Sunday, February 28, 2021

How Not to Argue Against the Dogmas of the Catholic Mass

Yesterday, Curtis Jeremiah Boddy (someone who has “tried” to interact with, and critique, my work on Sola Scriptura [Not By Scripture Alone: A Latter-day Saint Refutation of Sola Scriptura] and one who has given LDS apologists many hours of belly aches with his inane “arguments”) debated Robert Smedley, a Catholic apologist. The topic was on whether Transubstantiation was biblical.

 

As one who has written a lot on this topic, including a book-length interaction with Catholic dogmas on the Eucharist, I decided to watch this “live.” I say this as a critic of Catholic theology: The Catholic apologist won, and Boddy (as I expected he would) embarrassed himself:


Curtis J Boddy Vs Robert Smedley: Is the Catholic Understanding of Transubstantiation Biblical?





During the audience Q&A, I asked two questions, one on 1 John 2:1-2 and Jesus being a present ιλασμος/propitiation for the then-future sins of believers and also 1 Cor 9:24-27 (esp. v. 27 where Paul says he himself could become αδοκιμος/reprobate). For a full discussion of these texts (texts Boddy struggled with), see:


Full Refutation of the Protestant Interpretation of John 19:30 and

Craig Blomberg on 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 and the "Perseverance of the Saints"

(cf. Response to a Recent Attempt to Defend Imputed Righteousness and An Examination and Critique of the Theological Presuppositions Underlying Reformed Theology)


I know that many will be attracted to Catholic theology due to Boddy proving himself to be a joke of an apologist (he should be ashamed of himself for making [1] a fool of himself in such a public venue and [2] by doing so, give people who may not know better, the impression Rome's arguments are convincing). However, if you are either a Catholic or becoming attracted to Catholicism, please note that there are good arguments against the Catholic dogmas of the Mass. In fact, I will happily send anyone interested in a free PDF of my book on the topic:


Do This in Memory of Me: A Biblical and Historical Analysis of Roman Catholic Dogmatic Teachings Concerning the Eucharist and Sacrifice of the Mass


You can drop me an email at ScripturalMormonismATgmailDOTcom