purification doesn't take place. Without any evidence it's just a claim
"Remember man you are but dust and to dust you shall return." We are not of this world and need to be reminded of that. We too often hold onto the creation and not the creator. Lent is a time where we can reflect on our lives and remove the things (give up something) that get in the way of our relationship with Jesus. Jesus went into the desert to escape from the world (distractions) and prepare himself for his ministry. That's biblical and we follow that example. You should try it!
Yes! Lent also makes us extremely aware of God's forgiveness of sins. This guy basically pulled together a high school-level essay at best, but ignores the greater picture.
You said it "prepared for his ministry" Do you minister? Are you a priest, bishop, deacon, pastor, preacher, bible teacher, worship leader, an elder or anything that deals with ministry? If not then what is your point besides you only do it 40 days once a year? When Christ did it till the cross. What you said sounds like a tradition and in the book or Mark and Matthew God's speaks about man made traditions is a false doctrine.
@@DiamondInTheRough. You're definition of ministry is unnecessarily limiting. God created all of us for a purpose (our ministry). Our performance is for His pleasure. Our joy comes from feeling His pleasure with us. You will be happier and less judgemental when you discover you're ministry. God bless you.
I think we all can agree that de Catholic church has it's own thing going on
Narine Bipat ive always said this
Ain’t that the truth!
Doesn't the Protestant have it's own agenda too? That's why they separated from the Catholic Church not because they did it for love of God but for love of self
@@edgaracajabon9522 dont other churches have whorship on Sunday? Instead of the Sabbath. They celebrate other pagan hoildays ( that keep man made laws) they dont follow the teachings of God like God's feast. God dwells in zion.
@@cheverlyelliott5354 There's absolutely nothing wrong with worshipping Jesus on any day m we're supposed to be worshipping God on any day. What? Are we not supposed to worship God on whatever day it is? We are here to worship God everyday of our lives. We live to serve him. Ash Wednesday is just the day we observe to remember who we are. From dust we came and to dust we shall become. What this guy says is not accurate. It's not at all what he claims. He doesn't know what we Catholics truly observe
We can honor God in 3 ways.
1. Worship 2. Serving others 3. Obeying. Love is the core of all these three.
When we fast, we recognize and repent our faults, and we freely give our heart, love and will to God. For his Glory and our growth and formation.
BUT: Ash on forehead, on Ash Wednesday, is not a sign of fasting! It's a remembrance of our mortality and sinfulness. And that we belong to Christ despite our short comings.
@Red Man Well, there's a couple problems with your statement.
1. Ashes sprinkled over Christians have been used since the first centuries in the early Church, hundreds of years before RCC.
2. Besides the Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is celebrated among Lutherans, Anglicans, Episcopalians, Baptists, Methodists, Nazarenes, Mennonites, United Protestands and the Western Rite Orthodox.
So if you understand this, you should realize that your opinion is against the historic Christianity, and the majority of todays Christianity - your brothers and sisters in Christ.
This could be a place to stop and think. To gain a bit more knowledge and humility.
There's more to our faith than just quoting a Bible vers, to prove your point. As I'm sure you know Mark continues with saying that "they honour God with their lips, whilst their heart is far from him." Something we all should watch out for.
God with us.
I've said it many times, but I love this guy, I'm an atheist, but if Christians were more honest like him, I don't know that I would have been disillusioned with my religion due to it's hypocrisy in the first place.
May Yah bless you and guide you to all truth
Hey Justin. I have a question for you if your still monitoring comments that I'd like to ask you. Sense you are a self proclaimed atheist it's an effective one. Change your life, and your eternity, hopefully!
The prophetic scriptures are proof that there is a G-d. Can a human being without G-d’s help do what Daniel did in Daniel 9:25-26 with 100% confidence (no guessing) and the prophecy happens with historians to verify it? I don’t think so. The prophecy was told at least 483 years in advance. And there are more amazing prophecies in the Bible.
please come to God and all will be good. salvation ia individually
@@giovanni545 I can't. It's not a switch I can just film. I'm sure you once believed in Santa Claus when you were young, come back to him, believe in him, receive his gifts! ... You can't, it's just silly for me to ask. Your probably know all there is to know about Santa and it doesn't make it any more real to you right? Certainly not enough that you can just believe, I'd assume you could never believe in such a being am I right?
I see asking me to accept God as the same as asking me to believe in Santa. It's just not a real world event/story/character no matter what self declaring special book says.
Thanks though?
LoL.
"Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry" (Matthew 4:1-2). We imitate Christ with 40 days of fasting and abstinence.
The notion of a 40-day period of time devoted to prayer, fasting, and almsgiving is Biblical and is reminiscent of the 40 days of the Flood, the 40 years the Israelites spent wandering in the desert, and the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness.
Not to mention that a time of mourning in the Scriptures was often punctuated with "sackcloth and ashes."
So why on Wednesday? Why a T? It's not a cross.
What does Jesus' fasting in the desert 40 days have to do with the time of crucifixion? Yes everything in Romanism has a vague refference to scripture, but that doesnt make it sound doctrine. 40 is sognificant in the bible, but there is not a set time for believers to fast 40 days every year. I would hardly call giving up beer for 40 days a fast similar to Jesus in the desert anyway.
Matthew 6:16-18 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. [17] But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; [18] That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Wash those ashes off your head and do a real fast before your God, dont do it out of tradition.
@@mike_AD Exactly!!
@@mike_AD the Catholic Church gives us that scripture on Ash Wednesday. I recommend watching “The Biblical Roots of Ash Wednesday” by Catholic Productions. It’s explained a lot better
@@nayelimedina5870 youre blind following the blind
We know Lent and Ash Wednesday represent the forty days and forty nights Jesus fasted in the desert. It's all it is. Not gonna say that's not Biblical.
