Derek Johnson

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18 years after 67 professors protested the planned visit of Pope Benedict XVI, that was ultimately cancelled, Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by the faculty at the Sapienza University of Rome with a standing ovation.

Remember the Old Catholics, who rejected Vatican I in the 1870s in order to 'hold to tradition,' and then ordained their first female bishop in 1929.

What kind of world are we leaving behind? Unfortunately, it is a world distorted by war and war-like language. This pollution of reason comes from the geopolitical sphere and invades every social relationship. Any simplification that creates enemies must be corrected, especially in universities, through complexity of thought and wise exercise of memory.

Pope Leo’s whole off the cuff speech in Sapienza university: “Who studies, who seeks the truth, eventually seeks God and will find God in the beauty of creation” ❤️

@Disciple4Lif @Pontifex @WakeUpLance This literally is an argument for Mary being the mother of the church-we become christs spiritual brethren. And Marg did God’s will perfectly

@Pontifex @WakeUpLance She is not

Mary is the Mother of the whole Church. Everyone can turn to her with filial confidence, certain of being heard, protected, and loved. #GeneralAudience

This Old Testament prophecy proves Roman Catholicism. It's specific. It's detailed. It was written 500 years before Jesus was born. And once you see it, you can't unsee it. It's in Daniel chapter 2. King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream that terrifies him — a massive statue with four sections (Daniel 2:31-33): — A head of gold — A chest and arms of silver — A belly and thighs of bronze — Legs of iron, with feet of iron mixed with clay Daniel tells the king exactly what it means. Each section represents a kingdom that would rule over God's people in succession (Daniel 2:36-43): Babylon. Persia. Greece. Rome. This isn't speculation. This is just what the Bible plainly says. And history confirms every single one. But then Daniel says something that should stop every Protestant in their tracks: "In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people... and it shall stand for ever." — Daniel 2:44 In the days of those kings. Meaning during the Roman Empire. So ask yourself — which church actually began during the Roman Empire? Not Lutheranism. That started in 1517. Not Anglicanism. That started in 1534. Not Calvinism. That started in 1536. Every Protestant denomination came roughly 1,500 years too late to fulfill this prophecy. And Daniel doesn't stop there. He says: "A stone was cut out by no human hand, and it smote the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces... but the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth." — Daniel 2:34-35 The stone is a kingdom established by God Himself. A kingdom that would spread across the entire world. A kingdom that would never be destroyed. Only one church in human history checks all four boxes: ✅ Founded during the Roman Empire (33 AD) ✅ Established by God Himself (not by a reformer) ✅ Spread across the entire globe ✅ Still standing 2,000 years later And here's the part that should give every honest reader chills. Out of all twelve apostles, Jesus singles out one man. He changes his name from Simon to Peter — which literally means rock (John 1:42). Then He says: "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it." — Matthew 16:18 So where does Peter end up? Where does he shed his blood for Christ? Where does he lay the foundation of the Church that Jesus promised would never fall? Rome. The stone cut by no human hand — Christ Himself — comes down from heaven during the reign of the Roman Empire. He builds His Church on Peter, who participates in Christ's "rockness" (as Augustine and Aquinas both put it). Peter goes to Rome, dies in Rome, and lays the foundation of Roman Catholicism. And get this — the Catholic Church is the oldest continuously operating organization on the face of the earth. Every empire that ever persecuted the Church has crumbled to dust. The Catholic Church is still here. Two thousand years later. Exactly like Daniel said. Scripture predicted it. History confirmed it. The Church Fathers taught it. And the Catholic Church still stands today as living proof. So the real question isn't whether Daniel's prophecy points to Catholicism. The question is — what are you going to do about it? Share with a friend who needs to know this.

@AmorProximi @yusss81 @Brosephos @DrFrankTurek Do you believe in exclusive ecclesiology?

@yusss81 @Brosephos @DerekHjohnson @DrFrankTurek That's fair, but as we already discussed - salvation is a one-time gift, and verse 10 isn't about salvation, but what we do BECAUSE we are saved. In other words, we are wholly the result of God’s creative, redemptive, and sanctifying work, and we belong to Him.

Many people in the pews of the Catholic church think the way to heaven is through works. Why is that?

@AmorProximi @Brosephos @DrFrankTurek Yes but you’re being hyper autistic about it. Salvation is achieved by grace. Without the sacrifice its not possible. But as a result, we get to choose to live in accordance with this grace. We live in the accordance through our faith which we live out with works

Salvation is a one-time gift from God that delivers you from sin and its consequences, while sanctification is the ongoing process of becoming more like Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit. Salvation is received by faith and is not based on human effort, whereas sanctification involves cooperation with God as believers strive to live holy lives.

@AmorProximi @Brosephos @DrFrankTurek Good works are a part of salvation

@Brosephos @DerekHjohnson @DrFrankTurek Because I'm not arguing against doing good works - the emphasis is SALVATION. That's the thread topic. Of course once we are saved by grace through Faith we are called to do good works.

@AmorProximi @Brosephos @DrFrankTurek Yes born of what. Water and the spirit. Thats baptism. Entering the body of christ. Everything else after that is based on your free will choosing. If you choose God’s grace, it will abide in you. It you choose the flesh and wickedness, it will abide in you. Its compounding.

@Brosephos @DerekHjohnson @DrFrankTurek And what about according to Paul? Christ spelled it out: "You must be born again"

@AmorProximi @Brosephos @DrFrankTurek It is faith. One must know what it means to have faith. Faith is lived through works. I can sit under a rock and believe in the good lord and do nothing. But that doesn’t do anything. You need to walk with him, cooperate with his grace, and do good for him, and for your neighbor

@DerekHjohnson @Brosephos @DrFrankTurek Isn't that called Faith? Or are you considering that a "work"?

@_LunarBird_ @TharosProject @JustAGuy_tbh Im not saying the father is more important. That would be against church teaching

@DerekHjohnson @TharosProject @JustAGuy_tbh "Yes but if we pray to God, wouldnt that entail that we pray to the father through the mediation of the son?" Why would The Father be more important than The Son if they are both equals as One God? Usual father-son dynamics DOES NOT apply here.

Notice that Jesus, the Son and only Mediator to the Father, is completely left out.

@AmorProximi @Brosephos @DrFrankTurek No it doesn’t. You misunderstand the cross. You must choose the cross as well. If you do not accept a gift, how can you receive it?

@Brosephos @DrFrankTurek "Necessary" means works dictates the efficacy of the cross. Do you believe what Jesus did on the cross was NOT ENOUGH to cleanse you of your sins?