Top Ten Passages Proving Catholic Teaching

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The following is a list of Top Ten Scripture passages which Protestants cannot adequately explain without embracing the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Authority

I. Matthew 16:18-19 / Isaiah 22:22
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

“And I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David; he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.”

II. 1 Timothy 3:15
“If I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth.”

Tradition
III. 2 Thessalonians 2:15
“So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.”

Baptism

IV. 1 Peter 3:21
“Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ”

Confession

V. John 20:22-23
“And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’”

Eucharist

VI. John 6:53-58, 66-67
“So Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me. This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live forever.’ After this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about with him. Jesus said to the twelve, ‘Will you also go away?’”

VII. 1 Corinthians 11:27
“Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.”

Anointing of the Sick

VIII. James 5:14-15
“Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”

Suffering

IX. Colossians 1:24
“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh and I complete what is lacking in Christ’s affliction for the sake of his body, that is, the church”

Works

X. James 2:24
“You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.”
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Unfortunately many Protestants will just flat out ignore some of these passages from Scripture. As for the ones on the Eucharist, I can’t even count how many times I have seen Protestants try to explain those away even though the passages are very straightforward and clearly meant to be taken literally.
 
How about baptism, John 3:5?

My fundamentalist friend said to me “Oh that doesnt mean baptism. I dont know what it means, but its definitely not baptism.”

Hmmmmmmm, how can that be?

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I really liked this thread. I’m a prior Baptist now Catholic for 40 years. My brother and I sometimes really go at it. Pray for him. God Bless
 
Hi, thanks for combining these verses. I will keep this for later use if an opportunity rises.
 
JustaServant said:
The following is a list of Top Ten Scripture passages which Protestants cannot adequately explain without embracing the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Authority

I. Matthew 16:18-19 / Isaiah 22:22
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
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I’m curious, if you’re so confident that this passage proves Catholic teaching, then why are you quoting it out of context? Why are you ignoring the first half of the passage?
Tradition
III. 2 Thessalonians 2:15
“So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.”
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Nowhere in this verse does Paul say that traditions are greater than the word of God. To the contrary, the previous verses (which you, again, conveniently forgot to post) tell us that the tradition he is speaking of are the teachings of the Gospel, not such things as religious rituals.
Baptism
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IV. 1 Peter 3:21
“Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ”
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I assume you mean salvation through baptism, because that is such a common Catholic idea. The problem with that is that Peter tells you right in this very verse that he’s not talking about the removal of sin, which he likens to the removal of dirt from the body.
Confession
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V. John 20:22-23
“And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’”
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And what does this have to do with confession to a man for the absolution of your sins?
Eucharist
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VI. John 6:53-58, 66-67
“So Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me. This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live forever.’ After this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about with him. Jesus said to the twelve, ‘Will you also go away?’”
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I notice you forgot to post the part of the passage where we see that Jesus does not actually have them cut off pieces of His flesh to eat, but gives them bread, instead and, likewise, does not open up an artery to give them His blood, but instead gives them wine to drink.
Works
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X. James 2:24
“You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.”
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Interesting that you chose not to post v 23. Oh, right, the whole salvation by faith thing.
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FidesSpesCarita:
My fundamentalist friend said to me “Oh that doesnt mean baptism. I dont know what it means, but its definitely not baptism.”
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That’s unfortunate that your friend was never taught what John 3:5 means, but he is correct in saying that it has nothing to do with baptism, even if he doesn’t know any more than that.
Unfortunately many Protestants will just flat out ignore some of these passages from Scripture. As for the ones on the Eucharist, I can’t even count how many times I have seen Protestants try to explain those away even though the passages are very straightforward and clearly meant to be taken literally.
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I won’t point out the obvious flaw in your logic (that is, that if you were going to be consistent, then you would also say that Jesus is an angel, a door, a chicken, a fountain, and has a giant sword sticking out of His mouth), but I will ask you this: if Jesus was speaking literally, then why did He hand them a piece of bread and not cut off a piece of His flesh?
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poetryforjesus:
Hi, thanks for combining these verses. I will keep this for later use if an opportunity rises.
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But if you do, I certainly hope you’ll be honest enough to present them in their proper context and not leave out the inconveient verses, such as Justaservant did.
 
