TDWied,

Your arguments are quite frankly, ridiculous. First and foremost, you attack Mr. Sproul's motivation and his character, a little something called a logical fallacy.

Secondly, simply because Sproul supports Luther's conclusion regarding the biblical teaching of salvation by grace and faith alone, does not mean that he supports Luther's denial of the Book of James and any addition to scripture. He is not required to put a disclaimer warning that he disagrees with Luther because he did this or that as quite frankly, it's common sense. He's addressing a specific issue.

Finally, your arguments defending Catholic practices such as praying to dead are lacking any scriptural, and for that matter, rational support. The spirits of the dead are not omnipresent nor omniscient, so they have no way of 'hearing' you in the first place. Asking your buddy, who is alive and well and right beside you is totally different.

Wow, Tom, it is hard to believe how truly ignorant some people are. I especially can’t believe that the author of this article calls himself a Dr. which implies someone who is educated and has done research. It was obviously selective research and he either didn’t bother or didn’t want to delve into the truth. First of all, to comment on the ‘faith alone’ argument. Just to make sure you are clear that Luther ADDED the word ‘alone’ to that passage in Romans to make it reflect what he wanted it to say. Oh, and by the way, he also OMITTED the book of James from “his” version of the Bible because it says that we are NOT saved by faith alone, but by faith AND works. (Do you know what the book of Revelation says about adding to and taking from the Bible? It is at the end; look it up.) Just to make sure you know your world history, double check on when he wrote that Bible, by the way. As for your comment about the Pope, he was given apostolic authority over the Church by Jesus Christ himself when He told his apostles, specifically St. Peter, to go out and TEACH others and pass on his teachings. By the way, those teachings weren’t in the Bible at the time because it didn’t exist! Ever think about that? And for the record, Catholics to not idolize Mary or the saints. That is pure ignorance on the part of most protestants. Do you ever ask a friend to pray for you when you are in need of extra prayers? That’s exactly what Catholics are doing. EXACTLY. And I bet our saints and the Blessed Mother of our Lord have little more clout up there than your buddies. Do some research. I am not a great apologist, but go to the Bible Christian Society website and you’ll be amazed at what you might find out.

I strongly support the position of the author concerning the apostasy of the Roman Catholic church. I regret that more Christian pastors are not warning their flocks about the clear apostasy of the RC church and the dangers implicit in the so-called ecumenical movement. First, even to come together in prayer with RC clergy is to share in their apostasy, because a RC priest is bound to show fealty to the pope, which contradicts the biblical doctrine that Christ alone is the head of the church. Also, a Catholic priest will likely introduce prayers to Mary the mother of Jesus and saints of his church WHICH IS IDOLATRY. Most protestants are wary of doing so, but I believe that missions by protestant denominations should have as a particular focus the conversion of Roman Catholics since in actuality they are not receiving the true gospel which is found in the BIBLE ALONE. Tom Hanig

Right on, Bro. Sproul! Amen, amen, amen! I have a Catholic friend here at work and I am praying that as he studies the Scriptures, God will reveal to him grace.

Amen and Amen.