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To: Arthur McGowan; RnMomof7
In all the Scriptures quoted, there is not a SYLLABLE saying anything about “sheep” and “goats.” There are statements that we must believe in Christ, and there are statements about people who do good works, and people who do bad works, and what will happen to them. But there is not one SYLLABLE in any of the Scripture verses quoted that supports sola fide.

Go back and look again. I just reread Rnmomof7's comments at posts #25 and #44 and it's ALL about what Jesus was teaching concerning the last judgment. IN NO CASE does Jesus ever say it is the works of the sheep OR goats that determined their eternal destination - they went into that judgment already a sheep or a goat. What they did, how they lived, demonstrated that.

I guess for those whose brains are so stuffed with "faith AND works is what saves" (and their own pride in their deserving merits and righteousness) they see it everywhere they look - even when it is NOWHERE.

68 posted on 02/06/2015 1:32:53 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: boatbums; Arthur McGowan
In all the Scriptures quoted, there is not a SYLLABLE saying anything about “sheep” and “goats.” There are statements that we must believe in Christ, and there are statements about people who do good works, and people who do bad works, and what will happen to them. But there is not one SYLLABLE in any of the Scripture verses quoted that supports sola fide.

My mistake..I figured a "priest" would know that scripture .. and if not look it up...For your reading pleasure

The Sheep and the Goats

31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.

34“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

44“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’

45“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’

46“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”


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70 posted on 02/06/2015 4:52:20 PM PST by RnMomof7
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