Manny Acs ...where is it in scripture?
@@MrUfojunkiedavid What? Do you even read the Bible? The temptation of Christ? Lent represents the forty days and forty nights Jesus fasted in the desert. That's all it is. It's not a sin to remember that time period. I don't see what the problem is. Now Satan doesn't want that. He wants us to think as you do until we completely erase him from our lives. Are you one of them?
Manny Acs Amen. We are imitating Jesus, as you stated.
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Almighty God bless you brother.
@@truthaboveagenda That's right. God bless you too
@@edgaracajabon9522 249 Roman Catholics gave this a thumbs down..... Pray for them !!! Roman Catholism is the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 17 and is leading people to hellfire.
Jesus, our loving Father fasted for 40s and night, after that ministry started. Ash Wednesday is not mentioned. Good Friday is the most important day for all Christians. Jesus Christ, our Saviour, suffered and died on the cross for us, so fasting and abstaining is truely fine.
Honestly, I think the dates are just mangled. As the Hebrew Roots community, we still do celebrate some of the Solemnities, as most of our Feast Days, just in a different order:
Good Friday we celebrate as Passover, Lent we celebrate as Feast of Unleavened Bread, Pascha (Easter) is Feast of Firstfruits, just as Pentecost is Feast of Weeks.
Christmas we celebrate as Feast of Trumpets. Ash Wednesday we Celebrate as the Day of Atonement. Advent we celebrate as Feast of Tabernacles.
For the most part Western Christian traditions I feel are just a mixture of systematised tradition, like to remember the saints, and reordered Biblical observances with a European twist, most of which are rather harmless.
I looked into the supposed pagan origins of Ash Wednesday and the sources appear rather dubious. There are clear pagan origins in the Western Christian version of the Fall Feasts (Advent and Christmastide), and I think the Fast of Tammuz was translated into Advent, which used to be a fast, rather than Lent, as it ended with the killing of the Divine Boar, much like the tradition of Christmas Ham. And of course, Christmas is the Feast of the God of the Unconquered Sun, Sol Invictus. However, I still credit the Latin Church for basing that Liturgical season on what we consider the Fall Feasts even if it’s to a very small extent.
For the most part, the Spring Feasts in the Latin tradition seems to be a direct adoption of the Biblical Spring Feasts, with the addition of Lent to commemorate Our Lord’s trials in the wilderness. So, thats my take on it.
Gabriel Ng Nice
Awesome! So happy someone is actually teaching TRUTH! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏I wish I lived closer to your church so I could go every weekend...unlike all the other so called churches I'm surrounded by here.
If by "someone is actually teaching TRUTH" you mean "someone is actually teaching HERESY AND IGNORANCE", then you are correct.
What makes it truth? Just agreeing with something doesn't make it truth? Prove your claim that this is truth and not merely an opinion
Mark 2:18 Luke 5:33 Matthew 9:14. I’m not catholic, nor do participate in the Ash Wednesday ritual. However, the practice of fasting (while the catholic’s version that you quoted may be a bit misguided) is hardly a lie. Corporate fasting is hardly a lie as well. Doing something that promotes the spiritual man, and puts one’s flesh under dominion to the Spirit is a good habit to get into. It was, and is routinely practiced by religious people, as well as Christians the world over. I get your “doctrine specific beef” with Lent. I get that you need clicks to get paid. I get it. It worked, I’m commenting. But honestly, it’s petty.
He LITERALLY quotes scripture on how to properly fast...Matthew 6:16-18.
Did you even listen? Well, watch it again.
@@nashvillain171 we’re given that passage during the Ash Wednesday mass, the Catholic Church doesn’t just pretend it doesn’t exist. The day of Ash Wednesday is a reminder that we are dust and to dust we will return as it’s said in the Bible, it’s a reminder of humiliation to let go of any pride. The Bible has multiple verses supporting the practice of putting ashes on ones forehead as a reminder of that. The fasting begins after so it’s not like we keep the ashes on our heads for 40 days so everyone can see that we’re fasting, no we choose what to fast on secretly and do our prayers secretly as the Bible says. I recommend you watch “The Biblical Roots of Ash Wednesday” by Catholic Productions for better explanation
@@nayelimedina5870 I have no interest in anything dealing with Catholic tradition, only in scriptural truth. Sola Scriptura!
@@nashvillain171 it is in scripture
@@nayelimedina5870 "But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly."
Nothing about parading around with ashes on your forehead, even for a day. Quite the opposite.
As a (practicing) Catholic who’s stumbled on this video, I can understand your argument. Honestly, we hear it all the time, not exactly this way, but there’s always some reason why we are wrong on you are right. There’s quite a bit of prejudgment in your argument, but that’s ok. This is your channel, you can do or say as you please. If you attempted to celebrate the season of lent with a full heart, you’ll understand that for believers, it’s such an important opportunity for us to surrender the things that keep us from experiencing Gods love and mercy. We’ fast because we’re being mindful of those who are seriously less fortunate, we pray because it revitalizes our relationship with Jesus, and we give more time an attention to our communities in order to love our fellow brothers and sisters. Because ultimately, Lent is a season of focused love. Yes, there are countless Catholics walking around with ashes on their head for show. But every church has their hypocrites, it comes with the territory. Of course their are Catholics who never read scripture outside of mass. Of course their are Catholics who celebrate Christmas and Easter without acknowledging Jesus. But there are also many of us who take this season, and Jesus, and the Bible, with seriousness. Your words are hurtful to people like me, who respect the Church and lead by example. Disprove me with you’re arsenal of disproving scriptures. We hear it all the time, it’s ok. I know who I am and why I practice the way I do. If you’re goal is to reach more people, I recommend you talk about how we are similar, and create sympathy between the Catholic and Protestant communities. There’s enough division between Christians and I believe Jesus would expect us to lift each other up, rather than shaming and casting stones.
