[Cronos]

Faith without works is dead.

Dear me, Petronski, are you quoting James 2:20, "...that faith without works is dead." ?

Of course, this defines The Church and faith with positive actions, that we must have faith that our savior is Jesus Christ, but at the same time our actions reflect that faith. So, in a sense, positive, Godly, actions or deeds cannot alone get you into heaven, nor does faith alone as is says in James 2:26 that faith without works is dead and in Romans 3:22 we are saved by faith in Jesus Christ. Catholic theology supports these teachings of the Bible.

“good works are done to glorify God and are done in honor of him.”

“Since the initiative belongs to God in the order of grace, no one can merit the initial grace of forgiveness and justification at the beginning of conversion,”

[Petronski]

So, in a sense, positive, Godly, actions or deeds cannot alone get you into heaven, nor does faith alone as is says in James 2:26 that faith without works is dead and in Romans 3:22 we are saved by faith in Jesus Christ.

That's it. You have identified the false dichotomy that must rank at or near the top of anti-Catholic lies. The question is not faith v. works, as each alone is insufficient.

Rather, faith and works are required.