How to Understand the Bible: A Catholic Book - Explaining the Faith
Divine Mercy2020-09-05
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The video discusses the importance of sacred scripture in Catholic faith, emphasizing public revelation and the role of scripture, tradition, and the Magisterium. It explores different ways to interpret the Bible, including the literal, spiritual, allegorical, moral, and anagogical senses. The significance of covenants and the central message of divine mercy in scripture are highlighted. The video also addresses the authority of the Catholic Church and the canonization of the Bible. Overall, it emphasizes the importance of understanding and interpreting the Bible in the context of tradition, authority, and faith.
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Importance of sacred scripture in understanding Catholic faith.
02:44Public revelation is considered truth directly from God, while private revelations like Marian apparitions are distinct.
The Bible is emphasized as a crucial form of communication from God.
Scripture plays a key role in guiding Christians in their faith.
Both written and oral forms of public revelation are significant for believers.
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Role of oral and written traditions in divine revelation.
06:00Sacred scripture and tradition are both important in understanding divine teachings.
Emphasis on the difference between man-made tradition and apostolic tradition.
Importance of following sacred apostolic tradition alongside scripture.
Discussion on the role of the Magisterium of the Church in interpreting and preserving divine teachings.
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Importance of Supreme Court in Interpreting the Constitution.
08:15Comparison made to interpretation of Bible in different Christian denominations.
Emphasis on unified understanding through scripture, tradition, and magisterium in Catholic faith.
Highlight on how church documents convey teachings of God despite being written by men.
Parallels drawn to how professors interpret academic texts for students.
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Importance of following the teachings of God over men.
12:34Authority passed down from Christ to the apostles emphasized.
Need to interpret the Bible as a whole with holiness, faith, and humility.
Caution against taking verses out of context.
Example of 'sola fide' used to illustrate misinterpretation from isolating passages.
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Debate over salvation by faith alone vs. faith and works in Catholicism.
15:51Catholics believe in salvation by faith and works of love, rejecting Martin Luther's addition of 'alone'.
Emphasis on tradition and humility in approaching biblical interpretation.
Discussion on potential contradictions in the Bible and the concept of scripture being both inerrant and inspired.
Analogy of two witnesses describing an accident used to explain apparent discrepancies in biblical texts.
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Importance of church interpreting the gospel like a judge.
20:50Role of spiritual fathers in Catholicism emphasized.
Concept of calling no one on earth 'father' explained through biblical references.
Need to interpret Bible's message rather than taking everything literally.
Importance of understanding author's intention in biblical passages highlighted.
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Ways to Interpret the Bible
24:16The literal sense pertains to the actual events described in the scriptures, such as the temple of God as a physical building.
The spiritual sense delves deeper into the underlying meanings and messages of the scripture.
The allegorical sense connects symbols in the Old Testament to events in the New Testament.
The moral sense focuses on ethical lessons, and the anagogical sense explores the ultimate spiritual significance of biblical passages.
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The four senses of scripture are discussed in the video segment.
26:00These senses include the literal, allegorical, moral, and anagogical interpretations of religious texts.
The allegorical sense reveals deeper meanings, such as the temple symbolizing the body of Christ.
The anagogical sense focuses on the heavenly or future interpretation of scripture.
Understanding all four senses is crucial to grasp the full spiritual significance of the text.
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Understanding Typology in Biblical Narratives.
31:42Typology is the concept of events in the Old Testament prefiguring events in the New Testament.
Examples of typology include Jonah in the whale foreshadowing Christ's time in the tomb and Noah's ark symbolizing Christian baptism.
The comparison between Isaac carrying wood for sacrifice and Jesus carrying the cross to Calvary is emphasized.
The importance of typology in interpreting biblical narratives is underscored, with references to scripture study and seminary learning.
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Symbolism in biblical stories and parallels between events in the Old and New Testaments.
33:15The story of Isaac's sacrifice mirrors Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, both involving carrying wood and being fastened.
Abraham and Isaac's story and Noah's ark symbolize baptism and new creation, with the flood prefiguring the Church.
Believers are saved by water and the wood of the cross, with biblical authors inspired by God to convey true meanings in historical events.
The fall of Adam and Eve led to the promise of a savior, ultimately fulfilled through Jesus and Mary.
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Interpretation of the Bible in Christianity.
37:10The Bible authors were guided by the Holy Spirit and ultimately authored by God, providing different perspectives.
Parables are illustrative stories that convey truths without needing to be factually true.
The Church believes the Bible is inspired by God, free of error, and teaches the truth.
The Catechism allows for both historical and symbolic interpretations of the Bible, emphasizing understanding the meaning over specific details.
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The concept of time in relation to God and the portrayal of God in different physical forms in biblical texts.
41:28The story of Noah's Ark, with archaeological evidence supporting its occurrence as a factual event.
Scientific validity and symbolic significance of the story of Noah's Ark in cleansing mankind's wickedness.
Clarification on the biblical reference to a "big fish" in the story of Jonah, rather than a whale.
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Scientific evidence supports the existence of Adam and Eve, focusing on mitochondrial DNA tracing back to Mitochondrial Eve.
44:55The segment highlights the historical conflict between science and the Catholic Church, using Galileo's heliocentric theory as an example.
The Church initially resisted scientific evidence due to perceived conflicts with scripture, but eventually, evidence prevailed.
Understanding both scripture and science is crucial to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts in the future.
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Overview of the Bible's content and purpose.
47:21The Bible contains various genres such as history, poetry, prophecy, and letters, and is considered both human and divine in authorship.
Early Christians primarily learned about the Bible through oral tradition due to limited literacy.
The Bible was created for reading during mass, which predates the Bible itself.
The New Testament primarily consists of letters written to churches for their use in worship, and Catholic weekday masses include more scripture than Protestant Sunday services.
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Differences between sermon and homily, determination of Bible books, importance of statues and images, significance of scripture versus tradition.
50:54Homilies in the Catholic church focus on specific scripture passages.
The Bible does not provide an explicit list of its books.
Statues and images hold importance in Catholicism.
Both scripture and tradition are emphasized in Catholic belief.
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Authority of the Catholic Church and the Canonization of the Bible.
54:39The Catholic Church affirmed the authority of the Bible and canonized it during the councils of Carthage and Hippo in 393 and 397 A.D.
Heretical bibles not recognized as inspired by the Holy Spirit were burned by the Catholic Church, known as apocryphal bibles.
The act of burning these bibles was compared to burning counterfeit money to protect the authenticity of genuine articles.
It is essential to accept both the Bible and the authority of the Catholic Church for spiritual guidance and understanding.
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Addition of seven books to the Catholic Bible.
59:02Martin Luther removed the books, claiming they were not in the original Hebrew scriptures.
Recent discoveries suggest the books were included in the Septuagint used by early Christians and the Catholic Church.
The Council of Germany in the third century saw rabbinic Jews reject these books found in the Septuagint.
The decision to include or exclude these books reflects adherence to either Christ or anti-Christian beliefs.
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Importance of deuterocanonical books in church tradition and faith.
01:00:56Martin Luther's acknowledgment of Catholic contributions to Scripture challenges perceptions of non-Catholics.
The concept of sola scriptura is questioned, noting the Bible's acknowledgment of additional authorities beyond Scripture alone.
The significance of tradition and the role of the Catholic Church in interpreting Scripture are highlighted.
The historical influence of the Catholic Church on the Bible's formation and interpretation is emphasized.
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The Catholic Church's preservation of the Bible and its authority.
01:04:49Rejecting the Church's authority is viewed as rejecting Christ's authority due to apostolic succession.
Catholic teaching and doctrine are rooted in scripture, with multiple Catholic Bible versions.
The chapters and verses of the Bible were created in the 1200s by Cardinal Stephen Langton.
Exploring the covenants is key to understanding the Bible's teachings.
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The Significance of Covenants in Establishing a Relationship with God.
01:09:24Contracts involve the exchange of goods, while covenants involve the exchange of persons, symbolizing a deeper relationship.
God uses covenants to create a family bond with humanity, leading towards the goal of divine sonship.
Various covenants from Adam to Christ demonstrate God's progression in revealing Himself to different groups.
The new covenant with the universal Church represents a culmination of God's plan for humanity's salvation and relationship with Him.
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Overview of Biblical Covenants.
01:11:43The covenants in Genesis include procreation, dominion over the earth, marriage, and Noah's promise not to flood the earth.
The covenant with Abraham involves making him a great nation, blessing his name, and giving his descendants the land of Canaan.
Circumcision is the sign of the covenant with Abraham, and covenants were sealed by cutting animals in half.
The Mosaic covenant with Moses promises the Israelites to be God's treasured possession and a holy people.
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Covenant implications in Israelite history.
01:16:11The Mosaic Covenant established Israel as a holy nation under God's commandments.
The Davidic Covenant promised an eternal kingdom to King David's descendants, fulfilled in Jesus.
Jesus is believed to be the future Jewish king who united the tribes of Israel.
The new covenant brought by Christ replaced old laws by internalizing them in one's heart.
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The new and everlasting covenant in Catholicism is believed to have been instituted at the Last Supper, part of the Eucharist, with the new commandment of love.
01:19:26It is associated with the blood of Christ and replaces animal blood, representing the new testament.
Jesus is seen as the mediator of this covenant, fulfilling all previous covenants.
The establishment of the Catholic Church by Jesus, including the college of bishops, the throne of the pope, and the magisterium, is emphasized as part of organized religion rooted in scripture and tradition.
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Explanation of faith topics on Divine Mercy YouTube channel.
01:22:41Mary's significance in the Bible is compared to figures in the Old Testament and seen as the ultimate disciple.
Mary symbolizes the bride in the Bible's love story narrative.
The Bible conveys a message of life-giving self-sacrificing sonship and familial love.
Understanding God's love allows us to trust and love Him in return.
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Importance of Knowing God Through the Bible and Saint Faustina's Diary.
01:27:38The segment emphasizes the relationship between the Father, Son, Holy Spirit, and Mary in revealing God's nature.
Mary is highlighted as a bridge to understanding the Holy Spirit, and Jesus Christ is emphasized as the door to the Father.
Trusting in God's love and being part of His family are key themes.
The essential message is to trust in Jesus Christ as Lord.
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Divine mercy is the central message of scripture and the gospel.
01:29:01Trust is necessary to receive and show God's love to others.
Acting with love towards God and neighbors is mercy and leads to salvation.
Being a Marian helper involves sharing in prayers, good works, and merits of priests and brothers worldwide.
Perpetual novena to the Divine Mercy and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy are ways to participate in the mercy of God.
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Information on becoming a Marian helper.
01:32:10Visit micprayers.com or call 1-800-462-7426 for personalized prayers.
Blessings from Almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Offers prayers for you and your loved ones.
Amen.