I understand where you are coming from, but Lex's purpose was to shed light on if Lent was in fact biblical, and much like many "Christian" holidays, it was not in scripture but a fabrication of man. Having a reason to come together with our brothers and sisters to glorify and please our YHWH is beautiful and right, but just because it is, it does not mean it is biblical or the will of God.
Alignedandpositioned It's the erroneous doctrines of men that do that.
Religion is for weak minded people. Where in the pages of Scripture is the name Lent? Nowhere. Leviticus 23 has days to observe. What’s so hard about reading?
Isaac Perez Why don’t you observe Ramadan? Their god is your god too.
Pm פיטרוש מיכאל To observe days is an aspect of religion. Half of the festival offerings required animal sacrifices and some produce from land - not relevant anymore but I guess symbolically it can be done.
After i finished watching this video i found myself loving more my belongness to the Catholic Church
You're lost, that's why.
@@nashvillain171 Funny... Jesus Christ Himself founded my Church. Who founded yours? Anyway, if i'm lost i may need your prayers. Pray for me
Ehden Lebanon in order to be free you need to realize which lie is holding you hostage. Come out of Religion, God isn’t a specific church or denomination.
@@delux8007 In the Catholic Church we follow this formula.
I don't think that Jesus founded or created a Lie
2 Peter 3:16 just as he also spoke in all of his epistles about these things. In these, there are certain things which are difficult to understand, which the unlearned and the unsteady distort, as they also do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
I guess I wouldn't expect a non-Catholic to understand the traditions of Lent. By the way, "lint" as Lex so eloquently insists on pronounced it... is what one pulls from the clothes dryer filter. Lent is an entirely different thing.
Why do non-denomination Christians insist on tearing down other Christians' beliefs and traditions? SMH.
You said it TRADITIONS. And it's not about understanding it's about truth. I don't know if you ever read the Bible but God doesn't like traditions of man.
Next time watch the video.
I am a newborn. It's good to fast. I just pick these 40days. Always feel close to Him these 40days.😊
The Catholic Church blows my mind. Praying to Mary, creating saints and praying to them, this stuff here, SMH. I'm glad they converted so many people but the practices seem so wrong. The Catholic Church does so many things that Jesus specifically said don't do. Like calling a priest "father" is bad too.
Chuko. The Angel told Mary she was blessed among women? What do you have against mothers? What do you have against saints either. All the Discples are. Your arguments are lazy. Tell me what is so great about your church if you have one.
@@tonygilder7912 Confessions to priests?
How about confessions to Christ ALONE???! Rosaries??? Praying to......MARY????? Praying to ANGELS????
JESUS IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE NO ONE GOES TO THE FATHER BUT BY HIM !!
Catholics do not pray to saints. They only ask saints, especially Mary, to pray for them. Do you ever ask someone for their prayers?
@@tonygilder7912 just because the angel told Mary that she was blessed still doesn't mean she was sinless!
Job 42:6
Therefore I despise myself,
and repent in dust and ashes.”
Daniel 9:3
Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
Matthew 11:21
Woe to you, Chora′zin! woe to you, Beth-sa′ida! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Unlearn your false teachings about the Church...
Fasting is a way to get closer to our Lord and Savior Jesus-Christ.
Less internet, less flood, less world... more prayers more whorship more Time helping who needs help
Roman Catholism is the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 14
249 Roman Catholics gave this a thumbs down..... Pray for them !!! Roman Catholism is the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 17 and is leading people to hellfire.
Not Roman Catholic, but you are deluded about the purpose of observing Ash Wednesday and Lent. Nothing you’re claiming is true.
Give us the truth sir Donald pls from the bible
249 Roman Catholics gave this a thumbs down..... Pray for them !!! Roman Catholism is the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 17 and is leading people to hellfire.
@@TorahisTRUTHPsalm Catholics and their prayers of vain repetition. The Bible warns, not to create false images and bow down to them (Leviticus 26:1) Jesus often chastised those who appeared saintly on the outside ( wearing garments , ashes on the forehead. False rituals and sacraments) and being "dirty" and sinful inside.
Then I have trouble acceptingly those who attend confession to an intercessor , knowing the Priest is as sinful. Furthermore, how can one pray to Mary when she herself admitted to needing a Savior. One doesn't see Mary hanging from the Cross, shedding her blood for us.
Obviously, with all the latest sinful issues within the Catholic Church, there is no doubt that the Unholy Trinity is somewhere within the Vatican, waiting to rear its ugly head upon the World
I am seeing many commments to this video. None seem to understand that we are saved by grace through the blood of Christ. All seem to believe that somehow through good deeds, fasting, prayer, observing rituals etc we can earn our place before God.
Praise GOD, u r young and u know. keep the charge! Let us pray in the name of JESUS that all men will repent & except JESUS as LORD & SAVIOURS. Amen Give All praises to, The ONE and Only TRUE GOD.
Yes, of course it is. The Church, given power to bind and loose by Christ HImself, is biblical, therefore any authority it exercises to impose a penitential season--and all that pastorally entails--on believers is too.
I think for me being a catholic, lent is the only time where I actually feel the passion of christ and do something, even a very small act that connects me to God. I strongly believe these traditions are inspired by the Holy Spirit of God. Because God worked his Holy Spirit through the church. All these traditions bring us very close to God! For nearly 1500 years after Christ, there was only one Catholic and Apostolic Church. Then Men divided it and today there are more than 40,000 denominations!
I once asked my protestant friend, when did he last say the Lord's prayer. His reply was ' he doesn't remember!'. Ask this same question to a catholic!
I’m a Protestant and I say the Lord’s Prayer daily. That person is not an active and involved Christian. We are not to use it as a ritual reciting it over and over again while thinking about doing laundry but it is the most complete prayer, so I like to use it daily.
