To: HOTTIEBOY
If someone belongs to a group, (lets say Catholics) as Gods creations why are his good deeds good enough to get him into heaven, whereas an equal creation of God (a Protestant) will not enter the kingdom under these terms. The Protestant must repent. That makes no sense. No, it doesn't make sense. That's because you are coming at it through a faulty premise (strawman). Catholics don't believe we will get into Heaven because of our good works. We believe, as all Christians believe, we will get to Heaven because of Christ's sacrifice. However, we are still human. We discipline the flesh to the will of the Father through our works because the the flesh is weak.
Read the Book of James... a book largely ignored by most Protestants I encounter. We are not justified by our works but by our faith. We have an empty faith, though, if it doesn't include works.
136 posted on
12/15/2005 12:50:44 PM PST by
pgyanke
(I shudder for my country when I reflect that God is just. - (paraphrased) T. Jefferson)
To: pgyanke
I can understand what you say. Most people know more about a particular religion than I do so I will not argue the details.
What does not make sense to me is why certain things are considered divine in some religions and other thing are divine in other religions. You all say in the end that everyone meets (or doesn't meet) with God in the end, but which group makes it. Obviously every group thinks their beliefs will get them into heaven, but which ones actually do?
139 posted on
12/15/2005 12:59:11 PM PST by
HOTTIEBOY
(Long live the Lizard King)
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