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Topic: Catholic vs Protestant
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2022-04-29 Catholicism & Marian Doctrines: How would you dissect the Marian Doctrine (Mariology) and Apostolic Succession, particularly in light of my newly converted and passionate brother? Recommended; debates with Jimmy Akin.
2022-04-29 Speaking with Atheists: Caller compliments Steve's abililty to be pleasant when he speaks with atheists.
Negative Atmosphere in the Catholic Church: What about the dark and negative feelings I had while I was in a Catholic church? [Romans 12:1].
2022-04-26 "Ark of the Covenant" as Symbol for Mary: Could you talk about how the Ark of the Covenant is interpreted by Catholics as representative of Mary, and what the typology would likely be correct? [Revelation 11:19, Psalm 40:8].
2022-03-30 Atheist; Why Does Steve Gregg Think He's Right: Athesist Inquiry: Where do you get off claiming you have the right information about what is Christianity, especially since the Greek Orthodox and Catholic Churches seem to have more authority? why is the Catholic "Apocrypha" not included in the Protestant Bible?
Atheist; Steve Gregg is Wrong: Atheist inquiry: How can we know when Steve Gregg is wrong and doing the interpreting, and when it is the Holy Spirit? How does Steve know he will have eternal life? [John 3:15-16, John 10:27-28].
Atheist; Jesus Said He Was Not God: Wasn't Jesus claiming that He was not God? [Mark 10:18, Luke 18:19].
2022-03-22 Catholic Priests Inhibiting the Salvation of Many: Are Catholic priests blocking people from becoming saved by their teachings, such as praying to Mary, and the priests forgiving sins? [John 20:23, I Peter 5:1].
2022-03-18 Catholics Saved or Lost?: Are some Catholics saved? [Acts 2:21, Romans 10:13, 2 Timothy 2:15, John 8:31-32].
2022-03-04 The Value of the Protestant Reformation: As Evangelical Protestants, how much do we owe to the Protestant Reformation and would we not all still be Historicist and Catholic?
2022-03-04 The Books of the Maccabees: Could you tell me why the Books of the Maccabees was taken out of the Bible?
2022-01-24 Abraham & Isaac: Comment about the Abraham and Isaac story.
What Teachers One Should Listen to: Where is the instruction to not listen to some teachers, but more to the quieter ones? [3 John 1:9-12].
Remitting & Retaining (Forgiving) Sin: How do you understand the verse about "remitting and retaining" sin and how the Catholics came to having a priest to forgive sin? Is this similar to "binding and loosing"? [John 20:22-23, Luke 24:46-47, Matthew 16:19, Matthew 18:18].
2022-01-20 Praying to a Statue of Mary: Is it idolatry to pray to a statue of Mary?
Confession to a Catholic Priest: What do you think of the Catholic requirement to confess one's sin to a priest? [James 5:16, Matthew 6:9-13].
2022-01-20 Praying to a Statue of Mary: Is it idolatry to pray to a statue of Mary?
Confession to a Catholic Priest: What do you think of the Catholic requirement to confess one's sin to a priest? [James 5:16, Matthew 6:9-13].
2021-12-27 Catholic Priests Not Able to Marry: Why can't Catholic priests marry? [I Timothy 3, Titus 1].
Divorce & Remarriage: Is it an unforgivable sin to get divorced or remarry? [I Corinthians 7, I Corinthians 6:9-10, Galatians 5:19-21].
Remarriage After a Groundless Divorce: What if there were no legitimate grounds for divorce and someone has already remarried?
2021-12-16 Catholic Veneration of Mary, Mother of Jesus: Is the veneration of Mary in the Catholic church possible the "great deception?"
"Abomination of Desolation": Caller questions the events surrounding the rapture and the "Abomination of Desolation"? [Matthew 24:15, Luke 21:20, Mark 13].
2021-12-06 Falsifyability: What part does falsifyability play in one's study of the Bible?
