Posted on 12/26/2022 11:06:13 AM PST by ebb tide
Well...
The following quotations from the Church Fathers give the straight story. They show that the early Church held the same position on this as the contemporary Church does—that is, whereas it is normatively necessary to be a Catholic to be saved (see CCC 846; Vatican II, Lumen Gentium 14), it is possible in some circumstances for people to be saved who have not been fully initiated into the Catholic Church (CCC 847).
Notice that the same Fathers who declare the normative necessity of being Catholic also declare the possibility of salvation for some who are not Catholics.
You show me yours...
...and I'll show you mine...
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Romans 3: 22-27
“ … the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.”
I don’t see the church in this passage.
Only belief in Jesus Christ - faith without works - by faith. *as a gift.*
How about you br’er??
...and I'll show you mine...
Seems to me I have heard that before. 😅☺️😁
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Thank you!
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