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The Apostle Paul considered his mission a matter of eternal life or eternal death. He was fearless in his proclamation of the gospel. Even the demons knew who Paul was. No wonder Paul was absolutely livid when it came to some false teachers who did their level best to lead the Corinthian Christians astray. How did Paul deal with them? And what about today? Where are the bold servants of God who will protect His people from false teachers? Come with the Grace United crew as we experience Paul attack the false teachers with devastaing force --to the glory of God.

•In Gal. 4:9 and Col. 2:20 , Paul calls works-based religious thinking “the elementary principles of the world,” i.e., that good works merit favor from God. •RCC basically maintains a degree of orthodoxy in items like theology proper and Christology. •The major errors of RCC concern soteriology—how one…

PART TWO THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH CHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION ARTICLE 1 THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua),4…

Original Sin Roman Catechism: Section 2 Chapter 1, Article 2 I. WHERE SIN ABOUNDED, GRACE ABOUNDED ALL THE MORE The reality of sin 386 Sin is present in human history; any attempt to ignore it or to give this dark reality other names would be futile. To try to understand what sin is, one must first recognize…

One of the toughest questions submitted is this: "I wonder: what are we to believe about Roman Catholicism? What are similarities and differences? How can we have a respectful conversation about this? How can I engage and reach out to my Catholic friend or family member?" This question forces all of us to examine what we really believe from God's Word and why.

Faith never rests so calmly and peacefully as when it lays its head on the pillow of God’s sovereignty.

When John leaped for joy in Elizabeth's womb, we need to understand this as John’s first proclamation of the Messiah. The tiny prophet was prophesying. He was empowered by the Spirit to perform the work he had been called to.

We discussed last week that Luther had joined the Augustinian order as a monk because he was taught that God was pleased by those who lived religious lives and did religious acts regularly. So for a whole year, as a Monk Initiate, Luther lived in a 3 meter by 3 meter room, didn’t have private conversations,…

Why do we do what we do in worship? Every church has a history, a tradition, for its worship practices. The question for the Reformers is whether those practices were biblical. Watch/listen at: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermon/10302323657222

Sermon Introduction: This is Week Two of our study of the Five Solas of the Reformation. This is Week Two of our study of the Five Solas of the Reformation. We are looking at these Five phrases as the foundation for understanding what it means to be Protestant: Sola Gratia (Grace Alone) Sola Fide (Faith…

Sermon Introduction: We are going to start a new series tonight that I am really hoping will be of interest and personal application to many of you. We are going to look directly at Roman Catholicism and the historical teaching of the Roman Catholic church. I will cite from the official teachings documents…

The Hebrew word for angel is “malach,” which means “messenger.” In the long history of Christianity, God has sent many messengers to speak his Word to the church. Sometimes these messengers were the spiritual being we call angels. But most of the time these messengers were human, men who lived and died…

The Reformation is one of the most significant moments not just in church history, but also in world history. The Five Solas represent the core issues that split the Protestant church from the Roman Catholic church and stand today as the dividing lines between biblical Christianity and Catholicism. Pastor Isaiah begins a new series in this lesson focused on explaining the history of the Reformation, the doctrines that divide us, and the ways which Protestants can better share the Gospel.

As we resume our look at the life of Martin Luther and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, in this week we focus in on the sacramental nature of Roman Catholic theology and practice, specifically in the Mass and the celebration of the Eucharist in that service. The differences between the Protestant understanding of the Bible at this point, and the practices of Rome are quite sharp as Pastor Isaiah demonstrates.

This is a deep prayer and plea to Roman Catholics everywhere. It is NOT an attack.

This recording contains only the first section of the teaching due to an issue with the storage medium. A short summary of the rest of the teaching is provided in Week 3 at the beginning of the message. This week introduces us to the life of Martin Luther and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

In Week 5, we look at the teaching of Luther in Heidelberg before shifting over to look more deeply at the Doctrine of Justification and what we mean by saying that our salvation comes Sola Fide (by Faith Alone). The differences between two key theological phrases: Imputation (as taught by the Reformers) and Infusion (as taught by Rome) have major implications for us even today.