Drowning in the Tiber

A Response to Francis Beckwith's 2009 book Return to Rome: Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic.

"Vainly then do they run about with the pretext that they have demanded
Councils for the faith's sake;
for divine Scripture is sufficient above all things;
but if a Council be needed on the point, there are the proceedings of the Fathers,
for the Nicene Bishops did not neglect this matter,
but stated the doctrines so exactly, that persons reading their words honestly,
cannot but be reminded by them of the religion towards Christ announced in divine Scripture."

[Athanasius, De Synodis, 6]

*** PDF Copies of the Power Point Charts Illustrating the Relationship Between Justification, Sanctification, and Assurance ***

These Were Used During Part 12 of the Series -- Chart 1: Rome || Chart 2: Reformation

Introduction to the Series and the Essential Nature of the Issue

OUTLINE - PDF
TRANSCRIPT - PDF *Part One of Drowning in the Tiber is an abridgement, not a complete transcript.

An Overview of Beckwith's Book

The Deceit of Mysticism

The Ecumenical Connection

The Voice of Church History (tons of quotes - be sure to get the outline!)

The Papacy: The Claim upon which the Roman Catholic Church Stands or Falls

Sola Scriptura #1

Sola Scriptura #2

The Voice of Scripture #1 (Romans 4:6; James 2:21; Hebrews 11:8)

The Voice of Scripture #2 (The Gospels; Judgment according to works)

The Voice of Scripture #3 (Romans 2:12-13; Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 1:22-23; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2)

The Reformation, Theology, and the Theology of the Reformation