Why I HATED the Crucifix!! (As a Protestant)
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- I used to be SO OFFENDED that Catholics would display the Crucifix at Mass!! I believed Catholics put WAY TOO MUCH emphasis on the Death of Jesus and on sin, rather than on God's love and the Resurrection! This is why my perspective changed. MY LAST VIDEO: • WHAT DOES "PAPAL INFAL... (on "Papal Infallibility" and the role of Pope Francis in the Church)
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Protestants need to understand that an empty cross saves no one. It is the man, Jesus sacrificing himself is what truly saves. As St. Paul said, we preach Christ crucified.
Smidlee There are many different paintings of Jesus. None of us actually know what he really looked like so it doesn’t really matter how we draw Him. We draw Christ in a way that would relate to us that’s why you see Him depicted in many different ways. And it’s funny how you would only go after people draw Jesus as a white man but I doubt you would go after someone who draws Jesus as a black man.
Smidee - You do know that Dracula is fiction, right? Try doing an exorcism with an empty cross and see what happens. Have you notice that a crucifix is what an exorcist uses not an empty cross.
Smidlee yeah, because we weren’t present when He was alive...
If the cross isnt that important then,why make a statue of it and wear it,bow down to it and adore it in the church???
John Lee The Cross is a damn for who is LOST... but for these that love GOD is sing of salvation, sing of Power and GOD power!! 1 Corintians 1, 18. Philippians 3, 18-21: 18 For there are so many people of whom I have often warned you, and now I warn you again with tears in my eyes, who behave like the enemies of Christ's cross.
19 They are destined to be lost; their god is the stomach; they glory in what they should think shameful, since their minds are set on earthly things.
20 But our homeland is in heaven and it is from there that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21 who will transfigure the wretched body of ours into the mould of his glorious body, through the working of the power which he has, even to bring all things under his mastery.
3 things are different. Imagen, Idol and adoration. Is importat to study what is everything. God was no happy with the idol israel made in Exodus 32, then GOD said to Moises to make a snake sculpture and put this high so when people saw this imagen, they were saved of insect deseases. In Exodus 20, 3 GOD tell us about not having imagens of others fake god or idols, but in Exodus 25, 18 said to do imagen that are not idols and also Exodus 26, 1. 1 Kings 6, 23, 29, 31 and chapter 7 etc... GOD. Bless 😊😇🙏
I am a grown man and this made me cry.
You get it Lizzie. In the end the crucifix isn’t a visual reminder of what was done to Him, but of what He did for us. He could’ve struck down His Roman captors and the Pharisees then and there. He could’ve chosen to destroy the world and start anew if He had wanted to. But He didn’t. Instead He chose to give us another chance at life by sacrificing His own. So we Catholics carry and display the crucifix as a constant visual reminder, so that we never forget what the Lord did for us, to save us.
We all must carry our own CROSS God has chosen for us to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven!
PirrO
Jesus Christ could have asked God the Father to send him 12 Legions of Angels to his defense but it is the way so the scripture be fulfilled.
What’s that chapter in Corthinans for we live by faith not by sight
When I had a hard time with the crucifix as an Evangelical Protestant, I could not wrap my mind or heart around WHY one would want to "keep Jesus on the cross" by wearing a crucifix or having one in a Church etc. A Priest on my journey into the Catholic Church said we need BOTH sides of the cross - the empty side and the side he hangs on. Because we cannot ever look upon the resurrection without the crucifixion, nor can we look upon the crucifixion without the resurrection - the 2 sides are necessary!
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2 Cor 5;7 For we live by faith, not by sight. *We dont need statues of the cross or Mary to bow down to*
2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
*God says not to make an object of any kind and bow down to it nor put it in our homes and adore it*
*This is idolatry*
since the time of abraham, sacred objects are already part of Religion....
Sacred Altars
Ark of the Covenant
Statues of Angels in the Temple of Solomon
Sacred Vessels and utensils
Holy Water
They are all found in the bible....
CandaceWhite
It's not idolatry
Idolatry is when you worship to object. We don't worship the statues, nor the people behind them. We venerate them. However, if it is Jesus we are talking about, that's when we worship the being behind the statues. In fact, God didn't prohibited anyone on making statues. He prohibits it the moment people start worshiping it
Statues are means to remind us of the creatures and God. It's like how pictures in your house remind you of people.
CandaceWhite, we already talked about this, I'm pretty sure, in Allen Parr's video "Are Catholics Considered Christians?", along with other things. Please do research. God Bless.
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Yes, but you see that *it* doesn't refer to a mere image, it's graven images or idols. People bowed down to images that represent God, such as the bronze serpent, Ark of Covenant, and even in the Temple. What God prohibited is actions of worship and bowing to *graven* images or *idols*, such as the Golden Calf. The statues in the churches of Catholics aren't graven images or idols, to the fact that we see them as gods themselves. They are instead icons that helps our focus to God and his wonderful righteous creatures. Everything always leads to God. If we respect and honor any of his creatures, we as Catholics are also respecting and worshiping God, for we know that everything made here are from Him, and everything leads to Him.
