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The 5 Solas of the Protestant “Reformation” – What do we agree and disagree on?
I recently recorded a podcast with the increasingly popular Bryan Mercer of Catholic Truth. Our topic was the Five Solas of the Reformation. “Sola” of course means “alone”.
Bible Alone, Faith Alone, Grace Alone, Christ Alone and to the Glory of God Alone.
What can we as Catholics agree upon and disagree with these “solas” and how do most Protestants use sound bites and slogans to promote their agenda?
Either listen with audio alone (no pun intended) or watch on YouTube.
Questions I Answered on Catholic Answers Live – Jesus during 40 Days between Resurrection and Ascension
Another fun show during the 40 days between Jesus’s resurrection and ascension. Where was he? To whom did he reveal himself? Did 2,000 people witness his resurrection?
Questions Covered:
What kind of body did Jesus have after his resurrection? How will that effect us?
Where did Jesus appear in those 40 days?
Who did Paul list as witnesses and why were there no women included as his witnesses?
Paul said that 500 brothers saw the risen Lord. Was it really 2,000 with youngsters who would be witnesses into the 2nd century?
- 18:54 – Why didn’t Jesus keep the wounds from his scourging, but only the five wounds?
- 23:05 – Since Jesus has a body in heaven and so does Mary, are we going to have the same bodies purified and cleansed in heaven?
- 43:12 – It makes sense to me that Jesus changed his physical appearance, and they didn’t recognize him. I’m a recovering alcoholic and people didn’t recognize when I became sober.
- 50:50 – 1. Cor 15:28 What does this mean? And how do I respond to people who claim this disproved Jesus divinity?
Vine, Branches & Fire: Where Will You End up?
One must care for their land. We own 1/2 an acre of land and a while ago I was cutting wild vines out of the trees and burning them. The overgrown branches from the bushes and trees were also trimmed and burned.
The flames brought to mind the words of Jesus in John 15:5–6, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned.”
This is a good visual for the readings today.
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Agreed! And most of them were not students, but activists paid by radicals to be there to instigate the riots and destruction.
One must care for their land. We own 1/2 an acre of land and a while ago I was cutting wild vines out of the trees and burning them. The overgrown branches from the bushes and trees were also trimmed and burned.
The flames brought to mind the words of Jesus in John 15 “I am the…