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To: rzman21; 1000 silverlings; Alex Murphy; bkaycee; blue-duncan; boatbums; caww; count-your-change; ...
The difference with Protestants is they throw the baby out with the bathwater, and they can’t even agree among themselves about matters of fundamental Christian dogma.

That is not true in the least.

THIS is what's foundational in our Christian faith, no matter whether we believe in election or free will. THIS is the unifying *dogma* (if you will)......

Ephesians 2:1-10 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

4But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved— 6and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Romans 10:5-13 5For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. 6But the righteousness based on faith says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7or "'Who will descend into the abyss?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).

8But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. 11For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame."

12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. 13For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

1,608 posted on 11/30/2011 8:48:32 AM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom

There’s a lot more than that your classic prooftexts that divide Protestants.

I could list a few if you would like. Protestantism is a manmade religion established by people who wanted to justify their ax with the Catholic Church.

The Protestant “Reformation” was as much about secular politics as it was about religion. Going to college and studying the Protestant revolt showed me it was a joke.


1,611 posted on 11/30/2011 8:53:23 AM PST by rzman21
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To: metmom

Thank you for those beautiful Scriptures, dear sister in Christ!


1,948 posted on 12/01/2011 9:08:41 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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