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Apocrypha
HTML	PDF	The Roman Catholic Bible
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James The Roman Catholic Bible is about 20 % larger than non-Catholic Bibles. The additions, over 4,000 verses, come from a group of fifteen writings know since antiquity as the Apocrypha, meaning hidden or hard to understand. Do they rightly belong in God’s Word? Jim McCarthy’s article this month provides an answer.
Apostasy
HTML	PDF	Roman Catholicism - Apostolic or Apostate?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike The Roman Catholic Church declares that the apostles appointed bishops to replace them as their successors. This was to insure the mission of the apostles would be continued after their death through a continuous line of succession until the end of time. However, as we investigate the history of the Catholic Church, we see it has developed a tradition of its own and has drifted away from the truth and authority of the New Testament. In doing so it has developed the characteristics of an apostate church. Mike Gendron, a former Roman Catholic of over 30 years, takes a close look at the evidence.
Assurance
HTML	PDF	The Assurance of Eternal Life - Why Do So Many Reject It?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Can Christians who sin lose their salvation? Opponents of assurance focus on man’s failures rather than on God’s divine power. Such misunderstandings can be overcome by discarding human reason and accepting divine revelation. Faith should not rest on the wisdom of man but on the power of God.
Authority
HTML	PDF	Roman Catholic Authority
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Roman Catholicism This article by Jim McCarthy shows how the authority structure of the Roman Catholic Church parallels that of first century Judaism. Does that mean that Jesus’ scathing criticism of the former can be applied to the latter? Judge for yourself.
Bible
HTML	PDF	Catholic Bible Studies
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Catholics have access to the Scriptures as never before. Parish Bible studies are now common. But has the place of the Bible in the Catholic Church really changed? Jim McCarthy addresses this question in this month’s article on Roman Catholicism.
Bible
HTML	PDF	Is Sola Scripture Found in The Bible?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Are the Scriptures alone sufficient and authoritative for the Christian life? The Word of God says “yes!” The Roman Catholic Church says an emphatic “no.” Mike Gendron explores the Scriptural evidence in this article.
Bible
HTML	PDF	Sola Scriptura
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Today, even as in the time of the Reformation, thousands of Catholics worldwide are leaving Roman Catholicism for biblical Christianity. And once again, the rallying cry of the sixteenth century, Sola Scriptura, Scripture Alone, is being heard. Roman Catholic defenders have responded to this challenge by going on the offensive. In this month’s article, Jim McCarthy answers those who say that the Scriptures are an insufficient guide to the Christian faith.
Bible
HTML	PDF	Who Gave Us the Bible?
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Some defenders of the Roman Catholic Church argue that the Roman Catholic Magisterium is the rightful interpreter and authoritative teacher of Scripture, because the Church gave Christianity the Bible. If it were not for the Church, they argue, no one could know with certainly even which books belong in the Bible. In this month’s article, Jim McCarthy reveals the faulty assumptions on which this argument is based.
Brennan Manning
HTML	PDF	Beware of Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Brennan Manning, an inactive Roman Catholic priest, has become a popular author and speaker within the evangelical church. Mike Gendron has been an eyewitness to his masquerade and provides this report to warn Christians of his deceptive message.
Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Is A Catholic Christian An Oxymoron?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Is a “Catholic Christian” an oxymoron? Is it possible for a Catholic to adhere to the teachings of his church and at the same time believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Mike Gendron, a former Catholic of 37 years answers these important questions by contrasting the new Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Word of God.
Christian Beliefs
HTML	PDF	Examine Yourself! Are You in the Faith?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike How do we know if we have been saved? With so many false teachers perverting and adding to the Word of God, how can we be sure that we have not been deceived? Mike Gendron looks to the Scriptures to find answers to these critical questions.
Confession
HTML	PDF	Ritualized Confession of Sin
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James The Roman Catholic Church has misled its people with regard to the seriousness of their sins. It has done this in many ways, one being by turning confession into a ritual. Priest and parishioners go through a well-rehearsed exchange of prayers and responses. The sinner expresses remorse, repentance, and a resolve to do better. Often, however, such rites leave a person deluded about the true gravity and consequences of his sin.
Cultic Teachings
HTML	PDF	Signs of a Cult
AUTHORS: Durel, Greg What is a cult? Rev. Durel presents a definition, and then illustrates his point by presenting quotations from leading Roman Catholic authorities.
Doctrines
HTML	PDF	Roman Catholics, Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike When we study the doctrines of Roman Catholics, Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses, we discover that they have more in common with each other than with the Bible. Mike Gendron examines eight of the common characteristics.
ECT
HTML	PDF	Evangelicals and Catholics Together: An Evaluation - Part 1
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John A growing movement exists in America today hoping that Roman Catholics and Evangelicals will join forces on the basis of the things they hold in common—but is ambiguous language (which masks some major differences) really a good basis for unity?
ECT
HTML	PDF	Evangelicals and Catholics Together: An Evaluation - Part 2
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Drs. Ankerberg and Weldon continue to evaluate the ECT1 statement released in 1994. What did it say? Were those statements true?
ECT
HTML	PDF	Evangelicals and Catholics Together: An Evaluation - Part 3
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Are Catholics and Evangelicals “brothers and sisters in Christ”? What does the Bible say about how someone gets “in Christ”? Are Catholics taught the same thing, or is Catholic understanding of salvation different? The authors comment.
ECT
HTML	PDF	Evangelicals and Catholics Together: An Evaluation - Part 4
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Are all people who accept Jesus as “savior” and “Lord” brothers and sisters in Christ? Do Protestants and Catholics agree on what constitutes Scripture? Are Protestants and Catholics united in one common mission? The authors critique these statements.
ECT
HTML	PDF	Evangelicals and Catholics Together: An Evaluation - Part 5
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Can we disagree on important doctrinal points and yet still be united? Have the important issues that sparked the Reformation been resolved?
ECT
HTML	PDF	Evangelicals and Catholics Together: An Evaluation - Part 6
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Are we saved “once for all” or is it a continuing process? Are there different ways of being a Christian?
ECT
HTML	PDF	Evangelicals and Catholics Together: An Evaluation - Part 7
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Does truth matter, or is each person free to choose their own path to God? Four reasons Ankerberg and Weldon believe evangelicals should not have signed the ECT1 document.
Ecumenism
HTML	PDF	What About Evangelical Catholics? – Part 1
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John There are many voices attempting to bring Evangelicals and Catholics together as common brethren of a common faith. Thousands of Evangelicals see Catholics as regener¬ated Christians. And many Catholics who call themselves Evan¬gelical are seeking to bring these Christians into the Catholic fold. In this article, the authors focus on one of the more prominent examples of this: Keith Fournier’s Evangelical Catholics.
