Protestants vs Reason
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- Опубликовано: 12 дек 2019
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I have been accused in the comments on some of my videos, more than a few times, of being someone who relies too much on human logic and reason and not enough on scripture or revelation to make my case.
Or if that accusation isn’t made outright, I’ll often see complaints from people saying that I didn’t cite any or enough bible verses and that this is a typical problem with Catholics - we aren’t fluent enough in the Bible so we have to rely on fallible human logic.
And whenever this accusation arises, it’s usually at the hands of someone who is clearly aligned with a protestant theological position. And not all protestants would be motivated by this instinct, but for those that are, I would say they come by it honestly as something inherited from a tradition of thought that goes all the way back to Luther.
If you're interested in a more scriptural explanation for why I chose Catholicism over Protestantism, you can see this old, but still relevant video:
I was born Catholic then left became an atheist then Catholic again for about a month then became protestant. I originally found your channel when i was a protestant and watched your video on why you arent protestant. You made very good points but i was blinded by pride. I reverted back to Catholicisim a month ago when i went to Eucharistic addoration. i could not deny that the Eucharist was Jesus. I could no longer be a protestant after, im glad to have a united community in Catholisism as well like Jesus prayed for. happy to be home :).
"Relevance isn't a virtue." Good line.
Yep- I was an atheist that eventually became Catholic
Jesus is our lord and savior
As a protestant, I am very surprised by the fact that your use of logical arguments more than anything else was opposed by protestants of all people, especially considering that I have found that rational argument consistently tends to be the most reliable way to debate and persuade non-Christians about many of our theological convictions, and have been encouraged by my church to use my reasoning for exactly this purpose.
Getting confirmed this Christmas, your channel has been a major help in me understand the Catholic method of faith and spirituality, I can say from experience coming from a Pentecostal church i had arguments with my fellow church-goers because I tried to make a pro life argument, but from a secular philosophical standpoint, and they got mad at me for not defending the pro life stance by quoting the Bible, and this was well before I ever began exploring Catholicism, so yeah I can definitely relate to this annoying mindset.
As a Lutheran Protestant, I can definitely see where you're coming from.
The content is far better than the title. Thank you for your balanced words, and qualifying much of what you said. A lot of the more Historic Protestant Traditions are not so hateful towards Reason. (shout-out to my fellow Anglican peeps!) :)
LOGOS IS RISING. DR E MICHAEL JONES
Being born again led me to Christ. I realised I don't need anyone to get to God, I have a direct line.
"Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD - Isaiah
I'm finding less and less reasons to remain a Protestant.
Jesus as THE LOGOS was one of the major reasons I reverted back to Catholicism. At the very early stages of my journey I had already decided that relativism was stupid, that there is objective truth... I may not know what it is, but I could be humble enough to pursue it. I learned the idea that Jesus is the Logos and how that relates to consciousness... the ability to reason. We can know truth by use of logic. We have truth because God IS Truth, in the same way that we have love because God IS Love (philosophical particulars vs universals vs THE Universal).
As a catechumen, with a Baptist background, I'm learning more, not only about the Gospel, but the importance of Sacred Tradition as well as Sacred Scripture; along the way, I'm realizing what was missing in my Baptist experience, reasoning, logic, and the bonding of the Church by rituals and rites. Not bandage, which enslaves the mind and destroys the soul, but a unity of brotherhood, which strengthens believers and shows forth Christ in Christian love. I thank God for my new Catholic family, and I hope to prove a worthy disciple of Christ.
You nailed it when talking about "Secular Stage Production", Bands, Smoke Machines and lets not forget in house coffee shops, I am going through RCIA and will join the Church this Easter. I never dreamed I wouod be converting to Catholicism until I walk into a Catherdral on a whim for Mass, no coffee, no band (just a beautiful choir), no talking, just silent reverence and kneeling before our Lord, The whole Mass was dedicated to worship, not a bumch of frivolous distractions followed by a brief feel good message, I have not looked back since. I God everyday for leading my wife and I to the Catholic Church. You have a new subscriber, love your videos!!
In case you haven't already, you might want to read Pope Benedict's "Regensburg Address" which addresses the necessary role of reason in any concept of god.
Great stuff Brian, logic, reason, scripture and Thomas Aquinas is what attracted me to becoming Catholic.
Protestants: That's not in the Bible
CS Lewis was actually pretty influential in my conversion