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To: markomalley
(You may reject that label all day long, but in the eyes of the Church you still are one)

Interesting,but what does the Word of God say?

"For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body..."(1 Corinthians 12:13). This is a spiritual baptism that places us into the Body of Christ at the moment we believe. We are baptized into the Body, and sealed "with that Holy Spirit of promise." (Ephesians 1:13). We are (1) SAVED and (2) SEALED. "For I am persuaded, that either death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God, WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD." (Romans 8:35-39). God loves us because we are in Christ.

Our rest is in Christ. And NO earthly church can lay claim on our salvation. We belong to Christ, not an earthly church. Of course, if you believe there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church, then God's Word is of little importance to you.

65 posted on 06/15/2010 9:01:31 AM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (Defending the indefensible: A pawn's proudest moment)
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To: small voice in the wilderness
Our rest is in Christ. And NO earthly church can lay claim on our salvation. We belong to Christ, not an earthly church. Of course, if you believe there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church, then God's Word is of little importance to you.

Does the above make you feel really pious and holy?

70 posted on 06/15/2010 9:13:04 AM PDT by markomalley (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
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To: small voice in the wilderness

“And NO earthly church can lay claim on our salvation”

Yet Christ himself says, I will build MY church and the gates of hell shall not prevail.


100 posted on 06/15/2010 10:06:35 AM PDT by BenKenobi (I want to hear more about Sam! Samwise the stouthearted!)
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