Sally,
If you are a Christian you are saved. I have stated over and over and over that there are true believers in the Romanist church, in SPITE of the Romanist teachings. But you burden yourself with all that extraneous and apostate legalistic nonsense, as well as the rank heresy in much of its dogma. The fact that you identify yourself as a Catholic rather than as a Christian should make you sit up and think about where your priorities lie – to the pope or to Christ. You can’t have both, since he claims to represent Christ (which he doesn’t).
Terrance,
I am not opposed to Catholics. They are just people who are deceived. I am opposed to Roman Catholicism as a belief system because it is apostate and heretical and creates horrible burdens for its followers.
Catholics are the first Christians. All others are just schisms. Couldn’t agree so they took their bible and went home. Read Luther’s discourse with Erasmus on Free Will, and you’ll find he sounds just like today’s angry liberal.
I find your position that anyone who accepts Christ is saved to be oversimplification. We cannot save ourselves. If we are saved it is by the grace of God/Christ alone. Our actions willlead us toward or away from grace, but the grace is God’s alone to give.
Yet we can disagree on this. You are not my enemy; we have larger battles to fight with those who wish us harm.
I would say to you that the Catholic Church is a force for good in this world, as Islam is a force for evil.
I don’t follow Luther either – I follow the Bible.
I never even intimated that we can save ourselves. Salvation is a gift from God, but a gift has to be accepted to be efficacious.
Roman Catholicism is a force for SOME good, but spiritually it has been a force for evil. Islam is a force for evil spiritually and in the secular world also. Of course Romanism was a force of evil for the many years it murdered those who disagreed or even owned a Bible.
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Too many questions for which I couldn’t give a real answer, but I got: Overthrow the Government Tea Party Conservative
I got Kicking Ass Conservative – though, like Glenn, I couldn’t answer some of them properly. I don’t even know who some of the people in there are.
But then, I’m a Canuck, so it’s a moot point. ;-)
I got Overthrow the Govt Tea Party Conservative too, Glenn, but I’m Catholic so I’m going to hell.
Sally,
If you are a Christian you are saved. I have stated over and over and over that there are true believers in the Romanist church, in SPITE of the Romanist teachings. But you burden yourself with all that extraneous and apostate legalistic nonsense, as well as the rank heresy in much of its dogma. The fact that you identify yourself as a Catholic rather than as a Christian should make you sit up and think about where your priorities lie – to the pope or to Christ. You can’t have both, since he claims to represent Christ (which he doesn’t).
I got the same as Glenn.
Sally,
We’re not all opposed to Catholics.
Terrance,
I am not opposed to Catholics. They are just people who are deceived. I am opposed to Roman Catholicism as a belief system because it is apostate and heretical and creates horrible burdens for its followers.
Catholics are the first Christians. All others are just schisms. Couldn’t agree so they took their bible and went home. Read Luther’s discourse with Erasmus on Free Will, and you’ll find he sounds just like today’s angry liberal.
I find your position that anyone who accepts Christ is saved to be oversimplification. We cannot save ourselves. If we are saved it is by the grace of God/Christ alone. Our actions willlead us toward or away from grace, but the grace is God’s alone to give.
Yet we can disagree on this. You are not my enemy; we have larger battles to fight with those who wish us harm.
I would say to you that the Catholic Church is a force for good in this world, as Islam is a force for evil.
sally1137
You equivocate as to what “catholic” means. YES the original Christians were all “catholic” in the meaning of “universal.” But Roman Catholicism didn’t begin to really evolve until the 4th century. Romanism brought in false teachings, apostasy and even heresy, most of which I addressed on my blog;
I addressed most of them on my blog.
The unbiblical nature of papal infallibility and the magisterium:
http://watchmansbagpipes.blogspot.com/2010/06/papacy-infallibility-and-magisterium.html
The unbiblical nature of Rome’s teachings on baptism:
http://watchmansbagpipes.blogspot.com/2010/06/roman-catholic-baptism-is-unbiblical.html
The unbiblical nature of Rome’s teachings on sin, purgatory and indulgences:
http://watchmansbagpipes.blogspot.com/2010/06/unbiblical-catholic-sin-purgatory-and.html
The unbiblical and idolatrous nature of the eucharist:
http://watchmansbagpipes.blogspot.com/2010/06/catholic-eucharist-unbiblical-and.html
The unbiblical Mariology and Mariolatry.
http://watchmansbagpipes.blogspot.com/2010/06/mary-mother-of-church-is-not-mary-of.html
The unbiblical iconography and adoration of the saints.
http://watchmansbagpipes.blogspot.com/2010/06/catholic-iconography-and-saints.html
The unbiblical beliefs about “relics” as well as evolution;
http://watchmansbagpipes.blogspot.com/2011/04/roman-catholics-relics-and-evolution.html
And even some miscellaneous stuff:
http://watchmansbagpipes.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-reasons-why-romanist-church-isnt.html
I don’t follow Luther either – I follow the Bible.
I never even intimated that we can save ourselves. Salvation is a gift from God, but a gift has to be accepted to be efficacious.
Roman Catholicism is a force for SOME good, but spiritually it has been a force for evil. Islam is a force for evil spiritually and in the secular world also. Of course Romanism was a force of evil for the many years it murdered those who disagreed or even owned a Bible.