Roman Catholic Doctrine

Faith and Assurance Comparison

Roman Catholic Doctrine

Table RCC17: Roman Catholic teaching on assurance of salvation, perseverance, and faith compared with Scripture, drawn from the Catechism and the Council of Trent.

#Roman Catholicism #Assurance #Perseverance of the Saints #Justification #Council of Trent #Sola Fide

Faith and Works

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What Scripture means by works, and why Rome insists that good works merit grace and eternal life in addition to faith, set against Ephesians 2:8-9, Psalm 49:7-8, Romans 3:24 and 11:6, and the five solas of the Reformation.

#Roman Catholicism #Works Righteousness #Scripture #Solas #Sola Fide #Westminster Confession

Grace Comparison

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A side-by-side comparison of Roman Catholic and Reformation teaching on grace.

#Roman Catholicism #Sola Gratia #Justification #Works Righteousness #Reformed Theology

Grace Poured In

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Rome teaches salvation by grace, but not by grace alone. Rome's doctrine of infused grace, cooperation, and merit from Augustine to the Catechism, the Reformers' sola gratia, and the testimony of Scripture.

#Roman Catholicism #Sola Gratia #Council of Trent #Sacraments #Works Righteousness #Free Will #Augustine #Martin Luther

Hope Without Certainty

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Can a Christian know that he is saved? Rome's answer from Trent to the Catechism, the Reformers' recovery of assurance, and why the difference touches the heart of the gospel.

#Roman Catholicism #Assurance #Perseverance of the Saints #Council of Trent #Justification #Martin Luther #John Calvin #Westminster Confession

Justification Comparison

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A side-by-side comparison of Roman Catholic and Reformation teaching on justification.

#Roman Catholicism #Justification #Imputation

Mortal and Venial Sins

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Rome's distinction between mortal and venial sin, in the words of the Catechism and the Council of Trent, set beside the answer of Calvin, the Westminster Standards, and the Puritans: every sin deserves death, and the blood of Christ cleanses from all sin.

#Roman Catholicism #John Calvin #Council of Trent #Martin Luther #Zacharias Ursinus

Mother and Mistress

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What is the church, and must one belong to Rome to be saved? Rome's doctrine of the church from Cyprian to Vatican II, the Reformers' church of the Word, and the testimony of Scripture.

#Roman Catholicism #Doctrine #Papacy #Sacraments #Augustine #Martin Luther #John Calvin #Smalcald Articles #Solus Christus

Nature of Man Comparison

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Table RCC14: Roman Catholic teaching on the nature of man compared with Scripture, on the image of God, original righteousness, the fall, original sin, concupiscence, the mind and will, grace, merit, and Mary.

#Roman Catholicism #Original Sin #Free Will #Total Depravity #Mariology #Council of Trent

One Wellspring, Two Streams

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Rome confesses Scripture as the inspired Word of God, but not as the sole and final authority. Rome's doctrine of Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium from Trent to Vatican II, the Reformers' sola Scriptura, and the testimony of Scripture itself.

#Roman Catholicism #Scripture #Sola Scriptura #Church Tradition #Biblical Authority #Papal Infallibility #Council of Trent #Martin Luther #William Tyndale

Roman Catholic Dogmas

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A timeline of Roman Catholic dogmas, dated from the point each teaching took hold in Rome's teaching and worship, with notes on when each was formally defined.

#Roman Catholicism #Transubstantiation #Mass #Papacy

Roman Catholic Justification

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The doctrine of justification as the central issue between Rome and the Reformers, on which every other difference rests.

#Roman Catholicism #Justification #Imputation #Martin Luther #Council of Trent #John Calvin #Works Righteousness #Freedom of a Christian

Roman Catholic Salvation

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The collision between Rome's sacramental way of salvation and the gospel of justification by faith alone, in the words of the Catechism, the Council of Trent, and the Reformers.

#Roman Catholicism #Sola Fide #Works Righteousness

Roman Catholic Views on Solas

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How the five solas of the Reformation answer Roman Catholic teaching on salvation and authority.

#Roman Catholicism #Solas #Works Righteousness #Sola Fide

Rome and the Reformation at a Glance

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Charts RCC6 to RCC10: the ten agreements and two fault lines, two axioms behind Roman Catholic doctrine, the shared heritage, the two doors into justification, and the merit equation.

#Roman Catholicism #Justification #Works Righteousness #Sola Fide #Church Tradition #Charts

Rome’s View of the Church’s Role

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How Rome's claims for the Church's role in justification, grace, and authority divided Rome from the Reformation churches, set beside what Scripture teaches.

#Roman Catholicism #Justification #Sacraments #Scripture #Church Tradition #Sola Fide #Sola Gratia #Sola Scriptura

Salvation Comparison

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A side-by-side comparison of Roman Catholic and Reformation teaching on salvation.

#Roman Catholicism #Imputation #Justification #Purgatory

Scripture Comparison

Roman Catholic Doctrine

A side-by-side comparison of Roman Catholic and Reformation teaching on Scripture.

#Roman Catholicism #Scripture #Papal Infallibility

Short Pointers on Rome and the Reformation

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Ten short pointers on Rome and the Reformation: material and formal sufficiency, tradition, Nicodemism, penance, the Church, Newman's two decisions, the real difference, the shared heritage, saved or being saved, and gift and reward.

#Roman Catholicism #Church Tradition #Penance #Justification #Works Righteousness #Scripture

The Church Comparison

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Table RCC16: Roman Catholic teaching on the Church compared with Scripture, on the whole Christ, the one true Church, ecclesial communities, necessity for salvation, mediation, nature and grace, and the marks of the Church.

#Roman Catholicism #Doctrine #Papacy #Sacraments #Solus Christus

The Nature of Man in Roman Catholic Teaching

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What the Roman Catholic Church teaches about the nature of man: the image of God and original justice, man's state at birth, the abilities and inabilities of the fallen will, how the doctrine developed, the factors that shaped it, and a biblical response.

#Roman Catholicism #Doctrine #Original Sin #Free Will #Council of Trent

The Way of Salvation According to the Roman Catholic Church

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The way of salvation as taught by Rome and by the Reformers, set side by side.

#Roman Catholicism #Justification #Sola Fide #Works Righteousness #Sola Gratia