Rome Says This Isn’t Sin. Protestants Say It Is.

Is a sinful desire already sin before you ever choose it — or does it only become sin once the will consents? That question isn’t abstract. It shapes where Christians look for peace when the inward struggle shows up before any action has taken place. It determines whether assurance rests on Christ’s promise — or quietly shifts onto how well we manage our inner life. In this video, we examine one of the deepest and most misunderstood disagreements between Roman Catholic and Protestant theology: the status of concupiscence — the inward pull toward sin that remains even in believers. By working carefully through Scripture, Augustine, the medieval categories of material and formal sin, the Council of Trent, and the responses of the Protestant Reformers (including Perkins, Vermigli, and Lutheran scholastics), we’ll see that this is not a minor technical dispute. It touches anthropology, justification, sanctification, and ultimately the ground of a believer’s peace of conscience. This isn’t about scoring points in a debate. It’s about whether the gospel can declare sinners righteous while the war within still remains — or whether peace must wait on better inner performance. 💰 DONATE & SUPPORT: https://givebutter.com/canonandcreed Canon & Creed is a channel for Christians who want to: ✅ Understand historic confessional Protestantism ✅ Defend the faith with clarity, conviction, and depth ✅ Cut through modern myths, pop theology, and bad history 🎯 New videos weekly: Deep dives, apologetics, theological clarity 🔔 Subscribe & turn on notifications so you don’t miss what’s next Canon & Creed Theme Song: CSM-LM Docking by Adam Young © All Credit & Rights