Your exegesis is incorrect. Let me show you why.
John 8:44 says: "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and he stood not in the truth; because truth is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof."
Revelation 2:9 says: "I know thy tribulation and thy poverty, but thou art rich: and thou art blasphemed by them that say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan."
Revelation 3:9 says: "Behold, I will bring of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie. Behold, I will make them to come and adore before thy feet. And they shall know that I have loved thee."
Those are the words of Christ. And I acknowledge that you could interpret Him saying that the Jews who don't worship Him are fake Jews (the Catholic position) or that He didn't mean that (your position).
Thus, we have to look at a different source to figure out the correct exegesis, since it isn't clear.
So we know St. John the Apostle wrote all of those above passages, but he didn't clarify in writing what Christ meant either... So who should we go to?
Well, as it turns out, St. John the Apostle had a couple of proteges in the early Church. One was named St. Ignatius of Antioch.
In his epistle to the Philadelphians, St. Ignatius says:
"If anyone preaches the one God of the law and the prophets, but denies Christ to be the Son of God, he is a liar, even as also is his father the devil, and is a Jew falsely so called, being possessed of mere carnal circumcision."
Let me unpack this quote for you: St. Ignatius is referencing his teacher, St. John the Apostle, in this quote and referencing specifically John 8:44 ("he is a liar, even as also is his father the devil") and Revelation 2:9/3:9 ("Jew falsely so called"). St. Ignatius is telling us that through St. John's inspired Scripture, Jesus Christ is telling us that Jews who practice the Law but deny Christ are the Synagogue of Satan.
And I am inclined to trust the exegesis of St. Ignatius, protege of the beloved Apostle, St. John, over the exegesis of anyone in the 21st Century. Hopefully, you will agree that it is most prudent to trust this exegesis over more modern exegesis that is essentially preaching a "new gospel". God bless!
Oh, I don't disagree with you there. I am not saying that the hierarchy isn't full of corrupt men. My point, and it still stands, is that the official teaching of the Church stands unaffected, even by these Neo-Judaizers that lie about it.
Here is what these passages say:
'The relationship of the Church with the Jewish People. When she delves into her own mystery, the Church, the People of God in the New Covenant, discovers her link with the Jewish People, "the first to hear the Word of God." The Jewish faith, unlike other non-Christian religions, is already a response to God's revelation in the Old Covenant. To the Jews "belong the sonship, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises; to them belong the patriarchs, and of their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ", "for the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable."
And when one considers the future, God's People of the Old Covenant and the new People of God tend towards similar goals: expectation of the coming (or the return) of the Messiah. But one awaits the return of the Messiah who died and rose from the dead and is recognized as Lord and Son of God; the other awaits the coming of a Messiah, whose features remain hidden till the end of time; and the latter waiting is accompanied by the drama of not knowing or of misunderstanding Christ Jesus.'
First and foremost, the CCC is NOT protected under infallibility (like the Bible and Church Dogmas), and thus, it can contain errors.
Secondly, let's break these passages down.
The first paragraph is true. The Jews received Divine Revelation from God before the Gentiles did. We Christians call this the Old Testament. This paragraph is exegeting Romans 9-11.
The second paragraph is also true. Both Christians and Jews do await the coming of the Messiah (for us Christians, it will be the Second Coming, as the Jews reject that He already came once).
The problem with the CCC (and this is the same thing you can say about Vatican 2's Nostra Aetate) is not that line-by-line it is saying anything incorrect, but rather what it DOESN'T SAY and the CHANGE OF TONE from previous Magisterium.
In other words, it's cherry picking things that are technically true but simultaneously staying away from important truths about the relationship between Christians and Jews that have always been there.
Thus, there are no changes, but rather important omissions of truths that still persist.
Not true. There are MANY orthodox Catholics like myself that oppose these Judaizer errors, and I have proven time and time again that these errors go against official Church teaching.
Yes. That influenced the Protestants in the early 20th Century, though. Unfortunately, since Vatican II, the dispensationalist nonsense has infiltrated the Catholic Church.
Honestly, I am not sure what you are trying to ask here, but...
Regarding the 'magi' (whose singular form is 'magus') they are included in the Bible to show that even the Zoroastrians, who were notorious astrologers, were able to see the signs in the sky that the Messias was born, and accepted Him as the awaited Savior (perhaps also to give a bigger slap in the face of the perfidious Jews who refused to see it, even though it was obvious to those of other religions).
The Magisterium of the Church actually has nothing to do with the Persian Zoroastrian magi though... (they are just near-homographs from 2 different languages). Magisterium is Latin for "teaching body", which means the Pope and the Bishops (who were given apostolic succession by the apostles who were given express authority by Christ Himself to "bind and loose" regarding the Faith).
You can create an account anonymously on any device I believe. I took the screenshots from my desktop computer. And your song idea is WONDERFUL! God bless!
Lex orandi lex credendi
That’s not correct. Here is how to reconcile Vatican II with Tradition:
https://christtheking.info/what-the-catholic-church-teaches-about-the-jews-part-12/
God bless!
That's just a rehashing of the Marcionist and Gnostic heresies...
