Posted on 07/05/2009 9:42:29 PM PDT by bdeaner
I have been “saved” for over 20 years now .. and it’s not a “constant” thing. Jesus died ONCE, FOR ALL. Jesus is not constantly dying. So .. Salvation has already been paid for .. the key is .. people just have to receive it.
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What does the Catholic Church mean by the phrase, "Outside the Church there is no salvation"
Christian, I Presume? (Salvation) [Ecumenical]
Rock Solid: The Salvation History of the Catholic Church [Ecumenical]
Who Can Be Saved?
Grace, Faith, and Works
Getting in Touch With Reality (good character and behavior as a ticket to Heaven)
My Personal Savior
The Early Church Fathers on Salvation Outside the Church [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]
Extra ecclesiam - Outside the Church there is no salvation.
Is Faith Necessary for Salvation? (Part 2)
Good Will Equals Salvation? (Did the pope say non christians could be saved - part 1)
The Experience of the Salvation of Christ Today
Nonbelievers Too Can Be Saved, Says Pope
Worthy Is the Lamb?
Limbo and the Hope of Salvation
This Catholic knows what to say, "ask me again a few minutes after I die".
Jesus gave us a road to salvation, we have to walk it.
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why is there a constant stream of catholic propoganda on this page???? Seems every day someone feels it is their duty to provided unsolicited explanations and defenses of catholocism. I don’t see any other group doing this. I am a pastor and a missionary (and a former catholic). I wouldn’t use this page to proselytize or make theological arguments. I come here for news and I am offended by what I see as mis-use of Free Republic. If I have misunderstood the purpose of this forum please let me know.
Justifitcation is instantaneous. You receive Christ as personal Savior. You believe He died for you and you ask Him to save you based on His promise that whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved.
Sanctification is the process that goes on from the point we are justified to when we die. THIS is the ongoing process of becoming more mature Christians with God’s help.
Glorification is instantaneous, the moment after we die. God finishes the good work He began in us, and we are made perfect.
All the religious stuff is posted on the religion forum. Everyone is free to post, so long as there are no personal attacks - and that includes us Catholics who are tired of turning the other cheek and being attacked by those who are ill-informed and for some reason have an ax to grind against Catholicism, the most maligned and least understood institution on earth. Those who are not interested do not have to read it, but there are plenty of us who live by the tenets of the Faith and by the rules of the forum we are allowed this space to discuss the issues and defend our beliefs, just as the sects of protestantism are.
Without realizing it, this position nicely states the heresy of works' salvation. We are not saved by our works, lest any man should boast.
Rewards in heaven shall be given in accordance with our works performed through faith in Him, but salvation is from God alone, by His grace. He provides.
In all fairness, the language used by some Catholics and some Protestants is not always referencing the same original meaning. Protestants recognize there is a split second point of time, from which a man may be regenerated in his human spirit, upon simple faith alone in Christ alone. This is not to diminish the role of culture or tradition or other religious aspects of the Church, but rather emphasizes the glory of the sole work of God in our salvation.
The Cross was the moment of Judgment of all mankinds' sins, past, present, and future, all imputed, charged to the account of our Lord Christ Jesus.
When God the Father judged all sin in Him, His perfect justice had been propitiated and satisfied by His perfect righteousness.
This did not immediately result in forgiveness of sin in each sinner, but it did redeem all sin from the Divine perspective.
This frees the volition of God (His Sovereignty) to be able to freely give eternal life to the sinner on the basis of what He finds righteous as a free gift of grace.
Once a sinner has a smigeon more faith than no faith whatsoever in our Lord Jesus Christ, God is free to positionally sanctify the sinner as a believer.
Positional sanctification is a judicial term known by every lawyer. It doesn't matter if a client is guilty or not, if the court finds you positionally sanctified, in the eyes of the law one is not guilty. This is the state of the sinner in faith in Christ.
That provides salvation from eternal damnation.
Once saved, God the Holy Spirit indwells the believer and gives the believer a regenerated human spirit, which provides the temple for the indwelling of Christ in us.
Sanctification, or a setting apartness, is a continuing process, a continuing work of God the Holy Spirit, which only advances as we remain in fellowship with Him.
Because that is the way the mods wanted it, apparently. There used to be several lively Protestent groups here: Reformed/Calvinists, Wesleyan/Arminian, Charismatics-we even had a good number of Lutherans and Episcopals. In those days there was no "caucus system" and an article like the one we are posting to whould have had many well-thought-out and scripturally supported Protestant responses. The truth is, we had a lot of spirited discussions and we didn't always agree with each other or with our Catholic friends. We could be a little...loud...at times, but what Religion forum isn't? It was fun and I learned a huge amount. Along the way, I even began to understand (if not agree) with the Catholics and the Orthodox.
But next thing you know the banning started. Somehow or another, it was the Protestants who got banned most often. Before you could say "co-Redemptrix!" all the Calvinists were gone. Then the Charismatics got the boot. Then the Caucus system started and the majority of threads became "no-go" zones. I could go on and on, but there isn't really any point. About all you will find on this forum these days are posts from Catholics and Latter-Day Saints. The rest of us keep our heads down and don't post here much.
You wrote:
“If I have misunderstood the purpose of this forum please let me know.”
I’m letting you know. This is a religion forum. It is about religion. It does not have to be used for recent news items only. It can be used to explain the beliefs of religious groups. Apparently it can also be used to post hundreds (seemingly) of articles about John Calvin’s birthday. Have you posted in those threads to complain about that usage as well? Have you posted the same sort of thing in every pro-Mormon thread as well?
John 3:16
Romans 8:22-23 "We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies."
Three parts, as you said. He HAS MADE perfect forever. We are "being made holy" - and this not of ourselves, but God. And we await redemption of our bodies.
We are the Sarah Palins of the forum. When we open our mouth, we are ridiculed by the "main stream."
By Jove, I believe you are on to something there!
BTW, did you see just how fast the mod got pinged? I swear, this place is like Kindergarten anymore.
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