Lutheran, Reformed, Methodist & Baptist: What's the Difference?

[@keathdavid]

I have an atheist friend who says she hates organized religion. I told her that we Christians, are hardly... "organized." ;)

[@robsemail]

I agree with your friend. Organized religion gave us four years of Mara Lardass, the orange pussy-grabbing pervert. We need to eradicate organized religion.

[@leeb.7188]

HaHaHa, that’s really true! I think Luther created a mess, because today men (and yes, it’s always males) are feeding their egos and trying to out-intellectualize one another, creating different denominations and splits within denominations over intellectual trivia, instead of simply following the intent and teachings of Jesus.

[@ArthurMorgansDeadHorse]

@@leeb.7188 actually a lot of the modern heresy these days is from over feminization of the church. Too many women are in charge of church functions and have made most of the modern church experience feminized as well as push the "passive beta male" agenda

[@ArthurMorgansDeadHorse]

@@leeb.7188 not to mention the music is too emotional/feminized.

[@comicsans1689]

@@leeb.7188 This mess of denominations happened when prideful men thought they knew better than the Catholic Church.

[@AliciaGuitar]

I grew up Free Will Baptist (extremely conservative) and my grandmother taught me what that means and how we were different from other denominations. Everything she told me is accurate to these videos, and she did not have the internet to research. I am impressed with her even more now.

[@saintejeannedarc9460]

Grandmas, grandparents overall are awesome and we don't give the older generation enough credit for wisdom these days.

[@lawnguy41]

You have free will to be wicked that's it

[@KandiKlover]

I’m not sure what denomination of baptist my grandma is but it includes shouting out in praise of the lord during service whenever you like what the pastor says, I love the more conservative Pentecostal-ish denominations like that. It’s such fun.

[@ericneher4749]

What a joke ...all hail Odin!

[@zanykangaroo]

You were raised in an erroneous church, my friend

[@borisvandruff7532]

I’ve said it before and I will say it again. Joshua, you do such a tremendous service to the Kingdom of God with your content by simply presenting denominations and their beliefs and letting us engage with the ideas as they are. It’s a tremendous gift to possess that kind of objectivity.

[@ReadyToHarvest]

Thanks Boris!

[@einarabelc5]

I can use a Library for that.

[@bamremix8235]

@@einarabelc5 so? why u here?

[@jdixon1234]

@@ReadyToHarvest Just speaking for Baptist. You can be saved Praying this simple prayer: Lord, I know I’m a sinner and ask You to please forgive me of my sins. I now invite Jesus to come into my heart and life, trusting in His blood and death on the cross as payment for my sins. Communion is to read, share and study Gods word. The bread and wine are simply symbolic of those acts. Jesus is within arms reach at all times. His death on the cross made salvation simple. Remember His last words? It is finished. He has risen. Praise the Lord. John 14:6 Romans 3:23 & 6:23, 3:25, 10:13 2Peter 3:18

[@christopherbellore3511]

@@jdixon1234 Well said, with Scripture verses to help. I've been to many different denominations in many different places, with many different types of of people from around the world. Many languages, and many cultures. So many different variables that affect the way denominations function within there, "time, setting, and culture;" If not anything else. I'm currently attending an Evangelical Free Church in Staten Island N.Y., and they are teaching a Reformed Theology of Puritan values. Calvinistic, and not a Free Will approach to Salvation. I however believe that we are predestined, and are Gods Elect; Yet at some point it's necessary for each person to submit themselves to the Lord (Yahweh), and invite Jesus into their own heart, and continue to surrender their own will in order to become holy as He is holy. This process never ends. Salvation is a Gift, Sanctification is a Job! We're not saved by works, but we're set apart by commitment, devotion, dedication and discipline. 1 Corinthians 16:13-16 KJV These verses particularly in KJV because of the word, "Addicted," in verse 15. "Tasso," in the Greek. Anyway, my wife is half Ukrainian, and half Italian and was born and raised in Brazil. She was with Assemblies of God, and we met in 2016 in an independent church with a Calvary Chapel (Chuck Smith) doctrinal slant. I myself have been to a Baptist church in Staten Island, and a Baptist church in NJ for 3 years. The one in NJ was called, "Primiera Ingreja Baptista, De Lingua De Portugese De New Jersey." 3 years of English Translation at every service. My Pastor became my BEST friend. So many more varieties of Churches: Baptized by submersion in Chillicothe Ohio, in a Weslyan Church in 2010, Attended Methodist Churches also. My whole point is, is that doctrine is very important to me, however, Jesus forbid Sectarianism in Mark 9:38-40,...41-50. There is One Judge, and One Lawgiver. James 4:11-12 We are called to Love one another, not disputing; however, Truth without love is brutality;And Love without truth is hypocrisy. Let's walk in love, and truth, and Follow peace with all men, and HOLINESS, without which no man will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14

[@AlanBaer1999]

Very informative video! I'm Catholic and this is the first comprehensive video I've been able to find on the major Protestant denominations that gives a comparison of their beliefs. Thank you!

[@ReadyToHarvest]

Thanks Alan, glad you found it helpful!

[@wayneschlotfeldt1631]

It's nice general introduction but Protesant churches vary from these guidelines quite a bit since we don't have the structured hierarchy like Catholism does.

[@cjames9320]

Baptist is not protestant

[@cjames9320]

@DannyGirl the roots of baptists are not Catholicism. Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, Methodism, are all branches of Catholicism, and they are considered Protestant. Baptists were the first Christians, and Catholicism didn't come around until Constantine decided to blend Christianity with Roman Paganism. Baptism isnt even close.

[@voyager7]

@@cjames9320 With sincere respect and in Christian charity, i would just reply that alleging "first Christian" status is asserted by all of these and so is not in and of itself the litmus test of the apostolic church. The question (save for assertions Biblical translation hermeneutic or about apocryphal works etc) is not what do the scriptures say, but rather, in what sense are they to be taken. That is the crux of the contention and question. Peace.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

I had almost an hour-long discussion with someone, I thought, about Martin Luther. She was quite a mature woman, and said she was a student of history, so I thought we were on the same page. Finally, she asked “why do you drop the King?” She had never heard of poor old Marin Luther! Then, she asked “why did they name him after some religious guy?”. So, I gave up.

[@octaviabraye1654]

Wow! A lot of things are not being taught. I spoke with people who did not know if they were Catholic or Protestant. I asked someone about the ashes on their forehead and they could not explain. People are possibly connecting to the church for activity and not for Christ or Christianity. Overtime We should all be able to tell someone what we believe and why we believe.

[@alpha-omega2362]

that sounds like a very bizarre conversation...just as a note of interest....Martin Luther King Jr. was named after his father Senior, who's actual name was Michael King...he legally changed it to Martin Luther King at some point....which was a little strange because he wasn't a Lutheran but it does sound more impressive...well anyway...some trivia for you..

[@voyager7]

I have to say that this made me smile. As a Lutheran. I should say that we don't regard Martin (no King) Luther as anything more than another sinner saved by grace. Was he right on everything? Of course not. Was he overly polemic and confrontational at times? Of course (see De Servo Arbitrio, theologically 10/10 but compassionately maybe less so!)...but at the right moment, in the right place, he was used as a vessel of the Lord to effect a change, and that change was profound. Luther wrote of himself; "...by any consideration of body or soul you should never say: I am Lutheran, or Papist. For neither of them died for you, or is your master. Christ alone died for you, he alone is your master, and you should confess yourself a Christian. But if you are convinced that Luther’s teaching is in accord with the gospel and that the pope’s is not, then you should not discard Luther so completely, lest with him you discard also his teaching, which you nevertheless recognize as Christ’s teaching. You should rather say: Whether Luther is a rascal or a saint I do not care; his teaching is not his, but Christ’s."

[@ClaimClam]

@@voyager7 Yeah, just like Christ spoke to Adam Smith right?

[@voyager7]

@@ClaimClam I'm not sure you understood what is quoted, above.

[@Sunrayman123]

A Catholic boy and a Baptist boy were asking each other about their beliefs. The Baptist boy asked the Catholic boy, "If you sin, who do confess to?" The Catholic boy replied, "Well, we confess to the Deacons." Then the Baptist boy asked, "Well, if the Deacon's sin, who do they confess to?" The Catholic boy replied, "Well. they confess to the parish Priest." Then the Baptist boy asked, ""Well, if the Priest sins, who does he confess to?" The Catholic boy replied, "Well the Priests confess to the Bishop of the Diocese." Then the Baptist boy asked him, "Well if the Bishops' sin, whom do they confess to?" The Catholic boy replied, "They confess to the Archbishops." Then the Baptist boy asked, "What of the Archbishop sins? To whom does he confess?" The Catholic boy replied, "Well, the Archbishops confess to the Cardinals." Then the Baptist boy asked, "If the Cardinals sin, to whom do they confess?" The Catholic boy replied, " Well, they confess to the Pope." Then the Baptist boy asked, "Well, what if the Pope sins, who does he confess to?" The Catholic boy scratched his head and replied, "Well, he goes directly to God!" Then the Baptist boy replied, "Oh! I didn't know the Pope was Baptist!"😁

[@igor.michael]

Catholics confess to ordained priests only which trough the love of GOD and the Service of the Apostolic Catholic Church are enabled to grant absolution of commited and confessed sins by the repentent. John 20:23 Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” It's not possible for a Catholic to confess to a Deacon because a Deacon doesn't have the faculties to grant absolution. So the Deacon, the priest, the Bishop, the Archbishop, the Cardinal, the Pope as well as the lay people go to a Catholic priest to confession. Matthew 16:18 And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

[@jacobalexander4167]

That's a lie and something you clearly made up, how far would tge likes of you go to ridicule the Catholic Church with lies and fallacies to prove your point, no wonder no deep rooted Catholic would fall for your cheap tricks but for those you have deceived with your lies, you will get to answer for it soon

[@MikeyJMJ]

One of the dumbest comments I've ever read

[@k.avilla8061]

Hey, Baptist WISE GUY. Explain this one : JAMES 5:16 Confess your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. CONFESS YOUR SINS TO ONE ANOTHER. It is IN THE BIBLE, Mr ' Sola Scriptura '. So, who would you prefer to tell your sins to , an ordained man of God or your next door neighbour ??? TOUCHE

