Proving This Calvinist WRONG About Mary (Part 1)

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[@BYZANTINEFINEST]

Great video brother ❤📿🌹🙏🏼

[@myvaccineisjesus]

Thanks so much. I appreciate you.

[@Jeff.jdrjr013]

0:55 Haven’t watched the video yet, looking forward to it! I figured I’d add some input too! St. Peter says we become “Partakers of the Divine Nature”, 2 Peter 14, and part of that theosis I would argue would be Omniscience - by the Grace of God of course. God bless you my friend!

[@myvaccineisjesus]

Great hearing from you again, brother. Please let me know what you think of the video message when you’re done watching it. God bless! Merry Christmas!

[@Jeff.jdrjr013]

@@myvaccineisjesus great video. I always appreciate your insights, I’ve noticed you really examine the implications of verses and take them to their conclusion (like the angels rejoicing over 1 sinner that repents for example) - or maybe I’m just slow to pick up these things 😂 Also, good point at the end how we have to be sure not to jump to the opposite conclusion just because it opposes our view, and how we must be subservient to God’s truth Either way, thanks so much. Have a blessed Christmas!

[@myvaccineisjesus]

I’m happy you find anything I show to be edifying. We’re all here to help each other out to our best ability. We all can surely learn from one another. Thanks as always for your interest and support. God bless.

[@Jeff.jdrjr013]

@@tonitrua4711 and?

[@myvaccineisjesus]

@tonitrua4711 - Again, with the childish, mocking emojis. So, what IS your point regarding 2 Peter 1:4? Yes, THIS world (the physical dimension) is surely dominated by corruption and lust. Through seeing and believing upon the Son as our Lord and our God, we can eventually escape this corrupt, lustful world to… go where? Obviously to the Heaven of Heavens, which the Church opens for us (Matthew 16:19), where we will be perfected righteous spirits (Hebrews 12:24) who can help witness for our brothers and sisters still physically alive in this world, still running the race (Hebrews 12:1). And, when we are there, we will perfectly “partake of the divine nature” (per 2 Peter 1:4 - later in the verse, which you DIDN’T mention). What does THAT mean? God is a God of love who works to help draw people on Earth to Him, wanting all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of truth (1 Timothy 2:4). So, if we “partake of [that] divine nature” while there in the spiritual dimension with God, I wonder if we might do our best to assist God is such an endeavor? The Great Commission, our “first works” is to spread the Gospel, teaching all men about Lord Jesus and encouraging them to get baptized, become His disciples and follow His commandments (Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15-16). We are called to do this while physically alive in Earth. It’s pretty obvious the perfected saints in Heaven, who perfectly partake of God’s divine nature, will ALSO assist in this endeavor to their best ability, which would ONVIOUSLY include praying to God for their brothers and sisters still physically alive, still running the race in the physical dimension dominated by corruption and lust. As you can see (if you COULD see), all your mocking comments do is end up mocking your own lack of proper theological education and Scriptural understanding. Amen.

[@shannonmoro7339]

Great presentation! ……Amen to everything you stated. “God bless”

[@myvaccineisjesus]

Thanks, Shannon. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Happy New Year! God bless.

[@xenofonz7640]

As for intercessory prayer, it is a valid act of praying on behalf of others. I'm sure Mary does that too. I'm also sure she and others in Heaven can hear our prayers. However, they are not our mediators between God the Father and us. That role is reserved only for Jesus, the one and only Begotten Son of God the Father. We are instructed in the Bible to use Jesus only as our mediator to God the Father. “For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5).

[@myvaccineisjesus]

Amen. I agree with everything you state, EXCEPT… please read 1 Timothy 2:6, which finishes off the thought from the previous verse. “Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.” So, it’s not necessarily that no one but Lord Jesus can function as an intermediary or intercessor between us and God - it’s that Lord Jesus is the ULTIMATE mediator because the ransom sacrifice of His physical life allows us eventually to achieve total reconciliation with God. He accomplishes this for ALL Creation (Colossians 1:20), including for Mary and for all the saints in Heaven (obviously). NO other mediator or intercessor or advocate has accomplished that, or ANYTHING like that (obviously). ONLY Lord Jesus. Thanks for checking out the video, and for commenting. God bless. Merry Christmas to you and to your loved ones.

