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Christian to Catholic Q: Would like some input and prayer about something. One of the member of our church is defecting to Rome. He’s been buried in an echo chamber and is convinced the reformation was wrong & that Protestants don’t have the “full bible”. It’s been a long ongoing attempt to sway him back. He’s planted firm in his “convictions” on the matter. The last we spoke he tried using Hebrews 6 as an argument to refute perseverance of the saints. I have seen more examples of Christians (even reformed brothers) falling away and running to the RCC lately... and would like some guidance.  A: Be aware of the real issue here 1.  explained  here, and here 2.  Avoid being lured away by buildings & liturgical worship  Here's more info on Catholicism (and basically is the same with Orthodox too) that discusses church history. You may or may not know about it. You can read the page you're on first then pop over there (as it has the same links below as that...

Q: Speaking to a loved one in a  works based religion I’m in a conflicting situation. My mom seems to think the only way to heaven is by faith but also by works. In her eyes, an individual has to get baptized, basically walk and talk like a Christian, have faith in God, and confess their sins to a priest. I don’t believe that to be true as I’ve been doing my own Bible studying and getting a better understanding of what it means to be a Christian and saved. Everytime we talk about this it’s just us budding heads and ends up in us getting in an argument. Don’t get me wrong I love and respect my mother but I can’t seem to get to her with it. She’s very closed minded when it comes to this topic especially. I guess this is all to ask… How do I approach this? A: Yeah a hard topic when you are trying to reach someone in a works based religion with the truth of Scripture. I would ask her to watch this needGod.com and Then see if she understands and agrees. And if she wants to be mad...