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To: antceecee
So if you lie to someone tomorrow are you still saved?

Yes.

Because my salvation is based on the forgiveness granted me by God in His mercy and grace, not my keeping the law perfectly, which NO ONE can possibly do.

Sin does not remove me from God's family that I have been adopted into, anymore than disobedience to one's earthly father removes a child from his earthly family.

That child's parents are still his parents regardless of the child's obedience.

Disobedience breaks down the lines of communication between the parent and child, and repentance and confession restores that, but disobedience to either our earthly fathers or our heavenly father, does not sever or nullify the relationship or remove us from the family.

Did it ever occur to you that God WANTS to save people, not wanting to damn them?

He's not up there with a check list looking down on us, saying, *He did it again, can you believe it? When is he ever going to learn?* zzzooottttt *No salvation for him until he comes in line!*

Sheesh, no room for mercy in Catholicism, is there?

171 posted on 05/19/2015 1:22:18 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

So, you can go through life committing sin after sin and you are forgiven?


172 posted on 05/19/2015 1:27:10 AM PDT by antceecee (Bless us Lord, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.)
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To: metmom
Sheesh, no room for mercy in Catholicism, is there?

It does not appear that way to me. Works based religions, even ones who say they are not works based, usually don't. They expect people to be perfect, then don't lift a finger to help the people. Sounds a tad close to those works based religious people that Jesus dealt with everyday. What were the terms Jesus used to describe them? I can't remember. 😂😇😎

176 posted on 05/19/2015 2:48:29 AM PDT by Mark17 (The love of God, how rich and pure, how measureless and strong. It shall forever more endure.)
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