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1 | "Once Saved Always Saved" | NT general Archive 1 | Brian.g | 24282 | ||
Norrie I can tell you stories of a: Catholic Priest who molests children; Baptist Pastor who impregnated a 16 year old girl; Lutheran Minister who stole a car; an Apostle who betrayed Christ. Do you condemn all for the actions of one? With regard to the Catholic Churches position on Muslims. Just a few lines after your quote, is the following Catholic belief: 847: Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation. Anyone who has studied Islam, with an open heart, would recognize that this is a religion which seeks God with all their hearts. Do not confuse the criminals,who use the Islamic religion as a front for their crimes, as representative of Islam. They are nothing but criminals. A true Muslim seeks to find God, without the advantage of the Gospel. I believe a Muslim seeking God with all of his heart, is more pleasing to God - than a Christian who is complacent. Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him Brian |
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2 | "Once Saved Always Saved" | NT general Archive 1 | charis | 24318 | ||
Dear Brian, And His name is Jesus, the Christ! There are those that seek false gods 'with all their heart,' but this is of no merit before God. By the way, Norrie is correct that the Roman Catholic church considers themselves to have a monopoly on salvation. Even though their catechism may seem to provide loopholes for those of 'other' faith, I assure you that they still hold that the Pope holds the keys to the kingdom through apostolic succession, and that he is the infallible vicar (substitute) of Christ on earth. Also, they clearly imply that baptism into (membership in) the church is necessary for 'guaranteed' salvation. (whatever that means) Additionally, but to what degree I am not sure, partaking in the Eucharist and giving confession are commonly considered necessary to be in the 'good graces' of God through His church. To sum up, I would say that rather than looking at the somewhat mealy-mouthed catechismal teachings, I would pay attention to what the Pope affirms. I would say that I have seen no backing down whatsoever in the doctrine of papal authority. Again, His name is Jesus, and He is the Christ. In Him, charis |
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