[@xenofonz7640]

@@myvaccineisjesus Indeed Jesus gave Himself a ransom for all - as payment for our sins upon our repentance and our acceptance of Him so that we can be saved from God's coming wrath on earth as well as avoid the final death sentence passed on Judgement Day to others, and be with Him for eternity. I could say a lot more but I was focusing on the distinction between intercessory prayer and mediation.

[@myvaccineisjesus]

Amen. The mediation of Lord Jesus as per 1 Timothy 2:5-6 is surely distinct from the prayers, intercession and supplication we are to perform as per 1 Timothy 2:1. God bless, my friend. Thanks for your comments.

[@xenofonz7640]

@@myvaccineisjesus Also note that some mistakenly believe the ransom is paid to Satan to purchase man’s freedom and release him from being enslaved to Satan. It is based on a belief that man’s spiritual condition is bondage to Satan and that the meaning of Christ’s death was to secure God’s victory over Satan. This theory has no real scriptural support and has had few supporters throughout church history. It is unbiblical in that it sees Satan, rather than God, as the one who requires that a payment be made for sin. Thus, it completely ignores the demands of God’s justice as seen throughout Scripture. It also has a higher view of Satan than it should and views him as having more power than he really does. There is no scriptural support for the idea that sinners owe anything to Satan, but throughout Scripture we see that God is the One who requires a payment for sin, which He accordingly received when Christ Jesus was sacrificed on the cross. Origen of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa, and Augustine of Hippo taught views in line with the standard Ransom theory. Other Church Fathers such as Gregory the Theologian vigorously denied that Christ was ransomed to Satan or any other evil power, though he does not deny that Christ was a ransom. In his Catechetical Orations, Cyril of Jerusalem suggests Christ's ransom was in fact paid to God the Father, not to Satan. All in all, the Ransom to Satan Theory is of no Biblical value for Atonement and Salvation. The Recapitulation Theory and Penal Substitution Theory together provide a complete understanding of the Atonement by Christ Jesus. Neither alone is enough to fully appreciate why Christ Jesus died on the cross. By His death on the cross our sins are imputed to Christ and in so doing He paid the penalty that we owed to God. Moreover, in return allowing true believers to receive the righteousness of Christ through the process of recapitulation.

[@myvaccineisjesus]

Great explanation there, my friend. Do you know who first supported this silly “ransom paid to Satan” nonsense? Satan was FIRST to receive a curse. To “eat” death (Genesis 3:14), and eventually to be destroyed by the God-Man (Genesis 3:15). And, what Lord Jesus accomplished ends up reconciling even Satan back to God (Colossians 1:20), in that he will finally bend the knee, declare Lord Jesus “Lord” (Philippians 2:10-11), declare blessing, honor, glory, power, and worship to both Father and Son (Revelation 5:13-14), and then enter the Outer Darkness for all eternity to accept his just reward of eternal torment (Revelation 20:10). It would be interesting to examine their flawed arguments that they thought supported such an anti-Scriptural doctrine. God bless.

[@tabasco7915]

Thanks for this one as it makes me think. Thus I am not Catholic nor Orthodox so I haven't studied the doctrine of Mariology out to take one side or the other. Nor have I gotten caught up in the opposing views as things as such seems to be a never ending contention within Christianity. Having said that, although I do agree with some of Matt Slick's stuff (outside of this) I don't listen to him allot. If I am not mistaken, he is an extreme Calvinist. In any case, I will continue to listen to contrasting views amongst God's people & weigh things out as much as He will enable me to do so according to scripture as I strive to be a balanced student of the word!

