Exactly ...Mr R I have to wonder if you are on the march back to Rome???
“The vast majority of Reformed folk will shout what is plainly taught, and be quiet when Scripture is quiet.”
The vast majority of ‘reformed folk’ on these religion threads shout that we are saved by grace thru election, and that God gives life to those he has chosen so they can then believe. That is not found in scripture, and it contradicts the plain and express teaching of scripture.
The majority of reformed folk on these threads identify themselves as “whatever Catholics are not” instead of “Wherever Jesus leads”. They practice negative identity, proclaiming what they are not instead of who they are. Your denominations split off 500 years ago. Stop wallowing in 1500 AD and share the Good News.
As you know, I’m a Baptist, and part of the Southern Baptist Convention. Baptists are farther from Roman Catholic theology than reformed folk. For example, we don’t believe in infant baptism, but baptize on profession of faith.
We believe in proclaiming the Gospel:
17And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” - Luke 4
We may be born to sin, but we don’t have to die in our sins. God has proclaimed “liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed”.
And what must we do to be saved?
“31And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. 34Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.” - Acts 16
Frankly, I wish more on these threads would proclaim the Gospel, and fight the secular humanists, abortionists, homosexual activists, Islam and others who expressly reject Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.