Answering Dr. Jordan B. Cooper’s Defense of Sola Scriptura

Here I respond to the top hit in my search for “Defense of Sola Scriptura” – a video by Dr. Jordan B. Cooper titled “A Defense of Sola Scriptura.”

Should You Convert to Catholicism? A Response to Dr. Gavin Ortlund

Are you a Protestant who’s considering becoming Catholic? Dr. Gavin Ortlund would have you consider some things first – and here I respond to his advice.

How to Answer Common Comebacks to Catholic Arguments: with Karlo Broussard

Here I have a discussion with my friend Karlo Broussard of Catholic Answers about his new book, “Meeting the Protestant Response” (a follow-up to his previous book, “Meeting the Protestant Challenge”). In this sequel, Karlo goes over numerous Protestant “comebacks” to Catholic claims based on Scripture, and we go over a few of them here.

Would it Matter if Catholics Affirmed Sola Scriptura?

Does Anything Follow from Sola Scriptura? In what follows I will show that it would not matter if a Catholic were to affirm the foundational Protestant principle of Sola Scriptura (“Scripture Alone”). In fact I will argue that nothing relevant to the Catholic/Protestant debate actually follows from Sola Scriptura at all. What Is Sola Scriptura?…

Catholic vs. Protestant Views on Communion (the Eucharist)

HERE is my recent interview on Catholic vs. Protestant views of Communion (the Eucharist)! In this episode of the Catholic Challenge, we discuss: What is the teaching of the Eucharist and how did it influence my conversion? What are the Old Testament roots for the Eucharist? How do we understand John 6? How do Protestants…

Douglas Beaumont on “Indie Thinker”

I had a fun conversation (not “debate”!) with Reed Uberman on his show Indie Thinker. Check it out HERE!

The Bible Verse That Destroys Protestantism?

Protestants like to call themselves the “Bible” Christians as opposed to Catholics because they can often produce many scriptural proof texts to support their unique beliefs. But what happens when Catholics show that there are also Catholic proof texts – and some of them undermine foundational traditions of Protestantism itself? Click HERE for full video!

Do We Really Know The Ten Commandments?

Missing Commandments? The Ten Commandments are often learned and even memorized by young children during catechism classes or Sunday school. However, when you compare the Catholic and Protestant versions, you see that they are not the same lists! This has led some Protestants to falsely claim that the Catholic Church deleted the second commandment (“You…

Worship and the Sacraments

A New Response to “Where is that in the Bible?”

“Where is that in the Bible?” is a challenge Protestants commonly issue to Catholics when disputes over doctrine arise. Two common response strategies include trying to find a biblical reference to support the belief in question or to return the challenge by asking, “Where in the Bible does it say something must be in the…