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    Jesus & James

    The entire new testament was written for that purpose. They all preached one and the same gospel: Jesus, James, John, Peter, Paul, et al.
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    Jesus & James

    Most of the forum thrives on stuff made up. But not by me but by those who've bought into very novel theologies like yourself, all based on private interpretations of Scripture. The early church and early fathers wouldn't have even recognized your "gospel". To begin with, again, John tells us...
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    Jesus & James

    You become a child of God by coming to believe in, hope in, and, most importantly, love Him, along with neighbor. That puts you into right or just relationship with Him, the opposite of Adam's unjust state of alienation, which sprang from unbelief, heeding himself and his created peers instead...
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    Jesus & James

    Actually those verses define who a child of God is, what a child of God does. If we’re not beginning to love well, then we’re not one of His.
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    Forgiveness ≠ License to Sin

    Unfortunately it's true that some Christians, especially if holding to a particular view of the doctrine of Sola Fide, believe that the gospel/new covenant is meant to serve as some sort of carte blanc reprieve form the penalty of all sin past, present, and future, which it is not. And the early...
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    What is the definition of sin?

    That was quite good,Tony. And pretty well in line with the teachings of the ancient church BTW.
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    SALVATION

    And amen.
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    Forgiveness ≠ License to Sin

    We're forgiven of sin and now we're to follow Jesus in the righteousness, in the love, that He showed to us, and that He gives us. We must return that love. "For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others...
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    Forgiveness ≠ License to Sin

    Yes, they need to continue on to 1 John 3 to see if it's all right to persist in sin.
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    Salvation from the Catholic View Compared to the Eastern Orthodox View

    Alright, enjoy the holidays either way!
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    Good works necessary in salvation.

    Loving one another, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, sharing the Good News, helping your neighbor, "investing" your "talents", forgiving those who've trespassed against you, obeying the commandments because breaking them is to fail to love God and neighbor because: "Love fulfills the law"...
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    Good works necessary in salvation.

    YES! yes and yes. And God the Holy Spirit will work that gift within us, as we're willing to accept and express it. "And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." Rom 5:5
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    Salvation from the Catholic View Compared to the Eastern Orthodox View

    I answered with three posts.
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    Salvation from the Catholic View Compared to the Eastern Orthodox View

    This has also been covered. Faith doesn't "stand in" for or take the place of righteousness, as if mere believing is all God requires of us; rather faith is actually the first right thing a man can do as it's our response to, our acceptance of, the reconciliation with God that Christ came to...
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    Salvation from the Catholic View Compared to the Eastern Orthodox View

    Because there’s nothing we can do to earn the righteousness given us, besides turning humbly to God in faith. There's nothing we can do to earn the Holy Spirit indwelling and walking with us, aside from accepting and remaining in Him. Did you read "Conclusions" in that 2nd council listed which...
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    Salvation from the Catholic View Compared to the Eastern Orthodox View

    No I didn't-and it's even irrational to say so based on my post. But you keep asking anyway. I said that they are justifed-made just-by God. But just as they weren't forced to turn to Him to begin with, in that they could say no to His calling, to His prompting, moving, urging and aiding by...
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    Salvation from the Catholic View Compared to the Eastern Orthodox View

    Yes-and there are two separate resources I listed there. They agree even as the 2nd is somewhat little less complete, concentrating primarily on the essential nature of grace in our turning to God while the focus of the 1st is more exhaustive, and on justification exclusively. Make sure to read...
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    Salvation from the Catholic View Compared to the Eastern Orthodox View

    To summarize the Catholic position on salvation, we believe that justification, and therefore salvation, is about man becoming reconciled with God as we turn to Him in faith, and so now existing in a state of union, relationship, fellowship with Him that we were made for and that can be...
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    Salvation from the Catholic View Compared to the Eastern Orthodox View

    Can't disagree with this. So now, "can we say that there is sin (rape, torture, murder, for example) that should mean that he's probably not a true believer or child of God to begin with, after all?"
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    Salvation from the Catholic View Compared to the Eastern Orthodox View

    Again, no sleight of hand needed here, The difference is that we believe that the gift is real righteous, APART FROM THE LAW, rather than a pretend righteousness, apartr from the law. Note that a righteousness, while apart from the law, is still required- in either viewpoint!! But you've made...
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