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The Protestants never denied the sanctification and renewal of the inward man, but this was identified in Scripture as sanctification, not as justification. Rome simply combined the two concepts into one: God justifies us through the process of our moving, by the power of God’s Spirit at work in our lives, from being unjust to becoming just. This, however, rejects Paul’s whole point in Romans 4:1-5, that justification comes only to those who (a) are wicked and (b) stop working for it. God justifies the wicked as wicked, the sinner as sinner. That is the good news of the gospel, and the scandal of the Cross!

Among other things, this biblical interpretation disregards the St. Paul's teaching on purgatory and St. James' direct anathema against he principle of salvation by faith alone.

2. The doctrine of the church as expounded by the Roman church, which requires sound, orthodox Roman Catholics to regard the gospel, as understood by evangelicals, as heresy.

Notice the hesitancy and weakness of this claim. The author dares not say that Protestantism (or Evangelicalism) represents the One, True, Orthodox Christian teaching. Such a claim is made by the Catholic Church alone (and by Easterners who share the Catholic position). That is because there were no Protestant Church Councils or non-Western manifestations of Protestantism in prior to Luther.

The authenticity of Catholic biblical interpretation is proven by the record of history. Protestantism disputes the interpretations of all previous Fathers and Doctors of the Church.