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#126 - The Three Different 10 Commandments Feb 04, 2025

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In continuation of the series on Sacred Scripture, Justin Hibbard examines the three primary ways of numbering the 10 Commandments. Why are there multiple ways of numbering the 10 Commandments? And did the Catholic Church, as many Protestants claim, just delete the second commandment in order to justify idolatry?

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SHOW NOTES:

* Catholic Answers: Did the Catholic Church Change the 10 Commandments

* Brian Wolfmueller - Numbering the Ten Commandments

* Brian Wolfmueller - Christian Basics Workbook (see page 21)

* Anti-Catholic explanation of the Catholic 10 Commandments

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#125 - The Blessing and Curse of Chapter and Verse Jan 28, 2025

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Justin Hibbard continues the series on Sacred Scripture by examining all the chapter and verse numbers in the Bible. When did these numbers get added, and how do they sometimes skew the way we read and interpret Scripture?

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“Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” by Elvis Presley

Episode 87 - God the Son Before He was Jesus

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#124 - 9 Aspects of Catholic Biblical Interpretation Jan 21, 2025

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In continuation of our series on Sacred Scripture, Justin Hibbard dives into Dei Verbum paragraph 12, which gives nine aspects of Catholic Biblical Interpretation. In this episode, you’ll learn more about each of these principles: 1. Scripture is God’s Word inspired to humans through humans. 2. Authorial intent. 3. Phenomenological language. 4. Form criticism. 5. Historical-grammatical criticism. 6. Canonical criticism. 7. Interpretative tradition of the church through the ages. 8. The development of doctrine. 9. The living Magisterium.

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SHOW NOTES:

* On the Journey, Episode 151: How Catholics Interpret Scripture - Dei Verbum, Part IV

* Dei Verbum (1965)

* Bible in a Year Podcast

* Ignatius Catholic Study Bible

* The Great Adventure Catholic Bible

* Catholic Answers: Did the Church Chain Up the Bible?

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#123 - Scripture & the Church with Kenny Burchard Jan 14, 2025

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In continuation of our series on Sacred Scripture, Justin Hibbard is joined by Kenny Burchard - a former Pentecostal Pastor, host of the show Catholic Bible Highlights, co-host of the On the Journey podcast, and Director of Development at the Coming Home Network. Justin & Kenny (two former Protestant Pastors) talk about the importance of the relationship between Scripture and the Church.

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SHOW NOTES:

* The Coming Home Network

* On the Journey Podcast

* Catholic Bible Highlights

* God of Love, Light, and Fire - A Biblical Defense of Purgatory

* Kenny Burchard's Interview on The Journey Home

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#122 - The Deeply Problematic Protestant Doctrine of Sola Scriptura Jan 07, 2025

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In continuation of our series on Sacred Scripture, Justin Hibbard takes a look at the foundational Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptura and demonstrates why it is an illogical, unbiblical, its unworkable, universally inapplicable, impractical, its subjective, and hypocritical premise. Discover why the Catholic Church has rejected this 500-year-old doctrine as a heresy and why we should rejoice in having infallible sources of truth beyond just Scripture.

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SHOW NOTES:

* On the Journey Podcast with Matt, Ken, and Kenny

* The Westminster Confession

* What Does Sola Scriptura Mean? by John MacArthur

* Essential Truths for the Christian Faith by RC Sproul

* Council of Trent - The Fallacy of Sola Scriptura Church Fathers

* The Heidelblog - All Heretics Quote Scripture

* Church Fathers on Apostolic Tradition

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#121 - Scripture + Tradition + the Magisterium... Just Like Every Christian Dec 31, 2024

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Justin Hibbard continues our series on Sacred Scripture by examining how Catholic authority is supported by Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium. How do Catholics understand this dance between these three aspects, and how does every Christian and Christian denomination actually operate similarly to the Catholic Church?

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SHOW NOTES:

* 7th Day Baptist Belief on the Sabbath

* 7th Day Adventist Belief on the Sabbath

* Dei Verbum

* The Didache

* St. Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians

* St. Justin Martyr’s First Apology

* An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by St. John Henry Newman

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#120 - The Deuterocanonicals and Protestant Budget Bibles Dec 24, 2024

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In continuation of our series on Sacred Scripture, Justin Hibbard explores why Protestant Bibles are smaller than Catholic Bibles. Why did the Protestant reformers remove 7 books along with parts of Daniel and Esther from the Bible that had been existence since the 4th century? And how has their premise been definitively debunked with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls?

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SHOW NOTES:

* Timeline of Biblical Canon Lists

* Why Catholic Bibles are Bigger by Gary Michuta

* Gary Michuta Interview on Pints with Aquinas

* Episode 119 - How the Bible Came to Be

* How to Defend the Deuterocanonicals

* The Septuagint Online

* The Latin Vulgate with English Translation

* Letter from Augustine to Jerome (405 AD)

* The Luther Bible Online (1534)

* 1611 King James Bible Online

* The Dead Sea Scrolls Online Library

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#119 - How the Bible Became the Bible Dec 17, 2024

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Justin Hibbard continues our series on Sacred Scripture by examining how the Bible developed into what it is today - the most sold book in the world. In this episode, you’ll learn about some of the aspects about the Bible that make it unlike any other book, how the Old and New Testaments developed, and how the Church decided on what books should be included as Sacred Scripture.

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SHOW NOTES:

* The Word on Fire Bible

* The Rock Bible

* Bible Cross Reference Visualization by Chris Harrison

* History of Israel Timeline

* The Septuagint Online

* Episode 48 - The Poetry of Pentecost

* Timeline of Biblical Canon Lists

* The Latin Vulgate with English Translation

* Letter from Augustine to Jerome (405 AD)

* Episode 65 - From Doctrine to Dogma

* Why Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox, Bibles Different

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#118 - The Sacramentality of Scripture Dec 10, 2024

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Justin Hibbard launches a new series on Sacred Scripture by looking at the sacramentality of Scripture. How does the sacramental worldview transport us into an eternal space, and how is Scripture a particularly important part of that portal between earth and eternity?

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SHOW NOTES:

* Ted Lasso: Ted sees the pitch for the first time

* Episode 3 - The Sacramental Worldview

* A Primer on the Gradual

* Episode 107 - Interview with Creator of Sing the Hours - Paul Rose

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#117 - Seek 2025 with John Michael Lucido Dec 05, 2024

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Seek 2025 is coming to Salt Lake City January 1-5, 2025. In this special episode, Justin Hibbard talks with co-emcee and Focus missionary John Michael Lucido about what to expect at Seek 2025 and the work that Focus is doing on college campuses.

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SHOW NOTES:

* Watch this Interview on YouTube

* Seek 2025 Website

* Focus Website

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