Recent content by Jordan Kurecki

It would seem to me that Paul is refuting the idea that because people follow the religious rituals and traditions behind the Mosaic Law that they are saved. The Ironic thing is that it seems the Roman Catholic system is sometimes almost a mimic of the kind of Jews that Paul dealt with. To me it...

well Consider that Romans tells us the oracles of God (OT scriptures) were committed to the Jews, and they never accepted those 7 book you mentioned, I do not agree that they were inspired by God. had they been there would have been Jews who accepted them as such. The other thing is that I...

Contextually Romans 1-3 is about the condemnation of sin and shows how we are all sinners, Chapter 4 is about how because we are all condemned by sin, works cannot justify us, Chapter 5 shows us that this justification comes by faith in Jesus Christ. Chapters 6-8 is talking about the believers...

I assume you are referring to James 2:14-26 Perhaps you can explain to me that how you explain the apparent contradiction your implication of James 2 has with Romans 4:5. If works are necessary then why does Romans 4:5 seem to say the opposite, as a Catholic how does one resolve this seeming...

Can someone here please give me their Catholic interpretation of Ephesians 2:8-9 and Romans 4:5 so that I can please better understand Catholic beliefs?

It's very telling that asking for explanation of scripture is being perceived by you as debating Catholic Theology. Is it that hard to get Catholics to just read two passages of scripture and give me their interpretation?

Still waiting for an explanation of Romans 4:5 and Ephesians 2:8-9.

If quoting scripture and asking what it means seems to undermines Catholicism perhaps the problem lies with Catholicism and not the one quoting the scriptures. I am still waiting for an explanation of Romans 4:5 and Ephesians 2:8-9. Every time I have asked a Catholic what those mean I do not...

So asking for the meaning of two particular passages of scripture is contradicting Roman Catholic Church Teachings? Interesting.

Please enlighten us with your understanding of Romans 4:5: But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. and Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not...

So you tell me, When Jesus said love your neighbor as yourself, how exactly do you love your family or neighbors when you do nothing to protect them from danger? Do you think it would be very loving if you watched someone hurt and murder someone else? Are we loving people around the world when...

False. Jesus always used the scriptures with their original intended meaning.

Then how could God give prophecies of the crucifixion of Jesus if he didn't have foreknowledge? all the prophecy of the scripture does in fact show that God has absolute foreknowledge, your view of God is small if you think we can't have free will and God have absolute foreknowledge at the same...

What kind of things did God tell the Israelites to do when they conquered different Canaanite cities and lands? I'll give you a hint, you probably would call God a tyrant had you lived back then.

IF your enemy already has set bombs and started attacking your neighbors and family, you don't sit by and wait for him to come bomb yours. Your analogy is faulty, these people have already attacked others, and many of them have already openly professed them as our enemies. We have a God given...