Actually scripture teaches that salvation is by grace alone.
Church teaching is that salvation is NOT faith+works, and this is in line with scripture which nowhere uses the expressions "justification by faith alone" or "salvation by faith alone."
on the contrary, if one reads scripture, what does Jesus say saves us?
13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. |
Jesus said it is not faith ALONE. We are saved by God's GRACE. Full-stop.
James 2:17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. -- it's never faith ALONE. Note that
no one is denying that one MUST have faith to be saved by the freely given grace of salvation, however, it is not faith ALONE. As shown above, Jesus Himself said that
He who believes and is baptized will be saved. (Mk 16:16)
[U]nless you repent you will all likewise perish. (Lk 13:3
[H]e who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. (Jn 6:54)
So, do listen to the words of Jesus who said it is faith+ repentance+baptism+the Eucharist+endurance, not any of these in isolation. Of course, these don't "save us" per se, since it is Christ's sacrifice on the Cross that grants us our salvation that we can accept or reject
The problem happens when one takes one section of the word in isolation.
I’m Freeping on my iPad while stuck In traffic so I cannot respond to your specifics. All I have time to say is this: you are thoroughly deceived. Rely on your baptism and your blasphemous Eucharist at your peril. I’ll trust Christ.