Witness Coach

You may hear a Catholic say this about the Intercession:

  • Prayer directed to the Saints and Mary are effective, they intervene on your behalf.

  • The priest is the mediator between God and man.

Logical Answers to Consider:
Jesus Intercessor - Jesus is the only intercessor between God and man.

Isa 53:11-12, John 14:6-9, Rom 8:32-34, Phil 4:19, Col 1:19-20, 1Tim 2:5-6, Heb 9:14-15, 1Pet 3:18-20, 1John 2:1-2

Jesus Paid - It is Jesus who paid for the sins of the world.

Isa 53:4-6, Isa 53:11-12, Matt 20:28, John 6:51, Rom 4:24-25, Rom 5:7-8, Rom 8:32-34, 1Cor 15:3-7, 2Cor 5:14-17, Gal 3:10-13, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:19-20, 1Tim 2:5-6, Heb 9:14-15, Heb 9:27-28, Heb 10:10-12, Heb 10:16-19, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1Pet 3:18-20, 1John 1:7-10, 1John 2:1-2, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 4:9-10

Jesus the Way - Jesus is the only way to heaven.

Luke 23:39-43, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 6:51, John 8:12-14, John 10:9-10, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, John 14:6-9, John 15:6, John 20:30-31, Acts 4:12, Acts 16:30-31, Rom 5:1, Rom 10:8-13, 2Cor 11:3-4, Gal 2:16, Gal 3:26, Eph 1:5-7, 1Pet 1:3-5, 1John 4:9-10, 1John 4:15-19, 1John 5:10-13

  • Your prayers for the dead in purgatory will help them.

Must Do - There is one thing every person “must do” to be saved.

John 3:3, Acts 16:30-31

No Changing - There is no changing your future after you have died.

Prov 29:1, John 8:24, Heb 9:27-28, Rev 22:11-13

Own Belief - Your fate before God is based on your own faith.

John 3:16-18, John 3:36

Two Paths - There are only two paths for you after you die.
Matt 25:46, John 3:16-18, John 3:36

  • We use symbols as aids in worship.

God curses those who make images. Using images mean you hate God.

Exod 20:4-5, Deut 4:16, Deut 27:15, 2Kings 18:3-4, John 4:24

  • The priest can forgive you of your sins if you confess them and do penance.

God Forgives - It is God that forgives the repentant sinner.

2Sam 12:13, Psalm 32:5, Psalm 103:2-4, Psalm 103:8-12, Isa 1:18, Isa 44:22, Isa 55:6-7, Jer 36:3, Micah 7:18-19, Zech 3:4, Eph 4:32

Jesus Forgives - Jesus forgives those that come to Him in faith.

Mark 2:5-7, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:13-17, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1John 1:7-10

Jesus Intercessor - Jesus is the only intercessor between God and man.

Isa 53:11-12, John 14:6-9, Rom 8:32-34, Phil 4:19, Col 1:19-20, 1Tim 2:5-6, Heb 9:14-15, 1Pet 3:18-20, 1John 2:1-2

Not Works - There is nothing you do to earn forgiveness.

Psalm 145:18-19, Isa 55:6-7, Luke 23:39-43, Rom 4:5, Gal 2:16, Eph 2:8-9, 2Tim 1:7-9, Titus 3:5, Heb 9:14-15

You may hear a Catholic say this about Salvation:

  • Only Catholics can be saved.

Logical Answers to Consider:
Anyone - Anyone can be saved from Hell by faith in Jesus.
Psalm 145:18-19, Isa 55:6-7, Luke 23:39-43, John 1:12, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 4:14, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, John 20:30-31, Acts 8:36-37, Acts 16:30-31, Rom 3:28, Rom 10:4, Rom 10:8-13, Gal 2:16, Gal 3:26, 1John 4:15-19, 1John 5:10-13, Rev 3:20, Rev 22:17-19

  • No one knows if they are going to heaven.

Sure - You can know you are going to Heaven.

Luke 23:39-43, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 10:9-10, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, Acts 16:30-31, Gal 3:26, Phil 1:6, 1Pet 1:3-5, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 5:10-13, Rev 20:12-15

  • You must be baptized to be saved.

By Faith - You are saved by faith in Jesus.

Hab 2:3-4, Rom 1:17-18, Rom 3:28, Rom 4:5, Rom 5:1, Rom 10:4, Gal 2:16

Faith Alone - All you need is faith in Jesus as Lord.

Psalm 145:18-19, Isa 55:6-7, Hab 2:3-4, Luke 23:39-43, John 1:12, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, John 20:30-31, Acts 13:39, Acts 16:30-31, Rom 1:17-18, Rom 3:28, Rom 4:5, Rom 5:1, Rom 10:8-13, Gal 2:16, Gal 3:10-13, Gal 3:26, Eph 2:8-9, 1John 5:10-13

Not Works - There is nothing you can do to earn salvation.

Psalm 145:18-19, Isa 55:6-7, Luke 23:39-43, Rom 4:5, Gal 2:16, Eph 2:8-9, 2Tim 1:7-9, Titus 3:5, Heb 9:14-15

Simple - God has made salvation simple.

2Cor 11:3-4

You may hear a Catholic say this about Heaven and Hell:

  • You can’t know for sure if you will go to heaven, hell or purgatory.

Sure - You can know you are going to Heaven.
Luke 23:39-43, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 10:9-10, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, Acts 16:30-31, Gal 3:26, Phil 1:6, 1Pet 1:3-5, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 5:10-13, Rev 20:12-15

  • You may spend time in purgatory to pay for some of your sins.

God Forgives - God forgives the repentant sinner.
2Sam 12:13, Psalm 32:5, Psalm 103:2-4, Psalm 103:8-12, Isa 1:18, Isa 44:22, Isa 55:6-7, Jer 36:3, Micah 7:18-19, Zech 3:4, Eph 4:32
Jesus Forgives - Jesus will forgive those who come to Him in faith.
Mark 2:5-7, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:13-17, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1John 1:7-10
Jesus Paid - Jesus paid for all of the sins of the world.
Isa 53:4-6, Isa 53:11-12, Matt 20:28, John 6:51, Rom 4:24-25, Rom 5:7-8, Rom 8:32-34, 1Cor 15:3-7, 2Cor 5:14-17, Gal 3:10-13, Eph 1:5-7, Col 1:19-20, 1Tim 2:5-6, Heb 9:14-15, Heb 9:27-28, Heb 10:10-12, Heb 10:16-19, 1Pet 2:21-24, 1Pet 3:18-20, 1John 1:7-10, 1John 2:1-2, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 4:9-10
Sure - A person can know he or she is going to Heaven.
Luke 23:39-43, John 3:16-18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:37-40, John 6:47, John 10:9-10, John 10:27-30, John 11:25-27, John 12:46, Acts 16:30-31, Gal 3:26, Phil 1:6, 1Pet 1:3-5, 1John 3:2-5, 1John 5:10-13, Rev 20:12-15
Two Paths - There are only two paths for you after you die; purgatory is not one of them.
Matt 25:46, John 3:16-18, John 3:36

You may hear a Catholic say this about the Nature of Man and Life:

  • Mary, the mother of Jesus, was unable to sin.

  • The Pope is infallible in matters of faith and morals.

All Guilty - Without Jesus, everyone is guilty before God.

Rom 3:19-20, Gal 3:10-13, James 2:10

All Sin - The Bible tells us that all of us have sinned.

Ecc 7:20, Isa 53:4-6, Isa 64:6, John 8:7-9, Rom 3:10, Rom 3:23, Rom 5:12, Gal 3:22, 1John 1:7-10