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2026-02-24T14:53:13-04:00

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Defense of My 50 Bible Passages Against “Faith Alone” (II)

Last updated on: February 24, 2026 at 2:53 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Part II: 17-50 Romans Through Revelation See Part I: 1-16:The Gospel and Acts 17) Romans 2:6-8 For he will render to every man according to his works: [7] to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; [8] but for those who are factious and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness, there will be wrath and fury. Amen. Now those who have any evil work will be rendered... Read more

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2026-06-13T13:10:46-04:00

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Defense of 50 Bible Passages Against “Faith Alone”

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:10 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Part I: 1-16: The Gospels and Acts A Protestant (“Chessfan”) from the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod (a denomination I have a great deal of respect for) replied to my article, 50 Unanswerable NT Passages Against “Faith Alone” (2-21-26), underneath it in the combox. His words will be in blue. Portions of the above article that I cite (i.e., Bible passages) will be in green. ***** I don’t know why you think these are against salvation by faith alone. Well,... Read more

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2026-06-13T13:10:46-04:00

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50 Unanswerable NT Passages Against “Faith Alone”

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:10 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Protestants believe that we are justified in a one-time occurrence, and that it is imputed (we are declared righteous by God). Catholics agree that initial justification is monergistic: a purely gratuitous act of God alone — wholly by His grace — without any participation or works on our part; but only faith (over against Pelagianism and Semi-Pelagianism, or “works salvation”). Both sides joyfully agree thus far. But we disagree over the following propositions, which Catholics affirm: 1) justification is... Read more

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2026-06-06T00:11:18-04:00

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Ten Terrifying, Shocking, “Un-Protestant” Bible Passages

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:11 am By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript of my video short of the same name (Catholic Bible Highlights, 2-16-26) Matthew 16:27 (RSV) For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will REPAY EVERY MAN FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE. Matthew 17:21 Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” shall ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, but he who DOES THE WILL of my Father who is in heaven. …... Read more

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2026-06-06T00:05:58-04:00

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Prayer to Abraham (Lk 16) & Analyzing Lousy Retorts

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:05 am By Dave Armstrong

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[From Facebook exchanges with a Protestant] We are commanded to pray to God only. * Where? You have to find something that includes words such as [examples] “only” or “pray to God alone”, for this to be true. I’m not sure you can find an “exclusive” verse like that (I highly suspect, not). If I’m wrong about that, all any Protestant who disagrees needs to do is find such an “exclusive” verse. Otherwise, passages about prayer to God don’t necessarily,... Read more

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2026-06-13T13:10:27-04:00

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Luke 16, Invocation of Saints, Protestants, & Jesus

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:10 pm By Dave Armstrong

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I think you are comparing apples and oranges here. Firstly, both of these men died and were sent to their respective place in accordance to how they obeyed the Law. Secondly, you assume the idea that Abraham could do something about the Richman’s state that is not what you read from the text. Abraham tells them that his brothers have the Law and the Prophets – moreover Abraham tells him that since they won’t listen to the Law and the... Read more

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2026-06-13T13:10:27-04:00

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Invocation of Saints: Catholic Scholars vs. Me? Nope!

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:10 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This took place in the combox of our video, “Can Catholics Pray to Saints? YES! This Bible Passage Proves It!” (2-6-26), about Luke 16 and the rich man praying to Abraham. I asserted that Revelation 5:8 and Revelation 8:3-4 established the doctrine of intercession of saints and angels, and by implication, also invocation of them. A guy who goes by the nickname His words are in blockquotes below, time-stamped to the video, so you can find each one in Me’s... Read more

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2026-06-13T13:10:27-04:00

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Can We Pray to Saints? YES! Luke 16 Proves It

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:10 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript of the initial presentation portion of the video, “Can Catholics Pray to Saints? YES! This Bible Passage Proves It!” (Catholic Bible Highlights, with Kenny Burchard, 2-6-26). ***** Patrick O’Brien, a very active Protestant anti-Catholic apologist, on his Facebook page, The Bible in Context (66,000 followers) stated the following about halfway through his video (they’re called “reels” on Facebook) called, “This is Why Catholics Are Deceived: Praying to Saints”: Nowhere in the New Testament do we... Read more

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2026-06-13T13:10:27-04:00

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Protestant Eucharistic Objections Fail (Turretin)

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:10 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is the complete transcript (including a rough equivalent of the dialogue) of the 42-minute video, “The Real Presence: Why Protestant Arguments Keep Failing” (Catholic Bible Highlights, with Kenny Burchard, 2-5-26). Kenny’s words will be in blue; Turretin’s in green. ***** I’m Kenny Burchard and I’m sitting here with Dave Armstrong, the esteemed author and Catholic apologist. He doesn’t talk about himself that way, but I do. Dave, great to have you back again. How are you, sir? I’m... Read more

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2026-06-13T13:10:08-04:00

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My 19 Imprimaturs vs. James Swan’s Slanders

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:10 pm By Dave Armstrong

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He Comically Blows up His Own “Argument” About My Supposedly Being “My Own Pope” and Not Accountable to the Church I hadn’t visited Swan’s Boors All blog in some time, having moved on to other things: specifically my YouTube channel. I was bored today and decided to take a look over there. Looking over my Anti-Catholicism web page (where he takes up a large section), I see that I hadn’t made a reply directed solely towards him, since 11-22-24. But... Read more

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