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Conversations With Catholics: Catholic Tradition in Light of Biblical (Book/ Paperback)

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Capturing the heartbeat of the Roman Catholic way of life, Conversations with Catholics provides an insightful glimpse into the way Catholics think about God, the Church, getting to heaven, and the practice of their religion. With a compassionate heart, Jim McCarthy shares real-life stories that contrast Catholicism with biblical Christianity and point the way to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Discover: ? How tradition has shaped what Catholics believe ? The challenges a born-again Catholic faces in leaving the Church ? Key insights for sharing the life-giving gospel with Catholics Cross-referenced with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Includes subject and scripture indexes.

About the Author(s)

Jim McCarthy was born in San Francisco, California, in 1952. Educated in the Catholic parochial school system as a youth, he later obtained separate bachelor degrees in creative arts and electrical engineering. Jim and his wife, Jean, came to Christ in their mid-twenties through a home Bible study (see “Two Stories of Salvation”). In the months that followed, they became more active in the Catholic faith, but left the Church two years later when convinced that Roman Catholic teaching could not be reconciled with the biblical gospel of salvation. In 1981, Jim graduated from the Discipleship Intern Training Program (DITP), a nine-month program of Bible instruction and practical training hosted by Fairhaven Bible Chapel in San Leandro, California. In 1983, Hillview Bible Chapel in Cupertino, California, commended Jim and Jean to fulltime Christian ministry. In 1984, the McCarthys moved to Ireland to assist two Irish churches, returning to California again in 1986 when Jim was asked to join the faculty of the DITP. In 1996, they returned to Cupertino to assist in the ministry at Hillview Bible Chapel, and in 1999 helped to start Grace Bible Chapel in San Jose, where Jim presently serves as an elder. He continues to teach in the DITP, now hosted by Grace Bible Chapel and Hillview Bible Chapel, and is a frequent speaker at Bible conferences in the U.S. and abroad.