[@k.avilla8061]

One Monday morning, Tom came in to work and met his colleague, Bill. Bill said : "Hi, Tom", how was your weekend ? Tom regarded Bill as a friend in whom he could confide and replied : " Well. I am ashamed to say, I went to a bar and got drunk on Saturday night. I met a married women and I had sex with her. I feel terrible now and, as a Catholic, I need to go to confession to absolve me of my adultery. This is a mortal sin and if I die without confession, I will go to hell". Bill smiled at Tom and said, " You , know, that's an amazing coincidence - I don't drink, but I a got a call from a friend's wife on Saturday night. She told me that her husband was away on business for a week and invited me around to her place. Well, I was in a real dilemma for a while, but man, she is beautiful, so my nature got the better of me and I went over and had sex with her ". Tom said : " Oh, Lord. We're both in a state of mortal sin. You need regret this and to go to confession asap or you will go to hell, too ! ". Bill replied : " Hey, don't sweat it. Remember, I'm not Catholic - I'm a southern Baptist ". Tom said: " So, what does that mean ?". Bill said : " It means 'Eternal security ', also known as "once saved, always saved", we believe that from the moment anyone becomes a Christian, they will be saved from hell, and will not lose salvation. Tom said: " Wow, so, no confession ? " Bill replied : " Nope. I became a Southern Baptist Christian 5 years ago and no matter what sin I have committed since then, 'mortal or venial ' to use your terminology, I have never been worried about the fires of hell, I don't confess my sins, and I look forward to going to Heaven when I die". Tom responded in an astonished tone: "Oh , boy...it sounds like a licence to sin ". Bill grinned and said : "Well, some might see it that way. Anyway, gotta get some work done.........oh, by the way, I've agreed to meet my friends' wife tomorrow night too, man, she's hot. Good luck with your confession ! " OVER TO YOU, ' SUNRAYMAN123' !!!

[@ghiardt]

I was reading the Bible intensively for almost 2 years, learning as much as I can from God's word, and I wondered under which denomination I'd fall if comparing them to my Bible readings, and I guess I'm straight-up baptist. Some of these are very strange, but thank God for revealing Himself in Christ Jesus for us all and for the hope of one day coming to the knowledge of His full truth!

[@SPRUbique]

In a sense.. if you follow christs teachings.. you’d be a Jew.. as he was.. he just opposed many of the Jewish ‘traditions’ that had slowly been established over the Milenias Judaism had existed… one of those, that would end up getting him arrested and then crucified, was that the Jewish leaders imposed monetary costs to those who wished to enter synagogues for prayer.. allowing the rich to the front the queue… and the poor to scrimp and save and hand over all they own, just to enter a temple.. the Roman Catholic Church also went down that path, pressuring its faithful to donate to the church to escape purgatory and gain salvation. With the main reason for these ‘indulgences’ occurring was to refill the dwindling popes coffers.

[@VndNvwYvvSvv]

@@SPRUbique those who call themselves... but are not. We can't use the same word for multiple things that way, especially to conflate the faithful with literal Saturn worshippers. yes, literal. The etymology of Remphan (there is NO "star of David", it is clearly REMPHAN) is literally Saturn, and they even admit it occasionally while publicly denying it to "goyim", as with Shl*m() Sela and his article "Saturn and the ___" at the Katz Institute for Advanced J***ic Studies U of PA, where he not only admits it's Saturn but uses the typical globalist "and that's a good thing". 🙄 Sorry for the censoring. It's the only way my comments with those words won't be erased or hidden.

[@venom7774]

Agree

[@ReadyToHarvest]

One of the common comments I get on this video is that Lutherans don’t have confession/absolution or don’t view it as a sacrament. I did warn in the video that many Lutherans today don’t do it, but if you think that no Lutherans do, you’re wrong! Here’s some more information: *1. In the Book of Concord, the Defense/Apology of the Augsburg Confession says:* But with respect to the time, certainly most men in our churches use the Sacraments, absolution and the Lord's Supper, frequently in a year. bookofconcord.org/defense_9_confession.php *2. The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Website recognizes that some Lutherans believe in three sacraments when they say:* Roman Catholics speak of seven Sacraments while Lutherans tend to speak of only two (or three). www.lcms.org/about/beliefs/faqs/denominations *3. Here’s another Lutheran Church claiming that there may be three sacraments:* The two (or three) Sacraments in the Lutheran church are: Holy Baptism, Holy Communion, and Holy Absolution. Actually, Lutherans do not get all caught up in the numbers. We let the Scripture do the talking here. www.stpaulsmilaca.org/beliefs/ *4. Here’s a great article by a Lutheran on the controversy, titled "The Half Sacrament of Absolution"* pastoralmeanderings.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-half-sacrament-of-absolution.html *5. This is a really interesting article from Concordia Theological Seminary on “Private Confession and Absolution in the Lutheran Church: A Doctrinal, Historical, and Critical Study” I am providing a short quote below but I highly recommend reading the whole thing.* "Since the Lutheran Church regards the absolution as the chief thing in private confession, she also accepts it as a sacrament if one omits from the defrnition of the word "sacrament" the necessity (as has now become customary in Lutheranism) of a divinely ordained visible element. Confession is man's work. But the absolution is God's work..." www.ctsfw.net/media/pdfs/langconfessionandabsolution.pdf *6. Here also, for further study, is a Lutheran Pastor's book on "The Sacrament of Holy Absolution." He addresses in the book the controversy over its acceptance.* unite-production.s3.amazonaws.com/tenants/stjohnswaltz/attachments/70621/Holy_Absolution.pdf

[@TeamoJr]

"Lutheranism begins with Martin Luther" (*shows Martin Luther King Jr.) I darn near choked on my water laughing so hard.

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

In a history class in high school we made multiple choice questions to ask other students. Basically the question I made went something like this: Who was influential in the 1960s civil rights movement: A: Martin Luther B: Martin Luther King C: Martin Luther King Jr D: Martian Luther King

[@soundimpact4633]

I know but my grandson goes to a Lutheran School and we were just talking about Martin Luther and he thought that I was talking about Martin Luther King Jr! They didn't know who Martin Luther was!

[@Dragon-Believer]

Martin Luther was a rabid antisemite who wrote several books like 'The Jews and their lies'. Many of the things he wrote were later carried out by Adolf Hitler.

[@baddoc69]

I actually took a girl on a date to a Church event about Luther... She thought it was going to be about race relations... So yeah .. it happens....lol.

[@prestonsplace007]

He did say with the picture though, not that Martin Luther. Then he showed the actual picture of Luther and told us who he was and what he did.

[@HearMeowt_YT]

This was very informative. As someone who was raised Christian reformed, spent time in a Lutheran environment for music, went to Calvin College, had a Methodist GF at Calvin, and then later married a wife raised as a Presbyterian it was great to learn the differences.

[@SpotterVideo]

New Covenant Whole Gospel: Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him. He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth. Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD: Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis? Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart. Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36) We are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. We are come instead to the New Covenant church of Mount Zion and the blood in Hebrews 12:22-24. Watch the KZbin videos “The New Covenant” by David Wilkerson, or Bob George, and David H.J. Gay. =========================== Which of the Two Baptisms is required for salvation? Water baptism was a part of the Old Covenant system of ritual washing. The Old Covenant priests had to wash before beginning their service in the temple. When Christ was water baptized by His cousin John in the Jordan River, He was under the Old Covenant system. He also only ate certain foods, as prescribed by the Old Covenant. Christ was water baptized by John and then received the Holy Spirit from heaven. The order is reversed in the New Covenant. A person receives the Holy Spirit upon conversion, and then believers often declare their conversion to their friends and family through a New Covenant water baptism ceremony. The conversion process is described below. Eph 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, (A person must “hear” the Gospel, and “believe” the Gospel, and will then be “sealed” with the Holy Spirit.) ============ Which baptism is a part of the salvation process, based on what the Bible says? What did Peter say below? Acts 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. Acts 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. Based on Luke 3:16, and John 1:33, and Acts 11:15-16, the most important thing about the word "baptize" in the New Testament has nothing to do with water. The Holy Spirit is the master teacher promised to New Covenant believers in Jeremiah 31:34, and John 14:26, and is found fulfilled in Ephesians 1:13, and 1 John 2:27. Unfortunately, many modern Christians see water when they read the word "baptize" in the text. Based on the above, what is the one baptism of our faith found in the passage below? How many times is the word "Spirit" found in the passage, and how many times is the word "water" found in the passage? Eph 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, Eph 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Eph 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, (See 1 Cor. 12:13) “baptize” KJV Mat_3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Mar_1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Water or Holy Spirit?, See Eph. 1-13.) Luk_3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: Joh_1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; Joh_1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 1Co_1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (See Eph. 4:1-5) Heb 9:10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. (Old Covenant - New Covenant) How many people have been saved by the Old Covenant water baptism of John the Baptist? Who did John the Baptist say is the greatest Baptist that ever lived in Luke 3:16? What kind of New Covenant baptism comes from Christ? New Covenant water baptism is a beautiful ceremony which allows new believers to declare their conversion to the whole world.

[@KarlCuxx]

Get a load of this rootless cosmpolitan.

[@HearMeowt_YT]

@@KarlCuxx huh?

[@cxarhomell5867]

@@KarlCuxx What?

[@caroleimani9754]

@@KarlCuxx What???

[@terryfox9344]

There is more helpful information in these videos than in the course I took in college on Protestant Theology. Thanks for explaining these things in a very informative manner.

[@ReadyToHarvest]

Thanks Terry! I am glad to hear the videos have been useful to you.

