by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Catholicism, Preaching
The Roman Catholic Church understands three sources of authority: Tradition Scripture The Church It is clear therefore that, in the supremely wise arrangement of God, sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture and the Magisterium of the Church are so connected and associated...
by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Preaching
The RCC believes that there are two elements necessary for justification before God (i.e. salvation): faith and works. This was the issue during the reformation when the reformers argued that salvation was by “faith alone” and not by works. The RCC believes both are...
by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Catholicism
The RCC believes that all humans, except Mary, are born with the affects of original sin. However, baptism removes the affects of original sin and leaves the person with a wounded nature or weakness toward sin. The RCC clearly believes that man’s will is completely...
by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Catholicism
The RCC believes that at the point of death every individual will be held accountable for his or her acceptance or denial of divine grace (1021). In which case the person will either enter: Immediately into hell, Immediately into heaven, or Eventually into heaven...
by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Catholicism
The RCC “never ceases to proclaim her faith in one only God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit” (152). The RCC believes the “Trinity is One. [They] do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons … The divine persons do not share the one divinity among themselves...
by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Catholicism
There is little question that the RCC accepts a Biblical view of the Deity of Jesus Christ. However, since the RCC has devoted much of its theology to the doctrine of Mary and since Mary is tightly tied to her Son, Jesus Christ, Mary will be discussed with her Son....
by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Islam
Background Islam is the youngest of the world’s major religions originated in the seventh century with the life and mission of Muhammad. It was not a totally new religion. Its conceptual roots are in Judaism and Christianity. Muslims see their religion as a...
by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Islam, Preaching
What Changed One Muslim’s Thinking Sometime ago, I was with an acquaintance of mine, Scotty, who was open air preaching in Newport Beach, California. Scotty had set up a heckler’s box for his hecklers to stand on, and this particular time, on the box was a Muslim...
by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Islam
Salvation to a Muslim seems to be based on a desire to avoid hell and receive pleasures and happiness. Throughout the Qur’an, the principal motivation for accepting God and believing in His revelation appears to be fear: fear of the last judgment and fear of eternal...
by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Islam
Islam does not espouse the doctrine of original sin. Islam teaches that the sinner alone, the individual person and not his ancestors or descendants, is responsible for his actions; there is no inherited sin on the soul to be purged as a condition of entry into the...
by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Islam
Paradise (Heaven) The name most frequently given to paradise, the abode of the blessed, is Janna [garden]. The description of paradise in the Qur’an shows that it is essentially a place of sensual delights in which there are beautiful women, couches covered with rich...
by Striving for Eternity | Feb 19, 2018 | Islam
Paganism is offensive to a Muslim. Islam believes in strict monotheism. Islam does not accept any God that has multiple persons as a Godhead. They would believe that to be polytheism. Islam denies the Trinity because it misunderstands the definition to be referring...