Ecumenism
HTML	PDF	What About Evangelical Catholics? – Part 2
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Can Christians remain in the Catholic Church without compromising their faith and/or their spiritual growth? We certainly cannot say that God would never allow Christians to remain in the Catholic Church in order to lead others to personal faith in Christ. But in order to do so, they should be thoroughly informed on the issues, weigh them carefully, and resolve not to partake in practices or to accept doctrines that are not biblical.
Ecumenism
HTML	PDF	What About Evangelical Catholics? – Part 3
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John What reasons do Evangelicals give for converting to Roman Catholicism? The authors reveal the reasons given by Thomas Howard, Paul Vitz, Peter Kreeft and Scott Hahn.
Eucharist
HTML	PDF	Eat My Flesh and Drink My Blood
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Roman Catholics teach the doctrine of transubstantiation—that the bread and wine are miraculously turned into the actual flesh and blood of Jesus. Mike Gendron explains why this is simply not a biblically correct doctrine.
Eucharist
HTML	PDF	Eucharist Adoration: Worship or Idolatry?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Eucharist adoration has increased dramatically in Roman Catholic Churches. There is a “shrine” to the Eucharist in Toledo, Spain. Or you can go on the Internet where you can worship the Eucharist via web-cam. All this to worship what Catholics call “the greatest miracle of all”—God himself, transformed into a lifeless, inanimate wafer.
Global Religion
HTML	PDF	The Pope’s Push for a One-World Religion
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Many evangelicals are unaware of the Vatican’s determined effort to unite all religions of the world under the power and influence of the papacy. How effective has the Roman Catholic Church’s strategy been in accomplishing its goal? Is this call for unity a part of the great apostasy that will occur before the return of Christ to the earth?
God
HTML	PDF	The Vail Menders
AUTHORS: Durel, Greg Picture the Jewish priests sitting in the temple frantically trying to sew up the veil in the temple after it was torn (following Jesus’ death on the cross). Why would they want to do that, and why is that a picture of what the Roman Catholic Church is doing today?
Indulgences
HTML	PDF	Christ Has Done His 99%
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Was Christ’s work of redemption really finished at the cross? Or is there more that we must add to it by our own efforts?
Indulgences
HTML	PDF	Roman Catholic Beliefs About Indulgences
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Indulgences are various acts of piety, offered by the Church, which the Church claims offer remission of temporal punishment due to forgiven sins in virtue of the merit of Christ and His Church. Catholic theologian Karl Keating informs Catholics that they are in error if they think the Church has “dropped its old belief in indulgences”. Further, he suggests, “Many Catholics simply don’t know what indulgences are.”
Indulgences
HTML	PDF	Sin’s Forgiveness Now Available for Those Who Quit Smoking
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Pope John Paul II has declared forgiveness for those who quit smoking or give up drinking for a time. But what authority does the Pope have to take away punishment for sins? Mike Gendron explains the Roman Catholic Church’s teaching on indulgences.
Jesus
HTML	PDF	The Forsaking of Jesus Christ
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike During the last three years Pope John Paul II has stated: 1) knowledge of Jesus Christ or His church is not necessary for salvation; 2) the Roman Catholic Church is necessary for salvation; 3) members of other religions can be saved even if Jesus Christ is not recognized as savior. Not only do those statements contradict each other, they clearly contradict Scripture. Mike Gendron explains.
Justification
HTML	PDF	What Does the Bible Teach About the Doctrine of Justification?
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John No doctrine is more important or more misunderstood than the biblical doctrine of justification by faith alone. The authors give a brief explanation of this most important doctrine.
Justification
HTML	PDF	What Does the Roman Catholic Church Teach About the Doctrine of Justification? - Part 1
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John When we consider the differences that exist between the Catholic and Protestant view of justification by faith, there are six key terms on each side that represent the different positions. This month, a look at those terms to help you understand the arguments each side raises.
Justification
HTML	PDF	What Does the Roman Catholic Church Teach About the Doctrine of Justification? - Part 2
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John The Roman Catholic Church maintains that they teach the true biblical doctrine of justification. However, while Rome may have officially condemned salvation by works alone, it has officially endorsed salvation by grace PLUS works. Drs. Ankerberg and Weldon help sort through the confusion this causes.
Justification
HTML	PDF	What Does the Roman Catholic Church Teach About the Doctrine of Justification? - Part 3
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Many Catholics and Protestants today would have us believe that there are only minor differences between the doctrine of justification as taught by the Reformers and that taught by the Council of Trent and modern Catholics. But that just isn’t so, as the authors point out in this article.
Justification
HTML	PDF	What Does the Roman Catholic Church Teach About the Doctrine of Justification? - Part 4
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John The authors suggest that the Council of Trent established one of the most subtle forms of justification by works ever devised. It is so subtle, in fact, that Catholics encourage Protestants to read the decrees of Trent to “prove” that Catholicism does not teach salvation by works.
Knights of Columbus
HTML	PDF	The Evangelical Knights of Columbus
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Particularly in countries with large numbers of evangelical Christians, it is not unusual for the Roman Catholic Church to adopt the very wording of its former critics. Take, for example, an advertisement being run by the Knights of Columbus in several newspapers. One would think that the Knights, a conservative Catholic fraternal order, had become evangelical Christians! Has something changed?
Last Rights
HTML	PDF	“Give Me the Works, Father”
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James A dying Catholic’s last request is for the sacraments. But why? Why do Catholics consider these rituals so powerful? Can a priest really help a person get into heaven simply by performing them?
Mary
HTML	PDF	Catholic and Occult View of Mary
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John This article looks at what the Roman Catholic Church teaches about Mary, and compares that with what the Bible tells us. The authors also examine the messages in the “Marian apparitions”—appearances of “Mary” to various people throughout the world.
Mary
HTML	PDF	Do You Know Mary?
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas As a special treat this month Carlos Knott, who usually submits in Spanish, has translated one of his articles for us. The Rosary, an important part of Roman Catholic ritual, gives some interesting titles to Mary. What are those titles, and are they supported by the biblical evidence?
Mary
HTML	PDF	Hail Mary?
AUTHORS: Durel, Greg Greg Durel examines the “Hail, Mary” prayer line by line to show why the Catholic understanding of Mary and her place in their lives and redemption is wrong.
Mary
HTML	PDF	What About Marian Apparitions?
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Mary herself is believed to appear regularly to souls in purgatory to console their suffering and pro¬vide relief, particularly for those who have been especially devoted to her. What else does “Mary” teach Catholics through visions?
Mary
HTML	PDF	What Is the Unique Role of Mary in Roman Catholicism and Is It Biblical? - Part 1
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Roman Catholicism teaches that Mary is the Mother of God. Catholicism claims Mary is full of grace, therefore free of original sin and kept from all actual sin; that Mary is perpetually a virgin; and that Mary was bodily assumed into heaven where she now reigns with Christ. She has been given the titles “Mediatrix of all graces” and “co-Redemptrix” with Jesus. What is the Protestant position on these and other ideas about Mary?
Mary
HTML	PDF	What is the Unique Role of Mary in Roman Catholicism and Is It Biblical? - Part 2
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Does Mary have a unique and vital role in salvation? Does she, in fact, work hand-in-hand with her Son to insure salvation? Can anyone be saved without her assistance?
Mary
HTML	PDF	What is the Unique Role of Mary in Roman Catholicism and Is It Biblical? - Part 3
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Although Catholic theology attempts to draw a fine line be¬tween the worship offered to God and that offered to Mary, in practice, these frequently become indistinguishable
Mary
HTML	PDF	What is the Unique Role of Mary in Roman Catholicism and Is It Biblical? - Part 4
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John The Mary of Catholic teaching has nothing whatever to do with the Mary of the New Testament. Given Mary’s supreme impor¬tance in the Catholic Church, one is amazed at the complete absence of even the mention of her name in the New Testament epistles.
Mass
HTML	PDF	Christ’s Work of Redemption is Finished, Not Continuing
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James The Mass is at the center of Roman Catholic doctrine and devotion. According to the Church, the Mass is the ongoing sacrifice of Christ on the cross. How does this Catholic practice measure up beside God’s standard of truth, the Bible?
Mass
HTML	PDF	Is the Mass the Real Sacrifice of Christ?
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Is the Mass a real sacrifice? This is the question that most Catholics seldom discuss, but one that is nonetheless central to their faith. In this month’s article, Jim McCarthy examines the Church’s answer and how Pope John Paul II defends it from Scripture.
Mass
HTML	PDF	The Mass - Miracle or Mendacity?
AUTHORS: Durel, Greg The Mass is an important part of Roman Catholic worship. Greg Durel explains what the Mass involves, and how it compares to biblical teaching.
Mass
HTML	PDF	The Sacrifice of the Mass - Blessing or Bondage?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Many former Catholics have described their experience of going to weekly Mass as a prison sentence, something they had to do in order to avoid the penalty of a serious sin. Mike Gendron explains why participation is so compulsory for Catholics.
Merit
HTML	PDF	Merit and the General Judgment
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Catholics in a state of grace can and must merit eternal life. In this article Jim McCarthy explains how this Catholic doctrine contradicts the Bible.
Papal authority
HTML	PDF	Catholicism and Lordship Salvation
AUTHORS: Durel, Greg Does the Roman Catholic church have a different understanding of what “lordship salvation” means? Read quotes from Roman Catholic sources that show the role of the Pope in the Catholic position in salvation.
Papal authority
HTML	PDF	The Eternal Consequences of Papal Infallibility
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike One of the most critical questions we face in this life is whom to trust for information about eternal life. Most Catholics trust the Pope and his teachings over Christ and his Word. Mike Gendron explains why this decision can lead to eternal death rather than eternal life.
Papal authority
HTML	PDF	Upon This Rock
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Though the Roman Catholic Church agrees that Christ is the head of the Church, it holds that the Pope is the “visible head of the whole church.” The First Vatican Council stated that, “…the Roman pontiff is the successor of blessed Peter, the prince of the apostles, true vicar of Christ, head of the whole church and father and teacher of all Christian people. To him, in blessed Peter, full power has been given by our lord Jesus Christ to tend, rule and govern the universal church.” This belief is based upon the Church’s interpretation of 12 words found in Matthew 16:18. They are the focus of this month’s article by Jim McCarthy.
Papal Infallibility
HTML	PDF	Is the Pope Infallible in Matters of Doctrine and Morals? - Part 1
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John What are Catholics taught about the infallibility of the Pope? Where did this teaching begin? How does a Catholic determine when a Pope is or is now speaking infallibly?
Papal Infallibility
HTML	PDF	Is the Pope Infallible in Matters of Doctrine and Morals? - Part 2
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John The way in which the doctrine of papal infallibility was formulated creates serious problems for this issue—as does the track record of popes down through history.
Papal Infallibility
HTML	PDF	What Are Roman Catholic Taught About the Pope and Papal Infallibility?
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Pacwa, Fr. Mitchell / Martin, Dr. Walter The Catholic Church claims that Jesus conferred on Peter and his successors supreme power in faith and morals over all the other apostles and over every Christian in the church. But is this true?
Peter, as Pope
HTML	PDF	How Convincing is the Roman Catholic View that Peter Was the First Pope? - Part 1
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Is there biblical evidence that Peter was appointed Pope by Jesus? Is there biblical or historical information to show that he ever actually help held the position of Pope?
Peter, as Pope
HTML	PDF	How Convincing Is the Roman Catholic View That Peter Was the First Pope? - Part 2
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John What historical factors contributed to the rise of the papacy? How did the church offices come to be? Who were some of the most influential Popes?
Polytheism
HTML	PDF	Is the Roman Catholic Church Polytheistic?
AUTHORS: Durel, Greg Greg Durel explains what he calls the “attribute test” and then applies it to documented Roman Catholic literature to ask if Roman Catholicism actually worships more than one “god.”
Pope
HTML	PDF	The Primacy of Peter
AUTHORS: Durel, Greg Roman Catholics claim that Peter was the first Pope, and that he had primacy over the other apostles. Does the scriptural evidence back up those claims?
Priesthood
HTML	PDF	“Bless me, Father…” - Part 1
AUTHORS: Durel, Greg Is it unbiblical to call a priest “father”? What is the origin of the Roman Catholic priesthood? Rev. Durel explains.
Priesthood
HTML	PDF	“Bless me, Father…” - Part 2
AUTHORS: Durel, Greg Greg Durel answers some of the questions raised by his previous article (see archives) “Bless me, Father…”
Priesthood
HTML	PDF	Christ Made Every Believer a Priest, Not a Select Few
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Why do Catholics have priests but Protestants have ministers? There is an important doctrinal difference explained in Jim McCarthy’s current article “Christ Made Every Believer a Priest.”
Purgatory
HTML	PDF	Purgatory - A Grave Rejection of the Gospel
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Was the atonement of Jesus Christ sufficient to purify all sins? The Roman Catholic Church says an emphatic “No!” In this article Mike Gendron explains what the Roman Catholic Church teaches and supplies Scriptures which answer their claims.
Purgatory
HTML	PDF	Purgatory - An Essential Roman Catholic Doctrine
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Do Catholics still believe in Purgatory? Is it an essential or optional part of Roman Catholicism? In this month’s article on Catholicism Jim McCarthy answers these two important questions.
Purgatory
HTML	PDF	The Catholic Doctrine of Purgatory
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John The Roman Catholic teaching on purgatory was officially pro¬claimed as dogma in 1438. This means that until that year, belief in the doctrine was not required. Purgatory is a temporary hell Catholics must attend in order to work off their sins.
Reformation
HTML	PDF	Sola Scriptura
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Today, even as in the time of the Reformation, thousands of Catholics worldwide are leaving Roman Catholicism for biblical Christianity. And once again, the rallying cry of the sixteenth century, Sola Scriptura, Scripture Alone, is being heard. Roman Catholic defenders have responded to this challenge by going on the offensive. In this month’s article, Jim McCarthy answers those who say that the Scriptures are an insufficient guide to the Christian faith.
Revelation, divine
HTML	PDF	What Constitutes Divine Revelation and Why Is That A Vital Concern To All Christians?
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John If God has revealed Himself to mankind, can we know where that revelation is found? Can we truly know what God has spoken to us? The subject of what constitutes divine revelation is crucial because without it, very little can be known about God—who God is, what He has communicated to us, or what He expects of us.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	"Because I Like It"
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Why are Catholics Catholics? As they will tell you themselves, most were born into the religion. Why do they remain Catholic? They say it’s because they like it. That’s what Jim McCarthy found when he interviewed Catholic leaving Mass. Read about it in this article.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	“A Catholic is a Catholic is a Catholic”
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Are all Catholics pretty much the same? Is it true that “once a Catholic always a Catholic?” The authors examine some of the factors that make discussing Roman Catholic belief difficult.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	“I Know A Catholic Who Is Saved”
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Mike Gendron says “While there may be saved people who worship in the Catholic Church, they are no longer Roman Catholics.” He explains why he makes that distinction.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	“My Children Are All Defecting”
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Since the Second Vatican Council, the Roman Catholic Church has taught that all Christians are part of the family of God. Theology aside, however, most Catholics see only two kinds of Christians: Catholics and non-Catholics. The true story of the Sheridan family illustrates the difficulties and blessings when family members change sides.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Abuse by Priests
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike An unholy scandal of global proportions is cracking the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church. Reports of sexual perversion, child abuse, rapes, lies and cover-ups have reached epidemic proportions. But Mike Gendron says there is some good that is coming out of this tragedy!
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Are Bishops the Only Accurate Interpreters of God’s Word?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike The author relates how two Catholic friends were invited to attend a Bible Study but declined, saying that only the Magisterium of the Catholic Church can interpret the Bible accurately. Is that true? Or is the Bible written so that all can read it and understand what God is saying?
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Are Former Catholics Still condemned by Rome?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Are former Roman Catholics still condemned by the 100 plus anathemas pronounced by the Council of Trend and Vatican Council II? Or have those anathemas lapsed with the passing of time?
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Are We Really Catholic Bashing?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike In his response to a “devout Catholic”, Mike Gendron gives us answers to many of the common arguments Catholics raise against Christian apologists.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Be Ready to Give a Defense
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Mike Gendron shares some of the letters he has received challenging his faith in Jesus, and his response to them.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Catholics and Baptists Together?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Mike Gendron expresses his concern over a recent event in which a Catholic Monsignor was the guest speaker for a Bible Study kickoff event at a large Baptist Church.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Come Out of the Catholic Church
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike A question that many Christians have been faced with at one time or another is: “When must I leave the fellowship of a visible church?” Mike Gendron examines this question as it relates to Christians who may be worshipping in the Roman Catholic Church.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Evangelicals and Catholics Together
AUTHORS: 0 The complete text of the "Evangelicals and Catholics Together" statement.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Have the Basic Doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church Changed Today? - Part 1
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John One might be tempted to think Roman Catholic doctrines have changed, given the movement toward unity with other religious groups in recent years. But, as the authors document, such is not the case. There are several key issues that present a real barrier to any doctrinal accord.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Have the Basic Doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church Changed Today? - Part 2
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Evaluation of Catholic doctrine has been made a bit more difficult by the changes of Vatican II. But, the authors say, official doctrinal standards remain the same, whether or not individual Catholics accept them.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Is the One True Church Roman Catholicism?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Is there only one true church? And if there is, can we identify it? Does it have marks by which it can be known? These questions often create quite a controversy, but God answers them objectively and clearly in His Holy Word.
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HTML	PDF	No One Can Merit the Unmerited Favor of God
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Satan’s greatest lie may be that good works can help sinners escape the punishment of hell and merit the joy of heaven. This lie is used by all world religions to control people and hold them in legalistic bondage. Mike Gendron suggests that this may be the most damning lie perpetrated upon the human race.
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HTML	PDF	Only Christ Can Provide What Sinners Need
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Ever since man’s first sin, he has been trying to cover his guilt and become acceptable to God through self-effort. Adam and Eve’s futile attempt to become righteous before God was the first religious act by man. But there is absolutely nothing man can do to make peace with God. Mike Gendron shows us the solution—what Christ has done for us!
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Overcoming Deception with Truth
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike The Roman Catholic Chruch claims to be the one true church founded by Jesus Christ. But is it really? Or has it become Satan’s most cleverly disguised counterfeit? Mike Gendron gives guidelines to help us sort out truth from error.
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HTML	PDF	Past Popes Taught Destructive Heresies
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Quoting from The Apostolic Digest, Mike Gendron shows how Roman Catholic Popes have offered ways of salvation other than that taught in the Bible.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Pride Blinds Catholics from the Truth
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Many Roman Catholics are proud of their church and religion because they believe it is the only true church founded by Jesus Christ. In many cases, whenever someone from outside their church tries to share the Gospel, they refuse to listen because of their pride. Thus, the greatest obstacle to learning the truth is to believe that you already know it. Mike Gendron explains how personal and religious pride is so blinding to Catholics.
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HTML	PDF	Protestants & Catholics: Do They Now Agree?
