Former Catholic Testimonies (1 of 10 ) The Stories of 10 Ex-Catholics

[rtarasiak]

Praise God for these videos! I was a Roman Catholic for 39 years! I thank God that Jesus delivered from the errors of a salvation of faith+works! I thank God for the TRUTH of the Scripture alone and leaving the traditions of Man that even Jesus rebuked the "spirit of religion" like Catholicism of His days! Now I am a true follower of Christ and know beyond a doubt that I am saved by Jesus' work and not mine! NO ONE can trump God and His sacrifice for all sin "once and for all" A Child of God!

[martlut]

@rtarasiak gee where did the apostels tech Bible alone heck they didnt even have the NT when did they teach some are predestined and others are not where did they teach faith alone all traditions of the reformers by the way where did they teach to follow a woman and church bylaws of the quack church four square gospel church

[rbmMan2]

"Christian" Versus Catholic church title. We were first called Christians in Antioch. By the Syrian government. Those outside the church. And the name is descriptive and did stick. However it is at Antioch also, that we find the first evidence of the church being called THE CATHOLIC CHURCH by Ignatius of Antioch, first century bishop. The citings or the church being called THE CATHOLIC CHURCH is consistant troughout the writings of the early church.

In greek, in acts...EKKLESIA KATHOLIKOS.

[selious04]

@rbmMan2, In a Strong's Concordance, In the book of Acts, assigned #1577:

"CHURCH" in GREEK is ἐκκλησία. TRANSLITERATION: ekklēsia

Antioch- Ἀντιόχεια- Derived from Antiochus (a Syrian king); founded by Seleucus Nicanor in 300 B.C. and named in honour of his father,Antiochus. Many Greek-Jews lived there and it was here that the followers of Christ were first called Christians.

NOWHERE is "KATHOLIKOS" IN THERE. Former Jesuit Alberto Romero even testified to the Babylonian Origins of Catholicism

[rbmMan2]

Biblical instances of biblical characters beseeching help from saints on the other side of life is BOTH OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT. Most protestants are unaware of the scriptures. It is a bit extensive. But if you'd like I can post all the scriptures about it. But I'll begin with one.....

JESUS CHRIST SPOKE TO SAINTS IN HEAVEN IN THE BIBLE. On the mount of transfiguration he spoke to Elijah and Moses. If Jesus did it IT CANNOT BE WRONG. This passage is also evidence of apparitions.

[1desiretaco]

@rbmMan2 If you continue, you'll also read Mar 9:7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. Mat 17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

"Hear ye Him" God didn't say to heed the "saints".

[rbmMan2]

Communion of Saints. The idea that Heaven, puragatory, and earth are separate is quite nuevo and protestant. The kingdom of god spans heaven, earth, and purgatory. It is ONE KINGDOM.

A protestant thinks nothing of asking a friend to pray for them. We Catholics do ask our friends in heaven to pray for us. And there is nothing wrong with that. That the saints in heaven do pray fo us is clearly depicted in Revelation. They also well know what goes on here...as depicted in scripture. .

[rbmMan2]

Mary Prophecies about her self in Luke. FROM NOW ON, EACH GENERATION SHALL CALL ME BLESSED. Blessed, in the old testament, apart from being blessed or annointed by the San hedron, means BEING SET ASIDE FOR GOD'S PURPOSE. Therefore, Mary, our Mother has a purpose in each generation. Being called and being considered blessed...this prophecy is in constant fulfillment in the Catholic Church. And apparently, not in yours. You are simply unbiblical.

[rbmMan2]

Rev. 12...Mary is in the heavenly realm wearing a crown. Most protestants don't know that all davidic kings ruled with their mother on the throne, even if they were married and had a queen. Jesus is king of kings. Mary is therefore a queen and is depicted as one biblically.

The 12 stars about her head are the apostles. We know 12 is the apostles in Revelation, because the foundation of the new jeresulum in another passage is on the based of the 12 apostles.

[rbmMan2]

The early church called Mary the ark of the new covenant. This is quite biblical. Rev. 11 ends with "and then the ark appears in the sky". Revelation 12 is MARY. If you read the passage she is the MOTHER OF THE MESSIAH (therefore :Mary), the enemy of the dragaon (satan, satan hates Mary, and this co-incides with the genesis prophecy about Mary)., and the MOTHER OF ALL WHO BELIEVE.

if you believe in Christ, MARY IS YOUR MOTHER....BIBLICALLY. .

