AMEN!
You cannot have it both ways: either God is sovereign, holy, and perfect... or He is not.
If I'm not mistaken, Roman Catholicism teaches that justification is an ongoing issue. And this is where Roman Catholicism fails and adds to God's word that which God's word does not teach.
Yes, Roman Catholics believe justification and sanctification are essentially the same thing -- both ongoing changes within the individual according to the individual's own actions with a little help from his friends.
As has been shown over and over, the Bible tells us Christ's justification of His sheep was a one-time event and was accomplished by Christ's offering on the cross being accepted by God as having paid-in-full for the sins of His flock.
Sanctification is a life-long process of the Holy Spirit bringing the believer closer to Christ.
"Initial justification."
They really don't read the Bible or they could not make an error like that.
"And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses." -- Acts 13:39
Nothing "initial" or temporary or progressive about it.
"It is finished." Christ has atoned for all the sins of His sheep. That's the Good News of the Gospel. Very sad that some don't hear it.
So true. So very true! Sadly the truth of the Gospel is drowned out by the din of the false gospel being taught by the Roman Catholic Church. I pray that The Lord sees fit to open those "tinned" ears!!!
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