[@SpotterVideo]

@@ReadyToHarvest New Covenant Whole Gospel: Let us now share the Old Testament Gospel found below with the whole world. On the road to Emmaus He said the Old Testament is about Him. He is the very Word of God in John 1:1, 14. Awaken Church to this truth. Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by husband unto them, saith the LORD: Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. Is the most important genealogy in the Bible found in Matthew 1:1 (Gal. 3:16)? Is God's Son the ultimate fulfillment of Israel (John 1:49)? Why has the modern Church done a pitiful job of sharing the Gospel with modern Orthodox Jews? Why would someone tell them they are God's chosen people and then fail to share the Gospel with them? Who is the seed of the woman promised in Genesis 3:15? Who is the "son" in Psalm 2? Who is the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53? Who would fulfill the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34? Who would fulfill the timeline of Daniel chapter 9 before the second temple was destroyed? Why have we not heard this simple Old Testament Gospel preached on Christian television in the United States on a regular basis? Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, man-made Bible doctrines fall apart. Let us now learn to preach the whole Gospel until He comes back. The King of Israel is risen from the dead! (John 1:49, Acts 2:36) Watch the KZbin videos “The New Covenant” by Bob George, and David H.J. Gay.

[@billlee2194]

Succinctness and brevity are sorely lacking in this age of information

[@carolinewiese5]

I taught at a LCMS school for a few years - I taught bible, science, writing, reformed chapel service, was super involved. I'm Christian but had no Lutheran experience. I talked to everyone I could to understand lutheranism the best I could to, you know, do good without stepping on toes. I wish I had found a simple video like this back then! I misunderstood quite a bit!

[@ThomasG-G]

😮😮😅😅😮😮😮

[@kevinmcdonald6446]

As a Baptist, I say "Well done". Lots of great information presented clearly. The fact that none of these groups (and most any religion) are NOT monolithic in their expressions of a common faith is a big thing we all need to keep in mind as we deal with individuals. Stereotypes won't get us very far. Again, very clear and accurate. Kudos. The organized anarchy of Baptists has often caused my friends of other denominations to have to hold their head to keep it from spinning.

[@legomann0275]

As a Lutheran I really loved this video. Very informative and well made. Thank you.

[@davidtverberg2606]

Thanks! Excellent overview of this topic. Coming from a Lutheran background, I’m aware of all of the distinctions between liberal and conservative synods and how there have been mergers between synods (ALC +LCA= ELCA in the 70s) and splits. This is a great overview without getting into the weeds. I am looking forward to seeing your other videos.

[@ReadyToHarvest]

Thank you David!

[@dlh7531]

The merger of the 3 liberal churches was 1988

[@mwj9080]

This was a really good video. As a Baptist with Reformed leanings I appreciate your fairness here. Good work 👍🏿

[@rangoman1815]

Same here! I'm from India and being a Christian is the best experience, no matter the prosecution and sufferings, for all of my family and community! Now, the burden has been lifted and our community has changed drastically. Earlier, there were drunkenness, illiteracy, quarrels and chaos all over our village but because of the Grace of God, the community has improved alot in many spheres of our lives. Husband treat wives better, more liberty to the females and are seen as equals but with different roles. I reckon, West would be different if the religion was Islam or Hinduism or Buddhism and Christianity, no matter how much cognitive dissonance that people in the West have, is the sole reason why west is developed. The life changing Gospel and the saving faith, is lost in many Evangelical Churches here in India, sadly.

[@mwj9080]

@@rangoman1815 Hey my brother, I truly appreciate you sharing your perspective from your experience as one who grew up in a completely different culture. Thank you for educating me about this. God bless you brother.

[@justmejamesb]

Thank you for this, you’ve made it pretty straight forward but i also love the fact that you emphasized so much that all of these views vary tremendously. It’s a hard thing to try and explain with that being the case

[@k9builder]

I really like how you handled this without getting too deep into it or otherwise misrepresenting the divergent viewpoints. However, it must be noted that one of the reason for these differences has to do with the concept of descriptive text vs. prescriptive text. Descriptive means that an event happened at that time for that purpose, prescriptive means that something is meant as an ordinance for all time. This distinction can cause a lot of trouble, not only among theologically conservative denominations, but also with the liberal ones, as well as between liberal and conservative. Often it feels like we are hearing the words of the serpent saying "Did God really say?" all over again.

[@ReadyToHarvest]

I completely agree. It is an important distinction, one I see overlooked by commenters on my channel quite frequently

[@k9builder]

@@ReadyToHarvest Maybe you could consider a video regarding the concept of descriptive vs. prescriptive text.

[@rickintexas1584]

What a fantastic overview. Informative without casting opinion nor dispersion. Thanks.

[@terryfox9344]

I learned more about Protestant belief in this one video than I did in a 3 credit hour college course taught by a professor from a Baptist seminary over 50 years ago. Well done!

[@KandiKlover]

Yeah churches tend to spoonfed vs dumping the whole thing on you at once. Especially Mormonism and Jehobah Witness because then you would see it’s crazy.

[@TheGdawgs755]

You're truly doing the lord's work my friend. I found your channel a few months ago and it has taught me so much already. May you be blessed as you bless us with your content.

[@Aaryq]

Another fantastic video, brother. Please keep up the good work. As a pastor-in-taining and a deacon who is often interacting with other churches in town it's helpful to have a 30,000 foot view of what they believe. Thanks.

[@missionsbibleministry]

I would strongly contest the identifying of reformed with Calvinism. There was no concensus, in fact all except methodism arose from the Reformed period. Also, to jump over general/arminian baptist is a disservice to Helwys and his congregation

[@Aaryq]

@@missionsbibleministry that's a fair point. In my own experience, the only context I hear "reformed" is in relation to Calvinist or heavily Calvinist-influenced soteriology, or in a church history non-Catholic context. You should make a video further expanding your position. The more voices chiming in on the subject, the better. God bless!

[@missionsbibleministry]

@@Aaryq oh goodness i dont know why my comment is a reply to yours. I did not intend this directly at you but towards the content producer. Sorry

[@Aaryq]

@Missions Bible Ministry lol no worries 😂

[@jamesparson]

@@missionsbibleministry Are example of non-reformed Calvinism OR Reformed but non-Calvism?

[@jameydunne3920]

I've watched a few of your videos so far and really impressed with how you describe these Christian variations. You stick to the facts and appear well informed about what you're describing.

[@honeybeechanger]

Thank you. I am Jewish and have always been quite overwhelmed & confused by all the different christian protestant denominations. This helped so much thank you. Christians love to get into discussions, which sometimes feel like disputations with me about Christianity vs Judaism..

[@brendenporterfield327]

I converted to Catholicism from Judaism (at least, religiously... cant really change my ethnicity😂) and I agree 100%!

[@ron.v]

@Debora Weksler -- So sorry Debora that you have this impression. I'm more saddened that it's true. As a Christian, I love to get into discussions about religion. I prefer, however, to learn more than dispute. I would very much enjoy learning from you face-to-face (if that were possible). I don't personally know any Jews. I will tell you this, though. I am very grateful to the Jews for preserving the Old Testament for thousands of years. I'm reminded that all the earliest Christians were Jews. The few Jewish business owners I've had dealings with set an example of customer care that excelled any other business owners I've known. I know this says little but since I believe the Jews are God's chosen (as do also many of my Christian friends of various denominations), we'll learn once and for all when Jesus returns what He thinks of the Jews. I'm confident He will establish a headquarters in Jerusalem and lead His people exactly as He said He would. Those who don't believe the Jews are God's chosen will one day learn the truth when their Messiah (Jesus) returns to prove them wrong. Tell those Christians who would debate you that there's nothing to dispute about Christians vs. Judaism. Y'all simply gave us Christians the foundation and taught us where we should begin.

[@HebaruSan]

You may wish to research Martin Luther's statements on Judaism and Jewish people. Many would not be acceptable today, even to most Lutherans!

[@VndNvwYvvSvv]

@@HebaruSan Theology aside, Luther wrote many undeniable truths. Wortverdrehungen aside.

[@VndNvwYvvSvv]

How does it feel to quite literally worship Remphan which is SATURN? Don't believe me? Don't want to ADMIT it? There is NO "star of David" even in the abhorrent and satanic Talmud. Look up the etymology of Remphan and Shl*m* Sela's article "Saturn and the ___s" at the Katz Institute for Advanced ____ic Studies, U of PA. Funny how my comments get removed or become invisible to anyone but me if I don't censor those words. 😏

[@Xidnaf]

The chart at the end made me want to try to come up with the weirdest possible combination of beliefs. I came up with this: - People aren't predestined - The saved cannot fall away - No to baptizing infants - Christ is truly present in communion - Church polity should be Presbyterian Such a person would disagree with calvinists and baptists one two points, methodists on three and lutherans on four.

[@outhousephilosophies3992]

I’d say belief in magic is weird enough, may I ask what you believe ( denomination doesn’t tell me much ) , I’m an explicit weak atheist , but I was raised as a born again evangelical

[@PatrickSteil]

Given the Protestant worldview of Sola Scriptura any combination would be completely fine as long as you could find a verse or two to substantiate your beliefs. What the five pillars of Protestantism don’t give you is a Church to tell you when you are wrong. This is a great video. Shows how far away from God’s Truth you can get without the Church established by Jesus to be an Authority to protect God’s Truth.

[@outhousephilosophies3992]

@@PatrickSteil does anyone today follow Jesus ? Just a question not a statement

[@cowboybob7093]

@@outhousephilosophies3992 Philosophy of forgiveness sure sounds good these days, I follow Jesus but not any specific denomination. The desire to create a social structure is human and the desire to lead and follow within a social structure is human. Frankly though, atheists can be the most dogmatic in the room and they're willing to assert their argument.

[@PatrickSteil]

@@outhousephilosophies3992 I would say yes of course. But following Jesus isn't just a simple formula like "Have Faith" (wonderful starting place) or even "Faith + Works" - it is devoting your entire being to saying Thank you to the Creator of the Universe, working every day put His Will above your own, worshipping Him in the most Sacred way as often as you can (not just one day a week, but every day) and that through all this devotion to the Creator, he will teach you how to the most virtuous person to your spouse, your children, your family and your community. But what we need is a Church to tell us when we are doing this wrong... that perhaps a well meaning, but misguided "belief" is wrong and is against the entire Truth of what God has revealed to us in Creation, in the Sacred Scriptures and in the Truth of the nature of Human beings. I believe (after having spent 20 years in the Methodist church and realizing this Church didn't even care about His Truth), the value of the Magisiterium and Sacred Tradition (all churches have tradition btw) of the Catholic Church - to help us know when we are wrong and to guide us to love Christ most fervently and faithfully. I believe there are many wonderful people who love Jesus outside the Catholic Church and that they do know and try to live out their Faith, but that most don't truly understand what that means (even most Catholics).

