catholicism
Broader examinations of Catholic theology, tradition, and doctrinal claims in light of Scripture.
Bad Greek Made Easy Paid Members Public
The following is a post by Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin, which I share here for the benefit of the readers: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/bad-greek-made-easy.I If you listen to any substantial amount of popular preaching, sooner or later you’re going to run into claims about “what
Church Fathers on Mary’s Perpetual Virginity Paid Members Public
The following citations complied by William Albrecht. Protoevangelium of James “And when she was twelve years old there was held a council of priests, saying, ‘Behold, Mary has reached the age of twelve years in the temple of the Lord. What then shall we do with her, lest perchance she
2 Maccabees and The Canon of Scripture Paid Members Public
In this post I am going to raise the question of whether Roman Catholics should consider 2 Maccabees as inspired scripture, and therefore a part of the Old Testament canon. I base this on the following section, which mentions Judas Maccabees offering sacrifices and prayers for Jewish soldiers who were
The Signing of the Cross in Early Christianity Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
In a previous post (/2020/05/26/the-signing-of-the-cross-in-early-christianity/) I showed that the signing of the cross was a very early Christian practice. I provide additional evidence from the early church fathers showing that the practice of making the sign of the cross with the hands was both early and quite
The Biblical Canon of the 5th-6th Centuries Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from William Webster’s article The Canon: Why the Roman Catholic Arguments for the Canon are Spurious (https://christiantruth.com/articles/articles-roman-catholicism/canon/). All bold and underline emphasis mine. Jerome’s views are as follows: These instances have been just touched upon by me (the
JOSEPH SMITH THE FALSE PROPHET DEBATE Paid Members Public
The following is the material I prepared for my debate with a Mormon. All bold and capital emphasis will be mine. SMITH THE POLYTHEIST The Gods plan the creation of the earth and all life thereon—Their plans for the six days of creation are set forth. And then the
Veneration of Icons: An Unbiblical Tradition or Biblical Truth? Paid Members Public
God’s Word expressly condemns the practice of making idols or images of any creature for the express purpose of worshiping it as a god/goddess: “Now God spoke all these words, saying: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of
The Muhammadan Fraud That Was Ahmed Deedat: Which Bible? Paid Members Public
The late Ahmed Deedat is viewed by Muslims as one of the greatest debaters against Christianity and a supposed Muslim scholar of the Bible. One of his main objections against the authority and authenticity of the Holy Bible had to with varying canons found among Protestant and Roman Catholic editions