CandaceWhite and yet God told Mosses to make statue of snake. And who ever look at it should be save. And to make this clear catholic don’t worship statue. We have statue and images to help us remember what happen. Like Jesus on the cross. Please watch a video that she make about statue in Catholic Church.
Crucifixes are beautiful reminders of the suffering Christ went through for our sake.
2 Cor 5;7 For we live by faith, not by sight. We dont need statues of the cross or Mary to bow down to
2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
God says not to make an object of any kind and bow down to it nor put it in our homes and adore it
This is idolatry
If your son was murdered by a gun,would you put that gun on your wall dripping with your sons blood????
If my son were the Son of God who died for the sins of the world, then yes, I may.
What heretical & schismatic sect do you belong to?
St. Louis IX probably “non-denominational” faith alone.. it’s unfortunate she takes a few verses out of context and fails to see the rest of the of what God had done for us like in the example of the ark of the covenant.
Jesus death on that cross, the sacrifice, is the most important part of the whole story for me. That is the chiasmus pivot point of the whole bible narrative! Every Sunday I ask myself who would I have been in this story. What sin would I have done to Jesus in the passion story that would have led to his death? Would I have been the type to deny him? Would I have been Pontius Pilate? Would I have been just a weeping woman? Would I have been at home that day? Jesus was in ministry for three years and it took only this long for humans to kill God. That's how cowardly and sinful (whether directly or indirectly) we are in the face of good virtue. Carrying the crucifix, having one in your home, is taking responsibility. It's not to turn away from shame but confront it.
Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed 🙏🏼
God bless you all x
2 Cor 5;7 For we live by faith, not by sight. We dont need statues of the cross or Mary to bow down to
2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
God says not to make an object of any kind and bow down to it nor put it in our homes and adore it
This is idolatry
If your son was murdered by a gun,would you put that gun on your wall dripping with your sons blood???
Jesus calls us to remember him as the sacrifice. A strange request I admit. No, I wouldn't hang the gun that murdered my child on my wall, but also my child would not be God and would also not ask we eat his flesh in memory of him.
39 “You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that testify on my behalf. 40 Yet you refuse to come to ME to have life.
John 5:39-40 | NRSVCE
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54 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; 55 for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.
John 6:54-55 | NRSVCE
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Mary goes to Bethlehem (which translates to the house of bread in Hebrew) to give birth to the living bread (John 6:51). After all she is the NEW Ark of the Covenant (Rev 11:19-chapter 12) and what does the ark of the covenant hold- the manna from heaven. She places the living bread into a manger, a food dish for animals. Then God sends an angel to the shepherds to let them know the Messiah has been born.... why shepherds first? Because the Lamb of God is here.
Revelations 5, John sees Jesus at the right hand of God as the slaughtered sacrificial lamb.
Jesus on the cross is the sacrifice. You remove Jesus from the cross, you don't have a sacrifice.
Now, do we idol worship.... I am not looking at a statue and thinking it IS God. It's an image for meditation, just like the symbol of the cross without Jesus on it that so many of my beautiful Christian friends wear around their neck or have tattooed on their wrist. Have you ever thought about graven images and God asking Moses to create two angel statues immediately after?
Oh and I 100% agree with you about those verses. Yes. We need faith in that which is invisible. What these passages are calling to, is for us to understand there is a physical world and a spiritual world. Don't get stuck worshipping the creation but worship the Creator. Atoms are 99.99% space yet our flimsy senses trick us into thinking things are solid and concrete. There's more to this world than that which we sense by way of our weak flesh.
+askmemakeup - When Jesus said to eat his flesh and drink his blood,is that literal???? how can you actually do this? especially when it was against the Law back then to eat or drink blood????
My favorite mystery in the rosary is the Sorrowful mystery. Meditating upon this mystery is an experience. Like a walkthrough of His passion and suffering. It gives you awareness of how much the Son of God has done for us. And your heart will naturally expand with love for Him.
I am orthodox and I love the crucifix! I love it in eastern and western art because they are so different. In my church, which is Serbian Orthodox, we have an eastern style cross with a western style Jesus on the crucifix that the priest holds that we kiss at the end. But orthodox churches usually have crucifix art rather than a physical thing.
The diversity of Christian art IS beautiful! That’s what I miss the absolute most about Orthodox...how after every Vespers we’d go up and venerate an icon or a crucifix! I loveeed that.
