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To: CynicalBear
>>Basing someone's level of spiritual maturity based on outward physical signs is ridiculous.<<

But that’s pretty much what CC teaching is based on so how would they understand anything different?

The parable of the Good Samaritan is an example of what the Catholic Church teaches. We understand that. We do not understand how folks teach that nothing is required, and that nothing matters except mere words attempting to excuse one.

1,759 posted on 11/12/2011 6:36:05 AM PST by MarkBsnr (I would not believe in the Gospel, if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: MarkBsnr; metmom; smvoice; boatbums
>>We do not understand how folks teach that nothing is required,<<

The key word there is “required”. Protestants for the most part would use the word “expected”. Using the word “required” would demand the question “required for what”? Using the word “expected” would demand the question “expected because of what?

>>and that nothing matters except mere words attempting to excuse one.<<

Why would you presume to think that nothing “matters except mere words”? Making that presumption in an attempt to accuse of not taking seriously the exhortation to follow through with the fruits of salvation and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is rather spurious I would think.

1,764 posted on 11/12/2011 7:00:25 AM PST by CynicalBear
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