This Catholic Tracked Ray Comfort Down JUST to Debate Him...
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- Опубликовано: 25 дек 2023
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A well-educated Catholic came to Huntington Beach just so that he could set Ray Comfort straight when it comes to Catholicism, and an extremely interesting conversation ensued!
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Ray.... set up a debate with an educated man of the Church. This random guy approcahes and you take it. Let's set up a debate with someone like Bishop Robert Barron. Let's see you hold your own against him.
@@dadrand0mThe message of the gospel is plain and simple. Even the simple-minded can understand by faith.
He is proof many don’t seek and do their own bible study and research, they just take what the Catholic Church teaches them.
Jeremiah 29:13
“You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart”
@lisaloveministry7530 the problem isnso many of you idiots study it on your own woth zero education. Yes, I listen to the Church. Not liars on the street like Ray.
Do the debate Ray.
Grew up Catholic. Realized I don't need the middle man. Straight to Jesus is the best way to go.
John 20:19-23.
@@hanshomesteading1276 are you suggesting that verse indicates confession?
@@1truth7788yes
@@1truth7788he gave the apostles the authority to forgive sins so yes it is.
@@Ajas0810 the apostles.... Last I checked they were all dead and that authority died with them. The apostles had powers to do stuff like that so that the message they were preaching would be believed
I was raised catholic and had the same attitude as this guy. I was born again at the age of 36 and the Lord freed me from religious blindness. Feel sorry for this guy and for my family. Praying for all that is trapped in religion to be freed and accept Jesus as their Savior.
So you weren't baptised until 36?
Same here. Grew up catholic had no idea what it meant to be born from above, until I was born from above. It tant about the water folks!!!
Yes it is folks or your saying all the first Christians had it wrong until Ray said so Or really the 1970 s fundamentalists movement, Catholics, Orthodox, Anglican s , Lutherans Prespertyans and Methodist all believe your saved from baptism but ok the first 1800 years of the church was wrong
@Ireland3945 you dont have to be baptized to be born again. Check out the story of the men who were on the cross with jesus that got saved 🙏
@@annb9029 anyone saying water baptism saves you is wrong. The Christian’s that were burned at the stake by the Catholic Church were saved true Christian’s. Read Romans 8:9. No Spirit, no salvation.
Judas was water baptized. Lost
Simon acts 10 water baptized. Lost
Thief no water saved!
Water does not save you. Period.
Trust in Jesus, not in a church😊
Jesus built the Church
True, but don’t stop going to church.
@@henrylimnyuy3195 True, although you shouldn't always trust a church. Always make sure to check that the church aligns with the what the Bible says. In this day and age there are many "Christian" churches that preach falsely. Have a good one!
Jesus' church is his kingdom on earth. Trusting his church is trusting in him
I have heard it said that it’s harder to convert a catholic than an atheist. I am grateful to God that He was able to get through to me. I went from being a catholic to being born again. Praise God.
We can pray for this guy. Pray that he can swallow his pride. I recognize this because it was me. 🙏🏻
Thanks for giving me hope that my whole family will leave the satanic Catholic Church!🙌🏻✝️
I was raised Catholic. I never knew anything about being born again until I visited a friend's non-denominational church and they explained it to me. Changed my whole life
Me too, 1973, when my best friend from Huntington Beach High School asked me to go to Calvary Costa Mesa - blew me away - Holy Spirit hit me - listening to Pastor Chuck Smith, a tall skinny long blonde-haired surfer peer teenager who spoke also named Greg Laurie and Pastor Romaine who said, 'Going to church makes you a Christian about as much as going to McDonald's makes you a cheeseburger.' AMEN AND AMEN! Accepted Jesus as my personal Savior that night, got baptized by 'Papa' Chuck Smith in Pirate's Cove at Little Corona Beach that summer - I didn't want to see Greg's movie version - I lived it and knew.
@@uscgmom9796 I went to an offshoot from Calvary chapel down here in San Diego called horizon Christian fellowship started it by one of the men that Chuck Smith mentored Mike McIntosh. Mike's story is amazing. If you ever get to read a little bit about it you'll know what I'm talking about. Most of the offshoots around San Diego county are from Calvary chapel. Yes when I became a born-again Christian it was like a lightning bolt hit me.
Yep and it's amazing how the RCC gets away with IGNORING John chapter 3, 1 Peter 1:23, Titus 3:5 & 2 Corinthians 5:17 i.e the key passages about regeneration in the New Testament.
In 40 years as a lost RC, I didn't see these passages read at mass.
Because THEY NEVER ARE READ at mass!
The Bible passages the RC misses out are not ignored by coincidence.
"Born again" was something thought was "Protestant" 🤦🏻♀️
I had no idea Jesus says "you MUST be born again" in John 3.
And I had no idea that a child of God is defined in John 1:12-13 as someone "BORN OF GOD" i.e born anew (Matthew 18:3 is related too).
As an RC, you outsource your understanding to men in authority.
It's cult-like for that reason alone.
Question:
I heard a radio preacher talk about the "biblical plan of salvation"--which, of course, he said the Catholic Church didn't obey. How does our Church understand the biblical plan of salvation?
Answer:
The Church understands that we are all sinners in need of a savior (Rom 5:12-21). We are inheritors of original sin and all its consequences, and by actual sin we distance ourselves from God. We can’t save ourselves, but we don’t need to: Jesus Christ has paid the price for our sins. The Catholic Church teaches that salvation comes through Jesus alone (Acts 4:12), since he is the “one mediator between God and man” (1 Tm 2:5-6).
The saving grace won by Jesus is offered as a free gift to us, accessible through repentance, faith, and baptism. We turn away from our sins, we are sorry for them, and we believe in Jesus Christ and the gospel. Repentance shows our willingness to turn from things that keep us from God, and baptism renews us, filling us with the grace necessary to have faith and to live it. This belief is more than just “head knowledge.” Even the demons have that (Jas 2:19). It’s more than just believing you’re saved. Even the Pharisees had that (Jn 5:39). True, saving faith is one lived and exhibited daily: It is “faith working through love” (Gal 5:6, cf. Jas 2:1-26).
Sometimes the Church is accused of teaching “salvation by works,” but this is an empty accusation. This idea has been consistently condemned by the Church. Good works are required by God because he requires obedience to his commands (Mt 6:1-21, 1 Cor 3:8, 13-15) and promises to reward us with eternal life if we obey (Mt 25:34-40, Rom 2:6-7, Gal 6:6-10, Jas 1:12). But even our obedience is impossible without God’s grace; even our good works are God’s gift (Rom 5:5, Phil 2:13). This is the real biblical plan of salvation.
Praise God for TRUTH! John 14:6
The pope just said homosexual marriage is fine I don't think anything more needs to be said
But wait yesterday on Christmas he said the children being killed in Gaza are little Jesuses. Hell is never full.
Not true watch Michael Lofton not main stream news
No, the pope never said that. That’s media spin pushing their agenda. The pope approved a document that said marriage is between one man and one woman, and if an individual asks for a spontaneous blessing (which is allowed regardless of whether or not the person is in a state of sin) you are only allowed to do that if it is absolutely clear that it’s not an endorsement of their sinful lifestyle, nor cause confusion or scandal. But go ahead and make up lies to justify yourself.
That’s right
@@bryguy8203The pope said what? Catholics run for your lives.
Raised catholic. I used to have a deep mockery and hatred toward Christians. I remember going to my wife’s church and having an experience of deep grief and understanding for my sin and the free gift of God. Then my wife asked if I was baptized and I was deeply offended as I was catholic. 6 weeks later I was baptized and born again. But honestly I now see the error in my ways. Praise be to God. But as result my catholic family pushed me away, attacked me verbally and emotionally. But it was all worth it. Because what I gained was not comparable to what I lost.
That is unfortunately a common fruit I see. The culture in Catholicism straight up mocks Christianity and Protestantism. I think you can find little bits of the reverse, Protestants mocking Catholics, but if you look at Catholic videos you will see so much mockery in the comments. I also grew up in the RCC, glad to hear you found Christ for real. Thanks for sharing.
Welcome to the family brother!! May God continue to richly bless you and I pray that your family will come to the Lord just like you did!!
@@kinflthat was 12 years ago now praise be to God. To Him be the glory.
That's fantastic brother, Catholics can be extremely difficult to reach. You must have had a particularly sincere heart
Praise God. But, please realize that most regular Protestant Churches aren't "in the truth" either.
They teach license to sin with OSAS doctrine and still hold to the idea of Original Sin just like Catholics.
The truth is simply what is written in scripture. That is that we neither work for salvation nor have all sins paid for past, present and future at the moment of conversion. The truth is that a sacrifice for sin ONCE for all was provided but we must ABIDE in Christ (keep commandments - the law of Christ/Law of Liberty/Royal Law/Law of Love). If we don't do what Jesus says then we will die spiritually and the Father will cut us off the vine of Christ.
God is merciful and forgives and gives us all that we need for life in godliness but we must persevere in the faith as well...but not the silly works that Catholics do...but rather the good works such as simply loving neighbor as yourself.
Grace and Peace be with you in abundance in Christ
At 5:21, he says, "It's written in a New Zealand accent" 😂 Ray Comfort is such a love
Absolutely loved this part!
Lol!
That was so funny 😂 the person didn’t get the joke 🤷
😂 I laughed good, Jesus makes the righteous the funniest ones, ray is so wholesome and patient and compassionate
Yes! My fave is when he called Australia "a small island off the coast of New Zealand"! 😂😂😂
We arent saved because we behave. We behave because we are saved.
SOOOOOOOO right!
amen
I love that!
To bad Ray didn't teach that! We are saved by Grace and not of ourselves it is a gift of God!
@@carriebasso5075 Hi Carrie. At 11:14 in this video, Ray says the following: "A Christian does good works not to
obtain salvation but as evidence of salvation."
I feel sorry for this guy - as an excatholic times 50 years - THANK YOU JESUS FOR SAVING ME.
I can't talk to catholics. This guy is full of pride. PRIDE IS WHAT RELIGION GIVES. This guy starts slamming Ray and defeated his own argument right off the bat. Catholics MOSTLY REFUSE to read God's Word and STUDY GOD'S WORD.
I can't talk to them. God bless you, Ray. My entire family, except my 89-yr-old WW2 mother, refused to listen to me, but my mom listened and I read the Bible to her before she passed, she asked me to tell her about Ruth, Daniel and the Rapture and Revelation many times, she was astounded and excited!, and I know she and my dad are in Heaven - though RAISED catholic and knew nothing about God's Holy Bible.
I feel sorry for this guy. He is completely lost and full of pride. HE discerns God's Word the way he WANTS to in order to allow him to live his life the way HE wants to - NOT the way GOD tells us to.
GOD BLESS YOU, RAY
Satan's pride rules that guy.. Pray for him.
Just like Ray says...this man has created a God in his mind that suits him and he gets help by a false doctrine in doing so. Pray for them...I have Mormon family that are just like this man.
@uscgmom9796 - I so agree with you. I'm an ex-Catholic as well. My neighbor's nephew and my classmate led me to Christ in 1972 at the age of 14. After reading the entire Bible for myself and seeing how the Catholic Church's teachings contradicted God's word, I left Catholicism and never looked back. I was Catholic when the mass was still said in Latin. I grew up in a small town so Vatican II didn't take effect right away. I was never once taught anything resembling what the Bible teaches. As a child, I was taught the false doctrine of grace through the 7 sacraments. No where is this taught in the Bible.
I feel sorry for this man. His pride and false belief that belonging to a specific church gets him into heaven is hindering him from having a true relationship with Christ. I pray that he recognizes his need for a savior because without him, our good works are as filthy rags to a holy, sovereign God.
Pride and sexual immorality are Satan's two strongest weapons to deceive our consciousness and hearts. When we so desperately want our own deeds to be righteous we'll believe anything, even the most basic lies the Bible refutes, to justify ourselves. I pray this man has a revelation one day and breaks the chains of religious pride he's bandaged by. Religion doesn't make you righteous. Religion doesn't grant you salvation. Religion, many times due to corruption, doesn't even help you find God. Religion is simply a man-made practice, that, if Catholics actually read their Bibles, they'd find Jesus came to separate us from because He became flesh- personable, and asked us to follow Him.
@@oreally8605 And I do, I pray for EVERYBODY. Just because I didn't mention that I do doesn't mean I am not praying for all lost, dear. I do because of Romans 3:23 and Romans 3:10. I wouldn't wish anyone into Hell. NO one.
