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 | 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 | 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...
by Karlo Broussard | May 21, 2020 | Articles, Sacraments
Often, Acts 2:38 is a go-to passage for Christians who want to give biblical support for the belief that baptism is more than a symbol. The verse reads: And Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness...
by Karlo Broussard | Dec 3, 2019 | Articles, Sacraments
When it comes to defending the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, Catholics naturally turn to Jesus’ words at the Last Supper: Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 11, 2018 | Articles, Sacraments
Some Christians, especially those who call themselves “non-denominational,” criticize Catholicism for its rituals, especially those of the Mass. They may argue that such ritualized forms of worship were only for the Old Covenant. Since we’re in the New Covenant, we...