Thanks. But my mother is stuck in the Catholic church. Please pray for her, that she receives the true Saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, and that she receives the power of the Holy Spirit.
Her name is Gerda. Thank you.
@@firstinlastout doesn't the church have doors? She should just open the door and leave. If the doors are locked i would report it to the fire department as a hazard.
Prayer, fasting and almsgiving are spiritually good practices in my opinion. I think they should (and typically are) encouraged among Christians. I wouldn't knock a church emphasizing such practices leading into Easter.
Easter is not biblical. It's based on pagan tradition. We are commanded by God to honor His feast days, not man made holidays.
@@alysegarcia1103 Easter is just a celebration of the Lords resurrection. Tell me how that is pagan
@Touch Blampied who cares what the origins are? It's part of our Western heritage and tradition. You know Jesus being the son (sun) and the twelve apostles (12 signs of the zodiac) have origins in paganism? I don't understand why you want to tear down other brothers and sisters in Christ
@@pxter well if you look at the history of easter you would know that it was celebrated long before our Messiah was born so how is that honoring Him?? Also, lent was not about Yeshua, it was about the death of Tamus, hence the T on the forehead representing the ashes that were put on their heads while in mourning. That is why Yahweh spoke of it in the old testament, showing how the women were in the temple mourning Tamus...
La gente
_"No amount of fasting, abstinence or self denial can purify us from sin."_
Distinction.
1) No amount of fasting, abstinence or self denial, no amount of alms, and no amount of prayers, unless God hears them, can purify a sinner into a just man, into a justified man.
2) If a sinner is praying to get purified, like preparing for a confession (or hoping to get saved, even, for those who do not know the full Catholic Truth), some fasting, some alms giving and some prayers do function as prayers, which God is free to hear and which He takes normally into account when deciding whether to purify us.
3) In a person already justified - and ideally one should go to confession when Lent starts - in a person not needing purification from a sinful state of his person, fasting can certainly help to purify him from temptations, from sinbearing states of his emotions or appetites, and therefore help preventing backsliding into sin.
So, Catholic Encyclopedia would be speaking partly of case 3 and partly - of those not entering Lent as justified before God - of case 2, of people who hope to make their peace with God by Easter.
Easter is not biblical, Passover is. They are NOT the same. Read Exodus. Also, we are not to confess our sin to a priest. No man can forgive sin, only God can do that. READ YOUR BIBLE
Your own interpretations. All need to experience the fullness of Christ through his church: the Roman Catholic Church. God bless!!
Come out of Mystery Babylon, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations.
Keith your man made interpretations. You know Martin Luther wanted to remove Revelation from the Bible. Sola scriptural isn’t Biblical.
No offense and may God bless you and keep me from offending you too much, but if you think you need more than what's written and prescribed in the Bible for salvation, you're deceiving yourself. Please explain why believing in the Bible alone is unbiblical? Because so far in your comments all i've seen is your claims without evidence.
And never coming to the knowledge of the truth. screaming and not hearing.
The Catholic Church is opposite of God. It is man-based and not God-based. The church also changed the Sabbath day from the last day of the week to the first day of the week. I encourage you as a sister in Christ to please look into the Anti-Christ and the Catholic Church.
"Some have speculated" .. is this biblical?
Norse religion? Seriously? Have you ever read the Old Testament?...you will find the people of God doing public fasting and penance there...besides, Our Lord recomends fasting, prayer and charity, so why exactly the Church contradicts Scripture just by reiterating the Word of the Lord?
Lent is about conversion of the heart and striving to follow the Lord more closely...nothing more, nothing less. So that, united to Him in His suffering, we are also united to Him in His Paschal victory.
What this man is saying does not portray what the Church actually teaches.
Protestant brothers, read Joel 2 ...
Thanks for your hard work for standing up against human commandments and teaching that are not biblical.
As Our Lord fasted for 40 days in the desert we Christians go through a 40 day period of fasting, abstaining from certain foods and pursuits and prayerful charity in order to prepare ourselves for the week of Christ’s passion and death.
Then we are better prepared for the day of Our Lord’s resurrection on Easter.
Therefore Lent is entirely biblical and proper for all Christians.
It’s hard to tell if you’re kidding. If you’re not then you are sadly mistaken and utterly wrong.
As I have already said, the 40 days of Lent are preparation for celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday and they are inspired by Our Lord’s 40 days spent in the desert before beginning his ministry.
Oh the irony of the name of your RUclips channel.
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@@kimberlywood7783
He's teaching lies you'll have to unlearn. Why does he attack basic logical response to the provision of GOD? He's calling things found in divine scripture pagan too. He gives no explanation how whole souled posturing to fully cooperate with the Work of Salvation is mutually conflicting with it.
(Rev 18:2), the Apostle John records "another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues" (Rev 18:4). God is warning them, and I believe He is warning us, to come out of this world. Christian metaphysics and Neoplatonism Gnosticism (99% Christianity is Romanized )
Forsaking a sin for 40 days then doing it again sounds like some bull
You suppose to keeps that up after lent also.
Don’t act dumb. I’m losing faith in the brains of Americans.
trieu nguyen yes I do if you ask Jesus to relieve you of a sin he will help you let me guess your Catholic Church doesn’t tell you about how much Jesus really does help you do they?
Purity at every mass the Catholic Church read from the old and New Testament and has a homily regarding the readings
Jesus prayed and fasted in the desert for 40 days, and so do we. Nuff said.
Do you fast the way He did? Or just give up 1 or 2 things?
Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing, sent to deceive.
Love your video. I am also a seeker of God's truth and what pleases HIM. Have nothing against fasting and prayer but God didn't institute it for just once a year or on certain days. 🙏 God Bless you for telling the truth.
