Alison Tobola present on how to defend your faith (apologetics) with Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses. In this 2 presentations, Alison goes over what Mormons and Jehaovah Witnesses believe and what questions you can ask them.
Basic Guidelines:
Know your Catholic Faith and be living it. This includes having a personal relationship with God.
Have some fundational knowledge of the beliefs of other faiths traditions.
In dialogue, escential to have those of other faith traditions define their terminology.
"The Bible is Catholic" is a series of 4 talks by Dr. Robert Tilley where he shows us some fuendamentales truths in our Catholic faith.
1. The word of God and the Word of God made Flesh
In this first week, The Bible is Catholic considers the relationship between the word of God in the Bible and the Word of God made flesh in Jesus Christ. It explores the inextricable connection between the Bible and the Body of Christ, by reference to the Body of Christ as Temple, the Body of Christ as Eucharist, and the Body of Christ as the Church of which Jesus Christ is the head (Eph 1:18-23; Col 1:15-20).
2. The Bible and the Liturgy
In the first week, we discussed the question of the relationship between the Church and the Bible. Some Christians have come to see the Bible as the fundamental ground of truth for the Church. However, the Bible itself says that the Church is "the pillar and ground of truth" (1 Tim 3:15). Far from the Bible being the ground of the Church then, it is the Church which is the fundamental ground of the Bible. The Church wrote and compiled the Bible, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. In the Church the words of God in the Bible are made fully present to us in the 'Word made Flesh'; this is sacramentally present in the Eucharist.
Tim Staples examines the “Sola Scriptura” (Bible Alone) doctrine and point out the logical fallacies as well at the obvious lack of evidences for this protestant teaching. Sola Scriptura is unreasonable, unbiblical, unhistorical, and unworkable
The most important topic in apologetics, especially when dealing with evangelical and fundamentalist Christians, concerns the doctrine of “Sola Scriptura” This teaching is in fact the very foundation of the reformation… I always just assumed this doctrine to be true, I mean, Sacred Scripture was the regular “Fide” the rule of faith, and the sola rule of faith for all Christians. This teaching, I would say was the very foundation for everything we believe ant thought as Baptist an later when I became a minister of the Assemblies of God as well.
2Ti 3:16-17 All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (17) that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
In this two part talk, Karlo answers the most common Protestant questions about the seven sacraments. He gives an explanation of how all 7 sacraments can be found in the pages of God's Holy Word.
Karlo instructs the Catholic in a how-to approach for dialoguing with Protestants and proving the biblical testimony of the Catholic understanding of the 7 sacraments.
Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion
Where in the Bible does it say that Baptism acctually saves us and transform the soul, as the Catholic Church teaches?
How do we know that the water in John 3:5 is not the amniotic fluid of the mother, but is the waters of Baptism?
Where in the Bible does it say anything about an outpouring of the Holy Spirit that is Distinct from Baptism?
Why do Catholics believe that the Eucharist, i.e., the bread and wine of the Last Supper, is truly the body and blood of Jesus and not just a symbol?
Confession, Anointing of the Sick, Matrimony and Holy Orders
Why should I go to some man for the forgiveness of sins when I can go straight to God?
Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus transferred power to fogive sins to men?
Did the apostles ever recognize or practice the forgiveness of sins?
Is there any evidence in the Bible of the Catholic practice of anoiting sick people with oil?
Why doest´t the Catholic Church allow for divorce and remarriage in the case of spousal infidelity such as Jesus teaches in Matthew 19:9?
Where does the Bible say anything about a miniterial priesthood that is superior to the baptized priesthood?
Alison Tobola present on how to defend your faith (apologetics) with Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses. In this 2 presentations, Alison goes over what Mormons and Jehaovah Witnesses believe and what questions you can ask them.
