🧵“𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀?”

Marcus Grodi was a Presbyterian pastor.

He loved the Bible.
He loved Jesus.
But every church around him preached something different.

So he stepped down from the pulpit…

And went searching for truth. 👇 (2/7) The Fracture

Every denomination claimed the Bible as their authority.

But they couldn’t even agree on baptism, salvation, or the Eucharist.

Truth can’t contradict truth.

So where was the Church Christ actually founded?

🧵𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: “𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆.”

That’s what they told her.

But when Jessica Ptomey, Ph.D. looked into the Catholic Church’s teaching, she found a mother.

Not a rival to Jesus… but someone who only ever points to Him. (𝟮) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗲

As an Evangelical, she’d heard it her whole life.

"𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆."

But no one ever explained the difference between adoration and veneration.

She did her homework.

The truth wasn’t dangerous. It was beautiful.

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹.

But the answer is hidden in Exodus…

…and it leads straight to Good Friday.

🧵 The stunning biblical blueprint that proves Jesus is the Lamb—and we must 𝘦𝘢𝘵 Him: (𝟭) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗯 (𝗘𝘅𝗼𝗱𝘂𝘀 𝟭𝟮)

In Exodus 12, God commands:

Take a lamb on the 10th of Nisan.
Inspect it for 4 days.
Sacrifice it on the 14th.
𝘌𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘭.

If the lamb wasn’t eaten, the sacrifice was incomplete.
The lamb 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥.

(𝘕𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳, 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩–𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭.)

𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗼—𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚. 🧵
In 2012, I began logging my Masses and prayers using Google Forms. What started as a simple habit became a transformative journey—one that strengthened my repentance, prayer life, and good works.

Let me show you how you can build your own spiritual tracker and grow closer to God. 🙏 2/
Like many Catholics, I pray the 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆, the 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆, attend 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀, and go to 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. But I wanted a way to 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 and 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴—so I built custom forms for each one.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸:

A Protestant walks into a Catholic Mass... and everything changes. ✨ Pt. 1/4 A Protestant walks into a Catholic Mass... and everything changes. ✨ Pt. 2/4

Based on weeks of conversations, locking horns with the various objections and misunderstandings about the Catholic faith, here is an initial compiled list of Objections and Refutations. 🧵

(1) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵'𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The Catholic Church's doctrines are deeply rooted in Scripture and are the result of the Church's Spirit-guided reflection on the Word of God over time. While not every teaching is explicitly stated in the Bible, they are organic developments of the apostolic faith.

(2) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗿𝘆.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Catholics do not worship Mary or the saints, but rather venerate them and ask for their intercession. This is based on the biblical understanding of the communion of saints and the efficacy of intercessory prayer. The Church distinguishes between the adoration due to God alone (latria) and the honor given to saints (dulia).

(3) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Christ established His Church on the foundation of the apostles, with Peter as the rock (Matt 16:18). The authority of the Pope and bishops is rooted in apostolic succession and is exercised in service to the Gospel. The Magisterium's role is to faithfully interpret and safeguard the deposit of faith.

(4) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Jesus' words at the Last Supper, "𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺... 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥" (Matt 26:26-28), are a literal enactment of His teaching in John 6 about eating His flesh and drinking His blood. The unanimous witness of the early Church Fathers confirms this literal understanding.

(5) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The doctrine of purgatory is rooted in the Jewish practice of offering prayers and sacrifices for the dead (2 Macc 12:38-46) and Paul's reference to a purification after death (1 Cor 3:15). The Church's practice of praying for the deceased is an expression of belief in the communion of saints.

(6) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: While not explicitly stated in Scripture, these doctrines are the result of the Church's reflection on Mary's unique role in salvation history. They are based on biblical themes such as Mary's identity as the New Eve and the Ark of the New Covenant.

(7) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵'𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The core doctrines of the Catholic faith (the Trinity, the Incarnation, the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, apostolic succession, etc.) can be traced back to the earliest centuries of the Church. They are not later additions but the development of what was implicit in the apostolic Tradition from the beginning.