"Unfortunately many [Catholics] will just flat out ignore some of these passages from Scripture. As for the ones on the [Sacrament of the Washing of Feet], I can’t even count how many times I have seen [Catholics] try to explain those away even though the passages are very straightforward and clearly meant to be taken literally. "

Works both ways 😃

I. Matthew 16:18-19 / Isaiah 22:22

Most Protestants agree with these passages in their own mind, they simply don’t accept the Magisterium as virtuous. Think of the way that mega churches can have a pastor that goes out and sleeps with other men… the church itself isn’t corrupted but the leadership is. That is why many/some Protestants will accept the congregation of the RCC/OC as part of the Church, but have difficulty with the leadership.

The idea doesn’t sit well with Catholics for obvious reasons but it seems justified if you doubt the true intentions of the leadership of the Church. Remember that most people here in the US are constantly told of corruption in the RCC but not of its virtues.

II. 1 Timothy 3:15

Not sure how the majority of people in the PC’s could have a problem with this???

Tradition
III. 2 Thessalonians 2:15

Most of PC’s say that the standard Bible is more orthodox than church tradition in that Paul is referring to the Apostles when using “us.” If you accept the Magisterium as corrupted then they wouldn’t be part of the “us.”

Baptism

IV. 1 Peter 3:21

Baptism saves you, the thief on the cross was baptized in almost everyone’s eyes. What baptism actually is can be somewhat unclear in practice… unless you have a question about a certain denomination it is hard to clarify since many PC’s are split on the issue. Not sure how you want this to support the RCC

Confession

V. John 20:22-23

What’s the problem with this??? I’ve seen plenty of TV evangelists claim to wash everything away if you send them your spiritual seed ($50). :rolleyes:

Eucharist

VI. John 6:53-58, 66-67

The PC’s don’t have a problem with “Symbolic Eucharist,” if such a thing could exist. I personally know only one person, a member of the OC, who has experienced the physical transformation of wine into blood. Made him sick for a week… really helped his faith because he was a bit on edge with our Lord. With the miraculous transformation being so rare, or non-existent in many PC’s, it is easy to assume that it is symbolic.

Most people in the RCC feel that John 13 is symbolic when it seems to be very literal to others. This is just the easiest passage to point out that Sacraments seem to be hit or miss to some people.

VII. 1 Corinthians 11:27

As above, what it actually means to “eat” and “drink” our Lord is very confusing. Wouldn’t it be strange if some gathered at the foot of the cross to drink the blood and water that fell from our Lord’s side?

Anointing of the Sick

VIII. James 5:14-15
“Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”

Anointing of the sick is still practiced in many PC’s. See above for comment on sin.

Suffering

IX. Colossians 1:24

Remember that “the Church” here is still very vague in that it includes all believers not a distinct group. By claiming succession from these same believers many PC’s feel just as entitled as the RCC. One way to look at it is that there was no RCC or OC until about 1000 AD… just one “Church”… neither can claim superiority to the other in age. For the PC’s, their history supposedly starts immediately after the letters are collected, mid 2nd century, continues for a while then goes into hiding as “true believers” are suppressed by a corrupted majority… the majority never wins since the “true believers” re-emerge as the [Blank] Protestant Church. More or less, think of the “Church” as “Truth,” some believe one thing while others something else, “What is Truth?” One cannot submit to the other nor the converse. The RCC isn’t the “Church” to Protestants, everyone accepts the same quote with themselves as “the Church.”

Works

X. James 2:24
Yup, many PC’s have problems with James but as has been mentioned numerous times on the forum, you don’t have faith if you don’t do works. They can claim “by faith alone” but they will also say that you don’t believe in something if you don’t act on it. In the end many accept that “all men die martyrs” since anything you actually believe in you will act upon. You know, the whole “If you [actually] love Me, you will keep My commandments.”

Note: Bit hasty, hope I’m clear.

Wow: Beat’n like a red-headed step child is every way… maybe God has a message in it. Just to clarify, I didn’t read the above post until after I posted.
 
I agree, good work 👍. You listed nearly every passage that gave me an “Ah-Ha!” moment. This one really stood out to me:

2 Thessalonians 2:15
“So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.”

I never even knew it existed until I started researching…I never knew a LOT of scripture, actually, until I started learning the Catholic faith.
 
