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To: ADSUM
Your opinion of the Catholic faith is in error.

More mere argument by unsubstantiated invalid refuted assertion.

Faith is necessary for salvation. Faith is a gift of God which enables us to know and love him. but living in faith is not possible unless there is action on our part.

After so much patient instruction from Scripture and reason you still do not get it. You have it in reverse, the cart before the horse, for action are a result of faith, not what work faith. You only do things - from speaking to acting - because of what you believe, from what food you choose to what surgeon you might choose. "I believed, therefore have I spoken." (Psalms 116:10) Read Hebrews 11.

To the extent that many reject Christ’s truths and follow man-made false teaching, their faith will be questioned when Christ judges us upon our death. Paul cautions Timothy about the moral depravity that is rampant among false teachers. 2 Tim 3:1-19

Indeed, and Catholics both testify to sanctioning immorality far more that those of the class you who malign, and the widespread occurrence of it even among prelates preceded the needed if imperfect Reformation, and abound in your church today, which manifestly considers even proabortion, prohomosexal public figures as members in life and in death.

Yet you would have us leave our conservative evangelical fellowships to become brethren with them as well as you, and be part of the most manifest deformation of the NT church. No thanks. And as said, your bombastic argumentation itself an argument against being a Catholic.

87 posted on 11/27/2020 3:56:13 PM PST by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: daniel1212

Yes, the Catholic Church admits many errors and scandals over the years. However, the Catholic Church has kept the Truth of God over the centuries. Even though there are many sinners in the Catholic Church, including leaders that follow evil ways, the Catholic faith does not condone the sinfulness or evil ways. Each Catholic will be judged by Jesus. Hopefully they will change their ways and seek forgiveness before their death.

One should not leave the Catholic Church or God’s Truth to follow man-made false teachings. By our Baptism, we are made part of the Body of Christ - His Church and we have a faith responsibility to know and love God including all His revealed truths.We are taught in Matthew 18:15-20 how to handle a brothers’ sins. We are not taught to have multiple churches or multiple doctrines.

“I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom oh Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven.” Matthew 16:16-19

For our salvation, each of us needs to seek God’s Truth and accept it and live it.

https://www.catholic.com/video/what-does-the-church-teach-about-salvation-for-protestants


88 posted on 11/28/2020 1:01:56 PM PST by ADSUM ( )
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