Primacy of Apostle Peter (Catholic Doctrine): Could you talk a little about the primacy of Peter? [Matthew 16:18-19, Matthew 18:16-18, Ephesians 2:20, John 21:17, I Peter 5:1-5, I Peter 2:6-8].
2021-11-22 Forgiving & Retaining Sins for Others: What is meant by the verse about forgiving and retaining other's sins? [John 20:23, Ephesians 2:20, Matthew 18:18].
Apostle Paul's Authority: Do you think that, if Jesus is saying that the Apostles had special authority, would it also apply to Apostle Paul, since he wasn't one of the twelve? [John 20:23].
2021-11-03 Augustine, Calvin & Free Will: Caller disagrees with Steve that Augustine didn't believe in "free-will".
2021-10-27 Re-baptized as an Adult: Should I be baptized as an adult believer, even though I was baptized as a baby as a Catholic? [Acts 19:1-7].
2021-10-15 The Catholic Inquisition: Caller argues that the Catholic Inquisition has been vastly overblown.
2021-10-13 Claims of the Church Fathers: Did any of the church fathers ever indicate being led by the Holy Spirit or were prophesying?
2021-10-12 Authority Given to Some: Did you say that there is no authority stated in scripture? [Hebrews 13:7, Hebrews 13:17, Hebrews 13:24, Mark 10:42-43, Matthew 20:25-27, Acts 16:4, Acts 20:29, Titus 1:5-9].
2021-10-08 Martin Luther and Mary, Mother of Jesus: Did Luther ever actually denounce the Catholic veneration of Mary?
Paul-Calvinist or Arminian?: Would Paul be considered a Calvinist (Augustinianism) or an Arminian?
2021-10-08 Martin Luther & Mary: Caller indicates that Luther never backed away from the Catholic view of Mary.
The Catholic Eucharist (Communion): Caller indicates that the Eucharist is the actual body and blood of Jesus, not just a symbol. [Malachi 1:11, Hebrews 9:4, Romans 12, I John 3, I Corinthians 11:3, Matthew 28:18, I Timothy 6:3].
2021-10-08 Martin Luther & Mary: Caller indicates that Luther never backed away from the Catholic view of Mary.
The Catholic Eucharist (Communion): Caller indicates that the Eucharist is the actual body and blood of Jesus, not just a symbol. [Malachi 1:11, Hebrews 9:4, Romans 12, I John 3, I Corinthians 11:3, Matthew 28:18, I Timothy 6:3].
2021-10-08 Apostolic Succession in Catholicism: Caller challenges Catholicism's "apostolic succession" by suggesting that God would not support the restriction of scripture from the masses and The Inquisition.[2 Corinthians 12:12].
2021-10-05 Catholicism: What is the best argument against Catholicism? (Ref: Debate with Jimmy Aiken). [I Corinthians 11:3, Matthew 20:25, Luke 22:25].
2021-09-27 "Apostolic Succession" & Eucharist (Communion): Did I hear you correctly about how you understand the Catholic tradition of "apostolic succession." [2 Timothy 2:1-2, Malachi 1:11, Titus 1:5, I Timonthy 3:1, I Corinthians 16:15, Matthew 23:8-9, I Peter 2:18].
2021-09-22 Catholic Believer with Wrong Doctrines: If someone is a sincere believer who loves Jesus, but is Catholic and has a lot of doctrines wrong, how much grace will God give? [Ephesians 1:7].
Getting One's Sins Forgiven: What is the process for getting one's sins forgiven?
2021-09-21 Actual Body of Christ in the Eucharist: Caller argues that his actual body of Christ is in the Eucharist and that the view was held by the church fathers from the earliest dates. [Acts 20:29,l Act 20:26, Mark 10:43, Isaiah 8:20].
2021-09-21 Martin Luther: Did Martin Luther declare Catholic traditions and doctrines heretical?
2021-09-13 Catholic vs Protestant: Could you clarify your view about the origins of the church (Protestant or Catholic)?
