Works and fruits are the result of love of neighbor, not justification. If you have no love you'd pass by the man set upon by robbers on the other side of the road like the Levite. The Samaritan stopped and bound up the man's wounds, took him to the Inn, and paid for his stay and recovery. The Levite had a hefty schedule and couldn't be bothered." People avert their eyes from the poor, "I'm justified by faith alone" ... "Where were you when I was hungry? thirsty? in prison? sick? friendless? without resources?"
@@bobgarrett7134 This is the most compelling idea for works, people (and there is plenty of them in the world like in China where not only christianism but Jesus was not heard of) did not have the cultural environment to know about Christ and his Gospel have a way of salvation or justification (not faith which they can not achieve and blamed for). This is the great leap forward that took Catholicism in the Vatican II Council
@@PabloM.-ss6px Yes. People who never hear about Jesus Christ need to be judged fairly. Jesus died for the sins of the world -- not the sins of Christians. Non-Christians who love their neighbors, are hard working, generous, kind, fair to all, and filled with virtue, integrity, honesty, and humility, are certainly going to achieve Heaven before many Christian hypocrites.
Work out your salvation, (Philippians 2:12-13) not work FOR your salvation. We are saved and made righteous, as a gift from God, born again from above, by no merit of our own. (Ephesians 2:8-9) (John 3:3-6) If someone is born again they will be being sanctified and will produce good fruit over time. Like little children we will fall down and make mistakes along the way as we grow up in the faith. If someone is justified by faith, they cannot later be justified by doing works, if they sin, because justification is only by faith, first to last. The right attitude to have, if saved by God, is to believe that you are saved, and then take the gift given to you and use it for the Glory of God, doing good and proclaiming the Gospel to others. RC is a very good example of doing that.
Abraham is the example, and what was his whole program? Cooperation with Grace. Did you do it, is the question. A man will reap ONLY what he sews. Abraham's works (obedience, not works of law- he was before the law) completed his faith, and he was a friend of God, and the prophesy was fulfilled! See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone?
Jonh 6 53:54 Then Jesus said unto them verly, verly I say unto you except you eat the flesh of the son of man and drink His blood ye have no life in you 54 .whose eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day. This is why Jesus established the Eucharist Also st Paul said, if we drink from the cup in an anwordly manner we will condemme our soul. Meaning to recive Jesus in Eucharist we must prepare first by getting rid of sin. God came in person to create again like says in Isaiah, Behold I will come to make new heavens and new earth. We are called to live in communion whith God, by living in communion whith God, we partake in God's nature and become a new creation, the old creation was corrupted by satan through Adam and eve. I don't know why man make such a confusing, And ys the catholic Apostolic Church, is Christ . Virgim Mary said, not only she said this ,also said the body and blood of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin. Only in the church Jesus established. Multitudes are dying in their sins thinking they are already saved.
Sorry, but you are attacking a straw man view of Catholic teachings. No Catholic who understands the original Christian Doctrine of Justification believe s he earned Salvation. It is the merrits Christ won on the Cross that are applied to us which save us. You really should attend a Catholic Mass so that you can hear the Doctrine in the Scriptural readings which comprise the Liturgy. Every Sunday, the Catholic Church proclaims that Christ died so that many would be saved.
“For it is by Grace you are saved and NOT by works lest any man may boast”. Actually I totally agree with this verse. First off Paul most likely isn't speaking of "good works" in this passage. The majority of Paul's writings are in the context of Jews to Gentiles. How the Jews have the Mosaic law and the Gentiles do not. So when Paul says works he often means works of the Mosaic Law. Totally agree we aren't saved by the Mosaic Law. That being said, even if Paul is talking about good works here he says "you have been saved". In Greek this is the perfect tense, which denotes a past, completed action. So from the context here we can see that Paul is speaking of initial salvation here when we first come to Christ. Paul also speaks of salvation as present tense Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for God is at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. And he also speaks of salvation as future tense: Romans 13:11 Besides this you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; So the Catholic church totally agrees with Paul here when she teaches... “We are said to be justified by grace because nothing that precedes justification, whether faith or works, merits the grace of justification. For ‘if it is by grace, it is no longer by works; otherwise,’ as the apostle says, ‘grace is no more grace’ [Rom. 11:6]” (Decree on Justification 8).🤣🤣..
R.C. Sproul's is right about looking things up on your own. If you want to know the true maters of the Catholic Faith within proper contexts than go to were that can be found.
As a Carmelite Christian I wholeheartedly agree. My Roman Catholic brothers need to do likewise. As we all eat at the table given them by Jesus, it is incumbent upon them to study and reach out. Faith must be fed, lest it be lost. But for us I think we need to ponder those words of st. Francis, "preach the gospel every day, and if absolutely necessary, use words".
It's you who doesn't seek His truth and I can use scripture to prove you judge falsely. Search LigonierMinistries and check out the founder of this , which you know little of Unless your afraid of the truth , which condemns you@@mtaylor3771
@balthasarmambega2188 Titus 2:14 : Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
@@balthasarmambega2188 true but the intention of the work is not to earn salvation, but to show gratitude and trust in Jesus Christ. If we put our faith and trust to Jesus , we would follow his command to show our sincerity.
LOL!!! It only took R.C. Sproul 15 seconds before he put his foot in his mouth. He said he's here to talk about the "Biblical view of justification by FAITH ALONE." Wow! Sproul is a typical "BIBLE BELIEVING CHRISTIAN" that IGNORES THE BIBLE! James 2:24 "You see that a person is justified by WORKS and NOT by faith alone." Hmmmm, better ignore that verse. Yes, cherry pick the bible verses they like and ignore the inconvenient ones.
@@michaelporter5898 Mary has never been above Christ. CC always refers to: "John 19:26-27: When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home." Jesus left this world leaving us his mother. Because Mother of Christ became the Mother of the Disciples, Mary became Mother of the Church. I may refer you to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
@@JudeSpurlin-pg7ri So Jude which one of the over 41,000 Protestant denominations do you subscribe to? Personally I belong to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I came to know Christ in jail in 2013 by reading a book, "Overcoming spiritual blindness" by James P. Gills MD. The veil was taken off my eyes. Heaven came through for me in my finances too, getting $25,000 monthly. I can support God's work and give back to my community. God is absolutely more than enough!
He said we shouldn't bother about what to wear or eat. He is more than enough, as he supplies my needs according to his riches in glory. I can't love him less
Isaiah 45:3 speaks of a transference of riches from the heathen to the righteous... I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret... I receive this for my household in Jesus' name. Amen!
A CHRISTIAN FIC TION: + Yahweh created us humans 300k years ago, + Then he hide 295k years to humans, + Then he appears to a small group of people (Heb rews) and gives them the laws that are for ALL humans, while humans already exist all over the world. Rules that, if you dont obey them, you go to h ell. + Same thing aprox. 2500 years later with his son. + Then it takes another 700 years till that belief spreads with bru tal military superiority over Europe (Charlemagne kil led in one day more pagan saxons than the Romans killed Christians in all the so called persecutions of Christians in the Roman Empire). + Then it takes another 1000 years till with even more bru t ality that belief spreads over Latin America with 50 million dead indigene people and the biggest gen ocide of humanity.
He is correct - When you give your life over to Jesus the Gods gives you the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit helps guide us in our day to day activities. Keep in mind you still exist in a sinful body that has rebelled against God and will cause you to sin. If you sin you still need to ask for forgiveness. The Holy Spirit is in you to help you resist sin and help you move along the path that God has set for you. Jesus had to die on the cross as the ultimate blood sacrifice so that our sins will be washed away once we accept him. As a Christian I constantly working to do the things God wants and live my life according to his word. Sometimes that is really hard because we want instant Justice. We are called to love our enemies and pray for them.
@@sumralltt The bible is a man-made book with man-made wisdom (Kain and Abel) and man-made errors : + light wasn't there before the sun + the Earth wasn't there before the sun + Adam and Eve didn't exist + insects have six legs not four legs + homosexuality is not a seduction by a satan, but a natural born healthy sexual orientation with an evolutionary meaning + the "firmament" is not a solid "roof" over the world + the sun can’t be stopped for having longer light in a battle, it already stands still + etc etc If the bible would be the word of god or inspired by god it would be without errors, but it isn't.
David committed grave sins of adultery and murder, had he not repented he would have remained separated from God. It is by Gods grace that we are given a second plank to grab onto when we wreck our faith. David was saved, but it was by fire as his child died.
It involves faith inthe Lord Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism by immersion (just like Jesus was by John), the laying on of hands (by someone with authority) for the receiving of the Holy Ghost
Some people say the Earth is round, some people say the Earth is flat. Obviously, since people are debating, the answer isn't clear; it's "an example of the confusion of" science. Just because people don't agree, doesn't mean there's not a right answer. You aren't free to ignore Jesus because everyone dies, but He's the only one to conquer death. You will be dead someday, and you will certainly lose life eternal unless you have Jesus.
When have you all been correct on holy eucharist? For almost 500 years you have been wrong. By faith alone? Did Jesus make a mistake when he said deny yourself, take up your cross..... if faith alone suffices, why deny oneself and take up the cross.
It is easy, but you can't cherry pick the verses you like and ignore others such as Sproul does. James 2:24 "You see that a person is justified by WORKS and NOT by faith alone." Hmmmm, better ignore that verse. Yes, cherry pick the bible verses they like and ignore the inconvenient ones.
@@carolinenorman6141 Luther the great fabricator also added [alone] to Romans 3:28 so that it read, "So now we hold, that man is justified without the help of the works of the law, [alone] through faith". When challenged for his fabrication, Luther responded: “If your papist wants to make so much fuss about the word sola [alone] tell him this, ‘Dr. Martin Luther WILL HAVE IT SO, and says that a papist and an ass are the same thing.’” Galatians 1:6-9 "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel- not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to DISTORT the GOSPEL of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be ACCURSED. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be ACCURSED." So the leader of the Protestant Revolt is accursed.
Dear all of you⛪️ why don’t you sin again? If there is no merit, sin again, go on with all kind of sins after your faith and justification from Christ. What happens? The sanctification is not merit is the way of Jesus’ all teachings: Go and sin no more. What you did to the least of my brethren you did it for me. In other words, Catholics know that. The point of the robber crucified with Jesus was that he had no opportunity to do something wrong bc that very evening he will die. Christ is risen. Love as HE loves us.
Might be a good idea to actually read the the official Doctrine of the Catholic Church before making a judgement on the Catholic Church rather than listening to what others say about the Church.
@@beadoll8025 The Catholic Church is all about the doctrine of salvation. Please read the official Doctrine of the Catholic Church which is based on Scripture. Peace.
When a priest gives absolution he does not say i forgive you he prays this prayer.God the father of mercy who has reconciled the world to Himself through the death and resurrection of His Son and sent the Holy Spirit amongs us for the forgiveness of sin through the ministry of the church may God give you pardon and peace I absolve you in the name of the Father and of The Son And of the Holy Spirit go in peace.
He is a well informed protestant. Unlike other anti Catholics who criticizes based on false information. I like his explanation on mortal sin and purgatory.
"Faith without works is dead" (St James).....the Catholic church as you have stated says that works alone are not enough (hence purgatory)....so the sacrifice of Christ is the only way to Heavenly perfection.....but the works must be there....otherwise, why are we here on Earth?
The RC church advocates works to GET salvation. In truth, we do good works BECAUSE we have salvation. If works is a part of gaining salvation, then it begs the question of how many good works must we do to please God and go to heaven? It would mean that nobody can be sure of their salvation because they cannot know if they did enough good works. Imagine God turning you away because you was just one good work short of salvation.
Are the works from the Catholic church of compiling and preserving the Bible enough for your salvation? History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their list of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
@@proctorkidwell7932 yes, read OUR Bible then answer the hard question above i posed before claiming things outside of your understanding of, proving only one point that you differ from thousands of others on many other things on in our book.
@@srich7503the Catholic Church and early church fathers pointed out the word of God, they did nothing to imbue it with more meaning or importance. God gave His written word to all. It’s not “YOURS”. And Protestants believe in ecclesiastical authority, just not in ecclesiastical infallibility. So we can believe the Catholic (or perhaps catholic) church was guided by God to produce the canon. How do you (assuming RC) have any more claim to the canon than say the Orthodox Church?
I dont call myself a Protestant, dont call myself a catholic and dont even call myself a christian…i call myself a BELIEVER!!!…Come out of world religions People.
Praise be to God, if I'm justified by Christ, the father doesn't see me, He sees Christ. Holy holy holy, Lord God Almighty. All thanks and praise be to God; I am truly his son.
He only sees Christ if Christ’s good works are shining through your life. God will not accept a heaping pile of dung under the veil of Christ. God’s will is not for you to be veiled, but rather your sanctification.
@@stephenjohnson9632 my God accepts Christ as righteous having been made a man, yet without sin. Our salvation comes from Christ's grace; the sanctification given to those who have repented and accepted Christ as their salvation. So when God the Father looks upon this sinner saved by grace, He sees Christ Jesus, not a sinner deserving of death. There is no condemnation in Christ Jesus friend. I'm not arguing with you about the rights and wrongs of being Catholic or any other believer, thankyou; there's been enough wars over that. You either repent, believe , confess and act or you don't. That is the gospel of salvation. Make no mistake God will not be mocked. The path is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and few will entre, so worry about yourself. Amen
@@GodleyFrench God wants us to be actually righteous, not just covered by Christ’s righteousness. His will is for us to be sanctified, transformed, and in full cooperation with Christ. The gospel is far far more than believing facts about Jesus and trusting only in a mere legal bailout.
