Holy Ground : Walking with Jesus As a Former Catholic

by Chris Castaldo

• ISBN13: 9780310292326
• ISBN10: 0310292328
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Chris Castaldo has wrestled personally with this question and many more. Perhaps you have too. Whether you have too. Whether you are a former Roman Catholic or know someone who is, you'll find helpful answers and encouraging support within these pages.

Author Biography

Chris Castaldo was raised on Long Island, New York, as a Roman Catholic and worked full-time in the Catholic Church for years. He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and the he now serves as Pastor of Outreach and Church Planting at College Church in Wheaton.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 11
Acknowledgements	p. 15
Prologue: It's Only Life and Death	p. 17
Prespectives on Roman Catholicism
Understanding Why Catholics Become Evangelical	p. 25
Confronted by Death	p. 26
What Do Catholics Believe?	p. 27
The Fundamental Difference	p. 30
Reson One: Full-Time Faith	p. 33
Excursus: Image of God	p. 34
Searching for Purpose	p. 35
The Church's Calling	p. 38
A Portrait of Evangelical Faith: Martin Luther	p. 41
Martin Luther	p. 42
Excursus: Sola Scriptura	p. 53
Reason Two: Personal Relationship with Jesus	p. 55
The Journey Begins	p. 56
Sactioned Steak	p. 59
Relationship over Rules	p. 61
Reason Three: Direct Access to God	p. 63
The Papa	p. 65
Speaking for God	p. 69
Disagreement over the Papacy	p. 70
A Portrait of Catholic Faith: Loyola and Contarini	p. 77
Catholic Renewal	p. 78
Colloquy of Regensburg	p. 82
Three Types of Catholics	p. 89
Reason Four: Christ-Centered Devotion	p. 91
Beware of Nuda Scriptura	p. 94
The Body of Christ	p. 96
The Great Symphony	p. 98
Religious Dissonance	p. 99
Reason Five: Motivated by Grace Instead a Guilt	p. 105
Ex-Catholics Talk about Salvation	p. 108
The Centrality of Grace	p. 114
ôIt Is Finished!ö	p. 119
Relating to Roman Catholics
How Catholics View Evangelicals	p. 123
Salvation as ôFire Insuranceö	p. 124
Excursus: Something Evangelicals Can Learn from Catholics	p. 129
ôChummy Chummyö with God	p. 130
Absence of Unity	p. 131
Superficiality	p. 134
Conclusion	p. 137
Traditional, Evangelical, and Cultural Catholics	p. 139
The Traditional Catholic	p. 141
The Evangelical Catholic	p. 144
The Cultural Catholic	p. 149
How to Relate to the Catholics with Grace and Truth	p. 159
Family Feud	p. 160
How We View Catholics
Red Light	p. 172
Don't Be a Pit Bull	p. 172
Don't Attempt to Debate People into the Kingdom	p. 173
Don't Partake of the Mass
Yellow Light	p. 174
Be Cautious of How You Use Language	p. 174
Recognize Your Familial Position	p. 177
Be Cautious of Emotional Intensity	p. 178
Green Light	p. 178
Engage in Gospel Dialog	p. 178
Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing	p. 180
Glorify God and Enjoy Him Forever	p. 183
Thinking about God	p. 184
The Transfiguation	p. 185
Jesus Comes to Fulfill the Ancient Promises of Israel (Matt. 17:1-3)	p. 186
Jesus and His World Are Supreme over Creation (Matt. 17:4-5)	p. 189
Perosonal Encounter with Jesus (Matt. 17:6-8)	p. 195
Appendix: How the Catholic Church Became What It Is: Trent to Vatican II	p. 199
The Council of Trent (1545-63)	p. 199
Vatican I (1869-70)	p. 202
Vatican II(1962-65)	p. 208
Discussion Questions	p. 221
Index	p. 229
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