by Karlo Broussard | Dec 4, 2020 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Contrary to Catholic belief, some Protestants teach that once we believe in Jesus we can be absolutely sure we’re going to heaven. They quote 1 John 5:13 as a proof text: “I write this . . . that you may know that you have eternal life.” Does this text teach what some...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 20, 2020 | Articles
Atheists and agnostics often try to justify their lack of belief in God by claiming there is no evidence for him. But for great thinkers such as St. Thomas Aquinas, the evidence is as plain as the motion we experience in our everyday lives. The first of Aquinas’s...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 20, 2020 | Articles, Sacraments
Catholics argue that when Jesus said at the Last Supper, “This is my body . . . This is my blood” (Matt. 26:26, 28), he literally meant for bread to become his body and wine his blood. But a Protestant might object: “Wait a minute. If we take the bread and wine to be...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 21, 2020 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Discussions between Catholics and Protestants about the topic of salvation sometimes involve a reference to Philippians 2:12, a passage often quoted by Catholics in support of their view that good works play a role in achieving our final salvation and that it’s...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 7, 2020 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
There are many arguments that Protestants make against the Papacy. One is what might be called “Petrine hiddenness.” The argument is not that Peter is hidden in the New Testament. Rather, it’s that if Peter were the first pope like Catholics say he was, then the New...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 23, 2020 | Articles, Sacraments
The Catholic Church teaches that baptism is “necessary for salvation” (CCC 1257). Some Protestants like to use 1 Corinthians 1:17 to claim that this teaching contradicts the Bible. Paul writes, “For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not...
