catholicism
Broader examinations of Catholic theology, tradition, and doctrinal claims in light of Scripture.
CATECHISM, ISRAEL & ANTICHRIST Paid Members Public
I cite what the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in respect to salvation of national Israel and the rise of the antichrist. All emphasis will be mine. CHAPTER TWO I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD Article 7 “FROM THENCE HE WILL COME AGAlN TO JUDGE
Taylor Marshall & The Angel of God Paid Members Public
This article is taken from Catholic convert and apologist Taylor Marshall’s post, which can be accessed here: Is the Angel of the Lord the Pre-Incarnate Christ? The Church Fathers held an unwavering belief that the Second Person of the Trinity appeared frequently in the Old Testament in a variety
CATECHISM, JESUS & THE ANGEL OF GOD Paid Members Public
I post a section from the Catechism of the Catholicism concerning its teaching in respect to the revelation of Christ the Word and the Holy Spirit during the Old Testament period. All emphasis will be mine. Article 9 “I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH” CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN
POPE LEO & AQUINAS ON THE ANGEL OF GOD Paid Members Public
In this short post I will provide references from Pope Leo 1 and Thomas Aquinas, showing that they both affirmed that Jesus Christ is that very great Angel of the Old Testament who appeared to the patriarchs and prophets as God. All emphasis will be mine. Pope Leo But if
RAPHAEL: A LYING ANGEL? Paid Members Public
In attempt to undermine the canonicity of the book of Tobit certain Protestants appeal to the following text where the archangel Raphael is alleged to have lied about his identity: “He replied, ‘I am Azariah, the son of the elder Hananiah, one of your relatives (ton adelphon sou).’” Tobit 5:
LUTHER ON MARY’S SINLESSNESS Paid Members Public
The following citation is from Luther’s On the Conception of the Mother of God, AD 1527: “The conception, namely the infusion of the soul, is believed to have taken place gently and blessedly, without original sin coming upon her; so that in the infusion of the soul she was
LUTHER ON THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Paid Members Public
It may surprise Christians to discover that Martin Luther candidly admitted that the Catholic Church traces itself back to the Apostles, that it genuinely has Apostolic Succession, despite having (in Luther’s erroneous view) corrupted itself throughout time. Here is Luther in his own words. All emphasis is mine: Today
AUGUSTINE ON THE CHURCH’S AUTHORITY Paid Members Public
In the following extract Augustine shows how the Gospels’ reliability rests on the authority of the Catholic Church and to, therefore, attack the Church is to undermine the veracity of the Gospels themselves. Here is what he wrote in refuting of the claims of Manichaeus, the founder of Manicheism. All