Recent content by Alain Valdivia

Many a man in an attempt to merit the grace of justification have fallen headlong into the mire of despair. Only by seeing the light of sovereign grace will hope be sealed in the hearts of the despairing and lift them up to the celestial heavens. It is Christ, and Christ alone that saves us...

It truly is a filthy thing what these people are doing. And unless they are given the grace of repentance to stunt their iniquitous practices they will be subject to the vindictive wrath of an angry and righteous God Who is strict in punishment and quick in its execution. But we should never...

Maybe it could be invincible ignorance. If someone knew eternal punishment to be a true doctrine and yet taught otherwise then he would commit the sin of formal heresy it he/she remains obstinate.

I recently saw a post where someone was talking about how they repented 8 times and took an altar call several times and still suffered tremendous torment in their souls regarding their state before God. They still felt themselves to be under His wrath and condemnation and not one of His beloved...

I still affirm what I said previously. We are saved by grace alone through faith. But we are not saved by faith alone. Faith is not the only grace that God infuses into the believer at justification, but also hope and charity. If faith is not also formed by hope and charity then it is a dead...

By the way, I can’t say I’m right when it comes to the Catholic view of justification. I could very well be wrong. But no matter what we must all stand before God and give to Him an account of what we said or taught, even for every idle word. Nothing to me seems more dreadful than standing...

Read the rest of St. Clement’s epistle. Here are more of his quotes that wouldn’t be said by someone who believed “faith alone” was the doctrine upon which the Church stood or fell: “On account of her faith and hospitality, Rahab the harlot was saved.” (Chapter 12) “Love unites us to God. Love...

Luther was also the same guy who realized his “faith alone” mantra couldn’t be found in most of the Fathers: “The papists say: ‘your doctrine is new and our ancestors knew nothing about it; therefore, if it is true, it must be that they are all damned.’ Well, what does it matter to us what...

Chrysostom didn’t believe in faith alone. In his homily on Romans 2:7 he says this, “Here also he awakens those who had drawn back during the trials, and shows that it is not right to trust in faith only. For it is deeds also into which that tribunal will enquire. But observe, how when he is...

Romans 5:1 is actually one of my favorite verses in all of the Bible. I do admit, I would rather believe the gospel you propose than the one I’m proposing. But I just see issues with faith alone even though I would give all for it to be true.

How do you deal with so many Fathers believing in things generally as a consensus that you don’t agree with? Like baptismal regenerating, losing salvation, the real presence of Christ in the supper? Just curious

What do you mean?

I got a question, what exactly are you? I know many don’t like titles in Christianity but are you Protestant? If so, Lutheran, Baptist, Reformed, etc?

I have to admit, you are very correct on this point. However, scripture still implicitly teaches the “making of righteousness.” I will give some examples: “For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.” ‭‭(Romans‬...

Yes they do, but this is unwise to disregard their words when they seem to contradict your own private interpretation of scripture. This is what many Protestants do when they read the early Fathers and see how much they disagree with them on many key issues. That’s what the famous Catholic...