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Despite recent reports to the contrary, there are still some very important issues that separate Catholic teachings from Protestant teachings. This month Drs. Ankerberg and Weldon begin an extended look at some of those differences that must be resolved for true unity to take place.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Roman Authority
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Who or what determines what is to be taught in the church and believed by Christians? The Roman Catholic Church answers that God has appointed it as His authoritative teacher on earth. Jim McCarthy demonstrates in this month’s article that the Bible has a different answer.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Staying in Hope of Changing the Church
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Some evangelicals are urging newly-saved Roman Catholics to stay in the Church and share their new faith. They say, “If everyone leaves, how is the Catholic Church ever going to change?” But is that really good advice? Former Catholic Jim McCarthy says no. In this article he explains why.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	The Changing Face of Roman Catholicism
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Mike Gendron reports on his recent attendance of a Catholic Evangelization Conference—teaching Catholics how to respond Christian evangelism methods.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	The Church of Rome Steps Into Apostasy
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Is the Roman Catholic Church “apostolic” as its clergy proclaims or “apostate” as its doctrines demonstrate? Former Catholic Mike Gendron answers this question by identifying five steps of apostasy that brought Roman Catholicism to where it is today.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	The Joy of Witnessing to Catholics
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Mike Gendron reports on a recent mission trip to heavily-Catholic Mexico. What joy he and his team experienced as they saw God at work during their time there. What an amazing demonstration of “grace to grace”!
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	The Most Trustworthy Authority
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Possibly the most important decision we make in this life is choosing which authority to trust for our eternal destiny. In this article Mike Gendron presents a compelling case for choosing the Bible as our supreme authority.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	The Vatican’s Call for Unity
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Since the dawn of the new millennium we have been witnessing the greatest push toward ecumenical unity the world has ever seen. This ecumenical movement has even captured the hearts of many professing Christians. Mike Gendron explains.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	The Vatican’s Interpretation of Scripture
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Despite recent moves toward unity with Protestants, there are two key dogmas that the Vatican will not compromise—the Eucharist and the supreme authority of the Roman Catholic Church. Mike Gendron points out why Protestants should be very concerned about these two areas.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Understanding Islam and Roman Catholicism
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Islam and Roman Catholicism have more in common than you might imagine. Mike Gendron gives examples of where both teach similar things—in direct contradiction to the Bible!
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Unity, Tolerance and Doctrinal Truth
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike The Roman Catholic Church has been the driving force behind a push for unity. Ecumenical unity with all Christians is riding the wave of tolerance in many churches and denominations. But, Mike Gendron points out, there are some significant barriers standing in the way of this unity.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Using Biblical Integrity to Evangelize Catholics
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Will current marketing techniques work for “selling” the Gospel? Mike Gendron explains how he learned the answer through painful experience.
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Why Do Catholics Reject the Words of Jesus?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Is it rational or sensible for Christians to deny Jesus’ teachings and promises? What causes those who name the name of Christ to substitute His word and authority for something else?
Roman Catholicism
HTML	PDF	Witnessing for Christ Paul’s Way
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike What can we learn from Paul to motivate us to engage in evangelism? Mike Gendron explains.
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HTML	PDF	Should Roman Catholicism Be Considered a Christian Religion?
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Many Evangelical Christians today have very positive feel¬ings about both the Pope in particular and Roman Catholicism in general. Others are uncertain as to how Roman Catholicism should properly be classified in light of biblical teaching.
Sacraments
HTML	PDF	How Do the Sacraments Function in the Life of a Catholic Believer? - Part 1
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John The sacraments of Catholicism involve particular spiritual activities/responsibilities partaken of by believers. They are said to dispense God’s “grace” and God’s favor. The authors explain the seven sacraments practiced in the Catholic church and the results of each.
Sacraments
HTML	PDF	How Do the Sacraments Function in the Life of a Catholic Believer? - Part 2
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John What does the Catholic church teach concerning baptism? Catholic apologist Karl Keating teaches, "The Catholic Church has always taught that justification comes through the sacrament of baptism." What else does baptism do for the individual Catholic?
Sacraments
HTML	PDF	How Do the Sacraments Function in the Life of a Catholic Believer? - Part 3
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Roman Catholicism teaches that in the Mass the sacrifice of Jesus Christ Himself is actually re-presented to the faithful, and its benefits applied to them. They maintain that the Mass in no way detracts from the atonement of Christ, yet they teach that it is principally through the Mass that the blessings of Christ’s death are applied to believers. Is that what the Bible teaches?
Sacraments
HTML	PDF	How Do the Sacraments Function in the Life of a Catholic Believer? - Part 4
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Penance is a particular act, or acts, considered as satisfaction offered to God as reparation for sin committed. The authors explain why penance is, in reality, a type of “works salvation” taught by the Roman Catholic church.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	"Nobody Knows"
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Can anyone know that he is saved and going to heaven with certainty? The Roman Catholic Church calls this rash presumption. What does the Bible call it?
Salvation
HTML	PDF	“How Shall They Believe?”
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Many Catholics would gladly receive the saving message of salvation, if only someone would explain it to them. Maybe God would use you. Jim McCarthy explains further about the urgent need of Catholics in this article.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	Exchanging Religion for a Relationship
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike All religions of the world have one thing in common—they teach salvation is a result of what man does for God rather than what God has done for man. True Christianity is not a religion but a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Mike Gendron explains how Catholics can exchange their religion for a relationship with God. Those who trust Jesus alone have access to the Father.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	It Is No Longer I Who Live
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike How would you describe your life when you were spiritually dead compared to your life after you were born again? Has Jesus made a significant difference in the way you live? Mike Gendron contrasts his life as a Roman Catholic with his life as a Christian.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	Jesus Christ is Sufficient to Save Sinners Completely
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Whenever man is engaged in attaining and preserving his salvation, there can never be any assurance. But, as Mike Gendron explains this month, we CAN have assurance, and the reason is Christ!