[rbmMan2]

Mary is foretold in 3 old testament prophecies to be an intercessor, a queen, and in the genesis prophecy a daughter of Eve is said to put satan's head under her heel. Most protestants are simply unaware of this.

Clearly, we see the first miracle happen at Cana at the behest of Mary...at a time when Jesus said "my time has not yet come". Yet he obeyed his mother. The first evidence of her intercession is quite biblical. .

[rbmMan2]

Mary is a mediatrix in a very limited sense. A second century bishop explained it and created this idea. By saying yes to the messenger of god (gabriel), through her faith untied the knot of sin created by eve. That is the only sense in which the Catholic church considers Mary a co-redeemer. Without Mary's purity and without her decision to go forward, our savior came. No Mary, no Jesus.

[rbmMan2]

Constantine DID NOT found the Catholic Church. He simply let us out of the catacombs after a miracle of seeing the cross in the sky one day. The writings of the first through the fourth century bishops and popes, which protestants are not allowed to read per sola scriptura, belie your position that Contantine founded the church.

[maddie7111]

What is the true church?

[hamlets7]

@maddie7111 HAIL CONSTANTINE HAIL CONSTANTINE the father and founder of the satanic roman catolic sect in the yr 313. and dont forget that constantine built the basilica of st peter for his roman sect

[jebeja]

@maddie7111, The true church maddie7111 are those who believe in and serve God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and follow 'their' Holy Word. It's NOT about praying rosaries, Hale Mary's (answering a question posed by Thomas, Jesus stated the following: I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6.), etc. Don't believe me, get the KJV and the Catholic Bible and do the comparisons yourself, with the help of the Holy Spirit and you'll see what I mean.

[maddie7111]

oh and come back and sing for Jesus in his true church!

[maddie7111]

Come home, e Catholics, I am personally inviting you. Do this before the warning comes when all people will see the state of their soul like Jesus sees it.

Come home to the Eucharist and the mass and yes read your bibles! Praise Jesus and Mary.

[maddie7111]

I challenge any of you to pray the rosary! It is scriptural and so beautiful!

[jebeja]

@maddie7111, Can you please show me scripture and verse via the Messianic texts where Jesus told us to pray to Mary rather than 'Him', when John 14:6 makes it clear who we should be praying to to get to the Father and more???

[maddie7111]

I will pray my scriptural rosary for this ex-catholic. That is shame he didn't read his bible as most catholics have bibles. That is his own fault if he didn't read it.

But because he didnt read his bible, he fell away from the true church.

Please come back and keep reading your bible!

The rosary will help, too.

[maddie7111]

It is not me these speakers are talking against but Jesus's scripture. One must ask why they are doing this? What is their true agenda?

Why don't they spend time bringing people to Jesus so they can love him, too.

I love Jesus and I am catholic. Go figure. Maybe these people are misleading you and telling lie about catholics. Beware of them!

[jebeja]

@maddie7111, Why is it wrong when we're standing on God/Jesus' most Holy and Precious Word, and giving scripture and verse that backs up what we're saying?? God and Jesus ARE NOT a denomination (Catholic, JW, etc.) and true Christianity has NOTHING to do with 'religion' that "they" spoke out against (and only had a good word for one time in the whole Bible)? This is NOT Catholic bashing, putting down or belittling but telling the truth via the Bible.

[maddie7111]

Ex catholics please come home as Jesus loves you. The catholic church was founded by Jesus Christ when he gave the keys of he kingdom to St. Peter and then chose total of 12 apostles to go preach gospel he taught them. St, Peter was first pope. Jesus told Peter "Upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.

Today there are men uniting together to try to bring down and persecute God's church and people. These are wolves in sheep's clothing.

[BRANDON41095]

So you swap one superstition for another? So what?

[Lysimachus78]

These people might as well have stayed in the Catholic Church, because they still reject Adventism. To reject Adventism is to open your arms to Catholicism. There is no inbetween. If one is going to truly give up Catholicism, they must subscribe to Adventism. There is no other choice.

