ealgeone:
Just a question, is it possible, maybe slightly possible, that perhaps some of the views that you hold are not the orthodox position. I believe you hold them in all sincerity but the men you say got it wrong are the same great theologians that helped the Church, by God’s Grace, to understand more fully the Mystery of the Holy Trinity, the Person of Christ, and defend these doctrines against all the heretical movements in the early Church, the Gnostics, Montanist, Modalist, Arians, Nestorians, Monophysites, Pelagians, Donatist, Manicheans, etc, etc. It is also thru these men and the Councils of the 4th century Church that the canon of the NT that we now hold to be the 27 book NT came to be.
As for Christ once sacrifice, the doctrine of mortal and venial sin does not negate it or contradict it. Christ dying on the Cross is the means thru which all and every sin committed for the entire human history will be forgiven.
If this be the case why the big issue of the differing types of sins if all sins are forgiven through Him?
Not sure what you're asking here.
I am a sinner based on God's word.
I believe Christ died on the cross for my sins....past, present and future.
I know there is nothing I can do to earn my salvation...or lose it...it is all through Christ.
Based on His assurances, I know that when I die I will be with Him in Heaven for eternity.