LizziesAnswers I’ve been to a Catholic Church where they kind of do but they touch their fingers to their mouth and then to the icon. But I don’t know how they do it in your church. I think that it is very meaningful and I get angry when others say that we worship it. I hope you get a Byzantine Catholic Church close to you soon so you can regularly experience it.
LizziesAnswers ...As a new Catholic you need to monitor your comments of the bickering or turn them off. You have a great deal to learn as a Catholic or you are simply another RUclips shill.
Infinite Wisdom is this directed to my comment?
Православље Maxboy50 ...Is your name Lizzie?
Your childhood(and this typical Protestant) reaction upon encountering a large life size crucifix is something many, if not nearly all, cradle Catholics have as a disadvantage to converts. This imagery encountered regularly from our infancy often has little meaning to us because it is familiar to us in the same way our hand is familiar to us. It just is and it’s just part of us, and our world. There is a weird comfort in the image as a part of our fabric of being.
For me it wasn’t till much later that I could contemplate the crucifix and it’s meaning and my role in it. This was long after my re-version to the faith. It is the ultimate image and example of love.
I am Catholic now but I never hated the Crucifix. In fact I wore one. I always loved Mary as well.
Maybe that's why I'm Catholic now.
Mary is great. Not as great as Jesus but if anybody within God's creation deserved honor, it was her.
Welcome home!
Tried wearing the Brown Scapular?
The Holy Spiritwas sent by Jesus to intercede for His believers. Not Mary shes just an instruments of God like many other women in the Bible.
Great video Lizzie. I've had many discussions with Protestants who just can't understand why we don't have the "risen" Christ in our Church. You explained it accurately and with reason. I hope to use this video in the future to explain this to my Protestant family and friends.
@James Reilly exactly what I was gonna say, we do have the risen Christ in our church. Literally. It's called the Eucharist. xD
Wow, Lizzy, I enjoy your videos, but this one, I love it. Thank you for your insights! As a future priest I agree with you that we must rescue and present again the sacrifice aspect of the Catholic Mass. Jesus on the Cross is not a "beautiful" image, is not a decoration item, it is a strong reminder of what means to follow Him: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." (Mt.16,24)
Pray for me, God willing I will be ordained a deacon on 6.10.2018!
Alejandro God Bless you abundantly for your priestly vocation
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Elena, thank you! We should value all the good that Lizzy and many other do in Internet.
We are praying for you , Alejandro. God bless you...
God bless Father Alejandro.
My priest gave a sermon on the 4th cup (Scott Hahn I think?!?) and showed us the image of the last supper with only 3 cups on the table. It’s amazing to think that all of this can be traced back to the Jewish Passover meal and yet how few catholics (and even more Protestants) don’t even know about this fundamental theology. Lizzie - your videos inspire me so much to learn more about my faith and are put in such a clear way that I can share with others. God loves you and the work you are doing xx
I loved that exhortation at the end. Lizzie, your videos since February have helped me convert, too. ☀️
God bless you little one! This message and your clear heartfelt testimony is divinely inspired and has touched my soul. May the Lord continue to use you to bring his kingdom to this world.
Thank you for what you do, Lizzie! Your video confirms that eveything in the Roman Catholic Church is Bible-based.
Now it is SOOO OBVIOUS to me haha all the Catholicism jumps out at me whenever I do my bible studies!! It’s hard to believe I used to not see the Catholicism in it.
Much of what the Catholic church teaches isn't in the Bible or is opposite to what the Bible teaches.
Try to read Bible and you will be suprised that many things are not in the Bible
@@valsirob just give us the verse again where the bible says everything must be in the bible in the original language please.
Thank you for putting into words exactly what I feel at Mass every time I attend. The Church considers me a neophyte this year. I am so grateful to finally be at His Church.
Wow!!! Great video!!! So much wisdom!!! Welcome home sister!!!
God bless you!!!
Lizzie, I really Love, Love, Love your videos. As a cradle Catholic, they help me understand the hangups my Protestant brethren have about the Church. Your information gives me a place to go when they start asking me questions. I also love Scott Hahn, Steve Ray and Catholic Answers. Your video and tweets continue to remind me how deep our faith is.
Amazing video Lizzie!! Your channel has helped inspire me to defend the faith more and hopefully someday become an apologist!
Thank you for these videos! God bless you!
