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2026-10-15T11:58:51-04:00

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On Protestant Explanations of Catholic Conversion

Last updated on: October 15, 2026 at 11:58 am By Dave Armstrong

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It’s a very common theme among Protestants, in explaining why some in their circles decide to become Catholics, to basically dismiss it as some sort of subjective, semi-infantile desire for a security and comfort that doesn’t really exist in the “real world”: a dubious espousal of a Church with supposedly profound authority that claims to be the fullness of theological and spiritual and moral (and biblical) truth, and the lure of the “smells and bells” etc. I’ve seen this... Read more

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2026-10-09T14:57:17-04:00

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Three More Anti-Catholic Lies About Catholicism (#6-4)

Last updated on: October 9, 2026 at 2:57 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is my initial transcript for the video (posted below), “THREE MORE LIES Protestants Believe About Catholicism (Ranked by Dave Armstrong) — Part 2 (Lies 6-4)” [Catholic Bible Highlights with Kenny Burchard, 10-9-26]. ***** Today, we continue our three-part treatment of the top ten lies, whoppers, and falsehoods spread about Catholicism because we think it’s good to be equipped to provide a good and effective reply to them. It could lead to an opportunity to get beyond the nonsense... Read more

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2026-10-08T12:02:10-04:00

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Bible & Catholicism on Mortal Sin (vs. John Anderson)

Last updated on: October 8, 2026 at 12:02 pm By Dave Armstrong

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John Anderson is a Protestant anti-Catholic apologist. Two of my Facebook friends have asked me to take a look at his work and so I am doing so. A Facebook post of his entitled, “I Think Rome is Wrong about Mortal and Venial Sin. Here’s Why” (10-3-26) caught my eye first. His words — every single one — will be in blue. I use RSV for biblical citations. ***** Before I get started, I want to clarify that I... Read more

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2026-10-05T10:59:33-04:00

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Capabilities of Heavenly Saints: Protestant Commentaries

Last updated on: October 5, 2026 at 10:59 am By Dave Armstrong

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Rev. Dr. Jordan Cooper: a Lutheran theologian and apologist, stated in his YouTube video, “A Critique of Prayer to the Saints” (4-19-20): 30:52 To argue for prayers to the saints, what you’re arguing for is not only the idea that saints are in heaven praying for the church generally before the Father and seeing kind of the events of the world unpacked themselves. What they’re saying is that the saints have an almost divine omniscience, because the saints themselves are... Read more

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2026-10-02T14:32:42-04:00

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Top Ten Anti-Catholic Lies (#10-7)

Last updated on: October 2, 2026 at 2:32 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is my initial transcript for the video, “TOP 10 LIES Protestants Believe About Catholicism (Ranked by Dave Armstrong) — Part 1 (Lies 10-7)” (Catholic Bible Highlights with Kenny Burchard, 10-2-26), which is also linked below. ***** G. K. Chesterton, the great Anglican author who became a Catholic in 1922, observed about the sort of anti-Catholicism that we’ll be discussing today. He stated in 1926: I could not understand why these romancers never took the trouble to find out... Read more

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2026-09-30T20:46:16-04:00

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No Hell? Dialogue on Conditional Immortality, Pt. 3

Last updated on: September 30, 2026 at 8:46 pm By Dave Armstrong

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See Part 1 and Part 2 This was underneath our video where we defended an eternal hell. My opponent was Matthew Flynn, an Adventist. His words will be in blue. I use RSV for Bible citations. The numbers here will correspond to Matthew’s original objection numbers in the first dialogue. This is the second part of the second round, and in the case of a few sections, there is also a round three back-and-forth. He replied to my original responses... Read more

Hell & Satan & Last Things

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2026-09-30T20:50:46-04:00

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No Hell? Dialogue on Conditional Immortality, Pt. 2

Last updated on: September 30, 2026 at 8:50 pm By Dave Armstrong

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See Part 1 and Part 3 This was underneath our video where we defended an eternal hell. My opponent was Matthew Flynn, an Adventist. His words will be in blue. I use RSV for Bible citations. The numbers here will correspond to Matthew’s original objection numbers in the first dialogue. This is the second round. He replied to my original responses and I counter-replied to his. ***** #1 I think your initial distinction is fair to make, that the examples... Read more

Hell & Satan & Last Things

annihilationism

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2026-09-24T12:52:09-04:00

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Does Catholic Intercession of Saints Require Omniscience?

Last updated on: September 24, 2026 at 12:52 pm By Dave Armstrong

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One Lutheran Denies This, Another Vehemently & Falsely Asserts That it Does This exchange took place in the combox of a Gavin Ortlund video critiquing the Catholic view on invocation and intercession of saints. One Lutheran (@voyager7) contended that the Catholic view amounts to saints who respond to our invocations and petitions being omniscient and omnipresent. His words will be in blue. A second Lutheran, from LCMS (@PrayerInPractice) denied this. His words will be in green. ***** As a confessional... Read more

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2026-09-30T20:52:26-04:00

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No Hell? Dialogue on Conditional Immortality

Last updated on: September 30, 2026 at 8:52 pm By Dave Armstrong

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See Part 2 and Part 3. This was underneath our video where we defended an eternal hell. My opponent was Matthew Flynn, an Adventist. His words will be in blue. I use RSV for Bible citations. ***** @matthew-friend (Matthew Flynn): Just to present a more fair other side of this. Conditionalists feel like we have strong and exegetical answers for every one of the challenges presented of conditionalism (Including all the texts in this video, I’ll provide any you’re curious... Read more

Hell & Satan & Last Things

annihilationism

conditional immortality

2026-09-18T14:42:26-04:00

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Eternal Hell: Biblical? 25 Verses Say So

Last updated on: September 18, 2026 at 2:42 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is my initial transcript for the video, Does the Bible Teach an Eternal Hell? 25 Verses Say YES (Catholic Bible Highlights with Kenny Burchard, 9-18-26). A link to the video is also provided below. The doctrine of hell has always been controversial, and many use it to “prove” that God is cruel and callous. Our present purpose isn’t to defend the necessity and rightness of hell, to enter into philosophical discussion, or to defend God from charges made against... Read more

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