Free World Religions in a Nutshell by Ray Comfort Page B

grace. Virgin and Mother, Mary is the figure of the Church, its most perfect realization.” 23
     
    However, the Bible says differently. Speaking of Jesus, Scripture says:
     
    ■ For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus (1 Timothy 2:5, emphasis added).
     
    ■ “ Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12, emphasis added).
     
    ■ “ Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me ” (John 14:6, emphasis added).
     
    How to Reach a Roman Catholic
     
    Again, the fact that salvation comes by grace through faith alone is wonderful news for both the Roman Catholic and traditional Protestant churches. Eternal life is a free gift of God. Nothing we can do can merit it. All we can do is obey the command to repent and trust the Savior, and the moment we do that we will be born again and be granted the gift of God—eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
     
    Remember, the key to understanding this is a right understanding of our state before God. If we think we are good people, then all we have to do is some good works and that will earn us eternal life. But if we are confronted by God’s Law, it shows us that we are desperate criminals in God’s sight, and that the only way we could possibly be saved is through His mercy.
     
    So how can we best relate this to a Roman Catholic without insulting and offending him? Let me tell you what I do. When someone says, “I’m a Roman Catholic,” I go deaf. Before I understood the use of God’s Law to bring to the knowledge of sin, I would panic and think, “Oh dear, now I am going to have to deal with papal infallibility, Mariology, confession to the priest, etc.” But now I ignore all that, and simply go straight for the conscience by doing what Jesus did and going through the Ten Commandments. The Law, in the hand of the Spirit, addresses the conscience and shows the sinner that he’s not good, and all the good works in the world cannot and will not bribe a holy God to pervert Eternal Justice.
     
     

     
     

     
     

     
    Witnessing to a Roman Catholic
     
    You: Hello. Nice day.
     
    Paul: Yes, it is.
     
    You: My name is [your name here].
     
    Paul: I’m Paul.
     
    You: Pleased to meet you, Paul.
     
    Paul: Nice to meet you too.
     
    You: Paul, I have an interesting question for you. What do you think happens when someone dies? Is there an afterlife?
     
    Paul: Some people go Hell, some go to Heaven, and some go in-between.
     
    You: Where are you going?
     
    Paul: I think I’m going to Heaven...after a little time in Purgatory.
     
    You: Really? So, do you think that you are basically a good person?
     
    Paul: Most of the time...I’m a Catholic.
     
    [Don’t panic. You don’t need to get into a conversation about the pope, transubstantiation, etc. In a sense, forget that he said that he is a Catholic, and simply share the gospel with him, emphasizing the new birth and salvation by grace through faith alone.]
     
    You: Have you been born again?
     
    Paul: Probably. When I was confirmed.
     
    You: You would know if you have. When it happens, instead of knowing about God, you come to know Him personally. Before I was born again I had an intellectual belief in God (I believed in Jesus). But the difference between being born again and just believing in Jesus is like the difference between believing in a parachute and actually putting it on. It may not seem important on the flight, but when you jump, you will definitely see the difference. Jesus spoke of the absolute necessity of being born again in John 3:3, where He said, “Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” There’s an easy way to find out where you are going after you die. Do you think that you are a good person?
     
    Paul: Yes. I am.
     
    You: Let’s go through a few of the Ten Commandments to see