00:09hi
00:10i'm father chris aylar thank you for
00:12joining us here with the marian fathers
00:15at the national shrine
00:16on labor day weekend a beautiful day
00:18here 68 degrees
00:20sunny and so we are glad that you joined
00:23us
00:24and for prayers for all those laborers
00:26out there who are taking a well-deserved
00:28break this weekend
00:30we're so happy you joined us let us
00:32begin with a prayer in the name of the
00:34father
00:34and of the son and of the holy spirit
00:37amen heavenly father we ask you send the
00:40holy spirit down upon us
00:42through the words of scripture lighten
00:45our minds and our hearts to receive
00:48your word you wish to give and we ask
00:50all this
00:51through the intercession of our mother
00:53mary saint faustina and all the saints
00:56and through christ our lord amen in the
00:58name of the father
01:00and of the son and of the holy spirit
01:02amen thank you again everyone for
01:05joining us
01:06as i said i'm father chris aylar and
01:08these talks are continuing
01:09series of explaining the faith
01:13that i have been doing now for 18
01:16straight
01:17saturdays we're excited as you can see
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01:44to get a copy of these talks all right
01:46now today
01:47as you saw on the title slide we're
01:49going to be talking about understanding
01:51the bible
01:52a catholic book i am super
01:55excited about this talk because as i was
01:58finishing it late last night and early
01:59this morning i was like
02:01wow there's so much richness in our
02:04catholic faith that is
02:05united to the bible we hear questions
02:07like you're you're catholic
02:09you're not biblical uh where is that in
02:12the bible where is mary in the bible
02:14where's purgatory in the bible although
02:16i've already done those talks
02:17on mary and purgatory which you can find
02:20on our youtube channel
02:21divine mercy we're going to summarize
02:24the bible today
02:25and why it is a catholic book and to
02:28help you
02:29understand it better when you read it to
02:32be able to make
02:33better um use of the prayer and the
02:36study that you want to do with the bible
02:38all right so let us begin now the first
02:42slide that i want to show
02:44is what is the role of sacred scripture
02:47all right this is an important question
02:49that few of us
02:50ponder every day right all right
02:53here's the key as christians
02:57we believe that god speaks to us
03:00through both private revelation and
03:03public revelation now we know the
03:06private revelation like mary appearing
03:09at lourdes or fatima
03:11we know this or the sacred heart of
03:12jesus to saint margaret mary
03:14ellicott but public
03:18revelation is the highest
03:21form of what we believe because it's
03:24truth that comes directly from
03:27god in a public manner such as
03:31scripture that's why
03:34public revelation is really really
03:37manifested in
03:39scripture holy scripture now it makes
03:42sense
03:43that this public revelation comes in two
03:47ways
03:48both written and oral
03:52most of what we learn in our lives is
03:55oral
03:57most of our conversations are oral
04:00if somebody says to you that your
04:03grandparents came from italy and you are
04:06italian
04:08are you going to say well i don't see
04:09that written down
04:11therefore i don't believe it no
04:14you accept it as a very as a truth
04:17a given truth and so the oral and the
04:21written
04:22are both important now sacred
04:25scripture is that divine revelation
04:29that was written down under the
04:32inspiration of the holy spirit
04:34and sacred tradition is that part of
04:38divine revelation
04:39that was not written down but still
04:43transmitted from the beginning by the
04:46mouths of the
04:47apostles and others now
04:50the bible says though however father no
04:53need to follow tradition this is matthew
04:5515
04:563. but that's referring to man-made
04:59tradition and boy do we hear that a lot
05:01as catholics
05:02you catholics i don't go for your
05:04man-made religion
05:06stay with us because i'm going to tell
05:08you how to answer that
05:10but what the bible does say because when
05:13it says don't follow tradition it means
05:14man-made tradition but what it
05:16says in 2 thessalonians 2 15
05:19is we must follow sacred apostolic
05:23tradition with sacred scripture
05:26together and this is what our catholic
05:29faith teaches how do i know this
05:30let's show our next slide hold
05:34fast or hold to these traditions
05:38which you were taught whether by
05:42word of mouth or by
05:45letter from us this
05:48is second thessalonians 2 15 very
05:51important right there the bible tells us
05:55that you need to hold fast to that
05:57tradition apostolic now not man-made
06:00meaning coming from god through the
06:02apostles
06:03now let's look at our next slide this is
06:06the church
06:07this is the magisterium of the church a
06:10bunch of bishops ah father that's not
06:12important
06:13that's that's something from ancient
06:16times and
06:16you know back in the 50s you know we
06:18don't need this anymore well
06:21to ensure that we receive
06:25public revelation without corruption
06:29or misinterpretation we
06:33need not just sacred scripture
06:36because we could misinterpret it and not
06:39just sacred tradition
06:41because we could possibly misunderstand
06:43it
06:44but we need the official teaching
06:47authority of god he gave us that
06:51teaching authority
06:53in the church called the magisterium
06:57the bible says that jesus christ
07:00founded a church with divine authority
07:04to govern in his name did you hear that
07:06let me repeat that
07:08the bible says jesus christ
07:11founded a church with divine
07:15authority to govern in his name
07:18don't believe me matthew 16
07:21verses 13-20 and luke 10
07:25verse 16 we need an authority
07:29we must have an authority to guard and
07:31interpret any document
07:33that dictates how we are to live you
07:36know the us
07:37government does the same thing
07:40the founding of our nation is based on
07:43this
07:44what is the written document that guides
07:46our nation
07:47the constitution but
07:50what is it let's show our next slide
07:53what is it it's the the constitution is
07:56like our bible
07:58the bible is written down to guide
08:01how we live and the constitution is
08:04written down to guide how we live now
08:07can you interpret the constitution in
08:09any way you want
08:10could you say well you know what i'm
08:12just going to go do this because
08:13i believe the constitution says i have
08:15the right to kill
08:17somebody who upset me the constitution
08:20says i have freedom
08:22wait a minute the constitution says you
08:24have freedom to kill somebody because
08:26they upset you yeah it says they have
08:27complete freedom
08:28no that's a misinterpretation well who
08:31interprets that
08:32you don't tell me your view i have my
08:34view that's why we have the supreme
08:37court
08:38when the supreme court works the way
08:41it's supposed to
08:43it interprets that constitution so this
08:46is what we have if we didn't have a
08:48magisterium
08:49we would interpret the bible in forty
08:52thousand different ways
08:53which is exactly what is happening right
08:56now
08:56in in the fragmented christian
08:59denominations
09:00all right let's look at our next slide
09:03this is from
09:04second peter 3 16.
09:08peter said this of paul this is
09:10interesting
09:12peter said this of paul his
09:15letters meaning saint paul contains
09:18some things that are hard to understand
09:22which ignorant and unstable people
09:26distort as they do
09:29the other scriptures to their own
09:32destruction are you kidding me
09:36how come we never hear about this verse
09:39that verse from peter is basically
09:41saying that you're going to be distorted
09:45because these things are hard to
09:46understand
09:48so how do we answer it how do we
09:50understand it properly that's why our
09:53catholic faith
09:54let's look at the next slide has three
09:57legs of
09:58our catholic stool they are
10:01scripture tradition and magisterium
10:05you know the jews had the same three
10:08legs of their stool
10:10they had the scripture they had the
10:12torah and the ten commandments
10:14they had their tradition which was uh
10:17came down with moses from mount sinai
10:19they had the magisterium
10:21which was the the law that or the
10:22teaching authority of
10:24of the um of the pharisees and
10:27and the law of moses so now
10:30you can see how this all comes together
10:33so here's the bottom line everybody
10:36the bible is the teachings of god
10:40in the words of god yes
10:43divinely inspired without error god is
10:46the author
10:48however all of our catholic church
10:51documents
10:54are also the teachings of god
10:57but in the words of men
11:01yes but they're still the teachings
11:04of god even though they are the words of
11:07men
11:07it's like any professor in the world
11:09that teaches at the university what does
11:11the professor say
11:12he teaches you the true meaning from
11:15you know you have i had philosophy so my
11:18professor would talk about
11:19aristotle he put aristotle in his own
11:21word so i could understand him it was
11:23still the words of aristotle
11:25but explained by my professor this is
11:28what the church
11:29does for us they take the real words of
11:31god they're not the words of men they're
11:32the words of god
11:34through i should say through the words
11:37of man
11:38okay to explain it so when i hear
11:41somebody say or you hear somebody to say
11:44i don't follow the teachings of
11:46men you can say neither do
11:50i i'm catholic i follow the teachings of
11:54god explained to me
11:57by the very men christ entrusted
12:01to teach me you see
12:04christ gave authority to the apostles
12:07who then gave that authority
12:09and passed it down to us and this is in
12:11the acts of the apostles this is
12:13scriptural
12:15socrates he entrusted plato
12:18and he taught plato his teachings and he
12:21in turn then went and taught with
12:23authority to
12:24aristotle this is how it is handed on
12:28and this is how we do it in our church
12:30now this brings me to the most amazing
12:32scripture verse
12:33again why do we never hear this let's go
12:36to our next slide
12:40from 2 timothy 2 verse 22
12:44what you have heard from me
12:48this is paul's letter to timothy right
12:50what you have heard from me
12:52entrust to faithful men
12:56who will be able to teach others
13:00also their scripture
13:04telling us that men will be used to
13:08teach
13:08this is what the catholic faith is
13:11this is incredible to me that we don't
13:13understand this
13:15let's keep going let's now get into the
13:17heart of it
13:18the next slide how do we read and
13:20understand the bible
13:23how do we do this we read the bible
13:26primarily why to become holy
13:30so it helps when it is explained in ways
13:33we
13:33understand that's what the church is for
13:36now how do we read the bible
13:38let's go to our next slide first
13:41we must read it with holiness our goal
13:45has to be to get closer to god
13:48second we read it with faith we believe
13:51in god's word and we believe
13:53this is it this is truly the word of god
13:56and then third we have to read it with
13:58humility
14:00recognizing our need to live what we
14:03read
14:04very powerful important now we
14:07must read the bible as a whole reading
14:11isolated passages and taking it out of
14:14context distorts it this is what the
14:17devil did
14:18so when non-catholics start spewing
14:20individual verses at you don't get
14:22discouraged
14:24the the the whole understanding of the
14:26whole bible as a whole which we're going
14:28to talk about
14:29needs to be factored in not just
14:30isolated
14:32versus the the devil did that that's can
14:35be distorting
14:36we have to understand it as a whole this
14:38is why let's go to our next slide
14:41full sola fide as an example faith alone
14:45this is a perfect example of taking
14:47something out of context
14:48how do i know this well because john 3
14:5116 basically says we'll be saved
14:53if we believe in god period many people
14:56believe this to mean
14:58faith alone you know in fact i was at
15:01walmart once
15:02in north carolina and a woman saw my
15:04benedict cross and she came up to me and
15:06she said
15:07you must be catholic because you know
15:09the body of christ is on that cross
15:12and so i said yes and she said how could
15:14you belong
15:15to a religion that's not of the bible
15:18you're not scriptural you're not of the
15:20bible i said how
15:22she says romans 3 28 you don't know your
15:25scriptures
15:26you you catholics don't know your
15:27scriptures you're not of the bible
15:29and i said why she said romans 3
15:3228. so i said uh
15:35okay what does romans 3 28 say so
15:39i didn't even know my gospel so she i
15:42kind of fell into her own
15:43her own trap but anyway she said you are
15:46saved by
15:47faith alone and not by works
15:51now do we as catholics believe that that
15:54you are saved by faith alone and not by
15:56works
15:57no we don't so wait a minute
16:01we go against what's in the bible you'll
16:03be told you do
16:04but actually that's not what the bible
16:07says
16:08if you go back to what the bible
16:10actually
16:11says in the original language it says
16:14you are
16:14saved by faith we as catholics believe
16:17that it does not say alone
16:19martin luther added the word alone and
16:22not by works of the law we believe that
16:27when we say works we mean works of love
16:30and matthew 25 like the sheep and the
16:32goats it says
16:33unless you love my sheep you can't enter
16:35the kingdom of heaven
16:36this is what we as catholics believe
16:40so when luther was questioned why he
16:42added the word alone listen to this
16:43quote you can look it up he said i will
16:46it i command it
16:47my will is reason enough
16:50no that's not reason enough for me
16:53martin luther that you added it no it's
16:55not
16:56you know uh first corinthians or excuse
16:59me corinthians 13
17:002 paul says faith without love is
17:02nothing and cannot save
17:04james 2 24 see that a man is justified
17:08by
17:08works and not by faith alone
17:12that's the only time faith alone appears
17:14in the bible james 2 24
17:16you are not saved by faith alone for as
17:18the body apart from the spirit is dead
17:20so faith apart from works is dead and
17:22they mean works of love
17:24not of the law matthew 20
17:2719 17 jesus says we must keep the
17:30commandments to be saved
17:32so it's not just faith alone matthew 25
17:36i said the sheep and the goats so we
17:37approached the bible as a bigger hole
17:40not just isolated passages today many
17:43disregard the tradition of the church
17:45and the church
17:46fathers they think they know better this
17:49is a lack of humility
17:51because we think we know better than 2
17:53000 years
17:54of church teaching i don't and i don't
17:57think you do either
17:59we don't so anyway this seems like
18:02there's a contradiction in the bible
18:05are there contradictions in the bible it
18:08seems like it doesn't it
18:09in one place jesus will say one thing
18:12and then another place you'll say
18:13another like
18:14in one place he says call nobody your
18:16father but yet
18:17the ten commandments say honor your
18:18father and mother we'll get to that
18:21catholics believe scripture's both
18:23inerrant
18:24meaning without error and inspired
18:27meaning from god
18:28so we can't have contradictions well
18:30father how do you explain that it
18:32doesn't say this in matthew but it says
18:34it in luke remember
18:36two witnesses will always describe the
18:38very same accident in different ways
18:41neither is lying they just saw it in
18:44different ways
18:45because one leaves something out of it
18:47doesn't mean that it didn't happen
18:49or maybe they didn't observe it that way
18:51so we have to understand this
18:53this is why we need the church to
18:56interpret
18:57like a judge interprets what happened at
18:59the accident based on the case of all
19:01the witnesses
19:02so the church takes all of the gospel
19:05and interprets it for us just like a
19:07judge does
19:08for all the witnesses in an accident
19:11it makes perfect sense well let's get
19:13back to that father call no one your
19:15father
19:16i hear this way more than i ever thought
19:18i would since i've been doing these
19:19talks
19:20why are you catholic call no man father
19:22chris
19:23thought your father chris elar why do
19:25you say father jesus said call
19:27no one your father well jesus didn't
19:29mean not to say the word father
19:32or to not refer to someone in the
19:34earthly sense my goodness the fourth
19:36commandment says honor your father
19:38and your mother the rich man in the rich
19:41the parable of lazarus and the rich man
19:44he called out father abraham come dip
19:47to dip his finger in cool water that's
19:50the parable luke 16 24.
