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• Faith Alone: A Misunderstood Concept

  This video dismantles one of Christianity's most popular slogans: "faith alone." We trace the phrase through Scripture and find it appears exactly once—in James 2:24, where it explicitly says we are NOT justified by faith alone. Yet this two-word slogan has been printed on countless coffee mugs, bumper stickers, and conference banners across the modern church. The irony? The only time the Bible uses this phrase is to contradict it. We examine what Jesus actually taught: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, caring for the sick, visiting prisoners. These aren't suggestions—they're the criteria He uses to separate the sheep from the goats in Matthew 25. Try telling them that works don't matter. Paul tells us to "work out your salvation with fear and trembling." James declares that "faith without works is dead" and notes that even demons believe. Jesus called His followers to take up their cross—not exactly effortless. This video explores how "faith alone" requires an ever-growing list of qualifications: repentance, obedience, holiness, perseverance, transformation, and maybe baptism (depending on who you ask). That's not faith alone—that's faith with a whole entourage of theological backup dancers. We also look at the early Church Fathers—Ignatius, Irenaeus, Clement, Polycarp—who learned directly from the apostles or their immediate disciples. Not one of them taught "faith alone." It took 1,500 years and one Augustinian monk to popularize the phrase. If you're planting your flag on "faith alone" as THE gospel, you're standing against James, Jesus, Paul, the early Church Fathers, the Councils, and every Christian tradition before the Reformation—all for a slogan the Bible explicitly rejects. Real faith moves. Real faith acts. Real faith costs something. Faith alone never stood alone.Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

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• Rome Wasn't Built in a Verse

  This is a passionate defense of the Catholic Church's biblical foundation and the primacy of Peter, directly challenging Protestant interpretations that dismiss Rome's apostolic authority. The speaker systematically dismantles common objections to Catholic teaching by highlighting that Peter is mentioned 155 times in Scripture—more than all other apostles combined—and argues this wasn't accidental but divinely intentional. The video walks through Matthew 16 and the "rock" passage, pointing out the deliberate symbolism of Jesus renaming Simon "Rock" (Peter) in Aramaic, at a rock formation, near a temple built on rock, to discuss building His church on a rock. The argument: if Jesus didn't mean Peter, the imagery couldn't be more confusing. It explores the significance of the "keys of the kingdom," connecting them to Old Testament imagery of prime ministerial authority with succession, suggesting Jesus established an office, not just a moment. A deep dive into Romans 16:20 argues that Paul's reference to crushing Satan under "your feet" specifically addresses the Roman church founded by Peter—a church Paul acknowledged he wouldn't build upon because it already had a foundation. The speaker connects this to Daniel's prophecy of a kingdom arising within the Roman Empire that would crush all other kingdoms, arguing the Catholic Church is the fulfillment of this prophecy, not a later corruption. The historical case is made by listing early Church fathers from multiple centuries and regions who unanimously testified to Peter's presence and martyrdom in Rome, challenging viewers who deny this to explain why they trust their interpretation over universal ancient testimony. The central thesis: apostolic succession, the papacy, and the Catholic Church's structure aren't later inventions but the organic development of what Christ established—a unity built on one rock, not fragmented into thousands of denominations. This is for anyone wrestling with questions about Church authority, biblical interpretation, apostolic succession, and whether the Catholic Church can legitimately claim to be the Church Jesus founded.Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

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• 2025-2026 OCIA Class 9 - Faith and Works

  Authentic Christianity is a channel dedicated to presenting just that: Authentic Christianity - the teaching of the earliest Christians - The Apostles and those who knew the apostles - the Apostlic chuch. Got a question? Email [email protected] DONATE to support this channel: https://ko-fi.com/authenticchristianitySubscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

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• Eternal Life? God Says You're Already Doomed!

  When you think you're going to heaven but you're already on the naughty list 💀😂 #funny #eternalife #reprobate #tiktok #viral #comedySubscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

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• 2025-2026 OCIA Class 10 - Faith & Works

  Authentic Christianity is a channel dedicated to presenting just that: Authentic Christianity - the teaching of the earliest Christians - The Apostles and those who knew the apostles - the Apostlic chuch. Got a question? Email [email protected] DONATE to support this channel: https://ko-fi.com/authenticchristianitySubscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise

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