Protestant View #3: Good Enough Christianity?The first view is directly contrary to Scripture, while the second one is directly contrary to history (and less obviously, contrary to Scripture as well). As cooler heads have prevailed after the Reformation, it seems that many Protestants are admitting the break with Rome occurred over some pretty unimportant stuff,… Continue reading Good Enough Christianity?
Author: Joe Heschmeyer
The Wages of Sin Are… Mental Anguish?
Today, in the Metro Express (a free newspaper given out by the Washington Post for those of us who ride the Metro subway), I came across an article, written to coincide with Yom Kippur, about the effects of wrongdoing and sin. I was surprised to find “sin” used in a newspaper article in a non-ironic… Continue reading The Wages of Sin Are… Mental Anguish?
The (Invisible) Remnant Theory of Church History
Protestant View #2: The (Invisible) Remnant Theory(2) runs into almost the exact same problems as (1). Because the problems with Protestant View #1 are so severe, and because even the verses cited for the notion of an end-times apostasy (like Matthew 24:10-14) suggest a general falling-away from the Faith, rather than a global abandonment [the… Continue reading The (Invisible) Remnant Theory of Church History
More Information on the Hoffman Scandal
Earlier, I suggested that the Hoffman Scandal is the single best piece of evidence against the veracity of the Mormon faith (in its particular LDS form). JoAnna asks, Fascinating post. I wonder how Mormon apologists deal with the 1981 forgery scandal? I’m not sure. To be honest, I discovered it from (I believe) the History… Continue reading More Information on the Hoffman Scandal
James Lawrence Pouillon, RIP
A dedicated pro-lifer named James Lawrence Pouillon was murdered outside of a high school. What makes it more egregious is that the man was handicapped and on oxygen, so the killer targeted one of the most defenseless in our society. Other than, of course, the unborn children he was trying to protect. As CNN notes,… Continue reading James Lawrence Pouillon, RIP
The Best Argument Against LDS Mormonism
Catholics and Protestants have employed a number of strategies against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and its various offshoots, with varying success.I. How Not to Evangelize to MormonsThere’s sort of a cottage industry within Evangelical Protestantism of making audacious and easily disproven claims about “What Mormons Believe.” Sometimes, these things are… Continue reading The Best Argument Against LDS Mormonism
Protestantism and Moral Relativism: The Trilemma
The biggest reason I think that Protestantism lies at the heart of relativism is this. Protestants are in the awkward position of saying, “All of Christendom c. 1516 and before, you all misunderstand Christianity!” This means that they necessarily have to come to one of three unfortunate conclusions: either (1) that there was no authentic… Continue reading Protestantism and Moral Relativism: The Trilemma
How the Reformation Failed
Remember that the Reformers set out to reform all of Christendom; that they ended up with countless minor factions bickering amongst themselves and against Catholicism and Eastern/Oriental Orthodoxy means that the Reformation was, at least to an extent and despite many notable successes, a failure. I. Christendom Understood Core [Capital-T] Truths Before the ReformationPrior to… Continue reading How the Reformation Failed
Don’t Statues Count as Forbidden “Graven Images”?
A Protestant on a Catholic forum asked: The bible says, Lev 26:1 >Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD your God.Why do I always… Continue reading Don’t Statues Count as Forbidden “Graven Images”?
Fr. McBrien v. Eucharistic Adoration
As noted (sardonically, of course) by Catholic Culture, the notorious* Fr. Richard McBrien has a new target in his sights: Eucharistic adoration, which he views as passé. For those of you not in the know, Eucharistic adoration is exactly what it sounds like: the worship of the Eucharist outside the setting of the Mass. The… Continue reading Fr. McBrien v. Eucharistic Adoration