Session 6: What Do Roman Catholics Believe?

In this session of Secret Church 18, Pastor David Platt helps Christians to understand what Roman Catholics believe about the gospel. In this session, he provides an overview of the teachings of Catholicism on several core biblical teachings. Catholicism is not treated as a cult but rather as a counterfeit gospel due especially to its teaching on justification and biblical authority.

As with previous sessions, three main questions are answered: (1) Who are Catholics? (2) What does Catholicism teach? (3) How do we share the gospel with Catholics? While there is agreement on many important doctrines between Catholics and evangelical Protestants on issues such as the Trinity, the person, and the work of Christ, there are still important differences. We must respectfully and clearly identify these differences as we use Scripture to discuss the gospel with Catholics.