God instructed Moses to put cherubim on top of ark with tablets, staph and manna and Israelite worshiped it. Israelites worshiped the presence of God in the ark , not the objects itself. Was Moses idol worshiping, when he fell prostrate before the ark in the tabernacle, I think not. God obviously did not forbid things of God to be fashioned to call to mind things of God. What he forbade was fashioning anything as an "Idol" or a "false god". Even a pagan doesn't worship the statue itself, but the deity it depicts. Israelites and early Christians always had crucifixes, statues of angels and saints to aid the believers to bring to mind things of God to aid worship true God, keep our eyes on thing of heaven. Why does Jesus choose to use physical water for baptism, physical oil to anoint? Because we are physical beings in living in physical plane. But these physical things aid us to see beyond the physical to spiritual reality. Why do you revere the bible, are you idol worshiping when you keel before it. Why would you think we are idol worshiping when we revere the crucifix. Why did Moses tell the dying Israelites bitten by serpants, to fashion a bronze serpant mounted on a pole and have the Israelites gaze upon it to be healed. Did it not foreshadow Jesus on the cross as punishment for sin (as a cursed serpant). Do you not think if serpent being a mere foreshadow, we should not gaze on the Jesus crucified on the cross for our sins. Do you not think that we would be healed by gazing on it often. It is the "Gospel" pictured in the physical. When I entered a chapel as a protestant there was little reverence shown for the house of God, But as a converted Catholic, as soon as I entered a Catholic chapel I know I was in presence of God. Everything within points to him and his kingdom. "Idols" robs true Glory due to God, angel and his saints, Catholic statues, stain glasses and paintings do not.
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God doesn't contradict himself. He doesn't make commandments and then instructs his leaders to break it. God is all perfect, all just, all righteous. All sins against his commands must be satisfied, and for this he sent his son as expiation for all sins. Man God Jesus obeyed the commandments perfectly and showed us perfect obedience. No where in scripture does it remotely imply that God gave Moses permission to break his commands and build and idol and worship it. Rather, the command as understood by the Apostles in regards to prohibition of Idol is Graven images of any kind that depict a "false gods" like Baal, Ashtoreth, ISIS, Thoth, Horus, animal gods, nature gods, greek gods, etc. etc. Bible gives so many concrete examples of Idols, none of it is referenced to "thing of God" like the Ark. It is obvious and was to the Apostles that images depicting images of Saints and Angels and God himself is not Idolatry because they are not "false gods" and so not Idols. This is evidenced by historical artifacts of the first churches christians adorned with murals and paintings of Jesus and Apostles and saints of the old testament. These painting were not depiction of "Idols" or "false gods", neither is Cherubs on top of the ark. God does not contradict himself, he is perfect.
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Wow wow WOW!!! Lizzie, thank you so much for this video!! :)
Thank you so much for this video! Keep up the good work!
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Awesome video Lizzie! St. Paul also tells us to preach Christ crucified [1Corinthians 1:23] We don’t have the resurrection without the crucifixion! :)
Brandon Jaquish Also in Philippians 3, 18-21.
Thanks Lizzie, for your work and this amazing video! Also, I would love to hear you talk about why you converted to catholicism instead of orthodox, which you loved so much first!
I almost cried. Got goosebumps. Nice video Lizzie.
You are doing a great catechesis both to Catholics and non-Catholics alike! Blessings to you!
I might never be able to understand how you underwent accepting the image of the crucifix being an emotional and highly empathic person. As a lifelong Catholic, I had been afraid of huge crucifixes in Church but later on, I became desensitized. God bless you for accepting this cross He gave you. One of my favorite bible passages--The Paradox of the Cross:
_For Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength._
1 Corinthians 1:22-25 😇
If your son was murdered by a gun,would you put that gun on your wall dripping with your sons blood???
Nope. Because there's no divine revelation for me to do that.
CandaceWhite your talking about a human being, yet we should still have pictures of them around or home to “remind” us of all the great things that person did before he was fatally shot. Do you suppose that images or pictures of your family members have have passed away are “graven images” I think not.
+pajimacas Sorry there is no divine revelation either to make and hang a "cross" - God actually condemns the making of *any* objects and using it for worship and adoration-
+cesar- You dont have picture of a loved when "being" shot or "after" ,yes???? God said his true followers will worship Him with truth and by true faith not by things we see or make- God condemns objects being used in worship- when you use objects in worship this shows a lack of faith in God as well as breaking His commandments- would you like to learn what true worship God approves of?
Where did you get that beautiful crucifix?
Girl, keep up the good work! Do more videos on Catholicism, please.
God bless your videos, I feel like I kind of look past the crucifix in my church, it’s always there to remind us of his sacrifice, and to show how to live our own life. This is why Steve Ray says “be raised as a martyr”. You really helped me understand the crucifix more and what it represents.
Love your explanation on this! Thank you Lizzie!
I love how much knowledge you share about Catholicism
This was a very moving video. Thanks, Lizzie!
The Holy Ghost used the statue of Jesus on the cross to draw me towards Him when i was in sunday school. God had marked me then. Although not the actual cross i thought i'd share that.
I love your channel! I am a cradle Catholic and you have helped me know and understand my Protestant brothers and sisters. You have also helped me better understand my own Faith. I am so grateful to you. Now, this is one of your very best videos ever! (as if directly inspired by God). Brought tears to my eyes and made me tremble in awe and reverence at the beauty and depth of your descriptions and explanations of God (I felt His Presence in your words). I also have to add that recently your inner beauty shines and you appear very luminous and radiant (I am very happy for you). Thank you so much for your invaluable work. May you continue to grow more and more in the knowledge, love and service of the Lord. May God guide you, protect you and bless you always!
