Catholic Beliefs

  Want help in finding God’s answers to the spiritual battles of life? Check out www.spiritualwarfare.blog   Ephesians 6:12 “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (ESV)

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Looking for free, downloadable Bible study questions for your small group, Sunday School class, or personal devotion? Here are three years of questions that will guide you through the Old and New Testaments.  Download free PDFs @ www.SmallGroupQuestions.com 2 Timothy 2:2 “what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.”

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If you would like some helpful resources in print or on Kindle, here is what I have written and sell (as cheap as Amazon will let me) online: Author Page - all books Spiritual Warfare in the Bible: A Comprehensive Handbook for Deeper Study (With Course Video Lectures) A Biblical Study of The Catechism of the Catholic Church: Bible Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Catholic Beliefs and Practices Spiritual Warfare in the Early Church: The History of Demonic Activity Among the Ante-Nicene Church Fathers and Beyond Week by Week Bible Reading: 5 to 30 Minute Bible Reading Plans to Help You Hear God’s Voice Week by Week Bible Conversations: The New Testament: Discussion Guide with Questions for Sunday School Classes, Small Groups, and Journaling Week by Week Bible Conversations: The Psalms and Proverbs: Discussion Guide with Questions for Sunday School Classes, Small Groups, and Journaling Week by Week Bible Conversations: The Old Testament: Discussion Guide with Questions...

  Here are some of the books I have written that you can download for free (linked below or directly at  www.catholic.blog/books ): Links to Free eBooks (PDF) of Books A Biblical Study of The Catechism of the Catholic Church: Bible Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Catholic Beliefs and Practices Spiritual Warfare in the Bible: A Comprehensive Handbook for Deeper Study (With Course Video Lectures) Spiritual Warfare in the Early Church: The History of Demonic Activity Among the Ante-Nicene Church Fathers and Beyond Week by Week Bible Reading: 5 to 30 Minute Bible Reading Plans to Help You Hear God’s Voice Week by Week Bible Conversations: The Psalms and Proverbs: Discussion Guide with Questions for Sunday School Classes, Small Groups, and Journaling Week by Week Bible Conversations: The New Testament: Discussion Guide with Questions for Sunday School Classes, Small Groups, and Journaling Week by Week Bible Conversations: The Old Testament: Discussion Guide wit...

  WHO WILL GO TO HEAVEN? INTERNAL INCONSISTENCIES IN  THE CATECHISM OF  THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Exclusivism VS. Inclusivism/Pluralism/Universalism The Catholic Blog  - Helping people find answers to the most common questions about Catholicism with answers from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Bible.  ( www.catholic.blog  ) Religious Exclusivism  - doctrine or belief that only one particular religion or belief system is true Religious Inclusivism  - Jesus’ death also provide salvation for some who do not believe, salvation for people apart from conscious faith in Christ, but still only through Jesus; followers of other religions and even atheists can be saved by responding to God’s general revelation Religious Pluralism  - acceptance of the concept that two or more religions with mutually exclusive truth claims are equally valid Religious Universalism  - a theological doctrine that all human beings will eventually be saved Religi...

  WHY IS THE CATHOLIC BIBLE DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS?   IS THE DEUTEROCANON/ APOCRYPHA TRUSTWORTHY? The Catholic Blog  - Helping people find answers to the most common questions about Catholicism with answers from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Bible.  ( www.catholic.blog  ) “It is clear therefore that, in the supremely wise arrangement of God, sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and the Magisterium of the Church are so connected and associated  that one of them cannot stand without the others.  Working together each in its own way, under the action of the one Holy Spirit, they all contribute effectively to the salvation of souls.” (CCC 95) “The task of giving an  authentic interpretation of the Word of God , whether in its written form or the form of Tradition, has been  entrusted to the living, teaching office of the Church alone ” (CCC 85) “The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solel...