And there you have it!
It simply defies everything the bible teaches from Genesis to the Apocalypse to think that conversion provides some sort of free pass for future sin. And that’s all I have to say about that.
“And there you have it!”
Perhaps that is why th emperor Constantine, and others, did not officially become a Christian till near death lest they commit two sins and be lost. Remember, the SHEPHERD OF HERMAS said one sin after baptism was OK.
And there you have it!
That's it??? Because another Catholic says it's so???
God teaches eternal security of the believer for the Christian in the Church Age...Millions of Christians see it, know it and understand it...
Rom 7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.Paul sinned constantly...
Rom 7:25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
We walk after the spirit but that ole' flesh is hard to keep down...
Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
There is no condemnation for believers in Christ...
Your church apparently believes and teaches that there IS condemnation in Catholics unless you partake in the Eucharist, get sprinkled with 'holy' water, visit people in prison, etc...In other word, you provide your own righteousness...
And that's fine with me...But Paul says those who provide their own righteousness will be judged on that righteousness...
I thank God for the Sacrifice of Jesus who paid the price 'once for all' so that I don't have to provide my own righteousness...If I had to count on myself, I'd never make it through the Judgment...Good luck to you all...
But to say that eternal security is heresy is heretical...