Why We're Not Roman Catholic #10 - A Final Call to Fidelity: Why We Will Not Submit to Rome

In just a few days (October 31, 2025), we mark 508 years since the beginning of the Reformation—when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church. Luther, along with many others, refused to submit to Rome. And for the same reasons, neither will we.

Throughout this series, we've examined the doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church; not with animosity, but with deep conviction. The issue is not merely one of tradition, secondary disagreements, or a rebellious spirit. The heart of the matter is this: Rome has departed from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To submit to Rome today is not to submit to Christ, but to turn away from the truth once for all delivered to the saints.

Rome still claims to be the one true church. She insists that salvation flows through her sacraments, her priesthood, and her pope. But Scripture tells a different story. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, for the glory of God alone. This is the true apostolic tradition—received, preserved, and proclaimed in the pages of Holy Scripture. Our faith is not magisterial, papist, or patristic—it is apostolic.

To submit to Rome is to go against what the apostles taught. At the Council of Trent, Rome anathematized the Gospel by declaring that anyone who believes they are justified by faith alone is under God’s curse. That curse still stands in the Roman catechism today. That system still binds consciences and replaces the sufficiency of Christ with the machinery of sacramental religion. It still teaches that grace must be earned, justification must be maintained, and assurance is dangerous presumption. This is not the apostolic Gospel.

But the Gospel is this: Christ has done it all. His blood is enough. His righteousness is perfect. His intercession never ceases. His Spirit seals us. His Word is sufficient. And He alone is the Head of the Church.

To return to Rome is not to return to a mother, but to embrace a mistress. It is to abandon the Bridegroom for a counterfeit bride. It is to leave the narrow road of gospel clarity for the broad road of religious confusion.

So I plead with you: Hold fast to the Gospel. Don’t trade it for empty tradition. Don’t abandon it for aesthetics. Don’t confuse unity with compromise. Come out from her. Come to Christ. Know Him, trust Him, love Him, obey Him, and belong to His one true Church: holy, catholic, apostolic, and reformed.

Let the final word be this: “Stand firm therefore… and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1)

Soli Deo Gloria!

Nino Marques