Tom Wilkinson

@5Solas2 Pagan..please ...do you actually know what that word means ???

This is superstitious, pagan nonsense, not Christian prayer. This is exactly how Jesus taught us NOT to pray.

@rickbrennanjr Sounds like you left the Church Jesus founded because it made you feel like a sinner with work to do on your self and You went somewhere where your feelings about sin were easier to manage And You left the Eucharist.. Wow ! (1 Cor 27.29)

I am often asked why I left the Catholic faith at the age of nineteen. The answer unfolds over many years. What follows is only one part of that story. As a child, I experienced many of the classic symptoms often described as “Catholic guilt.” I was deeply aware of my sinful nature and of the sobering reality that I could never be holy enough to stand before a just God (Rom 3:10, 23). That awareness was not misplaced: it was real, and in many ways biblically grounded. But what I lacked was a clear understanding of how that problem is actually resolved in Christ. Then, in my late teens, I began to read Scripture more carefully. In Ephesians 2:8–10, I saw with clarity that salvation is by grace through faith, not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. Good works were not the basis of my acceptance before God, but the fruit of a salvation already secured in Christ. In Romans 3:21–28, I encountered Paul’s argument that a righteousness from God has been manifested apart from the law: received through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. Justification was not something gradually achieved; it was something declared by God. And in 1 John 1:7–9, I read that “the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin,” and that if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Forgiveness was not mediated through an ongoing sacramental system in order to maintain a state of grace, it was grounded in the finished work of Christ and received by faith. As I continued reading, I began to see a contrast that I could not ignore. The sacramental system as I had experienced it seemed to keep me in a cycle. I was always returning, always uncertain, always wondering if I had done enough. Yet the Apostle Paul spoke of something different: freedom. “For freedom Christ has set us free” (Gal 5:1). He spoke of peace with God (Rom 5:1), of no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Rom 8:1), and of the love of God from which we can never be separated (Rom 8:38–39). The book of Hebrews deepened this even further. There I encountered the language of completion and rest. Christ offered himself “once for all” (Heb 10:10), and by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified (Heb 10:14). Because of this, believers are invited to “draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith” (Heb 10:22). And in Hebrews 4:9–10, I saw that there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God: a true rest that could not be achieved through striving, but one that is entered into through faith in the finished work of Christ. The more I immersed myself in Scripture, the more I began to see that the issue was not my awareness of sin because that was accurate. But the problem was the the solution within the sacramental system I had been given. What I had known was a system that continually reminded me of sin but never fully grounded me in the sufficiency of Christ’s atonement as a completed and final work (Heb 10:1–4). Over time, the guilt and uncertainty that marked my youth gave way to something profoundly different: peace with God (Rom 5:1), assurance of salvation (1 John 5:13), and a growing confidence in the love of Christ. This was not a careless freedom that allowed me to live in sin, but a settled freedom: the kind that produces gratitude, obedience, growth and joy. Today, as a Baptist shaped by Evangelical Reformed theology, I do not rest in my performance, but in Christ’s finished work. The burden of trying to become acceptable to God has been replaced by the assurance that, in Christ, I already am accepted (Eph 1:6). And from that place of grace, I now seek to live in faithful obedience, not to earn salvation, but because I have received it.

@SonofManwithus So Wrong ...sorry but you are factually 1000% Wrong. Do better

The pope is NOT the head of the church, neither is the king of England! Jesus Christ is the head of the church and EVERY believer is under his lordship! Stop submitting to man and submit to Jesus!

@LeeRMonroe @Anevs23 @needGod_net Yes the sacraments are a requirement to remain in a state of Grace which serious sin destroys. Jesus told his apostles to Baptise And Forgive sins and the last supper do this is memory of me. Once saved always saved ..say you dont believe that made up line !

Let me be clear about what Rome actually teaches, because I want to be precise, and I want to attempt to cut off more "You're misrepresenting," argumentation. Inevitably it won't matter, but I'm going to try. Rome teaches initial justification through baptism. Fine. But from there, maintaining your justified state requires avoiding mortal sin, which means keeping the commandments, attending Mass every Sunday, receiving the Eucharist in a state of grace, going to confession. These aren't suggestions. They are requirements. You wanted proof Rome teaches faith plus works for salvation. Here it is. CCC 1129 says the sacraments are necessary for salvation. Trent Session 6 Canon 24 says the justified truly merit eternal life through works done in grace. Canon 9 anathematizes faith alone. Canon 30 anathematizes any claim to certainty of salvation. Rome calls the mechanism condign merit, which is just a sophisticated way of saying your works earn something without using the word earn. Grace infuses the work, God rewards it, but your cooperation is still part of the ground of your final standing before God. However you dress it up, Paul rules it out in Romans 11:6. When works enter the equation as anything other than fruit, grace ceases to be grace. You cannot split the difference. On James 2, yes, standard move. James is writing to believers and asking one question: how does anyone see your faith? He is not addressing the grounds of justification. Works are the visible fruit of a living faith. Ephesians 2:8-10 makes it plain. Saved by grace through faith, for good works. The works follow salvation, they do not secure it. Here is what Rome is actually offering you. You can never know you are saved. You must keep performing. The best most people can hope for is purgatory. That is not rest in Christ. That is a spiritual gun to your head dressed in incense and tradition. The gospel is better than that. Christ's righteousness covers you completely. You rest in his finished work, not your own performance. God bless you.