"...if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing." - 1 Corinthians 13:2 "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." - v. 13
@@Shawnee777 Because they baby baptize. Stealing Baptism from the grown man and woman in all it's importance, that they cannot be baptised and be born again. Furthermore baptizing atheists without their consent. All because they, including Luther, would rather have a state power than a freedom loving religion. It's a transgression. And let me ask a question, the robber on the cross, was he saved by a good deed? The letter of James is not the least. A Faith without deeds, is a dead faith. But he who truely have a faith in God, in him there is deeds. And so the 2 things cannot be picked apart, and many who claim themselves theologians here, preach to sit and wait, for they care not to do any deeds.
@@peterhenryzepeda3484 no it’s not water baptism Study Romans 6 It’s baptism in the spirit when someone is born again, the Holy Spirit Pl. them into a union with Christ…. That’s the relationship we must have with him.
I lived it as a devout Catholic, until I was 17. I was living under the Old Testament. I wanted to be a saint, but I couldn’t do it! What good news, Hod loved me! I could be justified and know it! I could be Saint Anthony!
I have seen my places in the Holy Scriptures that says that faith is accounted unto righteousness but I can't find any places that says we'll be judged by it. Although there are many places that says we will be judged according to our works. Faith is absolutely necessary for your salvation but we will all be judged for either the good or evil that we do. Both are necessary for your salvation, for even good people go to hell for not believing.
@terrymartin184 No Terry. There are 3; Hades, Tartrus, and gehenna. All three of these words are translated "hell" in our English Bible and each is different.
Salvation is a collaborative venture between God and man, between grace and good works. Of course, faith is the foundation even of our good works. Faith is there from beginning to end, but good works are also necessary.
Justified by faith, you show your faith by works. Faith without works is dead, works without faith are not good works. It takes both. Just saying you have faith, and then sin, wont do ANYONE any good.
Rome has consistently taken unbiblical speculative theology and made it unchangeable dogma for practice and faith. It seems that the motive, whether intentional or not, directionally over time, was to bind men's concience to the church and maintain the power of the Rome over men.
Calvinism believes every step to salvation is by God only not human not even obedience (a submissive act), one is considered arrogant to think or claim that one is saved because of one's obedience. A clay (who was made in God's image) is not allowed to talk back to a God the potter. Those with critical thinking and broad minded avoid selectively choose the verses that will fit their agenda disagree, God "let" us choose, and we are accountable.
Didn't Martin Luther add.the word "alone" to Saved by faith alone . Apparently he wanted to make sure that the scripture agreed with his own personal beliefs. The end of Revelation reads that anyone who adds a word or takes away a word from. this book.. be anathema! Please respond. I used to be a Baptist so I'll understand what you say. Mr. Sproul you are a wonderful theologian. 😊
@ginnygrafton3058 Martin Luther may have added that word FOR CLARITY in his exposition, not to add to God's word. The reading/study of the NT (in whole) shows us that in fact our good works DO NOT COMPLETE OUR SALVATION. James teaches us that, & so does Paul. See Romans 3 & 8. M.Luther was emphasizing that the sacrifice of Christ ALONE purchased our ETERNAL salvation by God's grace, THROUGH our faith, which also was itself a gift from God [to our heart]. SEE Epheaians 2 ! The Catholic "church" (tragically & erroneously) does not even teach that our salvation is ETERNAL; that is IF WE DO HAVE IT. So IF YOU REC'D IT, >>>IT WAS ETERNAL. See John 3:16 ! !
@@DashRiprock-m3b if this is true then please explain why ALL Bible believing people receive their rule of faith, the Bible, from her… History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their individual lists of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time, growing in numbers of hundreds of “inspired” NT writings. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
German translation isn’t English. the Germain Allein isn’t exactly like our Alone. the translation to German supported it. Plus 3 “Catholic” bibles, 2 recently prior to Luther and one just after Luther also translated it that way. Luther didn’t add, he hit a translation that made sense and other translation supported this.
Ive seen some catholics saying RC Sproul doesn't know what hes talking about, but none have been specific about where he may be wrong. He is deceased now but he had probably forgotten more about the Bible than all the people in the comments have known about the Bible, and yes including me.
They do because salvation is a free gift. But if you’re assuming that a born again Christian can go on sinning without consequence you’re wrong. Repentance is an ongoing result of being saved. It is actually the fruit of a true born again believer to repent of sins and hopefully have victory over it. It is all done through our savior Jesus Christ.
@@MrMfloor "Salvation is free & it comes to us from God, made possible only because of Jesus Christ's Life, Death on the Cross, & Resurrection, by His Grace through our Faith which is proven by our Works." St James the Apostle wrote, "Faith Alone without Works is Dead." James 2:26 Authentic Faith has Works.
@@CatholicHousewife2017Catholics always misinterpret James 2. James is speaking to a group of people who are Already SAVED. Paul teaches how to be saved and James teaches what a saved person looks like. Meaning true faith produces works. Works do not save you.
@@beadoll8025 rather Protestants have misunderstood both History & Catholic Teachings. History: James is a book written by a Catholic under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, selected by the Catholic Church to be included in the New Testament, and painstakingly copied & preserved by hand by the Catholic Church for 1,500 years Before the first Protestant Church was established - which occurred relatively shortly after the printing press was invented. Catholic Teaching: does not include a belief that a non-Baptized person can enter into Heaven for eternity by doing the Jewish works of the law, rather it includes that someone who wants to connect to God and chooses to do the Works that Jesus has revealed are necessary for eternal salvation must be done whenever possible - these works mentioned in James 2 includes: Doing the Will of God, Obeying His Commands, Forgive, Baptism (Mark 16:16), Receive the Body & Blood of Jesus in Holy Communion (John 6:22-70 & 1 Cor. 11:23-30), and among other things, do the Works of Mercy Matthew 25:31-46. Authentic Christian BELIEF is not just a thought, it requires ACTION... we read in Jude 5 "Now I desire to remind you, though you are fully informed, that the Lord Who once for all saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterwards destroyed those who did not believe." And in 1 Cor. 9:27 we read St. Paul say, "I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified." We see in the Bible that the Salvation we have while still on earth is contingent, it can be lost. We're saved in a sense when we accept Jesus and are Baptized, Confirmed, and receive Holy Communion, but by our actions we must continuously show our Faith to receive the eternal reward of salvation after our death James 2:18-26. You seem to have misunderstandings about what the Catholic Church teaches - for a clearer understanding, in addition to the Catholic Book the Holy Bible, please read the Catechism of the Catholic Church for a clear and concise presentation of Catholic Teachings. It's free online at www.vatican.va or can be purchased for like $9. at Barnes & Noble. Peace to you & yours
I am so thankful for the giants of faith mere men vile flesh begs of meat that God used to rescue the Gospel of Jesus Christ, giving their lives for the fight of the truth. We should thank them , be grateful and do careful studies on this matter . Thank you Wycliffe Knox Luther Calvin Zwingli and others I didn’t mentioned , I will see you one day and thank you again 👏
What a mess! Where in the Bible do we find the phrase “sola fide”? Where do we find all the theological diction concerning the nature of Grace? Have you checked the situation in the writings of the Church Fathers (other than Augustine of Hippo)?
Protestants always propagate that faith is the only way to salvation but have forgotten the Book of James which says that "Faith without works is dead." Martin Luther could not reconcile it with the Paul's. Until today the Protestant movements have discarded the Fourth Commandment and are in the same footing with Catholics.
Because it has been used for centuries and by many non-Catholic denoms, just like the Bible itself… History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their individual lists of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time, growing in numbers of hundreds of “inspired” NT writings. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
Luther said justification is by "Faith Alone" but the Bible does not say that rather the Bible says the opposite "You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone." (James 2:24 NASB) The authentic teaching of the Holy Catholic Church is correct.
As a Catholic, I can affirm that the opening statement about there being an entire wing of the church that believes that we are saved by faith alone is rubbish! It is false. Catholic teaching is more focused about fostering a relationship with God that is alive and active. We worship a God of Ĺove....we are made in his image to love. Love is not a noun but a verb. Love demands action. The works that are referred to in the bible require context....they are works of the law as was practiced by the jews who would have been the first Christians who Paul was writting to in his letters. These were the strict religious customs like the law of the sabbath. This is the problem that occurs when people interpret scripture for themselves and are reading things out of context.
You would rather work your way towards heaven and towards God you'll never make it. You rather trust in yourself instead of putting your full faith and trust in the work of Christ on the cross. Good luck.
@@balthasarmambega2188you should the rest of James - because he makes it clear that Abraham was saved by faith and his works proved that his faith was genuine and not merely a mental acceptance. Oh wait, you Catholics like to skip that fact.
The high church of England churches have all gone back to the Roman Catholic church in what they teach and the layout of their churches. Have the Catholic churches destroyed their Roman Catholic Bibles? - is there no confessions to a Priest? No worship of Mary? No transubstantiation? No purgatory? No 50% grace and 50% good works - for salvation? No only being saved because of your baptism into the Roman Catholic church alone? No adherence to their Pope at all? This does not sound correct to the Roman Catholic churches in the West and elsewhere, who still do all of these things.
Queen Elizabeth l starter persecution, death, imprisonment to Irish Catholics who would not convert! Oh, ever wonder where those Crown Jewels are from?? Hates there too!
Denominations have absolutely nothing to do with the gospel of Jesus Christ. They have nothing to do with our salvation. They are like clubs, each with their own views of Scripture. Some stick to the Truth that salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ, alone. Some deviate so far from the gospel, teaching strange things. Belonging to a denomination will not get even one person into heaven. And neither will belonging to the Roman Catholic church get one person into heaven. If you think it will, then you don't understand the gospel of Jesus Chris.
Believe on Him Who saved you on that cross and His Resurrection!! For Whom the Son sets free is free indeed! Our works are EVIDENCE that He saved us, but they do not save us! Free at last, free at last, praise God, I am free at last!🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 🙌🏽
The Vatican City State is within the bounds of the City of Rome which is within the country of Italy. The Vatican is land locked, and you can’t get there without first entering Italy and then the city of Rome
Roman “Catholics” are not really “Catholic” but PAPISTS. Papism is an 8th century invention thanks to the donation of Pepin and a forgery such as the “Donation of Constantine” the Roman Papist institution is the most sexually immoral entity in the world. Over half of their priests are closeted sodomites and the Vatican has the largest porn collection. Why is the RCC full of sexual deviancy? According to Saint Paul in Romans chapter 1. Idolatry is the reason why “they” are given into a reprobate mind. You can see the idolatry in their so called “veneration” of icons of Mary and the Saints that consists of bowing before them.
@@YourBoyJohnny94 😆 I just got through arguing over the last couple days that the papacy began in the 3rd century , the 4th century, 5th century, 16th century… You guys are hilarious, not to mention not on the same page about much of anything.
You should google the book "The 10 Commandments Twice Changed" then read it and you will see that the Catholic Bible is "not" 100% proof positive. Neither is your faith as I used to be RC, was raised RC and received all the sacraments.
@@kennethradke6829 Why use Google? Why not the Bible only? AND then since Jesus didnt actually leave us a Bible but a church, answer the following… History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their list of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
"Root" of justification: in case anyone is interested, the Latin is radix, not rodix as transcribed in the the subtitle. Sproul had it right, the subtitle had it wrong.
Jesus told the thief on the cross “today you will be with me in paradise” the thief had no chance of doing anything but believing in Christ Jesus. We are saved by faith alone, but once saved you should want to do good and do good works.
Ah, the thief on the cross does everything that the Catholic Church teaches: He desired Christ..."baptism of desire." He admitted that he had sinned..."confessed his sins". He asked Jesus to save him..."accepted Jesus as his salvation ". The thief died in a state of grace...Heaven bound. No problem.
To the thief on the cross: God’s act of mercy revealed Jesus as the Son of God - as HE did to Peter (blessed are you, Peter, for it is God who revealed. . . ). God draws (John 6:44) us sinners and reveals Christ Jesus as HIS son.
Those of us who are awake and intelligent know and understand that a Pope like Francis was inevitable because the clergy of the 1960's felt the need to make the Catholic Church more Protestant for the sake of unity. This false ecumenism and heretical PROTESTant thought has nearly destroyed Catholicism. We believe and behave as Protestants. Catholics practice birth control, a Mortal Sin. (Protestants approve Birth control at the Council of Lambeth in some Catholics don't go confession, nor do 70% of Catholic believe in the REAL PRESENCE OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST. JESUS IS THERE BODY, BLOOD SOUL AND DIVINITY, in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar. Befor 1517, the Christian world 🌎 was Catholic. Jesus Christ established ONE HOLY CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC CHURCH. Protestants denied APOSTOLIC Succession. They replaced the altar with a pulpit. Protestants have become their own little Pope. Interpreting the Scriptures which fragmented Protestants into over forty thousand denominations. God and truth are one. God cannot Contradict Himself. Yet, Protestants Contradict each other.
