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Here’s Something I’ve Been Wondering…A Question For the Latter-day Saint   1. Your church teaches the “Great Apostasy”. The priesthood authority was lost.[1] “After the Apostles were killed, there was a widespread falling away from the gospel and Church of Jesus Christ. This falling away is sometimes called the Great Apostasy. Because of it, God […]

What Claim Is Often Made? You will often hear some Protestants accuse the Catholic Church of changing the Ten Commandments—specifically, of removing the commandment against idols to justify the use of statues and images in worship. They argue that Catholics combined the first two commandments (no other gods and no graven images) into one, and

Introduction In a recent Twitter thread, I posed the question: “What is a Christian?”—specifically inviting responses from members of the LDS Church. You can find it Here. In this article, I want to summarize the post and reflect on the responses that followed. The question “Are Mormons Christian?” stirs deep emotion and debate across both

Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer c. 1664. I recently came across an excellent resource from Bible Baptist Publications by John L. Melton titled “Is It Right to Judge?”. After obtaining written permission from the copyright owner, I am pleased to share the full article below. You can find the article here and the ministry

Featured Art: Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Onorio Marinari c. 1670 The Claim Many Protestant apologists argue that the Bible is self-interpreting and only references books that are divinely inspired. A key argument they put forth is that the Apocrypha (or Deuterocanonical books) are never explicitly quoted by Jesus or the New Testament authors. This

Eleazar (on the left from 2 Maccabees 6:18-31), The Seven Maccabean Brothers (center), and Salome, their mother (on the right)  Introduction Many Protestant apologists claim that the Bible is historically agreed upon by all Jews, self-interpreting, and only quotes what it considers Scripture. This belief shows the idea that the Bible exists in a divinely

In this post, I want to address one of the most significant Protestant claims against Catholic teaching: the siblings of Jesus. The Catholic Church asserts the perpetual virginity of Mary, teaching that she was a virgin for her entire life and had no other children besides Jesus. Catholics hold that the individuals referred to as

The following is a great Quora Answer I found and thought I’d share it here. The author is Francis Marsden. You can find the post Here!  Why do Catholics pray to Mary? Doesen’t the Bible say that we can only pray to God?   No. You have it wrong. The Bible does not say that

For many outside of Catholicism, especially Protestant Christians, the devotion Catholics show to Mary can seem perplexing or even troubling. It’s not uncommon to hear questions like, Why do Catholics place such an emphasis on her? or Can’t you see how this is idolatry? I’ll be honest—these were significant concerns for me, too. For a

One of the most influential figures in the Book of Mormon is King Benjamin.  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints describes him as such, “King Benjamin was a prophet of God who ruled the land of Zarahemla. He worked hard to serve his people and teach them about God. With help from