Protestantism Debunked in 15 Minutes

God Bless!

00:00 Fundamental Problems
01:42 Protestant Reformation
02:53 Invisible Church
03:41 Missing Elements
07:01 Scripture Alone
08:20 Faith Alone
09:41 Reinventing the Wheel
10:52 Why Not Mormonism?
11:22 True Church
12:47 Eastern Orthodoxy

[vros]

It's Orthodox, but not Jewish, it's Catholic but not Roman; it's Evangelical, but not protestant, it's not denominational, but pre-denominational; it's not ancient, it's not modern, it is eternal. Wow, beautifully put.

[thomas.thomas]

Sola scriptura is not the same as node scriptura
The first says that the bible is the highest authority and the only infallible one, other accounts can be valid as well, but if there are any conflicts - then the bible is the correct source
The latter (node scriptura), would be to completely reject tradition and to only focus on the bible as the sole source

I might be wrong since I only got this from Wikipedia - but there certainly is a difference

[LibertyPotato]

As a Protestant learning about Orthodoxy, I have never in my life heard anyone reject the Pentecost or any mention of the church being 'invisible' and I think that goes for most other Protestants (Maybe just in my area)

[RedCloudGawdian]

This video assumes that Orthodoxy is the same all round. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Greek Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches all have differences in tradition, with a few differences in doctrine too. Videos like this are kind of like making an idol out of Orthodoxy. Saying Sola Scriptura is unBiblical, but the source you'll use to show that is the Bible, indirectly proving Sola Scriptura. Everyone follows it unless they're heretics. Protestantism does lack a lot of continuity with the early church, and I agree that is a major flaw of Protestantism. Orthodoxy tends to be lazy though. I only see Protestants and Catholics actually outside trying to build the Kingdom of Heaven on earth as Jesus taught us. Bringing up heretical groups such as JWs as though they are protestants suggests you're being disingenuous. I seriously can't believe you're blaming Protestantism for Mormons, and to ask what makes it more or less true is absolutely ridiculous. One actually denies the trinity, I think you can tell who is false quite easily!!! If we're going to blame Protestantism for Mormons, JW, and SDAs could we blame the Eastern Orthodox church for not preventing the rise of Islam? It's a ridiculous point and unBiblical because Jesus himself told us that false prophets would rise up and sway away Christians.

I honestly think it would have been better to make a video about the positives of Orthodoxy rather trying to debunk Protestantism. You did this at the end of the video but many of your points are simply opinions. The very fact that Orthodoxy and Catholicism were one and the same before the initial schism simply puts you on one side of a very large fence and without video evidence, none of us know which church was truly the first church. To say otherwise is a lie. Human beings are incredibly culturally diverse. In Africa alone, there are 54 countries with 5000 languages. God knows the end from the beginning, so he allowed us to have our cultural differences. The Holy Spirit leads each individual group, and as long as they aren't preaching a false Gospel, what's the problem? They're all your brothers and sisters in Christ. To say otherwise would be to claim authority that none of us have barring the guy who died on a cross for our sins 2000 years ago.

On the subject of denominations. I go with the advice of Paul in Philippians Chapter 1. 15 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. 16 The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17 The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.

I rejoice when Christ is proclaimed, whether in pretense or truth, so long as it is the true Christ being proclaimed and no distortion of the Gospel. Men can argue on their interpretations, none of us will ever be 100% correct in our theology in my humble opinion and we'll all be sat at the feet of the Most High apologising like school children for all this petty bickering one day.

[Phrostybacone]

Martin Luther reached out to the Orthodox church several times and the Orthodox church rejected many of the most central conclusions of the reformation: Namely, salvation by faith alone.

[graceward]

I was raised protestant and in the search' for truth I've been in a limbo between Catholicism and Orthodoxy, its truly a miracle how i found you with such an underrated amount of subs. I will look more into becoming an Orthodox Christian.

[Nihit_Arora]

Born and raised as a hindu, converted to protestant pentecostal 11 years ago.
The more I learn orthodox teachings, doctrines & history the more I fell in love with it especially with my Lord Jesus.
Now on my way to become an orthodox christian after researching the true apostolic church.. Looking any nearest orthodox church to me to enroll myself as a catechumen. I have embraced orthodox faith☦️❤️
- brother nihit arora

[RussellTisdale]

One thing that became glaring in Protestantism was the lack of, and disdaining of monasticism.

[insanoibro]

I also think Protestantism is false but true at the same time. Idk Catholicism and Orthodoxy seem weird since I left Islam and got into Christianity it seemed as true Christianity was about people who had a personal relationship with Jesus and lived their lives hearing his voice imbedded in their consciousness. Hence making Jesus the Lord of your life.

[fumples]

Preaches sola scriptura, changes scripture

[JB-pelu]

Food for thought! I've been in protestant churches for almost 40 years. I've been on a similar journey, as mentioned by another viewer, to find truth. So much of the Catholic theology makes sense to me, but I still struggle. I have a new love for Christian Orthodoxy...it seems "simple", straight forward, and I love that many of the priests so not hold back. They aren't afraid to speak the truth, even if it hurts. Exactly what is needed. Appreciate your work here!

[brisketandsomeribs]

I converted to orthodoxy from non-denominational Protestantism nearly 2 years ago, best decision of my life ☦️❤️

[aguy]

I'm a southern baptist, and do agree with a lot of your points. I disagree with some as well on a fundamental level. However, you are still a brother in Christ, and God loves us both.

[Bruhwthecomb]

Wow, the part where you mentioned why Protestants need to write books or the disagreement on how to interpret the Bible etc which is true, just hit me hard rn. I attend a reformed Baptist church and like you said Protestants surely know their Bible and are eager to spread the gospel but as of the last year or so I started looking into the church history and the early church fathers and it only helped strengthen my faith and help against any heresies or objections to Christianity. I been considering accepting the orthodox view lately but still need time to study more.

[ApolloLeRoux]

Another great video Kyle keeps the great videos incoming. Let's pray for one another to spread Orthodoxy to the entire world.

[Spencizzle]

1 minute in and this guy doesn’t know what sola scriptura is

[Sonoftsiyyonn]

This video had tons of misrepresentations in it. Protestants use church history, regular history, etc to understand the Bible. We just believe these outside sources should be taken as a grain of salt and in light of what the Bible teaches. This is a bit gross to use the worst examples of Christians (mega church pastors) to be an example for the entire faith. In reality, most devout believers do not agree with or attend mega churches.

[J.me.flip]

When you get to heaven, you will not be asked what denomination you were. There are no denominations in the afterlife. All that matters is that you have accepted Christ as your saviour and tried your best to live life the way he wants us to

[sharpy]

I’m currently a Protestant in search of the true church, it’s bad here in America and my family is Protestant and I have relatives who are considered very knowledgable in Christianity within my family. They believe that the Pentecostal church is the true church, but when she was talking about it, I felt something was wrong. I’ve asked God to help me with this problem I’m having and I’ve been drawn to the Orthodox Church. I’ve talked a little about it and my family has talked down on the Church and it breaks my heart. I’m currently a Teen in America so I am gullible and believe a lot of stuff quickly, but my main goal in life is to do the will of my lord and I believe I need to find the True Church to be able to do that.Thank you for this video as it confirmed some of my suspicions.

[melakrara]

i am an orthodox (from ethiopia) christian and after this video my faith in the orthodox religion really skyrocketed thanks!