Pray to Jesus Christ he who poured out his blood for you and receive him as your Lord and Saviour . Don’t feel guilty which lots of Catholics do through all this Legalism bull they go on and on about it they hang on the tree see Gal3:13-14 you are under grace . Lord Jesus I pray for my brothers in the Church that they seek you alone and Holy Spirit in complete surrender not self . The Holy Spirit lead them through holiness (sanctification) to a close relationship with you my God .InJesus name I pray Amen
How could this be the worse news youve ever heard (19: 10) Purgatory is God's final act of mercy for your soul, The worst possible news would be its elimination since no one dies in a state of perfection and no one in heaven is in a state of imperfection! There must be something in between and to eliminate purgatory where you pay back what you owe. You were forgiven your crime but you still have to return the stolen cash, you dont get to keep it, that's not justice.
If a Protestant gets to purgatory, they will be there for a VERY LONG TIME, because none of their Protestant friends or relatives will be praying for them.
@@EvieBear236 "Now that this has touched your lips your wickedness is removed, your sin purged." (Is 6; 6-7) "Therefore it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins." (2Macc12; 46)
@@EvieBear236 Paul tells us that, when we are judged, each man’s WORK will be TRIED. And what happens if a righteous man’s work fails the test? “He will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire” (1 Cor 3:15). Now this loss, this penalty, can’t refer to consignment to hell, since no one is saved there; and heaven can’t be meant, since there is no suffering “fire” there. The Catholic doctrine of purgatory explains this passage. WHAT DOES “SUFFER LOSS” MEAN? The Greek word which is translated as “suffer loss” is zemiothesetai. It comes from the Greek word zemioo. Forms of this same Greek word, zemioo - which is translated as “suffer loss” in 1 Cor. 3:15 - are found in other passages in the Bible. The word is used to mean punishment. In Exodus 21:22, Proverbs 17:26, Proverbs 19:19 and elsewhere, this very Greek word zemioo is used to mean punishment. That means that zemiothesetai, the word translated as suffer loss in 1 Cor. 3:15, can mean punishment. So, the man who suffers loss and is saved by fire can mean a man who is punished and is saved by fire. Doesn’t that sound just like Purgatory? Yes, it sounds exactly like Purgatory because that’s what it’s referring to.
Picking isolated verses of Scripture to attempt to define the meaning of words like justification, sanctification and grace, etc. assumes we humans have not only received but fully understand the entire revelation and meaning of Christ's words and actions in Scripture - as well as those of his apostles and the Doctors of the church throughout the ages. In other words, we fully understand the mind of God. I don't think so. The fact that we don't all agree would indicate in and of itself that there is still much to be learned. Most Catholics would agree that the Catholic Church needed reforming in the 16th century, and indeed the church continues to reform and make what we might call course corrections as new insight, inspiration and grace enlightens our leaders with the Holy Spirit. All this laborious effort to maneuver the Church’s written doctrines into some sort of heresy is entirely avoiding the fact that Jesus clearly intended His Church to have a leader holding the “keys of the kingdom” who, just like the Davidic kings, had a prime minister who ruled while the king was gone and held the keys, both literally and symbolically. Only Peter and his successors retain this office and thank God they do. Name any large organization of millions of humans without a CEO, President, Prime Minister, what have you, and you’ll have chaos, just like the 30 or 40 thousand denominations of Protestantism. Jesus knew that the buck had to stop with someone for the Church to be “one, as the Father and I are one.”
to salvadoralmeida, both should study non-economic progress and economic processes' advantages well covered in the bible particularly at Lk 1:29-45 and Mt 1:24.
How many reformed Christian's watch a teaching from R.C., MacArthur, Washer, Voddie, etc...............and just know instantly the comments section is going to be wild lol???
Works and fruits are the result of love of neighbor, not justification. If you have no love you'd pass by the man set upon by robbers on the other side of the road like the Levite. The Samaritan stopped and bound up the man's wounds, took him to the Inn, and paid for his stay and recovery. The Levite had a hefty schedule and couldn't be bothered." People avert their eyes from the poor, "I'm justified by faith alone" ... "Where were you when I was hungry? thirsty? in prison? sick? friendless? without resources?"
The cool part here is that for 1517 years before Luther came along if you where Christian in fact you were Catholic, so if you belong to any Church outside the 1 Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, you in fact belong to a man made church not the Church Our Blessed Lord actually made, really let that sink in, you then defacto are Not within the body of Christ, that doesn’t mean you can’t be saved but the odds are against you severely
All church and state groups are man-made helper of the family procreation gift roles. Only a consecrated family member of a consecrated marriage applies an exercise of an absolute power of simultaneous authorisations of it ensuring its procreation gift role conceptions and it insuring its identity in need of union capability. This application at the international level was first by a consecrated male female marriage of economist/statistician, Colin Clark, in 1964 in objective circumstances then completed in subjective circumstances simultaneously of the Vatican state alleged embezzlements of Pope Francis' consecrated celibate marriage's procreation role gift charity donations and the Italian Parliament unacceptable risk of fraud on the identity of Pope Francis' consecrated celibate marriage by the consecrated celibate marriage of Pope Francis on 17 June 2021's simultaneous authorisations of its non-economic process ensuring in the Italian Parliament alleged embezzlements' case and its economic progress insuring in the Vatican state unacceptable risk of fraud case. These economic and non-economic applications are termed in modern economics as of the "multiplier" in consecrated marriage as first applied by Colin Clark in or just prior to April/May 1946 with its objective conclusion simultaneously authorised applied in 1964 in general circumstances by Pope St Paul V1's Commission on Population and the UNO Food and Agriculture Organisation resulting in this Pope's Encyclical Letter, Humanae Vitae, 1968 at n.12 stating that: "marriage has two inseparable aspects: union and procreation".
I am not aware of any catholic being a crypto-protestant (nor lay not priest) in this matter. In fact Luther wanted to throw away the letter of James because it speak of works, James, the probable brother of Jesus
There is a lot of misinformation in this video regarding Catholic theology. I hope I can clear a few things. 1. Jesus' sacrifice on the cross opened the gates of paradise allowing us to enter IF we so choose. The catholic position on salvation is that by His sacrifice we may choose to be in union with Jesus and his Heavenly Father. However, by our actions, we can and may choose NOT to be in union with God but rather separated. God respects the free-will of man and CANNOT force us to love Him. If we spend our entire earthly life living in sin and doing everything to avoid God (despite being baptized), he will simply grant us what we have freely chosen - eternal separation (aka Hell). Faith is more than believing. It is an adherence to the will of God, it is an act of love whereby our wills assent to the Divine Will. By definition, we cannot claim to love God, nor seek union with Him, unless we follow His commandments (action) - "If you love me, you will keep my commandments," and again, "He who has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him" (Jn 14:15, 21). Protestants keep erroneously implying that Catholics believe that it is by our own merits that we are saved. That is incorrect. Rather, as the Council of Trent rightly states, we cooperate through the free exercise of our wills with God's saving grace. Our faith is proven/demonstrated by the way we live. 2. With regards to St. Paul's teachings on justification: Yes, we are justified by Christ's salvific act, however, Paul's definition of justification does not equate to salvation. Salvation requires both faith (belief) and action (adherence to the demands of said faith). Paul is quite clear that justification for him was the sacrifice of Christ (cf. Rm 3:24-26). When Paul argues justification by faith and not works, he is clearly railing against works of the Law (i.e., Mosaic law - e.g., dietary and purity laws, cf. Rm 3:27-31). He was clearly arguing against the Judiazers who were trying to convince the gentiles to become Jewish before they can be Christians. In fact, Paul's whole letter to the Galatians was one giant rant against justification through the works of the Law. It is equally clear that Paul was encouraging the Christian communities to work on their righteousness (cf. 2 Cor. 13:5-10). If we were automatically saved by faith alone, why work towards righteousness? The fact of the matter is, we will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven unless we are worthy through our works of faith (cf. 2 Thess. 1:5-12). 3. Yes, mortal sin does bring forth death: "...but each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin; and sin when it is full-grown brings forth death" (Jm 1:14-15). One must be restored to a state of grace to be saved (again, justification is not the same as salvation). We must adhere to the word of God and not simply accept it: "Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves" (Jm 1:22). And of course, there is that one inconvenient verse that Martin Luther despised because it went against his Sola Fide theology: "What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him?" (Jm 2:14). 4. On the Catholic teaching on Purgatory: Throughout scripture and tradition, it is a known fact that we cannot behold the face of God the Father if any stain (remnant) of sin clings to us. Protestants tend to perpetuate this notion that Purgatory is a bad thing. It is not. It is a gift from God so that we may behold the beatific vision. Jesus tells us to "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Mt. 5:48). When Moses asked God to see God's face, God replied, "you cannot see my face; for no one shall see me and live" (Ex. 33:20). Sin, by its Hebrew definition, is a turning away from God - to "miss the mark" (חָטָא). When we sin, reparation must be made because it is not enough to say that I love God, but rather, love has to be understood as a verb, an action. Saying I love my wife while simultaneously beating her proves I don't truly love her. I must act on that love. I must prove it. I must "hit the mark" so-to-speak. If I am forgiven of my sin, I must show my contrition by reorienting myself back to God (i.e. conversion/metanoia). Yes, in the sacrament of confession our sins are forgiven (which thankfully means we won't go to hell), however, if I did not make any reparation for the sins I've committed, I lack the expression/demonstration/resolution of my conversio (turning towards) God. To behold the face of our Heavenly Father, there can be no doubt with regards to the assent of our hearts, minds, and wills. Purgatory is that chance for us to make reparation for forgiven sins that have not been amended. Similar to the description in the book of Wisdom, it is like gold in a furnace tried by fire to remove any impurities. Again, thank God for purgatory, because the alternative is eternal damnation. Yes, the Church sinned by selling indulgences, but this has long been condemned as the sin of simony. Most, if not all, of Luther's original grievances against the Church have already been addressed. You cannot "buy your way into heaven." A priest CANNOT impose a penance of making a donation. Yes, throughout the Catholic world parishes, basilicas, shrines, and other holy sites ask for donations, but it is NOT a requirement. I don't have to pay a donation to climb the steps at St. John Lateran even though a sign kindly asks for it. I wrote this long response because I am tired of so much misinformation being perpetuated by Protestants regarding Catholic theology. Funny how you never see Protestant ministers debating Catholic theologians on Catholic positions. My brothers and sisters in Christ, I pray for the gift of understanding and respect.
The problem is purgatory was not taught by the disciples or the Apostles and not in scripture, the works of keeping the commandments are not specifically for salvation but in union with faith as in James faith without works is dead as in you can have faith God will give you a job but without the works of applying for a job that faith is dead. God bless
The New Testament teaches justification by faith NOT faith alone. This is an unbiblical protestant teaching. The One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church is the only church that can trace its apostolic origins historically. The multiple protestant churches all have human origins (Martin Luther, Henry Vlll, John Wesley, William Booth etc) and conflict with each other because they all have human origins. Period.
M Taylor, regarding your cherry picked citation to the letter of James, when read in its entirety it is clear that the Author is teaching that "works" are evidence of saving faith not the means of obtaining salvation. Abram was justified before he ever left Ur. Genesis 15:6. It is grave error to take scripture out of context and neglect to consider the entire counsel of scripture to interpret any single verse. All scripture is inspired by God and useful for instruction.2 Timothy 3:16-17. However, we are admonished to rightly divide the Word of Truth. 2 Timothy 2:15. All scripture is written for us and our learning but not all scripture is written to us as grace age believers: "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience might have hope." Romans 15:4. Most of the Bible is written to the Jews under the law, even the four gospels are written to the Jews under the law because they only deal with the Lord Jesus Christ before His death, burial and resurrection. The Apostle Paul is the apostle to the gentiles in the age of grace and only his letters are written To the grace age believers for our doctrine. Acts 9:15-16; 22:21;26:17-18; Romans 2:16;11:13; Galatians 2:5-9. The Apostle Paul received the doctrines of grace by revelation from the resurrected and ascended Lord Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:11-24. Even Peter, at the end of his life and shortly before he was martyred wrote by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, " ...even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction." 2 Peter 3:15,16. God has not changed, but the way He deals with humanity and our salvation has changed because of the Lord Jesus Christ and His completed work of the cross. We are saved by grace through faith, not of works. Ephesians 2:8-9. If you try to mix grace with works then grace will not benefit you. Romans 11:6; Galatians 2:21. Be guided accordingly.
For me this is all really simple. Jesus created and is the head of "one" Church not 10,000 different churches. For 1500 years there was only "one" Church until man decided to mess it all up.
I am saying that the Roman Catholic Church with it's "uninterrupted" apostolic succession is the ONE true Church (it's not perfect because we foolish men are involved in the process) But God's word is action and Jesus is God and Jesus said "You are Peter and upon this rock I will build " MY Church" and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Mathew 16:18 The Eastern - rite Catholics are part of the Catholic Church. The Orthodox and others are not and that is too bad. I am very sure before it's all said and done as part of God's plan the Church will unite once again. We are all brothers and sisters under God the Father and I respect anyone's choice to do as they wish but I am also very firm in my belief in what I stated above and I do defend the Church whenever I can. God bless you! @@sarco64
This isn’t true :( please look it up -/ there were reasons for the reformation, very good reasons, you can’t buy your way into heaven, we stand on Gods word and we have faith in Christ alone- PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT, read and study on the matter God bless my friend
this preacher is wrong faith along wont save you read james chap2 verses 16 to 22 beside there is no mortal sins jesus said all sins will be forgiven to men except those that sin against the holy spirit by preaching falsehood acording to the scriptures works of satisfaction is not biblical , neither praying hail Mary is false teaching ,you must adress your prayer to god the father only through the value of Christ'S ransom THIs preacher is like the devil so many words to run around the scriptures. jesus did not say merit but WORKS
Poor R.C Sproul spent most of his time criticizing other faiths and forgot to discipline his own son.The son became an addict and was even banished from the church!Vanity of vanities!