[@myvaccineisjesus]

Amen, we should ALL want the TRUTH wherever it may lead us. I pray that ONLY if I speak something true it is welcomed into your heart, mind and soul. If I speak something false (which would NEVER be intentional), I pray it is NOT accepted by you. God bless. Happy 2025!

[@BYZANTINEFINEST]

Lol 😂 wow Matt just made St John into a God, with his protestant analogy. Since John can hear all the prayers from every single creature in Rev 5:13🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ Oh boy Matt I guess St. John must be omnipresent then hearing all prayers. I mean this sounds just like Muslims who say God can not become incarnate. Now we Christians understand why Muslims dont believe in the Trinity. But the thing is Muslims lower & limit Gods power to say God can not become flesh, & still be God @ the same time. Muslims automatically say thats a weak God, who can be killed by his own creation. But the incarnation actually proves the complete opposite, & shows Gods true power, everything he can do. So its just like protestants who claim praying to the Saints weakens God. When it's actually the opposite effect, & glorifies God even more so. What can the body do a part from each other = 1 Corinthians chapter 12... We all work as one protestants. Lord bless u all

[@myvaccineisjesus]

GREAT POINT regarding Revelation 5:13 (among many other great points of yours). God bless. Merry Christmas!

[@BYZANTINEFINEST]

@myvaccineisjesus Amen brother, as a former protestant I always pray for the rest of my family to WAKE UP. It's sad to see how dangerous protestantism is. But people like Matt who follow Calvinism is even more dangerous💯💯💯

[@myvaccineisjesus]

So true, my friend. When you separate yourself from the Church established by Lord Jesus and empowered by the Holy Spirit of Truth, you only end up delving deeper and deeper over time into heresy after heresy and blasphemy after blasphemy (even if unintentionally).

[@BYZANTINEFINEST]

@@myvaccineisjesus Yes that's what I ended up realizing too, when I was a protestant believer. And that's one of the reasons why I've dedicated my whole life to study church history in depth. Plus my whole family are Protestants, & Anti-Catholics on top of that to. So I'm sure u know how that goes. Just as the Bible teaches the truth can be hidden right in front of our eyes, & still not see see it. Just like St Paul before Damascus, his own zeal blinded him. It's so sad to see all my Protestant brothers & sisters, blinded to all these man-made teachings. Then they think it's Catholics & Orthodoxs, who have man-made teachings. But all we can do is just keep on trying to wake them up. Bc we know once those scales are lifted from their eyes it's a whole new world. How Mariology turns to more Christology etc etc. So that's why I've dedicated my life to keep studying Apostolic teachings. To keep reaching out to more, & more people everyday. Especially for people who already believe in the Gospel, but still can't see the fullness of the Gospel. Maybe one day I'll have a channel like yours, & more & more people like you will keep reaching out to others as well. So the fullness of the truth can be spread as well. U do a great job here brother, never stop what you're doing. Lord bless u🙏🏼 📿🌹☦

[@myvaccineisjesus]

The verses I always bring up include Matthew 16:18-19, Matthew 18:17-18, John 14:26, John 16:13 and John 20:23 which teach that Lord Jesus promised His early Church would have the power and authority to make doctrine (“bind” and “loosen”), guided into ALL TRUTH by the power of the Holy Spirit. Then, I bring up Acts 20:28, 1 Timothy 3:15, 1 Timothy 4:16, 2 Timothy 1:13-14 and 2 Timothy 2:2 which teach that the early Church always had men guided by the Holy Spirit who would be taught truth by those coming before them then teach that truth to men coming after them. It’s so funny. The early Church (guided by God as above) compiled and canonized the Holy Scripture. The Protestants recognize the Church was guided by God in doing this. But then, they reject how THOSE same men interpreted the Scripture, instead trusting themselves and/or other men coming 1500-1900+ years later. This OBVIOUSLY makes no sense. I appreciate you and your input. God bless.