I thank GOD for you. You are such a breath of fresh air.😊 I refer to your videos to make sure I’m not the one who’s going crazy.
Jake Guerra...he has scripture he twists to serve his purposes. Ashes are all over the Bible. He is one man and you are staking your salvation on what one man said...instead of what Jesus said when he Founded the One True Church that he said the gates of hell shall never prevail against.
Death Before Sin Please elaborate.😊
SSG Gilda Wright...Hi Gilda! 🤗please scroll up and down and find my comments. I have elaborated thoroughly there.
Death Before Sin I read your point of view. No need to elaborate anymore. Thank you.☺️
Maybe you are
Why am I always drawn back to the Catholic Church specifically at lent every year!? I need help with this.
I go to Catholic Church starting Ash Wednesday, and I leave in the fall, right before my kids start religious Ed. I’m thankful God always rescues me before my kids start the awful guilt and shame filled religious education. But how can I make sure next lent I don’t go back?
This cycle has haunted me for years, I’m sure it’s spiritual warfare situation.
The Bible Root of Ash Wednesday by Catholic production will help you understand better what is Lent.
Thank you!!! Because of what you share I have been forced to examine scripture more closely and see what the Bible actually says as opposed to what man teaches.
You have declared the truth of God people follow man’s traditions that makes void the word of God thank God I finally came across someone who is speaking the full truth something we seldom encounter the famine for the truth according to Amos chapter 8 is eminent .
Question: Would it be possible to use this method to redefine its definition? For example, giving up video games or social media to fast, getting closer to Christ. Plus I think that this could actually be an act to shake up culture for a Christian symbol in today's world.
Christians arent suppose to play video games in the first place.
I don't think this applies to everyone who celebrates or practices lent, you're right, before fasting people end up committing sins and unrighteous acts (response to 'fat Tuesday"), and when they fast, they don't fast in the will of God, but rather take this season as an inconvenience for their everyday life, and that clearly violates Jesus' teachings in Matthew chapter 7. But there are people who take this season of fasting and reflection as an opportunity to return and connect back to God, disconnect from the world and meditate with his word. Sure we must carry our cross every day, but often people forget, people depart from God, people end up falling again, we are all sinners, and every year this season renews those who have departed, and encourages them to take part in righteousness again (that being said I am not encouraging anyone or endorsing freedom to sin because we can still be forgiven and there's a season where we have to stay away from sin and that we can sin on days apart from this season. No, I encourage everyone to turn away from sin forever, repent, accept Jesus and truly follow his path, "Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." ~Matt. 10:29). With this 40-day habit, the practice helps them understand the joy you receive from God's presence, and so they turn back to God and strengthen the relationship once again. It's a season of repentance and preparation, although it has a paganistic history, history is history, people who practice the season of lent would not go back to the origins and practice it for the sake of it, no, there are people out there who use this season to return to God, to give alms to the needy, to pray and to fast, and if that is the case then who are we to judge?
“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:37-48
However, I hope that your video will still serve as a message to all Christians, that we must serve God, and follow Jesus every day, no matter what season, occasion, or celebration.
WAIT A MINUTE!!! Did not the Savior Himself undergo a 40 Fast in the Wilderness to meditate on His mission here on Earth? The 40 days of lent are in imitation of our Savior's very actions on earth, just as the celebration of the Eucharist is in imitation of the Last Supper......so yes it is truly biblical or has biblical roots.....
Many major holidays have pagan origins that mask themselves by copying legitimate Jewish feasts.
Satan's counterfeits. Easter counterfeits Purim and Passover. Christmas counterfeits Hanukkah. Halloween and Thanksgiving falls around the time of Sukkot. (Not sure if anything is rivaling Rosh Hoshanna and Yom Kippur)
Also, the English names for our days of the week have pagan origins. (Someone tried to be funny by naming the seventh day after Saturn).
On an unrelated note our months are numbered wrong. October was originally the 8th month not the 10th. (Our whole calendar system is crazy).
I think you're taking a very literal definition of what you quoted in Catholic practices and completely missed the point of what lent is all about. Why dont you go ask a priest or somebody learned in Catholic theology what they think about Carnival and you'll probably be surprised how much they agree with you. I appreciate taking a good hard look at theology and doctrine but this sounds more like you have an agenda against the Catholic Church, not seeking the truth. And BTW I'm not Catholic.
Joel Effler His purpose is typical prejudce revealing the evil spirit driving him.
He's pointing out that following rituals or practices that aren't in scripture is not holy in the sight of GOD. To please GOD you have to do what he commands. The Catholic religion has many rituals that GOD didn't command. I personally have a problem with the divinity of the pope. That's the most dangerous of all, to claim you're divine as GOD is
The Catholic mass is Strange Fire before the Lord and Christmas and Easter are smoke in His nostrils.
The only Holy Days God “believes in” and accepts are the ones He commanded to be celebrated in Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 16.
Elizabeth M please refrain from using the terms like God(its a common term ) and Lord(baal) instead use elohim; Heavenly father's name is YAHuah and our saviour's original name is YAHuSha (YAHuSha'means YAHuah is salvation). Jesus christ is a made up name and is abomination) please do self research. YAH bless you!
I N D I G O SOUL I appreciate what you’re saying, and I agree... but if you want to reach people with the truth you have to reach them where they are. The apostle Paul used _theos_ when writing about יהוה and _christos_ when referring to ישוע. You are adding to the commandments of יהוה when you say I should only use _your_ choice of words for our Creator and Savior. Be very careful with that... you could actually be a stumbling stone for new believers.
Way to make people who participate in Lent feel like pagans dude. Lent may not be a clear commandment in God’s word, but it draws people closer to our Savior! I can’t imagine Jesus shaking his head at that.