Patrick, a just and merciful criticism of both Sproul and roman catholics is as follows: Process thinking work of what I do and progress in my having faith in who I am are inseparable and qualitatively equal as in uncertainty belief as the keeping of this IS and QL=. Both roman and non-roman catholic christians, if not joined in consecrated marriages, either celibate vowed to man in Christ or male female vowed to God, cannot keep this IS and QL= as their relationships as not consecrated exercising an absolute power of simultaneous authorisations of their ensuring and insuring cannot out occult their occult as hidden, incest connected as substitute mate, condition of uncontrollable: "… oscillation between persistent forms of regressive 'familyism' [conceptions] on the one hand and an affirmation of radical individualism [capability] on the other that, in destroying the family reverses the progress of humanisation, heedless of the long-term consequences of so doing.", as warned against by Pope Francis' consecrated celibate marriage's President of its Council for the Family, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, in his address at the UNO on the UNO "The International Day of the Family", 15 May 2013. These non-consecrated relationships cannot but engage in gaining economic advantage by tax-exemption embezzlements and lower insurance cost by fraud with a non-economic inducement, falsely purported presumed of "higher vocation" (RCC teaching in TTMHS, PCF, 1995, 35; cf. "opinion" of St Paul at 1Cor7:25:34) of consecrated celibate to male female marriage in grooming by diseased 'familyist' family members of their psychologically and or emotionally vulnerable family members in their helper of the family roles with this false separation of works and faith non-economic "higher" status. Pope Francis by simultaneous authorisations by his consent in uncertainty of his belief in his present moment both particular present moment and general circumstances of this consent to be joined in consecrated celibate marriage vowed to man in Christ as inseparable and qualitatively equal with consecrated male female marriage on 17 June 2021 simultaneously corrected the Protestant position of justification by faith alone and the Roman Catholic position of "higher vocation" (Pope St John Paul 2's Council for the Family "Guidelines", TTMHS, PCF, 1995, 35; cf. St Paul's "opinion" at 1Cor7:25-34) of consecrated celibate marriage vowed to man in Christ to consecrated male female marriage vowed to God. Pope Francis presented this simultaneous correction in both his consecrated celibate marriage's own particular subjective case and in a consecrated celibate marriage's general objective case as in his particular case as of a helper of the family procreation thinking gift role in his particular Vatican state case of alleged embezzlements of his procreation role gift charity donations by ten of his Vatican sate citizens/employees, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, and in a general case a family member identity having faith in need of union in the Italian state Parliament general case of the "Zan" anti-homophobia bill as an unacceptable risk of fraud on consecrated marriage, celibate or male female, in general keeping in uncertainty the inseparability and qualitative equality of helper of the family thinking role gift and family member identity having faith need which keeping is in uncertainty belief. The absolute power exercised by this keeping in uncertainty of belief by consecrated marriage, either celibate of Pope Francis or male female on the reference point of this keeping by Mary at Lk1:29-45 and Mt1:24, is evident between 17/6/21 and 18/12/21 when convictions and sentencing for these embezzlements was recorded in his Vatican state criminal court following in early November 2021 defeat of the "Zan" bill in both cases on exercise of an absolute power of simultaneous authorisations by Pope Francis' consecrated celibate marriage on 17 June 2021. The Protestant - Roman Catholic occult as hidden and incest connected as substitute mate divide as both objective and subjective is ended by this exercise of an absolute power by consecrated marriage, either celibate or male female, simultaneously authorising protestant and roman catholic role groups combining of all their activities as helper of the family procreation gift roles.
@@oliverclark5604Thank you for your reply!Your response is quite long,and a bit complicated to comprehend.Please do send a summary of what you are trying to put across!
@@patrickkaggwa6328 My summary is the application of the multiplier at the international level of national accounts (first described in 1930) in non-economic progress and economic process advantages from 1964 in: (a) objective circumstances simultaneously by a family member in a consecrated male female marriage, economist statistician of national accounts, Colin Clark, at the UNO Food and Agricultural Organisation and the Pope's Commission on Population, (b) subjective circumstances from 1991 by Colin Clark's consecrated family members in consecrated marriages, male female vowed to God and celibate vowed to man in Christ as inseparable and qualitatively equal, as reference point for Pope Francis' consecrated celibate marriage vowed to man in Christ on 17 June 2021 simultaneously in the cases of his Vatican state alleged embezzlements of its procreation role gift process charity ensuring donations and the Italian state Parliament "Zan" anti-homophobia bill unacceptable risk of fraud on it insuring progress of its identity in need of union.
John 6:44. NO man - son/daughter, pope/priest, zealot - can come to Jesus unless God, the Father, draws him (man). A parent can NOT draw or reveal Christ as the son of God to our children. Jesus to Peter: Blessed are you, Peter, because flesh/blood did Not reveal to you . . . rather God revealed HIS Son. As a parent, I couldn’t repent myself - much less change my children. When God convicted me of my deceitful and wicked heart, HE circumcised and repented my heart, and clothed me with HIS love and mercy. God’s promised is that HE will also circumcise the hearts of my children so that we may love HIM with all our hearts and souls. But God has preordained the TIME and place for HIS merciful work in us.
Magsisi ka at manumbalik Kay kristo ibig Sabihin sabi sa Juan. 14' 15 kung ako y inibig mo sundin mo ang aking utos ang sundin mo ang utos ng Diyos Hindi utos ng pope
He is offering the" Fountain of Youth' , this is very elusive dream and unlikely to occur by faith ,good works and wishful thinking..just accept that we all die ...that reality is hard for so many people to accept ...enjoy life and do not give death too much thought..amen
An impressively accurate description of Catholic doctrine. I think it got a bit muddled in the description of Indulgences, but not badly. The major point you missed was the ’good news’ that God can make a sinner into a true saint. I sense you do not grasp the good that He has in store for you.
First comes faith…the works follow. The Bible tells us to accept God’s grace on faith, then repent ( turn away), from the flesh and be “born again” as a “ new creation “ in Christ. The new creation is a spiritually-focused being who is now following Jesus, his teachings and his actions, which are defined as “works.”
Do you not get it? So much idol worship in the Catholic religion. If it's not that old demon, the pope, it's Mary, or the saints, or all of the religious symbols you use. Don't you get it yet? If you strip away the robes, and the hats and the smoke and the gold plated crucifixes, and the long winded unfeeling chants, and the dead..if you strip away all of that, your left with Christianity. Biblical sound doctrine. Explain to me about the Hail Mary prayers. What's the point of saying something several times? Where in the bible does it instruct us to do this? And where in the bible does it say that it can absolve someone's sins? And that another man has the authority to do so? Where in the bible does it authorize anyone to use the title "Most Holy? The only one that has ever been called that name, is God by Jesus. People refer to the pope that way. That's disgusting. No human can be the most holy. Tell me in the bible where it says to worship a man, like they do with the pope. He has no more the ability to get close to God anymore than we do. Actually I would be closer to Christ than the pope. Jesus would call the pope a blasphemer, a self righteous hypocrite. I would call the pope an antichrist. Tell me where in the bible it says to display dead people, and worship them as saints. The Catholics are so blatantly arrogant and WILLFULLY dishonor Jesus. They spend BILLIONS of dollars on those ugly churches, with cathedral ceilings and gold plated everything. Jesus said "Don't call anyone Father but your father in heaven"! Catholics call their priests Father. They are an abomination. If you can show me in scripture anywhere about any other f the things I mentioned above, I will become a Catholic today.
This is such a tough one to wrap our heads around. Here’s how I look at it. Faith and salvation are both gifts from God, completely unobtainable on our own. I can’t go out and work my way to salvation and faith. However, just like any gift we can accept or reject them through our own free will. Any works we do are only using gifts that have been previously given to us by God. Faith itself would therefore be both a gift of God and an act on our part.
Works is not the cause of justification but the result of justification.
We are justified because we REPENT for the FORGIVENESS OF SINS as John the Baptist taught.
Works and fruits are the result of love of neighbor, not justification. If you have no love you'd pass by the man set upon by robbers on the other side of the road like the Levite. The Samaritan stopped and bound up the man's wounds, took him to the Inn, and paid for his stay and recovery. The Levite had a hefty schedule and couldn't be bothered." People avert their eyes from the poor, "I'm justified by faith alone" ... "Where were you when I was hungry? thirsty? in prison? sick? friendless? without resources?"
@@bobgarrett7134 This is the most compelling idea for works, people (and there is plenty of them in the world like in China where not only christianism but Jesus was not heard of) did not have the cultural environment to know about Christ and his Gospel have a way of salvation or justification (not faith which they can not achieve and blamed for). This is the great leap forward that took Catholicism in the Vatican II Council
@@PabloM.-ss6px Yes. People who never hear about Jesus Christ need to be judged fairly. Jesus died for the sins of the world -- not the sins of Christians. Non-Christians who love their neighbors, are hard working, generous, kind, fair to all, and filled with virtue, integrity, honesty, and humility, are certainly going to achieve Heaven before many Christian hypocrites.
@@bobgarrett7134 A fourth, or a third of that is enough i think
Work out your salvation, (Philippians 2:12-13) not work FOR your salvation. We are saved and made righteous, as a gift from God, born again from above, by no merit of our own. (Ephesians 2:8-9) (John 3:3-6) If someone is born again they will be being sanctified and will produce good fruit over time. Like little children we will fall down and make mistakes along the way as we grow up in the faith. If someone is justified by faith, they cannot later be justified by doing works, if they sin, because justification is only by faith, first to last. The right attitude to have, if saved by God, is to believe that you are saved, and then take the gift given to you and use it for the Glory of God, doing good and proclaiming the Gospel to others. RC is a very good example of doing that.
Abraham is the example, and what was his whole program? Cooperation with Grace. Did you do it, is the question. A man will reap ONLY what he sews. Abraham's works (obedience, not works of law- he was before the law) completed his faith, and he was a friend of God, and the prophesy was fulfilled! See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone?
Amen!
Jonh 6 53:54
Then Jesus said unto them verly, verly I say unto you except you eat the flesh of the son of man and drink His blood ye have no life in you
54 .whose eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day.
This is why Jesus established the Eucharist
Also st Paul said, if we drink from the cup in an anwordly manner we will condemme our soul. Meaning to recive Jesus in Eucharist we must prepare first by getting rid of sin.
God came in person to create again like says in Isaiah,
Behold I will come to make new heavens and new earth.
We are called to live in communion whith God, by living in communion whith God, we partake in God's nature and become a new creation, the old creation was corrupted by satan through Adam and eve.
I don't know why man make such a confusing,
And ys the catholic Apostolic Church, is Christ .
Virgim Mary said, not only she said this ,also said the body and blood of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin.
Only in the church Jesus established.
Multitudes are dying in their sins thinking they are already saved.
Sorry, but you are attacking a straw man view of Catholic teachings. No Catholic who understands the original Christian Doctrine of Justification believe s he earned Salvation. It is the merrits Christ won on the Cross that are applied to us which save us. You really should attend a Catholic Mass so that you can hear the Doctrine in the Scriptural readings which comprise the Liturgy. Every Sunday, the Catholic Church proclaims that Christ died so that many would be saved.
“For it is by Grace you are saved and NOT by works lest any man may boast”. Actually I totally agree with this verse. First off Paul most likely isn't speaking of "good works" in this passage. The majority of Paul's writings are in the context of Jews to Gentiles. How the Jews have the Mosaic law and the Gentiles do not. So when Paul says works he often means works of the Mosaic Law. Totally agree we aren't saved by the Mosaic Law. That being said, even if Paul is talking about good works here he says "you have been saved". In Greek this is the perfect tense, which denotes a past, completed action. So from the context here we can see that Paul is speaking of initial salvation here when we first come to Christ. Paul also speaks of salvation as present tense Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for God is at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. And he also speaks of salvation as future tense: Romans 13:11 Besides this you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; So the Catholic church totally agrees with Paul here when she teaches... “We are said to be justified by grace because nothing that precedes justification, whether faith or works, merits the grace of justification. For ‘if it is by grace, it is no longer by works; otherwise,’ as the apostle says, ‘grace is no more grace’ [Rom. 11:6]” (Decree on Justification 8).🤣🤣..
I am one of millions who has been hungry for days. Thank you for what you had to say.
To all reading i do believe in the word of the Bible but please understand that I do not believe that Mary is higher than Jesus like the pope believes
@@michaelporter5898 The word of the Bible states, 'All liars go to hell.'
@michaelporter5898 sono cattolico dalla nascita ed in 65 anni non ho mai sentito alcun Papa o vescovo o prete affermare una tale eresia.
