Category: Protestantism
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The Five Bible Passages That Led Me To the Catholic Church
The Five Bible Passages That Led Me to the Catholic Church The Bible contains over 31,000 verses, each offering profound wisdom and truth. Yet, it was five specific passages that prompted my journey to Catholicism. These verses didn’t just challenge my Protestant beliefs—they illuminated a path that ultimately led me home to the Catholic Church.…
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God Justifies, Faith Disposes
In the context of conversion (initial justification), who or what exactly makes and declares us to be righteous in God’s sight? In other words, what is the primary (efficient) cause of our justification? Is it faith? Is it God? Is it both? First, it is entirely necessary to be properly disposed in order for God…
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Monergism or Synergism?
Does the Christian have any amount of responsibility when it comes to his or her own salvation, or is the Christian completely and entirely passive? When applied to a Christian’s eternal destiny, the theology of Monergism implies that God is entirely, completely, and solely responsible for any person’s salvation. In contrast, the theology of Synergism…
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Made Righteous or Solely Declared Righteous? (Infusion Vs. Imputation Part II)
This is what Martin Luther had to say regarding the righteousness of Christ only covering us through imputation: Christ has suffered for our sins and has fulfilled the law for us. We have only to believe in Him, and by believing in Him, take hold, as it were, of His merits and put them on…
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Justification by Works?
All Christians are in complete agreement in confessing that a person is justified by faith. Why then are Catholics and Protestants in such stark disagreement about confessing whether or not a person is justified by works, at least by faith and works? Perhaps we are asking the wrong question, or, perhaps the question needs to…