My Testimony | From Catholic to Christian

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[jesusiskingofmyheart]

Hi Sydney! Our testimonies are so similar. I grew up Catholic, stopped going to church all together, lived in rebellion and sexual sin, ended up in a horrible toxic abusive relationship which only left me more angry and lost -- then I finally stopped running away from God and ran to God and gave my life to God, putting my faith and trust in Jesus Christ!! He has changed my life and given me a new heart and Spirit! Praise be to God. All glory goes to Him! May God bless you and keep you, stay strong in the faith my sister. 🥰❤

[yamada]

From catholic to Protestant would be the right title. Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox are actually the earliest forms of Christianity 🤷🏽‍♂️.

[kristenlahey]

I was as so raised in a catholic family and when I was 5 l started believing God but I didn't know born again ment but know I surrender my life to God

[MamaSep]

I remember in 7th grade at my Catholic school I genuinely asked my teacher if the stories in the Bible really happened… she said with air quotes “they’re just ‘stoooories’” which was SO confusing. 😩 grateful that God drew me to Himself and I was born again at 23, 10 years saved this year! Best part of my life ❤

[paulapareja]

I’m glad that you’ve grown into a deeper relationship with Christ. This is what you needed. There are countless Catholics who already have an intimate relationship with Jesus. In all kindness, we have to state things for what they are… you went from Catholic to Protestant. Catholics are Christians!

[erik]

I was torn between joining catholic or Protestant but ultimately landed on Protestant. A relationship with Jesus is greater than man made tradition. I just didn’t agree with the notion that without the sacraments you can’t be saved. Also at the Catholic Churches I was attending no one really spoke to me vs the non denominational ones where there was more sense of community.

[Jasonator]

thanks for sharing your testimony! it's hard being vulnerable online, especially about your faith/Christianity, so I really appreciate you taking the time to post!

[Robmm]

Ex-Catholic here. When I read the Bible and started to see so many Catholic teachings not in there it was the end for me. (confession to priests, purgatory, the list goes on)

[RonPaul-xv]

I to grew up catholic, long thing short, I have been going to a non denominational church for 35 years and I have been reading and studying the Bible for 36 years. I’m so thankful and proud of you. It is all about the relationship with the Father through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. You did a great job I know Jesus is pleased with you. Keep the faith in Christ Jesus and keep reading your Bible

[Dazireofyourheart]

This is a very powerful video💕 God bless you keep fighting the good fight. Stay at the feet of Jesus 💕

[Lugo]

All Catholics are Christians, not all Christians are Catholic. May God bless you and everyone reading. The issue with the teacher is the she never explained the acts of perfect contrition, you can pray to God outside of a confessional and be absolved within your own heart. I'd rebuke her for teaching what the catholic church does not. The priest is there to mediate, propose an act of penance, give counsel on how to live a better Christian life, not to forgive sin, that belongs to God.

[mellowyellow]

This video changed my life. I have been having a really hard time also converting from catholicism. Thank you sm. God Bless you ♥️

[lolashay]

Perfectly said! So relatable! Born again Christian here trying to teach family how you don’t need Catholicism to know God.

[jediv]

*Jesus and apostles all appealed to Scriptures only as support for doctrines. They did that 150 times in nt alone. They did not appeal to traditions of Pharisees and Moses as doctrines. NT church of the Bible also appealed to “what God says” and “what God said” as support for doctrines at Jerusalem Council. Acts 15. Not traditions. Isn’t that good enough proof Christians should only take doctrines from Scriptures only?*

Mat 2:5 So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:
Mat 4:4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.' "
Mat 4:6 and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'HE SHALL GIVE HIS ANGELS CHARGE OVER YOU, ' and, IN THEIR HANDS THEY SHALL BEAR YOU UP, LEST YOU DASH YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.' "
Mat 4:7 Jesus said to him, "It is written again, 'YOU SHALL NOT TEMPT THE LORD YOUR GOD.' "
Mat 4:10 Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND HIM ONLY YOU SHALL SERVE.' "
Mat 11:10 For this is he of whom it is written: 'BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER BEFORE YOUR FACE, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.'
Mat 21:13 And He said to them, "It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER, ' but you have made it a 'DEN OF THIEVES.'"
Mat 26:24 The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born."
Mat 26:31 Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: 'I WILL STRIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK WILL BE SCATTERED.'
Mat 27:37 And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.