Salvation
HTML	PDF	Mortal and Venial Sin
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Roman Catholicism teaches there are two kinds of sin, namely, mortal and venial. In this month’s article, Jim McCarthy explains the Catholic definition for these two types of sin and how they contribute to a faulty understanding of salvation.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	Reaching Catholics for Christ
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Are you concerned about the salvation of Catholics but are not sure what to do? In this week’s article on Catholicism, author Jim McCarthy explains eight things that you can do to help introduce Catholics to Christ.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	Reaching Catholics for Christ
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Most Catholics do not know God’s punishment for sin or his only provision for it. If we are to reach Catholics for Christ we must tell them God’s righteous justice requires the death penalty for any and all sin. Only then will they see how futile their works are, and only then will they turn to the Savior.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	The Catholic Way of Salvation
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James What exactly does the Roman Catholic Church teach is the way of salvation? Jim McCarthy provides an answer from a popular post-Vatican II catechism in this month’s article.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	The Glory and Agony of a Life Lived and Lost
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Mike Gendron explains how living a “good” life, and even recognition for human accomplishments are no substitute for faith in Jesus Christ.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	The Gospel of Jesus Christ and How Man Perverts It
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike In September, 2000, Pope John Paul II announced the Roman Catholic Church is necessary for salvation. Three months later he declared: “All the righteous on earth, even those who do not know Christ and his Church… are called to build the Kingdom of God.” Which of these statements are Catholics to believe? They stand in direct opposition to one another and to the Bible. Maybe it is time for Catholics to go to the only infallible source for truth—the written word of God.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	The Vatican’s Claim to Save Humanity
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Is the Roman Catholic Church the only hope to save humanity? Are all non-Catholic Churches suffering from defects? A new announcement from the Vatican answers these questions with an emphatic “yes.” Mike Gendron examines the document in light of God’s holy word.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	What Catholics Don't Know
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Many Roman Catholics have a zeal for God, but it is not based on biblical knowledge. Mike Gendron lists some of the things Catholics are not taught about salvation, God’s attributes, and Jesus that could make a real difference in their lives.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	What Does the Bible Teach Concerning Salvation? - Part 1
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John How can we be saved according to the Bible? What part does our own works, good or otherwise, play in making us acceptable to God? The authors show that biblically salvation is “by grace through faith alone”!
Salvation
HTML	PDF	What Does the Bible Teach Concerning Salvation? - Part 2
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John The authors contrast the Biblical and Catholic understanding of salvation.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	What Does the Catholic Church Teach Concerning Salvation? - Part 1
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John The Catholic Church teaches that after baptism, if a man or woman commits mortal sin, he or she loses salvation. What must they do to regain it? According to the Catholic Church, confession and penance are necessary.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	What Does the Catholic Church Teach Concerning Salvation? - Part 2
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John The authors show how the Roman Catholic church has redefined Christian terms and concepts to make it appear they are teaching a salvation by “faith alone,” when in reality, they teach something very different.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	What Does the Catholic Church Teach Concerning Salvation? - Part 3
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John The Roman Catholic Church teaches that sacraments such as the mass, and confession contribute to, or are in some sense responsible for salvation. Why is this equivalent to “salvation by works”?
Salvation
HTML	PDF	What Does the Catholic Church Teach Concerning Salvation? - Part 4
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John What roles do Mary, the Rosary and Purgatory play in the Catholic understanding of salvation?
Salvation
HTML	PDF	What Does the Catholic Church Teach Concerning Salvation? - Part 5
AUTHORS: Ankerberg, Dr. John / Weldon, Dr. John Catholicism teaches that penance, confession, the Mass, the Rosary, purgatorial suffering and even Mary all play a role in the remission of sin or the guilt of sin. How does that teaching relate to the Biblical model for the remission of sins?
Salvation
HTML	PDF	Why Catholics Don't Know
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James In his article this month, Jim McCarthy explains why from the day that a Catholic is baptized until the day he dies, he is on probation with God. Life is a trail during which he must prove by faith and obedience that he is worthy of heaven. In the balance hangs his eternal salvation.
Salvation
HTML	PDF	Why do Sinners Refuse the Greatest Gift Ever Offered?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike People give a variety of reasons for refusing God’s gift of salvation by grace alone. Former Catholic Mike Gendron lists some of the key reasons he has heard or observed in his ministry.
Sin
HTML	PDF	“Are You Calling Me a Pharisee?”
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Meet Mrs. Murphy in Jim McCarthy’s latest article. Typical of a great number of Catholics, she’s a hard-working mother living a simple life. She views herself as a good person, ready to stand in the judgment. And woe to the person who dare says otherwise!
Sin
HTML	PDF	Only One Cure for Sin
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike When anyone compares the dreaded disease of cancer with the sin disease they will find several similarities. Both often go undetected, both are deadly and both have no human cure. However, many Roman Catholics are taught there is a human cure for sin and it is dispensed through the sacraments. Mike Gendron explores this fascinating subject from personal experience, both as a former Catholic and as one who has fought cancer.
Sin
HTML	PDF	Why Catholics Don’t Understand Sin
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Though many Catholics worry about their sins, few understand the true seriousness of the matter. In this month’s article, Jim McCarthy explains how three practices of Roman Catholicism mislead Catholics as to sin and its consequences.
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HTML	PDF	Predicar El Evangelio A Los Catolico-Romanos? - Parte 1 - La Ultima Palabra De Dios
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas In Christ we have the “last word from God.” That means that the papal encyclicals, the tradition and magisterium the church councils and apostolic fathers are not further revelations, neither are they the Word of God.
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HTML	PDF	Predicar El Evangelio A Los Catolico-Romanos? - Parte 2 - El Unico Salvador
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas In this article, Carlos Knott explains that Jesus is the only Savior, as opposed to Roman Catholic teaching, which in reality has many saviors, among them: Mary and the saints, the church, the sacraments, even a man’s own good works. By contrast the Bible teaches that Christ has already done all the work of saving, and there is no other Savior!
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HTML	PDF	Predicar El Evangelio A Los Catolico-Romanos? - Parte 3 - El Intercesor Unico y Perfecto
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas In this article, Carlos Knott explains that Christ is the Only and Perfect Intercessor. The article examines the system of mediation on the Old Testament that was changed in the New Covenant, and shows how Catholicism goes backward and installs, without divine authorization, another system of mediators between the people and God. God grants us by His grace direct access, and gives us one Mediator and Intercessor, the Lord Jesus. Catholicism takes away the direct access and places a complicated constellation of mediators in the middle.
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HTML	PDF	Predicar El Evangelio A Los Catolico-Romanos? - Parte 4 - El Sacrificio Consumado
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas This article, entitled The Finished Sacrifice, includes a series of quotes from the documents of Vatican II, the Council of Trent and other Catholic texts, which establish the point that Catholicism teaches, as dogma, that the Mass is a continuing sacrifice and the work is not finished. No Catholic can ever be sure of complete pardon because of this. The article shows how God took away the Old Testament sacrificial system by the one perfect and finished sacrifice of Christ, but Roman Catholicism came along and instituted the Mass without divine authorization.
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HTML	PDF	Predicar El Evangelio A Los Catolico-Romanos? - Parte 5 - El Camino Abierto Al Padre
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas
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HTML	PDF	Predicar El Evangelio A Los Catolico-Romanos? - Parte 6 - El Destino Deseado
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas In this article Carlos Knott explains another great blessing we have in Christ that Roman Catholics do not have: not only do we know our sins are fully forgiven now, but also, and based on that great truth, we KNOW where we will spend eternity. Heaven, the desired destiny, is a real blessing for the believer, not just a vague “hope-so” hope.
