Questions people ask
Honest answers, from Scripture
Questions Catholics and Protestants ask each other, answered from the Bible with every verse quoted.
Is this site against Catholics?
No. We respect Catholic people, many of whom love Jesus deeply. We compare teachings with Scripture, quote the Catechism in its own words, and leave the reader to weigh them.
What matters most?
Jesus Himself. Scripture says salvation is found in Him alone, received by grace through faith, and that there is one mediator between God and people.
Can a Catholic be saved?
Anyone, Catholic or not, who trusts Jesus Christ alone to save them is saved. Church membership, of any church, is not what saves.
Do Catholics worship Mary?
Official Catholic teaching says no: it distinguishes the special honour given to Mary from the worship given to God alone. The question is whether Scripture supports the devotion itself.
Why do Catholic Bibles have more books?
Catholic Bibles include seven more Old Testament books (Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach and Baruch) and additions to Esther and Daniel. Jews and Protestants do not include them.
If we are saved by faith alone, do good works matter?
Yes. Good works do not earn salvation, but saving faith always produces them. We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.
How did Jesus teach us to pray?
Jesus taught His followers to pray to the Father directly, honestly and simply, and gave the Lord's Prayer as a pattern. Catholics and Protestants both pray it.
What is the Rosary, and what does Scripture say about it?
The Rosary is a Catholic devotion of set prayers, mostly the Hail Mary, counted on beads while meditating on events in the lives of Jesus and Mary. Scripture encourages dwelling on Christ, but never teaches praying to Mary.
Who are the saints in the Bible?
In the New Testament, saints (holy ones) is a name for all believers in Jesus, living ones, not a special group recognised after death.
The good news
Saved by grace, through faith, in Christ
Salvation is God's free gift to everyone who trusts Jesus Christ alone.