[@davidsinclair47]

Nicely laid out and well covered for a quick overview.

[@mjz667]

No. His synopsis of the Baptist denomination was terrible

[@josuechavez21]

Wonderful video. You did a great job breaking down the origins of the mentioned denominations. ¡Aplauso!

[@keithsaundra]

Awesome breakdown of the different Denominations keep up the great work!

[@Luredreier]

Interesting, thank you for sharing this. As an atheist growing up in Norway I'm more familiar with lutheranism then the others, and I might have missed out on some of the details.

[@ScotchIrishHoundsman]

You definitely missed details if you’re atheist! 😂

[@Luredreier]

@@ScotchIrishHoundsman Really? Most atheist I know, know the bible and christianity better than most christians... People that don't know the bible usually either blindly believe in the religion or they consider themselves agnostic...

[@G_Demolished]

@@ScotchIrishHoundsman Or caught more of the details than you did.

[@dalehood1846]

@Luredreier, I encourage you to study these things more. There is so much information to be learned that you might find help for questions that you have. Take care and all the best to you.

[@Luredreier]

@@dalehood1846 Thank you. It feels like you think I may have questions about *god* though, but as an atheist I'm 100% convinced that man created god and not the other way around. But yes, I *do* have questions about the *people*. How you all think is actually quite fascinating. And the difference between your approaches. Some of them seem so incredibly small to an outsider.

[@grandjourney5823]

Martin Luether, did not nail “a list of complaints” to the church doors. He posted in Latin, which was a language only the church scholars could read, on the official board where anyone could post questions and theological views for the purpose of debate and considerations. He posted his thesis to spark a conversation not to start a reformation, it was no doubt to his surprise how everything turned out

[@StatelineSportsPod]

This was well researched and spot on. There always seems to be some confusion over what reformed baptists believe but you nailed it. Good job

[@samthemacman]

This was a great video. Great content with a great summary of the distinctive differences of belief and practice.

[@tomtomtrent]

As an ELCA Lutheran, I’ve kind of understood that certain other liberal denominations were pretty similar to us (for example, I had a pastor who was married to a UMC Methodist pastor), but this was helpful in figuring out why there were still differences. The idea of Lutheran confessions surprised me, but I’ll accept that some other Lutherans might practice it. It was also interesting seeing the Lutheran opinion on predestination, which I had generally considered to be a purely Calvinist idea. That’s just never really been brought up, which would go with what you mentioned about the more liberal denominations being less strict about that stuff

[@markhorton3994]

Read your Bible. ELCA holds many non Biblical doctrines.

[@DeFyYing]

Hey there, I'm also an ELCA Lutheran! I'm a convert, but tbh I find it rlly deplorable the lack of instruction of what it means to be Lutheran at a lot of churches I've attended, both in worship and doctrine. I'd rlly encourage u to check out the Lutheran confessions, they rlly lay out the beliefs of Lutherans. The Book of Concord are the Lutheran confessions, but if u want a quick overview in a few minutes (the BoC is VERY LONG), I'd just read the Small Catechism and the Augsburg Confession I'm very glad to be in the ELCA and what it stands for on-paper, I just worry when I see the disconnect between what's supposed to be taught on their websites/documents, and what I actually see in some parishes which is just a vague, watered-down type of Christianity

[@Steelhorsecowboy]

The more I learn about the differences in denominations, the more the differences seem unimportant and then I stop and think; no this belief is really important and I am back at square one. I think I will continue to love and trust my Creator, go to my neighborhood church and follow the Ten Commandments. I don't have the intellectual capability to sort out all these other issues. I trust God's love and grace will bring me to where I need to be.

[@brianl7321]

Former Presbyterian USA here (now agnostic I suppose) and you do a great job of laying it out better than my confirmation class did. Thanks for the video!

[@abbieprice3430]

My Dad was raised Methodist, my mom was raised Baptist, and my sisters and I grew up going to a Methodist church! This video sure was informative when it came to talking about stuff in those religions that I probably didn’t know about!

[@craighunnel3016]

Very good! Clear and concise Provide a source for further reading would be very helpful I may use this in teaching our members the significant differences between the churches Good job Missing are the Pentecostal churches and their viewpoints

[@richardmorgan3938]

A great summary, thank you. Having said that, it is not complete. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on the Radical Reformation, and groups like the Anabaptists and Socinians (I trace my theological lineage back to the latter). Thanks again!

[@charlesrat3703]

I continue to stand in awe of your ability to present information in a straight forward and unbiased way. The aggressive self-righteous liberals and conservatives bombarding us could learn a lot from your process. In all sincereity, thanks.

[@AF-tv6uf]

This is almost to the letter what I was thinking as I watched this. A welcome break from the artificial 'culture-wars' extremism being stoked by the talking heads.

[@RuthMostek]

This video best explanation/discussion is best I have ever experienced

[@Crabpeople66]

Appreciate your level headed explanations of the traditions

[@lc-mschristian5717]

Well done. I'm a Confessional Lutheran.

[@LividImp]

I was raised in a Lutheran church and we never had confession of any sort and regarded that as a "catholic thing". I left the church when I was young, but in that time I never heard of a Lutheran doing confession.

[@ReadyToHarvest]

As stated in the video, it's not always practiced, but it is a real thing. Here are some examples: www.stpaulsmilaca.org/beliefs/ The two (or three) Sacraments in the Lutheran church are: Holy Baptism, Holy Communion, and Holy Absolution. Actually, Lutherans do not get all caught up in the numbers. We let the Scripture do the talking here. www.lcms.org/about/beliefs/faqs/denominations Roman Catholics speak of seven Sacraments while Lutherans tend to speak of only two (or three). bookofconcord.org/defense_9_confession.php But with respect to the time, certainly most men in our churches use the Sacraments, absolution and the Lord's Supper, frequently in a year. (This is the defense/apology of the Augsburg Confession)

[@MortenBendiksen]

It should be done on your initiative, in my opinion, not as a requirement. It's something that's on offer for you. The important part is that you search your heart, and ask God to do the same, which should be part of every liturgy in preparation of the Eucharist, though of course it should be a constant habit. If you feel the need for confession to a priest, it's there for you, but not to become some ritualistic thing.

[@edwardluth7740]

It is done in my Lutheran church and those I know.

[@jeffdyrud3740]

I think there is a mixing here of "confession" and "absolution" especially in the links given. Lutheran services generally have a corporate recitation of a confession of sin, followed by the pastor giving the absolution, basically saying, "If you have confessed your sin, the promise of God is that your sins are forgiven through Christ". Private confession with the pastor would be a less common thing.

[@phantp78]

Isn’t confession just going in to the pastors office and talking with him?

[@Thereservist45]

Thank you for this video and your work. Very informative! I have one suggestion, thats to slow it down a bit. Felt as if I was reading a run on sentence. Its a lot to digest. Do you have this in pdf form?

[@MrPatdeeee]

I'm assuming your name is Joshua. So young man; your video is now one of THE best and interesting facts; when it comes to those 4 "denominations and their different thesis and silly dogmas". Thank you so much; for I have wondered about that for 84 yrs of my 90 yrs. And today you answered it; in a way that's so easy to learn and accept I only wish; you will teach us of all the other major Denominations, in the future. May Jesus bless you and yours always kind Sir.

[@ReadyToHarvest]

Thank you Pat! My whole channel is about this subject, so feel free to look around a bit. I have more videos coming out each week.

[@MrPatdeeee]

@@ReadyToHarvest I will kind Sir.

[@rob3r7jr]

Baptist here. Good job on the research, there are so many different opinions that even us don’t understand.

[@brendanjarrell1949]

This is an excellent video, thank you for putting this together... I think one minor distinction I would make (as has already been addressed in the comments) is the difference between descriptive and prescriptive approaches to certain stories. I think that one with a "liberal" approach to scripture could simultaneously read the Bible as inerrant and with the understanding that what's being described is mythological. So glad I found this channel, thanks for all you're doing!

[@robewilliams6657]

It would be interesting if you could make a video on how theological Conservativiam and liberalism are expressed in denominations outside of the US, or even how or if those kinds of divides exist in the catholic church

[@Kritter4life]

Look at the last 2 Popes. There is definitely con+lib theology present in the Catholic Church.

[@toddberner9198]

@ Robe Williams......there cannot be a divide in the Roman church, or they wouldn't be "catholic" (meaning universal faith). Those church congregations would now be subscribing to another confession of faith.

[@alcibiadestome9619]

@@toddberner9198 not necessarily cause there’s other church in communion that are not catholic

[@craigchambers4183]

Very good as a simple but valid overview. Perhaps you could provide one on the differences among Catholics as well (Roman, Old, Orthodox, Anglican, etc) with the liberal/conservative lines as well, or maybe you've done that, I don't know - first time watcher.

[@dunlapmichaell]

Great video and SO glad you mentioned Reformed Baptist since they do vary much from "general" Baptists.

[@robertsullivan4773]

Oh my goodness I've been answering your surveys/poles every day for months and never knew you were a channel. I'm a Roman Catholic and enjoy mixing it up theology wise with you guys on the other side of the Schism.

[@CPATuttle]

You check out Brant Pitre before?

[@robertsullivan4773]

@@CPATuttle Yes all the time.

[@CPATuttle]

@@robertsullivan4773 he’s my favorite teacher 👍🏼

[@robertsullivan4773]

@@CPATuttle He's excellent 👌

[@RepublicofE]

I'd be interested to see you make a video like this, but focused on comparing the subordinate standards/confessions of each denominational tradition. Book of Concord for Lutherans, Book of Common Prayer and 39 Articles for Anglicans, Westminster Confessions and Heidelberg Catechism for Reformed. The original Book of Discipline would be the closest thing for Methodists I guess. Baptists would be more complicated due to their nebulous history but I do know that there are a few historic confessions of faith that have shaped their denominations. I'd also be interested to learn what the closest things Charismatics and Pentecostals have to confessions of faith/subordinate standards are. Maybe even throw in the Vatican II Catechism of the Catholic Church or the Canons and Catechism of the Council of Trent for Roman Catholics.