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HTML	PDF	?Al Cielo Por Los Diez Mandamientos?
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas For a religious person, the question a thoughtful person should ask is, Can we reach heaven by keeping the 10 commandments? The Catholic Scriptures say “no,” but many Catholics say “yes.” Another problem arises when we compare the 10 commandment is Catholic literature with the list found in the Bible. The second commandment found in the Bible—regarding graven images—is missing in the official Catholic list! Why?
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HTML	PDF	Al Cielo Por Los Diez Mandamientos? - Capitulo 2
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas This article deals with the first five commandments, which emphasize our responsibility toward God. The author looks at what it would mean for a person to try and keep them all perfectly. God’s Law, correctly used, does nothing to exalt or console people; on the contrary, its lawful use is to show our need for a Savior. Those who understand the Law, instead of trying harder to be good or practice the religion of their choice, will confess their sinful condition and need of a Savior.
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HTML	PDF	Al Cielo Por Los Diez Mandamientos? - Capitulo 3
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas The second five commandments emphasize our responsibility toward others. While the Law highlights our sinful condition, it also teaches us about how far reaching God’s righteousness is. Those who are ignorant of the righteousness of God practice religion and hope everything will be okay because it makes them feel good about themselves. But we cannot ignore the righteousness of God while trying to establish our own righteousness, for we are all sinners. The ten commandments are God’s way of showing what an impossible mission that is. Sacraments and ceremonies do nothing to alter our desperate condition. We need a Savior!
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HTML	PDF	Al Cielo Por Los Diez Mandamientos? Capitulo 4 - El Inmaculado
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas Who is the only person who has ever kept all 10 commandments? Has the Catholic Church given to Mary titles and descriptions that belong only to Christ? The glory of the authentic Gospel is that God has done all the work of salvation and does not call upon people to “do,” but rather to repent of their dead works and religion and trust in the One who has “done” it all!
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HTML	PDF	Una Secta Es Una Secta - Parte 1
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas Carlos Knott submits the first of a three-part article translated from Dave Hunt entitled “A Cult is A Cult.” Cult experts are inconsistent and misleading when it comes to Roman Catholicism. They give their definitions and descriptions of what a cult is and then, although Catholicism clearly fits the definition, they refuse to call it a cult. This unbiblical favoritism is not only unfaithful to the Word of God, it denies the values of the Reformers and adds to the growing confusion and apostasy in evangelicalism.
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HTML	PDF	Una Secta Es Una Secta - Parte 2
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas Part two of this series continues to show that “A Cult is a Cult,” and that Roman Catholicism fits the definition, despite the reluctance of many cult experts to acknowledge that fact.
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HTML	PDF	Una Secta Es Una Secta - Parte 3
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas A Cult is A Cult--so why are so many reluctant to call Roman Catholicism a cult? Dave Hunt finishes his explanation in this article translated by Carlos Knott.
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HTML	PDF	Cuantos De Tus Pecados Son Perdonados? - Parte 1
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas “How Many of your Sins are Forgiven?” This article is part one of a series examining the Catholic doctrine of forgiveness of sins. In particular, the author deals with the sacrament of Baptism and the sacrament of Reconciliation.
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HTML	PDF	Cuantos de Tus Pecados Son Perdonados? - Parte 2 - La Eucaristia
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas How many of your sins are forgiven? The Roman Catholic church claims that grace is received through the sacrament of the mass, and that Christ’s blood is repeatedly shed for the forgiveness of sins. But Scripture offers us a living relationship with our Lord in place of the sacraments. Christ forgives all sin and saves completely all who trust in Him. No sacrament can give what He gives!
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HTML	PDF	Cuantos De Tus Pecados Son Perdonados? - Parte 3
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas How many good works does it take to pay for ones sin? How can good works help us improve our situation with God? Of course, the priest will say “it’s a mystery,” but it isn’t a mystery. It’s a mistake, an error! Good works cannot change our relationship with God. The Church says different, but we must choose between what Rome says and what the Scripture says.
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HTML	PDF	Cuantos de Tus Pecados Son Perdonados? - Parte 4 - Las Indulgencias
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas "How Many of Your Sins Are Forgiven?" This article treats the subject of Indulgences. The church continues to teach that indulgences can bring about forgiveness, and many Catholics at one moment or another in their life place their hope in this, instead of directly and personally in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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HTML	PDF	Cuantos De Tus Pecados Son Perdonados? - Parte 5
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas "How Many Of Your Sins Are Forgiven?" This article considers the sacrament of Extreme Unction, often called the "last rites". Due to the nature of this sacrament some rather gross and embarrassing abuses have become common among Catholics. Does one really need to see a priest when he is gravely sick, in order to prepare for death? Is extreme unction supposed to heal the person or dispatch them into eternity? Who can really forgive sins and prepare a person to meet God?
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HTML	PDF	Cuantos De Tus Pecados Son Perdonados? - Parte 6
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas Roman Catholicism uses the invention of purgatory to promote the pagan practice of prayers for the dead. Catholics who practice their religion faithfully all their life still need sins to be forgiven after they have died. This goes directly against the promises and truth of the Gospel. Our Lord promises in John 5:24 that those who believe "have passed from death unto life." Salvation and forgiveness of sins is a present reality, not a vague future hope.
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HTML	PDF	A Roma Le Gusta La Palabra “Y”
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas La Palabra Y means “the word and.” Taken from a banner on the cathedral in Seville, this article examines the persistent problem of the Roman Church: adding to the Scriptures; in this case, concerning indulgences.
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HTML	PDF	Puerta Santa
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas During the 4th Jubilee of the Roman Catholic Church, anyone making a pilgrimage to Rome could go through the “Holy Door” and be granted a plenary indulgence—forgiveness of all sins committed in life up to that point. What is wrong with this idea? Carl Knott explains, and explains why Jesus is the real door, who offers salvation, which is better than indulgences!
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HTML	PDF	Realmente Conoces A Maria?
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas Carlos Knott looks first at the titles given to Mary in the rosary. Then he shows who Mary really is by looking at four testimonies: the testimony of the angels, Mary herself, the Lord, and the Apostles. He calls upon the reader to believe what the Scriptures say rather than blindly following tradition.
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HTML	PDF	El Cambrio Del Sacerdocio
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas This article, “The Change of Priesthood,” looks at Hebrews 5 and 7 to show that when God annulled the Old Testament priesthood, he did not establish a new earthly order of priests. Instead, Aaron’s ministry has been taken over permanently by the Lord Jesus Christ!