Praying for the work Ray Comfort does seemingly effortlessly. God has given him a gift for talking to anybody and everybody. He is so kind when sharing the Gospel.
I just had a debate with my husband last night about the Catholic Church and he said Christians are always attacking Catholics because they say their doctrines aren’t biblical. I tried explaining but I’m now seeing ppl raised in the Catholic Church get very deceived and it makes me sad. I’m starting to see God working in his heart though and I’m believing for a miracle as I was just reborn nov 2023 (thank you Jesus❤) and also praying his mom and dad will be reborn as well because his mother asked me why I don’t pray to Mary, unfortunately they don’t speak English well so I can’t really go into detail with them 😢
Please pray for them with me brothers and sisters, and thank you so much if you did ❤
So you implicate asking Mary for her prayers is wrong while at the same time asking us, big sinners, for prayers?
I love that the guy says " you are not as bad as I thought you were." At the end. May his heart soften!
Ray is a master salesman.
@@StringofPearls55 no Yeshua works thru Ray to save people he comes into contact with
@StringofPearls55 Ray is a evangelist not a salesman
@@user-do5de1sl5o Really? I didn't get that vibe at all.
@@StringofPearls55 look it up and research
Being born again is a literal heart change. Never understood until I experienced this myself.
No one ever does until it happens to them. It’s a leap of faith and then you know it’s real. You are never alone again.
I like salvation being described as a heart transplant and church being described as a heart massage.
your heart pumps blood.
Did you become a person that obeyed the Commandments of Christ ??? How many times have you sinned since then ??? If you were Catholic did you sin any then ??? What's the difference ???.
I was _born-again_ when I left Christianity. It was literally a heart change and I never understood it until I experienced it myself.
I married a former Catholic. My wife is now open and has freely accepted the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She learned absolutely nothing growing up. I have found this to be the case with every Catholic I've come to know. My wife's family lives in similar spiritual darkness thinking they're fine. This gentleman tracking down Ray Comfort is about to get a real education. I pray he's open to the truth.
Praying you look into Christs Church. I started about 8 months ago and joined this Easter
“Written in a New Zealand accent.” Haha good one Ray! 😂
I was born Catholic and was baptized as a baby. I left the church when I was 11 years old. 7 Years ago, when I was 55, I started to read the Bible. After 3 month's of reading the Bible I gave my life to Jesus. I didn't do that in a church, I did that at home. He changed my heart in one night. I got baptized 10 days later. I told my mother the other day and she reacted very disappointed. I did not expect that. Most Catholics are so much defending the Catholic church, they are so proud of that church. But in fact they are slaves. Catholics are still judging me that I am 'not good enough.' When I share my testimony and tell them about my old life and new life most of them still judge me for the mistakes I made in my old life. They just don't get it that God gave me a new heart and life. They are blinded and just to proud. Proud of the good deeds they do every day. My family just want to see 'the old me'. I can only pray and love them. God Bless from the Netherlands.
you are blinded, not the Catholic, not most of the Catholic are so much defending, you are making false statements, don’t be like Pharisees dudes bearing false statements against Jesus, mark 14:56-57, I am catholic myself, like you also was baptized 2 months old, and I am 55 years old turning 56 on February, your mother is 100% right, reacted and disappointed you, because your mother know’s you are making a huge mistake, surely, your mother knows that there is only one baptism, Ephesians 4:5-6, one lord, one faith, one baptism, one god and one father of all, and that’s right we are slave, like apostles Paul say’s though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
Praise God, sweet sister in Christ. You were translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of Light, born of God by the Spirit from above, your name forever written in heaven. You accepted God's own righteousness in exchange for being justified for your "good works" which the Bible says are filthy rags of self righteousness and nothing compared to the perfect finished work of our precious JESUS on the cross!!! Praise God for making you a daughter of His forever held in the palm in His hand never to be plucked out by anyone. Intoxicated by His grace in the reality of His perfect love revealed. You have the Spirit of truth who leads you in to all Truth living in your heart now and He promises He will never leave nor forsake you. Love from Andrea in the Poconos in Pennsylvania, USA!
Lovely testimony. Continue in His presence daily wherein you will find fullness of joy.
I was 31 and not in Church when I was saved, I had read the Bible several times while at sea, I read it like a novel, when there was nothing else to read, after I was saved it, all made perfect sense.
@@alejandroumaslay3657 Thanks for your reaction Alejandro. Kees
Born into Catholic religion…thank God HE came into my life and showed me how much HE Loved me! I gave up religion and started my personal relationship with HIM! 😘❤️🙏🏼🌺
Christianity is a religion you donut. James 1:26-27.
Jesus lifted the veil, but the RCC puts it back on so you come to them instead.
Lapsed catholics are coming back home he is calling you back.
Right
@@drjanitor3747As a Protestant, I believe many Catholics and many Protestants will be saved ("Whosever shall believe") and both groups will have aspects of their theologies corrected. Stop dividing the name of Christ
I was born and raised Catholic and as I grew older, I realized that a lot of their teachings were not of scripture but are of man. This guy proves it.
Roman 10:15
"How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things "
He’s so full of pride. So sad. That sin scares me the most because people can’t even see it. Praying for him.
You know what is very difficult regarding pride? Try self examining yourself about pride, it's not easy finding it within your daily life.
And Mr Comfort is not?
@SharonFowle Ray is a very compassionate honest ,humble man. he spends his time preaching God's Holy Word 🙏 🙌 👏. That's not easy in this satanic depraved world.He will be mocked and hated just as Jesus was by the wicked majority. saten and his army are the false accusers,and this man ,the so called catholic was demonic influenced. Just wanted to harass Ray God Bless all who spread the Good News of God
Pride is like spiritual AIDS. AIDS takes down the immune system, which is the mechanism of fighting infection.
In other words, it targets the thing that would fight it.
It should scare you .. Pride is what got Lucifer kicked out of heaven...
A BIG thanks to all the non-catholics who were responsible for us being able to read the word of God. THANK YOU.
Except for the books they deleted from the BIBLE...
@@johnm.4947 maybe the Christians responsible went to God in prayer and asked which books belong and which don't? Do you believe in prayer and God answering prayer John?
Those books were not even in the original Catholic cannon.
Can you imagine, burned at the stake for that book. Wow. Now today they tell us we don't have the word of God. It has mistakes. You can't trust it. Only the original autographs etc etc. God help us.
@@johnm.4947first error is thinking the Sovereign Just Creator couldn’t preserve His Word throughout history. Would that even be fair for anyone else to be born after “they” took books out of the Bible?
Ray's caring heart always brings people off their rant and anger. I am glad I found Ray and living waters. Ray, Mark, E.Z. and Oscar has taught me so much of the bible and God. I used to not care where people went after death. Ray opened my eyes to how horrible and evil that thought process was. Now, my heart breaks for people who don't believe. Thank you to everyone who works at living waters for wisdom, education, sharing God's word, and true compassion.
If Catholics really Studied the Bible thay would relise there doctrines are not Biblical but Doctrines Created by the Catholic church. God bless you Ray and living Water
God bless you Ray. You have so much patience. I find it extremely difficult talking to catholics. Both my parents were catholics. They went to church every Sunday. My father was a violent alcoholic and my mother was demon possessed. Because of that I wanted nothing to do with religion. I became born again three years ago by the power of the Holy Spirit. No one told me about Jesus, HE did it all and I thank Jesus every day for saving me.
I hope your parents get saved.
@@d.martinez-rodriguez333 Thank you, sadly they both passed away 20 years ago. I don't know what their last thoughts were as I was not present when they passed away. I can only hope they repented on their death bed.
@@lqueen101 Dear Jesus Sibling, I join you and d.martinez-rodriguez in this hope your parents got into Heaven. My father drank heavily after WW2 in the Pacific; he was violent, he was a horrible father and a worse husband, and my mom was afraid of him and didn't stop him from doing anything; then mom lived in guilt when she got older. I forgave my dad 33 years before he passed. Though he was dying of Leukemia at 93, lying in his hospital bed with RVs in his body, weighing only 120 lbs, I was STILL afraid of him - but my love for him because of forgiving him BECAUSE JESUS HAD FORGIVEN ME was stronger, and so I asked him if Jesus was his Savior, and he was shocked, surprised - because NO ONE in our strict catholic non-bible-reading-non-praying family had EVER spoken of God, faith, Jesus, His LOVE, His Grace, His Mercy - and he was shocked that I mentioned Jesus' Name, that I was getting PERSONAL about something/Someone Who he himself had NEVER spoken of, shocked that I just asked him about Jesus, but his eyes filled up and he said softly, 'Yes," so I said smiling, started breathing again, 'OK, dad. I'LL SEE YOU IN HEAVEN!' So I know my dad got his foot inside the door even though he might not have gotten any rewards from Jesus, like the one thief on the cross next to Lord Jesus. So maybe God was able to reach your father, your mother. God knows, and I know you know that. God bless you, dear.
What do you mean demon possessed?
"I find it extremely difficult talking to Catholics". How you follow jesus Christ if can't speak to Catholics. Didn't jesus say say love your enemies?
I love Ray, no matter what anyone says to him, he is so gracious! He never variates from salvation through Jesus Christ and Christ alone.
Amen!
We’re in the Bible is bible alone
Question:
I heard a radio preacher talk about the "biblical plan of salvation"--which, of course, he said the Catholic Church didn't obey. How does our Church understand the biblical plan of salvation?
Answer:
The Church understands that we are all sinners in need of a savior (Rom 5:12-21). We are inheritors of original sin and all its consequences, and by actual sin we distance ourselves from God. We can’t save ourselves, but we don’t need to: Jesus Christ has paid the price for our sins. The Catholic Church teaches that salvation comes through Jesus alone (Acts 4:12), since he is the “one mediator between God and man” (1 Tm 2:5-6).
The saving grace won by Jesus is offered as a free gift to us, accessible through repentance, faith, and baptism. We turn away from our sins, we are sorry for them, and we believe in Jesus Christ and the gospel. Repentance shows our willingness to turn from things that keep us from God, and baptism renews us, filling us with the grace necessary to have faith and to live it. This belief is more than just “head knowledge.” Even the demons have that (Jas 2:19). It’s more than just believing you’re saved. Even the Pharisees had that (Jn 5:39). True, saving faith is one lived and exhibited daily: It is “faith working through love” (Gal 5:6, cf. Jas 2:1-26).
Sometimes the Church is accused of teaching “salvation by works,” but this is an empty accusation. This idea has been consistently condemned by the Church. Good works are required by God because he requires obedience to his commands (Mt 6:1-21, 1 Cor 3:8, 13-15) and promises to reward us with eternal life if we obey (Mt 25:34-40, Rom 2:6-7, Gal 6:6-10, Jas 1:12). But even our obedience is impossible without God’s grace; even our good works are God’s gift (Rom 5:5, Phil 2:13). This is the real biblical plan of salvation.
Imagine a church where ALL men of authority are forced to be w/o a woman. God already said, “It is not good for man to be alone.” And that’s how a perverted church is born.
Yes
I was raised catholic and NEVER heard the gospel at all. It wasn't until I went to a Baptist church here in Australia that I heard the gospel of Jesus and was born again. That was 10 years ago now and my life is completely different, I am a new man. After I came to faith in Christ both of my parents and brother have also come to know Jesus Christ and all have experienced the new birth. Praise Jesus! an interesting observation is every since person I grew up with (i'm in my 30's) who were also catholic are now completely secular and woke. This is true of my parents generation (in their 70's). JESUS IS LORD AND SAVIOUR.
You were raised Catholic and never heard the gospel?? Did you close your eyes and say "lalalala" at Mass?? BECAUSE ITS READ THERE EVERY WEEK
@@DoctorDewgong
I doubt it. Where in the Bible is the gospel described? What is the good news message?
@@JAGChristianos what do you mean "I doubt it"? Tf?? The Gospel is objectively read at every Mass. It's a requirement. Hello??
@@DoctorDewgong I mean exactly what I said. I don't believe the Catholic Org preaches the correct gospel.
So, I asked, what do you believe the gospel actually is? Where is it spelled out in scripture?
@@JAGChristianos you're trying to do some big brain gotcha moment and it's not happening dude. Sorry. The good news is Christ becoming man, atoning for our sins on the cross, and rising from the dead: making salvation freely available to all men.
