Assurance of Salvation

[Tangible]

The New Jerome Biblical Commentary agrees with the generally accepted view that our salvation is dependent on our acceptance of Christ's sacrifice. The RCC's interpretation of Romans 3:19 to 5:11 is the same as the Baptist's (I have talked personally with priests and ministers from both areas)
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But the Baptists and the RCC agree on a very important point. The works done by Christians are not what saves us; it is Christ and his sacrifice which are the sole foundation for our now having eternal life. What we do is what we should do, nothing more (Luke 17:7-10).

I completely agree that the doctrines of Baptists and Catholics are identical in this area. But if our salvation is truly dependent on our acceptance, then you must then say that it is indeed the work done by Christians that saves us.

If however our salvation is dependent solely on Christ and his work on our behalf, then it is God who does the saving when he comes to us from outside ourselves and gives us the free gift of saving faith which then enables us to accept, obey, love, honor, pray to, praise and believe in God and his marvelous, free gift of salvation to us.

 

[MamaZ]

I completely agree that the doctrines of Baptists and Catholics are identical in this area. But if our salvation is truly dependent on our acceptance, then you must then say that it is indeed the work done by Christians that saves us.

If however our salvation is dependent solely on Christ and his work on our behalf, then it is God who does the saving when he comes to us from outside ourselves and gives us the free gift of saving faith which then enables us to accept, obey, love, honor, pray to, praise and believe in God and his marvelous, free gift of salvation to us.

 

[MrPolo]

gives us the free gift of saving faith which then enables us to accept, obey, love, honor, pray to, praise and believe in God and his marvelous, free gift of salvation to us.

This is the crux of it. In a sense, we say we responded in faith, but we only mean "we-empowered-first-by-grace." So the glory is all His.