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HTML	PDF	Como Fue Sanado Naaman
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas Naaman was a great man, rich, powerful, and famous, but he had a problem that he could not cure. Leprosy. When he came to the prophet Elisha he was told to do something simple, wash in the Jordan River. He was expecting some great ceremony or ritual to be performed by the prophet, and was incensed at the apparently simple instructions. This illustrates how many people, Catholics included, would be willing to do some great thing or take part in some ceremony or ritual in order to have their sins forgiven, but they scoff at the simplicity of the Gospel: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved."
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HTML	PDF	El Celibato Forzoso del Clero
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas Carlos Knott cites various reports from news media about the immorality problems among the Catholic priests. Could part of the problem be Rome’s unbiblical stance on celibacy? The Forced Celibacy of the Clergy examines what the Church teaches, and what the Bible teaches about celibacy and marriage.
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HTML	PDF	El Ecumenismo Es Un Atraso Espiritual
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas This article, based on Hebrews 6:1-3 exhorts believers not to “lay a foundation again” but to “go on to perfection.” The basis for fellowship should be the Gospel, not any “commonly held belief,” which in and of itself cannot save.
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HTML	PDF	En Cristo
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas In this article Carlos Knott examines the text of 2 Corinthians 5:17: “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.” How does a person come to be “in Christ?” This expression is used many times in the New Testament. What does it mean? If a person is in Christ, he is already so blessed and so secure that no religion can offer him anything. The important thing, then, is not to be religious or sincere, but to be “in Christ.”
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HTML	PDF	Roma: Semper Idem
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas This article is a consideration of the phrase “semper idem,” Latin for “always the same,” and how this spells out the unrepentant attitude of romanism, which in fact cannot repent because it is an apostate religious system. If Rome could repent and change, it would mean the end of Roman Catholicism. However, the individual reader can repent and change, and does not need to suffer Rome’s final fate of judgment.
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HTML	PDF	A Donde Va Vincente?
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas “Where is Vincent going?” is a common Spanish saying, and the answer is “Where everyone else is going!” It refers to people who just follow the crowd, doing what everyone else is doing. In this article Carlos Knott explains that many children become involved in “first communion” and confirmation simply because of social pressure—everyone else is doing it.
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HTML	PDF	Promesas Del Corazon De Jesus?
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas SPANISH ONLY! This article is about the strange Roman Catholic devotion to the so-called "Sacred Heart of Jesus". Throughout the Catholic world one can find devotees to the Sacred Heart. This is all based on alleged promises made by Jesus to those who reverence His heart and display the image on their doors or elsewhere. When we examine the Holy Scriptures we find no such words or promises made by Christ. His blessings and care are for all those who believe in Him, not for some special reduced group of devotees.
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HTML	PDF	“La Mona aunque se vista de seda, mona es y mona se queda”
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas “Even though you dress a monkey in silk, it’s still a monkey and always will be.” Carlos Knott uses this Spanish proverb to explore Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, who still needed to be saved, even though he was a “religious” man.
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HTML	PDF	El Cristo El Perdon (The Christ of Pardon)
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas Hebrews 7:25 promises “wherefore He is able to save to the uttermost all those who come to God by Him.” Sadly, instead of trusting in Him, many Catholics still try other methods to receive pardon. Carlos Knott explains
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HTML	PDF	Es Suprema La Inglesia (Is the Church Supreme?)
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas Carlos Knott responds to the news release on 9/5/02000 of Cardinal Ratzinger, et al, who declared the supremacy of the Roman Catholic Church and that salvation and grace are in her. But is the church supreme? Should we trust in her for salvation? Would we not do better to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, to whom the Father has give the name that is above all other names, and in whose name alone is salvation?
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HTML	PDF	Es Suprema La Inglesia Catolica Romana? - Parte 2
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas Carlos Knott continues to address the questions: Is the Church really the light and guide for salvation for all people? What do the Scriptures say? Upon examining the Scriptures, it becomes clear that the Lord Jesus Christ, rather than the Church are the light and guide, and the only source for salvation.
Spanish only - Salvation
HTML	PDF	Que dobo hacer para ser salvo?
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas "What must I do to be saved?", examines the famous question by the Philippian jailer, and the difference between Rome's reply and the true apostolic reply. What would a priest say if you asked him that question? Would he tell you that you could in fact be saved and certain of it today, right now?
Spanish only - Testimony
HTML	PDF	Tengo Lo Mejor, Proque Tengo Al Senor
AUTHORS: Knott, Carlos Tomas This is the testimony of Pili, a Roman Catholic young woman who was 19 when she heard the Gospel and was saved. She explains how she came to know the Gospel, and tells about the persecution and problems from her Catholic family that came after she trusted in Christ.
Tradition
HTML	PDF	New Testament Tradition
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James A recent letter to the Harbor Lighthouse was from a man who described himself as “a recommitted Christian.” He wrote: “I believe in Sola Scriptura. The question I have pertains to the keeping of traditions that are mentioned in the New Testament, for example, 2 Thessalonians 2:15. How does this apply to Sola Scriptura?” Jim McCarthy answers that question in this month’s article.
Tradition
HTML	PDF	Revelation and the Church
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James You can’t understand Roman Catholicism unless you first understand Tradition. And you can’t understand Tradition, unless you first understand the Catholic concept of the Church.
Tradition
HTML	PDF	Roman Catholic Traditions
AUTHORS: McCarthy, James Tradition plays a big role in the Roman Catholic Church. James McCarthy explains what Tradition is, and what it is not.
Truth
HTML	PDF	The Spiritual Battle for Truth
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike The battle for the eternal destinies of souls is ultimately an unrelenting spiritual conflict between God’s truth and Satan’s lies. How well do you know the schemes and tools the enemy employs to thwart God’s plan of redemption? Mike Gendron examines this critical conflict using the lens of Scripture.
Unity
HTML	PDF	Should All Christians Unite with Catholics?
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike How should we respond to the Roman Catholic Church’s invitation for “separated brethren” to return to the “one true church?” Should we tolerate doctrinal differences for the sake of Christian unity? Should all professing Christians come together under the power and influence of the pope? Mike Gendron answers these questions in light of God’s Holy Word.
Witnessing to Catholics
HTML	PDF	Witnessing Effectively to Roman Catholics
AUTHORS: Gendron, Mike Totally foreign to most Catholics are three promises Jesus offers to repentant sinners who trust Him as their Lord and Savior. They are: 1) the complete forgiveness of sins; 2) the imputation of His perfect righteousness; and 3) the assurance of eternal life. Mike Gendron explains how important these promises are in becoming a more effective witness for Christ.

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