And guess what! He also said "if you love me, you will keep my commandments." And those commandments include the Eucharist (John 6) and Confession to a priest (John 20.) Protestants don't do these things, so I guess they don't believe in the Gospel!
Ray saying "every time we sin we store up Gods wrath" is genius because it counters the catholic concept of the treasury of grace. You dont store up grace, grace is a gift by definition.
“You’re not as bad as I thought you were.” Such heartwarming words. God has touched him in spirit. Blessings.
More than words, it's the godly patience Ray delivered them in for this touching outcome.❤ 🙏
"A soft answer breaks the bone."
Don had a smile when he said to Ray, “You’re not as bad as I thought you were.” It’s difficult to bite the hand of someone who shares love, acceptance and forgiveness.
Growing up in catholic church and catholic school did nothing but push me away from Jesus because of all the contradictions I saw between the bible and the catholic teaching. Thankfully God opened my eyes to the truth and I became a born again believer.
Going to Catholic school actually let me see the Holy Spirit and after my confusion the way was clear. I'm born again because GOD was with me steering me and correcting me all along. GOD chastises those whom he loves.
Not only the so many contradictions but the absence of the Holy Spirit within that institutional church. He saw me searching for the truth, asking Him, too. He led me to a Spirit filled overflowing Church. Moving along in life, I realized there are many denominational protestant Churches out there that have NO clue who is the Holy Spirit, his functions, gifts, etc. They say 90% of Churches have no clue. So sad. At least some stand solid in their Salvation on Jesus Christ alone.
What contradicts the Bible in Catholicism?
really dudes? or maybe because of your attitude, maybe you talking about burn again not born again, because born again refers to baptized for the remission of sin, Jesus said, no one can enter the kingdom of god unless they are born of water and spirit, Peter even said that also in acts.2:38, and Jesus himself said that, which is stated above, there more if you want, Matthew 28:19, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit, mark 16:16, whoever believes and is baptized will be saved.
Same here...praise God!
I’m glad I’m not a Catholic anymore I was lost but now I know the truth.
You left the Church founded by Christ? kinda dumb
@@DoctorDewgongthe Catholic Church is not the true church. Catholicism is a cult and a false religion.
You were not catholic. Had you been you would never have left the Church founded by Christ. Vatican II is not the catholic church by the way.
The Catholic Church is not the true church. Catholicism is a false religion.
@@alejandrovallecarrillo825 lmao if you think Vatican II isn't valid, then you are a protestant just like the original commenter 😂
When I saw how Ray handled this I thought of Proverbs 15:1 “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Ray may not have convinced him that his doctrine was wrong, but he certainly demonstrated that his assumptions about who Ray is were wrong, and that is one barrier broken down for him to become born again. Thank you Ray for being a great example and inspiration to me. God bless you and your “Parrish” 😅
Read proverbs 15 just this morning and noted that verse
This guy was itching for a fight, he went looking for one. Ray, you have the patience of Job, you handled him very well. Once I realize that someone isn't looking for truth but just to argue or fight, then I remove myself from that situation if possible. I would have walked away from this guy. I'm glad he found you instead of me.
He came to defend his faith. Being Catholic is like a nationality and the faith of our fathers, and you defend it like you would your homeland. I was raised Catholic in a very Catholic region of this world, had read the New Testament in my teens and had become an agnostic because of the obvious contradictions, but when people asked me what religion I was, I said "Catholic" and was proud of it.
So he came to do battle to defend his faith and he found a "let us reason together" (Isaiah 1:18)
Interestingly, agnosticism was far more acceptable than becoming born again and putting on Christ in baptism.
Agree 💯 I too would have walked away praise God for your love for people
Loved watching this interaction as a Catholic. Also love watching your videos, it's awesome to see people spreading the Good News with the world. Anybody who has read the Catechism of the Catholic Church knows that you're saved through Christ alone (CCC 1987) and that the works are done in Christ after Salvation (through the Holy Spirit), to live as much like Christ as possible and grow in Him during our time here on earth. The Church should definitely put more emphasis on it so that the whole Christian world knows what the Catholic Church truly says and believes; sadly some Catholics don't even know this themselves. I hope that all Christians will one day be more accepting of their brothers and sisters in Christ from other denominations. Let's face it, there are good and bad people in every church and denomination (incl. leaders) but that shouldn't define the others. Only God knows your heart. He knows who's a true Christian and who isn't.
God bless ❤✝
I was raised culturally Catholic. I left the religion and stepped into evangelicalism. Realized it’s absurdity along with all the other 45k denominations. Sola Scriptura makes us all Popes and authors of our own scriptural interpretation. I regret saying this my friend, but protestants are in dangerous grounds. I initially left because what I had been taught was Protestant in belief. No one told me there were differences in denominations as a young boy. My catechism classes failed me. So when I realized the hypocrisy and lies of Christian evangelicals I had no reason to turn to the church, I thought it was all the same. Now that i am older, I stepped away from Satan and gnosticism. That is where my journey led me unfortunately. Now I’m back on the path with Christ our Lord. The more I struggle to disprove the doctrines of the Catholic Church, the more I realize how much it adheres to scripture. I’ve never cried during prayer or loved the Lord so much until I began my reversion. I pray that the Lord continues to guide me. I thank Jesus Christ for saving us all. God bless you. This is still a beautiful channel, may the Lord bless anyone who spreads the gospel so fearlessly.
@@PersonOfSand thank you for sharing your story. Glad to hear that you found your way back to the Church by actually learning about the Church and its history. I myself grew up Dutch Reformed in the Dutch Bible Belt, which is known to be predominantly Calvinist. Catholicism has brought me closer to the Lord and has helped me tremendously in my day-to-day Christian life.
Like you said yourself, Sola Scriptura makes everybody their own Pope (oftentimes resulting into people taking scripture out of context, sometimes to their own advantage) and just the whole Sola thing in general makes people turn Christianity into their own thing to basically put themselves first. I'm not saying that that's what all Protestants do but it's something you do see a lot, especially outside of mainline Protestantism (some even heretical or leaning towards it). You oftentimes see people leave Catholicism, Orthodoxy and maybe even mainline Protestantism because they want things their way/are rebellious (e.g. music, the 'come as you are' mentality (strong emphasis on Sola's) & having the feeling of being the one who's in control), were lukewarm/lazy or just simply not properly educated.
In my case, deciding to become Catholic definitely wasn't an easy decision I made overnight or something that seemed obvious or even likely years ago; considering my background, the prejudices I once had and me rebelling against traditions and everything else that seemed "old & stupid" to me. That's why I wholeheartedly believe that God led me here. ✝🙏🏽❤
As a Protestant, I'm saddened by how misrepresented Catholicism is in our circles. I grew up evangelical and had many anti-Catholic biases, but after studying Catholicism, I have come to realize Catholics are Christians and believe many of the same things we do.
@@brendonpremkumar8207 so glad to hear that you did some actual research. I myself grew up Dutch Reformed, basically left around 16 y/o and started going to evangelical churches because I started rebelling against the traditions. At 18 y/o I unexpectedly became interested in Catholicism through a show I was watching and decided to give it a chance and started to research and was shocked to discover that I had been lied to about Catholicism all my life. Now I'm 22 y/o and Catholic
@@semvandervegte Wow, what an interesting path! The Lord really does work in mysterious ways. I converted to Lutheranism recently from evangelicalism and I'm just 17 years old.
Don, you were sweet to be respectful to Ray. You listened and didn’t talk over him. I believe you have genuinely seen he isn’t against you.
Don, I was catholic myself, I did all the things a catholic should do and I was not growing. Many blame the priest but I moved 3 times, had to because of my
Dad’s job, all those priests that I encounter never taught me anything that stuck to me. It wasn’t until I left the catholic church that I began to really grow spiritually. I encourage you to repent , and ask the Lord Jesus Christ yourself to reveal
the truth to you.
Yeah, this poor dude is full of pride that comes from creating a god to his own liking. But with him being catholic, that will be a hard thing for him to admit seeing how their belief is full of idolatrous beliefs and practices. Amazing way you handled yourself Ray!
yup and look what it did to his head angel
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Ray Comfort should’ve showed catholic bro a copy of their catholic Ten Commandments and the original Ten Commandments and if y’all didn’t know this, the catholic changed up a little bit of their own version of the Ten Commandments and this is why the Catholics are lost when it comes to the glory of the Lvov g God.
@@chriszekableyat9886- as an ex-Catholic, I can confirm that the first part of your statement is true. The second is not, not even close. There are multiple reasons why many Catholics remain lost and so hard to reach, like this man. The root of their false doctrine is emphasizing church traditions and teachings over God's Infallible Word, the Bible. God's word says our works are as filthy rags to a holy God, that we must be born again, only Christ can fully absolve sins, that we must believe and have faith in Christ and him alone and we cannot earn our way to heaven should anyone boast, while the Catholic Church teaches numerous contradictions to the Bible: one must observe most of the 7 sacraments (Infant Baptism, Confession, Holy Communion, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Extreme Unction) to earn grace and if one earns enough grace, it wipes out venial sins; there are two types of sin: venial (forgivable) and mortal (unforgivable); priests can absolve sins of parishioners through confession and "penance"; the priest has the power to turn the bread and wine into Christ's flesh and blood and there are many more, including the Pope is Infallible and successor of Peter and cannonizing "saints." The Bible teaches none of this. Sadly, Catholics are told to this day that theirs is the only true church and by observing church traditions and teachings, they can earn enough grace to go to heaven and if they don't, they will go to Purgatory for light punishment but don't worry, someone can pay/pray you out through indulgences. If anyone claims that practice to be false... my Dad died in 1986. One of my work colleagues took up a collection to buy masses to pray for my Dad to lessen his time in Purgatory. No where in Scripture are we instructed to pray for the dead. These reasons and more are why it is so difficult to reach Catholics. Two of my siblings are still Catholic even though one knows the truth and the other isn't observant. My husband and I have Catholic friends. They were shocked to learn that they can just talk to God. They don't have to say prayers written by others. Nor did they know that all true Christ followers are called saints. The Catholic Church has no power to canonize saints. If you look up some of those saints, their activities are dubious. We must pray for Catholics just as we pray for all lost people.
@@chriszekableyat9886hopefully god can fix the twn commandments one day. I can think of mich better ones to be included
I was raised Catholic and did not take sin nor the Gospel seriously because my church membership and infant baptism were my "get out of jail free cards". I had never opened a Bible in the entire 24 years of my life. I did see the hypocrisy in my own life and in the lives of those around me in parochial school and with my family, but I mostly blew that off, too, blaming it on the human condition and an impossible standard (and that part I got right), but I did not understand the cross -- and 12 years of catechism and sermons at mass did not change that. It was only when I read the Bible for myself that my eyes were opened. I could not earn salvation. That and many other catholic teachings conflicted with clear Scripture. I was baptized at age 24 and have walked in gratitude for the cross and Christ for over 30 years. I'll always be thankful for the friend who first challenged me in love andcwith gentleness and respect. She's still my dearest friend today. ❤❤❤ Our adult son is even a Bible teacher who has a heart for the great commission. His life in Christ is so rich and full. I praise God for rescuing not just me, but our children and grandchildren from a false religion.
Catholic Church never teaches that church membership and infant baptism is "get out of jail free cards". Not taking sin and the gospel seriously is it the catholic church's fault or is it yours? Never opening the Bible for 24 years is it the church's fault or is it yours?
God bless you brother. May you live long and help others to build their faith.
ummm... they kept that bible out of the hands of common men for centuries.@@ARTCreationsOfficial
@@fisherman9435I am sorry to hear that, but I must clarify that this is false. When a baby is baptized in the Catholic Church, it removes the original sin inherited from Adam and Eve. However, if one commits sins in the future, they are expected to seek forgiveness through the sacrament of reconciliation, also known as confession.
@@fisherman9435 The Catholic Church has not definitively stated who is in hell, but the general understanding is that if you knowingly commit sins, reject God knowingly, and do not seek forgiveness before your death, then that means you can go to hell.
As a Catholic myself, this man does not speak for us. We as children of God need to stop fighting against each other and start battling our common enemy. ❤ peace be with you.
