fruit, are they still ALWAYS SAVED? Or unsaved to begin with?
This Born Again anti-Catholic said this. Note that my comment will be in black while this person's is blue:
Through infant baptism, keeping sacraments, church
membership, going to mass, praying to Mary, and confession (just to
mention a few),
My reply to that is this. The sacraments are a sign that leads us to Jesus Christ. They are gifts of God. We pray to Mary in order to lead us to Jesus Christ/ Surely . Which do you think of these Sacraments are UnBiblical?
1.Baptism (Mark 16:16, John 3:5)
2. Confirmation (1 Samuel 10:1, Acts 2:1-4)
3.Holy Eucharist (Matthew 26:26-28, John 6:53-59)
4.Reconciliation (John 20:28)
5.Holy Orders (Acts 13:3, 1 Timothy 5:20-22)
6. Matrimony (Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:6)
7. Anointing of the Sick (James 5:13-15)
Where can you find Mr/Ms. Born Again the practice of altar call? Can you find for me a verse in the Bible for this? Can you locate to me in the Bible that pastors should dress up like businessmen?
I don't know if this is practiced by early Christians, the loud and rock musics and
people here as if going to a concert. Can you find for me a verse in the Bible for this?
This is a picture of Pastor John Hagee of TBN. I don't know if his attire mimics the attire of the New Testament Christians or the attire of businessmen?
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any
man should boast." (Eph. 2:8-9)
"But to him that worketh not, but believeth
on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for
righteousness." (Romans 4:5)
Of course, we don't deny that salvation is by faith. We don't teach a "works alone" legalism. Here's proof from the Catechism of the Catholic Church,
1996 Our justification comes from the grace of God. Grace is favor, the free and undeserved help that God gives us to respond to his call to become children of God, adoptive sons, partakers of the divine nature and of eternal life.46
1997 Grace is a participation in the life of God. It introduces us into the intimacy of Trinitarian life: by Baptism the Christian participates in the grace of Christ, the Head of his Body. As an "adopted son" he can henceforth call God "Father," in union with the only Son. He receives the life of the Spirit who breathes charity into him and who forms the Church.
This means that we get grace from the merits of God on the Cross and yes, I agree on these passages you cited however, in Ephesians 2:8-9, try to continue up to v.10, "For we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus for A LIFE OF GOOD WORKS". How come you don't see this in your Bible?
Jesus Christ came into this world to lay down His
sinless life for YOU--to pay for your sins, because you couldn't. Jesus
is your only hope for salvation. Only by receiving Him as your Saviour
can you enter the gates of Heaven. There is no other way.
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me." (John 14:6)
The Lord Jesus Christ has come and PAID for your sins
by shedding His own Blood on Calvary. By receiving Him as your
Saviour, you can be WASHED from all your sins in His precious Blood
(Rev. 1:5; Col. 1:14; Acts 20:28; I Pet. 1:18-19). Notice these
important words from Romans 5:8-9:
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in
that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then,
being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through
him."
What can I say to that, but AMEN! What a Savior we have in Christ Jesus! He did died and rose again for us to be saved! However, in this premise of yours, Only by receiving Him as your Saviour can you enter the gates of Heaven. There is no other way, I think we'll be having a problem with this. Remember, our Lord mentioned this:
Matthew 7:21,"Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the Kingdom of Heaven but ONLY THOSE WHO DO THE WILL OF MY FATHER IN HEAVEN"
When we accept Christ, we have to do His will, otherwise, our salvation may be forfeited. Paul said in his letter to the Corinthian church and I quote:
1 Corinthians 15:2, "You are saved by this Gospel IF you hold firmly to it.Otherwise, your faith will be in vain"
Jesus PAID your way to Heaven for you! By receiving
Him as your Saviour, you will be receiving God's ONLY means of Salvation
for you. Are you willing to forsake YOUR righteousness and receive
Jesus Christ as your Saviour, your ONLY HOPE for Salvation? Romans
10:13 says, "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:9 says, "That
if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe
in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be
saved." Are you willing to forsake your own righteousness, and
trust Jesus Christ alone? He will save you just as He promised. Why
not receive Him today and trust Him to give you a better way of life?
When we receive Him as our Savior my friend, all our sins are forgiven. And AMEN to Romans 10:13! Whoever calls on His Name will be saved! But when we accept Him, what do we do now?
1. We have to work out our salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12-13)
2. We have to follow His Commandments (John 14:15)
3. We have to prove by our works we have repented (Jonah 3:10, Acts 19:19, 26:20)
4.We have to east His flesh and drink His blood (John 6:53-56)
5.We have to preach His Name without us being ashamed (Romans 1:16-17)
6. We have to read His Word and apply it always (Joshua 1:8, Psalm 119:105,144, Isaiah 40:8, John 10:35, Romans 15:4, 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
When we fall away, we will be lost and be forfeited salvation
Hebrews 3:14, "For we are partakers of Christ IF WE HOLD TO THE END THE CONFIDENCE WE HAD AT THE BEGINNING"
Didn't you read all these passages my friend? Little knowledge of the Scriptures is as dangerous as usual, did you know that?
The Born Again's father, the devil (John 8:44) who also taught this
same lie to Eve in the Garden of Eden, "YE SHALL NOT SURELY DIE!"
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