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To: Blogger; wmfights; Kolokotronis; Forest Keeper; HarleyD; Alex Murphy; Gamecock; Frumanchu
You wanted a Scriptural definition of blessing verses grace. I gave it to you.

I'm sorry to say, but you did not. Since that is critical to the discussion, I'm afraid we cannot progress until you are willing to share exactly from the Bible "grace" vs. "blessing" and how they may relate to the sacraments.

I suspect you have an opinion, but until you can substantiate it from the Word of God I don’t have much to go on.

Grace is wholly unmerited, whereas a blessing may be bestowed with or without the good deeds of the individual.

You are only repeating yourself. You need to demonstrate these things wrt the sacraments from the Bible. Why is that so hard to do?

Contrary to being thin-skinned, I’m just noting that you are starting a conversation as you always seem to start it off - with an insult. I try to get you to further clarify your statements as non-salvific (i.e., in the sense of Catholicism), and you smear my denomination.

I don’t think I said anything about anyone’s denomination. If I said something offensive I apologize.

14,130 posted on 05/07/2007 12:14:46 PM PDT by topcat54 ("... knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience." (James 1:3))
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To: topcat54
I think you have a stunted (baptistic) view of what salvific means in toto.
Was the statement I was referring to, and apology accepted. The rest I will work on later tonight as I have run out of time this afternoon.
14,131 posted on 05/07/2007 12:22:35 PM PDT by Blogger
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