Jeremy de Haan, who has written about his conversion here at Called to Communion, recently wrote an insightful blog post entitled, “Does the Devil Make You a Catholic?” I enjoyed the read and expect that some of our readers will as well. Here is an excerpt:

So, on the one hand, my Reformed faith had taught me that the Catholic Church was the enemy, the arch-nemesis of the gospel, Scripture, and Christ Himself. This was ingrained into me, and I could not draw near to Rome without at the same time feeling a deep sense of wrongness.

On the other hand, my Reformed faith also taught me that God’s revealed will was found in Scripture alone. And since Rome didn’t reject anything God had said there, drawing near to her did not mean rejecting any part of God’s revealed will. It only meant rejecting what the Reformers said.

De Haan is a former Reformed seminary student who converted to the Catholic Church. Read his conversion story here.