Category Archives: Apologetics

Catholics pray to God. Catholics also pray to the saints. Many non-Catholics claim that it is “unbiblical” to pray to anyone other than God. But a closer look at Scripture reveals that this is not the case. Instead, it is … Continue reading →

I’ve written elsewhere about how the Catholic use of religious artwork is not in violation of the commandment against “graven images” in Exodus 20:4. God’s commandment prohibits the improper use of religious imagery; it is not a wholesale prohibition against … Continue reading →

You may have heard the claim that Roman Emperor Constantine I “invented” the Catholic Church sometime in the early part of the 4th Century. But this is simply not true. The church was called the “Catholic Church” within the first 75 … Continue reading →

Someone emailed me several months ago asking why Catholics believe that Mary remained a virgin after Jesus’ birth. His original questions are in bold below, with my answers beneath them: Do you really think little miss Mary was a virgin? … Continue reading →

I just posted a comment to Charisma magazine’s online article, “Is Today’s Bible Correct?” The article cites the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls as supporting the “authenticity of the 1611 translation” of the King James Bible’s Old Testament. I … Continue reading →

Although some non-Catholics believe that a Christian is “once saved, always saved,” the Bible has many verses explaining that a believer can in fact lose or reject their salvation. In his book Not by Faith Alone, Robert Sungenis notes: In … Continue reading →

In their book Roman Catholics and Evangelicals: Agreements and Differences, Protestant authors Norman Geisler and Ralph MacKenzie quip that Catholicism “has no widely circulated equivalent to ‘The Four Spiritual Laws’ or other simple plan of salvation” (page 234). The comment … Continue reading →

Today is the 500th anniversary of John Calvin‘s birth. And to mark the occassion, you may want to study a few Catholic works refuting Calvinism. For a brief treatment, try Jimmy Akin’s article titled A Tiptoe Through TULIP from the … Continue reading →