I covered the Bible in my first video of this series:
https://rumble.com/v5r9yh8-what-does-the-bible-teach-about-the-jews.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
You are only giving partial verses from Romans 11, which is misleading. Romans 11 IN ITS ENTIRETY IS KEY. The passage you quoted does clarify that God didn't reject the Jews. This is correct. Instead, the Jews rejected Christ (and killed Him, and cursed themselves in Matthew 27:25, which God made it clear He would go through with the curse if they turned away from Him in Deuteronomy 28:15-68 and St. Paul reiterates in Galatians 3:6-14, speaking of those Jews who persist in the Law and do not accept Jesus Christ. And God did allow the Romans to scatter the Jews, destroying their Temple and Christ-rejecting religion, and fulfilled Mark 13:1-2. Rabbinical Judaism is a false religion created by the Pharisees AFTER 70 AD, which is just historically true). All this being said, God treats the Jews like the Prodigal Son. He has allowed them to reject Him and curse themselves. However, He is there to welcome them with open arms should they convert, and knows which of these Jews will indeed convert to Christianity and choose Him in the end, which is why He has reserved these saints for himself, and has protected them from the curse applicable to the Jews He knows will ultimately reject Him unto death.
Romans 11 goes onto say that the Jews have separated themselves from the Covenant of Israel by rejecting Christ, which has allowed the Gentiles to be grafted on (he compares the Covenant of Israel to a tree). And in Romans 11:28, he reiterates what he says in 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 that Jews are the enemies of Christians, even though he says they are beloved for the sake of the Patriarchs and Prophets (and yes, we should love them too, since God says to love our enemies).
Amen to that! God bless!
Thanks! I appreciate it! God bless!
1 Thessalonians 2:14-16
Nope. I am banned from both of those groups. And plenty of people are in these other groups. I get thousands of views on my videos from communities.win. We just have a lot of lurkers here apparently lol.
Ok, well, you have strawmanned me and now you are committing ad hominem. I hope Trump delivers everything you want him to. God bless!
You sound like someone who still believes that QAnon stuff...
I figured everyone knew that was all just lies...
Well, if you have faith in him as a natural messianic figure, it is what it is...
I see him as nothing more than a demagogue who has sold out to world Jewry and stands for nothing that I stand for. By the way, if he is lying to get into office, that makes me respect him less, as a Christian, since sinning in order that good comes from it is reprehensible to me.
But he will probably win. And when he does, we shall see who and what he really is. I could be wrong, but mark my words! I will say it again: a year or so from now you will look back and say that I am right!
Got it. Well, we have all been brainwashed in some ways. I don't even get on Reddit (since I was permabanned) but I am open to the fact that I could be wrong about Trump doing nothing good. I will steel man that really quickly: He did put in Catholic Supreme Court Justices, which ended up overturning Roe V Wade. But he didn't overturn Roe V Wade himself... What did he actually do for the Social Kingship of Christ while he was in office the first time? What promises did he keep? What made him so great?
Also, regarding "Binary thinking", isn't playing into the false dichotomy of Trump vs Harris doing just that?
Also, what about Trump's PUBLIC stances on Israel, Jewry, abortion, sodomy, in-vitro fertilization, and other policies where he takes a stance contrary to Christian morality?
Can you please address these questions?
Well, I am not doing that... Let me be clear: Smart cities, government surveillance, and covid boosters are all bad news bears! Plus, Trump is a traitor to the people who voted for him in 2016 and 2020. So no need to strawman me or lump me in with those people. I stand by what I say. Trump is controlled op. Maybe he wasn't in 2016... I don't know... But now he has made it clear that he serves ZOG and not Jesus Christ. He is fine with abortion under some circumstances (which is still murder), in-vitro fertilization (which is an unnatural abomination), sodomy (a sin that cries to Heaven for vengeance), is vehemently pro-Israel (which goes against God's will that the Jews be in a diaspora), and is on record saying he wants to crack down on "antisemites" (probably people like me). You can say you are voting for him because "at least he is better than Harris" and I would still disagree, but I would get it. But acting like he is "our guy" is just insane lol.
No. He was in office for 4 years, and didn't do anything... He ended his presidency by pushing for the Covid jab and by turning the other way when the January 6th protestors needed him. Now hoe pushes pro-Israel, sodomy, invitro fertilization, and other degenerate measures HARD. He's a traitor to his voter base. He will likely win this election, since he has proven his allegiance to ZOG. Mark my words, in a year or so you will agree with me. God bless!
That’s heresy my friend. St. John in the Gospel According to St. John chapter 1 says Jesus is the Word, who was with God (the Father) and is God Himself. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. Denying Jesus’s divinity is the heresy of both the Ebonites (an early “Jewish Christian” sect) and the Arians (which prompted the First Council of Nicaea to condemn their heresy). If you don’t know the divinity of Jesus Christ then you cannot know God the Father.
And yes, St. John's disciple, St. Ignatius DOES condemn your views in the next 2 sentences after the one I quoted:
"If any one confesses Christ Jesus the Lord, but denies the God of the law and of the prophets, saying that the Father of Christ is not the Maker of heaven and earth, he has not continued in the truth any more than his father the devil, and is a disciple of Simon Magus, not of the Holy Spirit. If any one says there is one God, and also confesses Christ Jesus, but thinks the Lord to be a mere man, and not the only- begotten God, and Wisdom, and the Word of God, and deems Him to consist merely of a soul and body, such an one is a serpent, that preaches deceit and error for the destruction of men. And such a man is poor in understanding, even as by name he is an Ebionite."
I would suggest repenting and educating yourself while there is still time!