[@Dorn-Dvinn]

Calvary Chapel is an example of a Charismatic church that views confessions as harmful. As does the EFCA. So, I don’t see them as a universal metric for denominations.

[@RepublicofE]

@@Dorn-Dvinn Maybe, but you can't properly understand Lutheranism at even a beginner's level if you haven't been introduced to the BoC. You can't understand Anglicanism if you've never heard of the Book of Common Prayer. With Reformed/Calvinist, you have more options in general as there are a few different sets of confessions that different Reformed denominations adhere to, but even so, to understand reformed theology it is necessary to know upfront that they are a credal family of denominations that are stronlgy connected to their historic confessional documents. Baptists place far less emphasis on their confessions but they do exist, and since defining Baptist theology in a historical context is so difficult to begin with, it would certainly help for these to be explored. With Methodists, the personal writings of John Wesley such as his book on Christian Perfection might be more informative than the official Book of Discipline, but since Methodists theology has had such a profound influence on all large modern denominations except Eastern Orthodox, historic Methodist creeds and writings would be especially interesting. And speaking of personal writings, I'd also like to see a similar video to what I suggested above, comparing selected writings of key Protestant reformers that were never officially adopted as confessions but have had almost as much influence on their respective denominations as the official credal documents. Luther's treatises and Table Talks, Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, the works of John Knox, etc. Since the Charismatic movement and Pentecostalism are not confessional traditions, it would be more difficult but no less interesting to see what the closet thing is for them. I imagine it would come down to who manged to write and publish official statements of faith first, such as the Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths. Even when dealing with the Pentecostal camp I think some people would find it easier to understand their theology through historic documents like that rather than modern website Q&A pages.

[@Dorn-Dvinn]

@@RepublicofE Many of these confessional documents are all sail and no anchor. For example modern American Methodists splitting due to not agreeing with the Book of Discipline, multiple revisions of the Westminster Confessions, Anglicans mostly viewing the 39 articles as a “historical” document. Also the only baptist confession I am aware of with much traction is the 1689 one which is for Calvinists baptists. Any non denominational group is going to reject confessions out of hand, too. So, while I view confessions useful and interesting, I don’t see them as universal. They are mostly Calvinist and Calvinist adjacent (Luther was an Augustinian monk and so Lutheranism is Calvinist adjacent IMO).

[@ARenewedmind]

@@RepublicofE and if you know all this what will it benefit your salvation? The only confession needed is, "...confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart... you will be saved." All these denominational labels do the Body of Christ no service and labelling Christians is a way of (?) to cause disunity . It has made the Church weak.

[@bonnieallen4597]

That would be very interesting!

[@michaelwoods4495]

Actually, Lutheran theology largely originated 100 years before Luther at Wittenberg. Jan Hus (1372-1415) worked in what's now western Czechoslovakia. His followers were persecuted, as you can imagine they would be, and survived only because Count Nikolas von Zinzendorf protected them on his estate. Today, the Moravian Church is found mostly in parts of Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

[@jenniferhall4880]

From 12 Apostles to the disagreeing mess we have today. I can't wait until we are all back under Christ unified again

[@TheRastacabbage]

Christ's church is on the earth, with the 12 apostles

[@isaacunderhill9120]

Thanks for these great clear videos of our brethren across the world. GOD bless you

[@SnapCracklePapa]

Excellent work, Guy. Nice job of remaining objective and unbiased. Love the way you kept things simple. Thanks for your work.

[@noneyabusiness2237]

1. Is there only one god, or are there multiple gods? If multiple, how is a person to choose which deserves obedience? If there is only one good, who is Baal? If Baal is a false god, what makes your god NOT false, precisely, aside from it telling you that is the case? 2. Would you agree that before anything can exist, something has to create it? Did your god create everything? If yes, who/what created your god? 3. Is your god infallible? 4. Is your god omnipotent? 5. Is your god omniscient? 6. Is your god benevolent, or malicious? 7. If your god cannot make mistakes, then it follows that everything it creates is either perfect, or that your god intentionally makes things that are flawed. Would a benevolent god intentionally create something likely to suffer because of its flaws? 8. If your god can do anything, and it created the universe, why didn't it simply create a perfect world inhabited by perfect beings? If your god wanted obedience, and god is not malicious, why did god make disobedience possible? 9. If your god knows everything, does it already understand every thought and feeling you have? Does it instantaneously know everything you say and do? If yes, what is the point of religious rituals, such as prayer? 10. Why would an omnipotent and omniscient god not communicate directly and unambiguously with individuals, with no need of books, churches, prophets, signs, miracles, etc? If a person is not intelligent enough, or not "worthy" enough to speak directly with god, whose fault is that? Who made the person in the first place? If a person is unworthy or incapable of directly communicating with god, how can that person be capable of recognizing a valid spokesperson for god? 11. Think about the person/people who convinced/persuaded/ordered you to believe in a version of god. Are they infallible? Is it at all possible for them to tell you something they sincerely believe, but for that thing they tell you to be actually incorrect? 12. Are feelings reliable tools to guide actions? Suppose I hear a person in my neighborhood talking a lot about the presence of violent break in robberies nearby, and I get apprehensive. I am convinced by the passion my neighbor puts into this story, even though I've seen no tangible evidence. That night, I hear a noise. I FEEL certain that it is a robber breaking in to harm my family. I get out of bed, pull a pistol from the bedside table. Without opening the bedroom door, I shoot through it to get the robber. When I open the door, there is my son, lying dead on the floor from my bullet. I was sure. I relied on my feelings. My fear of a robber. My hope of being a defender father. Feelings, not facts. Was that a good way to live my life? Is faith factual knowledge or is it just a feeling, something you choose to believe, without any rational proof? There are things science does not yet have good explanations for. However, unlike religion, logic and science eagerly accept doubt, challenges and skepticism, and are eager to be revised and improved. They don't claim to be perfect. Religion does. Religion demands blind obedience, with harsh horrific punishment in this world and the next if you fail to obey. If you ignore science, it doesn't change the facts of science, so no one has to threaten you about it. Science built the machine you are reading this message on. Religion blows up clinics and puts burning crosses on people's lawns. Religion persecutes and murders and starts centuries long wars. Religion is about ignorance and enslavement and threats and judging others for being different. Religion is about cowardly conformity. Science is about rational independent thought. 14. Do you deny that religion (superstition, irrational behavior) is the root cause of most human conflict in history, that for centuries millions have been tortured and murdered "because god told me to do it"? 13. Suppose a person has a book full of maps to guide a group journey. They rely upon it, but the group is perpetually lost. You question the book, but your friend insists that the book is accurate. "How do you know?" you ask. They reply, "I know that this book is accurate and perfect, because it says so in the book." Your friend insists that the book is information directly from god....but some other people wrote the book, based on their interpretations, and all of them disagree.....but that is okay, because of how passionately they shout about their version of the maps, and how strongly it makes your friend feel. When you show them hundreds of self contradictions in the book, they get upset and say that you are just not reading the book correctly. Which person is messed up? You, or the book fanatic? How do you justify cherry picking of which parts of the bible to follow? Leviticus much? Murdered and burned many animals as a sacrifice, as you are required to ? How many NON religious books have you ever read? 14. If the point is to die and go to heaven, why not simply commit mass suicide and get it over with? Christ was quite literally a kamikaze; is that what you preach should be emulated in daily life? 15. Why is it necessary to use superstition and irrationality to justify your practical principles? Why treat humans like a donkey in need of the stick of hell and the carrot of heaven? If you want positive secular behavior, why not justify that behavior in practical terms? Religion preys upon the weak and the stupid. Rationalization is not scholarship.

[@d.k.barker9465]

Question? What is the "Method" in "Methodism"? I've wondered about this all my life. Thanks Joshua!

[@ZacV679]

A common method (joining every Methodist to a class meeting) and a common message (the necessity of repentance, faith, and holiness) were at the center of Methodism during its periods of most explosive growth. The way of doing things, mostly Class Meetings.

[@Sunrayman123]

The "Method" of Baptism.....Total Immersion or Sprinkling or a halfway Splashing

[@PatrickSteil]

Yes it was because Methodists were very “methodical”, they had a system for everything. That salvation was so important that they wanted to make sure everyone was taught correctly. They didn’t make this up. They got it from the Catholic Church. They don’t do any of these things any more. They have fallen from their roots and are complete lost now. (Speaking of largest splinter the United Methodists of which I was a member for 20 years).

[@leeb.7188]

I read that “Methodist” started out as a derogatory term, applied to a religious group that was known for strictly sticking to its prescribed teachings. But the group embraced the name and officially adopted it.

[@laiquende9971]

This is a really good comparison. The one minor thing I’d point out is that the Reformed Tradition really existed before Calvin with the Zurich reforms of people like Zwingli, Bucer, and Bullinger. We usually note the disagreement between Luther and Zwingli as the moment when the Reformed and Lutheran separated. That said, yeah Calvin is the most influential of the Reformed tradition. But I’d also say thanks for explaining our Reformed sacramentology better than most Presbyterian pastors! And for what it’s worth, no the liberals are not Reformed, and I’d even say they are Protestants in general. To deny the infallibility of Scripture would be to deny Sola Scriptura which holds that Scripture is our sole infallible authority for faith and practice. That’s pretty definitional to what means to be both Protestant and Reformed.

[@clearskybluewaters]

as a muslim, thank you. I was confused about the differences since I am outsider looking in. You do a great job summarizing.

[@frankiehouse2364]

Jesus died for you! Trust in Him!!!

[@shasan2393]

@@frankiehouse2364 as a muslim, we do trust in jesus, lol

[@frankiehouse2364]

@@shasan2393 Not in the sense that Jesus spoke about. If you do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God, you are not trusting in Jesus.

[@caroleimani9754]

@@shasan2393 You don't believe WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT HIMSELF.......