19:52saint paul calls religious leaders
19:55fathers
19:56in acts 7 verse 2 and acts 22 1.
19:59paul tells the corinthians i became your
20:02father
20:03so a priest is a spiritual father that's
20:06why we say
20:06father we have many children not
20:08biologically but
20:10spiritually jesus in john 8 56
20:14said quote this is quoting jesus
20:17who said call no one on earth your
20:19father he said quote
20:20john 8 56 your father
20:24abraham rejoiced to see my day and he
20:28saw it and was glad so what jesus means
20:30there
20:31is we only call one abba father one
20:34creator father
20:35one who made everything father that's
20:38who he meant
20:39we don't call any other god god but
20:42our god abba all right hopefully that
20:45makes sense so let's go to the next
20:47slide
20:47should catholics read the bible as
20:50literally
20:51true i have a question for you
20:54should we as catholics read the bible as
20:57literally
20:58true the answer
21:01yes now go home tonight and cut off your
21:06right hand
21:08because it says if it causes you to sin
21:10cut it off
21:12well wait a minute father you said to
21:13read the bible literally now you're
21:15saying you're
21:16you're kind of joking around about
21:18cutting off your right hand no here's
21:19the thing
21:21by literal when we you need to erase
21:25from your mind
21:26what you think literal means
21:29by literal the bible means the intention
21:32of the author what the message
21:34is that the author is trying to convey
21:36is true
21:38so what is the message of that passage
21:40if your right hand causes you to sin cut
21:42it off it means if there's something
21:44in your life causing you to sin get rid
21:46of it
21:47is it a computer with pornography is it
21:50a
21:50alcohol bottle is it a drug is it drugs
21:54is it is it maybe even a relationship
21:56what is it that's causing
21:58you to sin you got to get rid of it the
22:00literal interpretation is true
22:02there's something causing you to sin get
22:04rid of it but it doesn't mean we read it
22:06as
22:07literal lists meaning you
22:10actually get a saw out and cut literally
22:12off your hand
22:15this is not the way we read the bible
22:17the church tells us this is why we need
22:19the church they explain this to us
22:22so in the not the literalist sense but
22:25literally it means get rid of it if i
22:28say today i got a thousand things to do
22:30am i lying am i lying if i say have a
22:34thousand things to do today no i'm not
22:36lying
22:36i have a ton of things to do but that
22:38doesn't mean that if you follow me
22:40around with a pen that you could
22:41probably count one thousand
22:42that means literalist the literal
22:45meaning is i have a lot to do
22:46that's true the literal list meaning
22:49means
22:49actually 1999
22:53thousand and that's not how we read the
22:56bible so sometimes the writers
22:58are referring in this way they use
23:01figures of speech similes metaphors
23:05hyperbole so we don't read it as literal
23:08lists
23:09all right when it says god is a rock we
23:11don't mean he's literally
23:13a clump of hardened dirt okay
23:16so sometimes the writers are referring
23:19even now let's go to historical events
23:22sometimes they are referring to
23:23historical events sometimes not
23:25what the authors intend to communicate
23:28is true
23:29and free of air whether it is
23:31historically happened or not like
23:33the man in the parable does jesus told a
23:36parable did he mean that that
23:38actually that man did that or is jesus
23:40telling a story the truth
23:42is the meaning so let's get a little bit
23:46more to that that's how we read the
23:47scriptures let's go to our next
23:49slide this is very important okay this
23:50is going to be the most technical i get
23:52on you today
23:53so don't turn me off yet because you're
23:55thinking i'm getting father chris is
23:56getting too technical
23:58stay with me this is just a little
23:59technical part there's
24:01four ways we read the bible the first
24:04way
24:05is literally we have to understand the
24:07bible i already explained the literal
24:08sense
24:09but this is where most people stop just
24:11give me the meaning
24:13but we also have the spiritual sense
24:16those are two three and four so we have
24:19the literal sense
24:20which is the meaning of the of the
24:22gospel meaning if there's something in
24:23your life causing you to sin get rid of
24:25it
24:26but what is the spiritual sense number
24:28two three and four okay
24:30there's the allegorical which is
24:33basically
24:34the typology which means there's god
24:37uses
24:38uh like like uh like the noah's ark is
24:41gonna be a symbol of coming baptism or
24:44or um coming of christ is prefigured in
24:46the old testament
24:48to be shown in the new we'll get to that
24:50then you have the moral sense
24:53and the anagogical sense now don't get
24:56intimidated
24:57i'm going to give you an example here
24:58all right
25:00the temple of god let's talk about the
25:02temple of god
25:04number one on that list was the literal
25:06sense so what do i mean
25:08literally when i say the temple of god
25:10that's what we read about in scriptures
25:12about the actual stone building
25:14a big building where everybody went to
25:16worship
25:18so now we know the temple of god in
25:21scripture
25:22in the literal sense but we also have to
25:25understand it in the spiritual sense the
25:28allegorical the moral and the anagogical
25:30don't get worried about the big words
25:32i'm simply going to explain what it
25:34means
25:35so jesus was also talking about the
25:37temple
25:38in the allegorical sense how
25:41when he said destroy this temple and i
25:43will rebuild it did he mean the
25:45stones no he meant himself
25:50right there are simple levels of meaning
25:53in the spiritual sense this is
25:55typology his body is the new temple
26:00all right it's the meaning below the
26:02meaning if that
26:03means anything now let's go to the moral
26:07sense the moral sense of scripture is
26:09how
26:10the verse applies to you and your
26:12personal morality
26:14so for you in the moral sense
26:18your body is a temple
26:21the holy spirit your body is the temple
26:24of the holy spirit this is first
26:25corinthians six
26:26so we should never desecrate our body
26:29and
26:30which is a temple by getting you know
26:32overly drunk or watching impure movies
26:34or gorging and gluttony
26:37this is abusing the temple of our bodies
26:39this is the moral sense
26:40so the moral sense teaches you how to
26:42live in your sense but there's
26:44one more the anagogical sense
26:48and this is what it means in the bigger
26:50picture of eternity
26:53and in a heavenly sense so that last
26:57sense is the anagogical and that refers
27:00to the heavenly
27:01or future sense now in catholicism we
27:05call it eschatological
27:07eschatology means study of the end times
27:10so we know that after the second coming
27:13there will be a new heavenly temple
27:16this is revelation 21. the old earth and
27:20all of its
27:21temples will pass away even the churches
27:24so this is the temple of god in the
27:26heavenly sense now
27:28you see how they all fit together so
27:30augustine of dossier
27:32captured this understanding of the four
27:34senses of scripture i want to summarize
27:36it
27:38he said the literal or historical
27:41teaches the event or what something is
27:44like the temple was the building
27:46the allegorical teaches what you should
27:48believe
27:50right so uh that is that the temple is
27:54the body of christ
27:55morality teaches what you should do that
27:58means don't abuse your temple
28:00your body and the anagogical teaches
28:03what you should be aiming for which is
28:05the temple of god in heaven
28:08for all eternity so cassian wrote this
28:12quote
28:13let's look at another example of
28:14jerusalem he said the one jerusalem can
28:17be understood in four different ways
28:19in the historical or literal sense as
28:21the actual city itself of the jews
28:24in the allegorical as the church of
28:26christ
28:28that is the new jerusalem in the moral
28:30sense
28:31as the human soul and in the anagogical
28:35sense
28:35is the heavenly city of god which is the
28:38mother of us all
28:39that's galatians 4 26.