As a fellow Catholic, I agree. I always see Protestant, Orthodox & Catholic Christians fighting each other under Christian related posts or videos, while instead we should unite to fight against the evil one by sharing the Gospel with the world. We might all worship God in different ways and have disagreements & misunderstandings here and there but that shouldn't take away that at the core we're all brothers and sisters in Christ. 🙌🏽
God bless ✝❤
@@semvandervegte It is the Catholic Org that has 1000 years of blood on its hands and false doctrines they won't let go of. It is a common tactic of Catholics to be ecumenical. Most Catholics are not my brothers/sisters in the Lord because they aren't "in" the Lord. They sin everyday. This rebuke goes for OSAS adherents as well.
No one who sins everyday is "saved." That is the defining factor about them as a person. It is how we know saints from the children of the Devil.
And also with you.... ( I couldn't resist)
@@mwalker3547you must not have been inside a Catholic church for some time now. It's changed to "and with your spirit"
Well stop fighting if people like Ray stop strawmaning Catholics
Was a Catholic and blessed to be born again! Found the truth through God's Word and have been set free!!
A catholic thinks he can say a confession to a priest and magically the priest has this power to forgive sins.
Rolfs I know right
I wonder who the catholic priest is confessing to.
Interesting how can a sinner forgive your sins🤔 So priest cannot forgive your sins.
did you not hear about why this (confession) is accepted ? or you are choosing to conveniently ignore and that helps you make a case ? 🤣
That's another lie.
Catholics should really think about their beliefs now considering what the Pope has recently said.
beliefs are human
spirituality is divine
Did you read the actual document or did you believe the mainstream media ?
AMEN! I think they are.....
@@memothat_mexican_junior5009exactly
They'll swoop to Orthodoxy.
My dad was a protestant minister and he only agreed to talk and council kids in the presence of their parents. A lot of people look up to him because of his wisdom😊
I have a problem with the lies in the Catholic Church. I was born and raised Catholic but telling my sins to a priest was wrong according to the Bible. Nobody has the right to forgive sin in the way of salvation except the Lord Himself. Money to get people out of Purgatory is ridiculous.Just way more odd ways in the Catholic Church.
He came looking for a fight... and got the gospel!!!! Went away saying"you're not as bad as I heard you were", well, that says it all, ain't it?. Praise the Lord!!!😊
That's what I got from it, this isn't a Race or a competition. This is YOUR eternal soul and how to avoid the 2nd death.
Well it’s very frustrating with family members that trust tradition of the Roman Catholic Church, I was raised Catholic ,I opened up the word of God and was convicted of the truth. I pray many will find the truth
Question:
I heard a radio preacher talk about the "biblical plan of salvation"--which, of course, he said the Catholic Church didn't obey. How does our Church understand the biblical plan of salvation?
Answer:
The Church understands that we are all sinners in need of a savior (Rom 5:12-21). We are inheritors of original sin and all its consequences, and by actual sin we distance ourselves from God. We can’t save ourselves, but we don’t need to: Jesus Christ has paid the price for our sins. The Catholic Church teaches that salvation comes through Jesus alone (Acts 4:12), since he is the “one mediator between God and man” (1 Tm 2:5-6).
The saving grace won by Jesus is offered as a free gift to us, accessible through repentance, faith, and baptism. We turn away from our sins, we are sorry for them, and we believe in Jesus Christ and the gospel. Repentance shows our willingness to turn from things that keep us from God, and baptism renews us, filling us with the grace necessary to have faith and to live it. This belief is more than just “head knowledge.” Even the demons have that (Jas 2:19). It’s more than just believing you’re saved. Even the Pharisees had that (Jn 5:39). True, saving faith is one lived and exhibited daily: It is “faith working through love” (Gal 5:6, cf. Jas 2:1-26).
Sometimes the Church is accused of teaching “salvation by works,” but this is an empty accusation. This idea has been consistently condemned by the Church. Good works are required by God because he requires obedience to his commands (Mt 6:1-21, 1 Cor 3:8, 13-15) and promises to reward us with eternal life if we obey (Mt 25:34-40, Rom 2:6-7, Gal 6:6-10, Jas 1:12). But even our obedience is impossible without God’s grace; even our good works are God’s gift (Rom 5:5, Phil 2:13). This is the real biblical plan of salvation.
✝️✝️ How do we seek salvation according to scripture?
Ephesians 1:13 (KJV) In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, 1️⃣ the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that 2️⃣ ye believed, 3️⃣ ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.
1️⃣Hear the gospel of salvation 1 Cor 15:1-4.
2️⃣Believe the gospel of salvation 1 Cor 15:1-4.
3️⃣You are sealed by the Spirit when you fully believe and trust in the gospel for your salvation 1 Cor 15:1-4.
Any questions?
If you need more verses read: Titus 3:5, Acts 16:30-31, Rom 1:16-17, Eph 2:8-9, Rom 10:11-13….
Faith in the work of Christ upon the cross supplies every spiritual need required to prepare you for eternity in Heaven!
You need righteousness? By faith, not works, you are made righteous (Rom 4:5-8).
You need justification? By faith, not works, you are justified forever (Rom 3:24-26).
Every spiritual blessing is supplied by Christ through simple child like faith in the gospel of the cross (Eph 1:3-14).
No works needed, just simple faith! Salvation is a gift! Jesus paid for this gift with His blood and He offers it to you by faith, not works!!
Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV) 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the 👉GIFT of God: 9 👉Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Note: the old covenant revealed man’s inability to keep God’s law and earn Salvation by works! In the New C Jesus provided perfect obedience for us through the Cross and He now freely imputes His perfect righteousness to anyone who seeks Him by FAITH in the gospel, not works (Gospel 1 Cor 15:1-4, works free righteousness: Rom 4:5-8, Phil 3:9, Rom 4:21-25, Rom 5:9-11, 2 Cor 5:21).
May God bless you!
@@Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot
The Counterfeit Mary of Catholicism
Just as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, many are being led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ by a counterfeit Mary (2 Cor. 11:3). The blasphemies that Roman Catholicism teaches about Mary are deplorable and need to be exposed. According to Rome it was Mary who made atonement for sin and will crush the head of the serpent. She was sinless and continues to bring us the gifts of salvation. The Catholic perversion of Mary was the cause of salvation for the whole human race and she will deliver souls from death because she is the mediatrix of all grace.
The Catholic Douay-Reims Bible states in Genesis 3:15 that the woman herself will win the victory over Satan. It reads, "I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed; "she" shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel." This is a deliberate attempt to deceive because the Hebrew text clearly reads "He" (referring to Jesus) will crush the serpent's head.
There are many more blasphemies in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC). It teaches "Mary did not lay aside this saving office but by her manifold intercession continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation" (CCC, para. 969). "The Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things. In giving birth you kept your virginity. You conceived the living God and, by your prayers, will deliver our souls from death" (CCC, para. 966). She is to be praised with special devotion (CCC, para, 971). Mary, "by special grace of God, committed no sin of any kind during her whole earthly life" (CCC, para.411). She was the cause of salvation for herself and the whole human race (CCC, para. 494). The Catholic Church promises that all those who seek Mary's protection will be saved for all eternity. These doctrines have robbed God of His glory and have resulted in Catholics showing greater devotion to Mary than to the Lord Jesus Christ.
In the Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, Dr. Ludwig Ott states, "In the power of the grace of Redemption merited by Christ, Mary, by her spiritual entering into the sacrifice of her Divine Son for men, made atonement for the sins of men, and ... merited the application of the redemptive grace of Christ. In this manner she co-operates in the subjective redemption of mankind" (page 213). Here the Catholic Church is claiming that Mary, not Jesus, made atonement for the sins of men! This is pure blasphemy!
In 1854, Pope Pius IX established the immaculate conception of Mary as an infallible dogma, which states Mary was preserved from inheriting original sin. The dogma encourages Catholics: "to venerate, invoke and pray to the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, conceived without original sin. And since she has been appointed by God to be the Queen of heaven and earth, and is exalted above all the choirs of angels and saints, and even stands at the right hand of her only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, she presents our petitions in a most efficacious manner. What she asks, she obtains. Her pleas can never be unheard."
This heretical dogma has established Mary as a co-redeemer with Christ and co-mediator with Him in heaven, which makes her an another way to approach God. She replaces the Holy Spirit in bestowing aid and comfort to believers. In effect, she becomes an additional member of the Trinity. Mary is no more the mother of God than Joseph is the father of Jesus. Scripture has very little to say about Mary. When she appears with the other believers on the day of Pentecost, she's not an object of worship or even a leader in the early church. There are no occasions of anyone ever praying to her, honoring her, or venerating her. She is never mentioned in any presentation of the Gospel. Jesus Christ alone is our Redeemer, Deliverer, Mediator and Advocate. He alone is to be worshiped, adored, honored and praised now and throughout all eternity! May Catholics comes to their senses through repentance and faith in the only sinless Mediator!
The tradition of the Catholic Church brought you the word of god.
Ray is so patient, humble and loving. What a great example of an evangelist.
God bless you Ray, for exposing the catholic church (cult). I pray for catholics, as I've met many who have issues. I'm a Jew born anew❤
By definition BEING PRO-CHRIST and PRO-BIBLE makes me anti-Catholic. I'm a born again Christian that was brought up in the RCC and know that it is against Christ and pro-Mary. Ray has been doing the Lord's will and he is an inspiration for me to keep witnessing.
Amen........ I quickly concluded the same thing....... If i'm not Pro Catholic.....I can only be Anti- Catholic....... Anti means AGAINST......I don't hate them and want to harm them...... but I am Against what they Teach and Believe.
Catholicism may be controlled by Anti-Christ forces, but we can still save Catholicism, the faith that Jesus intended to be his teachings. It literally translates from a Greek word that means “universal knowledge” (Catholica)
Please, I've watched a Church of the East priest who refuses to give Mary the title, Mother of God yet he has venerated her.
"By definition BEING PRO-CHRIST and PRO-BIBLE makes me anti-Catholic."
The Bible is a Catholic book. Period. They compiled it against heresy which Protestantism is. Ray is wrong.
@@fadikhoory5350 Read the Early Church Fathers. Visit the catecombs where the martyrs celebrated mass. Visit the descendant churches in Israel. They are Catholic. Mary deserves that title since she is the Mother of Jesus who is God. Heck, even Luther venerated her.
Ray Comfort is absolutely right! Thank you, Ray Comfort.
There is not much difference between Ray and catholics! The both believe in faith and works salvation!
Keep preaching the true, Ray!
@@carriebasso5075no, Ray Comfort believes in saved by grace alone, then evidences by work. Not that works saves you.
No where in the Holy Scriptures does it say you are saved by works, in fact it says that you are not saved by works so no one can boast about it!
@@ThethomasJefferson Ray teaches repent of sins to be saved! That is false! Jesus died for sinners not the righteousness! If anyone has stopped sinning to be saved than they do not need Jesus! Jesus did it all! Salvation is a Gift of God!
@@carriebasso5075repent and accept Jesus. It’s that simple.
My husband was raised Catholic and finally read the Bible (at 30) when he lost his hearing. I can tell you he never went to Mass again and we did not raise our children in that faith either.
Don we love you, the gospel is the best and only important message to spread. I love that you took the time to talk so patiently with Ray. God bless you❤❤
Used to think like that too. I used to think my Christian friends were secret haters, not until I read the Bible and I knew they were secretly praying for me.
-ex Catholic
Question:
I heard a radio preacher talk about the "biblical plan of salvation"--which, of course, he said the Catholic Church didn't obey. How does our Church understand the biblical plan of salvation?
Answer:
The Church understands that we are all sinners in need of a savior (Rom 5:12-21). We are inheritors of original sin and all its consequences, and by actual sin we distance ourselves from God. We can’t save ourselves, but we don’t need to: Jesus Christ has paid the price for our sins. The Catholic Church teaches that salvation comes through Jesus alone (Acts 4:12), since he is the “one mediator between God and man” (1 Tm 2:5-6).
The saving grace won by Jesus is offered as a free gift to us, accessible through repentance, faith, and baptism. We turn away from our sins, we are sorry for them, and we believe in Jesus Christ and the gospel. Repentance shows our willingness to turn from things that keep us from God, and baptism renews us, filling us with the grace necessary to have faith and to live it. This belief is more than just “head knowledge.” Even the demons have that (Jas 2:19). It’s more than just believing you’re saved. Even the Pharisees had that (Jn 5:39). True, saving faith is one lived and exhibited daily: It is “faith working through love” (Gal 5:6, cf. Jas 2:1-26).
