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- Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:26 pm
- Forum: Christian Chit-chat
- Topic: Catholics and Non Catholics
- Replies: 136
- Views: 24200
It doesn't matter if you believe you are saved . . . it matters if you ARE saved. And how do you know if you are saved? Only if you have believed the Gospel. Clearly, the ones who believe they are saved are the ones who thought they earned it of their own accord. I agree with your quoted statement ...
- Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:39 am
- Forum: Christian Chit-chat
- Topic: Catholics and Non Catholics
- Replies: 136
- Views: 24200
- Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:05 am
- Forum: Christian Chit-chat
- Topic: Catholics and Non Catholics
- Replies: 136
- Views: 24200
- Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:58 am
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Gravity Wave Detector Project
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1848
- Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:16 am
- Forum: Christian Chit-chat
- Topic: Catholics and Non Catholics
- Replies: 136
- Views: 24200
- Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:57 pm
- Forum: Christian Chit-chat
- Topic: Catholics and Non Catholics
- Replies: 136
- Views: 24200
- Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:35 pm
- Forum: Christian Chit-chat
- Topic: Catholics and Non Catholics
- Replies: 136
- Views: 24200
For your assurance points I completely agree about having assurance for ourselves. I think the resulting lack of assurance for anyone around us shows that you are taking it too far though... I agree that lack of good works does not prove the absense of salvation, but do you agree that the presence o...
- Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:10 pm
- Forum: Christian Chit-chat
- Topic: Catholics and Non Catholics
- Replies: 136
- Views: 24200
I am very surprised that Jac said he does agree with all of it as well (including the mystery part). The reason for my surprise is that we all know by now that Jac advocates total, irrevocable and absolute assurance of salvation. The problem with introducing 'mystery' to it is that salvation a la J...
- Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:38 pm
- Forum: Christian Chit-chat
- Topic: Catholics and Non Catholics
- Replies: 136
- Views: 24200
- Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:16 pm
- Forum: Christian Chit-chat
- Topic: Catholics and Non Catholics
- Replies: 136
- Views: 24200
In contrast, Calvinism/Arminianism/Catholicism argue that salvation is by continued faith, or faith plus works, or faith plus repentence, or whatever. I'm going to play devil's advocate here, and say that most of those people would disagree with this statement. They do not see their salvation as fa...
- Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:53 pm
- Forum: Christian Chit-chat
- Topic: Catholics and Non Catholics
- Replies: 136
- Views: 24200
If salvation however hinges upon perfect understanding of all the mechanics and nuances, then aren't we possibly all sunk? If that is true then where do we draw the line? Is our faith in Christ or in our understanding of soteriology as a concept? Would such an understanding of salvation not in itse...
- Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:33 am
- Forum: Humor and Jokes
- Topic: Windows Vista
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5100
- Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:30 am
- Forum: Moral and Ethical Affairs
- Topic: Eating meat
- Replies: 76
- Views: 20137
- Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:38 pm
- Forum: The Bible and Scripture
- Topic: Serious question - Really nervous
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7839
- Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:22 pm
- Forum: Moral and Ethical Affairs
- Topic: Religion is dangerous but atheism isn't?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 21810
Re: Put aside your american pride
If anyone expected things will be settled in a matter of months, even a few years, they are sadly and evidently mistaken. As to the future of Afghanistan and Iraq, I have no doubt that they are already better off and will be a thousand times better off than they were before. Democracy takes time an...