We are suppose to do this daily not just once a year. Teaching what the Bible says is never wrong but I will say that The Word says that when we remind people of their liberty then we are considered good ministers. Fast the way the Bible says and we can be unified as one.
May not be a commandment, but we're going to take up our own traditions and claim we're doing it to draw near the lord.
I agree with your comments. I am no Thealogian but I know that fasting and praying are Biblical. So what is wrong with this ritual of Lent? I am not being critical. Please don't take it that way.I love your observations. god bless you my friend.
You said it is a ritual and not a command from God. If you read the Bible you will find the truth and not follow any religion’s customs and traditions made by man and not commanded by God.
Ahhhmmm how about Jesus fasting for 40 days???
Ahmmm, where's the scriptural command for fasting?
@@eltonron1558 Jesus said " *when* you fast" not " *if* you fast".
@@armor_x6439 So, he said when you fast, not, "Thou shalt fast".
@@eltonron1558 the fact Jesus said "when" there is een expectation of fasting. "If" is a recommendation.
@@armor_x6439 Jesus kept the Sabbath too. Not because he was part Jewish, but because it's one of the ten commandments. 98% if Christianity, as we know it,
Amen, the truth shall set us free
Were the Spirit is their is liberty
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Romans 14: 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them. 4 Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand. Boy lots of Christians find themselves above Paul. Maybe one should NOT judge another's heart who is devoted to the LORD.
Condoning False teachings and the false religion of roman Catholism is an abomination to God ! Proverbs 17:15...……YOU need to go read your bible !
It's not judging, it is discerning, as in right from wrong.
I'm a nonbeliever but my grandma was Catholic never knew about this. Thanks
Silly Protestants, the practice of atonement and ashes is in the old testament. Its an old judaic practice and one that Jesus acknowledges (Matt 11:21). God bless you all, come home soon.
As a "silly Protestant, the Catholics have to many pagan rituals, believing that observing them will please God. Jesus warned those not to worship idols but to Worship God only. And then of Course the vain repetition as the heathens do. Furthermore. Why do Catholics need confession through an antecessor, knowing He is just as sinful?
249 Roman Catholics gave this a thumbs down..... Pray for them !!! Roman Catholism is the Scarlet Beast in Revelation 17 and is leading people to hellfire.
@@charlesvandenburgh7008 oh good sir this video is about lent and now you deflect with "idol worshipping" and other false accusations, as the Venerable Fulton Sheen used to say, "There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be"
This is RUclips, you can find the answers to your questions here, the interwebs, or the Bible. I'm not doing your homework for you. I'll pray for you, even though I'm just as sinful as you. God bless you good sir 🤗
@@TorahisTRUTHPsalm please refer to my reply to Charles :)
Tell us all about the Graven images of the Catholic Church, baptizing babies, celebrating Christmas, claiming it’s on Dec 25th as well as all the other non biblical trash coming from the Catholic Church. Where exactly does he tell us to Observe Christ’s birth? And why did you combine pagan worship with a false birthday of Christ? Calling something pagan by any other name makes it no less pagan.
Where does it say to Pray to a rosary or to Mary? Or to make images of her or Jesus?
Actually it says not to do such things.
Not to pray to the dead for they cannot hear or answer and that they know nothing.
Yet what do Catholics do? They do what pleases Catholics instead of what God says. So go Bow to your statues of Saints and make great Sanctuaries that God will never occupy for you make them for men and to glorify yourselves.
Exodus 20:4-5
4Thou 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: 5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them:
Acts 4:12
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Deuteronomy 12:32
32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Mark 7:7
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Much needed biblical knowledge ❤️ Thanks God bless you bro. I pray every born again believer should watch this and leave this things
As a former Catholic, I was always lead to believe that doing these different type of works, along with many others, going to confession, saying my penance, praying the rosary, etc., were what was going to determine if I went to Heaven or not. As a young child and then growing into adulthood, these seemed all to confusing and unrealistic. Then, at 33 years of age I picked up a bible and met my Lord and Savior!
He never said not to fast people. He said that doing it in this manner is not biblical. The timing and everyone doing it together in the manner they do is similar to how pharisees would have done it
True true
I pray that these people who do this go and read the Bible and search the scriptures, not just do whatever the speaker says.......We are accountable by our own actions.......Be Blessed in YHWH.
Jay, what is your reason for listening to Lex? Just read the Scripture and take away with it what you think the Holy Spirit is telling you. The Bible is 100% a product of the Catholic Church. Who did the Christians from the 1st few centuries listen to, since there was no NT?
actually no the catholic church did not make the bible in fact they persecuted anyone who had one because they wanted people to follow their doctrines instead of the word of God
Show me your source. Preferably from a non-bias source. Just add the link, it's very easy.
Sola Scriptura, interprete everything by using the scriptures and HOLY SPIRIT.
Then why do you all disagree with each other? Whom did the early Christians learn from and how, without the NT?
Most Christians agree with what the apostle Paul said:
"One man esteemeth one day above another; another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it."4
· 20“For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Romans 14:5One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. 8If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
I totally agree with you. Today I have been feeling in my spirit that something is not right about this Ash Wednesday. This video truly helped..
A person who truly seeks the truth will do research on what it is they question. We do a disservice to ourselves if we only accept what others believe is true especially when those individuals are misinformed or have an agenda. When you decide to conduct research be mindful of those who just have opinions and no factual footnotes that confirm their standing. Good Bless and may this Lenten season bring you closer to our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lent is totally biblical. Our Lord Jesus Christ fasted for 40 days like prophet Elijah did. Please widened your knowledge and research for more not by Bible alone. By the way sister, protestant Bible is not complete.