All liars who have not repented@@Jack-il3qv
@@michaelporter5898mary called jesus her savior when jesus was in her womb
R.C. Sproul's is right about looking things up on your own. If you want to know the true maters of the Catholic Faith within proper contexts than go to were that can be found.
You are so right
As a Carmelite Christian I wholeheartedly agree. My Roman Catholic brothers need to do likewise. As we all eat at the table given them by Jesus, it is incumbent upon them to study and reach out. Faith must be fed, lest it be lost. But for us I think we need to ponder those words of st. Francis, "preach the gospel every day, and if absolutely necessary, use words".
Brilliant Sproul. Thank you kindly 🙏👍
That is brilliantly told and 100% true. Depend on King Jesus first. Thank you Lord for revealing your truth through this amazing teacher
You are so right
Ohhh Mr. Sproul You are Soo Very Missed in the Times We Are Living In !!!
If he was here now he would be louder , WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE!
We living in end times how can we think that the pope is correct the pope puts MARY before the Lord Jesus
Sproul has undoubtedly lead millions into hell.
It's you who doesn't seek His truth and I can use scripture to prove you judge falsely. Search LigonierMinistries and check out the founder of this , which you know little of
Unless your afraid of the truth , which condemns you@@mtaylor3771
What planet are you on RC understand the bible and the words that he speaks are the truth God bless you
Ephesians 2:8-9 : For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
But Faith without work is dead
@balthasarmambega2188 Titus 2:14 : Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
@@balthasarmambega2188 the "work" we do is not to earn salvation but as an expression we are grateful to God.
@@alexzendermarunsai Yes and Faith alone does not earn salvation either
@@balthasarmambega2188 true but the intention of the work is not to earn salvation, but to show gratitude and trust in Jesus Christ. If we put our faith and trust to Jesus , we would follow his command to show our sincerity.
It's heaven on earth to know the gospel and live it!
Yes you are correct but not the popes way making MARY above the Lord Jesus
LOL!!! It only took R.C. Sproul 15 seconds before he put his foot in his mouth. He said he's here to talk about the "Biblical view of justification by FAITH ALONE." Wow! Sproul is a typical "BIBLE BELIEVING CHRISTIAN" that IGNORES THE BIBLE! James 2:24 "You see that a person is justified by WORKS and NOT by faith alone." Hmmmm, better ignore that verse. Yes, cherry pick the bible verses they like and ignore the inconvenient ones.
You misunderstood the context of that verse compared to the one in phillipians
@@rufusremetsen4989 explain the verse!
@@michaelporter5898 Mary has never been above Christ. CC always refers to: "John 19:26-27: When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home." Jesus left this world leaving us his mother. Because Mother of Christ became the Mother of the Disciples, Mary became Mother of the Church. I may refer you to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
I believe Spraul has since passed on to his reward but I would have loved to see Scott Hahn debate him.
Scott Hahn would have exposed his false accusations.
@@stephenjohnson9632, such as?
Scott Hahn, the shameless purveyor of straw man argument
@@JudeSpurlin-pg7ri Invoking the term “straw man” doesn’t make your claim viable.
@@JudeSpurlin-pg7ri So Jude which one of the over 41,000 Protestant denominations do you subscribe to? Personally I belong to the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
In the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - not of works, lest anyone boast
I came to know Christ in jail in 2013 by reading a book, "Overcoming spiritual blindness" by James P. Gills MD. The veil was taken off my eyes. Heaven came through for me in my finances too, getting $25,000 monthly. I can support God's work and give back to my community. God is absolutely more than enough!
God is more than enough for us, and his mercy is new every morning. Hallelujah 🎉🎉🎉♥️
He said we shouldn't bother about what to wear or eat. He is more than enough, as he supplies my needs according to his riches in glory. I can't love him less
Isaiah 45:3 speaks of a transference of riches from the heathen to the righteous... I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret... I receive this for my household in Jesus' name. Amen!
I'm genuinely curious to know how you earn that much monthly
On second thought, how do you go about this in a month?
What a Great message.
Jesus said you must be born again!
JOHN 3: 1-21 KJV
A CHRISTIAN FIC TION:
+ Yahweh created us humans 300k years ago,
+ Then he hide 295k years to humans,
+ Then he appears to a small group of people (Heb rews) and gives them the laws that are for ALL humans, while humans already exist all over the world. Rules that, if you dont obey them, you go to h ell.
+ Same thing aprox. 2500 years later with his son.
+ Then it takes another 700 years till that belief spreads with bru tal military superiority over Europe (Charlemagne kil led in one day more pagan saxons than the Romans killed Christians in all the so called persecutions of Christians in the Roman Empire).
+ Then it takes another 1000 years till with even more bru t ality that belief spreads over Latin America with 50 million dead indigene people and the biggest gen ocide of humanity.
Yep, that's baptism.
He is correct - When you give your life over to Jesus the Gods gives you the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit helps guide us in our day to day activities. Keep in mind you still exist in a sinful body that has rebelled against God and will cause you to sin. If you sin you still need to ask for forgiveness. The Holy Spirit is in you to help you resist sin and help you move along the path that God has set for you. Jesus had to die on the cross as the ultimate blood sacrifice so that our sins will be washed away once we accept him.
As a Christian I constantly working to do the things God wants and live my life according to his word. Sometimes that is really hard because we want instant Justice. We are called to love our enemies and pray for them.
@@sumralltt The bible is a man-made book with man-made wisdom (Kain and Abel) and man-made errors :
+ light wasn't there before the sun
+ the Earth wasn't there before the sun
+ Adam and Eve didn't exist
+ insects have six legs not four legs
+ homosexuality is not a seduction by a satan, but a natural born healthy sexual orientation with an evolutionary meaning
+ the "firmament" is not a solid "roof" over the world
+ the sun can’t be stopped for having longer light in a battle, it already stands still
+ etc etc
If the bible would be the word of god or inspired by god it would be without errors, but it isn't.
David committed grave sins of adultery and murder, had he not repented he would have remained separated from God. It is by Gods grace that we are given a second plank to grab onto when we wreck our faith. David was saved, but it was by fire as his child died.
No one is perfect in front of God. To getrid of all mistakes we must come to the feet of Jesus Christ. He may forgive with mercy for humans.
Or he may not forgive your sins.
It involves faith inthe Lord Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism by immersion (just like Jesus was by John), the laying on of hands (by someone with authority) for the receiving of the Holy Ghost
The Catholic Church is a Force for Good in the World - Full Version
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An example of the confusion of religion. What it boils down to is, give me your money, not them.
Only true of the Protestants
@@mtaylor3771 lol. ok.
@@kevconn441 nobody ever begs me to give at the Catholic Church. Protestants constantly ask for money.
Some people say the Earth is round, some people say the Earth is flat. Obviously, since people are debating, the answer isn't clear; it's "an example of the confusion of" science. Just because people don't agree, doesn't mean there's not a right answer.
You aren't free to ignore Jesus because everyone dies, but He's the only one to conquer death. You will be dead someday, and you will certainly lose life eternal unless you have Jesus.
When have you all been correct on holy eucharist? For almost 500 years you have been wrong. By faith alone? Did Jesus make a mistake when he said deny yourself, take up your cross..... if faith alone suffices, why deny oneself and take up the cross.
I wish the Christians could make up their minds about the "straight forward easy to understand" bible
You should google the book "The 10 Commandments Twice Changed" then read it and you will see that the Catholic Bible is "not" 100% proof positive.
Lol 🏴🇬🇧
It is easy, but you can't cherry pick the verses you like and ignore others such as Sproul does.
James 2:24 "You see that a person is justified by WORKS and NOT by faith alone." Hmmmm, better ignore that verse. Yes, cherry pick the bible verses they like and ignore the inconvenient ones.
@@mtaylor3771 luther hated the book of James
@@carolinenorman6141 Luther the great fabricator also added [alone] to Romans 3:28 so that it read, "So now we hold, that man is justified without the help of the works of the law, [alone] through faith".
When challenged for his fabrication, Luther responded: “If your papist wants to make so much fuss about the word sola [alone] tell him this, ‘Dr. Martin Luther WILL HAVE IT SO, and says that a papist and an ass are the same thing.’”
Galatians 1:6-9 "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel- not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to DISTORT the GOSPEL of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be ACCURSED. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be ACCURSED."
So the leader of the Protestant Revolt is accursed.
Dear all of you⛪️ why don’t you sin again? If there is no merit, sin again, go on with all kind of sins after your faith and justification from Christ. What happens? The sanctification is not merit is the way of Jesus’ all teachings: Go and sin no more. What you did to the least of my brethren you did it for me. In other words, Catholics know that. The point of the robber crucified with Jesus was that he had no opportunity to do something wrong bc that very evening he will die. Christ is risen. Love as HE loves us.
Might be a good idea to actually read the the official Doctrine of the Catholic Church before making a judgement on the Catholic Church rather than listening to what others say about the Church.
If you Bow and Worship Mary and your Pope, you don't know God.
@@marshawells3650 I only worship God. Period. Read the official doctrine of the church before you judge
@@nightingailinflorida5458 it rejects the essential doctrine of salvation an apostate body
@@beadoll8025 The Catholic Church is all about the doctrine of salvation. Please read the official Doctrine of the Catholic Church which is based on Scripture. Peace.
This is the best sermon I have heard regarding the preaching of anything other than Sola Fides as the basis for Salvation.
JESUS SAID TO PETER UPON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH AND I WILL GIVE TO THEE THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
When a priest gives absolution he does not say i forgive you he prays this prayer.God the father of mercy who has reconciled the world to Himself through the death and resurrection of His Son and sent the Holy Spirit amongs us for the forgiveness of sin through the ministry of the church may God give you pardon and peace I absolve you in the name of the Father and of The Son And of the Holy Spirit go in peace.
Maybe I missed it, but I didn’t hear anything about the necessity of repenting for your sins
He is a well informed protestant. Unlike other anti Catholics who criticizes based on false information. I like his explanation on mortal sin and purgatory.
He’s a Christian, period
Great explanation, thank you
"Faith without works is dead" (St James).....the Catholic church as you have stated says that works alone are not enough (hence purgatory)....so the sacrifice of Christ is the only way to Heavenly perfection.....but the works must be there....otherwise, why are we here on Earth?
The RC church advocates works to GET salvation. In truth, we do good works BECAUSE we have salvation. If works is a part of gaining salvation, then it begs the question of how many good works must we do to please God and go to heaven? It would mean that nobody can be sure of their salvation because they cannot know if they did enough good works. Imagine God turning you away because you was just one good work short of salvation.
Are the works from the Catholic church of compiling and preserving the Bible enough for your salvation?
History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their list of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
There is no purgatory just Heaven and he'll. Read you Bible. Start with the Gospel of John
@@proctorkidwell7932 yes, read OUR Bible then answer the hard question above i posed before claiming things outside of your understanding of, proving only one point that you differ from thousands of others on many other things on in our book.
@@srich7503the Catholic Church and early church fathers pointed out the word of God, they did nothing to imbue it with more meaning or importance. God gave His written word to all. It’s not “YOURS”. And Protestants believe in ecclesiastical authority, just not in ecclesiastical infallibility. So we can believe the Catholic (or perhaps catholic) church was guided by God to produce the canon. How do you (assuming RC) have any more claim to the canon than say the Orthodox Church?
I dont call myself a Protestant, dont call myself a catholic and dont even call myself a christian…i call myself a BELIEVER!!!…Come out of world religions People.
Christianity is not a religion! It is a faith!
Praise be to God, if I'm justified by Christ, the father doesn't see me, He sees Christ.
Holy holy holy, Lord God Almighty.
All thanks and praise be to God; I am truly his son.
He only sees Christ if Christ’s good works are shining through your life. God will not accept a heaping pile of dung under the veil of Christ. God’s will is not for you to be veiled, but rather your sanctification.
@@stephenjohnson9632 my God accepts Christ as righteous having been made a man, yet without sin. Our salvation comes from Christ's grace; the sanctification given to those who have repented and accepted Christ as their salvation.
So when God the Father looks upon this sinner saved by grace, He sees Christ Jesus, not a sinner deserving of death.
There is no condemnation in Christ Jesus friend. I'm not arguing with you about the rights and wrongs of being Catholic or any other believer, thankyou; there's been enough wars over that. You either repent, believe , confess and act or you don't. That is the gospel of salvation.
Make no mistake God will not be mocked. The path is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and few will entre, so worry about yourself. Amen
@@stephenjohnson9632 God's will is for you to be born again. 🙏
@@billybynorth7467 1 Thessalonians 4:3a
For this is the will of God, your sanctification;
@@GodleyFrench God wants us to be actually righteous, not just covered by Christ’s righteousness. His will is for us to be sanctified, transformed, and in full cooperation with Christ. The gospel is far far more than believing facts about Jesus and trusting only in a mere legal bailout.
"...if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing." - 1 Corinthians 13:2
"And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." - v. 13
Ive never heard any Pope say , Ye must be born again. John 3: 3.
It's because the Pope is going to hell like the rest of his followers
I have heard a Pope say that. Born again means baptism
I don’t even hear religious people saying that either that you must be born-again😮
@@Shawnee777 Because they baby baptize. Stealing Baptism from the grown man and woman in all it's importance, that they cannot be baptised and be born again. Furthermore baptizing atheists without their consent. All because they, including Luther, would rather have a state power than a freedom loving religion.
