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To: who_would_fardels_bear

It was only a matter of time before Lutheranism degenerated into pluralism then agnosticism then atheism then post-modernism then nihilism.

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This coming from the church that prays to saints, says that Muslims have salvation, and elected Pope Frank to head up their pedo rings.

Your projection is a sad and funny thing.


12 posted on 04/19/2018 3:46:40 PM PDT by Luircin
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To: Luircin
The Catholic Church categorically does NOT state that Mohammadens have salvation - just that they, like others, have the POTENTIAL for Salvation THROUGH CHRIST, by ACKNOWLEDGING him as Lord, GOD and Savior

The Catholic Church recognizes in other religions that they search, among shadows and images, for the God who is unknown yet near since he gives life and breath and all things and wants all men to be saved.

Thus, the Church considers all goodness and truth found in these religions as a preparation for the Gospel and given by him who enlightens all men that they may at length have life.

The hope is that Muslims who truly seek all that is beautiful, good, and true will one day see Christ and know him as the goal of all their longing.

Christ came to save the world. We are ALL redeemed i.e. can receive salvation by the act of Christ's sacrifice. Now som epeople deny that grace, but that doesn't mean that the gateway has not been opened. Christ opened the way to heaven and we can reject that path, but the door i.e. the grace is there free for us to accept or not.

104 posted on 04/20/2018 12:43:11 AM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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