St. Thomas Aquinas once asked St. Bernard Clairvaux how he came about to write about Jesus and what inspired his wonderful writings. Bernard answered Aquinas stating that it was in his contemplation of Jesus on the cross --- the crucifix --- that gave depth of inspiration and knowledge to the reader.
If your son was murdered by a gun,would you put that gun on your wall dripping with your sons blood????
CandaceWhite maybe if your son, out of sacrificial love, had laid down his life to save you and the world you'd think differently of that weapon of execution, and you might want to look on it as a reminder of his great love and sacrifice, and the price he paid to save you.
+Tessa *Hi Tessa* If God wanted us to keep that stake that Jesus died on as a reminder then He would have commanded us to do so seeing as it was crucially important- - Jesus was charged as a "criminal" and died as such with criminals hanging besides him- if your son was charged and convicted (even though it wasnt true) and killed via electric chair would you hang that picture of the electric chair on your walls???? We honor Jesus death by living in a way God commanded us to- not by using the apparatus he died on as an object of adoration and glorifying it-
CandaceWhite your here to 🤷🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ again your talking about a human being. Not Jesus, Godbless you
+cesar Yes in fact im speaking of God and his son Jesus not a human- - did you hear on the recent news 300 priests raping over 1000 children??? ruclips.net/video/MdKZ-ExPadk/видео.html
I think this is one of your best and most beautiful videos you made , thank you Lizzie 🙂
Love you!! I’m sooo happy this was impactful to you 😊
hello lizzy
It could be nice if you made a video, about smoking it's a sin or not, what's your view on this
An absolutely beautiful video, Lizzie!! The crucifix is a beautiful image and truly the most powerful one. God Bless you!
I am protestant. I was an atheist until my grandpa read Matthew with me when I was 15 or 16. He didn't censore the death of Christ and explained it to me early on. I've always seen the cross and thought of hope of emission from sin through the suffering and then resurrection of Christ. I never saw his suffering as something to shy away from, but to meditate on and give thanks. 🙂
So very true ! Thank you Lizzie ,God Bless!!
Thanks for sharing both your prospective as well as a biblical defense of this sign. All the best!
Have you read Valtorta’s or Anne Catherine Emmerick’s rendition of Our Lord’s Passion?
Lizzie, what are your thoughts on the movie The Passion, as a former Protestant? I’ve recently stumbled upon the fact that a lot of Protestants strongly discourage people from viewing it, for reasons I objectively cannot comprehend.
thanks for the vodeos!!! dont stop!!
Thank you for your videos
I''m a cradle catholic has gine to Catholic schools all my life. But your videos and explanations deepen my understanding of my faith. It also helps me explain qnd defend my faith from the derisive questions and comments of non-Catholic people.
God Bless you Lizzee From Pakistan
Wow I will be praying for your protecting brother in Jesus name. Stay safe out there✝️❤️
hi Ronald... It might be more correct to say "may God bless you" as we cannot re order the grace of God nor require God to do anything.
Father Ripperger further points out that we cannot bless anyone that we don't have authority over.
Im so glad you make these videos
Just a question here. Does the Catholic Church allows/need rebaptism once a non Catholic who has been baptized before gets married to a Catholic guy?
Premson Maring In short no. A baptism is valid is as long as it uses water and the Trinitarian formula. That’s why Mormons must be baptized when they convert but not a Methodist. As for marriage, that is what prep is for. They can determine if any dispensations are needed for marriage
I was born Catholic, more than 80% of Philippine population is Catholic. I noticed that other religion keep on hating on us. Telling that we are hypocrites. While our priest never once mention (in my experience) other religion during mass, instead they focus on the ceremony and the homily. Focus on God. We know ourselves that images and statues are not being worship. It just helps us focus on praying and worshipping but we do not worship the image itself, but other religion always say that we are idolaters. Also about having the deuterocanonical books in the bible, saying those are not inspired but God. but no those books are beautiful. Thanks for this video. At the end of the day, our relationship with God must begin from within.
Scott Hahn does an amazing talk titled "The Fourth Cup" that answers the question of what Jesus was talking about when He said, "It is finished."
Thanks Lizzie for your videos!
I'm so with you on the difficulty of being a highly empathetic Catholic! I've recently started praying the daily mysteries of the Rosary and it was so hard and I was so hesitant because the Sorrowful Mysteries are so overwhelming and...well, sorrowful. But its been really fruitful in my life -- have you experienced that difficulty? Did you "lean into" that hardship or avoid it?