[@shasan2393]

@@caroleimani9754 no, i dont believe jesus ever said that

[@alfonsoaguirre19]

God bless you brother! Your content is a great blessing to me…

[@ReadyToHarvest]

Thank you Alfonso, so happy to hear it!

[@HM55-77]

You have answer questions I have wondered about for years. Thank you

[@misternewman1576]

Awesome video! Would be great if you did one on Reformed Baptist vs. Calvinist Baptist. Thanks!

[@Sunrayman123]

Somebody asked Tennessee Ernie Ford, "What are you?" He replied, "I'm a Baptist." Then they asked him what his Brother was. He replied, "He's a Methodist." Then they asked him, "What's the difference between a Baptist and a Methodist?" He replied, "Well, a Methodist is just a Baptist who's afraid of water." Then they asked him what his Nephew was. He said, "He's a Presbyterian." Then they asked him, "What's the difference between a Methodist and a Presbyterian?" He replied, "Well, a Presbyterian is just a Methodist who went off to college." Then they asked him, "What's his Nephew's brother?" He replied, "He's an Episcopalian." Then they asked him, "What's the difference between an Episcopalian and a Presbyterian?" He replied, "Well, basically an Episcopalian's just a Presbyterian who all his deals worked out for him!"😉

[@EriPages]

whats the joke on deals exactly? are episcopalians businessmen? I think trump claims to be episcopalian

[@Sunrayman123]

@@EriPages they are the top achievers of the socio-economic order

[@EriPages]

@@Sunrayman123 haha...nice Why is that? What is it about them, their upbringing that has rewarded them as such?

[@chingizzhylkybayev8575]

@@EriPages mostly generational wealth, I imagine. Episcopalians are most likely to be descended from Englishmen, and mainstream, not-persecuted-by-the-Crown Englishmen at that. While Presbyterians are mostly Scottish, and Methodists and Baptists originate from the more marginalized groups of Englishmen.

[@maikolmaikol64]

I respect every human s choice to worship for me its strong convictions with god and his 10 commandments also people who have enough love in their hearts for virgin mary who went on to make many miracles lourdes guadalupe cobre in cuba and appered in front of people but the denominations that discard mary and saints do not convince me they are truly devoted

[@MollyMcMullen]

Thank you for this video and your work in it! It was really helpful. I’m trying to figure out what church to attend.❤

[@enidearl3906]

All very informative.....in the end it is our faith and relationship with the Lord....

[@AdamVine]

Based on this, I’d consider myself a ‘Free-Will Baptist’. However, actually, I consider myself simply a follower of Jesus Christ and seek to follow Him and the Bible…👍🙌

[@brendaboykin3281]

Thanx, Brother Joshua 🌹🌹🌹

[@PatrickSteil]

Why don’t these churches tell people that to Love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength means to deny yourself, take up your cross daily, obey His Commandments, the same Commandments given by His Father which means obedience, self sacrifice, submission of our will to His. And that these are the “works” that James is referring to when he says Faith without works is DEAD.

[@PatrickSteil]

@lary Snw How about clergy who take a vow of poverty and devote their entire lives to Christ and serving the Church and whose attention is not split between their devotion to a wife/family? And you expect any religion to run without money? I am happy to give my share to the household of God so that it can not just survive, but do AWESOME work in the name of God. Back to the "works", do you think that the works I listed in my post are necessary or not necessary for our salvation so that we can properly learn to "Thou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength"... ?

[@PatrickSteil]

@lary Snw Personally I want the Church to be strong, to be as powerful and have as many resources as government and Hollywood so that it is a fair fight. As long as they hold to the Truth. I am pretty sure all Priests in the Catholic Church take a vow of Poverty. The Church knows that money and sex are too very powerful forces in a man's life and they want Priests who will voluntarily give up both in order to serve God and His Church properly. The Pope receives very little pay - obviously he is taken care of, but he has no personal wealth. The current Pope doesn't even live in the normal Papal palace or whatever, but lives in a simple apartment. When I started looking deeply into what what the Catholic Church teaches and says and does, it is amazing that it has not been more corrupted than it is - is it corrupted by men? Of course, but is it a corrupt Church, of course not. A church based on falsehoods wouldn't last 2000 years and be the largest group of Christians on earth today.

[@dennisproulx3215]

For a 12 minute lecture. A+. Though not all Reformed believe in Predestination (e.g. United Church of Christ, Congregational ) But very tough to describe in such a short time.

[@weswesriddd]

Your videos bless me every day. Thank you.

[@LuciusClevelandensis]

OMG, I loved this one. Thanks for putting it together

[@jasonbryan3135]

Brother - if you are Christian you should keep the Lord's name holy - after all it is a commandment. Blessings.

[@trevorperry8470]

@@jasonbryan3135 how do you know his G doesn’t stand for goodness, gosh, etc.?

[@jasonbryan3135]

@@trevorperry8470 I don't know anymore than you are guessing it could be "gosh", but why use language that is associated with saying God? Or why not just say gosh? Using an acronym that is associated with using God's name in vain can not help but to lead me to what I am believing. I'm making assumptions the same why you are.

[@trevorperry8470]

@jasonbryan3135 you’re right brother how silly of me (This is me giving you what you want)

[@MAMoreno]

I think this is the best job you've done on representing theological liberalism sympathetically (even though you completely disagree with them).

[@Stubbs-highlights9]

There is no such thing as theological liberalism in the bible unless you are using the church of satan bible.

[@tannerfrancisco8759]

@@Stubbs-highlights9 almost all Catholic doctrine is unbiblical

[@grosty2353]

@@tannerfrancisco8759 can you please give what doctrines you are talking about and then specific verses that contradict with those doctrines? Thanks!

[@thehucklebillyfenn]

@@grosty2353 he’s just gonna say that a lot of it is not in the Bible and therefore unbiblical. It’s a Protestant mindset that doesn’t exist among Catholics and Orthodox because they value church tradition as near equal to the scripture

[@Ziiphyr]

@@thehucklebillyfenn Exactly and Church Doctrine existed before we had the Scripture we have today. So why is it still unbiblical?

[@sleepylion476]

Lutheran and Reformed views on predestination are quite different, I don't think it would be fair to put them together in the chart. At the very least, most Lutherans don't believe in double predestination.

[@Kanon-fq5fh]

Good job - I’m a reformed baptist but not affiliated with the now -liberalist SBC

[@lmathews5608]

Well explained brother 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ everything on point

[@CWRobinsonMusic]

Rather than liberal or conservative, it’s worldly versus what’s Godly as it always has been. God has been very clear on what He desires and doesn’t.

[@mattmorrisson9607]

I grew up in the church and still have a hard time wrapping my head around these differences. Thanks for clearly laying them out in a neutral format!

[@josephzammit8483]

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[@patrickc3419]

As interesting as this video is (and it certainly is); at the end of the day, we are dead in sin, and are saved only by grace alone by faith alone in Christ Jesus alone. Ephesians 1, 2, & 3 Acts 4:12

[@cL-bf2ug]

Salvation comes from grace, but we need to respond to said grace. Meaning, salvation is a gift from God, but we still need to show our faith through our actions and following his teachings. I’ve met many people who 100% believe in God and that Jesus is the messiah, yet they don’t live christly lives. You cannot claim to be a Christian and do horrible things. The entire Epistle of James talks about how our actions are just as important as in our faith in Jesus. Even Martin Luther tried to remove the epistle from the Bible because it went against his own personal beliefs.

[@patrickc3419]

@@cL-bf2ug No, I know. James was written to those who already were saved, and was teaching what the results of genuine salvation look like. Luther wasn’t perfect, and I wish he hadn’t believed that. I know that he called it “a gospel of straw”.

[@Ziiphyr]

As a Catholic 🙏 Amen. In God We Trust.

[@cablethelarryguy5811]

@@cL-bf2ug absolutely. it surprises me how many people don't seem to recognize this. The demons believe in the Lord and they shutter. Faith without works is dead. etc. To follow Jesus, you've gotta live it.

[@robsemail]

Saved from what, exactly? How can you talk about sin by quoting a book that doesn’t even list rape as a sin? Why is rape not a sin? Why does the holy goddamn bible treat rape as a property crime?

[@Fragrences-byGeorge-ForMen]

Man, you knocked this alllllll they way out of the park!

[@justincase2281]

A wealth of knowledge here. Good job. I was unaware that within all these denominations Holy Matrimony isn't considered a Sacrament. It should be.

[@clintparsons3989]

Growing up I never went to church. I went to AWANAs/youth group for a while but that was pretty much to get me out of my parents’ hair once a week and have something to do and be around other kids in middle school. I was dropped off, picked up, got ice cream and that was that haha. My parents, like most Americans, would call themselves Christian but we were completely secular. Christmas was about Santa and presents, Easter was about bunnies and rabbits. I do not recall a Bible even being in the house, and if there was one it was probably some family heirloom stored in a box in the attic. If grace was ever said before dinner it was on a holiday and pretty much just out of tradition. As a kid, I said my prayers before sleep but it was some “now I lay me down to sleep” nursery rhyme that didn’t really mean anything and was the same every night. I grew into a teenager and went through a spiritual phase and of my own volition learned more about Christianity and that everyone can be saved and once you are you can’t be unsaved, no matter what. God wanted everyone to be saved and did not choose anyone whatsoever. You can’t fall from grace once you are saved and born again. I am a secular agnostic as an adult and not really anything. but If I were to call myself a christian I would still firmly hold those two core beliefs. They were firmly reinforced in every resource I learned from. Those two beliefs would place me between Reformed and Methodist, but they are completely at odds with each other in your category/box chart. So how would that be reconciled? Reformed and Methodist each have one of those two core beliefs but neither has both, and they contradict each other. All other little details like baptism and communion I have always considered symbolic, pointless, and completely unnecessary. If there is a God, I never once thought it would care whether you ate crackers had oil poured on you, carried palm leaves or got dunked under water. The only beliefs required were the standard spiel: Jesus is both fully god and fully human at once/trinity, he personally died for me and was resurrected, ask to be my savior/forgiveness… Standard stuff. Everything else was sort of taught to me as minutiae no one could agree upon that wasn’t really required, anyway. So I am not really sure how I learned those two core beliefs about god wanting everyone/no one being chosen, and unable to be unsaved, when none of these denominations believe both at once.

