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What I see in the replies from Catholics is that the Sacrifice by Christ was not enough. If you can lose your justification by committing a sin, and in order to regain that justification you have to perform penance, then your salvation is not of faith but of works. If this is so, then you can...

I know that no one is attacking me, but I feel as if I am a lone soul trying to argue this point.  :help:  I will try to answer the other objectors here as soon as I am able.  I will say that I am not a theologian, and the argument that Davo has brought will take me some time...

You are surely welcome.  God bless you for your calm and patience. But Franklin, why would God create a creature specifically to cause man to sin?  That would be like God tempted man, hence contradicting James 1:13.  You still have not answered my other challenges as to the...

SimpleChristian, The doctrine seems illogical to me, as well.  But at the risk of preaching, you should not disrespect those that hold the view.  You should try to convince them with love and respect, not put them down and laugh at their ideas. I believe it illogical to be a...

Ozark, Yes, it could be.  But what does "soon" mean to God?  It could mean 5 minutes, 5 days, 5 years, 5 centuries, ... (you get my meaning). I say this knowing full well it gives a good argument for the preterist view of the millenium being a phrase and not a full 1000 years. ;)

That is a nice, round argument.  If all men are sinners, which we are, then only sinners get saved.  We sin because of our fallen nature.  I did not say that Satan MUST be the one behind it.  However, man did fall.  Satan did tempt man. Satan CAN be...

Franklin, I completely agree that God did not create man with a sinful nature.  However, His creation was marred when the serpent (Satan) tempted Eve and she tempted Adam.  The act of sinning gave man the knowledge of good and evil, twisting the original design God created.  God...

Sorry, had some problems.  Am reposting.

Satan and Sin are bound and powerless. Powerless to prevent anyone from salvation. Satan cannot not and never has been able to prevent our salvation.  That is the sole domain of God. Satan merely tries to entice the saved and unsaved with evil.  This distracts the unsaved...

Franklin, I feel that you are inferring much from scripture that is not explicit.  Here is what I mean: In James 1, James was merely saying that we have fallen natures.  That does not mean that Satan is not tempting us. As for Hebrews 2:14, you are inferring from the...

This book discusses how the basic yet most important doctrine of "sola fide" is required for the gospel being taught to be the true gospel. Do any Catholics have a view on this?

I recently have been discussing "scripture twisting" with an Atheist (his website is http://www.christianityexposed.com). He completely ignores hermenutics. Says the Bible states that the earth is flat (because it says the earth has four corners). Says the Bible claims the sun rotates around...

I am reading a book by Dr. R.C. Sproul called "Faith Alone". Very good book on the main, glaring difference between Catholics and Evangelicals (historical reformed Evangelicals, anyway) . Has anyone read this?