the reason for the hope that I have
As I explained in the last post, this weekend was Easter 2026 and I was confirmed into the Catholic Church. This is a shocking jump from Baptist beliefs so I thought I'd take the time to explain some key differences and the reasons I found them convincing. The more I looked into Catholicism, the more I found the beliefs I professed my whole life were inverted, perverse versions of Catholic ones. The "whys" of my beliefs were never questioned but looking back I see how glaringly obvious the Scriptures illuminate and support the Catholic Church's positions. Today I'll just discuss the big three: baptism, authority, and praying to the saints. The first, and some say primary, belief of Baptists is the Believer's Baptism, by immersion specifically. This was a point of pride for many arguments I witnessed in its favor through my education. The Didache (70AD) did prefer cold running water but gave permission for both sprinkling and dunking (in a warme...
