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1 | Do Jesus and Paul agree on salv by faith | NT general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 81202 | ||
Yes, Emmaus, getting back to the original question concerning what Jesus said. How do the by-faith-alone people align their thinking with what Jesus talked about. I can't find anywhere where Jesus Himself talked about faith alone getting one to the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus talked about the narrow gate - wouldn't the "faith-alone" gate be quite wide? (Just a note on myself, I was raised R. Catholic, started reading the Bible a year ago, love the concept of faith-alone, but I'm having trouble getting my arms around it. I don't mean my questions to be inflammatory, I'm just trying to get to the right questions to clear up my confusion! Thanks everybody!) |
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2 | Do Jesus and Paul agree on salv by faith | NT general Archive 1 | Radioman2 | 81211 | ||
"The Condition [for salvation]. Salvation is conditioned solely on faith in Jesus Christ. Nearly 200 times faith, or belief, is stated as the single condition in the N.T. (John 1:12; Acts 16:31). That faith must be placed in Christ as one's substitute for and Saviour from sin" (p. 1882, Ryrie Study Bible, Moody Press, 1976, 1978). reilly1041: Welcome to the forum. I appreciate that you are trying to get at the truth of this quesion to clear up your confusion. I encourage you to be a Berean. NASB Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. AMPLIFIED...searching and examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. No matter who is preaching or teaching, whether it be me, others on this forum, a preacher in your church or on TV or the Internet, YOU examine the Scriptures daily to see if the things you hear are so. Grace and peace, Radioman2 |
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3 | salvation and Cath Church | NT general Archive 1 | reilly1041 | 81217 | ||
I don't know if I can ask this question in this forum without upsetting people, but I will try. I keep trying to ask the Bible Answer Man on the radio, but keep getting busy signals. Anyway, having been raised Catholic and then starting to read the Bible at the ripe age of 35, it seems like many of the Catholic truths do not "jive" easily with the Bible. Can it really be that the Catholic Church's teachings are wrong? Can it be that so many Catholics (I think I heard the number 1 billion) could be believing the wrong concepts, and if so, does that call into question their salvation? I ask these questions not in an inflammatory way, not to induce any sort of anti-Catholic rhetoric, but it seems amazing to me that so many people for so many centuries could be so wrong. I am considering leaving the Cath Church for a more Bible-based church, but feel like I'm getting ready to jump off a cliff (perhaps this feeling is from 35 years of hearing how there is only one "true" Church). Striving to be Berean-like, Stephanie |
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4 | salvation and Cath Church | NT general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 81220 | ||
Stephanie, I have never found reading the Bible to be a threat to my Catholic faith.There are a lot of poorly catechised Catholics out there who have a very rudimentary and faulty understanding of what the Catholic Church actually teaches. You might want to get the new Catechism and read it also as you are reading the Bible. At least you will be clear on what the Church actually teaches, rather than what someone says it teaches, before you make think about jumping ship. God bless you in your studies. Emmaus |
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