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| 1. Sola Scriptura | Is the Bible our only authority? Not according to the Bible, as John explains. |  |
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| 2. Baptism | What does being “born again” mean? John explains that it means being baptized in Christ, not just “accepting Jesus as personal Lord and Savior.” | |
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| 3. Sola Scriptura | While most Protestants believe that the Bible is the sole source of saving truth, the canon of Scripture proves them wrong. | |
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| 4. The Virgin Mary | When the Bible refers to Jesus’ “brothers,” does this mean Mary had other children? No, and John explains why. | |
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| 5. The Eucharist | Based on 1 Corinthians 11:27, John provides a real life example why the Eucharist cannot be a mere symbol. | |
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| 6. Faith Alone | Does the Bible teach we are saved by faith alone? No, and John explains why as he summarizes the key biblical teaching on grace versus law. | |
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| 7. Anointing of the Sick | John explains the biblical basis for this sacrament, and how it brings about physical and spiritual healing through the forgiveness of sin. | |
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| 8. Sola Scriptura | Does 2 Timothy 3:16 teach sola Scriptura? No, and John explains why. | |
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| 9. Biblical Interpretation | John explains how the Catholic Church takes Scripture at face value, by interpreting God’s Word to mean what it says. | |
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| 10. Baptism | Does the good thief’s salvation mean baptism is not required? No, and John explains why. | |
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| 11. Relics | Are the use of relics superstitious and pagan? No, and John explains their use and significance using Scripture. | |
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| 12. Call No Man Father? | Does Jesus’ teaching mean Catholics should not call priests “father”? Of course not, as John explains. | |
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| 13. Vain and Repetitious Prayer | John explains that the problem is with the “vain,” not the “repetition,” by giving us examples from Scripture. | |
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| 14. Sola Scriptura | How the council of Jerusalem in Acts 15 proves that the early Church did not believe in sola Scriptura. | |
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| 15. The Virgin Mary | Does Romans 3:23 (“all have sinned”) mean Mary was a sinner? No, and John provides five quick ways to prove the Catholic position. | |
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| 16. Papal Authority | Does Paul’s rebuke of Peter in Galatians 2:11 undermine the Church’s teaching on papal authority? No, and John explains why. | |
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| 17. The Eucharist | In John 6, the Jews asked, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” John explains how Jesus confirmed their literal understanding of the Eucharist. | |
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| 18. Purgatory | John explains how, in 1 Corinthians 3:15, a person, after he dies, is both punished and saved through the fires of purgatory. | |
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| 19. Purgatory | John explains how Jesus in Matthew 12:32 teaches that there is forgiveness of sin after death, which must refer to the state of purgatory. | |
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| 20. Baptism | Some Protestants do not believe in infant baptism. John explains how the Bible supports the Catholic practice of infant baptism. | |
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| 21. Graven Images | God said “You shall not make a graven image.” Are Catholics sinning by using images? No, as John explains using Scripture. | |
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| 22. Papal Infallibility | John explains how Peter’s ability to communicate a revelation from God in Matthew 16 forms the biblical basis of papal infallibility. | |
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| 23. Peter is the rock | Does Jesus build the Church upon Peter’s faith or his person? John explains the Protestant argument and the Catholic rebuttal. | |
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| 24. Jesus’ “Finished Work on the Cross” | Is Jesus’ work on the cross finished or not? John addresses the Protestant argument and clarifies the biblical meaning of “finished.” | |
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| 25. Peter’s Keys to the Kingdom | When Jesus gave Peter the “keys to the kingdom,” what did this mean? John explains using the Old and New Testament. | |
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| 26. Jesus died “once for all” | Because Scripture says Jesus died “once for all,” how can Jesus’ death be reenacted in the Mass? John explains the mystery from Scripture. | |
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| 27. The Sacrifice of the Mass | John explains how Paul in Hebrews 9 refers to the “sacrifices” (plural) of the New Covenant in the context of the repeated sacrifice of the Mass. | |
