530 results for 'bible commentary'

How do Demons Attack People?(Post)

Understanding Demonic Attacks From the popularity of The Exorcist from 50 years ago, to last year's Nefarious, demons and more importantly how to get rid of them are a topic that fascinates us.

What's Right, and What's Wrong—Salvation Hangs In the Balance(Post)

The Catholic Church teaches us what actions are gravely sinful and must be avoided so we do not forsake our salvation.Once, I was talking with a poised young Protestant woman who was adept at citing ...

Confession 101: A Catholic vs Protestant Understanding of the Sacrament(Post)

Let's take a look at the differences between the Catholic and Protestant understanding of the Sacrament of Confession. If Protestantism is true, the power that Jesus gave men to forgive sins di ...

Can Works Aid In Our Salvation? The Answer Might Surprise You(Post)

  Fr. William G. Most (1914-1997) will not end up numbered among first-rank apologists, but his book Catholic Apologetics Today (now out of print) came to my attention just when I could profit ...

What Are the Ineffective Pro-Life Arguments?(Post)

There are some arguments that a pro-life advocate should not use, because they don’t directly address the key issue in the abortion debate: “What are the unborn?” Greg Koukl writes in his book Precio ...

"You Catholics Think You Need to Earn Your Salvation"(Post)

You're talking to your Protestant friend and he drops this one on you.... "You Catholics think you need to earn your salvation" What do you say? Here, we'll help. The Pro ...

Jesus as God in History(Post)

Christians claim that, starting with Abraham and culminating in Jesus, God intervened in history. What is the evidence for this claim? Consider:• The unique history of the Jewish people. This ...

You Say You Want A Revolution...(Post)

Today is October 31st - Commonly referred to as Reformation Day by Protestants and it marks the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, when, as the story goes, Martin Luthe ...

Worshipping God as the True Creator Rather Than Our Own Creation(Post)

When I was in the seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, one of my apostolates was to give English-speaking tours of St. Peter’s Basilica. In such a role, I encountered people of ...

Answering Challenges to the Resurrection(Post)

The Resurrection: A Historical Examination The Bible says that if Jesus did not rise from the dead then the Christian faith is worthless (1 Cor. 15:17). However, if Jesus did rise from the dead t ...

What is the Book of Mormon? (Post)

According to Joseph Smith, in 1823, an angel named Moroni appeared to him and revealed the location of a set of gold plates inscribed in a language Smith called “reformed Egyptian.” Smit ...

Saved By Faith Alone?(Post)

The Protestant Reformation was launched when a Catholic priest named Martin Luther thought he’d discovered something in the Bible that the Church had been missing for centuries. That discovery ...