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Dr. R. Scott Clark explores the fundamental theological divide between the Reformation and the Roman Catholic Church regarding how a sinner is justified before God. He examines the Council of Trent’s decrees to highlight why the distinction between being justified and being sanctified remains a critical barrier to conversion.

00:12 - Introduction: Why I won't convert to Rome
00:31 - The heart of the matter: Justification vs. Sanctification
01:22 - Supporting the Heidelberg Reformation Association
02:59 - Examining the Council of Trent (1547)
03:58 - Canon 4: Free choice and cooperation with grace
04:55 - How Rome's decrees conflict with the Apostle Paul
06:03 - The "Tenterhooks" of Rome: Initial vs. Final Justification
06:44 - Purgatory and the penalty for incomplete penance
07:00 - Justification in the Early Church Fathers
08:05 - Canon 5: The effect of sin on human will
09:03 - Biblical definitions of death vs. illness in sin
09:47 - Canon 7: Works performed before justification