(8) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The New Testament clearly depicts the Church as a visible community with a hierarchical structure (bishops, priests, deacons). The imagery of the Body of Christ includes both charismatic gifts and appointed offices for the building up of the Church.

(9) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮 (𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲) 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The Bible itself does not teach sola scriptura. Scripture and Tradition are not in opposition but are two complementary modes of transmitting the one Gospel. The Church's Magisterium, guided by the Holy Spirit, provides the authoritative interpretation of God's Word.

(10) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵'𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: While some Catholic practices may have external similarities to pagan customs, their meaning and significance are entirely different in the Christian context. The Church has always sought to evangelize cultures by expressing the Gospel in ways that resonate with the people, without compromising the integrity of the faith.

These are just a few examples to begin with. More will be forthcoming.

But they illustrate the main lines of defense against common attacks and misunderstandings. The key is to show how Catholic teachings are rooted in Scripture, are consistent with the apostolic Tradition, and are the result of the Church's Spirit-guided reflection over time.

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(11) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 "𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻" 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The Church teaches that salvation is a free gift of God's grace, not merited by our works (Eph 2:8-9). However, faith must be expressed through love (Gal 5:6). Good works are the fruit of the Holy Spirit and a necessary response to God's grace, not a means of earning salvation (Jas 2:14-26).

(12) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The Church condemns idolatry and teaches that sacred images are venerated, not worshipped. God Himself commanded the crafting of religious images for the Tabernacle and Temple (Ex 25:18-22; 1 Kgs 6:23-35). The Incarnation reveals that matter can be a means of conveying spiritual realities.

(13) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Jesus founded the Catholic Church on Peter (Matt 16:18-19) and promised that the gates of hell would never prevail against it. Despite human sins and failings, the Church's indefectibility is guaranteed by Christ's promise and the Holy Spirit's guidance. 𝘛𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳.

(14) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 (𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝗵𝗮).

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The Old Testament canon used by the Catholic Church (including the "𝘥𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭" books) was the canon used by Jesus and the apostles. It was also the canon of the early Church and was confirmed by the Councils of Hippo (393) and Carthage (397). The Protestant Reformers removed these books in the 16th century.

(15) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗿𝗲-𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗳𝗼𝗿-𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The Mass does not re-sacrifice Christ but makes His one sacrifice on the Cross present to us sacramentally (1 Cor 11:26). Christ's priesthood is eternal (Heb 7:24-25), and He continues to offer Himself to the Father in heaven (Rev 5:6). The Mass participates in this heavenly liturgy, applying the fruits of the Cross to our lives.

(16) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁'𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Jesus gave His apostles the authority to forgive or retain sins in His name (John 20:21-23). In confession, the priest acts in 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪, as an instrument of Christ's forgiveness. The sacrament of reconciliation restores our relationship with God and the Church, which is wounded by sin.

(17) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The Bible teaches that baptism saves us (1 Pet 3:21) and gives us new birth in the Spirit (John 3:5; Titus 3:5). It is not a human work but the work of God, who uses physical means to confer spiritual grace. Baptism is the sacrament of faith, the instrumental cause of our justification.

(18) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 "𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀" 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The Church teaches that we are justified by God's grace, which is infused into us and makes us truly righteous (Rom 5:19). Our good works are meritorious only because they are the fruit of God's work in us (Phil 2:12-13). The doctrine of imputation, on the other hand, is not clearly taught in Scripture.

(19) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The Church's laws and precepts are meant to guide us in living out the Gospel, not to burden us (Matt 11:28-30). They are expressions of God's loving plan for our lives and help us grow in holiness. Obedience to proper authority is a virtue praised in Scripture (Heb 13:17).

(20) 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵.

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: The sins of its members do not negate the holiness of the Church herself. Christ promised that the gates of hell would not prevail against His Church (Matt 16:18), despite the failings of individuals. The Church is both human and divine, with a treasure in earthen vessels (2 Cor 4:7). The Church's saints are proof of her divine origin and mission.

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗧𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹🔔𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!

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