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Are True Catholics Saved?


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In this episode of Kingdom Polemics, Pastor Aldo Leon takes a hard look at the claim that the Roman Catholic Church is a true Christian church. Using historical Reformed theology, biblical exposition, and analysis of Catholic doctrine, Aldo engages with a recent video by Pastor Gavin Ortlund, PhD, that argues in favor of Catholicism's Christian legitimacy. He challenges the assumptions made about Rome's teachings on justification, sacraments, authority, and the gospel itself, exposing the dangers of ecumenical compromise and doctrinal confusion.

Video (YouTube): Can Protestants See Catholics as Fellow Christians? (https://youtu.be/0P2wnd8FGyU)

Episode Highlights:

  • The Protestant Reformers' View on Rome: How historical Reformed confessions and theologians (e.g., Calvin, Turretin, Rutherford) viewed the Roman Catholic Church as an apostate body, not merely a corrupted denomination.
  • Understanding True and False Churches: The distinction between a visible church with errors and a church that has entirely lost the gospel and become a "synagogue of Satan."
  • The Problem with Roman Catholic Justification: A breakdown of how Rome conflates justification with sanctification, denying salvation by faith alone and replacing it with a system of merit.
  • Does Rome Preach Another Gospel? A response to the argument that Catholics can be Christians while knowingly believing in Rome's official doctrines.
  • Why the Reformers Rejected Romanism: A review of historic Protestant documents, showing that Reformed theology does not consider the Catholic Church to be a true Christian church.
  • The Danger of Ecumenical Compromise: Why modern efforts to bridge Protestantism and Roman Catholicism obscure the gospel and undermine biblical Christianity.

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