“Did you NOT read the passage?”
Did you NOT read the scripture?
Isa 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
So, why is there a SCALE IN HEAVEN, WITH YOUR BAD WORKS BEING WEIGHED AGAINST YOUR GOOD WORKS? And why is a ROSARY being used to, not even to wash away these sins, but simply to outweigh them, which presumably means some weightier sin could still be placed to outweigh even the rosary? If Christ died for our sins, why are those sins not washed away and forgiven us, but are still hung over the head of the faithful as a threat if one does not say a Rosary?
I think the problem here is that you are so hung up on Roman works of merit, that you do not know the difference between biblical prayer, which is to God alone, and not for to earn salvation (salvation is given by God alone, even the impetus to religion is God’s, as Ambrose observes, commenting on the teachings of scripture, “Whom Christ has mercy on. He calls.” Again. “When He will, He makes out of careless ones devoted ones.” And again, “But God calls whom He condescends to call; and whom He will, He makes religious.”), and your Rosaries, which are done to receive salvation as a reward and to make amends to sin, instead of the blood of Christ which well and truly makes amend to all sin for all those who come to Him.
On some level I think you are probably aware of this internal contradiction between the teachings of scripture and your Rosary practice, since you keep chest beating instead of properly trying to defend your religion.
“So, why is there a SCALE IN HEAVEN, WITH YOUR BAD WORKS BEING WEIGHED AGAINST YOUR GOOD WORKS?”
Prayers. When you admit that the passage said the scale held prayer from the faithful for the king, I’ll be happy to continue the conversation. To be intellectually dishonest is par for the course for Protestant anti-Catholics. That doesn’t mean I have to agree to allow it.
Here’s the quote:
“whereas she put the rosary that he had always worn on the other scale, together with all the Rosaries that had been said because of his example. It was found that the Rosaries weighed more than his sins.”
What is described as being on each scale. Can you tell me? Or will we just get more evasion from a Protestant anti-Catholic?