In July of this year, Jason Stellman wrote a Called To Communion guest post titled “I Fought the Church and the Church Won,” in which he explained briefly why he was becoming Catholic. Last week I had an opportunity to talk with Jason about this paradigm change, and the four years of internal wrestling that preceded it.

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Among the articles referred to in the interview is the one he first encountered in 2008, titled “Michael Brown on “Sola Scriptura or Scriptura Solo“.” Neal Judisch and I developed this argument in more detail in “Solo Scriptura, Sola Scriptura, and the Question of Interpretive Authority.” Regarding the “tu quoque” reply Jason mentions, see “The Tu Quoque.” The other article Jason mentions in the interview is “The Tradition and the Lexicon.” Also mentioned is Scott Hahn’s Kinship By Covenant: A Canonical Approach to the Fulfillment of God’s Saving Promises.

Jason and Cindy Stewart

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A written account of Jason and Cindy’s story is available in “An OPC Pastor Enters the Catholic Church.”

“Open Forum for Non-Catholics”
David Anders on Catholic Answers, Monday, February 13, 2012.

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(16′) What about the reverence given by Catholics to the ‘wafer’ in Eucharistic Adoration?

(24′) What is the most appropriate way for a Protestant minister to enter the Catholic Church?

(33′) How does the Catholic Church understand Jesus saying “Get behind me Satan” to St. Peter in Matthew 16:23?

Stephen Beck was raised Evangelical, but read his way into the Reformed world. He became a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and then the Presbyterian Church in America. Stephen and his family were received into the Catholic Church on the Easter Vigil of 2011 at St. Andrew’s by the Bay Catholic Church in Annapolis, Maryland. He has a Master’s degree from St. John’s College in Annapolis and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Greek and Latin at the Catholic University of America. Stephen is a brilliant thinker with a deep love for Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. In this episode, Stephen’s personal friend and regular CTC contributor, Jeremy Tate, interviews him to find out the reasons behind his conversion.

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On Friday, July 8, I was the guest on the Catholic Answers Live radio program, taking calls and questions from non-Catholics. The one-hour broadcast featured the following questions and discussions:

7′ A discussion of John Calvin’s view of his relation to the Catholic Church, the Catholic positions he affirmed, and his rejection of denominationalism.

15′ A discussion of the Catholic doctrine of communion of the saints, and whether the saints can hear our prayers.

22′ A discussion of legalism and scrupulosity among Catholics.

28′ Why is it difficult for Protestant leaders who recognize the truth of the Catholic Church to become Catholic? Wouldn’t remaining Protestant, in order to hold on to reputation, livelihood, etc. be contrary to Protestant theology?

33′ What are some resources for non-Catholics who want to understand the differences between Calvinism and Catholicism?

36′ What is the Catholic understanding of the relation between divine sovereignty and human freedom?

41′ How does the Catholic understanding of justification address the Reformed claim that the scriptural evidence supports the Protestant notion of justification by the imputation of the alien righteousness of Christ to the believer?

51′ What is the Catholic position on eternal security and the possibility of apostasy, and what is the support for that position?

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