196 results for 'Tim Staples'

Scripture-Twisting in the Last Days(Post)

Almost 2,000 years ago, the apostle Paul wrote to his young apprentice Timothy about the terrible times to come:“People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, abusive, dis ...

Why Do We Have Sacraments?(Post)

CHALLENGE: If what is ultimately important is our faith in God, there is no reason for the Church to have sacraments.DEFENSE: Interior dispositions like faith are not the only thing that is important ...

Tell Me Brother, Are You Saved?(Post)

There are many books on the subject of salvation, and many of them share certain characteristics: 1. They focus exclusively on the subject of eternal salvation.2. They focus in particular on the doc ...

The Necessity of Tradition (Post)

The Role of Sacred Tradition in Early Christianity The first Christians didn’t learn their faith from the Bible because none of the books of the New Testament had been written yet. This is evident i ...

Historical Reality Versus Mythical Fantasies(Post)

The Gospel vs. Myths and Fiction Unlike myths, the gospel is based on historical facts. It is not “Jesus and the Seven Dwarves.” Its events are attested, chronicled, archived, preserve ...

Biblical Non-Biblical Traditions(Post)

We don’t even have to appeal to extra-Biblical doctrines or events to find accord with Protestants on the validity of extra-Biblical traditions—we can just use Scripture. In the New Testament, there ...

An Intimate Friendship with God(Post)

After he was raised from the dead, Jesus made time for a heart-to-heart talk with Peter, who had denied Jesus three times on the night Jesus was arrested. Some of the disciples were out fishing on t ...

When Is It Time To "Trot Out A Toddler?"(Post)

In his groundbreaking Pro-Life book, Persuasive Pro-Life, Apologist Trent Horn teaches pro-life ambassadors how to stay on message using a technique called "Trot Out A Toddler."Most failed conv ...

Mary's Rapture(Post)

Roots of Mary’s Assumption Some are surprised that the doctrine of Mary’s bodily assumption was not defined until 1950, using little biblical support. The pope decreed that all Catholics must ...

Infallibility 101: Sometimes Only A Single Sentence In A Document Is Infallible(Post)

  Identifying Infallible TeachingsSometimes people ask, “Is this document infallible?”The question is problematic because the Magisterium doesn’t issue documents whose te ...

Establishing a Devotion to the Saints (Post)

Another question that arises when we’re talking about our relationship with the saints, and the honor that is due to them, is, “Must I have a devotion to the saints?”Well, it depen ...

Salvation—Is Believing in Jesus Enough?(Post)

The apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:11, “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I gave up childish ways.&rdq ...