Sometimes the Church is accused of teaching “salvation by works,” but this is an empty accusation. This idea has been consistently condemned by the Church. Good works are required by God because he requires obedience to his commands (Mt 6:1-21, 1 Cor 3:8, 13-15) and promises to reward us with eternal life if we obey (Mt 25:34-40, Rom 2:6-7, Gal 6:6-10, Jas 1:12). But even our obedience is impossible without God’s grace; even our good works are God’s gift (Rom 5:5, Phil 2:13). This is the real biblical plan of salvation.
Catholics are Christians the first ones The Bible directly links baptism to salvation:
Mark 16:16 “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.”
John 3:5 “Jesus answered, ‘I tell you the truth, unless a man is born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.’” (cf. 3:3: “unless a man is born again …”)
Acts 2:38-41 “And Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him.’ And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, ‘Save yourselves from this crooked generation.’ So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.” (cf. 9:17-18; 1 Corinthians 12:13: both associate the Holy Spirit with baptism)
Acts 22:16 “And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.” (cf. 9:17-18)
Romans 6:3-4 “Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”
1 Corinthians 6:11 “And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.”
Titus 3:5 “He saved us, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness, but in virtue of his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit…”
1 Peter 3:21 “Baptism … now saves you …”
In Acts 2:38-41 alone we learn that baptism brings: (1) “forgiveness of sins;” (2) the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, which no unregenerate person could possess; (3) salvation (“save yourselves”); and (4) inclusion in the rank of saved “souls” (cf. Galatians 3:27).
Romans 6:3-4 incorporates the blood and redeeming death of Jesus into baptism by referring to his “death.” So also does the larger passage of 1 Peter 3:14-22; 4:1.
I know, it's so sad that they are convinced that I hate them just because I stand by the bible. They always make it a sectarian issue when it's really just about the word of God and loving him. It's like strongholds have to be deconstructed out of their mind with the truth. I can only be done with the Holy Spirit and the word if they are willing. Just keep praying for eyes to be opened❤
We hate Satans lies. We pray many will be saved from sin and Satans chains
@@TazHallVery well said!
one of my catholic friends refers to me as an evangelical bully simply because I tried to tell her the truth about sin.. My other catholic friend upon speaking the truth in love said that I was just much too new in my faith to understand the catholic church but she'd continue to pray for me. neither friend reads or knows the bible. I finally bought some of Rays tracts "how a catholic can be sure of heaven" and have been giving these to my catholic friends and to people even coming out of the catholic church heading to their cars. my heart is especially burdened for these who have a false assurance.
I will pray for them! 🙏🏻❤️
If anybody wants the truth about the Catholic Church watch Trent Horn , or Father Mike Schmitz , or Bishop Barron , X Catholics are the most uneducated about Catholics because of being poorly taught for 35 years after Vatican 2 there was miscommunication after Vatican 2 , how do I know this , I use to be one of them I was a part of the poorly Catholic educated we were not taught about the faith or the Bible in class it was read at Mass but kids are not going to take the time to learn that , but then as a adult I took the time to read the Bible and the catechism hand and hand and realize they match up with no errors , As Trent Horn would say a X Catholic does not understand Catholic language, Baptisms and Confirmation is when Catholics are born into Christ and confirm to follow Jesus, Catholics are saved grace by the Blood of Jesus on the cross , he paid for our sins , NO we’re in the catechism does it say Catholics are saved by works. , X Catholics only had bad teachings one day a week even Catholic schools were bad , if someone wants Catholic truth they need to listen to Trent Horn or Bishop Barron or Father Mike , today Catholics have Bible studies and better education , I’m not here to have people switch churches but i will state inaccurate Catholic statements (like we’re not Christians) we are., I’m saved by Jesus blood on the cross and communion is Holy and sacred because of this verse -John 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. , Catholics follow the Nicene Creed - Baptism
John 3:5 - “Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 28:19 - “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”
Confirmation
Luke 24:49 - “But stay you in the city of Jerusalem till you be endued with power from on high.”
The Eucharist
John 6:54 - “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you shall not have life in you.”
Sacrament of Penance [Confession]
Psalm 41:4 - “Heal, O Lord, my soul, for I have sinned against Thee.”
John 20:22-23 - “And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.’”
Anointing of the Sick [Extrem Unction]
James 5:14-15 - “Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick man, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him.”
Matrimony
Matthew 19:4-6 - “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Holy Orders
Matthew 10:1 - Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
John 20:22-23 - “And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.’”
Maybe instead of speaking "the truth" you were speaking "your truth," especially since protestantism is founded on interpretative relativism and lacks a central authority to answer important interpretative and doctrinal questions?
You are doing more damage than good,
I assure you. Please stop pulling these people out of the true faith, into your emperor's new clothes falsehood, where they walk NAKED! They may not know the Bible well, but, they have the assurance of their salvation through Jesus because they simply believe, and hopefully they will learn the Bible in due time. they are however fulfilling John chapter 6:51-59 Which you my dear misguided soul are NOT.
Christ said; I am the bread of life. If you don't eat this bread, you don't have life in you!
So you are HELPING TO STRIP them of their salvation. Bible only Christianity is the blind leading the blind!
Don't wait till it's too late to figure this out. God bless you.
Good for you. Catholicism will not save anyone. It’s great you can tell them how to be saved.
As a Catholic I like Ray. However, I have yet to see him debate a serious Catholic. Would love to seem him debate Trent Horn, Scott Han, Fr. Pacwa, Steve Ray, etc…. Let’s see a real debate Ray .
As an ex-protestant now Catholic I can't stand Ray and all the other wannabes. I cringe all the way through. The only time I would find him remotely interesting is if I were an atheist and were looking for a little light entertainment in human irrationality.
@@darrylbatchem8985 I challenge you to study the history of the Catholic church and the evil that the so called Popes perpetrated in office and how they even murdered people for wanting to read the WORD of GOD for themselves. If you were brave enough to actually read the Bible for yourself from beginning to end you would realize just how ungodly the Popes and the Catholic church are. The Popes gave us the inquisition, they had the French Huguenots slaughtered by the thousands, they made themselves rich by the false doctrine of Indulgences which of course the Catholic church conveniently denies now. There is far too much to cover in a short paragraph of the evil that the Popes and the Catholic church have done and continue to do. Study the Bible for yourself and see.
@@darrylbatchem8985 I'm assuming from your comment that you are a follower of Jesus Christ so I ask, what part of Ray's evangelism is irrational? Is it the plain message of sin and the cross? Is it his proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
@@Szuubs Nice loaded question. You've done well but unfortunately not good enough. I will continue your response in your vain, Is it Ray's astute knowledge of Christian history? Is it his impeccable knowledge and articulate presentation of Scripture?
@@Szuubs But please you are replying to a statement I made, for me as a Christian, Ray's message is boring shallow and hollow, if I were an atheist (hypothetically) I would laugh at Ray and eventually convert to the Catholic Faith, Christianity with substance.
I love this video and how it's kind of like a throwback with all those clips. Praying for y'all!
I've seen myself exactly like this man when I was on my teenage days. I usually defend the Catholic church's doctrines from other religions but end up condemning it when I came to know and have a relationship with Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior 🙏❤️👍
And the Catholic aka Universal Church in 4th century led by Holy Spirit (Jn 16:13) decided which Books were fully inspired to make NT
Awesome!
Similar thing happened to me as well!
right..the catholic church in the 4th century is not the same roman catholic church whom abuse the word "catholic' to those who are against their false doctrine.. it is not a surprise because that is what happened that lead to the great shcism where the original catholic church split into roman catholic church and orthodox church..@@scootahscoot9389
@@scootahscoot9389 that was 1700 years ago.. a lot has changed
@@strangevisions5162 Gates of Hell will not prevail against His Church (Mt 16:18) Holy Spirit will lead Church into all truth (Jn 16:13)
While hypocrites exist (like every church and organization; Judas etc) official Church teachings on faith & morals perfect til Last Day
That ignorant, angry woman used to be me. Yikes. It's hard to see. I cringe at my old self. The angry, rude Catholics embarrass their own church.
Jesus was angry. Stephen was killed for rebuking the establishment. John the Baptist was killed for rebuking authority.
The real followers of Christ hurt people's feelings because they tell them to repent and they aren't necessarily nice. The apostles, prophets and Jesus Himself were are persecuted and martyred because they preached a convicting message and weren't necessarily nice.
He was to harsh. The Catholic Church is so much deeper than what he makes it be.
praise God, the catholic church should be embarrassed.
@@JAGChristianosShe was the pharisee railing at Jesus and John the baptist. Like them trusting in their traditions which had been handed down to them. She was the one offended by his message of repentance.
He wasn't harsh about anything. How is pointing out what Jesus and the apostles taught harsh ? @@ripironman9224
Ray is a saint! His patience and gentleness is so inspirational. I need to pray that God gives me patience and love like this because I wouldn't have been able to deal with this man's hostility with such grace.
After watching this video, I will be praying for you and your ministry more often.
Rays not a debater. He's just a guy who shares the gospel with a RUclips channel.
It's actually really weird when debate channels call for a debate against people who arent even in the debate realm. It shows they arent looking for a good hearted argument, but for someone they can punch down on for views.
How, (I am speaking generally not aimed at Ray) I believe if someone is preaching falsehood/heresy they should be called out because they can lead people astray. Ray debated Matt Dillahunty not once but twice.
@Zangified02 it doesn't surprise me that Ray probably tried his hand at debating a handful of times. Still, the point stands, he's not a debater - not his channel, his ministry, or his attitude is focused towards that. If he was someone like David Wood or William L Craig, or Nabeel Qureshi (rip) then yeah totally, call for a debate.
Really, all calling Ray Comfort to a debate does is prevent people from hearing the gospel... which is probably the underlying goal at play by the powers of the air.
Yes!! So well said
Loved how Ray said he could use that time sharing the gospel 👏👏
He has such a heart for God, so beautiful to witness ❤ Glory be to God !!
Matt is a terrible debater. He is too emotional and he can't agree to basic terms. He constantly moves the goalposts and retreats when proven wrong.
I've interacted with Brian, the guy who 'owned' Ray. He misquoted Ray in the video. I've talked to him multiple times and when he can't answer your questions he just stops talking. He has the catholic answer down pat, not so much the other stuff.
My parents were shamed into sending me for Catholic catechism instruction. We were in public school and went twice a week to the church. My Dad was a lapsed Catholic and my mother wasn't anything.
So, nervously, I went to catechism class after school. A small class, all at about the same age, eleven. I received a little prayer book but can't remember anything we talked about. Went home, threw the book on the desk and went about my business of playing. Two days later I went back for the second class. Shortly after we started the nun teacher had me stand and asked me to say a "Hail Mary." Having no idea what she was talking about I said so. Just like that, in a flash I got smacked hard across the face and nastily scolded. I was shocked. I cried and sat down. Later as we broke up, the nun used that experience to remind everyone to come prepared the next time. When I left that day, coming back to that class was the last thing I intended to do. I said nothing to anyone.
The following week I left for class but instead went and hid in the large garbage area of the local A&P. I did this for about two weeks when my mother decided to send my younger brother with me to class. Stupidly, I went to hide as usual and my brother became alarmed and scared. He didn't understand what was happening. He started crying because I wanted him to go to the class without me. Finally, I just sent him home with his tear smeared face. With childish reasoning I stayed in the dump until the time was up and then went home to face the music.
Of course my mother was waiting for me to explain what's going on. I told her the story above. Fearing retribution, I was thrilled when my mother pitied me, told me to forget that class. I no longer was compelled to go. I was one very relived, happy 11 year old. For years afterward, when I saw a nun's habit I would become terrified. I went to the other side of the street and/or hid behind a parked car whenever those doubled-up nuns would walk down the street. I was certain they would "get me!"
At age 21 I humbled myself and opened my heart to Jesus. I was transformed in a split second and knew it although I realize not everyone has this kind of new birth conversion.
My wife, interestingly enough, went twelve grades through parochial school, taught by nuns who regarded the Bible as a book of stories. She said they never used the Bible in school, even in "religion" class. She related to me while we dated that she was an atheist because when the nuns dissed the Bible to her in high school she was so confused it seemed the only path that then made sense.
