That is a stupid non siquitur DHK. I haven't seen a Canadian do it either. Are all Canadians lost? You obvioulsy don't understand Covenant theology or what Peter means when he says this promise is for you and your Children. Nor do you understand the nature of the Kingdom of God.
It is not Non sequitor. I didn't use "American." I said I haven't seen
anyone, and I mean that. I have never seen, not heard of any individual in all the earth in all ages since the beginning of mankind who has had an infant who has the ability to understand the gospel, believe, and repent. Those were your conditions. The RCC believes in infant baptism--baptismal regeneration. More than 90% of its members enter the Catholic Church that way. The only rational conclusion is that they all must be lost. Infants cannot believe and repent. And yet they are baptized. These are your words:
"Once you repent, believe in Jesus Christ, and are baptized into the faith you are "Saved"
But I have never seen an infant do that. So all must be lost. That is the only conclusion I can come to. They are your words.
Again a statement that doesn't follow. Primarily because you don't read a whole statement. Just like the bible you latch on to a phrase and not an entire context. AFTER YOU ARE SAVED IF YOU WILLFULLY SIN YOU HAVE APOSTATED FROM THE FAITH.
Semantics. All sin is willful. All Catholics (all mankind) are sinners. All Catholics have apostatized from the faith. By your own words you have not only condemned yourself but your own religion. It is apostate and no longer Christian. Glad to see you have finally come to your senses.
[qutoe]Again you show your ignorance. I can't believe you were ever catholic. The priest doesn't forgive your sins. JESUS FORGIVES YOUR SINS. The preist acting on behalf of the Church gives voice to what Jesus has already done.[/quote]
1. If Jesus forgives my sins (according to the RCC), then their is no need to go to Confession. I can go straight to Christ, not to a priest.
2. The priest cannot act on behalf of any church to voice what Jesus has done. Jesus himself is my Great High Priest to whom I can go directly.
1 Timothy 2:5 For
there is one God, and
one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Hebrews 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast
our profession.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Another statement that doesn't follow. AFTER YOU ARE SAVED YOUR GOOD DEEDS MERIT GOD'S PLEASURE. You believe this though you won't admit it. How do I know this because of your eschatology. You believe God will give you crowns of Glory for the Good things you have done.
Good deeds do follow salvation. I believe that whole-heartedly. But according to your theology salvation takes place, first at infancy, and second at baptism. Therefore I conclude that Catholics are not saved, and their good works are good for nothing--filthy rags as the Bible describes them. It has nothing to do with eschatology at all, but everything to do with soteriology.
Which is why Jesus established each one.
You make a lot of sense there??
You are saying that sacraments are frivolous and unbiblical and therefore Jesus established them. Right!
BTW, you can't demonstrate a single "sacrament" in the Bible.
Again wrong. God's grace is free unmerited favor (as well as other things) which brings you to salvation. Once saved you grow in sanctification which pleases God. I guess you don't believe in Sanctification.
God's grace is not "among other things." God's grace is "free unmerited favor." God demonstrated his grace when he allowed the rain to shine upon the just and the unjust alike. We both don't deserve it, but he gave it anyway. It was free and unmerited. Did you ever labor for God to give you sunshine?? It comes only as a result of his grace.
I did not mention sanctification. That is a red herring that you just took.
They authored the term. You honestly should study.
Now tell me: Are you trying to be humorous or ignorant?
Grace, the Greek word "charis" is not authored by the RCC.
It is a Biblical word, a theological word, God's Word.
It is something you need to study from the Bible apart from the RCC. The RCC is woefully ignorant of God's grace and certainly didn't author it.
I never said that. You miss quote me. You are full of bunk!
Go back and read carefully what you posted. I took portions, direct quotes from your post. That is what you said. Even the unsaved will go to heaven. Astounding isn't it. I don't think you believe that, but that is what you ended up posting.
Not true.
What the church says is that the Muslims say they believe in the same God of Abraham. So do the Jews.
Have you read your own Catechism lately?
Apparently not. Muslims say if they blow themselves up they will go to paradise. Do you naively believe that as well? So you take them at their word that Abraham is their spiritual father? I suppose all the Hindus can make the same claim and you would believe them too?
Again you are wrong and false. The Catholic Church says that Jesus is the only way. So once again you are wrong and have shown your ignorance.
If that is true then they wouldn't say that Muslims also have salvation.
Do you also believe that Allah is the way to salvation??