Below is an index to our recently completed, nine-month series in which we examined and responded to Catholic philosopher, Peter Kreeft’s book, “Forty Reasons I Am A Catholic” (2018). I hope this series was helpful in delineating the irreconcilable differences separating Roman Catholicism and Gospel Christianity.
Claim #1: I am a Catholic because I believe Catholicism is true
#2: Because it’s the best of five choices
#4: Because the Catholic religion is from God, not just from man
#5: Because of the unprecedented historical fact that the church has never once lowered her standards, never changed her teaching.
#6: For the same reason G.K. Chesterton gives: to get my sins forgiven
#9: Because the Catholic church is not Christ’s organization but his organism, his body
# 13: Because I want the strongest reason to believe the Bible
#14: Because of what the church has not taught as well as because of what she has
#15: Because of one thing that that I know with certainty, that I do not need belief or faith for
#16: Because gratitude is a necessary precondition of all religion
#18: Because of the angels, and their invisible and anonymous mediation
#19: Because of what the Bible tells me
#20: Because of my friends and my family – my spiritual family
#21: Because of the personality of the church’s saints
#22: Because only the Catholic Church is marked out by the four marks
#23: For the reason Walker Percy gave: “What else is there?”
#25: Because Catholics, like their saints, are a little crazy
#26: Because I know I should treat other people as if they were Christ
#27: Because Catholics still do metaphysics
#29: Because I need dogmatic certainty about God, and Christ, and salvation
#30: Because only the Church can whup the devil
#31: To save civilization from its enemies
#34: Because I don’t want to live in a one-parent supernatural family
#36: Because, as St. Thomas Aquinas says, no man can live without joy
#38: Because the Church defends all of God’s creations as well as the Creator
#40: Because Jesus is there, in the church, in his body
Below are links to indices of my two previous series reviewing Catholic apologetics books:
“The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages That Confound Protestants” (2004) by Catholic apologist, Dave Armstrong.
https://excatholic4christ.wordpress.com/2019/04/22/index-answering-the-alleged-95-catholic-verses/
“Meeting the Protestant Challenge: How to Answer 50 Biblical Objections to Catholic Beliefs” (2019) by Catholic apologist, Karl Broussard.
https://excatholic4christ.wordpress.com/2020/12/04/answering-the-rebuttals-of-a-catholic-apologist-complete-index/
What’s next? Have I given any thought to a subsequent apologetics series? As a matter of fact, I have. Shortly, I’ll be announcing a new series responding to a Roman Catholic apologist.
Excellent work, Tom. Thank you!
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Thanks, Bruce! I appreciate the support and encouragement.
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Wow. I appreciate the work that went into this post, Tom. Excellent work!
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Thanks, Chris! I appreciate the support and encouragement!
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You’re welcome, Tom!
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Responding to your comment: glad your day wasn’t too heady with the load of work. My day has been busy just finished with a funeral and stuck in La traffic, got 40 miles to go; I’ll read your post later when it’s safer
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Thanks! Sounds like some challenges to your day. Hope it finished better.
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God was gracious
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👍🏻🙌🙏🏻❤️
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Thank you, Beth! We praise our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for saving us from that sinking ship.
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As I read these headlines again I am reminded how horrible his arguments are; some are worst Intellectually than what the Skeptic Annotated Bible offers
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Yeah, many of his arguments were atrocious. The chapter, “I am a Catholic because of the movies” takes the cake.
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That one I laughed lol
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Yup, even Steve/Stephen Wells doesn’t stoop that low.
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Yep! So incredibly silly
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Number 10 – They want to rule the world. That desire/goal has never left them.
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Although they don’t talk about it much these days, it’s still on the RCC’s books that the pope has pre-eminency over the rulers of the world. I just finished a recently published book by a conservative Catholic in which he wrote religious freedom is a mistake and that civil governments are (theoretically) duty bound to restrict non-Catholic religions.
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That’s frightening!
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Reblogged this on quotes and notes and opinions.
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Thank you for your good work, attention to detail and giving me more teaching. The Catholics teach salvation by works, worshiping humans, repetitious prayers, calling others Father. It is heavily influenced by Satan. You’ve given me better ways to witness, thank you!
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Thank you, Mike. God bless your outreach.
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