Why I Didn't Convert to Catholicism or Orthodoxy: My Journey Through Tradition

About this episode

Krista Bontrager discusses her reasons for not converting to Catholicism or Orthodoxy, focusing on the definitions of tradition and the differences in understanding Scripture.

In Part 3 of this teaching series, I finish unpacking the 6 different definitions of "tradition" and explain what I see as the real fault line that separates classical Protestants from Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox understandings of tradition and Scripture. My goal isn't to attack, but to clarify. I have deep respect for the reverence Catholics and Orthodox show for the things of God. Yet after examining the evidence, I believe Protestantism stays closer to the apostolic faith once for all delivered to the saints.

People in this episode

Host: Krista Bontrager

Topics covered

• tradition
• Protestantism
• Catholicism
• Orthodoxy
• Scripture
• faith

Keywords

• tradition
• Catholicism
• Orthodoxy
• Protestantism
• Scripture
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestantism

Books & works: Scripture

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