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E. Five solas alone.

Gamecock,

Your answer of "E. Five solas alone" does not seem very deep, spiritual or clearly based on the sermon on the mount or hope in the resurrection. But, I bet I am just misunderstanding you because I don't think you can really justify killing other Christians for the faith.

After searching on Five solas alone, I would not argue with you about these 5 things being important in loving Christ. For like you, I am after Christ and Christ is more than after me. My goal is to follow the Christ and love those around me and throw my sins upon him and beg for his love.

I do this as much as possible. As I am sure you do as well. And yet I still need more. In my human weakness and fallen nature, I continue to pine for Christ, though some assure me that I have him since I confess him as my Lord and Savior. When I attend Mass and receive Christ in the Eucharist, I rejoice and yet I still want more. When I hear the gospel at Church, during mass or a bible study or on my own with my family or by myself ... I feel Christ and know Christ made me for himself. But, still I want more and know that I am not worthy of the Love of the Trinity.

You can put your faith in something like "Five solas alone" and I say fine, it is better than stating that you have heaven all locked up because you are Protestant and that is all that is required. But, that should not really lead to saying Catholics in general are false Christians and you have it all wrapped up like a 99 cent Taco Bell burrito. I mean continue to search for the truth but know that neither you nor I are perfect. Or can you assure me that either of us would land straight in heaven to day if we dropped dead.

It seems you are not doing this by your comment of "I totally agree with you post on keeping a scorecard. I am just attempting to show that they are not the poor innocent victims."

But, I have seen you post the same type of "flamebait" from a Protestant point of view. (By the way I like that - flamebait. It is what it is). So, continue to cast stones. It keeps us busy from experiencing the truth together.

I bet you are a fantastic guy and loaded with the love of Christ, even though you might think calling Paul St. Paul is a terrible thing! You might find the same with me, if we could get past the point of me believing in Transubstantiation and the Assumption.