The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum 'Catholocism and Fundamentalism' by Karl Keating

AJC,

I can understand how coming out of a RCC background you are still struggling with such issues, e.g., teachings of the ECF and the claims of the RCC that their doctrines and practices are consistent with them, thus giving them the upper hand. However, to put it simply, most of the RCC's interpretations of the ECF are twisted and made to "fit" their established doctrines/practices. Secondly, and no less important is the fact that even in Paul and Peter's day, there were errors being introduced and even held within the churches they themselves had established. The ECFs are hardly infallible or even close to being infallible. Like any other uninspired writing, they must be brought under the light of Scripture and either accepted or rejected depending upon their conformity to it.

On The Highway main page there is an entire section devoted to apologetic writings against the errors of Rome. You can access it here: Roman Catholicism.

Boettner was definitely not the only apologetic written against the RCC. Many others have writings which can be found, e.g., Berkhouwer's The Conflict with Rome, Roman Catholicism: Evangelical Protestants Analyze What Divides and Unites Us, John Armstrong, General Editor (Moody Press), The Church of Rome at the Bar of History, by William Webster who btw has a website dedicated to refuting the errors of Rome here: Christian Resources. Mr. Webster also co-authored a 3 volume series, Sola Scriptura, which devotes an entire volume to the writings of the ECF on that doctrine and shows irrefutably that it was held by the majority of them much to the consternation of the RCC and its denial of it. Another contemporary ex-Priest now Protestant apologist is Rchard Bennett, many of whose articles appear on The Highway. His website can be found here: Berean Beacon. And yet another popular Protestant apologist is James White of Alpha & Omega Ministries. Lastly, the writings of the Reformers, Luther, Calvin, Knox, et al, and many of the Puritans taught and preached against the errors of the RCC. Thus there is a plethora of written material by others in addition to Lorraine Boettner out there. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

In His grace,