Protestant Theology & Catholic Doctrines
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Catholic responses to the Booklet: “Answers to my Catholic Friends” by Thomas F. Heinze part 4
A Catholic reply by Patrick j Miron to Protestant “[mis]- Understandings” Part 4
FRIENDS, I am prefacing this section with a brief “How to Understand the Bible Lesson”
Nevertheless, knowing that a man is not justified by legal observance [as a FYI: this actually refers back to the 613 additions to the original 10 commandments] but by faith in Jesus Christ…
for by works of “the law” no one shall be justified. Gal. 2:16
Repent of your sins because Christ died on the cross to pay the penalty for them. Not just Original sin; but all sins. The Apostle John wrote the blood of his son Jesus cleanses us from all sin. 1st. John 1:7
1st. John 1: 5-10 “This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not live according to the truth; but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins
and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” …
and what does this mean?
John 20: 21-23 “Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them,
"Receive the Holy Spirit.
[23] If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
God says it is Christ who saves
[we Catholics are in COMPLETE agreement with this statement].
Don’t allow yourself to be sidetracked either by people who think they can be saved by works [alone assumed here?] or by the Catholic Churches claim that they dispense salvation.
[Jesus Himself in Person Gave the “key to Heavenly access to ONLY Peter and through Peter, to the CC… Matt. 16]
The Church says the sacrament of Penance is necessary for salvation…
[EXCUSE Me Thomas; but my friend, its Christ HIMSELF
[John 20:19-23]
who is Commanding it; the CC is just following God’s DIRECT - Order] …
There in no offense, NO SIN, no matter how serious that Catholic Priest who ARE ACTING With, Through, In AND for CHRIST cannot forgive… Except for Denial of God Himself. It remains Christ who forgives the sins with the priest permission.
QUOTING the Catechism of the CC # 982:
| 982 There is no offense, however serious, that the Church cannot forgive. "There is no one, however wicked and guilty, who may not confidently hope for forgiveness, provided his repentance is honest. Christ who died for all men desires that in his Church the gates of forgiveness should always be open to anyone who turns away from sin |
1441 “Only God forgives sins“. Since he is the Son of God, Jesus says of himself, "The Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" and exercises this divine power: "Your sins are forgiven." Further, by virtue of his divine authority he gives this power to men to exercise in his name”
[See above John 20:20-23, and this: Matt. 16: 18-19] “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.
I [Jesus] will give you {Peter} [SINGULAR] the keys of the kingdom of heaven,
Only you peter-- not anyone else
and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
And passed to other Apostles and therefore the CC in Matt. 18:18
“Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
1444 “In imparting to his apostles his own power to forgive sins the Lord also gives them the authority to reconcile sinners with the Church. This ecclesial dimension of their task is expressed most notably in Christ's solemn words to Simon Peter: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." "The office of binding and loosing which was given to Peter was also assigned to the college of the apostles united to its head."
1446 “Christ instituted the sacrament of Penance for all sinful members of his Church: above all for those who, since Baptism, have fallen into grave sin, and have thus lost their baptismal grace and wounded ecclesial communion. It is to them that the sacrament of Penance offers a new possibility to convert and to recover the grace of justification. The Fathers of the Church present this sacrament as "the second plank [of salvation] after the shipwreck which is the loss of grace”
These are also from the same Catechism. So my friends, do you belief mortal man; Thomas or Jesus Christ who is the God who will Judge us? And actually we DO NOT claim to “dispense salvation”. What we do claim, and what is biblically provable is that the Bible and logic, supported by secular history all confirm and affirm that all Salvation MUST FLOW THROUGH the Catholic Church. WHY? Because the CC is the ONLY Church and only set of Faith beliefs given by God, and therefore the singular truth. AMEN! And because it is God’s Will and God’s own plan.
James 1:21-27 “Therefore put away all filthiness and rank growth of wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who observes his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But he who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer that forgets but a doer that acts, he shall be blessed in his doing. If any one thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”
It seems extremely PRUDENT to ask oneself at this point; “is Faith Only” actually biblical?
1st. Peter 3: 18: “For Christ also died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God[?], being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit;
..Phil.2: 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; …
Romans 13:11-14 “Besides this you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires“. .. 2nd.Cor.7:10 “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death” ..Heb.5:9 “and being made perfect he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, .. Heb. 6:10 “For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.”
..1st. Peter 1: 14-16 “As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct; since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy." .
1st. Peter 2: 1-5 “So put away all malice and all guile and insincerity and envy and all slander. Like newborn babes, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up to salvation; for you have tasted the kindness of the Lord. Come to him, to that living stone, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and precious..
” 2nd. Peter 3: 14-17 “Therefore, beloved, since you wait for these, be zealous to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. And count the forbearance of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, speaking of this as he does in all his letters.
There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures. You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, beware lest you be carried away with the error of lawless men and lose your own stability.” ..
Here’s a brief Catholic Explanation of God’s own Commanded process of Salvation
Please take note of the fact that I am using the Bible as supporting evidence of the Catholic Position. “Bible church Protestants” swear it is the ONLY reliable and solid evidence for learning RIGHT Faith beliefs and so we shall use it to support ALL of our Catholic teachings and beliefs.
This is not intended as a complete teaching on this subject; rather it’s aim is to point out major differences in our basic-Faith- beliefs. In What Christ taught; the bibles say’s and what Protestant CHOOSE to believe.
It is a completely correct theological understanding that humanity by themselves, cannot “earn” their salvation.
It is equally true that God, in a mystery only He can understand does require humanity to MERIT sufficient graces to attain our own salvation.
The FACT that God demands our freewill- co-operation as a condition of our salvation is a mystery only He can unravel. Our freewill correctly used and applied must correspond with specific conditions; conditions that God Himself ordains. This predicated fact is fully supported by the way we are Created to emulate God Himself. We are to cooperate with God’s plan; and God’s grace in able to merit [in the manner He specifies] what are the essential elements of our own personal salvation.
Of ALL created things in the Universe; only humanity can rationalize and choose to love. In order to do this requires the “God-like” attributes of a mind, intellect, and a freewill which are permanently attached to our souls; which emulate God Himself because they are Spiritual things, which cannot die or be killed. While our bodies die; this Spiritual package of gifs live on for eternity.
The man, made easy philosophy that teaches that “all that is required for ones “salvation” is to ask God to “be my personal Lord and Savior” may make one all warm and fuzzy inside. But it will not get one to heaven.
It will not bring of itself salvation.
Believing that anyone can or will attain participation in Christ Glory without first sharing in Christ Passion and suffering is a naïve, foolish, even nonsensical teachings of mortal men;
who themselves claim to know more and or know better that the God Inspired Bible.
[2nnd. Tim 3:16] Protected [John 17:15-19] and Guided Catholic Church. [John 14:16-17; fulfilled in John 20:21-22] …
These verses provide direct evidence of Christ teaching and personal commitment to the catholic Church.
One can know this based on the fact that when these words were written; the only Church and only Christian Faith in the ENTIRE World; was today’s Catholic Church and our Faith-belief -teachings.
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