Being_Brave said:
I agree, good work 👍. You listed nearly every passage that gave me an “Ah-Ha!” moment. This one really stood out to me:

2 Thessalonians 2:15
“So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.”

I never even knew it existed until I started researching…I never knew a LOT of scripture, actually, until I started learning the Catholic faith.
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Yeah, too bad Danny boy (and the rest of his banned usernames) don’t get it. 😉
 
Being_Brave said:
I agree, good work 👍. You listed nearly every passage that gave me an “Ah-Ha!” moment. This one really stood out to me:

2 Thessalonians 2:15
“So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.”

I never even knew it existed until I started researching…I never knew a LOT of scripture, actually, until I started learning the Catholic faith.
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You mean you were a Baptist and you never knew scripture ? Well shame on you, shame on your Pastor, shame on your Sunday School teacher but most of all shame on your parents .
 
theoldman said:
You mean you were a Baptist and you never knew scripture ? Well shame on you, shame on your Pastor, shame on your Sunday School teacher but most of all shame on your parents .
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I kindly refer you to Matthew 7:3-5
 
theoldman said:
You mean you were a Baptist and you never knew scripture ? Well shame on you, shame on your Pastor, shame on your Sunday School teacher but most of all shame on your parents .
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Here’s a thought: answer the OP instead of insulting other posters.
 
JustaServant said:
Here’s a thought: answer the OP instead of insulting other posters.
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Was not insulting anyone, just stating a truth. If you were a Baptist and claimed to be a Christain and and had no knowledge of scripture or at least had no thrist for that knowledge then something is wrong. What might that be? anwser, you are not a Christain.
Becoming a Catholic just on the knowledge of Catholic Chruch history along is no good reason to become Catholic.
 
theoldman said:
Was not insulting anyone, just stating a truth. If you were a Baptist and claimed to be a Christain and and had no knowledge of scripture or at least had no thrist for that knowledge then something is wrong. What might that be? anwser, you are not a Christain.
Becoming a Catholic just on the knowledge of Catholic Chruch history along is no good reason to become Catholic.
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He never claimed he had no knowledge of scripture, YOU said that.
And, are you saying Catholics are not christians?
 
That’s right, if a person’s spirituality is being stifled because of the institution he’s in, it’s his fault, not te institutions. Got it.
 
theoldman said:
You mean you were a Baptist and you never knew scripture ? Well shame on you, shame on your Pastor, shame on your Sunday School teacher but most of all shame on your parents .
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Please don’t shame everyone, it’s not really called for :). I don’t know if you meant that to come across like it did, but it seems like you were condescending and it’s really not a good way to get anyone to agree with you. I knew scripture, just not all of it (and still don’t). The verse I mentioned is a huge deal to someone who is coming from sola scriptura.

When I was younger we read vespers every night before bed and talked about them. My parents were great and they are the reason I’m turning to the Catholic church; they always told me to look for the truth in my faith (that’s the “thirst” for knowledge you were talking about). I don’t know a single Christian who isn’t continually developing their relationship with God. It certainly doesn’t mean someone isn’t Christian, just because they’re learning.

Thank you to everyone who keeps this place supportive, the last thing anyone from outside the Catholic faith needs to see here is disrespect and rudeness. Actually the last thing any denomination needs to be portraying here is disrespect or rudeness. To be honest, the Baptist church never did anything to drive me away, I’m just finding that the Catholic church allows me to worship more completely, and it’s a shame that so many people who represent Baptists are hateful.

(p.s. I’m really sorry my comment to the poster struck a chord like that, it wasn’t meant to get anyone going off topic.😊)
 
Being_Brave said:
Thank you to everyone who keeps this place supportive, the last thing anyone from outside the Catholic faith needs to see here is disrespect and rudeness. Actually the last thing any denomination needs to be portraying here is disrespect or rudeness. To be honest, the Baptist church never did anything to drive me away, I’m just finding that the Catholic church allows me to worship more completely, and it’s a shame that so many people who represent Baptists are hateful.
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Very true. I met many Baptists who could teach lukewarm Catholics a few things.
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