2021-09-10 Catholic vs Protestant: Caller posits that because Jesus started the Catholic Church and Martin Luther started the other churches, Protestants are wrong.
2021-09-09 Requesting Prayers from Deceased Saints: Is there anything in scripture that would encourage one to request intercessory prayer from the saints who have passed? [I Timothy 2:5].
2021-08-31 Catholic Tradition plus the Scripture: Catholic caller disagrees with Steve about the importance of tradition in our Christian faith in addition to scripture. [2 Thessalonians 2:15].
2021-08-30 Reliance on Catholic Tradition: How do I refute the Catholic idea that we need to rely on tradition in addition to scripture?
2021-08-25 Nestorius & Hyposstatic Union (Jesus' Humanity): Could you talk about Nestorius (hypostatic union)?
Debate Over Essentials: Caller posits: Protestants can't even agree on what is essential in order to debate, therefore "Sola Scriptura" (scripture alone) is impossible.
2021-08-24 About Catholicism: Do you have anything on your website regarding Catholicism? Recommended topical lecture: "Church History" (series), and under the "Individual Topical Lectures; "Communion", Book; "The Gospel According to Rome" by Jim McCarthy.
2021-08-12 Visions or Appartitions: Is there anything in the Protestant world that would parallel the Catholic world in the appearances and visions of Mary (Fatima, etc.)
Abandoning Mary's Catholic Sacred Position: At what point was the idea that Mary was so honored disappear from Protestantism?
2021-08-05 Purgatory: Caller corrects Steve about the reality of purgatory. [I Corinthians 3:11-17].
2021-07-15 Love the Brethren: How do you envision the directive, "Love the Brethren"? [Matthew 7:12].
Love for Truth: How does one truly seek the truth?
2021-07-13 Writing About Aliens: Is it wrong to write a screenplay about an alien?
Catholic Family & Praying to the Saints: How do I convince my Catholic family to not pray to Saint Anthony and such?
2021-06-04 Catholics Saved: Are the Catholics who confess to priests and bow to idols of saints, saved? [John 20:23, James 5:16].
2021-03-29 Catholic Theology Saves: Do you think if one adheres to Catholic theology all their lives, one can go to heaven when they die? [John 8:32]
2021-02-22 Catholic View of Revelation: Where do Catholics stand in light of the four views of Revelation and end times?
Partial Preterist View of Revelation: Could you share your Partial Preterist view on the book of Revelation and the four various views, particularly, about the fall of Rome and A.D. 70?
2021-02-11 Liturgy & Traditions for Worship: Should our worship include some of the liturgy of the Catholic church or Old Testament Jewish traditions? How do we determine what to include?
2021-02-11 Catholic Traditions & Inconsistencies: Are not Catholics inconsistent when they indicate there are not new revelations since scripture was written, however they have all these oral traditions, such as various beliefs about Mary?
2020-11-25 Which Catechism: Do you adhere to any one catechism? If so, which one, and if not, what is wrong with them?
2020-10-13 Catholic Liturgical Experience: Could you comment on my overwhelming sensation I experienced in the Catholic church in contrast to my experience in the Protestant church?
Medications for Anxiety & Depression: What do you think about Christians taking medications for anxiety and depression, etc.?
2020-08-24 Praying to Mary and the Saints: Is there any scriptures that tells us not to pray to Mary and the saints?
2020-08-19 Good Catholics-Saved or Lost?: What happened to my parents who were devoted Catholics, but not possibly not saved?
Supernatural Events: Caller shares what seems to be supernatural events and wonders what Steve thinks about it?
2020-08-05 Watchman Nee & Witness Lee: What do you think of Living Stream Ministry and Local Church (Watchman Nee, Witness Lee) and their view that the Catholic Church was apostate?
The Recovery Bible: What do you think of The Recovery Bible?
The Eucharist: Do you believe that in the Eucharist actually turns into the real body and blood of Jesus?
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