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1. I was stopped at a light

2. I appreciate Luther, but I’m more of a Calvin or Knox kind of guy. Not to mention, the central issue of the Reformation stands. Rome hasn’t budged an inch. The hub of the whole matter is the simple word “alone.” Rome teaches grace, but not grace alone. Rome teaches faith, but not the means of faith alone. Rome teaches Christ, but not Christ alone.

3. I would love to unite, but I’m biblically bound to separate. “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”

We simply don’t share the same faith because we have different gospels. Rome doesn’t teach the biblical means of salvation. Rome doesn’t teach that Christ’s perfect righteousness is imputed to the sinner. I must continue ringing this bell. By God’s grace, someone will heed the warning.

“But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things...”(Titus 3:4-8)

Read carefully what Paul said of the way of Abraham’s salvation. Rome doesn’t come close to teaching what this passage teaches.

“What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due. And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven,
and whose sins are covered;
blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.””

(Romans 4:1-8)

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”(Ephesians 2:8-9)