@@howsimpleisit56 it's hurtful that you chose to make a false accusation against me rather than engaging in honest conversation or good natured evangelism. It damages your credibility as a Christian witness. Christ says we will recognize his disciples by their love for one another. What you've demonstrated here is not only a lack of understanding regarding what Catholics actually believe but also a lack of love.
@@howsimpleisit56 you did not speak truth or from a place of knowledge because you do not know me or what I value or hold of importance in regards to prayer. Quoting Scripture doesn't make you right and even speaking truth doesn't mean you're being loving - 1 Cor 13 tells us love is patient and kind, it's not arrogant or rude. The same passage tells us that even all knowledge -- if there's no love, it's nothing.
You assume because I mentioned the Rosary that I put prayer to Mary above prayer to my Lord. That is an assumption based on both ignorance of Catholic prayer practice and my own individual spiritual life.
I understand your good intentions. I myself met God first as an evangelical, non-denominational Christian and continued in that way until I joined the Catholic Church at 30 yrs old. I love and cherish my time in that community, and am so grateful for all the Bible education I received there. I met God there; I continue walking with Him now! I hope you share in that same peace & joy 😊
@@howsimpleisit56 thank you for sharing with me. Although I don't agree with everything you're saying here (for example, I do not reject Scripture and in fact read it daily, studying it & asking the Holy Spirit for guidance), I hope you will pray for me and I'll do the same for you!
Do you have a favorite Scripture passage in particular? I personally love 1 Peter.
we love you, Lizzie..........
Where did you get that beautiful crucifix 😮
Thanks you so much.well done.good apologetics,,but I have to wach this video a lot,love the way you put it.
I’m a cradle (Roman) Catholic and I appreciate you talking about Eastern Orthodox and your exploration process
Im roman catholic and I really love your videos. I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING AND YOU JUST INTRODUCING ME TO THE FAITH THAT MY FOREFATHERS HAVE PASSED TO ME. My question is, why you choose roman/latin catholicism instead of eastern catholicism or othodoxy?
Hey Lizzie, I know you've read some of Scott Hahn's works before. Have you read "A Father Who Keeps His Promises"?
It's an exploration in Covenant theology as familial love; for how disarmingly simple it sounds at first, it's one of his more 'meaty' works that really refocuses the way you read the scriptures. In it, one topic he explores is his examining of Jesus' "It is Finished" quote while studying to be a protestant pastor, and how searching for an understanding of it that was truly Biblical caused him to realize that the standard Protestant theology was not going to be enough to answer the deepest Biblical questions.
Dear Lizzie, I have been watching your videos for the last two weeks and your enthusiasm grabs my heart. I've been imagining you watching "The Passion of the Christ" and thinking what a basket case you would be. I hope you have watched it. One thing I think you should consider about the Mass. It is a (careful!) re-presentation of the sacrifice of Jesus ( not representation). Jesus died once for all but His sacrifice is perpetual. He is constantly before God the father sacrificing Himself for us and we are present, sacrificing ourselves with Him. Keep up the good fight! Dominus vobiscum.
That was good
for my heart.
Thank you!
(I even cried a bit.)
I encourage you to pursue an MDiv, STL, and teach, you are very good at it already!
Seeing Jesus on the cross gives me 2 very important reminders . 1st, it reminds me always to be a loving and forgiving person despite of all the hurt and pain caused by other people because that was Jesus attitude when He was crucified and hurt before; it keeps me in peace, not revenge; 2nd, when I'm in great trials or suffering , it reminds me that mine is nothing compared to the suffering of Jesus on the cross ; it gives me hope and trust.
When I was converting my Evangelical church was reducing the amount of times Communion was offered. This struck me so much as there I was hungering after more frequent Communion!
Hungry to eat God?
John Browne
Yes, but not just hungry to eat God, we Catholics are hungry for Jesus. We constantly always want his holiness to be filled inside us. That is one of the reason what Mass is for. We intake Jesus in our body, and like (Mass = "Misa" = Missile) we are suppose to be missiles and "explode" with Jesus' grace and spread the Gospel.
www.barroux.org/fr/liturgie/ecoutez-nos-offices.html
Hi Liz!! I hope you are doing well!! My younger son cannot see anything related to the passion of Christ either, he is ok with crucifix but he cannot watch it in a video or during lent when some churches do the passion of Christ. God bless!!
God bless you Lizzie!
this was incredible-amazing job
Hey Lizzie have you seen Steve Ray testimony????
I just watch it last week and I lovet.
DIOS TE BENDIGA SIEMPRE.
From Marietta Georgia USA.
Wow. What an enlightened soul!
Hi Lizzie I just want to say
DIOS TE BENDIGA SIEMPRE.
GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS.
From Marietta Georgia USA.
That is very true When I used to go to the Baptist church They did commute Every 3 Months.
