[bdeaner]

Who can resist a quiz? LOL.

[sojourner]

Irresistable. :)

[Always Right]

my answers....a, a, a, b, a, b, b, a, a, a..

[Nosterrex]

The summary of the Catholic Doctrine says it all. Lutherans make a distinction between justification and sanctification. Justification in Lutheran doctrine is extra nos, not a transformation of our nature. One is declared righteous for the sake of Jesus Christ, and not by some ontological change within the believer. Grace is understood as the favor Dei and not a power or virtue given to an individual by which he is made righteous before God. Justification by faith is the foundation on which the church stands or falls. That is a Lutheran perspective. The Lutheran understanding of justification is antithetical to the Roman Catholic position. Of course, all that you have to say is Purgatory, and the theological differences are plain for all to see.
I'm not looking for a debate on the subject, but I want to make clear that there is a radical difference between Catholicism and Lutheranism. Although modern day Protestants trace their origin to the Lutheran Reformation, there is a world of difference between Lutheranism and modern Protestantism or Evangelicalism. Evangelicals are closer to Catholicism than Lutheranism although the former would deny it. About ten years ago the liberal Lutheran denominations issued an ecumenical document in which they said that Lutherans and Roman Catholics had agreed on the doctrine of justification. The Vatican officials basically said to those participating in the dialogs, Roman Catholics and Lutherans, you're nuts. I applaud the Vatican's decision. There is no substantial agreement between Catholicism and Lutheranism on the doctrine of justification.

[Ciexyz]

I'm confused by the statement, right standing with God. I've never heard it before. You're either saved or you're not saved, correct? If Christ has given us free salvation by his grace, don't we automatically have right standing with God? This is question, not an argument.

[LadyDoc]

you lost me at the bigoted word “Romanism”.

In case you don’t know these things, not all Catholics are “roman”,some are melkite, Byzantine, etc...

As for Catholics, we are saved by grace...