We battle not against flesh and blood. satan works day and night to deceive folks into thinking of God as an angry, vengeful entity ready to poof folks into a pillar of smoke it they do not toe the line.
Why did Jesus come? If God is still judging us according to our sins, then why did Jesus suffer and die?
I dunno, just seems like the catholic church is still attempting to keep folks blind of the real gospel message. Not unlike the days clergy punished severely those who obtained a copy of the bible translated from Latin. After all, only clergy could interpret holy scripture.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/3134103/posts?page=13#13
Are you saying that we are saved even if we adamantly refuse to turn away from our sins? Does this also apply to murderers, sodomites, thieves, etc.? Saint Paul would take exception to this:
Do you not know that the unjust will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor boy prostitutes nor sodomites nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Cor. 6:9-10)As did Jesus Christ himself:Be sure of this, that no immoral or impure or greedy person, that is, an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. (Eph 5:5)
[Jesus said]: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’ " (Matt. 7:21-23)While the idea of sola fide might be comforting, it is not the true gospel contained in Scripture.