#12663 What If Paul Said No to God? Revelation and Laitys Role - Tom Nash

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🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

“What if Paul said no to God?” This question opens a discussion on the implications of free will in faith, while also addressing the respect the laity owes to Church hierarchy and the Church’s stance on private revelations after Jesus. Other topics include the teachings on the road to Emmaus and the sin of presumption, showcasing a variety of theological inquiries.

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Questions Covered:

05:50 – What if Paul said no to God?
12:10 – How much respect and reverence does the laity owe to the hierarchy? Do we have to kiss their ring etc.?
20:52 – If the Catechism says there is no further revelation after Jesus, why does the Church still accept private revelation that came later?
32:22 – On the road to Emmaus, was Jesus teaching something new that they didn’t know?
40:11 – What is the sin of presumption?
46:15 – What does the Church say about the medical treatment of ectopic pregnancies?
52:00 – Were the Authors of the gospels the apostles, specifically Matthew?

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0:45.4	8888-384. Our topic, why? We call it the whys of Catholic belief, but I always feel like I have to explain that with some care, because we don't mean wise like W-I-S-E mean why, the why questions about Catholic belief.
1:01.2	Why do Catholics believe what we believe?
1:04.1	We believe certain doctrinal things.
1:07.0	We believe certain things historical and theological and certain things moral.
1:13.8	And maybe the question has occurred to you, why?
1:17.1	Why do Catholics believe in God?
1:19.8	Why do they believe in his only son, Jesus Christ?
1:24.1	Oh, that makes me, we did the, I don't know if they do this everywhere at Easter, but I love
1:28.9	when they do the, when you do the creed, but you don't say the creed, the priest gives you
1:34.9	the creed, like, do you believe in God? Well, it starts out with a bunch of mean stuff about Satan,
1:40.8	and then you move into the good stuff. And so the Satan stuff is additional Easter
1:45.4	stuff, I think. So you say all the, do you reject Satan? I do. Do you reject all of his
1:53.7	empty show and promises? I'm trying to remember how they do it. I do. And then, do you believe in God.
2:00.4	I do. I love that part. I love the
2:03.6	Easter opportunity to not just say the creed, but in a certain sense just all together. I do, affirm it, the creed. But I'll tell you what, all those things that we say on Easter, you might want to know why.
2:19.3	Why do we say, I do, when the priest says, do you believe in God?
2:24.3	Why do you say, why do we say, I do when they say, do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord?
2:31.3	Or do you believe in the Holy Spirit?
2:33.3	Do you believe in the Holy Catholic Church? Why do we
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