Adventism is the ONLY capable system on the planet that is capable of exposing the sins of Babylon, and exposing the Beast and the False Prophet. 

[Taharah007]

Thank you for sharing these wonderful testimonies! Blessed be the memories of both "Father" Charles Chiniquey and the late, dedicated Alberto Rivera, who was poisoned by the Jesuits for his testimony. These men of courage are coming out of Rome's WHOREDOMS and embracing the true Messiah Yeshua, and the ONE GOD of Creation, the God of Salvation, Creator of the Universe!

[7FaithInTheLord7]

@Taharah007 Amen! Hail Jesus! Religion and Religious people do not know or have God! Jesus is the way and he can give salvation! Choose Jesus Not Religion! By the way I do not know what whore or whoredom means in the bible. Can you tell me what it means? Reply back! God Bless! Glory to Abba our Jehovah! Hail Yeshua! prince of peace!

[SolarWinds63]

He will be back.

[KeepHolyRollin]

weak vid... pick up a catechism of the Catholic Church if u have questions regarding the faith.. it's all in there

Former Catholic testimonies.. this is ridiculous..

it takes acts of faith meaning work to prove your faith.. when u die Jesus will say i was hungry and fed me.. he's not just gonna say well u kinda thought i was maybe real so congrats Your Saved!!!

[mishakol129]

Its wrong how Protestants believe in the outrageous heresy that "once saved always saved" attitude.

And that "Faith alone saves me".

I guess they never read the epistle of St James "Faith without works is dead" "but wilt thou now O vain man?" (James 2:20)

It it SO messed up how there are SO MANY different Confessions of Faith, and all of them preach a different Gospel.

But there is only one, original Confession of Faith, and that is that of the Eastern Orthodox Church of the 70 Apostles.

[AusPoliticalTruths]

@mishakol129 Ephesians 2:8-9 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

I guess it's your faith in believing with all your heart that Jesus Christ drank of the cup of God's wrath for us, and the Father raised Him after 3 days, and that salvation is only achieved by Jesus Christ.

Lord bless.

[MayonR]

@mishakol129 James stating the interrelationship of faith and good works.Genuine faith will produce good works. But he is clearly speaking of justification from God by faith as he quotes Gen 15:6 in v.23 which credits the salvation to Abraham's belief as Paul explained in Rom 4:1-12. So we cannot prove to God our righteousness through works but rather prove our genuine faith in Christ to others through our good works unto men.Faith produces works and works makes faith perfect meaning complete.

[glizag]

An RC has no assurance of Salvation whatsoever these people rely on sacramental grace unbloody sacrifices & water sprinkling as a means to get right with God. Most RCs could not outline the biblical Gospel message that when heard believed & Appropriated SAVES THAT SINNER

There are many examples in scripture where faith in Christ's Finished Work on Calvary is sufficient without the burden of self righteous works been added

Romans is the root of Salvation ~ James is the Fruit of Salvation ~~ FACT

[mishakol129]

@glizag What you don't understand is that Christ is the Bread of Life (John 6).

Read Isaiah 6:6-7 Is. 6:6 ¶ "Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar.

Is. 6:7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.”

That "live coal" "From the Altar" is the Holy Communion. You're sins must be purged in this world. Paradise is HERE & NOW.



[glizag]

@mishakol129 The only thing that can cleanse the sin of sinners is the blood of Christ 1st John 1:7-9 & without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins.

Since then the Mass is unbloody its useless but its also a contradiction, the Mass cannot be unbloody since the wine is supposed to turn into the blood of Christ a blatant contradiction.

Jesus said the flesh profiteth NOTHING, and since John 6 is not literal ~ The verses that explain Jesus words in John 6 are these 35, 63, 65, 68.

[mishakol129]

@glizag The verses which prove that Jesus was being literal is when the dicsiples said, "This is a hard saying, who can hear it?", then "They foresook Him".

And Jesus said to the rest of the Disciples, "Are you offended also at this?"

It surly is a "HARD SAYING", but why did not Christ affirm to the disciples that left that he was not really being literal? He could have easily told them that He was not being literal.

Listen to this: wwwDOTyoutubeDOTcom/watch?v=EQ­n6O96XzTQ

[glizag]

@mishakol129 Jesus spoke to the Crowdes in Parables not in literal language I gave you the verses to prove this so how can John 6 be literal & I also gave you the verses in John 6 that refutes the teaching that it is literal

Not only that if someone in the crowd believed Jesus words were literal and came forward ~ how was Jesus going to give this person his LITERAL Flesh & LITERAL blood ~ at that place & at that time ~ maybe rip one of his arms off I guess

What is Jh 6:35 teaching then? please

[mishakol129]

@glizag Just explain to me why St Paul, in 1 Corinthians 11:23-30, how in verse 30 he speaks about how Bread and Wine can kill somone or make them sick because of them being unworthy of it, "30 For this reason, many among you are weak and sick, and many have fallen asleep (DIED)."

How is this possible?

Read 1 Corinthians 11:23-30 again.

How is that possible for bread and wine to kill you? Can you explain this?

[glizag]

@mishakol129 One point at a time ~ try answer me first then we go to 1st Corinthians ~ there is not much to be gained by flip flopping around.

Try answer my Q first then we continue ~ I think that is the fair way to do it.

I await the answer to the Q I asked first

Glizag

[mishakol129]

@glizag John 6:35 is just another way that He says He is the Bread and Drink of Life.

Its very scary when you receive the Divine Fire of Christs Divinity in the Holy Mystery of Communion.

So now answer what I said about 1 Corinthians 11:23-30.

[glizag]

@mishakol129 FIRSTLY ~~ you never told me how Jesus could give anyone his literal flesh & blood in John 6 if a person came forward, not a hint given !!

2nd ~ John 6 : 35 is about coming to Jesus & about believing on Jesus & Jesus equates this with satisfying the hunger & thirst of the sinner, that is what it is teaching.

I ask you once again ~ how would Jesus have given anyone in John 6 that came forward HIS LITERAL flesh & Blood ~ why are you evanding that question ~ its an important question

[mishakol129]

@glizag Well, John 6 doesn't actually tell you how Jesus gives this bread other than the fact that he uses the "Mana in the desert" which, "came down from Heaven" as a typology.

“Amen, amen, I tell you; it was not Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven. 33 For the bread of God is what comes down out of heaven, and [it] gives life to the world.” Verse 32.

Jesus Christ comes down from Heaven and becomes "Bread of Life"

[glizag]

John 3:16 God has already given his only begotten Son way before John 6 The Son was already given !! Verse 35 tells the sinner what God requires ~ not to literally eat his flesh & drink his blood but to COME TO HIM FOR SALVATION.

in John 6:63 Jesus declares what gives life ~ the Spirit gives life THE FLESH PROFITS NOTHING so even if one ate Jesus literal flesh it would do them no good at all

Are you trying to tell me that Jesus would transform himself into bread in John 6 for people to eat?

[glizag]

I have to go out just now ~~ but if you want to debate this issue further ~~ we can do it directly from tomorrow ~~ if that is ok with you.

Ciao for now

Glizag

[mishakol129]

@glizag No, not at the time that Jesus was speaking in John 6, but after He had ascended in His Glorified and Deified body: "Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and [to] my God, and your God." (John 20:17).

We don't eat earthly Flesh we eat Divine and Deified Flesh of the Son of God.

And also the Deifiying Blood, both of which make man illumined and Deified.

[glizag]

@mishakol129 this is your arguement then Jesus gave them ordinary bread & wine at the Last Supper you cannot have it both ways

Even some church fathers denied that the Last supper was Jesus literally breaking his body into 12 parts in the form of bread & handing it around in the same room that he was physically in this is bordering on fetishism

If Jesus broke his body into 12 parts then at some point he would have broken a bone prophecy say not a bone would be broken John 19:36 RCC is wrong

[mishakol129]

@glizag I know that Jesus works in His Church and that the Eastern Orthodox Church is His Church and that if you were to be in this Church you would understand that the Holy Spirit works in the Sacraments and that the Holy Communion is the Body and Blood of Christ and that this Church is True because it is the foundation of all Christendom and that this Church holds all the revealed Truths of God and if you don't want to believe or accept it that's fine by me, I just know that you are mising out