28:42this is beautiful but the problem is a
28:44lot of fundamentalists
28:46stop at the literal the literal sense
28:49and then tell
28:50catholics that you're not reading the
28:52bible the right way
28:53actually we're reading it the way christ
28:55explained it and how do we know the
28:56church teaches us that
28:58jesus told us that all right let's keep
29:00going on this typology thing i think
29:02it's very interesting
29:04the catechism tells us that the new
29:06testament
29:07lies hidden in the old and the old
29:10testament
29:11is revealed in the new for instance
29:14jonah was three days and three nights in
29:17the belly of a whale
29:19that was typology for christ going to be
29:22spending
29:22three days and three nights confined in
29:25the tomb
29:27and we're going to talk about you know
29:29towards the end of the talk was jonah
29:31and the wheel a real event stay with us
29:35let's go to our next slide
29:40noah's ark first peter 3
29:43said he pointed out st peter pointed out
29:46the flood of noah anticipates christian
29:48baptism look at the water there
29:51this is the wiping away the cleansing
29:53the washing away a sin just like it was
29:55in noah's time
29:56so typology is the notion of what
29:59preceded christ
30:00was just a shadow of what was to come in
30:03christ
30:04in the new testament this is why at the
30:06mass we read the old testament
30:08first and then the new testament and
30:11they usually go together
30:12like when the serpent moses carved the
30:14serpent right
30:15and and put it on the pole for people
30:19to look upon and be saved then the
30:21second the gospel reading of that same
30:23day
30:23is jesus being nailed to the cross and
30:25being lifted up on a pole
30:27to save people it was prefigured by the
30:30serpent bronze serpent
30:31by moses and now we have christ as the
30:34real one on that
30:35pole or cross to be saving us
30:38now persons or events of the old
30:42testament
30:43are understood to be types of people in
30:45the new testament
30:47you want to know what one of my favorite
30:48ones is i'm going to tell you this one
30:50this is one of my all-time favorites
30:52let's go to our next slide
30:54does anybody know what this is on the
30:57left
30:58is isaac taking the wood
31:01that abraham is going to sacrifice him
31:04because this was god's command and then
31:06on the right we have
31:08christ how does the old testament
31:13isaac look at isaac there hearing the
31:15wood how does he
31:17prefigure christ how is he a type of
31:20christ
31:21this is what i learned in seminary i had
31:23some of the best seminary
31:25um scripture study scholars and i'm
31:28teaching you what i learned i'm
31:29giving you basically six years
31:32two years at franciscan and four years
31:36at dominican house of studies and holy
31:38apostles
31:39of the best i learned to scripture and i
31:41love this
31:42all right isaac let's compare isaac as a
31:45pre-figure a typology to jesus
31:48isaac carried the wood for his sacrifice
31:51that's genesis 22 that's a type of
31:54christ
31:55carrying his cross to calvary the wood
31:58both jesus and isaac took a donkey
32:01to the place where they were to be
32:03sacrificed
32:05two men were by their side each of them
32:08we know the two men by christ's side the
32:10good thief and the bad thief but did you
32:12know
32:12the two servants were next to isaac
32:16when he traveled the journey to the
32:19mount
32:21was a three-day walk for isaac and
32:23abraham
32:24and jesus was in the tomb for three days
32:28abraham knew that isaac was to be
32:31sacrificed
32:33so to him isaac was as good as dead
32:37and it broke his heart
32:40broke his heart but isaac was released
32:44from
32:44death on that third day when they got
32:47there
32:48like jesus was released and resurrected
32:51on the third
32:52day as well and it looked like he was as
32:56good as dead
32:57so for three days traveling
33:00abraham's thinking isaac my dear son is
33:02as good as dead
33:04then for three days the apostles are
33:06thinking jesus christ our dear friend
33:09as his for three days as is good as dead
33:13then christ resurrected and isaac in its
33:15sense was resurrected by god
33:17because it was stopped both jesus and
33:21jesus and isaac carried the wood on
33:23their back up a hill
33:24to be sacrificed again it was god who
33:28provided the lamb
33:29to be sacrificed
33:32in the case of isaac there was a lamb
33:34caught with his horns in the thicket
33:36and in jesus case he was the lamb
33:40again both jesus and isaac were fastened
33:43and placed on wood
33:47to be sacrificed for abraham aram was
33:50then
33:51caught in the thicket of thorns
33:55the head of the ram a male lamb
33:59was caught his head in a
34:02thicket of thorns just like the crown of
34:05thorns placed on jesus's head
34:08this is incredible many say these things
34:11happened
34:12at the same place cavalry
34:16this is the tradition of the church
34:17there are numerous other examples
34:19that's what we call typology in the
34:21gospels
34:23this is amazing to me i can give you so
34:25many of these examples but that's just
34:27one of my favorites
34:29all right the bible has a literally true
34:31meaning
34:33adam and eve noah the red sea they all
34:35have a true meaning
34:38but did adam and eve really exist
34:42yes i'm going to talk to you in a minute
34:45about some scientific research that's
34:48very interesting about adam and eve
34:50i was working with brother mark on this
34:51he sent me some information
34:54we must believe it god will however will
34:56always bring a greater good
34:59out of any evil what greater good did it
35:01come out of adam and eve
35:02they fell that man they got us in a mess
35:04the greater good was the promise of a
35:06savior and the gift of a mother
35:09jesus and mary in the bible we see
35:12typology of the greater good to come
35:15so here we see this in the flooding of
35:18noah it looks like a tragedy but the
35:21greater good to come was baptism
35:23and a new creation the ark of noah
35:27was a pre-figure of the church as i said
35:29before this this shrine here even kind
35:31of looks like an ark
35:32it's a figure of one church that brings
35:35us baptism the waters of baptism
35:38the family of noah listen to this
35:41was saved by wood and water
35:46because that's how we in the church are
35:49saved christ's family is saved by
35:51water and baptism and wood of the cross
35:55just as every kind of animal was aboard
35:57the ark
35:58believers from all nations are aboard
36:00the church
36:02isn't this amazing all right let's go to
36:04our next slide but is the bible 100
36:07historical all right
36:10this is where it gets a little
36:11interesting don't flick me off yet
36:15we said at times that the bible authors
36:17now who's the author of the bible
36:19maybe i didn't explain this well enough
36:20the holy spirit
36:22and the men who wrote it down guided and
36:26inspired by the holy spirit
36:29the men also were involved in the
36:31authorship that's why they have
36:32different perspectives
36:33but it's ultimately the authorship is
36:35god
36:37we said at times that the bible authors
36:39use figurative language some more than
36:41others because that's their own unique
36:42style
36:43but is it possible for something to be
36:45truthful
36:46yet not necessarily factual
36:50ah no way father
36:54well actually that's what a parable is
36:59a parable is an illustrative story that
37:02didn't necessarily
37:04have to have physically literally
37:06happened in the way that it was told
37:10when scripture says for instance god is
37:12my rock
37:14that's psalm 18 2 do we believe that god
37:17as i said before is really a clump of
37:18hardened dirt
37:20no that image well and not intended to
37:23be
37:24literalist it's literally true he is a
37:27solid foundation this is god in a
37:30figurative way
37:32he is a rock he's strong he's steadfast
37:34solid we can lean on
37:36him just like a rock so it's true
37:39the church insists that the bible is
37:42inspired
37:43meaning from god and inerrant meaning
37:45free of air
37:46and what it teaches is the truth so the
37:49point of these stories is
37:51god is faithful he's solid he's he's
37:54steadfast he's a rock now
37:57it's more important than trying to
37:59identify specific details
38:02so the catechism tells us that we are
38:04free to understand
38:05every bit of the bible as historical
38:08or not so the meaning is true but the
38:11parts of the text
38:12can be symbolic and you say well
38:16wait a minute father there's nothing in
38:17the bible that's symbolic
38:19there's nothing well wait a minute are
38:21those parables that jesus talked about
38:23a man in the vineyard literally
38:26doing something and planting did it
38:29actually happen right in front of jesus
38:31well let's read what the catechism says
38:33before you flick me off
38:35catechism next slide 337 no i'm sorry i
38:39don't have a slide for this i apologize
38:41let me read you catechism 337 i was
38:43supposed to make a slide
38:46god himself created the visible world
38:49in all its richness diversity and order
38:53scripture presents the work of the
38:55creator
38:57[Music]
38:58symbolically as a succession of
39:01six days of divine work
39:04concluded by the rest of the seventh day
39:08that doesn't mean you don't you don't
39:09have to believe that it was seven
39:1124-hour day period you are free to
39:14believe that
39:16but the church does not say if you don't
39:19believe that it was
39:20seven 24-hour periods that you can't get
39:23to heaven
39:24don't please don't write me and
39:27criticize me
39:28i'm simply giving you the teaching of
39:30the catechism of the catholic church
39:31again
39:32catechism 3 37.
39:36god himself let me read it again created
39:39the visible world and all its richness
39:42diversity and order man i wish i would
39:44have made a slide for this
39:46scripture presents the work of the
39:48creator symbolically
39:51as a succession of six days of divine
39:54work concluded by the rest
39:57on the seventh day what the catechism
40:00means there's
40:01a day could have been a thousand years
40:03remember the bible also tells us doesn't
40:04it a day is like a thousand years a
40:06thousand years are like a day
40:08so don't get hung up on that we don't
40:10want to be
40:12you're missing the point of the bible if
40:13that's what you're if we're too hung up
40:15on
40:15what matters is that god did this he
40:18created
40:19all right that but does it
40:22but it says that god was for instance um
40:25what let's talk about god in other ways
40:28um
40:29well you know what because of time i
40:30think i have to skip that section
40:32um you know talks about god with hands
40:35and feet
40:36you know feet in exodus arms in hosea
40:38hands in
40:39exodus here in daniel a face in psalm
40:4227.
