I cannot think of anything the Bible has left out in regards to works such as loving one another, edification of persons and the assembly of believers. Good works are the fruit of the spirit, not a doctrine but an actual facet of saving belief in the persons life.
Obviously. We must worship God by attending Mass on Sundays and feast days, including the feast of our Lord's birth. Many Protestants don't even bother with Christmas 'services'. We also are a pro-life Church, and a Church of marriage, which is between one man and one woman. And lots of other things, too.
Which is the Catholic Church.
I don't make any such claim. I believe you are part of the Church if you've been validly baptized.
That still doesn't answer whether or not Catholics are under a different set of rules for salvation.
So you do feel that you speak on Gods behalf.
What would be validly, by the Catholic Church?
I guess you forgot where I said that baptism saves you. But keeping God's commandments is important, dontcha think?
Not me. The Church.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.What would be validly, by the Catholic Church?
You avoid some of these questions like the plague. Ok, let's bring the verses back up.
So, are Catholics under a different set of rules for salvation? since as you confirmed - that is regarded as a prerequisite to salvation.
A baptized person is part of the Church you say, but not the Catholic Church.
How many times must I say "NO!"????? Read for comprehension, and stop reading into things what wasn't written!
To quote our Lord "You have said so." I never said "not the Catholic Church". The Catholic Church is the ONLY Church Christ instituted.
So either you have a different set of rules for salvation or not. If Catholics need to believe one thing for salvation, while non-Catholics do not, that is....a different set of rules. Unless you are asserting that non-Catholics are not saved.
I'll take that as a yes. A very concerning point of view I must say.
Baptism is what saves you. Everything else is extra. Our dogmas and doctrines must be believed by Catholics. In other words, to be Catholic, you must believe them.
Take it any way you want. We don't exclude you, you exclude yourselves. I'm pretty well done with you.
Which is a different set of rules for salvation...
Actually you are. Other Churches view the body of believers as universal. We don't exclude ourselves, you do. In addition you are showing partiality. Be done with me my friend.
No, it's not different. Just deeper.
That's your words added, not mine.
In your own parlance, you'd like to believe that. But it's not true. I am, now, done.
Each of us can make our own decision on that, but I consider it condescending, just like calling non-Roman Catholic churches "ecclesial communities" or some other version of that term. No one is saying that they have to CONSIDER other Christian churches to be genuine or valid, but this is what's done in public at the same time as the Vatican is pretending to be interested in church reunificaftion.
