And what you describe is not what I believe in. Salvation comes freely from God as a gift, and is not earned. If you think Catholics believe salvation is earned, then you need to put down the jack chick comics and learn, REALLY learn about your brothers and sisters in Christ. Now again I say to you, happy Easter. may it be a blessing to you. Please don’t respond to this, as I am loath to fight with my brother in Christ on this blessed day. Peace be with you.
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I’ll respond by telling you I was born a Catholic, but born again a Christian. I’m familiar with what I am talking about having gone 12 years to parochial school and still have many Catholic relatives.
This past Good Friday one of my parish deacons said in the Good Friday service homily that by Christ’s death on the cross, with the words, “it is finish”, it means that the debt has been PAID IN FULL that was our sin debt.