John Martignoni & Jimmy Akin | July 3, 2024 | Catholic Answers Live

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Tune into Catholic Answers Live 3-5 PM Pacific Monday through Friday to ask your question! HOUR 1 TOPIC: Scriptural Apologetics GUEST: John Martignoni HOUR 2 TOPIC: Ask Me Anything: Catholicism GUEST: Jimmy Akin More Catholic Answers: https://catholic.com Donate: https://givecatholic.com QUESTIONS ASKED: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:10:52 - Does the Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15 relate back to a council 1 Chronicles 28? I’m thinking that if it does, it could be more proof for the papacy. 00:17:14 - Does Matthew quote the Septuagint? 00:21:53 - I heard an interpretation of the story of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac that Abraham failed because he should have offered himself in place of Isaac. Is there any truth to that interpretation? 00:31:46 - I find it’s hard to use 2 Macc 12:46 to defend Purgatory to Protestants because they don’t believe in that book. How do you deal with that? 00:40:20 - How do we answer someone who says that God is Jehovah? 00:45:22 - How do we answer free-gracers that bring up Rom 3:20 as proof that works of the law are all works? 00:49:50 - What is the biblical evidence for inclusivism, meaning that God has mercy for those who through no fault of their own have not heard the gospel? And if there’s time… Why does Acts 1:5 talk about a water baptism and a holy spirit baptism, but Eph 4:5 says “one baptism.” 00:55:00 - 2nd Hour Introduction 00:58:21 - 1 Sam 18:10 says “an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul.” How are we supposed to interpret that when nothing evil can come from God? 01:05:06 - Can you help me understand in what sense Jesus is God? How can a thing have two natures? Is it the same way the Burning Bush, or the Eucharist, is God? 01:14:39 - What are the reasons a person might hear voices? 01:23:55 - My spiritual director has been cautioning me against treating novenas and relics like magic. But in last Sunday’s gospel we hear of the woman who was healed because she believed if she touched Jesus’ clothes she would be healed. How can one have that kind of faith without treating it like magic? 01:33:05 - Does Matthew quote the Septuagint? 01:40:50 - What’s the difference between black magic and white magic? 01:43:42 - I had an experience in early youth that led to my conversion later in life. Have you heard anything like that before? What kind of experience is this?