[@ReadyToHarvest]

Once saved always saved, but also that every human has a chance at salvation (no predestination) is basically the position of the majority of the Southern Baptist Convention and Independent Baptists, as well as many nondenominational churches and Evangelical Free Churches. Maybe try watching my video on the Evangelical Free Church of America, it may be close to your "If there is a God" denomination, at least in those areas. Your view of sacraments sounds more like Quakers though.

[@clintparsons3989]

@@ReadyToHarvest WOW that was a fast reply haha, thank you. I will check that out! Growing up it always seemed like the church someone went to was more or less determined by their political ideologies and how religious they actually were. Christians who were secular in their day to day life and were moderate to liberal went to the Methodist church, while people who were pretty religious and usually conservative were baptists. So for me, a secular liberal, I am surprised to learn my beliefs are similar to some baptist groups. Maybe it was just that way for my area. I actually thought quakers were sort of like Amish or pilgrims or something. I have never actually met anyone who called themselves a Quaker and thought they were mostly a historical group with no real modern relevance. I think that my beliefs may have developed out of reading a hodgepodge of everything since I wasn’t, for lack of a better word, indoctrinated or formally taught by anyone, and actually going to church or participating in anything was always portrayed to me as strongly encouraged but not required or important in the big picture.

[@ReadyToHarvest]

Yes, the majority of US Baptists are more conservative but there are also more progressive groups. Your view growing up was basically the "conventional wisdom" surrounding these denominations and it many cases it holds true. I have one video on Quakers on my channel too and a couple more coming in the next few months.

[@luissalazar6960]

@lary Snw are you still christian?

[@jacobforaker6222]

@lary Snw neither verse you used said what you tried to make it say. It explicitly says that people are arguing. Paul doesn’t want us to, but it happens. The Catholic Church has long held its authority over people by telling them that they’ll go to hell if they don’t agree. THAT is not scriptural. I challenged you to look at everything Paul commands of people and see if the Catholic Church follows those perfectly. Furthermore, we are one church if you are a true Christian(which most “Christians” in America are not) and we agree on the most important teaching: We are saved by Christ alone.

[@gaiusmarius9044]

Very thorough research! Thank you a lot!

[@cathywestholt5324]

I visited a confessional Lutheran church recently. It felt very Catholic. In the liturgy there were many responses that I felt I did not need to follow in the program/bulletin because of visiting Catholic services on various occasions over many years. Also, as with the Catholics, no matter how long you have been a Christian, you are not permitted to take communion unless you are part of their denomination officially.

[@RepublicofE]

It is the norm of confessional Lutheran churches to practice closed communion. The reasons are explained in the Formula of Concord.

[@cathywestholt5324]

@@RepublicofE if you come from another church, it rather says you are not as worthy as us like the Catholics. How many people read through any church rules book before going. They read the Bible. It is the authority, not a denominational book.

[@RepublicofE]

@@cathywestholt5324 We have confirmation and new member classes to resolve that matter.

[@Costumekiller]

@@RepublicofE lol love those in the bible oh wait that's not in there

[@RepublicofE]

@@Costumekiller Actually it is. It comes down to two basic principles regarding the Supper that are very clearly spelled out in the NT. 1. The need to bar those who do not believe in the bodily Real Presence lest they eat and drink judgement on themselves. 2. The need to mark and avoid false teachers and those who follow false teachers.

[@martygould5114]

The Bible says in Galatians that "Falling from grace" is when a person saved by grace still thinks they have to follow the law to stay saved. That's the complete opposite of falling back into a life of sin, and therefore the complete opposite of what people generally think it means.

[@kenlucero3651]

That was a very good presentation!

[@ReadyToHarvest]

I appreciate that, thanks for watching.

[@AVKingJamesBible]

I belong to and was saved by Jesus Christ, therefore I am simply a Christian. You can have all the other labels. I will choose to identify with Jesus Christ and Him alone. “and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭11:26‬ ‭

[@fernandoperez8587]

Theology is important. It can aid you in growing in Christ or hinder your growth. I think Lutheran and conservative Methodist traditions are the best out of all these traditions.

[@AVKingJamesBible]

@@fernandoperez8587 The Lutheran church has gone off the cliff. Have you read their 40+ page statement on sexuality? If not I urge you to do so.

[@fernandoperez8587]

@@AVKingJamesBible with liberal crazy Lutheran yeah I see that happening

[@RepublicofE]

Half-serious question: What is the generic name for Baptist theology? Baptist-ism?

[@slamdancer1720]

@@pompomdomdom or fundamentalism...depending on the particular baptist church in question.

[@robertthompson3447]

I have the same problem with my faith. "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-ism"

[@Costumekiller]

@@robertthompson3447 later day satanists fixed that first you

[@robertthompson3447]

@@Costumekiller is that what your preacher told you?

[@Costumekiller]

@@robertthompson3447 lol no the bible did heretic 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. Joseph the pedophile Smith and all the other racist pedophiles in charge of your cult are burning in hell.

[@ArthurMorgansDeadHorse]

Calvinists like to blame everything on God. If you sin, its predestined that you were gonna sin and God made you that way and has predestined you for hell. Too bad, so sad 😞

[@Kaden_Smith242]

You're literally taking predestination out of content, how about you look up that word before you miss use it again.

[@ArthurMorgansDeadHorse]

@@Kaden_Smith242 no, Calvinism takes God's nature and moral responsibility our of context and twists scripture while simultaneously calling other Christians false Christians because they don't accept their theology. In other words, Calvinism is a Christian cult group imho

[@HosCreates]

As some one who grew up" morman " and a bit more protestant I find this facinating. Thank you

[@kellymontgomery1293]

just, wow! dude, you have double killed this. you are speed talking for 12 minutes because you are condensing at least 2-500 years of "theological evolution" down to 12 minutes. And you have done it in a masterful way. God bless you! It has taken me 50 years to do this, and you did it in 12 minutes! I would only say that you (by necessity) are omitting an important point. Which is, the absolute primacy, historically, of the "Real Presence," which you refer to at 60 mph. This is, always was, and has to be crucial. It really is the whole dividing line between Catholic and Protestant. The rest flows from that. That it reaches back to the Waldensians is an accurate, and important, very important observation. Maybe one other observation, and one which exceeds the scope of this vid, is that Western civ, especially American, is based upon this indispensable theological construct-- because it takes the authority away from the Catholics, and gives it to the common man, and this is the basis for our Constitution, and all that there kinda stuff. And that this evolution flowed through the bloodstream of England, their civil wars, monarchs, etc.

[@megameow321]

Non christian here: can someone help explain “baptism saves” to me? How does dipping or immersing yourself in water “save” you? Doesn’t that seem a bit inadequate for something so important?

[@RepublicofE]

From the Lutheran Small Catechism, in the section on baptism: "Question: How can water do such great things? Answer: It is not the water indeed that does them, but the word of God which is in and with the water, and faith, which trusts such word of God in the water. For without the word of God the water is simple water and no baptism. But with the word of God it is a baptism, that is, a gracious water of life and a washing of regeneration in the Holy Ghost, as St. Paul says, Titus, chapter three: By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, which He shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ, our Savior, that, being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a faithful saying." Though this is taken from the Lutheran Catechism, Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox would agree with it was well. Most Anglicans would agree with it. Reformed would generally agree with it, with some caveats and qualifications. Methodists wouldn't disagree with it necessarily but would place less overall emphasis on this teaching. Baptists and Pentecostals would disagree with it but they're wrong.

[@megameow321]

@@RepublicofE Thank you, that's interesting. Kind of answers my question: God is "in" the water and saves you by washing over you. But I guess more fundamentally, why/how does that work? Is the idea that the water ritually "cleanses" you? Salvation is just such a big thing that it seems odd that God would save you by being poured on top of you.

[@MAMoreno]

Here's a relevant New Testament passage on the subject: "God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you-not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him" (1 Peter 3.20b-22 NRSV). As a side note, verse 21 can also be translated this way: "It saves you now-not because it removes dirt from your body but because it is the mark of a good conscience toward God" (CEB). This alternate interpretation understands baptism to follow a good conscience rather than preceding it. Either way, the external rite reflects the believer's internal faith.

[@sarco64]

Here's a short answer. Water per se does not save us. We are saved by grace, through faith, on account of what Jesus accomplished for us via his incarnation, life, death, resurrection, and ascension. Baptism is a means of grace which applies to us the salvific work that Jesus accomplished for us, and which we receive as a gift through faith.

[@RepublicofE]