@@rommeldiche6398 Lent has nothing to do with Jesus fasting for 40days nor Elijah. Just because they did fasting you can create your own way of fasting. These two fasted literally, no food nor drinks!!! And in daily prayers. They were getting ready for their missions. That is biblical!!! While Catholics way of fasting were different, How can it be the same??? Tell me??? How do you do your fasting??? Do you think your way of fasting will be acceptable to God???
Jesus instructions was to observe the Passover till He comes back!!! Do you observe it???
yes Brother myself..
@@nobodybutHIM777 Sorry no one can go without flood and water for forty days and forty nights and live........John the baptist was in the wilderness preaching for repentance, his food was locust and wild honey.....Jesus was in the wilderness to fast and prepare himself for his public ministry.....No one can survive without flood and water for forty days and forty nights. Understand Jesus fast.
For your knowledge: The christian Catholic Church was BORN in PENTECOST with PETER the apostol as the ROCK on which Jesus founded HIS CHURCH Mathew 16,18-19 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build MY CHURCH,(only ONE) and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
WE ARE THE CHURCH CHRIST FOUDED....WE ARE CATHOLIC CHURCH..! It's on the GOSPEL, THE HISTORY AND THE SUCCESSION APOSTOLIC.
Blessing,
Shalom brother lex, i have a question, is worshipping on Sunday pegan or do you believe people who worship on Sunday are worshipping a pegan SUN God? Even if they heard of the truth about the Sabbath day be ing the true holy day but continue to stay in Sunday worship?
We should worship God every day of the week. However, the Sabbath is a set apart day for rest and holy convocation.
UNLEARN the lies ...what do think of those believers and pastors who teach Sunday is the new Sabbath or any day of the week is holy to worship now, will they be judged for or condemned ? What SCRIPTURES can i use showing its wrong to claim the Sabbath day changed ? Thanks brother for getting back to me
GAD-ISSACHAR ask them to show you scripture where it was changed because they cant. Constantine a pagan changed it, so its a man made law not GODs law
Actually, gathering on the first day of the week was prevalent in the church long before Constantine was born. (Acts 20:7) - Sunday (The first day - Dominica), Monday (The second day - Feria Secunda) ... Friday (The sixth day...), Saturday (the seventh day - Sabbatum)
Mark Galvez actually, the Greek in Acts 20:7 is this:
ἐν δὲ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτω
Which in our alphabet is:
“En de th Mia ton sabbaton”
Which means “in the midst on the Sabbath”. Don’t believe me? Copy and paste that Greek phrase into any translator. The Bible “scholars” who translate that phrase as “first day of the week” were capitulating to a Catholic agenda. The Apostles MET ON THE SABBATH!!
Praise God in the Highest, I'm so happy, this has been a blessing.
I just attended Ash Wednesday, and attend Catholic mass every Sunday, just moved from Texas to Arkansas , receiving the ucarist, has made me who I an today, I will always remain Catholic, the nuns that taught me educated me with straight A s.... They do it from their hearts, not for a paycheck, they are by far the most charitable denomination on Earth, thank you Lord for this day, for I not know if I will see the sun rise, repent, confess, and God will forgive your sins, prayevery day as if it were your last, it will not only make you a better person, but that what pleases God. Trust, believe, ask, seek, and knock, and the door shall open. I'm a vet, but thank Christ I never killed , I ask him daily to forgive me , as I have forgiven all in my life who has stolen, cheated, lied, used, mocked me, for they know not what they do, love everyone, and you will be rewarded 10000x over in heaven. Have love in your heart, that's really what it's all about, not your money, job, material things, live each day for him, for it may be your last, prepare to be judged by the almighty,ashes is what we will become, I just overcame 2 deadly cancers, lost my fiancee, my home, everything I own in Texas, just moved to northern Arkansas and it beats Houston, but without the Catholic Church I would be lost, it's a hardcore religeon that demands disiplin, repent, confess, be born again and sin no more, live the neighbor, everyone, not what this planet had to offer, I should be dead after kidney cancer but God is not ready for me yet, I know in my heart he will never leave my side and forget me, good bless you all !!!
I WORSHIP YESHUA.
How does one get to heaven according to you?
Do you pray to Mary?
Still a heretic
@Nick Hines Do you also bow down to graven images?
Jeremiah
Chapter 10
1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:
2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.
I do not think you understand Lent or its purpose.
I think more importantly is the heart attitude and believing in Jesus for purification .
💯 Biblical Truth!
I am a Catholic and I believe in fasting for people of sanguine and phlegmatic (partying and sluggish) people, but I think for choleric and melancholy (leaders and creative people) fasting usually does more harm than good. And the odea of wearing ashes all day long during Ash Wednesday---receiving it might be okay but wearing it all day---didn't Jesus say when we fast we should wash our faces? I disagree with the Church on this. (Ashes on Ash Wednesday is liturgical, not doctrinal, so I think I am okay here.)
But did you know we were putting ashes on us way before we even decided what books would go in the Bible? 😬
Still Pagan...you still eat Pork on Easter and Easter is hella Pagan
@@darkstar4982 Damn so I guess the whole Bible is paganism then 🤔. God instructed us to do so.
@@darkstar4982 Easter celebrates Jesus’ resurrection.. how is that pagan???? And who said I eat pork during Easter ?
Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
Another wannabe self appointed 'preacher' touting his own misguided opinion and leading others as astray as himself (blind leading the blind).
Truth bother u
Its pagan from babylon. Tammuz nimrods son was killed by a boar at age 40 so they wept a day for each year of his life so 40 days and ended it with killing the animal that killed him hence easter(ishtar aka semeramus his mom) ham dinner. Women weeping for tammuz is in ezekiel 8 and an abomination.
brenda jesus rose on the sabbath not Sunday. In the book of John when Mary wentbto the tomb early Sunday morning he was already gone. The sign of Jonah is 3 days 3 nights which isnt friday-sunday. He was killed before the evening of passover hence he was the lamb, which does equal 3 days 3 nights.
