Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: annalex
Except that Catholicism teaches that Grace is doled out through the sacraments. ie works

Meanwhile, Scripture tells us that God LAVISHES His grace on us. He doesn't dispense in in stingy parcels when we do the right works.

Ephesians 1:3-14 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

487 posted on 10/30/2013 4:22:42 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of faith....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 484 | View Replies ]


To: metmom
God LAVISHES His grace on us

Thank you. That is Catholic teaching. Compare:

God is able to make all grace abound in you; that ye always, having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work (2 Corinthians 9:8)

488 posted on 10/30/2013 5:23:22 AM PDT by annalex (fear them not)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 487 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson