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To: annalex; Luircin; boatbums
>>we are NOT, with emphasis, saved by works of the law.<<

True. This is Catholic teaching, Greek and all.

Then it is by faith and faith alone you are saved.

874 posted on 09/14/2018 6:57:24 AM PDT by ealgeone (SCRIPTURE DOES NOT CHANGE!)
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To: ealgeone; Luircin; boatbums

It doesn’t follow. We are saved by grace alone, which gives us faith and it gives us ability to do works of love, as Matthew 25:31-46, shorter version in Romans 2:6-10, explains.

We are not saved by works of law or works for hire.


878 posted on 09/16/2018 7:58:04 AM PDT by annalex (fear them not)
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To: ealgeone; boatbums; aMorePerfectUnion

I swear, the more I read about Catholic theology, the more I see how diabolically clever it is in its goals to undermine the Gospel.

Claim to be saved by grace, but define grace as being allowed to become good enough to get salvation. You’re not justified by your works, but you have to get yourself justified by OTHER works that aren’t works of the Law, as if God’s teaching could be just dismissed.

And if you ever realize that you CAN’T be perfect and holy like the Lord is, that’s okay! You don’t have to depend only on God’s grace and not your works to save you, you get to spend time in Purgatory instead and that’ll MAKE you good enough! And if you buy some indulgences, oh, excuse me, DONATE for some indulgences, you’ll get some extra merit from the saints so you DON’T have to spend the whole time in Purgatory getting good enough!

Every last word claims to worship Jesus and then points at anything and everything OTHER than him.

It’s utterly disgusting.


882 posted on 09/16/2018 10:39:46 AM PDT by Luircin
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