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To: jo kus; Forest Keeper; HarleyD; Dr. Eckleburg

Sola Fide; Eph. 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Sola Scriptura; 2 Tim. 3:15-17 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.


5,174 posted on 04/26/2006 8:29:28 PM PDT by blue-duncan
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To: blue-duncan; jo kus
Eph. 2:8-9 continues:
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them.

This is the Catholic teaching, that we are saved through faith and should follow up with good works.

2 Tim. 3:15-17 does not say anything about sola scriptura. It says that scripture is profitable, at least for the clergy. We agree.

5,177 posted on 04/26/2006 11:04:14 PM PDT by annalex
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To: blue-duncan
Sola Fide; Eph. 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

It doesn't say we are saved by faith ALONE. Are you forgetting love?

Sola Scriptura; 2 Tim. 3:15-17

"Profitable" does NOT equal "ALONE" or "Absolutely necessary". Prayer is MORE important regarding salvation than the Bible. Also, check out Eph 4:11-13 for ANOTHER means of perfecting Christians in where the Bible is not mentioned. Thus, the bible is not ALONE.

Regards

5,187 posted on 04/27/2006 4:53:39 AM PDT by jo kus (I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart...Psalm 119:32)
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