metmom,
You’re being intellectually dishonest here. No one believed in OSAS until the 16th century. Many Protestants still don’t believe in it. So, to say this - “When you point out that it’s the very same Paul who repeatedly tells us that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption, meaning OSAS, it’s *Paul who?*” - can be nothing but intellectually dishonest.
It is Protestants who have a “Cafeteria style Bible interpretation” problem. They cut books out of the Bible. We didn’t. Some go so far as to refuse to teach the gospels because they believe the real gospel message is ONLY in St. Paul! There was a Moody Bible prof who did exactly that and he wasn’t the only one. Catholics believe and teach the whole Bible. We keep St. Paul in perspective with all the rest of scriptures while Protestants ignore other verses.
The Apostle Paul believed it, and he taught it...So I believe it as well...
There are far too many verses that tell us we have salvation, now, to reject the idea...You have to dump a lot of scripture to come to your conclusion...
We keep St. Paul in perspective with all the rest of scriptures while Protestants ignore other verses.
You guys can't even discuss a lot of scripture because you don't believe it means what it says, and then you don't know what it means either...
You'd do far better to just believe what you read and accept that your system is very flawed...