My Catholic priest skit video CAUSED quite the stir! Let's go through some of the comments.

@LeeRMonroe @Anevs23 @needGod_net You did not find the words faith plus works equals salvation in any catholic writing anywhere. Your point on the catholic catechism re the sacraments is your interpreation and that is in correct. God bless. Thanks for the response.

@LeeRMonroe @Anevs23 @needGod_net James 2.24 is interesting !

@Anevs23 @needGod_net I will continue to pray for you and all Catholics, that you find rest in Christ and turnaway from believing works get you to heaven. God bless you!

@JenniferPropson @KennyBurchard The original Holy Spirit inspired one that the Catholic Church gave us in 382 completed in 397...73 Books....that one ?

@KennyBurchard What about the Bible?

I've been a Catholic for 7 years now. I watched the Easter Service online at the Church I founded in 2001 (and pastored for 12 yrs) yesterday. There were 4 songs, a welcome, an offering, and the pastor (who succeeded me) spoke for FORTY.FIVE. minutes. That was the Easter service.

Every one of these people became Catholic last night in our little parish in our little Corner of a town where there are 10 other parishes where the same thing happened. Many of them are former evangelicals and Protestants. This is what’s happening.

@5Solas2 Absolute Rubbish...take this tweet down. The Fathers knew best havemt you read the Jimmy Akin book yet ? Rubbish tweet..

Don't let Roman Catholics and the Orthodox convince you they own the church fathers. The reformers actually used the church fathers to prove Roman Catholics wrong in the Reformation.

@DrFrankTurek Thats easy..Go to mass and receive the Eucharist in a state of Grace and then invite the Pope for a U.S Tour Visit and the Whitehouse visit. #Catholicism

If you were President of the United States for one day what's the first thing that you would do?

@Faithproofapolo @jurisword @5Solas2 Amen to that bro. #Catholicism

@jurisword @5Solas2 It was Catholic charity that brought me home. Not condemnation. Ironically, the harshest judgments I heard were from those claiming Catholics follow a false gospel and that they are condemned to hell. Truth and charity go together.

Mar Mari: "You can't go directly to God when you sin." Thank God this isn't true. This guy is a heretic. Stop sharing his videos.

Learn how the Bible made yet another former Pastor Catholic. Sam Nunnally breaks open John 6! youtu.be/fkgm6MZdduc

@Taylor_A_Eaton You dont know the Catechism..the official teachings of the Cath Church. You thnk you do but by this Tweet you have shown you dont. (1 Cor 15 1 to 4 ..Acts 2.37.38). #Catholicism

To join the Roman Catholic Church is to functionally leave the gospel behind.

@irishexaminer What if it were wrong ? Well it aint. Read the 4 Gospels and the new testament...Jesus is 1000% true abd he is the Truth.

Gareth O'Callaghan: What if everything we thought we knew about Jesus was wrong? irishexaminer.com/opinion/column…

@KeithNester1 Fantastic News Keith ..what a blessing...🥰❤️🥰

Just got off a FaceTime w/ my daughter. She just had to call us (even though we see her daily) to tell us how full of joy she is to receive the Eucharist tonight. I remember 2 years ago at Mass asking Our Lady for a signal grace concerning my kids, and literally coming out she texted me and said she and her husband wanted to try coming to Mass. Tonight they (and my daughter in law- more about her later) are coming in. I can’t wait to share more about all this when the time is right, but for now, thank you for all the prayers.

@DrFrankTurek Dont look for the Evidence for a God loo for all the 1000% credible science backed data on why Evolution is not possible. Open your heart after uouve completed the deep dive research on the Truth. Something didnt come from Nothing !

How do we know that God exists?

@DrFrankTurek By the Evidence for an all Loving all merciful almighty creating God. For all the atheists watching..Darwins theories were debunked years back as functional proteins can not change and so on...its a mathematical impossibility. Look into it !

@ThompsonMaire Ahh very good, enjoy. Sure you know the place well ! The B Kelly is a great tournament.

@TomWilkinson144 Flying visit , the 🏀 capital . Will give you that . Your old stomping ground . Semi final on now and up the road - some characters in the parochial hall👀

A proud tradition in Cork, the Billy Kelly Tournament stands as a timeless showcase of talent, passion, and the spirit of Irish basketball.🏀 Where else would you be on Good Friday other than “the parochial hall”