The first time she heard the gospel was from me at age 27. One evening, on a trip, I sat down with her to talk about the Lord because I saw only trouble marrying her w/o her being a Christian. I told her I needed to talk to her about another relationship in my life...and I told her about Jesus being my Savior. She was so ready that I had to slow everything down, and confirm that she understood. That she wasn't responding just out of love for me. She accepted Jesus into her heart that night.
We've been very happily married 43 years. We talk of the experiences above often, thanking our Lord for his gracious guidance and care. Many other little stories were involved that equally give glory to a loving God who wants the best for us in this life, as well as all eternity, with His Son. That life we're still experiencing far above what we are able to grasp.
Even so come, Lord Jesus.
Thanks for sharing! What a powerful testimony!
Glory to God blessed be the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Hallelujah PTL Hallelujah 🙌 our God is soooooo good!!!
Love you Ray, you are awesome. I just got my Evidence Study Bible yesterday. Keep up the good work and guard your faith. God Bless you and may He impart even more Discernment upon you.
Impressed by Ray that he is able to keep his cool! Wow! I could not witness to these people.
Thank you, Ray Comfort for giving us a good example of humbleness and love for people we disagree with
John 3:5
5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit - words of Jesus Christ
Water and Spirit = baptism.
If you deny baptism to be born agaon then you deny Jesus Christ.
Catholics are right that ray teaches a false gospel
"Pride comes before DISTRUCTION and a hauty spirit before a FALL."
Proverbs 16:18-19
I WAS BAPTIZED IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH WHEN I WAS A BABY.BUT AS AN ADULT,I MADE THE DECISION TO GET BAPTIZED.I TRULY BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PERSON THEMSELVES TO CHOOSE BEING BAPTIZED.WITHOUT THE PERSON SEEKING OUT TO BE BLESSED TO BE BAPTIZED IN OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, IT DOESN'T HOLD THE CONCEPT OF BEING SAVED IF WE DON'T PERSONALLY CHOOSE THIS FOR OURSELVES EHEN WE ARE OLD ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE & TRULY Grasp The Enormity Of OUR Choice❤❤ I PRAY FOR ALL TO SEEK OUT THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT OF SALVATION FROM OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST ❤❤😇😇✝️✝️❤️🔥❤️🔥🙏🙏🤲👑@@cfG21
I was raised by catholic parents in the catholic ways, but when I actually started reading the bible for MYSELF, I found A LOT of things that made me question the catholic religion. This verse was a clincher for me
1 Timothy 2:5 says:
"For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, 6who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time..."
With this I had to ask why should I confess my sins to a priest when I can go straight to the ONLY MEDIATOR between us and God. I also intentionally say priest, not "father" because Matt 23:9 says "9Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
I had a lot of questions when I tried to go through catechism, and they basically instructed me to shut up and color. Wrong answer... I walked away from the catholic church because they couldn't answer my legitimate questions to help me understand why their ways are contrary to the bible.
I could go on and on with questions they couldn't answer, but there's no point here. Let me clarify that I don't hate Catholics, I actually pray for God to open their eyes to HIS truth. I am now a Non denominational Christian and believe only what the bible says, not religious dogma and rituals that man has added to the bible.
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So the the earthly man that sired you cannot be called your father? I guess that puts you in a predicament about what this passage really means.
Amen amen and AMEN!!!
@@lannlann I call the earthly man that sired me, My Dad! :D
I was Catholic until I was sitting in Mass 2016 . The offering plate came around..as it came closer the words crossed my conscience “why are you supporting pedophiles?” The reality hit me that I was one of the walking dead…I hung my head in shame, allowed the offering plate pass without placing anything in the plate. I literally cried and begged for forgiveness. I walked away from Catholicism and now study my Bible everyday . I have a wonderful and deep relationship with my Lord and Savior , Jesus Christ!
Thank you for these videos!
You let the devil trick you into thinking Catholics are pedophiles... its simply not true.
Approximately 35,000 priests in America. Less than 200 were convicted. Less than .3%. That's still way too much. All of them have been Laicized.
On the flip side, Martin Luther opened this door. Thanks to him, there are thousands of denominations, many of which promote changing children's gender with surgery and hormones.
There are bad Catholics, there are bad Baptists, there are bad Lutherans, there are bad Orthodox.etc... We are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God...
To say that Catholics support pedophiles is about as dishonest a statement one can make about the Catholic faith.
John 6:53-59.
User BC Where is the Bride Of Christ? Was Jesus unable to protect his bride? What, just too weak you suppose?
Do you have kids in public schools? Do you pay property taxes to a bunch a pedophiles runnin public schoools? Which by the way is a bigger scandal than the Church.
Wow what a testimony! Thx for sharing🙏🏻
lol not every Catholic priest is a pedophile. 😂 The same could be said of many Protestant pastors who sexually abuse minors and cover it up.
ignorant people accusing people of being ignorant while being rude physically makes me cringe
a religionist will defend their denomination; but a true Born Again believer will defend the truth of Christ!
So true!
The Catholic Church isn’t a split religion, it’s the one church Christ established, not a denomination
Amen
Jesus and Paul warned about wolves that would enter the fellowship and present false doctrines. We will know them by their fruits. Well what are catholic priest known for world wide? Pedophilia right!! The RCC is not God’s. Easy to see!!
They are no bishops of God: Titus 1:7 (KJV) For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God (are they blameless).
Report: Nearly 2,000 children abused by more than 450 Catholic leaders in Illinois
May 23, 2034
Andy Carrigan
USA TODAY NETWORK
$3 billion
The average settlement in recent sexual abuse cases against the Catholic Church is around $300,000 - $400,000. To date, Catholic dioceses in the U.S. have paid over 👉👉 $3 billion in compensation to sexual abuse victims.
here’s another of the thousands: The John Jay report indicated that some 11,000 allegations had been made against 4,392 priests in the USA.
A report finds French clergy sexually abused over 300,000 children since 1950.
Staggering. This is based on a very small sample size. Can you imagine the numbers if we could look at every abuse case?
In conclusion we see the fruit of such an abominable religion - Titus 1:16 (KJV) They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
The Bible says when the Holy Spirit comes to us "He will speak of Me(Jesus)" not a priest or father or Mary or a saint. "Me" Jesus plus nothing equals everything. Not just in lip service but in actions.
You can feel the hatred in this mans heart. The desire to be excepted by the world. So sad. So true " You will know them by their fruits"
Also, that blonde lady. She was low-key manifesting it seemed. She is in the dark and doesn't even know it.
@@J_LOVES_MEyou will know them by their fruits
That part about wanting to be accepted by the world really got me. I think I have struggled with that.
Nope... that man just wanna argue with this Ray comfort nonsense cause ray comfort is speaking lies or more like ignorance. And this ray comfort needs to be humbled, protestants like you guys who are a follower of this Guy Ray thats the first step on being ignorant and prideful is for Catholics who left the church and eventually protesting against the church who develop the Bible.
I'm a former Catholic although I can't say my attirude was ever like this, I did have a lot of pride and God opened my eyes and showed me how much I didn't understand. Praise the Lord, I know him now and there's no turning back. Still praying the same thing happens for my family.
Why’d you leave?
@@ianmiller07 Because I needed truth and peace that Catholicism wasn't giving me. I didn't realize what I actually needed was a relationship with God and I needed to be born again. I didn't need a religion. I didn't really understand that until later. There's no going back now. He's everything I need.
@@IzzyNChrist Christ established a Church. Born again is baptism. And following Christ is about more than just feelings.
@@ianmiller07 But you know that a church is not a building or an institution but a people right? and yes, I'm aware that to follow Christ is to lean on his righteousness , not mine. I don't have any righteousness apart from His. That's true baptism. Also, I was refering to the peace that "surpasses all understanding" which I didn't have as a Catholic.
@@IzzyNChrist Yes, the Church is the Body that Christ established. That’s not Protestantism
Ray, I’m amazed how calm and gracious you are in the face of such a arrogant ignorant guy
Love this video. Good job with the editing as well.
I used to be Catholic, now I am a Christian
there is only one true church..
@@mekavio8231 The guy came at this Sola Scriptura preacher the wrong way. I wouldn't be surprised if this was staged. At some point early in the debate I would have asked him who came first, the Bible or the Church? That would have been very interesting for the protestant to answer.
And yes, Salvation is through the Catholic Church.
Catholics are Christian
You were likely never Catholic to begin with. Catholics are Christians. We don’t have a church that’s based on feeling good and having fun all the time. You won’t find rock concerts or coffee shops in our churches because we focus on God, not earthly pleasures.
@@cicada9471 the same church that only can bring you salvation, also covers up the organised abuse of childeren by the millions. and instead of owning it, they making those victims feel guilty instead.
doing the EXACT OPPOSITE, against their doctrine.. all morals are gone here, zero credibility left !
I too was like this man in the video, as they say (born and raised catholic, catechism, communion etc. etc.) Knowing all, defending the catholic church but not once picking up the bible and reading it. But once I was saved, "WHAT A REVELATION" Thank you Lord Jesus Christ! It's not about a religion, It's about a relationship with Jesus Christ, that only if you are born again you will understand. Keep on doing what you're doing Ray! God bless you!
With all due respect, you didn't read the Bible because you didn't want to. Not because you were Catholic.
I’m Catholic I read the Bible and I’m in a Bible study at my church nobody walking around saying please don’t read the Bible plus it’s read at each mass
A relationship with Christ…through Communion and “His Church” which he created at Pentecost. John 20:22,23 is pretty clear about apostolic powers and succession (read Timothy) Protestantism = anarchy
@@annb9029I’m Orthodox, and the get the same false critique. The faith alone and Bible alone crowd forgets that that very Bible was canonized by those same early priests the Protestants reject.
@@jrudi9241 True, but the priests never encouraged that I read the bible. Not to mention you don't need to confess to a man as the bible teaches!
I was Catholic for many years, finally i got tired of confessing to a human man. A priest can't forgive my sins only God can. The Paster i have now preaches from his heart. I had a book that you could find out what a priest would be preaching on and it listed the preachings for the next 5 years, thats not preaching to me. Just couldn't handle the way the catholic church teaches.
Ray is so patient. I just don’t know if I could do this with some of these people. Forgive me Papa ❤🙏🏻
I grew up in a Catholic church. Never learned a darn thing about the Bible. Never was taught a Bible story just taught the Church's rules. Moved to Texas in my twenties, started going to a Baptist church. There I learned more in a year than I had in 20 years of being a Catholic. Although I never wanted to move away from the north I am sure glad I did. If I had not moved I wouldn't now be a born again Christian. Thank you God for relocating me.
in my own opinion, I desire not to learn, because if you learn, you be will like Adam and Eve, genesis 3:4-5, genesis 3;7, and I stick to the church where I was baptized, like Jesus said to st.Peter, in Matthew 18:17-18, and in Luke 10:16, whoever listens to you listen to me, whoever rejects you rejects me, but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me, and like apostle Paul say’s, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. Ephesians 1:23.
@@alejandroumaslay3657You desire not to learn God's word? For what reason do you think God gave us His word?
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children."