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| 28. No Salvation Outside the Church | Are only Catholics saved? John explains the Church’s infallible doctrine “Outside the Church there is no salvation.” | |
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| 29. The Eucharist | Is the Eucharist contrary to reason? No, it is above reason, and John explains how the doctrine of the Eucharist is easier to believe than the Incarnation. | |
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| 30. Transubstantiation | John explains the mystery of transubstantiation using “accidents” and “substance” and gives examples of transubstantiation in the natural order. | |
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| 31. Mary is the Ark of the Covenant | Using typology from the Old Testament, John explains that Mary is the Ark of the New Covenant, the Holy of Holies. | |
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| 32. Mary had no pain in childbirth | Did Mary have pain during the birth of Jesus? Some Protestants say ‘yes,’ but Scripture says ‘no,’ as John explains. | |
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| 33. Salvation in the Old Covenant | How were people saved in the Old Covenant? The same way as in the New Covenant, by Jesus Christ, as John explains. | |
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| 34. Mary is the Ark of the Covenant | John shows the parallel between the Virgin Mary and the Ark of the Old Covenant through the “overshadowing” of God’s glory cloud. | |
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| 35. Sola Scriptura | John explains how 1 Thessalonians 2:13 refutes the Protestant doctrine of sola Scriptura. | |
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| 36. Predestination and Grace | Does John 6 and the Father’s “drawing” teach eternal security? No, as John explains by highlighting the freewill component of the “drawing” process. | |
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| 37. Sacred Tradition | Were the disciples to forget the oral teaching they received after the New Testament was written? No, as John explains the necessity of Sacred Tradition. | |
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| 38. Church Authority | Using the Apostle Jude’s warning “not to perish in Korah’s rebellion” (Jd 11), John explains our requirement to obey the authority of the Church. | |
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| 39. Sola Scriptura | Do Tradition and the Church divest Scripture of its authority? Using the analogy of a probate judge interpreting a will, John explains why not. | |
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| 40. Isn’t being a Christian enough? | Based upon the truth (or falsehood) of the Eucharist, John explains why “being a non-Catholic Christian” is not enough. | |
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| 41. Revocation of the Old Covenant | John explains the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants and how one has become the New Covenant and the other has been revoked. | |
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| 42. The Catholic Approach to Scripture | John explains why the Catholic belief in the Bible based on the Church’s authority is an historical, not circular argument. | |
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| 43. Old Testament Sacrifices and Grace | Does God desire works and sacrifices or faith alone in Him? John explains using the Old and New Testaments. | |
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| 44. The Heavenly Priesthood of Christ | John explains from the book of Hebrews how Jesus continues to offer His blood sacrifice to the Father in heaven. | |
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| 45. The Blood of the Covenant | John connects the “blood of the covenant” of the Last Supper and the Mass with Jesus’ priestly offering in the heavenly sanctuary. | |
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| 46. The Mystery of the Eucharist | John shows that, just as the infinite God is present in our finite bodies, He can also be fully present in the Eucharistic elements. | |
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| 47. The Old Testament Canon and the Church | John responds to the Protestant question: How did the Old Testament Jews know their Scripture canon without the Church? | |
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| 48. Baptism | John shows the clear parallels between John 3:5 and Titus 3:5 and how these passages demonstrate we are saved by water baptism. | |
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| 49. Purgatory | John shows that Jesus refers to purgatory in his metaphorical teaching about God the judge,
Satan the accuser, and our imprisonment until we have paid the last penny. | |
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| 50. Baptism | Using 1 Peter 3:21 and Hebrews 10:22, John shows that baptism cleanses the interior life of the person and is not a mere external, symbolic act. | |
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| 51. The Virgin Mary | In Matthew 1:25, it says Joseph did not know Mary “until” she had borne a son. John explains how this verse does not undermine Mary’s perpetual virginity. | |
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| 52. Justification | Does God actually make us righteous as Catholics believe, or does He merely impute Christ’s righteousness to us as Protestants believe? John explains using Scripture. | |