by Karlo Broussard | Dec 30, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
I recently gave talk on salvation in which I cited James 2:24 (“You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone”) to substantiate the Catholic claim that works are necessary for the ongoing and future dimensions of salvation. During the...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 27, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
When it comes to providing biblical evidence for the sacrament of confession, no Bible passage is clearer than John 20:23: “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” But for some Protestants, it’s not so...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 8, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Catholics defend their belief in the Eucharist by appealing to Christ’s words at the Last Supper. We argue that because Jesus said, “This is my body,” and not, “This represents my body,” he literally meant that bread becomes his body (and wine his blood). A...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 25, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Catholics claim that the papacy is the key to Christian unity—the visible source of unity for God’s people. According to the Second Vatican Council, God has established the bishop of Rome as the Church’s “perpetual and visible principle and foundation of unity”...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 15, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Protestants argue that there is no ministerial priesthood. Instead, they say we’re all priests. As Martin Luther did, they use 1 Peter 2:9 to support this claim: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people.” Catholics argue...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 24, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
If someone asked you, “What does the New Atheism have in common with Protestantism?” you might say, “Nothing!” It would seem that devout Bible believing Christians such as Protestants would be as far away from atheists as possible. Yet there is more to this...