It's a transgression.
And let me ask a question, the robber on the cross, was he saved by a good deed? The letter of James is not the least. A Faith without deeds, is a dead faith. But he who truely have a faith in God, in him there is deeds. And so the 2 things cannot be picked apart, and many who claim themselves theologians here, preach to sit and wait, for they care not to do any deeds.
@@peterhenryzepeda3484 no it’s not water baptism
Study Romans 6
It’s baptism in the spirit when someone is born again, the Holy Spirit Pl. them into a union with Christ…. That’s the relationship we must have with him.
What an amazing message
Praise God for His Message
I lived it as a devout Catholic, until I was 17. I was living under the Old Testament. I wanted to be a saint, but I couldn’t do it! What good news, Hod loved me! I could be justified and know it! I could be Saint Anthony!
I wanted to be Mickey Mantle!
😂
I have seen my places in the Holy Scriptures that says that faith is accounted unto righteousness but I can't find any places that says we'll be judged by it. Although there are many places that says we will be judged according to our works. Faith is absolutely necessary for your salvation but we will all be judged for either the good or evil that we do. Both are necessary for your salvation, for even good people go to hell for not believing.
Which hell ?
Only 1 hell
THERE IS NO PURGATORY
@terrymartin184 No Terry. There are 3; Hades, Tartrus, and gehenna. All three of these words are translated "hell" in our English Bible and each is different.
Salvation is a collaborative venture between God and man, between grace and good works. Of course, faith is the foundation even of our good works. Faith is there from beginning to end, but good works are also necessary.
Justified by faith, you show your faith by works. Faith without works is dead, works without faith are not good works. It takes both. Just saying you have faith, and then sin, wont do ANYONE any good.
Rome has consistently taken unbiblical speculative theology and made it unchangeable dogma for practice and faith. It seems that the motive, whether intentional or not, directionally over time, was to bind men's concience to the church and maintain the power of the Rome over men.
Calvinism believes every step to salvation is by God only not human not even obedience (a submissive act), one is considered arrogant to think or claim that one is saved because of one's obedience. A clay (who was made in God's image) is not allowed to talk back to a God the potter. Those with critical thinking and broad minded avoid selectively choose the verses that will fit their agenda disagree, God "let" us choose, and we are accountable.
Didn't Martin Luther add.the word "alone" to Saved by faith alone . Apparently he wanted to make sure that the scripture agreed with his own personal beliefs. The end of Revelation reads that anyone who adds a word or takes away a word from. this book.. be anathema! Please respond. I used to be a Baptist so I'll understand what you say. Mr. Sproul you are a wonderful theologian. 😊
@ginnygrafton3058 Martin Luther may have added that word FOR CLARITY in his exposition, not to add to God's word. The reading/study of the NT (in whole) shows us that in fact our good works DO NOT COMPLETE OUR SALVATION. James teaches us that, & so does Paul. See Romans 3 & 8. M.Luther was emphasizing that the sacrifice of Christ ALONE purchased our ETERNAL salvation by God's grace, THROUGH our faith, which also was itself a gift from God [to our heart]. SEE Epheaians 2 ! The Catholic "church" (tragically & erroneously) does not even teach that our salvation is ETERNAL; that is IF WE DO HAVE IT. So IF YOU REC'D IT, >>>IT WAS ETERNAL. See John 3:16 ! !
Then the RCC is anathema.
@@DashRiprock-m3b if this is true then please explain why ALL Bible believing people receive their rule of faith, the Bible, from her…
History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their individual lists of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time, growing in numbers of hundreds of “inspired” NT writings. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
German translation isn’t English. the Germain Allein isn’t exactly like our Alone. the translation to German supported it. Plus 3 “Catholic” bibles, 2 recently prior to Luther and one just after Luther also translated it that way. Luther didn’t add, he hit a translation that made sense and other translation supported this.
"Alone" is certainly implied in the Romans reference.
We are saved by Jesus Christ who died for us we are saved by the blood of Jesus Christ
Ive seen some catholics saying RC Sproul doesn't know what hes talking about, but none have been specific about where he may be wrong. He is deceased now but he had probably forgotten more about the Bible than all the people in the comments have known about the Bible, and yes including me.
So you’re a moron too then!?
Christ who knew no sin became sin for me so that I can become the righteousness of God in Him 2n Corinthians ch 5v21. Alleluia - He did it
As far as I understand it, Protestants think they have a 'Get out of Jail Free' card.
They do because salvation is a free gift. But if you’re assuming that a born again Christian can go on sinning without consequence you’re wrong. Repentance is an ongoing result of being saved. It is actually the fruit of a true born again believer to repent of sins and hopefully have victory over it. It is all done through our savior Jesus Christ.
@@MrMfloor
"Salvation is free & it comes to us from God, made possible only because of Jesus Christ's Life, Death on the Cross, & Resurrection, by His Grace through our Faith which is proven by our Works."
St James the Apostle wrote, "Faith Alone without Works is Dead." James 2:26 Authentic Faith has Works.
@@CatholicHousewife2017Catholics always misinterpret James 2. James is speaking to a group of people who are Already SAVED. Paul teaches how to be saved and James teaches what a saved person looks like. Meaning true faith produces works. Works do not save you.
@@beadoll8025 rather Protestants have misunderstood both History & Catholic Teachings.
History: James is a book written by a Catholic under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, selected by the Catholic Church to be included in the New Testament, and painstakingly copied & preserved by hand by the Catholic Church for 1,500 years Before the first Protestant Church was established - which occurred relatively shortly after the printing press was invented.
Catholic Teaching: does not include a belief that a non-Baptized person can enter into Heaven for eternity by doing the Jewish works of the law, rather it includes that someone who wants to connect to God and chooses to do the Works that Jesus has revealed are necessary for eternal salvation must be done whenever possible - these works mentioned in James 2 includes: Doing the Will of God, Obeying His Commands, Forgive, Baptism (Mark 16:16), Receive the Body & Blood of Jesus in Holy Communion (John 6:22-70 & 1 Cor. 11:23-30), and among other things, do the Works of Mercy Matthew 25:31-46.
Authentic Christian BELIEF is not just a thought, it requires ACTION...
we read in Jude 5 "Now I desire to remind you, though you are fully informed, that the Lord Who once for all saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterwards destroyed those who did not believe."
And in 1 Cor. 9:27 we read St. Paul say, "I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified."
We see in the Bible that the Salvation we have while still on earth is contingent, it can be lost. We're saved in a sense when we accept Jesus and are Baptized, Confirmed, and receive Holy Communion, but by our actions we must continuously show our Faith to receive the eternal reward of salvation after our death James 2:18-26.
You seem to have misunderstandings about what the Catholic Church teaches - for a clearer understanding, in addition to the Catholic Book the Holy Bible, please read the Catechism of the Catholic Church for a clear and concise presentation of Catholic Teachings. It's free online at www.vatican.va or can be purchased for like $9. at Barnes & Noble.
Peace to you & yours
I am so thankful for the giants of faith mere men vile flesh begs of meat that God used to rescue the Gospel of Jesus Christ, giving their lives for the fight of the truth. We should thank them , be grateful and do careful studies on this matter .
Thank you Wycliffe Knox Luther Calvin Zwingli and others I didn’t mentioned , I will see you one day and thank you again 👏
Excellent teaching!!!
What a mess! Where in the Bible do we find the phrase “sola fide”? Where do we find all the theological diction concerning the nature of Grace? Have you checked the situation in the writings of the Church Fathers (other than Augustine of Hippo)?
Protestants always propagate that faith is the only way to salvation but have forgotten the Book of James which says that "Faith without works is dead." Martin Luther could not reconcile it with the Paul's. Until today the Protestant movements have discarded the Fourth Commandment and are in the same footing with Catholics.
Honestly, can someone tell me why the Roman Catholic creed has not been called a heresy?
Because it has been used for centuries and by many non-Catholic denoms, just like the Bible itself…
History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their individual lists of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time, growing in numbers of hundreds of “inspired” NT writings. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
@@srich7503 Thank you, you gave the question a lot of thought.
Luther said justification is by "Faith Alone" but the Bible does not say that rather the Bible says the opposite "You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone." (James 2:24 NASB) The authentic teaching of the Holy Catholic Church is correct.
As a Catholic, I can affirm that the opening statement about there being an entire wing of the church that believes that we are saved by faith alone is rubbish! It is false. Catholic teaching is more focused about fostering a relationship with God that is alive and active. We worship a God of Ĺove....we are made in his image to love. Love is not a noun but a verb. Love demands action.
The works that are referred to in the bible require context....they are works of the law as was practiced by the jews who would have been the first Christians who Paul was writting to in his letters. These were the strict religious customs like the law of the sabbath. This is the problem that occurs when people interpret scripture for themselves and are reading things out of context.
5 Solas
The Catholic church leaders and fathers invented what Jesus and Paul never taught.
You would rather work your way towards heaven and towards God you'll never make it. You rather trust in yourself instead of putting your full faith and trust in the work of Christ on the cross. Good luck.
Faith without action is dead. That's why we Roman Catholics are doers of the Word of God
We are saved by grace through faith, not of works, lest any man may boast
Read Ephesians chapter one and two, Catholics skip that book
Read Ephesians one and two you can’t work enough or be good enough to be saved it is a free gift of god through faith alone
@@sorrynotsorry9044So you called James a lier?
@@balthasarmambega2188you should the rest of James - because he makes it clear that Abraham was saved by faith and his works proved that his faith was genuine and not merely a mental acceptance. Oh wait, you Catholics like to skip that fact.
The high church of England churches have all gone back to the Roman Catholic church in what they teach and the layout of their churches.
Have the Catholic churches destroyed their Roman Catholic Bibles? - is there no confessions to a Priest?
No worship of Mary?
No transubstantiation?
No purgatory?
No 50% grace and 50% good works - for salvation?
No only being saved because of your baptism into the Roman Catholic church alone?
No adherence to their Pope at all?
This does not sound correct to the Roman Catholic churches in the West and elsewhere, who still do all of these things.
Queen Elizabeth l starter persecution, death, imprisonment to Irish Catholics who would not convert!
Oh, ever wonder where those Crown Jewels are from??
Hates there too!
Yeah and where is the mention of the 48,000 plus different protestant denominations?
huh?
Denominations have absolutely nothing to do with the gospel of Jesus Christ. They have nothing to do with our salvation. They are like clubs, each with their own views of Scripture. Some stick to the Truth that salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ, alone. Some deviate so far from the gospel, teaching strange things. Belonging to a denomination will not get even one person into heaven. And neither will belonging to the Roman Catholic church get one person into heaven. If you think it will, then you don't understand the gospel of Jesus Chris.
So you are ok with incorrect theology just as long as its one large denomination?
A non-sequitur. Were you actually listening?
Thanks for you insight…
Shut Up Wokie!
Believe on Him Who saved you on that cross and His Resurrection!! For Whom the Son sets free is free indeed! Our works are EVIDENCE that He saved us, but they do not save us! Free at last, free at last, praise God, I am free at last!🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 🙌🏽
The Catholic Church HQ is NOT in Italy; it is in the independent nation of the Vatican City State.
The Vatican City State is within the bounds of the City of Rome which is within the country of Italy. The Vatican is land locked, and you can’t get there without first entering Italy and then the city of Rome
@@taylordwIt's still an independent state, evangelical heresy is the root of the downfall of Western civilisation
@@taylordwand Italy is within the bounds of Europe, and Europe is within the bounds of Earth, and Earth is within the Bounds of the Milky Way.....
You don't work for justification, but you are justified thoughi faith, but its obedience to the law of Gods commandments that justifies us
Check out lightning strikes statue of St. Peter in Argentina 😊
Maybe you can read hour Bible where it says: “man is saved… not by faith alone”!
Thank God the Holy Bible is 100% Catholic
Not ROMAN CATHOLIC
Roman “Catholics” are not really “Catholic” but PAPISTS. Papism is an 8th century invention thanks to the donation of Pepin and a forgery such as the “Donation of Constantine” the Roman Papist institution is the most sexually immoral entity in the world. Over half of their priests are closeted sodomites and the Vatican has the largest porn collection. Why is the RCC full of sexual deviancy? According to Saint Paul in Romans chapter 1. Idolatry is the reason why “they” are given into a reprobate mind. You can see the idolatry in their so called “veneration” of icons of Mary and the Saints that consists of bowing before them.
@@YourBoyJohnny94 😆 I just got through arguing over the last couple days that the papacy began in the 3rd century , the 4th century, 5th century, 16th century… You guys are hilarious, not to mention not on the same page about much of anything.
You should google the book "The 10 Commandments Twice Changed" then read it and you will see that the Catholic Bible is "not" 100% proof positive. Neither is your faith as I used to be RC, was raised RC and received all the sacraments.
@@kennethradke6829 Why use Google? Why not the Bible only? AND then since Jesus didnt actually leave us a Bible but a church, answer the following…
History shows us that Jesus didn't leave us a bible, the apostles didn't tell us which books belong in the bible, the church fathers never agreed on the 27 books of the NT through the 4th century, not only did they not agree but their list of would-be NT canons were GROWING during this time. So, if it wasn't the Catholic/Orthodox church that compiled the 27 books of the NT in the 5th century with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and preserved it by laboriously hand copying them over and over throughout the centuries before the invention of the printing press, the “rule of faith” for many, please tell us, show us, who did? And if this church no longer exists today, what good is the text which came forth from her if she couldn't sustain herself?