I’m just a sinner coming to the Faith now.
But even I can appreciate the fact that you converted to Catholicism despite being an adamant Protestant who once despised it. The fact you had made videos proclaiming you would NEVER become catholic is inspiring.
To me, it draws comparison to Saint Paul who was once Saul. So sure in his faith, but when the Lord opened his eyes, he never looked back again.
God bless you. I start RCIA in June and can’t wait to be welcomed into the fold. I feel like I have a family already :)
I LOVE YOU NANA all the way from South Africa. May The almighty one bless you. I am sure you will receive my prayers, I am praying that God may strengthen your faith through Christ our Lord Amen.
Totally sweet video. Bravo lizzie
I am so glad and happy for her that her life moved in such a way that she could get the true message. It is a Grace from God.
What an awesome video! When I pray before a crucifix, I try to meditate on the mystery of Divine Love that it portrays. Protestants often object that we should show Christ glorified, not crucified, but I think they miss the truth--Christ's highest glory and majesty are to be found precisely in his broken and bloodied sacrifice, because there is no greater glory than love, and no greater Love than that of our Lord emptying himself for sinners. God's Revelation is always turning human understanding upside down (the first will be last, he who would be the greatest must be a servant, the meek shall inherit the earth, blessed are those who mourn, God appearing to Elijah in the "still, small voice" rather than the storm or the fire).
LIzzie, you may have covered his in your baptism video, but can you (again?) cover the trinity as opposed to those who overly simplify the divinity of god by focusing on Jesus the christ, and do not baptise in the name of the father, and the holy spirit? Just asking to help in my own conversation with my protestant friends.
Growing up Catholic i can't understand how people can view Jesus as both Human and God but can't comprehend the Trinitarian belief.
I absolutely love your videos but I'm a bit confused here! :)) Are you currently Catholic and Orthodox? And if Catholic, why did you choose that over Orthodoxy?
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These videos are excellent. As an old cradle Catholic I'm surprised at the depth of your learning at so young an age. You've also taught a 62 yo man a thing or two about the faith of our fathers.
At some point before I actually converted to (I love the term "came home to") the Catholic Church a friend pointed this out:
Jesus' crucifixion proves His love; Jesus' resurrection proves His divinity.
I believe that to take Jesus off the crucifix is to remove Love Himself from the cross. Why would we remove Love from the cross??
Anne Maree, the "image" on a crucifix is a 3-D image of God Himself. A God so loving that, even though He could have performed a miracle and shown His almighty strength, chose to continue to suffer and die for us.
What does that tell us about our own lives? How should we live? How can we imitate Our Lord when we insist on not seeing His suffering and death?
It's very nice to always think of Christ's resurrection and the promise of our own, but how happy will God be with us if we ignore the death we are baptized into?
To accept God's will for us at every turn, to accept ALL SUFFERING that comes our way is far more important than the nice cozy feelings of His 2nd coming. Will you be ready? Will He find you suffering along with Him when He comes, or will you be too busy insulting The Church He came to establish?
I've read too much tonight of a couple of you on this thread bashing God's goodness in The Church He established. It is so sad, but actually not as sad as to see what is happening to so many lost souls around us. I at least know that you are trying to work out your salvation ... hopefully in fear and trembling.
God be with you ("Dominus tecum"),
Reg
Note very well, what you said about Protestant Churches does NOT apply to Lutheran or Anglican ones.
“The cross in the form of the ‘Crux Ansata’ was carried in the hands of the Egyptian priests and Pontiff kings as the symbol of their authority as priests of the *Sun god* and was called ‘the Sign of Life.’”-The Worship of the Dead (London, 1904), Colonel J. Garnier, p. 226.
I really appreciate your work and strong faith! Can you please make a video to explain how do you view and understand the doctrine of the Trinity? Do (Catholics, protestants and orthodox) believe in one or three Gods (The Father, The Son and the Holy spirit)? Do you believe that all three coexist together (They are present at the same time) or that there is one God who is being on three different modes (I mean sometimes he takes the shape of the father or the sun or the holy spirit)? I heard that some Christians believe that the Son, after death and resurrection, became the Spirit; so is the Son no more ? Is there still The Father, The Son and the Holy spirit until this moment or only The Father? Please I really need to understand this and I can't find someone who can explain this clearly. I like your ability to illustrate and I will be really grateful if you explain this to me.
There is one more point that I would like to make. When people go through the hard times in their lives, looking at the crucifix they're reminded that Jesus was also a human and suffered (physically, but also because of being abandoned by friends, humiliated etc.) and no matter what they are going through Jesus understands them, is with them and all the pain will once be rewarded to us when we get to heaven.
Excellent analysis...
