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RN wrote..Only someone that believes his salvation depended on himself could say that ..boasting that he may be able to be good enough or do enough to be worthy to be saved ..geee God would be lucky to have him

Mark wrote... Those of us who are Christian would never post anything along those lines.

Mark, Every time a Catholic says HIS works or His law keeping is needed for salvation, that is exactly what he is saying. Every time a Catholic says they believe that THEY must do some purging before they are acceptable to God..that is exactly what they are saying . I contribute to my own salvation .. I must be good enough for God to save me..

Mark ,Jesus did not come for the righteous.. they do not need a savior.. He came for those like me..that has not one thing to commend herself to God..

RN wrote... Not of works Mark, not of works.. Christ is the author and finisher ...He saved us and He keeps us...

Mark answered Christ is not the author of the horrendous arena of Calvinist beliefs. I have an idea of where Calvinists will be kept...

I said He is the author and finisher of my faith Mark, not a church, not a doctrine ...

,Jesus did not come for the righteous.. they do not need a savior.. He came for those like me..that has not one thing to commend herself to God..

AMEN!

All righteousness that we possess, all good works that we do, all faith that we believe, is a free gift from God to those who do not deserve any of them. The reason for our salvation is not found in men, but in the goodness and mercy of God.

"When Moses prays to God not to break his covenant with Abraham, God answers, “I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” What does he mean? He means that the reason for God’s keeping some for himself and rejecting 295 others is to be sought nowhere but in God himself. When he says, “I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion,” the repetition may seem empty and dull; but it is in reality emphatic. . . . The reason for compassion is compassion itself..." -- Calvin's Commentary on Malachi

Mark, Every time a Catholic says HIS works or His law keeping is needed for salvation, that is exactly what he is saying. Every time a Catholic says they believe that THEY must do some purging before they are acceptable to God..that is exactly what they are saying . I contribute to my own salvation .. I must be good enough for God to save me..

In spite of everything we have told you, you still get it wrong. The parable of the Prodigal Son will repudiate your little posting here quite nicely. Oh, sorry, I forgot, the Gospels do not pertain to the self-identified saved. Hmm, what Pauline verse tells of your responsibilities before the Lord in order to be saved? Do you know of any? I can fill in the rather ample gaps in your theology if required.

I said He is the author and finisher of my faith Mark, not a church, not a doctrine ...

Why do you bother if God is a puppet master and you are a robot slave? If you self identify as already being saved, why bother? Just tell me this: where is the registered mail or text message from God that says that you are saved. Otherwise, you've got nothing and are claiming what you do not possess.

INDEED.