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  1. Albion

    A Common Assumption Among Catholicism & Protestants

    That's right. What some people misunderstand is that salvation comes first and is a matter of Faith in Christ. For true believers, there will be rewards in heaven according to the lives they led on Earth, although their good deeds counted nothing towards salvation itself. That (the redemption of...
  2. Albion

    A Common Assumption Among Catholicism & Protestants

    Of course, but it wasn't what our discussion here was about. As I was saying, this lack of attention to what's being posted is what's gotten this discussion way off track. Well, that IS the way we humans tend to do things, I agree. Complete the school's required coursework and you earn the...
  3. Albion

    A Common Assumption Among Catholicism & Protestants

    Several problems with that reply. Adam and Eve lived before Jesus Christ and the saving work he accomplished, thus having Faith in him and his work on the Cross was not part of their lives. But it is for us. And to think that we're saved by being "obedient" doesn't address the issue at Faith...
  4. Albion

    I want salvation in a moment and for eternity, but this eludes me

    This is just a first impression, but it seems to me that you may have confused the conversion experience with a guarantee of perfection. All believers sin. They sinned before conversion and they sin after conversion. The difference is that, after conversion they TRY to live in accordance with...
  5. Albion

    A Common Assumption Among Catholicism & Protestants

    We are saved by Faith rather than by accumulating a certain number of good deeds. However what you wrote--three times for emphasis--in the prior post made the mistaken claim that they (Protestants) don't think good works are very important.
  6. Albion

    A Common Assumption Among Catholicism & Protestants

    No one who understands Sola Fide would say that works aren't very important, so I'm not finding anything that's especially revealing in that post.
  7. Albion

    It's Sad That So Many Christians Consider Themselves "New Testament" Christians

    Following up on some of the comments offered by previous posters, I know of only one Christian movement and several denominations that descend from it that essentially discount the OT as a permanent doctrinal guide, making the NT be their authority instead...and even they aren't going so far as...
  8. Albion

    My husband lied to me

    He may be embarrassed or unwilling to upset you with this bad news, and/or he's hoping to find another job before he has to admit what cost him the last one. If you cannot sit him down and have a heart-to-heart about it without there being harsh words cast in either direction, I don't know that...
  9. Albion

    Which of these days are important for you?

    That's right. FWIW, I thought the selections used for the poll here were pretty good.
  10. Albion

    What is Fascism?

    Not that it's perfect, but sticking with the Wikipedia definition probably would have been a better idea.
  11. Albion

    Extreme Cessationism Is A Pseudo-Christian Cult

    This technique of debunking the one-in-a-million kind of cessationist you called "extreme cessationists" is basically only a way to slander cessationists in general. And it's ironic because cessationists are labelled as such not because they are committed to the cause of convincing everyone...
  12. Albion

    Can this disprove christianity?

    Believing in Christ is not an act of charity or mercy (a "good work").
  13. Albion

    Can this disprove christianity?

    But as evidence, you cited a Bible verse that said the opposite of the point you wanted to make. ;) That's what I was referring to.
  14. Albion

    Can this disprove christianity?

    Er, what? "16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
  15. Albion

    The Rule of faith and practice is not scripture "alone"

    That's unfortunate since it seems clear enough that there is a difference between what something is or stands for...and how some people use it. I cannot imagine how this can be so elusive a fact. If, for example, I own a snowblower that someone thinks is a lawnmower, and when he tries to mow...
  16. Albion

    Did the Apostle Paul believe in the immortality of the soul?

    If your theory were correct, that his revelation given to mankind was understandable and/or applied only to the people of that time and place, there is no way to deny that He willingly misled us who are from a different time and culture.
  17. Albion

    Did the Apostle Paul believe in the immortality of the soul?

    ...and yet He want ahead and misinformed us anyway?
  18. Albion

    The Rule of faith and practice is not scripture "alone"

    I'd consider that to be one of the many ways of avoiding a direct evaluation of the merits of Sola Scriptura.
  19. Albion

    Did the Apostle Paul believe in the immortality of the soul?

    That God of ours should have thought of that before giving mankind of all ages, times, and locations the knowledge of His eternal truths. :rolleyes:
  20. Albion

    Did the Apostle Paul believe in the immortality of the soul?

    ...meaning that it ISN'T to be believed. :sigh: