Augustine (354-430): “They said therefore unto Him, What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” For He had said to them, “Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto eternal life.” “What shall we do?” they ask; by observing what, shall we be able to fulfill this precept? “Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him whom He has sent.”
This is then to eat the meat, not that which perisheth, but that which endureth unto eternal life. To what purpose dost thou make ready teeth and stomach? Believe, and thou hast eaten already. NPNF1: Vol. VII, Tractates on John, Tractate 25, §12.
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Hi,
And your point? So silly, to use the saints and Catholic writings to try and disprove the faith.
The end times we’re in and the soon Great Tribulation,
Jesus isn’t returning to reveal to the world you can
believe what you wish. That sums up Protestantism.
Which of the 30,000 plus Protestant sects is Our Lord going
to reveal to the world is the one?
Where Augustine agrees with scripture, that works for me too!
"Which of the 30,000 plus Protestant sects is Our Lord going to reveal to the world is the one?"
The ones who believe "For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
None of them. Christ didn’t institute an institution and neither did the apostles. The body of Christ consists of all true believers regardless of where they worship.
NONE OF THEM!!
Because it's not about religion. It's about relationship.
If God wanted religion, He could have just stuck with the one the Jews had turned the Law into.
After all,t eh whole Law was given by God. What? Do you think He made a mistake with that one and felt the need to replace it with another system of rules and regulations?