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To: wmfights
Are you exclusively justified by Faith

I am not sola anything, except maybe Christ. :) Nor is any Catholic. But I know from the Bible and my Catholic Catechism that Faith is a huge part of being saved. I know that I need faith to be saved and cannot be saved without it. As I am sure you will agree to as well. Faith is just not exclusive in redemption. Unless you are talking about being converted on one's death bed. Then the only thing one needs is Baptism and faith in Christ as his Saviour to be saved. Most of us though are not reborn / accept our Lord on their death bed.

Do you bother with the Bible or is faith enough for you? ;) How about Baptism? Were you Baptized? 8)

By the way, just so we are on the same page. Baptism isn't a work that I do. Baptism is a gift from God. Baptism is a grace.
8,109 posted on 01/30/2007 12:23:14 PM PST by klossg (GK - God is good!)
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To: klossg
Are you exclusively justified by Faith I am not sola anything, except maybe Christ.

So we do not believe the same things. In my sect we believe we are justified by Faith alone, there are no works that our justification is contingent upon before, during or after. In your sect you do believe that your justification is contingent upon works, before, during and after.

How about Baptism? Were you Baptized?

After I was justified, I was drawn by a desire to be Baptized? In our sect only regenerate Church members are Baptized.

Baptism isn't a work that I do. Baptism is a gift from God. Baptism is a grace.

Nonsense.

I know your RC sect has never really been that big on Bible study, except for those in your religious caste, but we repent and are saved then we are Baptized.

Trying to say that Baptism is not a work is misleading at the minimum. A work is any physical activity. Your sect requires all kinds of works in order for you to be justified and to remain justified. You must be Baptized. You must attend Mass. You must take communion. You must confess to your Priest. All these actions are works.

8,152 posted on 01/31/2007 7:09:22 AM PST by wmfights (LUKE 9:49-50 , MARK 9:38-41)
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