Integrity of the New Testament Documents

This post is from the blog: Vivificat!
Folks, I was reading this article published today in Time Magazine online, entitled, The Burial Box of Jesus’ Brother: A Case Against Fraud, because the controversy has been around for a while and of course, because of the significance of the artifact were the claims to its authenticity [...]

Where is Purgatory in Scripture?

Q. What scriptures support the Doctrine of Purgatory?
A. I cannot give any scripture that categorically teaches the Doctrine of Purgatory that would satisfy a sola scriptura Christian. I can show you Scriptures that imply the existence of the doctrine. I can show you writings of the early Church Fathers, written before the Bible was even [...]

What Scriptures Support Catholic Doctrines?

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Q. What scriptures support Catholic beliefs?
A. You ask for this because youare convinced that the Bible should be the final authority for Christian beliefs. But, think about it. Sola Scriptura would never have caught on if it had not been invented after the invention of the printing press. Before the invention [...]

Scripture vs. the Catholic Church: Call No Man Father

BFHU: “And I can assure you NOTHING that the Church believes contradicts one thing in Sacred Scripture.” However, the teachings of the Catholic Church DO CONTRADICT Protestant interpretation of Scripture.
Constantine: Really? OK. Let’s compare Scripture to what the Catholic Church teaches.
SCRIPTURE
“And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he [...]

Where is Sola Scriptura in Scripture Alone?

Nathan: Thanks for taking the time to write back to me. Last year I became a Christian and my life’s been totally changed by living for Jesus Christ. It’s been great
BFHU: That is wonderful. Thanks for letting us know.
Nathan: Last week I went to mass with a friend who has had a similar awakening in [...]

Catholic Doctrine & Sacred Scripture

Mariano: Thank you so very much for the article-Where is Purgatory in Scripture, and the fact that it makes so many references to scripture.
It demonstrates very clearly the utter desperation of the Roman Catholic Church’s attempts to find any little crumb upon which to build their doctrines. One verse here, another there, piled up [...]

Did the Catholic Church Add Books to the BIBLE?

Q. When did Catholics add books to the Bible?

A. They never did. The Jews and the Protestants removed books from the OT. The Catholic Church simply received the Septuagint version of the Hebrew scriptures, from the Jews, at the time of Christ. This became known as the Old Testament. 70 years later, the Jews [...]

Where in Scripture Do Catholics get Body and Blood?

Q. Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus is actually bodily present in the bread and wine of the Eucharist?
A. In John 6, After demonstrating His power to feed 5,000 people with a few loaves and fishes, Jesus tells his listeners seven times that they must eat His flesh and drink His blood [...]

Interpretation… ‘has made all the difference’

Q. Where in the Bible does it say that a leader of a church can forgive anyone of sin?
James 5:13-16
He should call the elders (priests) of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And
the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; [...]

Catholics Don’t Know the Bible?

D: The Bible is very clear that Mary herself stated she was in need of a saviour in Luke. Jesus is the only mediator.
BFHU: Please see how Mary was saved HERE and that Catholics believe Jesus is the one mediator Here.
We do not believe anything that contradicts the Bible. Our beliefs do however, contradict Protestant [...]