The Christian Research Institute and Roman Catholicism
Below are links to a three part series exploring the sad and dangerous failure of the CRI to expose Roman Catholicism as heretical thus fueling the ecumenical fires. Part One Part Two Part Three
I Am a Christian. You Are a Roman Catholic. What Is the Big Deal?
To Start With I am a Christian and what defines me is my belief system. As a Christian, I am confined to believing certain things about God, Jesus Christ and the Bible which constitute my faith. If I were to believe things which contradict what constitutes a Christian then I could not say; “I am […]
I Am a Christian. Perhaps You are Not. Is This a Big Deal?
To Start With During a conversation with some religious leaders, Jesus Christ made a statement which helps us to understand what it means to be a Christian. He told a group of Jews the following: “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; JOHN 10:27 This helps explain what it […]
Double Minded (Part Three)
In our previous two articles we endeavored to show the emptiness of CRI’s attempts to carefully articulate the differences between the Roman Catholic gospel and the Christian gospel. We have been careful to declare the distinctions as they really need to be stated. At the end of the day the Roman Catholic religion needs to […]
Double Minded (Part Two)
We have found that all attempts by the Christian Research Institute to exclude Roman Catholicism from being categorized as a cult or a non-Christian religion have failed to convince us. CRI fails because of two primary errors. The first is the apriori (before the fact) assumption that Roman Catholicism is a wing of Christianity. The […]
Double Minded (Part One)
Christian Research Institute (CRI) has an extensive web site. We find this promise from CRI on their home page: “The Christian Research Institute exists to provide Christians worldwide with carefully researched information and well-reasoned answers that encourage them in their faith and equip them to intelligently represent it to people influenced by ideas and teachings […]
Ready Reference #2: Are Good Works Necessary for Salvation?
It is the contention of the Roman Catholic religion that salvation is dependent upon the grace of God. However the grace of God is dependent upon faith and obedience. Tim Staples writing on behalf of Catholic Answers puts it this way. “…we must understand that we are saved by grace through the instruments of faith […]
Ready Reference #1: Confession to a Priest
It is the position of the Roman Catholic religion that God has instituted confession to a priest. It is claimed that sins are forgiven if they are confessed to a priest. If this is true then the entire establishment of the Roman priesthood is validated. But is it true? Catholic Answers argues that the Old […]
Why Not Infant Baptism?
CWRC does not believe that the Bible teaches either explicitly or implicitly the practice of baptizing infants. The Roman Catholic religion makes it very clear that their infant baptism is for the forgiveness of sin. We view Rome’s practice of ‘baptismal regeneration’ applied to infants as heretical teaching destructive of the Gospel. However, there are […]
Why Not Same Sex Marriage?
There is something happening here! Unless you have been in a deep sleep for the past 30 years, you are no doubt aware of the fact that there has been a huge “coming out” party in America with seemingly no end in sight. By “coming out” we are not referring to the debutante ball. We […]