40:43these help us to picture god as a way we
40:46can picture him to understand him
40:49why it's true literally that for
40:51instance
40:52god was angry with us it says that god
40:56for instance um was angry
41:00and was moved by emotion and he was
41:03regretted
41:04that he created the human race can god
41:06regret no
41:07he cannot be moved by emotion or a wave
41:10of regret god doesn't change his mind
41:12or repent as man does it makes us
41:15understand god in our terms that we can
41:18better understand all right sorry i
41:20can't explain that more
41:21let's go on don't be however too quick
41:26to dismiss the reality of the bible this
41:28is one of my favorite sections
41:29of this talk noah
41:33actually did no ozark really happen or
41:35is that a symbol father chris
41:38well noah seems to be based on a factual
41:41event
41:42since archaeologists have found evidence
41:45of great floods
41:46let's look at our next slide dr ballard
41:49i studied him since seventh grade when i
41:51first learned about him
41:53look at that picture there it says wave
41:57adventure in ocean exploration
42:01from the discovery of the titanic
42:04to this uh gotta read it here to the
42:07search
42:08for noah all right you know what he
42:11found
42:13dr ballard who also did the titanic
42:17found flooded civilizations living
42:20civilizations in the black sea
42:22near turkey he said that the salty black
42:26sea was
42:26once fresh until it was flooded
42:30all of the sudden they dated it to
42:33around
42:345000 bc
42:37where there were towns that disappeared
42:40instantly
42:41fits right in time place with noah
42:45this does not mean that every detail the
42:47story of noah's ark had to have happened
42:49exactly like it did
42:52but there's evidence that it's
42:54scientifically a real event
42:58whether or not the giraffes entered in
43:00before the elephants or vice versa it
43:02doesn't matter
43:04what matters is what it prefigured and
43:06that mankind's wickedness
43:08was was washed away and prefigured in
43:11baptism
43:12what about jonah jonah
43:16it says we always say joan in the whale
43:19but the actual excuse me
43:25but the bible actually doesn't say whale
43:28it says
43:28big fish and this can be explained now
43:33because there's only one type of whale
43:35that they believe could actually swallow
43:36a human that's a sperm whale
43:39and in a fish it could be possibly a
43:41great white
43:42both of those are apt are able to
43:45swallow
43:46large victims whole well people argue
43:49well that's not true father because
43:50there's no whales in the mediterranean
43:52you know what they found out
43:54recent discoveries is that there were
43:56whales
43:57in the mediterranean and that they were
43:59hunted to extinction by the romans
44:03and so there could have easily been a
44:04whale in the mediterranean sea to
44:06swallow jonah
44:08the smithsonian website itself
44:12talks about the parting of the red sea
44:15and says that this really
44:16could have happened it says atmospheric
44:20effects and lake effects could have
44:22parted the red sea
44:24at the time moses was there well wait a
44:26minute father and then you're saying it
44:27wasn't moses no who controls
44:29nature and the weather god does so what
44:32this is showing is that it's physically
44:33possible
44:34by god controlling the nature he could
44:36have made it happen
44:38now let's get back to adam and eve
44:42we have to believe they were real people
44:45but you know what i find is interesting
44:48scientific proof that says they were
44:49real people
44:51there's a lot of confusing data out here
44:53but i read through the information
44:54brother mark
44:55sent me and here's what i gleaned out of
44:57it and i'm going to read you quote
45:00if you trace back the dna
45:04in the maternally inherited
45:06microchondria that means the genes from
45:08your mom's side
45:11if you trace back the dna in the
45:13maternally
45:14inherited mitochondria within our cells
45:17all humans have a theoretical
45:21common ancestor this woman
45:25is known to scientists as the
45:27mitochondrial
45:29eve isn't that awesome
45:33i mean that is just amazing
45:36so science the church isn't against
45:39science
45:40people hear this all the time take our
45:42next slide galileo
45:44people are constantly jumping here's a
45:45side of galileo people also jumping on
45:47the catholic church
45:48oh they they beat them and they and they
45:50threw them into prison and chained them
45:53and excommunicated them and treated them
45:55horribly and they wanted to block
45:56science they didn't want the people to
45:58be educated
45:59wrong wrong wrong the true story
46:02of galileo is first of all when he
46:06stated that the sun the earth revolves
46:09around the sun rather than vice versa
46:10actually wasn't his idea it was actually
46:12a catholic priest named copernicus
46:14a polish catholic priest when galileo
46:17made this statement the church stated
46:20that this appears to contradict
46:23scripture
46:24you know that part in the scripture that
46:25talks about the sun standing still and
46:27this and that
46:29and this appeared to contradict
46:33scripture so the church told galileo
46:36please you can teach this they never
46:39told them no they said but don't teach
46:41it as scientific
46:42fact because it appears to contradict
46:44scripture so what was the church doing
46:46they were protecting
46:47scripture they said it appears
46:51to contradict scripture but they didn't
46:53fully understand scripture nor science
46:56so when it ended up being proven that
46:57the sun does or excuse me the earth does
46:59revolve around the sun
47:01galileo really copernicus ended up being
47:03right
47:05but the church had a problem with
47:06galileo wasn't because he was teaching
47:08it because they asked him to do it as a
47:09hypothesis not a scientific fact
47:12and he didn't he disobeyed that would be
47:15like me disobeying and i'm told to do
47:16one thing i've done another i should be
47:18dealt with i should be disciplined
47:21and so this is a black eye the church
47:23gets unfairly
47:24all right now let's go on on how the
47:27bible
47:28should be read let's keep going here
47:30it's actually a collection of
47:32books separate but a one
47:35volume library think of a one
47:39volume library and those
47:42individual books of the bible have all
47:44types of different genres
47:46you got history you've got liturgical
47:49writings you've got prayers you've got
47:51poetry
47:52you've got apocalyptic prophecy you've
47:54got letters
47:56you've got all these things you can't
47:59expect to understand the bible if you
48:01only tried to read it in one way
48:04as just one of those things or as a
48:07single book
48:08and you can't expect to understand the
48:10bible if you read it as a bunch of
48:12collection of individual books that have
48:14no relation to each other either
48:17they are a coherent whole a unity
48:20the unity of scripture comes from its
48:22divine author the holy spirit
48:24and the diversity of the scriptures
48:27comes from the
48:28human authors who wrote it down in a
48:31bunch of different times
48:32places and events so to treat the bible
48:36only as divine which some
48:38fundamentalists do
48:40or only as human as some scientists do
48:44guarantees that you are not going to
48:46read the bible accurately
48:48like jesus the bible is both human and
48:51divine
48:52in its authorship this is powerful now
48:56let's get to some really good stuff here
48:59next slide
49:00how did the bible come about all right
49:03fun stuff here nine out of ten
49:07early christians could not read
49:10so how did they learn not the bible
49:15they learned by tradition they couldn't
49:16run from the bible they couldn't read
49:19so they had to be told orally so this
49:22argument that it's
49:23not written in the bible would have
49:25fallen apart in the first several
49:26centuries what
49:27would you do with all the people who
49:28couldn't read
49:30it was passed on orally tradition
49:33where did they learn their faith and the
49:35scriptures the mass
49:38the bible was created to be read
49:41at the mass whoa father what are you
49:45saying
49:45stay with me the mass came before the
49:49bible
49:50christ instituted the mass the night
49:53before he
49:53died not a word of new testament
49:56scripture
49:57had been written for decades at that
49:59point
50:01in fact most new testament
50:05consists of letters and who did write
50:07those
50:08did paul write those letters to the
50:11churches
50:13the the letters that are in the bible
50:15were written to churches
50:18it was for their purpose for use of that
50:21church
50:22the bible is meant to be used for the
50:24churches in worship
50:26and not just memorized and individual
50:29scripture passages quoted
50:32there is most scripture at the mass do
50:35you know there's more scripture in one
50:37weekday catholic mass than any sunday
50:39protestant
50:40service period the early church to use
50:43scripture for worship
50:45and only secondarily for study
50:49this is interesting that's why when the
50:52priest gives a homily in the catholic
50:54church we different from a sermon and a
50:56homily are different
50:58in non-catholic phase they do sermons
51:00which are
51:01talks about any general topic but in the
51:05catholic church we give homilies which
51:06means we talk about a specific scripture
51:09passage of the day
51:11non-catholic faiths don't have
51:13particular scripture passages for a
51:15given day
51:16like we do this is systematic it's
51:18beautiful
51:20it's how we learn our faith through the
51:22bible and that
51:23is truly catholic so the priest
51:27gives a homily on non-catholics give
51:30sermons
51:31but let's go to our our our next slide
51:35who determined what books went into the
51:38bible
51:39all right who determined what books went
51:43into the bible this is a
51:45critical question if you only stay with
51:47me for one more slide stay with this one
51:49even though
51:50they get better but who determined it
51:54nowhere in the bible does it say what
51:56books belong in the bible
51:59god never gave a table of contents he
52:01never said you need to include
52:03the the book of revelation you need to
52:05put the gospel of james but not the
52:07gospel of thomas or
52:08or gospel of peter how come they didn't
52:10make it in the bible
52:12during that time of the early centuries
52:14we had the gospel of thomas the gospel
52:16of peter
52:17the gospel of mary how come they didn't
52:20make it into the bible
52:22who said that they that matthew mark
52:25luke and john do but not
52:26thomas and in in peter and mary's
52:29gospels
52:31who who made that determination all
52:34right
52:35when i was in north carolina i had a
52:38good friend
52:39um good man fallen away catholic
52:42and i had behind me a crucifix on my
52:46wall
52:47and in my crucifix on my wall
52:50um i would have my business meetings and
52:53sometimes my employees would come in and
52:54one day
52:55my good employee ed came in and he's
52:57sitting in front of me and
52:59he's looking up at the crucifix and and
53:02and finally he just breaks down he says
53:03chris can i close your door
53:05and i said okay and he closes the door
53:07he says
53:08why do you crazy catholics have all
53:10these statues and and this image of
53:12christ they said well because
53:14christ died for us and when we go to
53:15mass you see the crucifix because you're
53:17there at calvary
53:18as he's paying our debt to sin which is
53:20his death
53:21he said chris all you need is this
53:26and he held up the bible and he says
53:29this is all you need
53:31you don't need anything else you don't
53:34need four walls of your church you don't
53:36need the magisterium you don't need
53:38tradition even though the bible says
53:40we both need oral and written tradition
53:42and the bible says the church is the
53:44pillar and the bulwark of the truth
53:48he said you don't need those things all
53:51you need is scripture
53:53i said okay and he held up the book god
53:55bless him he meant well i
53:56i'm not offended and he he handles the
54:00book and he says chris this is all you
54:02need
54:02he says you don't need anything else i
54:04said ed do you believe what's in that
54:06bible he says of course
54:08i said do you believe everything that's
54:09written every word yeah do you believe
54:11it's true yeah
54:13do you believe it comes from god yeah
54:15well who do you think wrote it down
54:17man right but ed
54:20if you believe everything in that book
54:23which you said you
54:24do do you believe the authority
54:27from which it came he said yes i said
