Pulpit Magazine

(By John MacArthur)
How Do We Know the Doctrine of the Apostles?
Now let’s examine the key Scriptures Rome cites to try to justify the existence of extrabiblical tradition. Since many of these passages are similar, it will suffice to reply to the main ones. First we’ll examine the key verses that speak of how Apostolic doctrine was transmitted, […]

(By John MacArthur)
Modern Roman Catholic Apologetics and Sola Scriptura
As we established yesterday, the official Catholic position on Scripture is that Scripture does not and cannot speak for itself. It must be interpreted by the Church’s teaching authority, and in light of “living tradition.” De facto this says that Scripture has no inherent authority, but like all spiritual […]

(By John MacArthur)
The tendency to venerate tradition is very strong in religion.  The world is filled with religions that have been following set traditions for hundreds—even thousands—of years.  Cultures come and go, but religious tradition shows an amazing continuity.
In fact, many ancient religions—including Druidism, Native American religions, and several of the oriental cults—eschewed written records […]

(By Jesse Johnson)
With regret, we interrupt “Mom’s Week” to address the recent return of Francis Beckwith to his “Mother” Church — the Roman Catholic Church. Jesse Johnson is our local outreach pastor at Grace Church, and as such takes particular interest in issues related to evangelism and apologetics.
Last week Dr. Francis Beckwith, the president of […]

(By Phil Johnson)
NOTE: This article was originally written in 1999 and revised on 30 August 2006 to reflect recent developments in the Roman Catholic apologetic community.
The unity Christ prayed for in the church is not, to begin with, an organizational unity.
When Jesus prayed that we all might be one, He was describing a spiritual unity. […]