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To: johngrace

It’s not a moot point.

Anyone who adds works to intellectual knowledge about God concluding that because they have the *works* they have saving faith is being deceived and in for a very rude awakening.

The pharisees had all the works of the Law down to the dotted *i* and crossed *t*, and Jesus said they were spiritually dead.

Doing works does not guarantee salvation. Salvation guarantees works. Anyone whose claim of having faith isn’t backed up with works that naturally flow from within, really needs to consider if they’re really born from above, for their own sake.


281 posted on 11/26/2011 12:29:56 PM 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
If you believe. You believe. I know my master. The Catholic Church never believed grace after works. IMHO we are splitting hairs.

Praise Jesus for his merits!!

Freeper regards!

295 posted on 11/26/2011 1:47:49 PM PST by johngrace (1 John 4!- declared at every Sunday Mass.)
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