54:29congratulations ed
54:31you accept the authority of the catholic
54:34church
54:36because that bible you hold in your hand
54:39was put together at the councils of
54:42carthage
54:43and hippo in 393 and 397 a.d
54:48that's when the bible was canonized
54:50meaning that
54:52of all the scriptures floating around
54:54out there this one is inspired this one
54:56is inspired and this one is inspired of
54:58the holy spirit
54:59and they put them together in the bible
55:01we have known today
55:03and people say this is crazy this is the
55:06truth
55:07all right you can't i said bob uh ed
55:11you cannot accept the bible and reject
55:15the authority of the catholic church
55:17because it is the catholic church from
55:19which that bible came
55:22he was speechless you know i also uh
55:25tried i was one of the first guys in
55:27north carolina ever to try online
55:29dating back when i moved on to north
55:31carolina i started my business
55:33this was way prior to priest days or
55:35even thought of priest days
55:38and i was working seven days a week till
55:40midnight i never had a social life and
55:42then one day i realized gee
55:43maybe i ought to try this new thing
55:45called online dating never
55:47never tried it back then there's all the
55:49seven girls on the internet
55:52and so i met this girl we talked and
55:54emailed and i didn't want to embarrass
55:56her by saying i'll pick you up i didn't
55:57want to make her uncomfortable so he
55:58agreed to meet at this restaurant in
56:00charlotte north carolina
56:03and what are the two things they tell
56:05you never to talk about
56:07on a first date yeah religion and
56:09politics right
56:10so sure enough i'm eating and here it
56:12comes so
56:14she asks what religion are you
56:19and i mumbled through my spaghetti
56:21catholic
56:22she goes she goes
56:26how how could you belong to a religion
56:31that burned bibles
56:34chained them to rocks so nobody could
56:36have them and put them into latin so
56:38nobody could read them
56:40you know what my reaction was we did
56:46i didn't know my own faith thank god you
56:49are joining me today to learn your faith
56:51did the catholic church burn bibles
56:54chain them to rocks and put them into
56:56latin
56:56you bet we did but you got to ask
57:00why the bibles that the catholic church
57:03burned were heretical bibles one's not
57:05inspired by the holy spirit all those
57:07other bibles i told you about
57:08they call them the apocryphal bibles
57:11not of the holy spirit they're not
57:13necessarily evil
57:15but these other gospels are not of the
57:16holy spirit so the church burned them
57:18what do you do when you find counterfeit
57:19money
57:20you burn it you burn counterfeit money
57:24that's what the church did they
57:25protected the real money the rear of the
57:27real bible
57:29what about they chained them to rocks
57:30yeah they did chain them to rocks
57:31because back then it took
57:32three years to copy one bible and if you
57:35would have put it out in the public
57:36square it had been gone in an hour
57:38because it would have had a lot of value
57:40on the black market
57:42and so they chained it to rock so
57:44everybody could read it and not take it
57:45i always say you all remember the days
57:47of the phone booth
57:49what was chained to the phone booth the
57:52yellow pages not so that i could walk
57:53off with them that's so that i didn't
57:55walk off with them so that the next guy
57:56could have it
57:58that's good for the church to do i
58:00always say remember the pen at the bank
58:03it's chained to the desk not because
58:05they say you can't
58:06use the pen they chain it to the desk so
58:08nobody walks off with the pen
58:11and what about they put it in the latin
58:12yes the church put it in the latin
58:14because then
58:15no at that time still more people read
58:18and wrote latin than any other language
58:19so putting it into latin the bible was
58:21much greatly increased in its expanse in
58:24reach
58:25this is amazing but nobody ever talks
58:27about this
58:28all right let's keep going all right
58:30then she said
58:31how could you belong to religion that
58:33added books to the bible
58:36what's she talking about all right
58:39catholics and non-catholic christians
58:41have the same new testament 27 books
58:43with the gospels of matthew mark luke
58:45and john
58:47but we differ in our old testament by
58:50seven books
58:52we catholics have seven additional books
58:55maccabees sirach wisdom tobit
58:58these are additional books that people
59:00blame the catholics for adding those
59:02books
59:02no no no martin luther took them out
59:08here's the thing luther claimed these
59:11seven books were not in the original
59:13hebrew
59:14actually now they're finding they were
59:16in the original hebrew through the dead
59:18sea scrolls
59:19but anyway hebrew was the original
59:22language of the old testament scriptures
59:24and it was translated into greek
59:27about 200 years before christ they
59:29called it the septuagint
59:31this was what christ and his disciples
59:33and the new testament writers
59:35worked from christian
59:38churches or the the catholic church used
59:41the septuagint
59:43from the very beginning and gave us our
59:45catholic
59:46bible however
59:49in the third century at the council of
59:53germany i think it was
59:55rabbinic rabbinic jews rejected those
59:58seven
01:00:00books that were found in the septuagint
01:00:04but remember these were not christians
01:00:08these were anti-christians martin luther
01:00:11went with their decision
01:00:12of the rabbinic jews and rejected
01:00:15christ or excuse me who rejected christ
01:00:18i'm sorry
01:00:20he went with the rabbitic jew rabbinic
01:00:22jews who rejected christ
01:00:24and persecuted the church
01:00:27so here's the point everyone if your
01:00:29bible has those seven books like our
01:00:31catholic bible does
01:00:32then you followed jesus and the early
01:00:35church
01:00:37if your bible does not have those seven
01:00:39books
01:00:40which most non-catholic bibles
01:00:43don't you follow the non-christian
01:00:46rabbis
01:00:47who rejected christ because that's who
01:00:50martin luther followed
01:00:52so these deuterocanonical books
01:00:56are part of church tradition and of our
01:00:58faith and most people don't know that
01:01:01so don't say that we added books to the
01:01:04bible no
01:01:05all right i want to go on here to a
01:01:08quote let's go to the next slide this is
01:01:10a powerful quote
01:01:12this is from martin luther he said we
01:01:15concede
01:01:16as we must that so much of what they say
01:01:20who is they
01:01:21catholics is true
01:01:24that the papacy has god's word
01:01:27and the office of the apostles and that
01:01:30we have received holy scripture
01:01:33baptism the sacrament and the pulpit
01:01:37from them what would we know
01:01:40if the of these if it were not
01:01:44for them meaning the catholics
01:01:48martin luther says right there
01:01:51scripture comes from the catholics
01:01:54so the next time you said you're not of
01:01:56a catholic religion
01:01:58say if you are of a non-catholic
01:02:00religion you follow martin luther
01:02:02martin luther said the bible comes from
01:02:04the catholics
01:02:06i just read you the quote all right so
01:02:08then let's go to sola scriptura next
01:02:10slide
01:02:11the next slide is the famous question
01:02:13sola scriptura question mark meaning
01:02:15bible only
01:02:17well the bible doesn't say so the script
01:02:20torah
01:02:21the bible says it is not the only
01:02:25authority
01:02:26how do i know this it says it in the
01:02:29last chapter of john
01:02:31the last chapter of john says scripture
01:02:33is necessary
01:02:35but not sufficient meaning there's more
01:02:38to
01:02:38like to scripture like tradition and the
01:02:41magisterium how do we know this
01:02:43john 21 25
01:02:47let me quote jesus did many other things
01:02:51as well
01:02:52if every one of them were written down
01:02:55i suppose that even the whole world
01:02:58would not
01:02:59have enough room for the books that
01:03:01would be written
01:03:03all right john is saying here that there
01:03:05are things that jesus
01:03:07said and did that were not written down
01:03:10does that make them unimportant do you
01:03:13really believe that jesus at the end
01:03:15would say you know
01:03:16what okay i did all these things during
01:03:19my life which
01:03:20we just read if they were all to be
01:03:22written down all the books couldn't
01:03:24contain them
01:03:25but do you really think jesus would say
01:03:27but
01:03:28those things aren't important no they
01:03:31are important that's what tradition of
01:03:33the catholic church is
01:03:36so the scripture is not in the bible it
01:03:38was basically unknown for 1500 years
01:03:42so jesus never promised us a book but
01:03:45next slide what did he promise us
01:03:47a church this is my famous saint
01:03:50albertus in detroit beautiful downtown
01:03:53churches
01:03:55first timothy 3 15 says the church is
01:03:57the pillar
01:03:58and the bulwark of the truth it tells us
01:04:01what makes up the bible
01:04:04that's first timothy 3 15 the church is
01:04:06the pillar and bulwark of the truth
01:04:09as i said we need an authority to guard
01:04:12and interpret any document that
01:04:13determines how we are to live
01:04:15our document is the bible the church
01:04:18interprets it the magisterium
01:04:20it is from the catholic church that all
01:04:23other christians have a bible at
01:04:24all so we are scriptural
01:04:29the bible is a catholic book
01:04:34the new testament was written copied
01:04:36collected and preserved
01:04:38by the catholic church to trust in the
01:04:42bible is to trust in the authority of
01:04:43the catholic church
01:04:44if you believe in the bible you can't
01:04:46reject the authority of the catholic
01:04:48church
01:04:49they canonize the bible to reject that
01:04:52authority
01:04:53that christ gave is to reject christ
01:04:55himself
01:04:57so if you reject the authority from
01:04:59which the bible came the bible came from
01:05:00the catholic church
01:05:01you are rejecting christ's authority who
01:05:04established that
01:05:06so like evangelicals catholics use we
01:05:09use scripture to determine doctrine
01:05:11and moral principles this is true the
01:05:13difference is that the catholic lay
01:05:15person or even the pastor
01:05:17me doesn't do so on our own
01:05:22as paul gave timothy the authority
01:05:25to quote rightly divide the word
01:05:28of truth that second timothy 2 15
01:05:32so the catholics believe their bishops
01:05:35inherited that authority
01:05:38as the apostles taught them therefore it
01:05:42is the bishops
01:05:43through apostolic succession christ
01:05:46ordained the first bishops the apostles
01:05:48then they laid their hands on the next
01:05:50bishops and made them
01:05:51bishops and those bishops laid their
01:05:53hands on and made the next bishops
01:05:55there's an unbroken line
01:05:57since the time of christ going all the
01:05:59way down to every
01:06:00catholic clergy today despite their
01:06:03brokenness
01:06:05those are the ones who interpret the
01:06:06bible any official
01:06:08catholic teaching or document is always
01:06:11based on scripture
01:06:12yes we are scriptural this is the
01:06:16teachings of
01:06:16god remember only written by man
01:06:20and explained by man all right let's go
01:06:23into the versions of the bible now
01:06:25here are the catholic versions you know
01:06:27don't get confused here because a lot of
01:06:28people say father what version of the
01:06:29bible should i buy
01:06:31the version of the bible that you should
01:06:32buy is probably one of these because
01:06:35they keep those seven
01:06:36books plus part of daniel and esther
01:06:39that were taken out
01:06:41but they are the rsvce that stands for
01:06:44revised standard version
01:06:46catholic edition so the rsvce is
01:06:51probably the best then you have the
01:06:53nab the new american bible that's what's
01:06:56used to be read
01:06:57at the mass but there's some problems
01:06:58with some footnotes on that one
01:07:01you have the new jerusalem bible you
01:07:04have the navare bible
01:07:06these are very very good catholic bibles
01:07:10to get now remember
01:07:12the chapters and verses those were all
01:07:14invented those were not part of the
01:07:16original writings those were invented in
01:07:17the 1200s
01:07:18by guess what a cardinal cardinal
01:07:21stephen langton
01:07:23all right now we want to finish i want
01:07:25to finish here today how do we
