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Category: Roman Catholicism

  • Is Rejecting Rome the Only Protestant Unity?

    Andre writes: In my exit interview, federal vision, NPP, and NT Wright were suddenly my pastor’s best friends. He told me that he’d be comfortable if I worshipped with them but that he would worry for my soul if I joined the Catholic Church. When I heard that, I was even more comforted by my…

  • Maximus the Roman Catholic Confessor?

    My friend James Swan posted a short article describing Maximus the Confessor’s view of Rome’s authority.  Matthew Bellisario at the Catholic Champion has now posted a response. The material provided by my friend, Mr. Swan, was as follows: 7. They said to him, “And what will you do if the Romans unite with the Byzantines?…

  • Unto What Shall We Liken the Roman Hermeneutic?

    Rome insists that she is an authentic interpreter of Scripture.  We can easily provide an example, within a document defining a dogma, of Rome making a clear blunder.  But let’s leave that aside for a second, and consider the effect of Rome’s claims on a conversation. Christian: We should reject Marian devotion because the Bible…

  • Discussing the Bible with Roman Catholics

    John Lollard (which I presume is a psuedonym) has provided the following dialogue between a hypothetical truthseeker and a Roman Catholic: Roman Catholic (RC): “Here, this book came from God. Read it and believe it.” Truth Seeker (TS): “Okay! Hey, this book says X is true.” RC: “What? Give me that!” TS: “Right there, ‘X…

  • Responding to Karl Keating

    My posts are timely, if nothing else.  Back in 1987, at the Bayview Baptist Church, Karl Keating engaged in a debate against Peter Ruckman.  Keating hasn’t done a lot of debates since then (that I can find a record of, at any rate), so perhaps despite the passage of 24 years, this reply will still…

  • Why Pray to Anyone Else?

    God declares: Hosea 13:4  Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. Mary declares: Luke 1:47  And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. The angel declares: Luke 2:11  For unto you is born this…

  • Sex Abuse Scandals and the Roman Communion

    Another case of a sex abusing priest who was shuffled off to another parish without the police being alerted was recently report (link to story)(Updated link provided by a diligent reader). There are doubtless some people who will be glad to learn that this abuser was neither a pedophile nor a homosexual (though the priest’s…

  • Steve Ray Thinks Spurgeon was "Dillusional"

    Yes, Steve Ray spelled it “Dillusional,” though I suspect he meant “Delusional.”  But what is the basis for Ray’s complaint?  Ray quotes Spurgeon as saying: It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others. Ray…

  • Matthew 5 and Sexual Sin

    Matthew 5:27-32 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it…

  • Roman Confusion

    Devin Rose posted some less than complimentary thoughts (and Peter Sean Bradley tagged on) about Reformed apologists (myself as an example). Rather than dwelling on the caricature drawn from Les Miserables, I’d like to address one point that seems to be a common misconception: Under Reformed Protestantism, God has predestined the elect to salvation and…