(Hosea 4:6)
@@Charlllot Hosea 4:6 is not applied with me, it applies only to those people who are leaving the church that founded by Christ through his apostles, you know what church is that, right? now, I’m not really knowledgeable person because I desire not to, but here’s what I can say about salvation, and for where I am standing, as the Bible says, I am already saved ( Romans 8:4, Ephesians 2:5-8 ) but I am also being saved ( 1 Corinthians 1:18, 2 Corinthians 2:15, Philippians 2:12 ) and I have the hope that I will be saved ( Romans 5:9-10,1 Corinthians 3:12-15 ) like the apostles Paul I am working out my salvation with fear and trembling ( Philippians 2:12 ) with the hopeful confidence in promises ( Romans 5:2, 2 Timothy 2:11-13 )
@@alejandroumaslay3657 do you know what two Churches God is pleased with ? He tells us in the book of Revelation
@@kristenb5177 before I will answer to that question, let me first share this with you is to where the Catholic stands for, now it’s all up to you or anybody to challenge it, Catholic and Protestant agreed that to be saved, you have to be born again, Jesus said so, “truly,truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of god” ( John 3:3 ) when a the Catholic says that he has been “born again,” he refers to the transformation that God’s grace accomplished in him during baptism, evangelical Protestant typically something quite different when they talk about being “born again,” for an evangelical, becoming “born again” often happens like this, he goes to crusade or revival where a minister delivers a sermon telling him of his need to be “born again” if you believe in the lord Jesus Christ and believe he died for you sins, you’ll be born again !” says the preacher, so the gentleman makes “a decision for Christ” and at the altar call goes forward to be led in “the sinners prayer” by the minister, then the minister tells all who prayed the sinner’s prayer that they have been saved-“born again,” but is the minister right? not according to the Bible, regeneration (being “born again”) is the transformation from death to life that occurs in our souls when we first come to god and are justified, he washes us clean of our sins and gives us a new nature, breaking the power of sin over us so that we will no longer be its slave, but its enemies, who must fight it as part of the Christian life ( rom.6:1-22, Eph.6:11-17 ), to understand the biblical teaching of being born again, we must understand the terms it uses to refer to this event, the term “born again” may not appear in the Bible, the Greek phrase often translated “born again” ( gennatha anothen ) occurs twice in the Bible-John 3:3,and 3:7-and there is question of how it should be translated, the Greek word anothen sometimes can be translated “again,” but in the New Testament, it most often means “from above,” in the King James Version, the only two times it is translated “again” are in John 3:3 and 3:7, every other time it is given a different rendering, another term is “regeneration,” when referring to something that occurs in the life of an individual believer, it only appears in Titus 3:5, in other passages, the new birth phenomenon is also described as receiving new life ( rom.6:4 ), the circumcision of the heart ( rom.2:29, Col.2:11-12 ), and becoming a “new creation”( 2 cor.5:17, gal.6:15 ), these different ways talking about being “born again” describe effects of baptism, which Christ speaks of in John 3:5 as being “born of water and the spirit,” in Greek, this phrase is, literally, “born of water and spirit” rather than “born of water and of the spirit,” as though it meant two different births-one birth of water and one birth of the spirit, in the water-and-spirit rebirth that takes place at baptism, the repentant sinner is transformed from a state of sin to the state of grace, Peter mentioned this transformation from sin to grace when he exhorted people to “be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” ( Acts.2:38 ), the context of Jesus’ statements in John 3 makes it clear that he has referring to water baptism, shortly before Jesus teaches nicodemus about the necessity and regenerating effect of baptism, he himself was baptized by John the Baptist, and the circumstances are striking, Jesus goes down into the water, and as he baptized, the heavens open, the Holy Spirit descends upon him in the form of a dove, and the voice of god The father speaks from heaven, saying, “this is my beloved son” ( Matt.3:13-17, mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22, John 1:30-34 ), this scene gives us graphic depiction of what happens at baptism, we are baptized with water, symbolizing our dying with Christ ( rom.6:3) and our rising with Christ to the newness of life ( rom.6:4-6), we receive the gift of sanctifying grace and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit ( 1 cor.12:13, gal.3:27 ), and we are adopted as God’s sons ( rom.8:15-17), after our lord’s teaching that it is necessary for salvation to be born from above by water and spirit ( John 3:1-21), Jesus and his disciples went into the land of judea, there he remained with them and baptized “( John 3:22 ). then we the witness of the early church that John 3:5 refers to baptismal regeneration, this was universally recognized by the early Christians, the church fathers were unanimous in teaching this.
I was raised in a strict Catholic family, catechism on Wednesdays, Church every sunday, Catholic school 5 days a week. My mom has the cathechism book. I believed the lies they mixed with truth. I wore the badge of pride thinking only Catholics go to heaven because all other religions are full of heathens. I am so very grateful for Christ reaching out to me, taking me by the hand and revealing himself to me leading me away from the Catholic church and saving my soul by the shed blood on the cross. I pray this guy along with other unsaved people are humbled and actually studies the bible with the leading of the Holy Spirit sees what Christ did on the cross so their pride doesn't cause them to fall into hell.
Dear Catherine, are you aware that the Catechism even teaches that Muslims can go to heaven? If you wanna slander the Roman church, try the truth next time, for it can be more convincing.
@@coolcatbaron2509All saved/born again people are going to heaven.
@@coolcatbaron2509 You catchism even says we can become gods like mormons do ! So to be a good catholic you must believe whatever your "true" church says.
Catherine, your testimony is me to a T for truth. And I've heard that same thing from many ex-Catholics.
Ugh no it does not
Imagine what a debate could do. If there’s nothing to hide, if I were you I would do a debate
Ray, the Lord has you where he wants you, because you are so good at it. Keep doing what your doing. It's so inspiring to watch you help bring people into the light!😊
That guy was in way over his head the whole time and didn't even know it. He wasn't debating Ray Comfort, he was debating truth and his powder was not dry. For the sake of his own soul, I pray the scales fall from his eyes and those like him.
Is it really so much to ask for these guys to engage in a good Faith conversation or debate? It's hard to see you guys slander our religion, you know.
@@affel6559 Its not slander because the criticisms are true and ROMAN dogma is false.
@@jsharp9735 Why do you believe that?
@@mkl85495 Because ROMAN dogma was invented over time and never existed in the early church. Its dogma, rituals and catechism invent things that are not in the Bible and use proof text to insert their own narrative into the text. The point of doing this is instead of having a personal relationship with God because Jesus lifted the veil and is the ONLY mediator between man and God, they effectively have put the veil back on so you come to them. Speaking of which they believe that Mary is co-equal mediator with Jesus. If there is something more specific we can get into it because everything that is of ROME is not of God. That is what Christians take issue with, but RC that are within that system can't separate ROMAN dogma from Christianity because they see it as the same thing. That is why is so destructive because they think they're saved. Some are, but that is in spite of the RCC, not because of it.
I agree with you. But put Ray up against someone that really and truly knows the Catholic faith, as well as the Protestant tradition --- the likes of Trent Horn or David Anders --- and there just won't be a comparison. If you think a fairly knowledgeable Catholic like this fellow is in over his head (to say nothing of the utterly ignorant Catholics Ray usually pits himself against), Ray will find himself utterly overwhelmed by these other gentlemen. While nowhere close to the knowledge base of scholarly apologists, really any fairly well catechised Catholic can poke holes in Ray's usual script.
Ray You are spot on! I was Catholic for 38 years, never heard any priest talk like you! But their outfits were nice. I was never saved!!! God set me straight and your channel was part of that!!!! Thank You God!!! And your teachings.
I was raised in Evangelical churches. 4,000 latter Day spin- offs now. I went back home, to the Catholic Church. Your churches didn't exist anywhere in Christian history untill a few spun off around 1,500 years later. Now you guys have divided and shattered the Church into 4,000+ divided, squabbling peices ( denominations ). So your you're proud of that ????? These Latter Day spin-offs are IMPLYING that Christ and the Apostles FAILED to establish their Church, but ya'll fixed it for them !!! Ha ha ha, isn't that SACRILEGE ????? I think so.
You were saved at baptism. Born again.
@davidbelitz7692 Hogwash !!!! I spent 50 years as one of your Evangelical and protestants. Some of you went agnostic, some atheist denying Christ, some just ignored his Commandments and teachings and spent a lifetime of riotous living, whoremongering, drinking, drugs, selfishness, etc, etc. ""He that endures to the end, the same shall be saved "-- remember that ???? You people believe if a child dies before the age of accountabilty, they go to heaven. We Cathlics do too, but slightly different. We give them the Sacrament ( Sacred ) of Holy Baptism to babies, thus sealing their salvation if they die before the age of accountability. After the age of accountability, they must show they truly believe in Christ and desire to follow his Commandments and teachings in a Sacrament of Confirmation ( confirming they truly believe ). Remember Free Will ???? At this point the Priest. annoints theim with oil, making the sign of the Seal of the cross upon their foreheads. This was done in Christianity for almost 2,000 years. Somewhere your Latter Day spin-off churches forgot that. You do know that these Latter Day spin-off churches did not exist anywhere in Christian history untill a few spun off around 1,500 years ( now there are 4 ,000 spin offs of divided. squabbling, pieces [ denominations ]. All are, by their very existence, are IMPLYING that Christ and the Apostles FAILED to establish their Church. But, ta-dah !! The latter day spin- offs FIXED it for them !!!!!
@@davidbelitz7692 At what age? To be saved you have to confess Christ with your mouth! Romans 10: 9-14
Acts 2: 38-41 Talks about repenting before baptism.
I assume you are referring to baptism for when someone excepts Christ into their hearts at the age of understanding.
Ray, awesome video! Years ago I did an interview with a former Roman Catholic priest Richard Bennett. He had been a Catholic priest for 22 years before he got saved and left the Catholic Church.
I asked him when he went to Seminary where there lots of homosexuals there? I’ll never forget his response, “The Seminary was loaded with homosexuals!”
Can anyone read I Timothy 4:1-4 and NOT think of the Roman Catholic Church?
I'm so very glad that Scriptures alone have the FINAL WORD.
Ray, your gentleness is truly evident to all. I am always encouraged and edified by your witness. Thank you and God grant you the strength and boldness to keep sharing the glorious gospel in Jesus’ name. God bless you!!
Thank you Ray, I am a survivor child sexual abuse, glad to see you shine a light on it.
Lord bless you.
I am so sorry you had to go through that. May the Lord continue to lead and guide you, and may you remember that your light and momentary troubles are achieving for you an eternal glory that far outweighs them all (2 Cor 4:17). God bless you my brother/sister in Christ.
I pray the healing power of Jesus upon you. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you, I appreciate you @@jlcmsw
I’m Catholic and I’m so sorry I will pray for you
My family is Italian and Irish. So, I was born in a Catholic family by heritage. I went through all the rituals and was Catholic until I was 34. During that time, I began to research scripture, and to my reluctant pleasure, I discovered that scripture doesn't coher with the dogmas and beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church. Since then, boy have I really galvanized my beliefs, and I'm thankful that I left.
Good for you.
Catholicism is the community of the Faithful. It faithfully preserved the Holy Bible. True religion didn't start 500 years ago but 2000 years ago.
The Church teaches the Bible to be without error. If you found a perceived contradiction, it's your perception that erred, not the Church of Christ.
If anybody wants the truth about the Catholic Church watch Trent Horn , or Father Mike Schmitz , or Bishop Barron , X Catholics are the most uneducated about Catholics because of being poorly taught for 35 years after Vatican 2 there was miscommunication after Vatican 2 , how do I know this , I use to be one of them I was a part of the poorly Catholic educated we were not taught about the faith or the Bible in class it was read at Mass but kids are not going to take the time to learn that , but then as a adult I took the time to read the Bible and the catechism hand and hand and realize they match up with no errors , As Trent Horn would say a X Catholic does not understand Catholic language, Baptisms and Confirmation is when Catholics are born into Christ and confirm to follow Jesus, Catholics are saved grace by the Blood of Jesus on the cross , he paid for our sins , NO we’re in the catechism does it say Catholics are saved by works. , X Catholics only had bad teachings one day a week even Catholic schools were bad , if someone wants Catholic truth they need to listen to Trent Horn or Bishop Barron or Father Mike , today Catholics have Bible studies and better education , I’m not here to have people switch churches but i will state inaccurate Catholic statements (like we’re not Christians) we are., I’m saved by Jesus blood on the cross and communion is Holy and sacred because of this verse -John 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. , Catholics follow the Nicene Creed - Baptism
John 3:5 - “Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 28:19 - “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”
Confirmation
Luke 24:49 - “But stay you in the city of Jerusalem till you be endued with power from on high.”
The Eucharist
John 6:54 - “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you shall not have life in you.”
Sacrament of Penance [Confession]
Psalm 41:4 - “Heal, O Lord, my soul, for I have sinned against Thee.”
John 20:22-23 - “And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.’”
Anointing of the Sick [Extrem Unction]
James 5:14-15 - “Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick man, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him.”
Matrimony
Matthew 19:4-6 - “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Holy Orders
Matthew 10:1 - Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
John 20:22-23 - “And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.’”
NAVUSMCVET... I have to ask you something. You have found out the truths of the Catholic teachings and have turned away from it. Have you turned to God, asking Jesus to be your Savior? Have you been born again, according to the scriptures?
could you please specify which dogmas and beliefs of the Catholic Church do not coher with the scripture?
Thanks brother for the wonderful work you are doing.... God bless you
Well spoken Ray
Incredible how often salvation by works - that is the law - creeps its way back into our understanding of the Gospel.
Thanks for clearing up the mess.
Lord bless you
It's hard when you've believed a lie, preached that lie, to admit it is a lie. Even with evidence, he won't accept the lie.
