2016-10-114Comments

51% Protestant

Blast from the past. This post was written by Daniel Wallace back in 2007. On the flight back from Athens last week, I sat in front of a gregarious Irish gentleman. He was a...

2015-04-2514Comments

Did the Early Church Fathers Believe in Sola Scriptura?

Definition of Sola Scriptura Sola Scriptura: the reformed Protestant belief that the Scriptures alone are the final and only infallible authority for the Christian. This does...

by C Michael Patton

Evangelicalism

Roman Catholicism

2014-11-1254Comments

5 Reasons I Reject the Doctrine of Transubstantiation

The doctrine of Transubstantiation is the belief that the elements of the Lord’s table (bread and wine) supernaturally transform into the body and blood of Christ during...

by C Michael Patton

Roman Catholicism

2014-06-1351Comments

Five Views of Tradition’s Role in the Christian Life

“If it ain’t in the Bible, I don’t believe it.” Have you ever heard said that? How about this one: “The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it.” You might have that...

2014-04-0441Comments

Another Protestant Converts to Catholicism – Why?

News broke in early March that well-known and highly influential Christian leader Ulf Ekman had converted to Roman Catholicism (hereafter RC). Ekman had served for many years...

by Sam Storms

Roman Catholicism

Sola Scriptura

2013-08-1652Comments

Six Myths About Sola Scriptura

The Protestant doctrine of sola Scriptura is one of the most misunderstood doctrines I know of. The misconceptions come not only from those who repudiate the doctrine (such as...

2013-06-11207Comments

The Great Reformation in a Nutshell

There used to be a time when your loyalty to the Protestant cause was judged by how much you hated Catholics. But today, with all the ecumenical dialogue, the Manhattan...

by C Michael Patton

Eschatology

Roman Catholicism

2013-03-08317Comments

Five Reasons I Reject the Doctrine of Transubstantiation

The doctrine of Transubstantiation is the belief that the elements of the Lord’s table (bread and wine) supernaturally transform into the body and blood of Christ during...

by C Michael Patton

Roman Catholicism

Theology Unplugged

2013-03-010Comments

Theology Unplugged: Special Broadcast with Drs. Justo and Catherine Gonzalez – Part 1

[display_podcast] Join Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley, and world-renowned church historians Drs. Justo and Catherine Gonzalez as they discuss Church History. Theology...

2012-12-1132Comments

Why Do I Reject the Apocrypha?

It may surprise you to know that I don’t have much of a problem with the Apocrypha. I enjoy reading them. As well, as a Protestant, accepting or rejecting them does not...

by C Michael Patton

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