Author Archive for Joe Heschmeyer

All Saints Icon (detail)
1

Is Praying to the Saints Idolatrous?

by

Praying to the Saints is the opposite of idolatry.

All Saints Icon (detail)
2

Does Scripture Teach Us to Pray for the Departed, and to Pray to the Saints?

by

Answer: Yes.

All Saints Icon (detail)
0

Three Things You’re Probably Getting Wrong About Praying to the Saints

by

The Saints in Heaven are living witnesses and members of the Church.

Silence - Finger Over Mouth
2

Bloodless Persecution

by

10 steps to coerce Christians to abandon their beliefs.

Is Peter the Rock?
0

Is Peter the Rock?

by

One of the most hotly-contested passages in Catholic-Protestant dialogues is the “Upon This Rock” passage in Matthew 16:18. After the Apostle Simon confesses faith in Jesus as the Messiah (the Christ), Jesus says to him “And I tell you, you are Peter, [Petros] and on this rock [petra] I will build my church, and the powers of death [Hades] shall not prevail […]