by Karlo Broussard | Apr 23, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
For those who believe in the distinction between mortal and venial sin, 1 John 5:16-17 is often a go-to text. Even the Catechism of the Catholic Church references this text (1854) in support of its teaching on mortal and venial sin. Here’s the text: If anyone sees his...
by Karlo Broussard | Apr 9, 2024 | Articles, Sacraments
There is no shortage of counters to the literal reading of Jesus’ words “eat my flesh . . . drink my blood” (John 6:54-58). One form these counters take is showing that such a literal reading entails an absurdity. Protestant Pastor Todd Baker makes this kind of...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 26, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Protestants often object to the Catholic doctrine of papal infallibility by appealing to Galatians 2:11 where Paul records how he rebuked Peter because “he clearly was wrong” (NAB Translation). “You see,” the argument goes, “the Bible says Peter was wrong. Therefore,...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 25, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The Bible teaches that Jesus is “the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world” (1 John 2:2). This is the heart of the Christian message: Christ made satisfaction for our sins (paid a debt) through his death on the cross....
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 14, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Some Christians object to the practice of invoking the saints’ intercession because they think it takes away from the unique mediation of Jesus (1 Tim. 2:5—“There is one mediator between God and man, the man Jesus Christ”). But those who invoke the saints counter that...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 7, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
When it comes to the Christian doctrine of hell, there is no lack of critics. One critique, espoused by David Bentley Hart, is that hell necessarily entails punishment without reform, which seemingly would be contrary to God’s goodness. In his book That All Shall Be...
