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Verses I would NOT have written had I gotten the protestant “memo”! 1...
All too often good, well intentioned Christians, the “bible believing” kind, will claim that Catholic beliefs, traditions, or practices can nowhere be found amongst its sacred pages. Somehow, the...
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The Handmaid of the Lord, the intercessor of salvation history!
There is a pattern in scripture that repeats itself all throughout salvation history. One that I think will help shed some light upon the Mother of Jesus, serving as the “Handmaid of the Lord.” You...
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Call no man father… Are you sure you know what I mean?
Anyone who wants to interpret scripture MUST get to the context of a given passage. You can never take a passage out of context… it never stands alone. In other words, you can not take a passage out of...
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All have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God?
On a few occasions I have been approached by non-Catholic Christians about why Catholics hold Mary in so high a regard. The arguments are somewhat typical, “Why do you pray to Mary when 1 Timothy 2:5...
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2 Timothy 3:16-17 and Sola Scriptura
If you have ever spent time debating non-Catholics on the scriptural basis of Catholic beliefs, invariably the discussion of “Sola Scriptura” will come up at some point. “Sola Scriptura” is latin for...
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The scriptural roots of Confession to a Priest
“Gotcha! Mark 2:7 says, ‘Who can forgive sins but God alone?‘, but you Catholics say we are supposed to confess our sins to a priest… a mere human man! See? The Catholic Church is not scriptural!”...
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The Traditions of Men and the Catholic Church
“Gotcha! Jesus says in Mark 7:8, ‘You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition’‘1, yet you Catholics say tradition is as important as scripture. See! The Catholic Church makes void...
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Vain Repetition and the Catholic Church
“Gotcha! Jesus said in Matthew 6:7, ‘But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking1‘ (King James version). See? All...
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Galatians 2:11 and the Primacy of Peter
“Gotcha! Paul says in Galatians 2:11, ‘But when Cephas came to Antioch I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.’ See? You Catholics say Peter was the first Pope and yet Paul puts him in...
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