Reformation

Hope-Killing Precepts: Catholicism’s Key Departure from Scripture and Its Ramifications

Hope-Killing Precepts: Catholicism’s Key Departure from Scripture and Its Ramifications

Five hundred years have passed since the Reformation began and yet the influence of the Roman Catholic Church remains strong. I’m not referring to the mammoth oligarchy that seeks to dictate the lives of an estimated one billion people, but rather its continuing influence upon churches outside its realm, including many that adhere to the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture.

Continuing the Reformation

Continuing the Reformation

While Scripture alone must be our sole source for faith and practice, the study of church history does serve a couple useful purposes. First, it helps us understand the historical background for what we believe. And second, it refutes those who use church history against what we believe. This last point is especially true in the realm of future things.

The scoffers of our day love to tell us that no one believed like we do until the late nineteenth century.