Deepertruth: A Conversation With Jeff Lincoln Covering All Things Catholic

1. The question of authority. Jesus did in fact exist and he did in fact established a Church giving it His authority. People like to use a scatter gun technique that is employed by Protestant apologists that is designed to overload the Catholic apologist. Rarely does a debate on Facebook stay on any one topic. Mary, the Saints, the Papacy, the bible, statues, history, Purgatory, did Jesus have brothers, call no man father, they all end up in any one debate. But all that is really sidebars because authority is the main issue. All these other topics are used to challenge the Catholic for the purpose to topple that authority. If they think they can effectively prove that the Catholic Church is teaching something that is contrary to scripture, then they believe they have proved their case.

Matthew 16:17-19 and Matthew 18:15-19 are important biblical texts for authority. Luke 10:16 and John 21:15-17 are also important. There are many scriptures that support the authority Christ gives the Church.

This authority given the church covers every aspect of what the Catholic Church is as the Body of Christ. Jeff Lincoln will try to set a foundation for Sola Scriptura (Bible alone). So, I will use primarily the bible to show that the Catholic Faith is truly the Church of the gospel, it is the Church of the New Testament.