"Root" of justification: in case anyone is interested, the Latin is radix, not rodix as transcribed in the the subtitle. Sproul had it right, the subtitle had it wrong.
Jesus told the thief on the cross “today you will be with me in paradise” the thief had no chance of doing anything but believing in Christ Jesus. We are saved by faith alone, but once saved you should want to do good and do good works.
Ah, the thief on the cross does everything that the Catholic Church teaches: He desired Christ..."baptism of desire." He admitted that he had sinned..."confessed his sins". He asked Jesus to save him..."accepted Jesus as his salvation ". The thief died in a state of grace...Heaven bound. No problem.
He still needed to be baptized by someone, done by proxy
@@thefamilymans2545 its called baptism by desire. No proxy needed
To the thief on the cross: God’s act of mercy revealed Jesus as the Son of God - as HE did to Peter (blessed are you, Peter, for it is God who revealed. . . ).
God draws (John 6:44) us sinners and reveals Christ Jesus as HIS son.
There is salvation only through Jesus, Judgement Day. God decides if you are worthy for heaven.
Do not assume you are going straight to Heaven.
What would RC think of woke Pope Francis?
That he is fallible, as all men are...yes even all the popes
Those of us who are awake and intelligent know and understand that a Pope like Francis was inevitable because the clergy of the 1960's felt the need to make the Catholic Church more Protestant for the sake of unity.
This false ecumenism and heretical PROTESTant thought has nearly destroyed Catholicism.
We believe and behave as Protestants.
Catholics practice birth control, a Mortal Sin. (Protestants approve Birth control at the Council of Lambeth in some Catholics don't go confession, nor do 70% of Catholic believe in the REAL PRESENCE OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST.
JESUS IS THERE BODY, BLOOD SOUL AND DIVINITY, in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar.
Befor 1517, the Christian world 🌎 was Catholic.
Jesus Christ established ONE HOLY CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC CHURCH.
Protestants denied APOSTOLIC Succession. They replaced the altar with a pulpit.
Protestants have become their own little Pope. Interpreting the Scriptures which fragmented Protestants into over forty thousand denominations.
God and truth are one. God cannot Contradict Himself. Yet, Protestants Contradict each other.
does it matter? they will both probably end up in the same uncomfortable place.
"Even demons believe and tremble in fear" . you must be born again and do the will of the father.
Born again is baptism
And the will if the father is to love others/ do good works to them
Yes, I saw Obama at a news conference and some yelled out:
Jesus is Lord! O said; Yes HE is!!
Just sayin’
Amen and amen, hallelujah!
So sad to see RC Sproul for who he really is.
Pray to Jesus Christ he who poured out his blood for you and receive him as your Lord and Saviour .
Don’t feel guilty which lots of Catholics do through all this Legalism bull they go on and on about it they hang on the tree see Gal3:13-14 you are under grace .
Lord Jesus I pray for my brothers in the Church that they seek you alone and Holy Spirit in complete surrender not self .
The Holy Spirit lead them through holiness (sanctification) to a close relationship with you my God .InJesus name I pray Amen
How could this be the worse news youve ever heard (19: 10) Purgatory is God's final act of mercy for your soul, The worst possible news would be its elimination since no one dies in a state of perfection and no one in heaven is in a state of imperfection! There must be something in between and to eliminate purgatory where you pay back what you owe. You were forgiven your crime but you still have to return the stolen cash, you dont get to keep it, that's not justice.
If a Protestant gets to purgatory, they will be there for a VERY LONG TIME, because none of their Protestant friends or relatives will be praying for them.
Give me a bible verse on purgatory.
@@EvieBear236 Give me a Bible verse that mentions TRINITY.
@@EvieBear236 "Now that this has touched your lips your wickedness is removed, your sin purged." (Is 6; 6-7) "Therefore it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins." (2Macc12; 46)
@@EvieBear236 Paul tells us that, when we are judged, each man’s WORK will be TRIED. And what happens if a righteous man’s work fails the test? “He will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire” (1 Cor 3:15). Now this loss, this penalty, can’t refer to consignment to hell, since no one is saved there; and heaven can’t be meant, since there is no suffering “fire” there. The Catholic doctrine of purgatory explains this passage.
WHAT DOES “SUFFER LOSS” MEAN?
The Greek word which is translated as “suffer loss” is zemiothesetai. It comes from the Greek word zemioo. Forms of this same Greek word, zemioo - which is translated as “suffer loss” in 1 Cor. 3:15 - are found in other passages in the Bible. The word is used to mean punishment. In Exodus 21:22, Proverbs 17:26, Proverbs 19:19 and elsewhere, this very Greek word zemioo is used to mean punishment. That means that zemiothesetai, the word translated as suffer loss in 1 Cor. 3:15, can mean punishment.
So, the man who suffers loss and is saved by fire can mean a man who is punished and is saved by fire. Doesn’t that sound just like Purgatory? Yes, it sounds exactly like Purgatory because that’s what it’s referring to.
Picking isolated verses of Scripture to attempt to define the meaning of words like justification, sanctification and grace, etc. assumes we humans have not only received but fully understand the entire revelation and meaning of Christ's words and actions in Scripture - as well as those of his apostles and the Doctors of the church throughout the ages. In other words, we fully understand the mind of God. I don't think so.
The fact that we don't all agree would indicate in and of itself that there is still much to be learned. Most Catholics would agree that the Catholic Church needed reforming in the 16th century, and indeed the church continues to reform and make what we might call course corrections as new insight, inspiration and grace enlightens our leaders with the Holy Spirit. All this laborious effort to maneuver the Church’s written doctrines into some sort of heresy is entirely avoiding the fact that Jesus clearly intended His Church to have a leader holding the “keys of the kingdom” who, just like the Davidic kings, had a prime minister who ruled while the king was gone and held the keys, both literally and symbolically. Only Peter and his successors retain this office and thank God they do. Name any large organization of millions of humans without a CEO, President, Prime Minister, what have you, and you’ll have chaos, just like the 30 or 40 thousand denominations of Protestantism. Jesus knew that the buck had to stop with someone for the Church to be “one, as the Father and I are one.”
The theory that this preacher is propounding has been demolished many times by Catholic apologists with quotes from the bible.
to salvadoralmeida, both should study non-economic progress and economic processes' advantages well covered in the bible particularly at Lk 1:29-45 and Mt 1:24.
How many reformed Christian's watch a teaching from R.C., MacArthur, Washer, Voddie, etc...............and just know instantly the comments section is going to be wild lol???
How the lord must weep
So, he's human?
Works and fruits are the result of love of neighbor, not justification. If you have no love you'd pass by the man set upon by robbers on the other side of the road like the Levite. The Samaritan stopped and bound up the man's wounds, took him to the Inn, and paid for his stay and recovery. The Levite had a hefty schedule and couldn't be bothered." People avert their eyes from the poor, "I'm justified by faith alone" ... "Where were you when I was hungry? thirsty? in prison? sick? friendless? without resources?"
The cool part here is that for 1517 years before Luther came along if you where Christian in fact you were Catholic, so if you belong to any Church outside the 1 Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, you in fact belong to a man made church not the Church Our Blessed Lord actually made, really let that sink in, you then defacto are Not within the body of Christ, that doesn’t mean you can’t be saved but the odds are against you severely
All church and state groups are man-made helper of the family procreation gift roles.
Only a consecrated family member of a consecrated marriage applies an exercise of an absolute power of simultaneous authorisations of it ensuring its procreation gift role conceptions and it insuring its identity in need of union capability.
This application at the international level was first by a consecrated male female marriage of economist/statistician, Colin Clark, in 1964 in objective circumstances then completed in subjective circumstances simultaneously of the Vatican state alleged embezzlements of Pope Francis' consecrated celibate marriage's procreation role gift charity donations and the Italian Parliament unacceptable risk of fraud on the identity of Pope Francis' consecrated celibate marriage by the consecrated celibate marriage of Pope Francis on 17 June 2021's simultaneous authorisations of its non-economic process ensuring in the Italian Parliament alleged embezzlements' case and its economic progress insuring in the Vatican state unacceptable risk of fraud case.
These economic and non-economic applications are termed in modern economics as of the "multiplier" in consecrated marriage as first applied by Colin Clark in or just prior to April/May 1946 with its objective conclusion simultaneously authorised applied in 1964 in general circumstances by Pope St Paul V1's Commission on Population and the UNO Food and Agriculture Organisation resulting in this Pope's Encyclical Letter, Humanae Vitae, 1968 at n.12 stating that: "marriage has two inseparable aspects: union and procreation".
I am not aware of any catholic being a crypto-protestant (nor lay not priest) in this matter. In fact Luther wanted to throw away the letter of James because it speak of works, James, the probable brother of Jesus
Again Marty was nuts.
He also married a nun. Yikes!
There is a lot of misinformation in this video regarding Catholic theology. I hope I can clear a few things.
1. Jesus' sacrifice on the cross opened the gates of paradise allowing us to enter IF we so choose. The catholic position on salvation is that by His sacrifice we may choose to be in union with Jesus and his Heavenly Father. However, by our actions, we can and may choose NOT to be in union with God but rather separated. God respects the free-will of man and CANNOT force us to love Him. If we spend our entire earthly life living in sin and doing everything to avoid God (despite being baptized), he will simply grant us what we have freely chosen - eternal separation (aka Hell). Faith is more than believing. It is an adherence to the will of God, it is an act of love whereby our wills assent to the Divine Will. By definition, we cannot claim to love God, nor seek union with Him, unless we follow His commandments (action) - "If you love me, you will keep my commandments," and again, "He who has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him" (Jn 14:15, 21). Protestants keep erroneously implying that Catholics believe that it is by our own merits that we are saved. That is incorrect. Rather, as the Council of Trent rightly states, we cooperate through the free exercise of our wills with God's saving grace. Our faith is proven/demonstrated by the way we live.
2. With regards to St. Paul's teachings on justification: Yes, we are justified by Christ's salvific act, however, Paul's definition of justification does not equate to salvation. Salvation requires both faith (belief) and action (adherence to the demands of said faith). Paul is quite clear that justification for him was the sacrifice of Christ (cf. Rm 3:24-26). When Paul argues justification by faith and not works, he is clearly railing against works of the Law (i.e., Mosaic law - e.g., dietary and purity laws, cf. Rm 3:27-31). He was clearly arguing against the Judiazers who were trying to convince the gentiles to become Jewish before they can be Christians. In fact, Paul's whole letter to the Galatians was one giant rant against justification through the works of the Law. It is equally clear that Paul was encouraging the Christian communities to work on their righteousness (cf. 2 Cor. 13:5-10). If we were automatically saved by faith alone, why work towards righteousness? The fact of the matter is, we will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven unless we are worthy through our works of faith (cf. 2 Thess. 1:5-12).
3. Yes, mortal sin does bring forth death: "...but each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin; and sin when it is full-grown brings forth death" (Jm 1:14-15). One must be restored to a state of grace to be saved (again, justification is not the same as salvation). We must adhere to the word of God and not simply accept it: "Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves" (Jm 1:22). And of course, there is that one inconvenient verse that Martin Luther despised because it went against his Sola Fide theology: "What does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him?" (Jm 2:14).
4. On the Catholic teaching on Purgatory: Throughout scripture and tradition, it is a known fact that we cannot behold the face of God the Father if any stain (remnant) of sin clings to us. Protestants tend to perpetuate this notion that Purgatory is a bad thing. It is not. It is a gift from God so that we may behold the beatific vision. Jesus tells us to "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Mt. 5:48). When Moses asked God to see God's face, God replied, "you cannot see my face; for no one shall see me and live" (Ex. 33:20). Sin, by its Hebrew definition, is a turning away from God - to "miss the mark" (חָטָא). When we sin, reparation must be made because it is not enough to say that I love God, but rather, love has to be understood as a verb, an action. Saying I love my wife while simultaneously beating her proves I don't truly love her. I must act on that love. I must prove it. I must "hit the mark" so-to-speak. If I am forgiven of my sin, I must show my contrition by reorienting myself back to God (i.e. conversion/metanoia). Yes, in the sacrament of confession our sins are forgiven (which thankfully means we won't go to hell), however, if I did not make any reparation for the sins I've committed, I lack the expression/demonstration/resolution of my conversio (turning towards) God. To behold the face of our Heavenly Father, there can be no doubt with regards to the assent of our hearts, minds, and wills. Purgatory is that chance for us to make reparation for forgiven sins that have not been amended. Similar to the description in the book of Wisdom, it is like gold in a furnace tried by fire to remove any impurities. Again, thank God for purgatory, because the alternative is eternal damnation. Yes, the Church sinned by selling indulgences, but this has long been condemned as the sin of simony. Most, if not all, of Luther's original grievances against the Church have already been addressed. You cannot "buy your way into heaven." A priest CANNOT impose a penance of making a donation. Yes, throughout the Catholic world parishes, basilicas, shrines, and other holy sites ask for donations, but it is NOT a requirement. I don't have to pay a donation to climb the steps at St. John Lateran even though a sign kindly asks for it.
