Catholic Answers Live

“Is salvation outside the Church possible?” This question opens a discussion on the relationship between salvation and the Catholic Church, touching on topics such as the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding individuals to the Church, the authorship of the New Testament, and the complexities surrounding the papacy and anti-popes. Additionally, the conversation addresses the apparent tension between traditional teachings and Vatican II’s perspectives on salvation.

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Questions Covered:

01:25 – 2 Maccabees 2:5 describes Jeremiah hiding the Ark and Revelation 11:19 shows the Ark. Why do you insist it is Mary?

07:24 – How can I know Holy Spirit is leading me to the Catholic Church?

13:41 – ​​Is it right to say that the Catholic Church wrote the New Testament since the Church came first?

17:30 – How would you show a Protestant the priesthood in the New Testament?

24:41 – Who chooses the Pope? Why have there been various anti-popes? How do we know we have the right one?

41:37 – How do you reconcile no salvation outside the Church with Vatican II’s teaching that those outside the Church can attain salvation, if both are infallible teachings?

46:21 – If the Church says there are dogmas which “must” be believed, why doesn’t it have a list of those dogmas/beliefs?

“Is the Ark of the Covenant Mary?” This question leads to a discussion on biblical interpretations, including references from 2 Maccabees and Revelation. Other topics include discerning the Holy Spirit’s guidance toward the Catholic Church, the role of the Church in writing the New Testament, and the complexities of papal authority and salvation outside the Church.

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Questions Covered:

01:25 – 2 Maccabees 2:5 describes Jeremiah hiding the Ark and Revelation 11:19 shows the Ark. Why do you insist it is Mary?

07:24 – How can I know Holy Spirit is leading me to the Catholic Church?

13:41 – ​​Is it right to say that the Catholic Church wrote the New Testament since the Church came first?

17:30 – How would you show a Protestant the priesthood in the New Testament?

24:41 – Who chooses the Pope? Why have there been various anti-popes? How do we know we have the right one?

41:37 – How do you reconcile no salvation outside the Church with Vatican II’s teaching that those outside the Church can attain salvation, if both are infallible teachings?

46:21 – If the Church says there are dogmas which “must” be believed, why doesn’t it have a list of those dogmas/beliefs?

“What do Protestants misunderstand about the Bible?” This question opens a discussion on key theological differences, while also addressing how to engage with friends who hold sedevacantist views, the significance of papal condemnations, and the role of the Rosary in Catholic practice. The conversation spans various topics, providing insights into Catholic beliefs and practices.

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Questions Covered:

01:00 – What do Protestants misunderstand about the bible?

12:47 – My friend is a Sedevacantist. How can I talk to him and tell him that sedevacantism is not Catholic?

21:20 – Reviewing what clips from movies and series I can use for my Bible classes, there’s a huge gap from Daniel (538 BC) to the birth of Christ. Does anyone know of a movie set in Judea in the Persian/Greek/early Roman period 538 BC-4 BC?

28:57 – Outside of the CCC what suggested readings do you have for learning about what it means to be Catholic?

35:01 – what should I do because I’m really trying to leave 1st Calvary Baptist Church and he tells me the Rosary is not in the Bible!! What should I do?

38:27 – How authoritative are papal condemnations (calling X doctrine “heresy”) by early popes (and/or doctors of the church) in their letters/theological treatises? (For example the Agnoete controversy)

44:03 – Can you explain the different eastern rites specifically the Syro-malabar rite? How can you explain to our Protestants and Orthodox friends that they are also Catholic?

50:31 – How is it that the Orthodox Church is valid if they don’t follow the Pope?

“What do Protestants misunderstand about the Bible?” This question opens a discussion on common misconceptions, while also addressing related topics such as how to engage with a Sedevacantist friend, the authority of early papal condemnations, and the validity of the Orthodox Church despite their relationship with the Pope.

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Questions Covered:

01:00 – What do Protestants misunderstand about the bible?

12:47 – My friend is a Sedevacantist. How can I talk to him and tell him that sedevacantism is not Catholic?

21:20 – Reviewing what clips from movies and series I can use for my Bible classes, there’s a huge gap from Daniel (538 BC) to the birth of Christ. Does anyone know of a movie set in Judea in the Persian/Greek/early Roman period 538 BC-4 BC?

28:57 – Outside of the CCC what suggested readings do you have for learning about what it means to be Catholic?

35:01 – what should I do because I’m really trying to leave 1st Calvary Baptist Church and he tells me the Rosary is not in the Bible!! What should I do?

38:27 – How authoritative are papal condemnations (calling X doctrine “heresy”) by early popes (and/or doctors of the church) in their letters/theological treatises? (For example the Agnoete controversy)

44:03 – Can you explain the different eastern rites specifically the Syro-malabar rite? How can you explain to our Protestants and Orthodox friends that they are also Catholic?

50:31 – How is it that the Orthodox Church is valid if they don’t follow the Pope?

Does the New Testament require baptism by full immersion, or can baptism also be performed by pouring or sprinkling? In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, Brayden Cook responds to major Protestant objections to the Catholic understanding of baptism. He explains what baptism washes away in infants, whether Paul’s comparison between baptism and circumcision supports infant baptism, and what Mark 16:16 teaches about the necessity of baptism. Brayden also examines whether Cornelius receiving the Holy Spirit before baptism proves that regeneration occurs apart from the sacrament, whether the thief on the cross disproves baptismal necessity, and whether Scripture requires personal belief before baptism. Finally, he addresses how Catholics can say baptism washes away sin while also affirming that it is Christ’s blood that cleanses us from all sin.

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Questions Covered:

03:29 – Where does the New Testament authorize pouring or sprinkling instead of immersion?  

11:50 – If infants have committed no personal sins, what sins does baptism wash away—and where does Scripture say that Adam’s guilt is removed through infant baptism? 

16:45 – Is the Catholic comparison between baptism and circumcision (Col. 2:11–12) really valid, or does the new covenant require conscious faith rather than mere physical descent? 

20:55 – If baptism is necessary for salvation, why does Mark 16:16 say that the one who does not believe is condemned, rather than the one who is not baptized? 

25:05 – Cornelius received the Holy Spirit before he was baptized (Acts 10:44–48). Doesn’t that prove he was already regenerated and saved before baptism? 

36:40 – The thief on the cross was promised paradise without being baptized (Luke 23:39–43). Doesn’t that disprove the claim that baptism is necessary? 

46:10 – Don’t Jesus’ words, “Whoever believes and is baptized” (Mark 16:16), establish the biblical order: personal belief first, baptism afterward? 

51:21 – If Christ’s blood cleanses us from all sin (1 John 1:7), why does the Catholic Church claim that baptism washes away sin?