He is a practicing Catholic. He is set on what he knows. He is convinced of his argument. But when the question is posed to him, he doesn’t know how to respond.

“Can you show me that in the Bible?”

Oftentimes, while in conversation with those around us, we are reminded that there is a significant lack of biblical knowledge. We have seen and experienced firsthand how people have been misguided and presented false information as fact. One of the most disheartening things that we have witnessed in such a “Christian” culture is the discouragement to open up the Bible and to read it. Instead, it is typical to see each home decorated with a family Bible. The thought of owning your own personal Bible is a distant one, and the idea of being able to read it and understand it for yourself is an impossible one.

Now, back to that question.

While this man was talking about certain Catholic traditions (of which there are many), we kindly asked him to point to and show where the Bible backs up said traditions. Where does the Bible say we must pray so many times before we can take communion? Where does it say that it’s correct to pray to saints? Where does the Bible tell us to confess our sins to a priest (instead of directly to God)? Where does the Bible tell us to worship the Mother Mary over Jesus? And where does the Bible command us to degrade ourselves in presenting petitions to God? 

The Catholic Institution has a lot of teachings, of which a large percentage is not actually based on biblical truth. And while it may seem otherwise, House Church is not here to fight against Catholicism, and our objective is not to bring negative attention to the Catholic Institution. Instead, it is our desire to show how Christ can positively affect lives. It is our aim not to teach what we believe but to teach what the Bible says.

We fight for truth, the truth of the Bible, to be known. It is our hope that people will open the pages, read, and discover for themselves what it says.

Written by Tiffany Hodge