Yesterday, I began a multi-part series looking at St. Edmund Campion’s Ten Reasons against the Reformation. The first reason, addressed yesterday, was the canon of Scripture: the Reformers took books out of the Bible (and not even the same books as one another), and end up leaving no coherent authority upon which to have a… Continue reading Reason #2 to Reject the Reformation: Scriptural Interpretation
Tag: Peter
The Gospel of St. Peter’s: Jesus Doesn’t Need You.
St. Peter’s Square St. Peter’s Basilica is one of the largest, most famous, and most beautiful churches in the world. Rightly has it been called “the greatest of all churches of Christendom.” Although the pope’s cathedral is actually St. John Lateran, St. Peter’s Basilica is the church typically associated with the papacy. After all, it’s… Continue reading The Gospel of St. Peter’s: Jesus Doesn’t Need You.
Power Cords and Apostolic Succession
Look at the picture below, and tell me which of the cords is the one powering the lamp: Obviously, it’s the middle one. You can know this because the lamp is on (you can see its light), and because you can see where the other two cords begin. You know this even though you can see… Continue reading Power Cords and Apostolic Succession
Debunking “Easy-Believism”
Many Evangelicals will tell you that if you just pray the “Sinner’s Prayer,” you’ll be saved, of if that you have faith in Jesus Christ, He’ll save you even if you don’t obey Him. In light of yesterday’s Gospel (Matthew 16:21-27), I want to address why this is flawed, and what this says about the larger debate about “faith… Continue reading Debunking “Easy-Believism”
Is the “Rock” Peter, or His Faith?
HocCogitat asked, in response to Part V of my series on the role of St .Peter in Scripture: But even Augustine holds that Christ was referring to Peter’s confession as the rock, not his person. And this is obviously the only reasonable interpretation because Christ calls Peter Satan later in the same chapter. Obviously, what… Continue reading Is the “Rock” Peter, or His Faith?
Why Liberal Scholars Are Wrong on John 21 and Luke 5
I’ve mentioned before that the New American Bible has some extremely sketchy footnotes. By buying into liberal theology, the original NAB editors slip in all sorts of absurdities into the footnotes. Let’s take a concrete example of this — John 21. First, some Scriptural background: In Luke 5, as Jesus was standing by the Lake… Continue reading Why Liberal Scholars Are Wrong on John 21 and Luke 5
Pope Peter, Part V: Upon This Rock
This is the fifth and final post in the “Pope Peter” series which set out to establish Peter’s primacy from Scripture. Monday looked at the ministry Jesus assigned Peter to, in caring for the Twelve, in Luke 22; Tuesday showed that Peter was the shepherd Jesus promised in John 10; Wednesday showed Jesus tethering Himself to Peter,… Continue reading Pope Peter, Part V: Upon This Rock
Pope Peter, Part IV: “Peter and the Eleven”
This is the fourth in what I hope will be five daily posts on Peter’s primacy this week. Monday’s post explored Peter’s unique ministry from Luke 22 to lead and care for the other Apostles; Tuesday’s post followed it up by showing that Peter is the shepherd that Jesus promised in John 10; and yesterday’s post looked at… Continue reading Pope Peter, Part IV: “Peter and the Eleven”
Pope Peter, Part III: Jesus Tethers Peter to Himself
This is part three in (God-willing) a daily five-part series laying out the Biblical evidence for Peter’s primacy from the Gospels. Monday’s post was on Luke 22, showing how Peter’s ministry to the Twelve paralleled the relationship between the Twelve and the laity. Yesterday showed how in John 10, Jesus calls Himself the Good Shepherd,… Continue reading Pope Peter, Part III: Jesus Tethers Peter to Himself
Pope Peter, Part II: The Good Shepherd Calls a Shepherd
This is part two in what I hope will a daily five-part series laying out the Biblical evidence for Peter’s primacy from the Gospels. Yesterday, we looked at how Peter was called to lead and care for the Twelve in Luke 22, in the same manner that the Twelve were to lead and care for… Continue reading Pope Peter, Part II: The Good Shepherd Calls a Shepherd