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To: caww; CynicalBear; metmom; boatbums
the issue of whether salvation is attained by faith or by the works of the law.

The Church does not teach that works of any law play any role in salvation either.

4,001 posted on 12/30/2014 8:19:17 AM PST by annalex (fear them not)
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To: annalex
The Church does not teach that works of any law play any role in salvation either.

ROME just teaches that you MUST work to KEEP your salvation.

4,113 posted on 12/30/2014 12:52:31 PM PST by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: annalex; caww; CynicalBear; boatbums
The Church does not teach that works of any law play any role in salvation either.

Then no one needs to be baptized, go to confession, take communion, receive last rites, do works of charity, give alms, or whatever else the Catholic church deems one must add to their faith to be saved.

BTW, you do realize, don't you, that you anathematized yourself with that statement, don't you?

4,167 posted on 12/30/2014 4:54:41 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: annalex; caww; CynicalBear; boatbums

DECREE ON JUSTIFICATION (anathemas)
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/trent/ct06.html

Canon 9. If anyone says that the sinner is justified by faith alone, meaning that nothing else is required to cooperate in order to obtain the grace of justification, and that it is not in any way necessary that he be prepared and disposed by the action of his own will, let him be anathema.

A couple more that you might want to consider:

Canon 19. If anyone says that nothing besides faith is commanded in the Gospel, that other things are indifferent, neither commanded nor forbidden, but free; or that the ten commandments in no way pertain to Christians, let him be anathema.

Canon 24. If anyone says that the justice received is not preserved and also not increased before God through good works, but that those works are merely the fruits and signs of justification obtained, but not the cause of its increase, let him be anathema.

Canon 27. If anyone says that there is no mortal sin except that of unbelief, or that grace once received is not lost through any other sin however grievous and enormous except by that of unbelief, let him be anathema.


4,168 posted on 12/30/2014 4:55:49 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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