Sounds exactly like the people that Jesus was dealing with. The Sadducees and Pharisees that wanted him dead. They didn't want to accept the truth and they didn't want to repent and they did not want to lose their CONTROL
Mind that doesn't happen to you.
@@Onlyoneway. Yes. Except I just learned studying Luke for 10 months that the LDS/Mormons teach and believe that Jesus was a created being and Lucifer is His brother; that we are ALL Gods like God in Heaven; that Jesus actually married when on earth, at least two of the Marys who traveled with Him and He had children by them... it's beyond disgusting/mind-blowing.
He walked away still confused as to how to be saved. The gospel is 1 Cor 15:1-4. It does not include repent of sins. Christ saves while we are dead in our sins, by faith, not in response to us trying to stop sinning. We get saved and then thr Spirit helps us to start overcoming sin. No one has ever stopped n never sinned again. No one!!
Yes, it's repent, not repent of sins. That's the one thing that Ray misses unfortunately. Nowhere in the Bible does it say to repent of sins. And repent means to change your mind in a Godly context. Even God repents in Jonah 3:10. God can't repent of sin.@@getrit3007
I wonder what he thinks (catholic guy) about pride. He demonstrates it quite well 😢
A lot do, they make the age old mistake
He looking at Ray now that’s pride and he bares faulse witness
It's actually the " original sin " ; it's what caused Lucifer's fall = Pride. Isaiah 14:12-14 shows Lucifer's 5 prideful "I will" boasts. The rest of the verse is GOD's response of Judgement. Sadly, this same fatal sin of " Pride " is so endemic within the Roman system, that it blinds their followers into a false sense of ignorant superiority. All praise to JESUS that my immediate family has seen the light, humbled themselves, and become Born Again and left the Roman lies and deception. One must let go of pride and become humble for the Truth to reveal Himself. Romans embrace their pride above the TRUTH. MARANATHA !!!
Love you Ray!! Thank you for all you do for everyone! I've learned so much from you!
I remember in college someone knocked on my door and asked if I read the bible and my comment was, "I don't have to read the bible, I'm a Catholic!" Thankfully years later, I was told about a Wednesday night meeting where I could hear about Jesus and when I heard what they had to say, all the unanswered questions I had growing up started to be answered (even when I asked a nun "How could Mary be a good wife and only have one child? I grew up in a family of 14 children). After accepting Jesus as my Savior and being born again my whole 'person' changed and my mother noticed a change because I didn't argue with her anymore she still said I was going to hell because I left the church. My neighbor prayed for 7 years for someone in our family to accept Jesus--I'm glad I'm assured of my future and I like how scripture said our households will be saved! I can't wait to talk the same language with a family member!!
Thank you Ray Comfort for your courage and patience in your encounters with all kinds of people. Former Roman Catholic here… thankful that the Lord brought me into His forever family.
If anybody wants the truth about the Catholic Church watch Trent Horn , or Father Mike Schmitz , or Bishop Barron , X Catholics are the most uneducated about Catholics because of being poorly taught for 35 years after Vatican 2 there was miscommunication after Vatican 2 , how do I know this , I use to be one of them I was a part of the poorly Catholic educated we were not taught about the faith or the Bible in class it was read at Mass but kids are not going to take the time to learn that , but then as a adult I took the time to read the Bible and the catechism hand and hand and realize they match up with no errors , As Trent Horn would say a X Catholic does not understand Catholic language, Baptisms and Confirmation is when Catholics are born into Christ and confirm to follow Jesus, Catholics are saved grace by the Blood of Jesus on the cross , he paid for our sins , NO we’re in the catechism does it say Catholics are saved by works. , X Catholics only had bad teachings one day a week even Catholic schools were bad , if someone wants Catholic truth they need to listen to Trent Horn or Bishop Barron or Father Mike , today Catholics have Bible studies and better education , I’m not here to have people switch churches but i will state inaccurate Catholic statements (like we’re not Christians) we are., I’m saved by Jesus blood on the cross and communion is Holy and sacred because of this verse -John 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. , Catholics follow the Nicene Creed - Baptism
John 3:5 - “Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 28:19 - “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”
Confirmation
Luke 24:49 - “But stay you in the city of Jerusalem till you be endued with power from on high.”
The Eucharist
John 6:54 - “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you shall not have life in you.”
Sacrament of Penance [Confession]
Psalm 41:4 - “Heal, O Lord, my soul, for I have sinned against Thee.”
John 20:22-23 - “And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.’”
Anointing of the Sick [Extrem Unction]
James 5:14-15 - “Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick man, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him.”
Matrimony
Matthew 19:4-6 - “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Holy Orders
Matthew 10:1 - Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
John 20:22-23 - “And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.’”
Former Evangelical here. St.John :: Christ breathed the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and gave them the authority to forgive sin or to not forgive sin. This authority is passed to each successive generation of priests. You people's pastors cannot forgive sin because that authority has not been given to your pastors. It has always been so in All Christian history. You Latter Day spin-offs did not exist anywhere in Christian history untill a few 1,500 years later. Now, there are 4,000+ spin-off squabbling denominations of you heretics. Your Latter Day spin- offs are IMPLYING that Christ and the Apostles FAILED to establish their Church, but you latter day spin- offs fixed for them !!!! Sacrelige!!!!!
@fra511 Don't you evangelicals know Any Christian history at all ???????? X was one of the early Christians symbols to identify one another because X is the letter of the Greek alphabet that is pronounced "" Ch "".. Get it ? Ch as in Christ !!!! Example : When the first Christian Emperor ( Constantine ) of the Roman Empire was about to be defeated in battle by another Roman army that was trying to reinstitute the Pagan gods, Constantine had his soldiers put a sign on their Sheilds They put X p. The p ( rho ) was pronounced with a "" r " sound. Thus their symbol was CHR for Chr ist. Constantine's army defeated their Pagan enemy and saved Christianity.
You have joined a cult and abandoned the Church Jesus founded. I wish you well on that. Many Catholics come back home later.
@@RonaldTolar-pg8uh Why Jesus died on the cross?
I was raised Catholic all my life and after they granted my ex an annulment based on lies and he paid $1000 to them I didn't feel right with the church. I prayed to God and he led me finally to a nondenominational Christian church where I learned things I NEVER knew because I was encouraged to read the Bible. I'm now born again, was baptized with the Holy Spirit, did an adult baptism by my own choice and have been happier and more committed to Jesus than I've ever been in my life! I love Jesus! I love my new church! Ty God! 🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️♥️✝️✝️
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Praise the Lord
I do not know you, but be careful about going from one false teaching group to another. I do not know what you mean by "baptized with the Holy Spirit", but a lot of people use this to mean they are speaking in tongues. However, the speaking of tongues that goes around today is another false teaching of yet another false group. The supernatural gift of tongues as shown in the Bible is the ability that God gives people to speak another human language. You can clearly see this in Acts 2. This gift was primarily used in the early church to spread the gospel to multiple language groups. Nowadays people want to operate in the same way that the early church operated in, so you see them using fake tongues (gibberish), fake prophetic words (thoughts and images that come to your mind as if they are from God when they are actually just from your mind), fake healings (leg lengthening) etc. Most people caught up in this do not realize they have a fake tongue or fake prophetic words because they are trained to believe in something different about them than what the Bible teaches. Even in 1 Corinthians 12-14, Paul corrects people for falsely seeking the gifts in a self-seeking way to build themselves up rather than the church. He makes it clear that tongues are not a sign for the believer but for the unbeliever.
Anyhow, I know nothing about you, but as you've left one false group, be careful about not entering another false group. Study the scriptures regularly to see what they actually say.
@@Kojow7 Amen! I agree 100% with that Kojow! 👍 Great explanation. And TRUE. Good advice! Be a BEREAN!
@@Kojow7speaking in tongues is in the list of spiritual gifts found in 1st Corinthians 12 through 14. I speak in tongues, usually during intercessory prayer. John taught that people are baptized in water for repentance from sin, then Jesus comes and baptizes with the Holy Spirit and fire which is what happened at Pentecost and still happens to this day. I experience being baptized in that fire and ever since then I was able to pray in tongues. In fact most Christians around me in my area can pray in tongues and they love Jesus and bear evident fruit of the spirit in their character and lives, and we're not even Pentecostals. My Ministry also prays for healing and casting out of devils. We are continuing the work that Jesus commissioned us to do that the gospel will be accompanied by signs and wonders to back up the truth. Jesus said we will know them by their fruit. There's a difference between discernment and suspicion. Spiritual gifts exist to destroy the works of Satan and build up the body of christ. Paul listed that the greatest gift of all is prophecy and that we should all desire it. Of course Satan doesn't want us picking up these powerful spiritual tools and weapons and wants us to regard them with fear and suspicion.
@@Kojow7 Read Hebrews.
As someone who grew up in a very Catholic home, going to Sunday School, every Sunday, every "holy day" etc, confession every week - I believed it all. Purgatory, Mortal and venial sins, praying to Mary, praying to the Saints, etc. When I was in my early 30's, I began reading my Catholic bible, and began a deep search for truth. What I found was all of the discrepancies between scriptures and Catholicism. This was while I was still attending the Catholic Church. I had never been allowed to even visit any other church and had been taught that going to other churches would be a sin. As I read scripture, I was filled with sadness because I realized I had been raised with beliefs that were not scriptural at all - but by Catholic laws and tradition. Many Catholics believe the Pope is infallible when it comes to matters of the church. As I prayed about all of this and was deeply conflicted, I continued to study scripture and pray that God would reveal Himself to me and that I would accept the words of Christ as a child. During this time , I was born again (terminology I had never understood and that actually made me angry) Around this time, I had to sign my young children up for Sunday School, and so I had to meet with the Nun who was in charge. She asked me where I felt I was in my "walk of faith" I excitedly told her that I finally understood what Jesus meant to be "born again". She became VERY angry with me and shouted at me that THAT - was "protestant theology"!! I was horrified. I told her, that THAT was what Jesus said in my Catholic bible - so either SHE was lying, or Jesus was lying and I didn't think it was Jesus. I left the Catholic church that day and never went back. It was the best decision i've ever made, and I have not ever regretted it.
Wonderful.
There's so much delusion among us. Lord have mercy
“I’ve studied [the Inquisition]”
“No you didn’t.” 😂 This guy actually went on camera, called you dishonest, and then proceeded to tell what you’ve done with your life in the past. That is honestly as horrifying as it is funny
fr 😂
If this coward studied the Inquisition, he would know why it was 100% justified.
My 17 aunts and uncles, and my father are Catholic. They see the light of Jesus in me, but are deaf to the gospel. Their faith is in their catholic upbringing. Please pray that the light will seep through past their blinded eyes. 😢
I was Catholic and am the oldest of 11 children. My mom and late father could not accept the gospel. My youngest sister says she accepted the gospel but only God knows for sure. I feel your pain 😢
@user-qi6kc8ey7u Thank you for your compassion. What makes it worse is that my father has a year or less to live with AML(leukemia) and continues to seemingly pray, but I know it is to a false God. The fruits are evident. Any attempts to witness cause arguments. As his primary caregiver, it's a constant struggle for me. Thanks again for your love.
@@TerryN-ps3eh So sorry to hear that. Perhaps instead of witnessing, just read and study the Bible with him. If he's not open to you witnessing to him, let the Bible witness to him. He may then ask you questions sometimes. If he does, answer them by turning to another Bible passage to show him the answer. Let him read the passage and ask him what it means. Of course sometimes his Catholic dogma will get in the way. But then you just need to bring him back to the scriptures again. That way it's the Bible witnessing to him and he can't argue against that.
@Kojow7 Thank you for your sound advice. I got him a Bible before, but he doesn't read it. He'll watch his Mass on TV and be practically in tears as he prays and follows along. He has that, yet 20 minutes after, he'll be using Jesus' name in blasphemy or exhibiting other "non-fruit" bearing characteristics. I've asked how he could use God's holy name in vain, and it just results in arguments.
When we go for his cancer treatments, I play soulful Christian music, and it glazes over him. I gave him a National Geographic magazine on Jesus for Christmas, so I'm hopeful that he can be sparked by that. I will try and read the Word to him though, thanks for that advice.
Catholics accept the Gospel. What are some of your questions about Catholicism?
I was raised a Lutheran and I always felt what they were teaching me were wrong. Thank God he showed me that this was not a good church.
Thank you Jesus❤❤