To me Jesus on the cross shows what my Lord and Savior went through for my salvation and for the world. He died publicly for all to see him hanging in agony and most probably naked,crucifixion was all about extreme pain and humiliation. So when I see a crucifix with Jesus on it, I am reminded of what He had to go through so we could be saved.Yes, He is risen,risen indeed.
Outstanding explanation. I work where we do have sometime for a bible study. However, being a cradle Catholic and only catholic and using my NASB I get questioned all the time. Why this? Why that? I think I’m becoming an apologetic. God Bless!
The image of Jesus on the cross serves to remind us of what he gave to save us the pain he endured to save us to see it should bring a tear to your eye it should make you emotional and make you think
You evangelised the meaning of the crucifix so well. Another example of loving the crucifix is to desire to take up the empty side of the crucifix, to be crucified with Our Lord. He offers the empty side for us, to choose to suffer with Him. I’ve taken care of people who are dying, and they will ask, why am I suffering so? I give them a crucifix. So many times, nothing more is to be said. Just the impact of looking at what Our Lord suffered for us, is instantly comprehended. And sometimes I will say, Jesus showed us the path to heaven is through the crucifix, with Him. There is a realisation that their suffering becomes a privilege, to be crucified and to unite themselves more intimately with Christ crucified.
I pray that those seeking the Catholic Faith to pray a novena to Christ Crucified, perhaps the Anima Christi. Pray to know to worship Him as He desires us to worship Him.
Anima Christi
Soul of Christ, sanctify me;
Body of Christ, save me;
Blood of Christ, inebriate me;
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O good Jesus, hear me;
Within Thy wounds, hide me;
Permit me never to be separated from Thee.
From the malignant enemy, defend me.
At the hour of death, call me.
And bid me come to Thee,
That, with Thy Saints, I may praise Thee,
Forever and ever.
Amen.
I praise God that He opened your eyes to see the centrality of the crucifix in the Catholic faith! The thing about the crucifixion that is REALLY mind-blowing is that not only did Jesus willingly and obediently embrace His crucifixion out of pure love for us, but that the very people who crucified him were created BY Him, and that they did it only through His grace! This is akin to me creating people and the world in Sims, and allowing those created people to kill me. And yet, our Lord Jesus did all this and WAY more, just for us!
I LOVE YOUR VIDS LIZZIE.....❤🤗
I can see why Protestants prefer the cross over the crucifix in which Christ is risen therefore He is no longer on the cross. The Resurrection is point "B" the end result in salvation in which we might be risen into Heaven. But point "A" is the starting point in salvation which begins with Christ's Passion in which He suffered and died so that sins would be forgiven. You could relate this with our own suffering and struggles we have in this world in the faith. Christ never said it would be easy to be His disciples in fact He said you would be hated by the world because of Him. That in itself is what it means to be a Christian. So the crucifix is a reminder of that suffering Christ made for us in which we can relate that with our own lives. Without the cross there is no Glory (Resurrection).
2 Cor 5;7 For we live by faith, not by sight. We dont need statues of the cross or Mary to bow down to
2 Corinthians 4:18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
God says not to make an object of any kind and bow down to it nor put it in our homes and adore it
This is idolatry
@@Supablonde1 yeah Exodus 20:4 makes it clear. Catholicism is ridiculous at times especially with the bread becoming God thats just not right. A piece of bread is worshipped? Also they pray to Mary and the saints thats just more ridiculous, Mary is not omnipresent she cannot be in more than one place at a time she cannot hear their prayers. Only Jesus Christ is omnipresent and omnipotent. Mary was a human and died like any of us. What is the most weird is that Lizzie looks like a smart girl , why hasnt she realized what shes in.
@@PVCGunita John 6:27 dont labor for the food that parishes, but for the food that brings eternal life which the Son of man will give you. Phil the food that brings eternal life is not any earthly bread here on earth, but the Word of God which brings eternal life. 2 Corinthians 4:18 we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, for the visible things are temporary but the invisible things are eternal. The bread you worship is visible and is NOT eternal. The bread of life was Jesus himself his body on the cross was the bread. His Word is also bread that brings eternal life. No earthly bread that you worship can save you.
But during communion, the bread turns into the Body of Christ... for us Catholics that is. We believe that. Other churches (i.e. many protestants and non-denom) don't. You clearly misread and misinterpreted that. I told you man, check and research the Early Church. They believe in the Real Presence. Jesus's sacrifice isn't situated in one time. It is indeed eternal, and it is visible indeed during Mass.
@@PVCGunita Oh really and who told you that? Who told you the bread turns into God's body? Was it men? Oh only Catholics beleive that now your getting somewhere thank you for acknowledging that, see and why do Catholics beleive that? Who told the Catholics that the bread turns into God's body can you answer that?
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God bless you thanks for videos
God Bless you too! I’m so happy you found my channel 💛
A Protestant might read the Bible but a Catholic lives it.
Jesus said to follow and thus the tradition was born.