Is Catholicism a false religion?
The most crucial problem with the Roman Catholic Church is its belief that faith alone in Christ is not sufficient for salvation. The Bible clearly and consistently states that receiving Jesus Christ as Savior, by grace through faith, grants salvation (John 1:12; 3:16,18,36; Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9-10,13; Ephesians 2:8-9). The Roman Catholic Church rejects this.…
What is the church triumphant?
In Roman Catholic theology, the church, the people of God, are conceived of in three categories, and the “Church Triumphant” is best understand in the context of the three: • The Church Militant is the church on earth—they are militant in that they are in action, fighting the good fight. • The Church Suffering is…
What is the cause of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church?
In recent years, hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals have come forward claiming sexual abuse from priests in the Roman Catholic Church. Numerous “pedophile priests” have been identified. Sadly, rather than defrocking the priests (removing from the priesthood), the Catholic Church has in most instances attempted to cover up the sexual abuse by transferring the…
Are Catholic beliefs and practices biblical?
The issue concerning any church and its practices should be “Is this biblical?” If a teaching is Biblical (taken in context), it should be embraced. If it is not, it should be rejected. God is more interested in whether a church is doing His will and obeying His Word than whether it can trace a…
Witnessing to Catholics—what is the key?
To know best how to witness to Catholics, it is good to know some of the things that make Catholics resistant to the idea of being “born again.” Catholics are indoctrinated from an early age, and a barrier to biblical truth is carefully erected in their minds. Catholics are taught that everything that comes from…
Should Evangelicals and Catholics be together instead of separate?
Before we can consider questions concerning Evangelicals and Catholics, we need to define some terms. Evangelical is a relatively new term and one that is quickly losing its meaning. It comes from the Greek word euangelion, which means “good news” or “gospel,” and Evangelicals include all those within Protestantism who profess Jesus as Lord and…
What is the difference between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church?
The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church are two of the three main branches of historic Christianity, with Protestantism being the third. All three branches shared a common history for the first 1,000 years of the Christian church. However, in AD 1054, the so-called Great Schism occurred, marking the first major division between…
Is the Catholic Church a separate religion or a division of Christianity?
The Roman Catholic Church considers itself the only “true” church and traces its beginnings to Jesus and the apostles. It maintains that all other denominations or branches of Christianity are aberrant and have fallen away from the true teachings of the “mother church” and therefore from Christianity. But is this true? Our website contains many…
What is the meaning/definition of the word Catholic?
The word catholic literally means “universal,” as in “the universal church.” It originally was applied to all Christians because we are all part of the universal church in the way that we are all members of the Body of Christ. The Latin word is catholicus, and in Greek it is katholikos, from the Greek phrase…
I am a former Catholic. Should I continue to go to Catholic Church so I can reach people for Christ?
The primary purpose of the church service is not to reach people for Christ. Acts 2:42 tells us the purpose of the gathering of the church: “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” The early believers met as a church to 1) teach…