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To: Jonty30
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

If you take things sola scriptura and read verse by verse, you'll see that a Jehovah's witness, a Mormon, a Baptist and a Oneness Pentecostal (who reject the Trinity and embrace Modalism) would each read that one verse and come to utterly different conclusions if they go by their own interpretation.

Far better to stick to the interpretation set by God to the Apostles and handed down by the Apostles from God

69 posted on 06/19/2024 5:24:59 AM PDT by Cronos (I identify as an ambulance, my pronounces are wee/woo)
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To: Cronos
If you take things sola scriptura and read verse by verse, you'll see that a Jehovah's witness, a Mormon, a Baptist and a Oneness Pentecostal (who reject the Trinity and embrace Modalism) would each read that one verse and come to utterly different conclusions if they go by their own interpretation. Far better to stick to the interpretation set by God to the Apostles and handed down by the Apostles from God

You should know better by now than to imagine that their is a unified Catholic interpretation of what is "set by God to the Apostles and handed down by the Apostles from God." Besides the substantial conflicts btwn RCs and Orthodox, as yet irreconcilable after 1,000 years, you have you various sects and schisms, extending as expressed on FR itself - even as whether you have a valid living pope.

As a former weekly mass-going RC, CCD teacher and lector, I find more real spiritual unity ("of the Spirit") with those who have been spiritually born of the Spirit (Jn. 3:2-7) by effectual, penitent, heart-purifying, regenerating faith (Acts 10:43-47; Acts 15:7-9) with it's profound basic transformative change in heart and life, than I did Catholicism, despite what we disagree with.

And those who most strongly esteemed as the accurate and wholly inspired word of God, with its basic literal hermeneutic, have long testified to being far more conservative and unified in polled core beliefs and values than Catholics overall.

The redeemed are those who have been spiritually born of the Spirit (Jn. 3:2-7) by effectual, penitent, heart-purifying, regenerating faith (Acts 10:43-47; Acts 15:7-9) in the Divine Son of God sent be the Father to be the Savior of the world, (1 Jn. 4:14) who saves sinners by His sinless shed blood, on His account , rendering them "accepted in the Beloved" (Eph. 1:6; Eph. 2:6-9) - not deserved by any merit of themselves or any church.

And which faith is imputed for righteousness, (Romans 4:5) and is shown in baptism and following the Lord, (Acts 2:38-47; Jn. 10:27, 28) whom they shall go to be with or His return (Phil 1:23; 2Cor. 5:8 [“we”]; Heb. 12:22,23; 1Cor. 15:51ff'; 1Thess. 4:17) In contrast to those who were never born of the Spirit or who terminally fall away. (Gal. 5:1-4; Heb. 3:12; Heb. 10:25-39) Glory and thanks be to God.

The main difference on this versus Catholicism is that the latter believes in salvation by actually becoming good enough (via the act itself of baptism, and then via sacramentally aided attainment and - for most, Purgatory) to actually be with/see God in Heaven.

78 posted on 06/19/2024 6:29:09 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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