{"id":4333,"date":"2013-01-15T01:39:48","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T07:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/?p=4333"},"modified":"2013-01-15T15:08:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T21:08:00","slug":"difference-between-protestant-catholic-gospel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/15\/difference-between-protestant-catholic-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Difference Between the Protestant and Catholic Gospels?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#FallingPlates\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KGlx11BxF24?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life in 6 Words: The GOSPEL (Official)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ymfh6RJezQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are two amazing videos presenting the Gospel message.<\/p>\n<p>The first one, &#8220;Falling Plates,&#8221; is from Campus Crusade for Christ&#8230;now known as Cru in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The second one, &#8220;Life in 6 Words,&#8221; is also Protestant. It&#8217;s from an organization called Dare2Share Ministries.<\/p>\n<p>I think these are excellent presentations of the Gospel. They&#8217;re creative, engaging, and hit all the right points. However, there are some differences that Catholics\u00a0need to be aware of when using\u00a0Protestant materials presenting salvation.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>1. Good works and salvation<\/h2>\n<p>The first is the notion that good works don&#8217;t contribute to salvation.<\/p>\n<p>In &#8220;Life in 6 Words&#8221; he says,\u00a0&#8220;No amount of good deeds will correct your sin problem.&#8221; That, in essence is true. There was no way for mankind to atone for the damage of original sin or correct the sin problem\u00a0without help from God.<\/p>\n<p>It just wasn&#8217;t in our power and still isn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>However, when it implies that\u00a0works\/good deeds have no bearing on our ultimate salvation, that&#8217;s false. <a title=\"The Surprising Truth About Baptism and Why Catholics Fall Away\" href=\"http:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/2012\/11\/27\/the-surprising-truth-about-baptism-and-why-catholics-fall-away\/\" target=\"_blank\">Faith requires the response of love to be living and active<\/a>. Faith working through love is the <a title=\"Are You Accidentally Sabotaging Your Student\u2019s Faith?\" href=\"http:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/2012\/12\/05\/are-you-accidentally-sabotaging-your-students-faith\/\" target=\"_blank\">definition of saving faith<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That love is manifested in actions, not just words. The first action of love is to follow the God&#8217;s commandments.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Christ&#8217;s death and yours<\/h2>\n<p>The second involves how\u00a0Christ died and why.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"What the Triumph of the Cross is Not\" href=\"http:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/2011\/09\/15\/what-the-triumph-of-the-cross-is-not\/\" target=\"_blank\">Double imputation<\/a> is the view of salvation in most Protestant churches. It comes directly from Luther. Christ was imputed (attributed or given) our sin while we were imputed his righteousness.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also called penal (punishing) substitution. It&#8217;s expressed like this: When the Father looked at Christ on the cross, all he could see was our sin, so he threw all the wrath and punishment we deserved on Jesus. And, when he looked at mankind all he could\u00a0see was Christ\u2019s righteousness so he showered us with his blessings.<\/p>\n<p>The problem lies in the idea that an innocent\u00a0Christ suffered <em>punishment<\/em> inflicted by the Father and the idea that he was punished <em>in our place<\/em>. It means the sin\u00a0could be attributed to\u00a0Christ so completely that it was actually his and he really deserved\u00a0the punishment.<\/p>\n<p>A vengeful God that punishes\u00a0the innocent instead of the guilty is neither just nor merciful. I mean, with a Father like that, who needs enemies.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, Christ made satisfaction for our sins by <strong>freely offering his life in loving obedience to the Father<\/strong>. We call this <em>vicarious satisfaction<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Our sin is not imputed to\u00a0Christ, nor is he punished for it as if he were guilty. His love atones for our lack of love; his\u00a0obedience wipes out our disobedience. <strong>He doesn&#8217;t take our place. He unites himself to us and makes satisfaction for us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not suffering that atones for sin, it&#8217;s love and obedience. It may seem like a small thing, but it has implications in many other areas like the doctrine of redemptive suffering, as well as our own sacrificial offerings of love and obedience.<\/p>\n<h2>Evangelization Takeaway<\/h2>\n<p>So in &#8220;Falling Plates&#8221; when it says, &#8220;I traded in my life for yours,&#8221; that&#8217;s not exactly accurate.<\/p>\n<p>In &#8220;Life in 6 Words,&#8221; it says we&#8217;re eternally separated and &#8220;the only way to fix it is for someone to die in your place.&#8221; Here\u00a0again we&#8217;re running up\u00a0against this notion of penal substitution.<\/p>\n<p>Does this mean you\u00a0shouldn&#8217;t use these videos? Not necessarily. They&#8217;re very good! In the least, they&#8217;re useful for understanding\u00a0the basics of the Gospel message.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0I\u00a0think all Catholics\u00a0should be aware of this distinction\u00a0because the only time we ever do hear the Gospel like this is from Protestants, which should change by the way. And sadly, these mistaken ideas of penal substitution and double imputation are creeping into our\u00a0understanding of salvation and coloring it.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, what&#8217;s more evangelizing? Someone\u00a0who&#8217;s mistaken for a sinner and killed because a debt needed to be paid to a vengeful God? Or\u00a0an hero who freely and willingly offers his life in love to make amends for our offense?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d go\u00a0with the latter. What about you? Let me know in\u00a0the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are two amazing videos presenting the Gospel message. The first one, &#8220;Falling Plates,&#8221; is from Campus Crusade for Christ&#8230;now known as Cru in the U.S. The second one, &#8220;Life in 6 Words,&#8221; is also Protestant. It&#8217;s from an organization called Dare2Share Ministries. I think these are excellent presentations of the Gospel. 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