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1 Peter 5:13: Babylon = Rome (vs. Patrick O’Brien)

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:09 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript of the initial presentation of the video, Rome IS Babylon! The Bible Says So (And so do most PROTESTANT Scholars!) [Catholic Bible Highlights, with Kenny Burchard, 1-16-26]. ***** Patrick O’Brien runs the YouTube channel, Philippians 1:9 Ministries. It has 10,000 subscribers and 304 videos. He grew up Catholic, was an altar boy, and even studied Catholic apologetics before he was “rescued.” We’re responding to a claim he makes in his video, “Destroying Catholic Arguments &... Read more

Papacy & Infallibility

Babylon in Revelation

Patrick O'Brien

Peter in Rome

2026-06-06T00:10:59-04:00

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Salvation by Grace Alone: Fifteen Bible Proofs

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:10 am By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript of a video short by the same name (1-22-26). ***** Catholics do not believe that they are saved by works. We believe salvation is brought about by God’s grace, that we cooperate with, leading to an authentic faith – not faith alone — that organically includes good works within itself (“faith was completed by works”; “faith apart from works is dead”: James 2:22, 26). That said, we completely agree with Protestants with regard to the biblical... Read more

Salvation & Justification

doctrine of salvation

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Total Depravity Debunked by the Bible

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:09 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript of the initial presentation of the video with the same name (Catholic Bible Highlights, with Kenny Burchard, 1-21-26). ***** The Apostle Paul wrote: “The unspiritual man does not receive the gifts of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Cor 2:14, RSV). Catholics fully agree that God has to start the process of being saved by His grace.... Read more

Calvinism & General Protestantism

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Jesus Proved He Was God in Six Ways in Matthew

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:10 am By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript of the video short with the same name (1-21-26). ***** #1 SAVIOR In Matthew 13:15 (RSV as throughout), Jesus cites Isaiah 6:9-10, where God said that His people ought to “turn for me to heal them” and applies the words to Himself. Only God is the savior of mankind: “I am the LORD, and besides me there is no savior” (Isaiah 43:11) (cf. 43:3; 45:15, 21; 49:26; 60:16, 63:8; Hosea 13:4; Jude 1:25). #2 JUDGE... Read more

Trinitarianism & Christology

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Catholics R Christians 2! (vs. Patrick O’Brien)

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:09 pm By Dave Armstrong

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With Emphasis on “What is the Gospel?” This is substantially a transcript of the video, “Are Catholics Even Christians? Wait…Are Protestants?” (Catholic Bible Highlights, with Kenny Burchard, 2-13-26) Patrick O’Brien runs the YouTube channel, Philippians 1:9 Ministries. It has 9,640 subscribers. This was originally a video response to his video, “Are Catholics Christians?” (12-2-25), on my Catholic Bible Highlights channel where I partner with Kenny Burchard. But we had technical problems, so it’ll have to be an article only.... Read more

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Mary’s Perpetual Virginity: Ten Biblical Evidences

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:10 am By Dave Armstrong

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This is a transcript of the VIDEO Short of the same name (1-19-26) on our channel, Catholic Bible Highlights. ***** I’ve compiled fifty arguments, many quite extensive, in a linked article, but here are ten brief but effective arguments from the Bible: #1 The Greek word for “brother”: adelphos is used in the Bible for a wide variety of relatives, friends, and countrymen, besides the meaning of “sibling.” In Matthew 23:8 Jesus Himself calls the “crowds” and His “disciples” (23:1), “brethren” (adelphos;... Read more

Mary's Perpetual Virginity

Perpetual Virginity of Mary

siblings of Jesus

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1 Peter 5:13: Babylon = Rome (Protestant Scholars Agree)

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:09 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Description: Did the Apostle Peter ever go to Rome—or is that just a Catholic legend? In this episode of Catholic Bible Highlights, former Protestant pastor Kenny Burchard sits down with renowned Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong to tackle one of the most common anti-Catholic claims (a claim repeated as fact by Anti-Catholic YouTuber, Patrick O’Brien): “There’s no biblical or historical proof Peter was ever in Rome.” Using Scripture, history, and—crucially—quotes from respected Protestant biblical scholars, we examine 1 Peter 5:13 and... Read more

Papacy & Infallibility

Babylon in Revelation

Patrick O'Brien

Peter in Rome

2026-06-13T13:09:32-04:00

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Jerusalem Council vs. Sola Scriptura

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:09 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript for the initial presentation of the video, “Sola Scriptura Annihilated by… The Bible?! YES!” (Catholic Bible Highlights with Kenny Burchard, 12-10-25). ***** The Protestant rule of faith or standard of authority is called Sola Scriptura or “Bible Alone.” That doesn’t mean only going by the Bible and disregarding any and all human authority like pastors or Bible scholars. Rather, it’s the belief that the Bible is the only infallible and final authority in matters of... Read more

Bible and Tradition

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Papacy & Infallibility

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Justification by Faith: Ten Bible Proofs

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:10 am By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript for the video short with the same name (1-15-26). ***** Catholics fully agree with Protestants on justification by faith, at least in the beginning of our spiritual life. We disagree that we are justified by faith ALONE. I have collected a hundred Bible passages about that, that we link to. The Apostle Paul uses the phrase “works of the law” in several of these passages (or “works” arguably used in the same sense, in context). This... Read more

Salvation & Justification

faith & works

justification by faith

new perspective on Paul

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All Prayer is Worship? (vs. Lutheran Jordan Cooper)

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:09 pm By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript of the video, “Is All Prayer Worship? Jordan Cooper says “Yes.” The Bible Says…No!” (Catholic Bible Highlights with Kenny Burchard, 12-20-25). ***** Rev. Dr. Jordan B. Cooper is a Lutheran pastor, professor, and apologist, who runs the Just & Sinner YouTube channel. It has 77,000 subscribers and over a thousand videos. We would wholeheartedly agree with many of those. But today we’re replying to a curious claim that he makes in his video, “A Critique of Prayer... Read more

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