*Even nt Church of the Bible (Apostles and elders) appealed to the Word of God for determination of doctrines in Acts 15. The council did not decide based on their own words; neither on traditions of Pharisees or Moses. They based their decisions on "WHAT GOD SAID". Yes they met at Jerusalem council Acts 15 to discuss. But they appeal to what God says. Using God's word to decide what to do!*

*Bible says decision was made by Apostles and elders. Not single leader Peter!! (let alone pope). Acts 15:6, 16:4.*
Act 15:6 Now the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter.
Act 16:4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.

*1. Peter appealed using what God told him:*
to him rgd his vision of the clean and unclean animals in Acts 10..
That gentiles are accepted.
Act 10:13 And a voice came to him, "Rise, Peter; kill and eat."
Act 10:14 But Peter said, "Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean."
Act 10:15 And a voice spoke to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed you must not call common."
Act 15:7 And when there had been much dispute, Peter rose up and said to them: "Men and brethren, you know that a good while ago God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

*2. James appealed using the Word of God:*
Act 15:13 And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, "Men and brethren, listen to me:
Act 15:14 Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name.
Act 15:15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
Act 15:16 'AFTER THIS I WILL RETURN AND WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID, WHICH HAS FALLEN DOWN; I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS, AND I WILL SET IT UP;
Act 15:17 SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD, EVEN ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, SAYS THE LORD WHO DOES ALL THESE THINGS.'
Act 15:18 "Known to God from eternity are all His works.
Act 15:19 Therefore I judge that we should not trouble those from among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

*3. Apostles Barnabas and Paul appealed to the “works of GOD done on the Gentiles”.*
Act 15:12 Then all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many miracles and wonders God had worked through them among the Gentiles.

[adrismit]

Spot on, it is not about religion, but all about relationship with Jesus Christ. Mary is not needed as a mediator either, that boils down to idolatry. She was a mere mortal used by God to fulfil His purpose to save humanity through His only begotten Son's blood

[soulsavingtruth]

If I weren't Catholic, I'd look for the Church that the world despises, for the world despised Jesus, and he would be there. - Fulton Sheen
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me.". Things seemed to be going pretty well. That is until Jesus said “For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.” This was too much for many of his disciples and “From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.” Jesus turns to the 12 and asks, “Will ye also go away? Vs 61, Jesus did not back down, for He said, "Does this offend you?" it offends protestants

Jn 20:21, "As the Father has sent Me, I also send you."
Jn 17:18, "Even as thou hast sent Me into the world, so I have sent them into the world."
Jn 17:22-23, "And the glory that thou hast given Me, I have given to
Matt. 28, 18-20: And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye, therefore. and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Jesus says to the crowd, "He who believes and is baptized will be saved." But in reference to the same people, Jesus immediately follows with "He who does not believe will be condemned." This demonstrates that one can be baptized and still not be a believer. This disproves the Protestant argument that one must be a believer to be baptized. There is nothing in the Bible about a "believer's baptism."


"Accept Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, " or "Ask Jesus into your heart" isn't the biblical answer.

It’s important to be saved from hell, damnation, and the stain of original sin, but what are we saved for? We are saved for union with Christ. Our salvation began when we were born again through baptism and God’s own Divine Life was restored in our souls, making us like Adam and Eve were in the Garden before the Original (first) Sin. As we go through life, we are united with Christ through the Sacraments he left as gifts for us, especially through Penance (forgiveness of our sins committed since Baptism) and the Eucharist (partaking of God’s own Life, His own Divine Nature, 2 Peter 1:4) – until that day when we are truly united with Him in heaven.

