Rome Still Doesn’t Get Justification—Here’s Why Grace Alone Still Matters Ep. 29

In this episode of Weighed in the Balance, Jonathan Brooks continues his walk through the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, where Philip Melanchthon dismantles Rome’s teaching on merit. While Rome no longer openly teaches that sinners can earn forgiveness by their own acts of love, the Catechism of the Catholic Church still insists that believers must “merit eternal life” through good works after receiving initial grace. Jonathan shows why this development isn’t enough, how it still misses the heart of the gospel, and why Paul’s words in Romans—“if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works”—remain the dividing line. If you’ve ever wondered whether Catholic teaching has really changed since the Reformation, this episode lays it all out.