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1 | Have we chosen freely? | James 2:19 | Emmaus | 87050 | ||
flinywood, I think your understanding of the Catholic doctrine of Justification is flawed and inaccurate. You may find the link below helpful in coming to an accurate understanding. Whether you agree or disagree with the full teaching, you will at least have an accurate undertsanding of it. Some portions may surprise you. Here is a brief excerpt which is to the the gratuitousness of justification by grace. "CHAPTER VIII HOW THE GRATUITOUS JUSTIFICATION OF THE SINNER BY FAITH IS TO BE UNDERSTOOD But when the Apostle says that man is justified by faith and freely,[44] these words are to be understood in that sense in which the uninterrupted unanimity of the Catholic Church has held and expressed them, namely, that we are therefore said to be justified by faith, because faith is the beginning of human salvation, the foundation and root of all justification, without which it is impossible to please God[45] and to come to the fellowship of His sons; and we are therefore said to be justified gratuitously, because none of those things that precede justification, whether faith or works, merit the grace of justification. For, if by grace, it is not now by works, otherwise, as the Apostle says, grace is no more grace." The Council of Trent on Justification http://www.ewtn.com/library/COUNCILS/TRENT6.HTM Emmaus |
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2 | Have we chosen freely? | James 2:19 | flinkywood | 87052 | ||
I'll read it, Emmaus. thanks for the link. I recently had a serious 1-way conversation (her way) with a professed catholic, who insisted Protestantism was bunk, that "modern" catholics were misled, that you can't know whether you're saved, and that it's all about good works. I asked whether she'd read the bible; she told me she didn't need to. I don't think she's a typical catholic. Colin. |
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3 | Have we chosen freely? | James 2:19 | Emmaus | 87062 | ||
flinkywood, May I recommend a book you might find interesting? When I read it I felt I was for the first time able to see the faith through Protestant eyes as it were. The book lays out the essentials of Protestant theology and its developement and then shows its relationship to Catholicism. It is not light reading but very worthwhile. It was written by a Frenchman who was raised as a Calvinist and was a Calvinist minister before becoming a Catholic priest. He was also a professor of history. It was written in the early 1950s and is still in print. It is not at all polemic. It is said that Protestants and Catholics alike find it enjoyable and irritating in turn depending on the part of the book they are reading at the moment. I think it is one of the best books I have ever read on the relationship between Protestant and Catholic theology on Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide and Soli Deo Gloria. It is: The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism by Louis Bouyer. You can order it at Amazon or any major bookstore chain. If you get it and don't think it was worthwhile or worth keeping, I will buy it back from you. Not long ago I gave my pastor a copy as a gift. Emmaus |
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4 | Have we chosen freely? | James 2:19 | flinkywood | 87067 | ||
Emmaus, I'm going to look it up. Like Sargeant Schulz, I know nothing, and this string has got me amped to fix that. Thanks a pile. Colin |
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