Scripture teaches that one’s final salvation depends on the state of the soul at death. As Jesus himself tells us, "He who endures to the end will be saved" (Matt. 24:13; cf. 25:31–46). One who dies in the state of friendship with God (the state of grace) will go to heaven. The one who dies in a state of rebellion against God (the state of mortal sin) will go to hell. (For the teaching on venial (non-deadly) and mortal (deadly) sins, see 1 John 5:16-17)

What I must do to be saved:

*I must be baptized with water and the Spirit. Mark 16:16, John 3:3-5, Titus 3:5, I Peter 3:20-21. (Exceptions: [1] If I desire Baptism but die before I can be baptized with water and the Spirit, God accepts my desire to be baptized, and [2] If I am killed (martyred) because of my faith, but I have not had the opportunity to be baptized, God accepts my death as my baptism, called the Baptism of Blood).

* I must do the will of God the Father. Matthew 7:21

* I must keep the Commandments of God. Matthew 5:19-20, Matthew 7:21, Matthew 19:17, 1 Timothy 6:14, and others.

* I must accept the Cross (suffering). Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:24-25, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, Luke 14:27. Phil 1:29, and others.

* I must be a member of God's true church. Acts 2:46-47.

* I must confess my sins. James 5:16, I John 1:9, John 20:19-23

* I must heed the words of St. Peter, the first Pope. Acts 11:13-14, Acts 15:7.

* I must eat the flesh and drink the blood of Jesus Christ. John 6:51-58, I Corinthians 10:16-17, 11:23-30.

* I must do unto others as I would have them do unto me and love my neighbor as myself. I must feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, visit the sick and those in prison or give other aid to those in need. Luke 10:33 ff, Mt 25:31-46. "Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to God" Hebrews 13:16. Good works don’t save us, but we will be judged by them.
*I must strive to be holy. "Strive for peace with everyone and for that holiness without which no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14
*I must endure (persevere) to the end. Matthew 10:22, Matthew 24:13, Mark 13:13.
And ... ? What else must I do?


#432 The name "Jesus" signifies that the very name of God is present in the person of his Son, made man for the universal and definitive redemption from sins. It is the divine name that alone brings salvation, and henceforth all can invoke his name, for Jesus united himself to all men through his Incarnation, so that "there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

[irelda]

I once was a Catholic as well before I gave my life to Jesus, so I completely relate to your testimony. What I do want to say though is at 11:43 I don't agree that telling people about their sin and the consequences of sin is from the Devil. Of course, I do agree that doing it with ill intent is not right, but doing it out of love for the other person is what matters. Explaining the full simple gospel is the key. One can't tell someone they are sinners and going to hell without explaining why and that Jesus satisfied the wrath we were supposed to face on the cross. If we just tell people that Jesus loves them and forgives them of their sin, they won't take sin as seriously as someone that knows the consequence of sin and the significance of His death and resurrection.

[jmdsservantofgod]

When I left the RCC I felt bad for a couple of weeks but then I realized what did I lose? I still have Jesus but now in a much better way! I can read the Bible for myself! The worship is full of life! I am saved! My faith is in Jesus and is growing! I want to serve God! So…..leaving the RCC was a major improvement in my spiritual life!

[elisapetaasoau]

Your testimony gave me goosebumps. I know the feeling. The holy spirit is amazing and powerful. Spiritual warfare that's were facing now is real and you need the holy spirit to go through it. Faith in Jesus Christ is the way and the truth. Love you all my fellow believers in Jesus Christ. Don't lose faith in Him.

[steffiborges]

Even iam a ex catholic from past 4years, iam a born again believer now. For me also this confessing before priest was very uncomfortable thing to me because even i don't want to confess i have to forcefully confess and than i came to point i can share anything wrong i have done Jesus freely without hesitation and shame but I don't want to share that to priest.
Would like to connect with new believers the ex-catholics somewhere on social media 😊
I can completely relate with this sisters testimony.