Segment 1

• Matthew bases salvation on “being good” and repentance through Roman Catholic sacraments.

• Todd uses courtroom logic to show that God’s standard is perfect love of God and neighbor.

• The tension becomes clear: Can a just God overlook sin, or do we need a savior who satisfies justice?

Segment 2

• Todd presses Matthew on Ephesians 2:8–9, challenging his belief that works and sacraments contribute to salvation.

• Matthew struggles to reconcile Catholic teaching with Scripture’s claim that salvation “is a gift… not of works.”

• Todd introduces imputed righteousness, Christ’s perfect record credited to the sinner.

Segment 3

• Matthew insists new birth happens after death, contradicting Jesus’ words that one must be born again now to enter God’s kingdom.

• Todd urges him to “get downwind” of himself and see his true guilt before a holy God.

• The call becomes personal: abandon self‑reliance, repent, and trust entirely in Christ for salvation.

Segment 4

• Todd meets another student who is a professing Christian. This student struggles to articulate why someone should believe in God, relying mostly on logic and science.

• Todd role‑plays an evangelistic conversation, demonstrating how to move past intellectual debate.

• Ultimately, the student affirms repentance and belief in Christ as the way to be saved but reveals areas needing deeper gospel clarity.

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