Are you to believe that anything used by pagans is an abomination? If so, all married folks should toss their wedding rings, since they originated from "pagan" tradition.
Gabe Pettinicchio anything related to idolotry yes absolutely
Gabe, there is a difference between secular and pagan. Wedding rings are secular, not pagan. They were not used in pagan religious worship. However, we need to avoid pagan religious practices.
The (Christian)"fish'' symbol was used as a religious symbol associated with the pagan "Great Mother Goddess" long before the time of Christ. It was meant to represent the outline of her uterus. That's what some pagan religions used long before Christ. They are all found on car bumpers & Christian web pages, everywhere.
The ''cross'' had been used for centuries by the Hindu, in Babylon, Egypt, and Assyria. In Europe, people were sacrificed and hung on a cross. Then the corpses would be taken down, chopped up, and pieces would be planted with the crops for fertility. Crosses hang from the necks of millions of Christians every day on this planet. Do you deny them?
And yes, Lux ... Wedding rings are worn on the finger's of the vast majority of married Christian folks (including yours), and yes, they can be traced by historians to pagan origins.
I'm glad you decided to participate on your channel. I would enjoy statements, challenges, questions & answers in the future. This is never done as a personal contest between us, but as witnesses for Christ and the one truth.
Kind of fallacious reasoning.BIBLICALLY Paul did not lay out all the churches practices. Common sense tells us. Here is what he said;
1 cor.11.34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
Many practices are attested to from the 1st ce. Lent is one. And no. I am not catholic. I am an orthodox priest. God bless. And may we spend the 40 days purifying our heart just like Jesus said we must do if we are to see God. Mt.5.8
I feel like some ppl just want to sin with no consequence. They make excuses that they can sin as much as they like if they believe in Christ.
My former church home celebrated lent and Ash Wednesday but something about it didn't sit right with me--especially when I researched its origins! Good one Lex! 👍
Could you please do a video on how to celebrate Passover properly. Do we wash our hands and feet in oil? What kind of oil? Ect. Thank you for the great videos
We don't live by the old covenant
Noticed that on RCC statement about Lent nowhere mentioning Christ by His Name. One might have to wondet which Christ, which God and what Kingdom RCC was talking about.
he doesn’t use the Catholic Catechism - because he’s dishonest
Moses fasted 40 days on Sinai before receiving the Torah (Exodus34:28). The Lord Jesus himself fasted in the desert 40 days- how is that NOT Biblical!?!?!?!?
Your distortions of Scripture are demonic.
this is wrong on so many levels. try using multiple dictionaries instead of just one. Lent is associated with drawing closer to God. it's a reflection of Jesus 40 days in the wilderness. We know that we cannot work our way into heaven. it's illogical to even assume that's what people are doing. Lent is designed to do several things: it calls us towards a deeper appreciation of the sacrifice that Jesus made for us, it makes us take a deeper look at our lives and calls us to repentance, it calls us to die to sin, it calls us to join Jesus as he journies towards the cross, it helps us break bad habits that were a distraction while enhancing our spiritual lives, and originally it was a period of transformation via purification and self-denial leading up to an Easter baptism. Purification is not about works, it's about sacrifice.
aaaaaaand you got Ash Wednesday's wrong too. in the bible people put ashes on their head as a sign of mourning. the ashes on Ash Wednesday are a symbol of our mortality "for ashes you came, to ashes you shall return" it is not a sign of fasting.
if you folks want to unlearn something try understanding it first because you will encounter a lot of strange fire on the internet.
B. Kennedy well said. I’m a Lutheran and we love lent. We use it truly to be closer to God and improve our relationship with Him. This guy may have good intentions, but it reminds me of a witch hunt.
Well said indeed couldn't have put it better
Regardless of what you agree or disagree with, Lent is not biblical.
Jesse NOTW Lent is made by man and is not specifically in scripture, but it’s values are indeed biblical.
Taking time to repent and really focus on what Christ did for us is definitely a biblical principle.
I just don’t like the way this guy’s video is “Unlearning the Lies” of Lent. Lent is not a lie or anything that would damage someone’s relationship to Jesus, it does quite the opposite.
God’s Peace to you.
Jesse, so because the word abortion isn't in the bible, the practice of praying to end abortion or advocate for life is not biblical and of the devil?
Appreciate video but where did you get information counter Ash Wednesday ideas? Thank You.
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God; 9not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.
LOL you do know that no one said Lent lead to salvation right? SMH.
Listen to Dr. Pitre's "The Biblical Roots of Ash Wednesday".
Wow, Thank you! I was wondering if lent was really biblical!
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Warning: this video is NOT accurate. LENT is a season that makes people more spiritual, and there’s nothing wrong about that.
Whilst i 100% agree that God is against incorporating Pagan practices to worship of Him...you seem to jumped to alot of conclusion and made false connections simply based on similarities. Just because a practice is similar to a pagan one doesnt mean it directly originated from it, and Lent and Ash wednesday couldve just independently sprung out from the Christian faith. Not everything is in the bible.
That being said, I also agree with you that nothing out of our works could ever purify us, and Mardi Gras really is just a horrible excuse to party, drink and get wild. So yeah!
Yeshua is the messiah and means salvation in Hebrew nobody comes through the father but by me (Yeshua)
Did Jesus observe Christianity? Did Jesus create Christianity? Did Jesus even use the word Christianity or Christian in ANY of His teachings?
Jesus was a Jew - King of the Jews. The term Christian was only coined years after his resurrection as a mockery of the Christians at Antioch (Acts 11l). So no, he would not have used a word that didn't exist yet to describe his teachings. Nevertheless - he did establish the teachings of Christianity if that is what you are asking.