Well, not me necessarily, but all Protestants. We Protestants really never know whether we are in or out with the Catholic Church. At one council it seems that we are...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Bibliology

In Defense of Sola Scripture, Part 9: A Biblical Defense

Now I will start to give a brief positive defense of the Protestant doctrine of sola Scriptura. The Scripture implicitly and explicitly speaks of its unique authority and...

Current Issues in Theology

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Eight – What about all the divisions?

The fifth argument against sola Scriptura: Without the infallible authority of the Church, the Church would be hopelessly divided on matters of doctrine and morals. This would...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Seven – What About the Canon?

The next argument against sola Scriptura: Without the infallible declaration of the Church, there would be no way of knowing what books belong in the canon of Scripture. Since...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Six – Apostolic Succession?

The third argument for the Dual-Source Theory and against sola Scriptura has to do with a concept called “apostolic succession.” Most non-Anglican Protestants are not very...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Five – What is Tradition?

Responding to the second defense of the Dual-Source Theory, let me first repeat the argument: 2. The New Testament writers clearly speak about the importance of Tradition. 2...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Four – What Did John Believe?

In the last post of this series, I made an argument for the “Dual-Source Theory” of authority (shared by both Catholics and many Eastern Orthodox). Naturally, since I don’t...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Three – An Argument for the Dual-Source Theory

In last two posts, I have tried to define the Protestant doctrine of sola Scriptura. Specifically, I have tried to distinguish it from any theory that allows for or requires...

Why I Don’t Buy the Roman Catholic Interpretation of John 6 in Defense of Transubstantiation

Catholic apologetics is more robust today than it has been in the recent past. Since Rome has given more freedom of exploration and discover along with the encouragement for...

An Emerging Understanding of “Orthodox” – Part 4: Are Catholics Orthodox?

Is the Roman Catholic Church unorthodox? From the perspective of a Protestant understanding of “orthodoxy,” relations to other traditions can vary....

by C Michael Patton

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