by Karlo Broussard | Mar 4, 2021 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Protestants within the Reformed tradition are known for making a rigorous distinction between justification and sanctification. They argue that when a believer is “saved,” or justified, what makes him stand righteous before God is merely God declaring him to be so,...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 12, 2021 | Articles, Sacraments
John 20:23 is a key passage for Catholics when it comes to biblical evidence for the Sacrament of Confession. It reads: “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” It seems clear, so a Catholic might argue,...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 25, 2021 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
There’s no lack of gems to mine in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. And his teaching on the intercession of the saints is among the brightest of these. In the Supplement to his Summa Theologiae, Aquinas argues that the saints are aware of their role as intercessors...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 4, 2021 | Articles, Christian Apologetics
In the Q&A session of a 2006 lecture, atheist Richard Dawkins was asked, “What if you’re wrong?” Dawkins responded: Well, what if I am wrong? I mean, anybody could be wrong. You happen to have been brought up, I would presume, in the Christian faith. You know what...
by Karlo Broussard | Dec 22, 2020 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Discussions about the intercession of the saints often centers around the biblical evidence. But seldom does the conversation make it to the evidence from early Christian sources. So, let’s look at some of that evidence here. The earliest reference outside the New...
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...
