REASONING FROM
THE SCRIPTURES WITH CATHOLICS
by Ron Rhodes
Harvest House Publishers, 359 pages, $11.99

Popular author and Bible teacher Ron Rhodes serves up the third offering in his “reasoning from the Scriptures” series with his latest work, Reasoning from the Scriptures with Catholics. As with his previous two volumes (Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons), Rhodes again provides his readers with yet another wealth of solid information and helpful insight for sharing the Gospel.

The book is advertised as “a step-by-step guide to sharing the Good News with Catholics” and Rhodes himself states in the preface that “this book contains strong biblical arguments against a variety of Roman Catholic doctrines.” The book delivers on both promises.

The volume first establishes evangelizing and dialoguing with Catholics. From there, key chapters of the book examine: the Aprocrypha, Scripture vs. tradition; papal infallibility and church authority; justification; the sacraments (including the Mass and transubstantiation); penance, indulgences and purgatory; and the exaltation of Mary. Rhodes ties it all together with a brief chapter offering the “do’s and don’ts” of witnessing to Catholics. Four appendices further examine infant salvation, ecumenism, relics and sanctification.

Throughout his writing, Rhodes draws upon the official Catechism of the Catholic Church and other official and primary church resources to make his evaluations. The book is generously stocked with thought-provoking questions to direct toward your Catholic family and friends in order to help communicate the unbiblical foundation of much of their religion.

Rhodes has provided the Church with yet another excellent volume with which to speak the truth in love. With nearly 945 million Catholics throughout the world, very few Christians will never have opportunity to witness to a Catholic. Therefore it’s a book for pastor, Sunday school leader and layperson alike.

—MKG

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