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To: Natural Law; Dr. Eckleburg
Now for the truth. Calvin lied. Calvinists have always lied. Calvinism requires that one first lie to oneself, then to the world, then lie about the Church and lastly lie to God.

I will stand before God on the day I die without fear or trembling, because I know the one that declares me redeemed and justified ... I will go from this life into Gods arms... how many Catholics have that assurance ?

205 posted on 11/01/2010 1:34:29 PM PDT by RnMomof7 (Some call me harpy..God calls me His)
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To: RnMomof7; Dr. Eckleburg
"I will stand before God on the day I die without fear or trembling, because I know the one that declares me redeemed and justified..."

That's only because you bought into that whole predestined, elect, once saved - always saved nonesense. I have seen enough un-Christian behavior on these threads alone to know you and more than a few of your Calvinist brethren (and "sisteren") are going to be unpleasantly surprised without contrition.

206 posted on 11/01/2010 1:43:55 PM PDT by Natural Law ("opera Christi non deficiunt, sed proficiunt")
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To: RnMomof7; Natural Law; kosta50
I will stand before God on the day I die without fear or trembling, because I know the one that declares me redeemed and justified ... I will go from this life into Gods arms... how many Catholics have that assurance ?

None. We are the tax collector in Luke 18. We are not the Calvinist Pharisee giving thanks that they are not Catholic and are sure of their salvation. We await Christ in the hope of salvation (Paul) and work out our salvation with fear and trembling (Paul) in the knowledge that we will be Judged on our deeds (Paul). We don't reject Paul any more than we reject Christ. We reject a false view of Paul - the one that the Marcionists and uncounted other heretics had since that time.

Since Apostolic times, we have held to that belief; numerous incarnations of heretics have rejected that belief and adopted a Gnostic indwelling knowledge of their own salvation.

219 posted on 11/01/2010 4:12:07 PM PDT by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so..)
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To: RnMomof7; boatbums; OLD REGGIE; Natural Law
I will stand before God on the day I die without fear or trembling, because I know the one that declares me redeemed and justified ... I will go from this life into Gods arms... how many Catholics have that assurance?

Zero.

Rome likes to keep its members fearful, uncertain and unbalanced. Rome does not teach assurance because Rome does not know assurance.

"I am crucified with Christ: neverthless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." -- Galatians 2:20

Rome is neither satisfied nor assured by that truth.

260 posted on 11/01/2010 9:36:08 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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