@@megameow321 That's where it gets more nuanced depending on which denomination you ask. Importantly, none of the denominations believe you absolutely can't be saved without baptism. Lutherans, Catholics, and Orthodox would generally say it's "necessary, but not absolutely necessary." In virtually all Christian denominations, justification, that is, being "saved" as a Christian, is connected with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in a Christian's soul. Lutherans, Catholics, and Orthodox teach that the Holy Spirit is delivered in the act of baptism, which is why they baptize infants. This is the predominant view among Anglicans as well. It's how Christians historically have "received Jesus." However, none of them teach that Jesus is physically present in the water, in the same way that he is physically present in the bread and wine of the Lord's Supper. So, if you drink baptismal water, you aren't "drinking Jesus", so to speak. Roman Catholics believe the water still retains some kind of divine power after it is used for baptism, which is why they use it for "Holy Water" to use for blessing objects and houses and sometimes for exorcisms. Lutherans don't practice this. I'm unsure if Eastern Orthodox churches do. All three denominations maintain that the Holy Spirit/Jesus is delivered in baptism, yet they also maintain that that it is possible to be indwelled by the Holy Spirit prior to baptism, and that in fact it is necessary to have the Holy Spirit beforehand in order to come to baptism in faith as an adult who was not baptized as an infant. This is a paradox. How can you have the Holy Spirit already and also have him delivered to you in baptism? The best way to answer this would be for us to say that if you have Christian faith before being baptized, then you already have the Holy Spirit, but He is sealed permanently in your soul in baptism, in a way that transcends time and space. Conversely, if you are a Christian and you despite the gift of baptism and refuse to get baptized even after having its importance explained to you, you are in danger of losing the Holy Spirit and thus not being a Christian anymore, because you have essentially told Jesus that you don't want him around. The differences among Catholics, Lutherans, and Orthodox in terms of the "how" of baptism remitting sins comes down to the differences in how they view Original Sin. Lutherans and Catholics both believe in Original Sin, but in slightly different ways. Catholics teach that original sin is the brokenness inside all humans, from infancy and indeed even conception, resulting from the Fall of Adam into sin, that produced sinful acts in humans and makes all worthy of eternal damnation. Lutherans agree with this, but would add that the brokenness of original sin is itself sin that incurs the wrath of God even prior to and apart from actual sinful thoughts or acts. Basically, you are concieved and born irredeemably sinful even before you do anything wrong. This distinction goes on into adulthood. The result of this difference is that Catholics generally teach that sinful desires in and of themselves are not sin, only the sinful thoughts and actions that they produce. Lutherans teach that both the desire/tendency to sin and the acts of sin are sin. So, for example, both Catholics and Lutherans teach that homosexual acts are sinful. However, Lutherans would teach that homosexual desire in and of itself is also sin even if you don't act on it, whereas Catholics would not. So, going back to baptism, because Catholics have so watered down the idea of original sin, they teach that baptism removes the guilt and the essence of original sin. Lutherans teach that baptism removes the penalty of original sin, that is, unworthiness before God unto damnation, but both the guilt and the essence of original sin remain in our being in some form until we die and go to heaven. The "Old Adam", the traditional Christian personification for original sin, is drowned in baptism, but he doesn't actually finish asphyxiating and spasming until we physically die, so to speak. Eastern Orthodoxy rejects the term Original Sin entirely. Instead they teach "Ancestral Sin." It's similar to the Roman Catholic view of original sin but even more watered-down. Basically Ancestral Sin is just a spiritual birth defect that causes you to do bad things, like a broken machine. Thus baptism, besides deliving the Holy Spirit, begins to fix the defect and enable you to do good things instead. As a Lutheran, I would maintain that both the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox views of baptism as it relates to original sin are unbliblical. However, all three accept the baptisms of the other two, as well as of most other denominations, as valid. So, if you were baptized Catholic as a child and then later became Lutheran as an adult, the Lutheran church would not make you get "baptized Lutheran" all over again. Now, in terms of why God would use the mundane element of water for such an imporant work of grace, the Lutheran answer (and I don't think Catholics and Orthodox would much disagree), is that God does not want to deal with humans in this mortal life apart from physical means and the written word. Before Adam and Eve fell into sin they had direct access to God. He walked among them as a man. After their first sin, he partially hid himself from them. God still spoke directly to them and their children sometimes but they now had to deal with him through physical means, in their case burnt offerings. After the Great Flood, God further hid himself from humanity and most of his contacts with humans from that point on were through physical means/elements. If you read the Old Testament, you should notice that it is out of character for God to just speak to people out of nowhere to give direct revelation. Moses had to speak to him through the Burning Bush and later through the great storm cloud on the mountain, for example. (As a side note, this is an important difference between Christianity and Islam. Moses received the tablets of the Ten Commandments in a supernatural storm cloud that all the Israelites who were present, if you believe this story, would have seen and been able to verify. The prophet Mohammed allegedly met God through an angel in a cave with nobody else around.) Later, God's people had to deal with God through the physical tribal kingdom of Israel, and the sacrifices offered by their High Priest. Even now, with God having been reconciled to his creation through the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus and the old Mosaic Covenant having been abrogated, the damage of sin still remains such that we still remain physically disant from God until he comes back in the person of Jesus. But he connects Christians to himself through the written word of the Bible and the physical elements of the sacraments, nameley, the water of baptism and the bread and wine of communion. Why did he choose water specifically to do this and not dirt or iron or tree leaves? Nobody in this life can answer that definitively. However, it would make sense that it should be done with a substance that A) is deeply connected to the function of life itself, B) is able to give the outward sign of "washing" (and also of drowning the Old Adam) and C) is extremely pentiful such that virtually nobody on Earth is without at least some of it. The use of water for baptism is also heavily forshadowed in the OT, most of all in the Great Flood but also in instances such as the parting of the Red Sea and Moses striking the boulder to get water. But for Lutherans, baptism does not stop being important and active after it is done. It remains the sign and seal to which a Christian can cling in times of uncertainty or despair over their faith and salvation. It is the means by which God/Jesus names a person as his own, irrevocably and forever. Thus the Lutheran Small Catechism says: "Question: What does such baptizing with water signify? Answer: It signifies that the old Adam in us should, by daily contrition and repentance, be drowned and die with all sins and evil lusts, and, again, a new man daily come forth and arise; who shall live before God in righteousness and purity forever." Thus baptism effectively buries the baptized person with Christ in his death so that his old Adam is drowned. This work is then completed when the Christian dies and goes to heaven, and then finally at the future Resurrection of the dead when he or she is reunited with their physical body, this time without original sin.

[@mlauntube]

This is all demagoguery (people being influenced by denomination to hold a view). The reason the persecuted church does so well (in my opinion) is that they can't have large denominational powers that are easily corrupted by the desires for sex, money, and power. That is why I support small home churches that submit to Christ with their lives, and to each other in congregational matters. 1 Corinthians 3:1Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly-mere infants in Christ. 2I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? 4For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings?

[@kcb7772]

Your comment is spot on. All these denominations have their roots in self opinions which has left the body of Christ fractured. Sadly many Christians follow these religious aspects and not their relationship with Christ. Home and small churches focus on true fellowship rather than megachurch shotgun evangelism and steer away from focused formal dogma/rituals of religion.

[@mlauntube]

@@kcb7772 You are absolutely right about "rituals of religion". For example: the last supper was a big formal holiday (holy day) feast, and the early church followed that example and the example of Jesus constantly having meals as a social platform for teaching and discipleship. But we continue in the tradition of the church that had the Roman government as it's head and sip a thimble full of juice with a crumb of bread.

[@vampervlad2399]

In my view, all, ALL Protestant religions are, by definition apostates from the Catholic Church, and I’m not even a Catholic. Having said that, I find them more appealing and more in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ. This video is supposed to teach the differences between the various denominations, and all I see is confusion and more confusion. If the devil were let loose to confuse humanity, he couldn’t have done a better job than what we currently see. So I stay away from all this confusion, while doing my best to follow Jesus.

[@franciscoscaramanga9396]

The Roman church isn't even that old. They don't have any authority to call anyone apostates, and their history is largely built on the blood of the saints they massacred in the Middle Ages.

[@vampervlad2399]

@@franciscoscaramanga9396 However wrong the Roman church might be, they at least can claim Devine authority through Peter and all the subsequent popes. I don’t believe they were able to keep that line of authority, as evidenced by the myriad of papal scandals and false doctrines initiated by said popes. The Protestants, on the other hand, are apostates, and can never claim any divine authority, and are therefore wrong. Having said that, I believe their teachings are more in line with the true teachings of Jesus. And they achieved that by simply reading and interpreting the Bible to the best of their ability, and rejecting the false teaching of the Roman church.

[@RepublicofE]

@@vampervlad2399 "they at least can claim Devine authority through Peter and all the subsequent popes." No, no they really can't. What Roman Catholics fail to understand is that, even if the Pope really is directly descended from Peter, he is descended from Peter as pastor only, not as apostle. Occuyping the same puplit that Peter happened to be preaching from when he died does not make you the successor of Peter in the apostolic sense nor does it confer any divine rule over the church outside the pastoral office. Had Peter not died in Rome, he would have gone on to found other churches elsewhere, none of which would be the seat of the true divine ruler of the earlthy church. The fact that he did die in Rome is just an accident of history.

[@vampervlad2399]

@@RepublicofE Listen, I agree with you that the popes are not legitimate successors of Peter. But at least they have a reasonable claim, whereas the Protestants, as apostates, have absolutely none.

[@franciscoscaramanga9396]

@@vampervlad2399 Protestants claim divine authority through Scripture, prayer, and the Holy Spirit. Given that the Scriptures themselves say they're authoritative, they have a much better claim to be following the God of the Bible than the Roman church. The Roman church doesn't get brownie points for making up a doctrine and using it to claim divinity. It's just men following men; God's not in it. It's interesting that you both claim Protestants are closer to the truth and lack divine authority; that seems a self refuting hypothesis.

[@luci9407]

Cooperative Baptist here! Yeah we stopped caring about fighting with people over nitpicks in the 80s 😎 let’s just be nice and show the world the love of God.

[@Larph13]

6:07 in our denomination, the Free Methodist Church we have our polity in this way, well in the Philippines not sure what they are called in other countries: churches that are geographically near each other are grouped together to form an AREA, then Areas are group together to form DISTRICTS, same above, and districts are group together to form CONFERENCES and these conferences are all under the Philippine General Conference that is headed by our Bishop. We only have one active/serving bishop at a time.

[@CynHicks]

It almost seems like Christians have a very hard time with The Bible. That makes me wonder why they even bother. I guess some really don't. I'm forever thankful that my purpose and salvation isn't reliant upon them.

[@MarvelGamer2023]

I am non-denominational but Baptist got it all right.

[@RepublicofE]

Virtually all so-called non-denominational churches are just independent Pentecostals or Charismatics that refuse to put that in the church name. Many of them openly identify as Pentecostal or Charismatic which makes them literally not non-denominational even nominally.

[@caroleimani9754]

@@RepublicofE I don't agree with that.....

[@caroleimani9754]

I know Non--Denominational Churches that are neither Pentecostal or Charismatic.......

[@cL-bf2ug]

non-denominational is a denomination too. you guys aren’t better than the rest.

[@fernandoperez8587]

Baptist theology is terrible. Reformed theology is just as bad. Reformed Baptist is the worse.

[@richjames7595]

Go conservatives, you know our Lord was fighting and turning the tables down... But yeah, be not conformed to this world... Hold fast the faith till the end. Apostasy is lurking, keep fighting... Keep the faith💓

[@tatendamunemo6846]

Thank you for this clear explanation! Very informative

[@sharongallagher7730]

Amazing overview, thank you!