Justification in Catholic soteriology is ongoing, as I discussed in my previous article. One might draw an analogy to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. He is first received through baptism: “Be ...

Justification remains a controversial doctrine. New Testament scholars are reexamining Paul’s teaching. Lutherans and Roman Catholics have produced a Joint Declaration on the topic. The excerpts from ...

“I am too stupid for that,” the woman (I’ll call her Annie) said to me after I asked her what prevented her from going on to pursue a college degree. I asked this question in the context of a ...

OK, so you are telling me there is my monkey, my trainer, and my monkey PR guy, right? That I can understand. The context of this colorful comment was a Zoom call with my friends from high school. We ...

Catholics believe in Jesus Christ and His all-sufficient saving work on the cross (ours to receive by Grace Alone), just as Protestants do. We only deny an extreme Faith Alone position. St. Paul ...

The basic fact of biblical religion is that God pardons and accepts believing sinners (cf. Ps. 32:1–5; 130; Luke 7:47 ff.; 18:9–14; Acts 10:43; 1 John 1:7–2:2). Paul’s doctrine of justification by ...