I wrote this long response because I am tired of so much misinformation being perpetuated by Protestants regarding Catholic theology. Funny how you never see Protestant ministers debating Catholic theologians on Catholic positions. My brothers and sisters in Christ, I pray for the gift of understanding and respect.
Rubbish...free will is a lie...no choosing Christ...he chooses us...
The problem is purgatory was not taught by the disciples or the Apostles and not in scripture, the works of keeping the commandments are not specifically for salvation but in union with faith as in James faith without works is dead as in you can have faith God will give you a job but without the works of applying for a job that faith is dead. God bless
❤ lovely
If we can choose then God is weak. He got no power. Basic still you don't get it.
@@SirOlgaC4why can’t you choose, what stops you. We can choose to do good or to do bad, how does that make God weak.
May the lord be merciful to rc and may his memory be eternal.
The New Testament teaches justification by faith NOT faith alone. This is an unbiblical protestant teaching. The One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church is the only church that can trace its apostolic origins historically. The multiple protestant churches all have human origins (Martin Luther, Henry Vlll, John Wesley, William Booth etc) and conflict with each other because they all have human origins. Period.
M Taylor, regarding your cherry picked citation to the letter of James, when read in its entirety it is clear that the Author is teaching that "works" are evidence of saving faith not the means of obtaining salvation. Abram was justified before he ever left Ur. Genesis 15:6. It is grave error to take scripture out of context and neglect to consider the entire counsel of scripture to interpret any single verse.
All scripture is inspired by God and useful for instruction.2 Timothy 3:16-17. However, we are admonished to rightly divide the Word of Truth. 2 Timothy 2:15. All scripture is written for us and our learning but not all scripture is written to us as grace age believers: "For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience might have hope." Romans 15:4. Most of the Bible is written to the Jews under the law, even the four gospels are written to the Jews under the law because they only deal with the Lord Jesus Christ before His death, burial and resurrection. The Apostle Paul is the apostle to the gentiles in the age of grace and only his letters are written To the grace age believers for our doctrine. Acts 9:15-16; 22:21;26:17-18; Romans 2:16;11:13; Galatians 2:5-9. The Apostle Paul received the doctrines of grace by revelation from the resurrected and ascended Lord Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:11-24. Even Peter, at the end of his life and shortly before he was martyred wrote by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, " ...even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction." 2 Peter 3:15,16. God has not changed, but the way He deals with humanity and our salvation has changed because of the Lord Jesus Christ and His completed work of the cross. We are saved by grace through faith, not of works. Ephesians 2:8-9. If you try to mix grace with works then grace will not benefit you. Romans 11:6; Galatians 2:21. Be guided accordingly.
For me this is all really simple. Jesus created and is the head of "one" Church not 10,000 different churches. For 1500 years there was only "one" Church until man decided to mess it all up.
Only one Church? So you're saying that the Roman Catholic, Coptic, Armenian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, etc. were all one and the sme church?
I am saying that the Roman Catholic Church with it's "uninterrupted" apostolic succession is the ONE true Church (it's not perfect because we foolish men are involved in the process) But God's word is action and Jesus is God and Jesus said "You are Peter and upon this rock I will build " MY Church" and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Mathew 16:18 The Eastern - rite Catholics are part of the Catholic Church. The Orthodox and others are not and that is too bad. I am very sure before it's all said and done as part of God's plan the Church will unite once again. We are all brothers and sisters under God the Father and I respect anyone's choice to do as they wish but I am also very firm in my belief in what I stated above and I do defend the Church whenever I can. God bless you! @@sarco64
The Church began splitting in the 1st century A.D.
This isn’t true :( please look it up
-/ there were reasons for the reformation, very good reasons, you can’t buy your way into heaven, we stand on Gods word and we have faith in Christ alone- PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT, read and study on the matter
God bless my friend
Evangelicals are so one dimensional.
Not just say Abba, Abba then can go to heaven, but must do the Will of God as well!
this preacher is wrong faith along wont save you read james chap2 verses 16 to 22 beside there is no mortal sins jesus said all sins will be forgiven to men except those that sin against the holy spirit by preaching falsehood acording to the scriptures works of satisfaction is not biblical , neither praying hail Mary is false teaching ,you must adress your prayer to god the father only through the value of Christ'S ransom THIs preacher is like the devil so many words to run around the scriptures. jesus did not say merit but WORKS
Poor R.C Sproul spent most of his time criticizing other faiths and forgot to discipline his own son.The son became an addict and was even banished from the church!Vanity of vanities!
Patrick, a just and merciful criticism of both Sproul and roman catholics is as follows:
Process thinking work of what I do and progress in my having faith in who I am are inseparable and qualitatively equal as in uncertainty belief as the keeping of this IS and QL=.
Both roman and non-roman catholic christians, if not joined in consecrated marriages, either celibate vowed to man in Christ or male female vowed to God, cannot keep this IS and QL= as their relationships as not consecrated exercising an absolute power of simultaneous authorisations of their ensuring and insuring cannot out occult their occult as hidden, incest connected as substitute mate, condition of uncontrollable:
"… oscillation between persistent forms of regressive 'familyism' [conceptions] on the one hand and an affirmation of radical individualism [capability] on the other that, in destroying the family reverses the progress of humanisation, heedless of the long-term consequences of so doing.",
as warned against by Pope Francis' consecrated celibate marriage's President of its Council for the Family, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, in his address at the UNO on the UNO "The International Day of the Family", 15 May 2013.
These non-consecrated relationships cannot but engage in gaining economic advantage by tax-exemption embezzlements and lower insurance cost by fraud with a non-economic inducement, falsely purported presumed of "higher vocation" (RCC teaching in TTMHS, PCF, 1995, 35; cf. "opinion" of St Paul at 1Cor7:25:34) of consecrated celibate to male female marriage in grooming by diseased 'familyist' family members of their psychologically and or emotionally vulnerable family members in their helper of the family roles with this false separation of works and faith non-economic "higher" status.
Pope Francis by simultaneous authorisations by his consent in uncertainty of his belief in his present moment both particular present moment and general circumstances of this consent to be joined in consecrated celibate marriage vowed to man in Christ as inseparable and qualitatively equal with consecrated male female marriage on 17 June 2021 simultaneously corrected the Protestant position of justification by faith alone and the Roman Catholic position of "higher vocation" (Pope St John Paul 2's Council for the Family "Guidelines", TTMHS, PCF, 1995, 35; cf. St Paul's "opinion" at 1Cor7:25-34) of consecrated celibate marriage vowed to man in Christ to consecrated male female marriage vowed to God.
Pope Francis presented this simultaneous correction in both his consecrated celibate marriage's own particular subjective case and in a consecrated celibate marriage's general objective case as in his particular case as of a helper of the family procreation thinking gift role in his particular Vatican state case of alleged embezzlements of his procreation role gift charity donations by ten of his Vatican sate citizens/employees, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, and in a general case a family member identity having faith in need of union in the Italian state Parliament general case of the "Zan" anti-homophobia bill as an unacceptable risk of fraud on consecrated marriage, celibate or male female, in general keeping in uncertainty the inseparability and qualitative equality of helper of the family thinking role gift and family member identity having faith need which keeping is in uncertainty belief.
The absolute power exercised by this keeping in uncertainty of belief by consecrated marriage, either celibate of Pope Francis or male female on the reference point of this keeping by Mary at Lk1:29-45 and Mt1:24, is evident between 17/6/21 and 18/12/21 when convictions and sentencing for these embezzlements was recorded in his Vatican state criminal court following in early November 2021 defeat of the "Zan" bill in both cases on exercise of an absolute power of simultaneous authorisations by Pope Francis' consecrated celibate marriage on 17 June 2021.
The Protestant - Roman Catholic occult as hidden and incest connected as substitute mate divide as both objective and subjective is ended by this exercise of an absolute power by consecrated marriage, either celibate or male female, simultaneously authorising protestant and roman catholic role groups combining of all their activities as helper of the family procreation gift roles.
@@oliverclark5604Thank you for your reply!Your response is quite long,and a bit complicated to comprehend.Please do send a summary of what you are trying to put across!
@@patrickkaggwa6328 My summary is the application of the multiplier at the international level of national accounts (first described in 1930) in non-economic progress and economic process advantages from 1964 in:
(a) objective circumstances simultaneously by a family member in a consecrated male female marriage, economist statistician of national accounts, Colin Clark, at the UNO Food and Agricultural Organisation and the Pope's Commission on Population,
(b) subjective circumstances from 1991 by Colin Clark's consecrated family members in consecrated marriages, male female vowed to God and celibate vowed to man in Christ as inseparable and qualitatively equal,
as reference point for Pope Francis' consecrated celibate marriage vowed to man in Christ on 17 June 2021 simultaneously in the cases of his Vatican state alleged embezzlements of its procreation role gift process charity ensuring donations and the Italian state Parliament "Zan" anti-homophobia bill unacceptable risk of fraud on it insuring progress of its identity in need of union.
John 6:44. NO man - son/daughter, pope/priest, zealot - can come to Jesus unless God, the Father, draws him (man).
A parent can NOT draw or reveal Christ as the son of God to our children.
Jesus to Peter: Blessed are you, Peter, because flesh/blood did Not reveal to you . . . rather God revealed HIS Son.
As a parent, I couldn’t repent myself - much less change my children.
When God convicted me of my deceitful and wicked heart, HE circumcised and repented my heart, and clothed me with HIS love and mercy.
God’s promised is that HE will also circumcise the hearts of my children so that we may love HIM with all our hearts and souls.
But God has preordained the TIME and place for HIS merciful work in us.
@JuliaNeubauer.He failed in his responsibility as a father! Spent his time and energy in criticism!You reap what you sow!
Wahoo amen brother praise God our father and our lord and great savior the Son of God
Faith without works is dead.
You do good works because you are saved, you are not saved by your works.
Faith without works isn't justifying faith at all.
the devastating choice to free oneself from the terror and fear of obscurantism, a secular Roman Catholic doctrine, one
Repent and return to catholism. God bless.
Magsisi ka at manumbalik Kay kristo ibig Sabihin sabi sa Juan. 14' 15 kung ako y inibig mo sundin mo ang aking utos ang sundin mo ang utos ng Diyos Hindi utos ng pope
@@RicardoIrinco-k6b you please keep your half-baked knowledged to yourself.
He is offering the" Fountain of Youth' , this is very elusive dream and unlikely to occur by faith ,good works and wishful thinking..just accept that we all die ...that reality is hard for so many people to accept ...enjoy life and do not give death too much thought..amen
Amen
Amen 🙏❤
You can be restored by confession to Christ and repent. You can also ask forgiveness to men if you wronged them also but to Christ and God the Father.
An impressively accurate description of Catholic doctrine. I think it got a bit muddled in the description of Indulgences, but not badly. The major point you missed was the ’good news’ that God can make a sinner into a true saint. I sense you do not grasp the good that He has in store for you.
First comes faith…the works follow. The Bible tells us to accept God’s grace on faith, then repent ( turn away), from the flesh and be “born again” as a “ new creation “ in Christ. The new creation is a spiritually-focused being who is now following Jesus, his teachings and his actions, which are defined as “works.”
Stop attacking our Pope with your innuendos and false statements.
Do you not get it? So much idol worship in the Catholic religion. If it's not that old demon, the pope, it's Mary, or the saints, or all of the religious symbols you use. Don't you get it yet? If you strip away the robes, and the hats and the smoke and the gold plated crucifixes, and the long winded unfeeling chants, and the dead..if you strip away all of that, your left with Christianity. Biblical sound doctrine. Explain to me about the Hail Mary prayers. What's the point of saying something several times? Where in the bible does it instruct us to do this? And where in the bible does it say that it can absolve someone's sins? And that another man has the authority to do so? Where in the bible does it authorize anyone to use the title "Most Holy? The only one that has ever been called that name, is God by Jesus. People refer to the pope that way. That's disgusting. No human can be the most holy. Tell me in the bible where it says to worship a man, like they do with the pope. He has no more the ability to get close to God anymore than we do. Actually I would be closer to Christ than the pope. Jesus would call the pope a blasphemer, a self righteous hypocrite. I would call the pope an antichrist. Tell me where in the bible it says to display dead people, and worship them as saints. The Catholics are so blatantly arrogant and WILLFULLY dishonor Jesus. They spend BILLIONS of dollars on those ugly churches, with cathedral ceilings and gold plated everything. Jesus said "Don't call anyone Father but your father in heaven"! Catholics call their priests Father. They are an abomination. If you can show me in scripture anywhere about any other f the things I mentioned above, I will become a Catholic today.
The pope is sinful and is in great error
Anybody can say I trust in Jesus therefore I am saved. THAT IS FALSE ! A second later you can commit a grave sin and you would not be saved
What a great teacher, he's really missed
Good this demagogue is gone.
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This is such a tough one to wrap our heads around. Here’s how I look at it. Faith and salvation are both gifts from God, completely unobtainable on our own. I can’t go out and work my way to salvation and faith. However, just like any gift we can accept or reject them through our own free will. Any works we do are only using gifts that have been previously given to us by God. Faith itself would therefore be both a gift of God and an act on our part.
I wonder where R.C. Sproul, who actually laid some stones in my theological background, got his bible in the first place...
It wasn’t the RCC
@@keng8883 Where do you think he got it?
A spiritual birth,that you received of the holy spirit,as confirmation! KJV