01:07:28summarize the bible the bible i thought
01:07:31of this
01:07:32long and hard this week as i was working
01:07:34on this talk i had at one point i was
01:07:36going to explain to you a little
01:07:37sentence or two for every book in the
01:07:39bible and i could still do that in a
01:07:40later talk
01:07:42i was going to explain to you salvation
01:07:44history but i think the best way to
01:07:45explain the bible to you
01:07:47are the covenants the covenants
01:07:52what is a covenant this is the whole
01:07:54basis of the bible
01:07:56all right now before i show the next
01:08:00slide
01:08:01what is a covenant a covenant is is like
01:08:05a contract
01:08:07but a contract usually exchanges
01:08:10property or goods or services
01:08:12covenants exchange persons
01:08:16so when people enter into a covenant
01:08:18they are basically saying i
01:08:19am yours and you are mine so god uses
01:08:23the
01:08:24covenant to enter into a relationship
01:08:26with
01:08:27us when you establish a covenant you
01:08:31establish a family
01:08:32bond and this is what happened in god's
01:08:36old testament
01:08:37covenants he is fathering
01:08:40his people operating throughout the
01:08:44whole of scripture
01:08:46are god's efforts at attaining the
01:08:49ultimate
01:08:50end of his creation what is the ultimate
01:08:53goal
01:08:54divine sonship of us
01:08:57remember the catechism baltimore chad
01:08:59because why were you created to know god
01:09:01love him and serve him in this world and
01:09:02be happy with him forever and the next
01:09:04we do that as sons of god
01:09:08that's why after the fall in the garden
01:09:10and christ came and redeemed us
01:09:11we were made adopted sons of god sons
01:09:14and daughters
01:09:16this is the goal of all the covenants in
01:09:19fact the goal
01:09:20of creation to know god is father abba
01:09:24all right so let's show this first slide
01:09:26here are the covenants i borrowed this
01:09:28from um ascension press
01:09:32they have a adventure great adventure
01:09:34bible series which
01:09:35is fabulous if you ever get a chance to
01:09:38to see it
01:09:39let's go through these covenants all
01:09:41right you have the covenant sign
01:09:44and who the covenant was with and what
01:09:46it was about all right we have the
01:09:48adam covenant or the edenic
01:09:51from the garden of eden that was
01:09:52basically one holy couple
01:09:56and i think we have it up on the screen
01:09:57do we have the slide up on the screen
01:09:59yep yep okay so we're trying to expand
01:10:03it trying to make it a little bigger
01:10:05um then we have noah
01:10:08noah was a covenant based on one holy
01:10:11family
01:10:13so now god went from a couple to making
01:10:16himself known to a family
01:10:19then through abraham's covenant he made
01:10:21himself known
01:10:23to a tribe these were the israelites
01:10:27so he brought himself to be known to a
01:10:29tribe
01:10:32then god brought himself known through
01:10:35moses the mosaic covenant
01:10:37to a nation now we have the united
01:10:41nation of israel
01:10:44then he made himself known through the
01:10:47davidic kingdom
01:10:49to an entire excuse me through the
01:10:51davidic
01:10:52covenant to an entire
01:10:55kingdom now all of those are fulfilled
01:10:59in the final and great covenant of
01:11:02christ
01:11:02the new covenant where god makes himself
01:11:06known through one holy catholic
01:11:09and apostolic church catholic meaning
01:11:11universal
01:11:14this is incredible this summarizes
01:11:18everything for us and so this is a
01:11:20beautiful little summary
01:11:22through my friends at ascension press in
01:11:24the great adventure bible
01:11:26series now i want to explain each of
01:11:27these a little bit
01:11:29and then we're going to be done today
01:11:30the edenic covenant
01:11:32what is the eden covenant this was the
01:11:35covenant of
01:11:35adam that applies to all humanity so
01:11:39let's look at our
01:11:40next slide the covenants of god the
01:11:42edenic
01:11:43covenant all right it can be found in
01:11:46genesis
01:11:47chapter 1 and there god gives mankind
01:11:50the mandate
01:11:52to procreate and he gives and god gives
01:11:55mankind dominion over all the earth and
01:11:58the animals so we know through this
01:11:59covenant
01:12:00that we have dominion over the earth in
01:12:03it
01:12:03we also experience the covenant of
01:12:05marriage adam and eve
01:12:07the first married couple right let's go
01:12:09to our next covenant
01:12:11noah the covenant of noah
01:12:15in this covenant god promises never to
01:12:19destroy
01:12:19the earth again by water by flood
01:12:23and he created the rainbow as the sign
01:12:27of the everlasting covenant between god
01:12:30and every living creature of
01:12:31all flesh that is on earth sadly our
01:12:34symbol of the rainbow has been hijacked
01:12:38by some special agendas let's say
01:12:43it's really a meaning of god's covenant
01:12:45with noah
01:12:46it's not to have an immoral support
01:12:50meaning it is a covenant with god noah
01:12:54and his descendants
01:12:55were required to return to never shed
01:12:59human blood murder ever again
01:13:03because mankind was made in the image of
01:13:06god now here's what's interesting
01:13:08so mankind was forbidden to consume meat
01:13:11with blood in it
01:13:13this is where the koshered meat comes
01:13:15from the blood had to be drained from
01:13:17the animal before consuming it because
01:13:20their covenant was to never murder and
01:13:21blood is the life
01:13:24so it's interesting isn't it all right
01:13:25let's go to the next covenant of abraham
01:13:30in the abrahamic covenant to make
01:13:32abraham
01:13:33a great nation this was the covenant
01:13:36and bless abraham and to make his name
01:13:39great
01:13:40to spread his progeny as far as the
01:13:43stars of the sky or the sands of the
01:13:45seashore
01:13:46to bless those who blessed him and
01:13:48cursed those
01:13:49who cursed him basically meaning god's
01:13:52people
01:13:52will be blessed and their enemies cursed
01:13:56to give abraham's descendants all the
01:13:59land from the river of egypt to the
01:14:00euphrates
01:14:02which is the promised land so now the
01:14:05promised land was given
01:14:07to make abraham the father of many
01:14:09nations and many descendants
01:14:11and to get the whole land of canaan now
01:14:15circumcision was the sign of this
01:14:17covenant
01:14:18this is also interesting circumcision
01:14:22was the permanent sign of this covenant
01:14:25with abraham
01:14:26and his offspring all right why
01:14:30all right this is interesting let me
01:14:32read you from one of the scholars
01:14:34covenants in biblical times were often
01:14:37sealed
01:14:38by severing an animal in half
01:14:42meaning the party who breaks the
01:14:44covenant will
01:14:45suffer the same fate
01:14:49so in hebrew eight to see excuse me in
01:14:52hebrew
01:14:53to seal a covenant literally
01:14:57translates to meaning to cut
01:15:01so it is presumed by jewish scholars
01:15:04that the removal of this foreskin
01:15:08on the male penis symbolically
01:15:11represents
01:15:12the sealing of the covenant
01:15:16that's what circumcision is very
01:15:19interesting
01:15:20that's how important it was to them
01:15:22let's go to the next covenant
01:15:24the mosaic covenant the covenant of
01:15:26moses
01:15:27this is found in exodus and deuteronomy
01:15:30god promises here to make the israelites
01:15:32his treasured possession among
01:15:34all people of priests and a holy nation
01:15:40so now we're talking a nation if they
01:15:43follow
01:15:43god's commandments as part of the terms
01:15:47god gives moses the ten commandments
01:15:50the blood of the sacrificial oxen is
01:15:52then sprinkled on the altar
01:15:54and on the people to spray to seal the
01:15:57covenant so now
01:15:58you went from circumcision to seal the
01:16:00covenant to sprinkling of the blood
01:16:01that's why they
01:16:02sprinkled the blood on the doors posts
01:16:05right to protect from the angel of death
01:16:08beyond its central religious purpose
01:16:11the mosaic covenant was also guess what
01:16:14political because now you're dealing
01:16:17with a nation
01:16:20now god enters into politics
01:16:25so don't necessarily criticize your
01:16:27priest yes
01:16:28we cannot support particular politicians
01:16:31or or
01:16:32political parties but we are to preach
01:16:35on social justice and other issues that
01:16:37are political
01:16:39basically here god established israel as
01:16:41a holy nation
01:16:43as god's special possession
01:16:46this was the covenant of moses now let's
01:16:49go to the last one before the coming of
01:16:50christ
01:16:51next slide the davidic covenant
01:16:55here was a royal covenant now we mean
01:16:58royal what is that king the davidic
01:17:01kingdom the royal covenant was made with
01:17:03david this is second samuel
01:17:05chapter seven it promised to establish
01:17:09his
01:17:09dynasty or kingdom forever
01:17:14this covenant establishes david and his
01:17:16descendants
01:17:17as the kings of the united
01:17:20monarchy of israel this is why jesus
01:17:23said he came
01:17:24i came to unite the tribes of israel
01:17:28for the jews the messiah is believed to
01:17:31be a future jewish king well that's who
01:17:33jesus
01:17:33was from the davidic line that's who
01:17:36jesus
01:17:37was who will be anointed with oil
01:17:39remember jesus was in the scriptures by
01:17:41the woman
01:17:43greater or to gather i'm sorry the jews
01:17:47back into the land of israel that's what
01:17:49jesus did he said i came to the house of
01:17:51israel
01:17:52to bring him together and usher in an
01:17:55era
01:17:55with a male heir to rule the jewish
01:17:58people
01:17:59during this age that's what we have
01:18:02fulfilled in christ
01:18:03so david kept
01:18:07this or built this kingdom
01:18:10and christ fulfilled it in the line of
01:18:12david remember in the line of david
01:18:14the divinity kingdom who was the queen
01:18:15the queen was the mother
01:18:18not the wife of the king the mother of
01:18:19the king mary
01:18:21and we'll be finishing with her in a
01:18:23second and david kept the tablets let's
01:18:25look at our next
01:18:26slide in the tablets of the ten
01:18:29commandments in the ark of the covenant
01:18:32and this became the symbol of the
01:18:34israelite
01:18:35people and god's presence is with his
01:18:38people
01:18:39thus when king david wanted to establish
01:18:41jerusalem
01:18:43as the capital city he brought the ark
01:18:45of the covenant there
01:18:48now this is interesting
01:18:51all of this has been fulfilled now see
01:18:53our next slide
01:18:55by god's new covenant
01:18:58look up right there we'll now write it
01:19:00on the law
01:19:01on your hearts look at that slide
01:19:06that is beautiful and let's look at our
01:19:09next
01:19:09slide that's the new covenant the death
01:19:13of christ shedding the blood the blood
01:19:14of the new and everlasting covenant
01:19:17we read those words in scripture this is
01:19:21the new covenant
01:19:22so let me explain it we catholics
01:19:24believe that the new covenant
01:19:26was instituted at the last supper as
01:19:29part of the eucharist
01:19:32which in the gospel of john includes the
01:19:34new commandment of love
01:19:38a connection between the blood of christ
01:19:41and the new covenant which i just showed
01:19:43you
01:19:45is the new covenant or the new testament
01:19:47i'm sorry
01:19:48which i just showed you is the new
01:19:50testament and in it it says quote
01:19:53the cup is poured out for you
01:19:56is the new covenant in my blood
01:20:01christians see jesus as the mediator of
01:20:03this covenant
01:20:04and that his blood shed at the
01:20:06crucifixion is required blood of the
01:20:08covenant
01:20:09replacing the animal blood this new
01:20:12covenant is associated
01:20:14with the word testament this is
01:20:17interesting
01:20:17we don't know this is why we call the
01:20:18new testament kind of like in the sense
01:20:20of a will
01:20:21and last testament right in the sense of
01:20:24a
01:20:24will left after the death of a person
01:20:27so christ is leaving this is his
01:20:29testament
01:20:31after his death like a will and
01:20:32testament the instructions
01:20:35for the inheritance that you are to
01:20:37receive in this amazing
01:20:39we only think of a will as oh man give
01:20:41me my inheritance you're given the
01:20:43ultimate inheritance in what christ just
01:20:46willed you in the last supper
01:20:49through the covenant of his blood christ
01:20:51is fulfilled now
01:20:52all the other covenants the kingdom is
01:20:54now as that
01:20:55chart showed you one holy catholic
01:20:58and apostolic church which is now the
01:21:02eternal kingdom of god here on earth
01:21:05oh i don't need that church father i'm
01:21:08not about
01:21:08man-made religion i'm spiritual
01:21:12i'm not into man-made religion really or
01:21:14i'm not into organized religion really
01:21:18this isn't a man-made religion christ
01:21:19made this religion well i'm not into
01:21:22the hierarchy i'm not into organized
01:21:24religion really jesus organized religion
01:21:27he established the college of bishops he
01:21:29established the throne of the pope and
01:21:30placed peter upon it
01:21:33he gave the authority to the bishops the
01:21:35first bishops who were the apostles
01:21:38ordained them and gave them the
01:21:39authority to ordain the next bishops
01:21:42he established the magisterium who using
01:21:45scripture and tradition
01:21:47teach us and guide us as we were
01:21:48commanded in those scripture passages i
01:21:50gave you
01:21:51at the beginning of this talk the
01:21:53scripture passage that says
01:21:55entrust the men that i have entrusted to
01:21:57teach you
01:21:59and then the other passage it says hold
01:22:01fast to the traditions that i teach you
01:22:03both oral
01:22:04and written both this is
01:22:07the one holy catholic and apostolic
01:22:10church the new covenant of christ
01:22:11that has fulfilled all the old covenants
01:22:14all right we
01:22:15would be remiss if we didn't finish with
01:22:17our blessed mother mary
01:22:19let's put it up there now the reason i'm
01:22:20not doing a whole thing on mary
01:22:22please tune in i have my talk on mary
01:22:24where i explain
01:22:25all of the scripture where is mary in
01:22:27the bible where's purgatory in the bible
01:22:29i have all that on my explaining the
01:22:32faith series if you go to our youtube
01:22:34channel
01:22:34called divine mercy and in that youtube
01:22:38channel called divine mercy
01:22:39there's a playlist that says explaining
01:22:41the faith
01:22:43all my talks are on there including
01:22:45purgatory
01:22:46where that's in the bible and mary so
01:22:48i'm only going to say a few words
01:22:51but i'm not neglecting our blessed
01:22:52mother i'm a marian i don't want to do
01:22:54that
01:22:55she's in that other video or at least
01:22:57i'm sorry she's everywhere but
01:22:59my explanation is now
01:23:02regarding mary many of the events and
01:23:04figures of the old testament
01:23:06foreshadow christ and his church but so
01:23:09does they foreshadow mary
01:23:11we see mary and old testament accounts
01:23:13of israel the daughter zion
01:23:15in the ark of the covenant mary was the
01:23:18most
01:23:18faithful of all the daughters of israel
01:23:21the woman who would actually bear god
01:23:23within her womb so he could see she was
01:23:25truly the typology
01:23:27as the new ark of the covenant she the
01:23:30ark of the covenant hold that held the
01:23:32old law
01:23:32she holds the new law in fact the whole
01:23:34first chapter of luke especially verses
01:23:3626 to 56
01:23:38is the hail mary see my other talks as i
01:23:41said on mary and other things in the
01:23:43bible all right last page
01:23:45the bible we want to summarize the bible
01:23:47here
01:23:49is discipleship and mary was the
01:23:52ultimate disciple
01:23:53to follow her example and remember what
01:23:56the discipleship was in the bible deny
01:23:58yourself pick up your cross and follow
01:24:00him
01:24:01that's the message of discipleship in
01:24:02the bible we need to know that but
01:24:04there's
01:24:04more there's more
01:24:07john 13 34 tells us this is how
01:24:11all will know that you are my disciples
01:24:14that you have
01:24:14love for one another all right so to
01:24:18summarize let's go to our
01:24:19our slide the story of the bible you
01:24:22want to know the whole story of the
01:24:23bible i'm going to summarize it for you
01:24:25in three minutes
01:24:26and we're done the bible is a love story
01:24:30the bible is about a groom god calling
01:24:34back his
01:24:34wayward bride us
01:24:37us the church that
01:24:40is seen in the bible the bible starts
01:24:43with a wedding
01:24:44in the garden and ends with a wedding in
01:24:46the book of revelation
01:24:48the feast of the lamb this is where you
01:24:51as a
01:24:51bride come up and receive your groom at
01:24:54the mass
01:24:54the book of revelation is about the mass
01:24:56i do a whole another talk on
01:24:58that as well on my talks called
01:25:00explaining the faith
01:25:01called holy communion please watch that
01:25:04one
01:25:05in summary the bible brings us a message
01:25:08of life-giving self-sacrificing
01:25:12sonship familial love
01:25:16we came from god i did this in the talks
01:25:21we came from god we will return to god
01:25:24so we came from the love of the father
01:25:27and now he wants us to return back to
01:25:29him
01:25:29through our own love we came from his
01:25:33love
01:25:34but he wants us to come back through his
01:25:37love it's kind of like augustine
01:25:38god created you without you but he won't
01:25:41save you without you
01:25:43it's the same thing here but we do
01:25:46how do we know god loves us
01:25:49so that we can love him with trust the
01:25:54entire
01:25:55bible and the diary of saint faustina
01:25:57tell us so
01:25:59we can know the father by the son
01:26:03and the son by the holy spirit and the
01:26:05holy spirit by mary
01:26:07and i know i'm running out of time here
01:26:09but you know what that's how you know
01:26:11the meaning of the bible god wants to
01:26:13reveal himself as
01:26:14abba father so that we will love and
01:26:17trust him but how does he do it
01:26:18he did it how do we know the father
01:26:20through the son
01:26:22god the father sent his son to reveal
01:26:24himself jesus said
01:26:26when you look upon me you've looked upon
01:26:27the father so how do we know the father
01:26:29we know him through the son
01:26:31now how do we know the son jesus said
01:26:32you can't know me but through the gift
01:26:34of the spirit
01:26:35so we know the son through the gift of
01:26:37the holy spirit
01:26:38when pentecost remember the apostles hid
01:26:40in fear in the room until jesus sent
01:26:42or to god sent the holy spirit then they
01:26:45were in flames so they knew who jesus
01:26:47was
01:26:47fully after the holy spirit came and
01:26:49enlightened him now how do we know the
01:26:50holy spirit
01:26:52through his spouse mary she's she's a
01:26:55quasi-incarnation of the holy spirit
01:26:57which means
01:26:58saint um maximilian kolbe told us she's
01:27:01not actually the holy spirit walking
01:27:02around in flesh and blood but she's a
01:27:04quasi
01:27:05incarnation she embodies everything the
01:27:07holy spirit her spouse was
01:27:09so if you want to know who the holy
01:27:10spirit was go to mary
01:27:12and if you want to get back to god the
01:27:14father come
01:27:15back the same way from which you came go
01:27:18to mary she'll
01:27:19she'll show you the holy spirit her
01:27:21spouse the holy spirit will enlighten
01:27:23you to understand who christ is
01:27:24and christ is the door to the father
01:27:27this is what we do at the mass
01:27:29the holy spirit by his powers taking us
01:27:32through the sacrifice of the son back to
01:27:34god the father
01:27:35at the mass this is what it is
01:27:38this is the whole message of the bible
01:27:40god revealing his self to us
01:27:42so that we will know he is father that
01:27:44we will trust him father mike gately's
01:27:46book
01:27:4733 days of greater glory is all about
01:27:49this
01:27:50the revealing of himself so that we can
01:27:52know him love him and
01:27:53trust him all right we need to trust him
01:27:56so that we'll return to him
01:27:58and after the fall since we strayed god
01:28:00gives us tools to help us
01:28:02he gave us the gift of a mother here's
01:28:05one of us
01:28:06we're broken skittish scared creatures
01:28:08but he gave us one of us
01:28:09a creature mary to help bridge that gap
01:28:12so that we wouldn't be afraid of the
01:28:14father who do we run to normally our
01:28:16mother
01:28:17and so when we strayed he gave us the
01:28:19gift of a
01:28:20savior and the promise of a mother all
01:28:22right
01:28:23and in it's a faith of in love
01:28:26and having trust that we are meant to be
01:28:29members of god's
01:28:30family and that he loves us as
01:28:33father as abba so what is the essential
01:28:37message of scripture you can boil it
01:28:39down to one thing
01:28:40jesus christ is lord so trust him
01:28:45that's the message of the diary that's
01:28:46the message of the bible and our last
01:28:48slide
01:28:49finally the divine mercy image that is
01:28:52why he demanded on the divine mercy
01:28:54image it be put
01:28:55jesus i trust in you jesus is the face
01:28:58of the father's mercy
01:28:59so the central message of scripture is
01:29:01divine mercy
01:29:03pope benedict told us this mercy is the
01:29:05central nucleus
01:29:07of the gospel message so if we receive
01:29:10the mercy of god and then we live it
01:29:13then we give it to everybody we meet
01:29:17we will have eternal life and we do that
01:29:20by
01:29:21trusting him you don't receive anything
01:29:22from somebody you don't trust
01:29:24so it starts with trust so when you
01:29:27trust him you'll receive his love then
01:29:29you can love him back
01:29:30and others as your neighbor as yourself
01:29:34this is forming you into another christ
01:29:36christ receive the love of the father
01:29:38and gave it to mankind be formed like
01:29:41jesus
01:29:42in the womb of mary into another christ
01:29:45so when you love like him
01:29:47then you are merciful like him that is
01:29:50what mercy is
01:29:51love put into action the love of god
01:29:54when it's put into action is mercy
01:29:56and when your love is put into love of
01:29:58god and your neighbor that is
01:29:59mercy and you have got the message of
01:30:02the gospel
01:30:03and you have found salvation amen
01:30:06amen alleluia hallelujah
01:30:09again i'm so sorry i went along but god
01:30:11bless all of you
01:30:12keep staying with us i'm going to start
01:30:15we're answering a lot of questions and
01:30:16getting topics we'll try to shorten up
01:30:18each week
01:30:18so we hope that you'll stay with us and
01:30:21please
01:30:22pray for us we'll pray for you you can
01:30:24find all of this again on my dvd
01:30:27i talked a lot about this on my dvd
01:30:29series called explaining the faith
01:30:32that you would like to get cds at
01:30:34shopmercy.org
01:30:35or 1-800 for marion or live streamed
01:30:39at divinemercy.org explaining the faith
01:30:43god bless you we can't wait to see you
01:30:45next week
01:30:46it's a beautiful day here may the lord
01:30:48be with you
01:30:49and through the intercession of saint
01:30:51faustina
01:30:52mary and all the saints may almighty god
01:30:55bless you
01:30:56the father the son and the holy spirit
01:31:00amen
01:31:06why be a marian helper because we mary
01:31:09and father
01:31:10celebrate a mass for you and all our
01:31:12members each
01:31:13and every day you can share in all the
01:31:16prayers
01:31:17good works and merits of all the miriam
01:31:19priests and brothers around the world
01:31:22and now you can share the graces just as
01:31:24if you were a marian priest or brother
01:31:26every all souls day we see a mass for
01:31:29all
01:31:30the deceased members of the association
01:31:31of marian helpers
01:31:33again there's no way that after we die
01:31:36we can help ourselves
01:31:37but we have to rely on the prayers of
01:31:40those here on earth
01:31:41and we members of the marian fathers
01:31:43will be praying for you
01:31:44as a deceased member of our association
01:31:46you can share in the graces of the
01:31:48perpetual novena to the divine mercy
01:31:50remember jesus told saint faustina that
01:31:52the chaplet of divine mercy
01:31:54is one of the most powerful prayers we
01:31:56can make and every day
01:31:58here at the shrine of divine mercy we
01:32:00pray it and you can share in those
01:32:02graces
01:32:02so if you have any questions or you want
01:32:04to learn more how to be
01:32:05a marian helper please visit
01:32:09micprayers.com
01:32:10or call 1-800-462-7426
01:32:16and let me personally pray for you
01:32:19and your loved ones thank you and may
01:32:21almighty god bless you the father
01:32:24the son and the holy spirit amen
01:32:46you
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