95 Bible verses that confound Protestant

In 1517, the rebel monk Martin Luther nailed ninety-five anti-Catholic thesesto a church door in Germany, igniting a Protestant rebellion that to this day, continues to confuse Catholics and lures many of them out of the Church.

Now comes Dave Armstrong, countering Protestant attacks on the Church with ninety-five pro-Catholic passages from an authority far greater than Luther: the Bible itself. Protestants (and even many Catholics) will be surprised to see the beliefs of Catholics confirmed so forcefully by these ninety-five Bible verses. Not Armstrong! As a Bible-believing Protestant, he studied Scripture intently, seeking to come to know God and His will. There Armstrong encountered so many Catholic verses that he came to realize that, contrary to popular belief, the Bible is a Catholic book, a book that: was written by Catholics  was preserved by Catholics for 1,400 years before Luther was born and even today,  confirms the claims of the Catholic Church. "No wonder," says Armstrong, "early Protestant opinion was virtually identical to today's Catholic beliefs." To share his discoveries with others and help them find the Church that Christ established for them, Armstrong has now written a remarkable book, The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages that Confound Protestants. Here, with humility and care, Armstrong explains ninety-five key Bible passages that confound all who would use Scripture to attack the Church and Her doctrines. Nor are these ambiguous passages plucked from the recesses of the Bible. On the contrary, each is a major passage: clear, powerful, and central to Christ's life and message in the Bible. No wonder the Catholic verses in the Bible have drawn so many serious believers— including Armstrong — out of their Protestant congregations and into the Catholic Church. For in every case, a fair-minded reading of these passages supports the Catholic position on the key issues that divide Protestants from Catholics. For example, in The Catholic Verses you'll find incontrovertible Biblical evidence that Catholicism is right about: The nature of baptism The communion of saints The Eucharist and the Church The authority of the Pope The Bible and tradition The salvific role of faith good works, relics, purgatory, and Mary The immorality of divorce and contraception And much more. The Catholic Verses — essential reading for all who seek to know and understand God's word in the Bible and to discover His will for us today.

The Catholic Verses 95 Bible Passages that Confound Protestants by Dave Armstrong $21.95 256 pgs ppbk Order Here or call 1-800-888-9344 Sophia Institute Press Box 5284 Manchester NH 03108 Dave Armstrong was a Protestant campus missionary before he converted to Catholicism in 1991. He is the author of numerous books and has written many articles on the Faith for Catholic periodicals.

The Catholic Verses isn't Dave Armstrong's only book.   In fact, in A Biblical Defense of Catholicism, Armstrong undertook nearly two decades of study to resolve, once and for all, the core issues that divide Catholics and Protestants: 1. Is the Bible (as Protestants claim) the sole rule of faith? (Or does it actually direct us elsewhere for answers about disputed questions of faith?) 2. Does the Bible teach, as many Protestants claim, that believers can be saved by faith alone? (Or is the Catholic Church right: there's more that we must do.) 3. Does the Bible forbid us to honor Mary? (Or does it explicitly call us to venerate her, as Catholics do?) 4. Does the Bible clearly teach, as Catholics claim, that at the Last Supper (and in the Mass) bread and wine literally become the body and blood of Jesus? Or do they remain just symbols? 5. Does the Bible forbid (or encourage) prayer to saints? In A Biblical Defense of Catholicism, Armstrong details the surprising discoveries he made — discoveries that will help you see, as Armstrong now does, that Catholicism is the biblical church par excellence, discoveries that will help you convince your friends of this truth, too. And that's not all! In Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths, Armstrong gathers under 115 thematic headings all the passages in Scripture relating to key Catholic doctrines. This arrangement makes it easy for readers to consider systematically — as the Church does — all the parts of the Bible that relate to any particular Catholic belief. Whether you’re a Protestant seeking to understand Catholicism, or a Catholic wanting to defend Catholic teaching or learn more about its biblical basis, these three books are precisely what you need to understand — and defend — the Catholic Faith more fully. Click here to order all three books and save 15% when you enter code HLDA15 at checkout. (*Shipping not included. Not eligible for any other discount. Offer ends 4/30/12.)

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