Sam Shamoun Answers: Why Indulgences Collapse Protestant Theology

✝️ Deepen your formation in Catholic apologetics—Subscribe:    / @samshamounanswers   VIDEO DESCRIPTION In this episode of Sam Shamoun Answers, we address one of the most misunderstood and avoided doctrines in Christian theology: Indulgences. Protestant theology collapses at this point because it denies any post-mortem benefit for those who die in Christ. Yet both Jewish Scripture and the New Testament clearly show that the faithful believed actions of the living could benefit the dead—precisely because of the resurrection. We walk step-by-step through: • What an indulgence actually is (and what it is NOT) • Why praying for the dead is biblical, not pagan • Why 2 Maccabees 12 completely undermines Protestant objections • Why 1 Corinthians 15:29 is a nightmare passage for Protestant theology • How belief in the resurrection makes indulgences logical and biblical • Why Protestants are forced to reject Jewish practice and early Christian belief This discussion exposes the fatal flaw in sola fide and sola scriptura: once Scripture itself shows post-mortem benefit, Protestantism has no coherent answer. Watch carefully, follow the argument, and let Scripture speak for itself. 📖 BIBLICAL REFERENCES 2 Maccabees 12:39–46 1 Corinthians 15:29 John 10:22–23 Daniel 8:14 1 Peter 3:18–20 Matthew 12:32 2 Timothy 1:16–18 Hebrews 11:35 Luke 16:19–31 #Indulgences #CatholicApologetics #SamShamoun #Protestantism #PrayingForTheDead #Purgatory #BibleTruth #ChristianDebate #CatholicAnswers #SolaScriptura #FaithAndWorks