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    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    The plan is ineffable, what more can be said?
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    Are you saved because you believe? Or do you believe because you are saved?

    Sir, God interprets the holy scriptures for me.
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    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Sir, it is ineffable.
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    Are you saved because you believe? Or do you believe because you are saved?

    Surely you jest!
  5. MoreCoffee

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    It's all a part of God's ineffable plan :)
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    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Here is a comment from a Catholic priest of the 19th century. His stated view, and the views from other authors who he quotes, differs a little from what I have written. But it is good to see what views are present and why they are present. As many as were pre-ordained to eternal...
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    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Your observation is correct, or at the very least is one possible perspective that can be justified from the text in Greek. audientes autem gentes gavisae sunt et glorificabant verbum Domini et crediderunt quotquot erant praeordinati ad vitam aeternam. English translation from the Vulgate...
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    It's Advent; season of hope for all the faithful.

    We like good hymns too, and I especially like ancient ones.
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    Is grace the cause of one's salvation?

    If one wants to comment on Christ being the good shepherd in John 10, then try reading the passage rather than selecting a verse as a "proof text" for a Calvinist theory. "Amen, amen, I say to you, he who does not enter through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up by another way...
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    Are you saved because you believe? Or do you believe because you are saved?

    Catholic priest, Fr Haydock, concerning Hebrews 11:1, writes: All this chapter is a commendation and recommendation of faith, which is the substance [Substantia, Greek: upostasis, subsistentia.] of things hoped for, giving as it were a substance in our minds to such things as we are in hopes and...
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    Are you saved because you believe? Or do you believe because you are saved?

    For that one is duly thankful. May God be praised that pope Francis hasn't spent his time replying to posts in this forum. It would be nice if your post responded to the comments offered by Albert Barnes. Perhaps you'll wriite one that does?
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    It's Advent; season of hope for all the faithful.

    These kinds of remark are just tiresome. Yet you post them as if they are to be taken as some kind of astute observation or witty rejoinder.
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    Are you saved because you believe? Or do you believe because you are saved?

    est autem fides sperandorum substantia rerum argumentum non parentum Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not apparent. ῎Εστι δὲ πίστις ἐλπιζομένων ὑπόστασις πραγμάτων ἔλεγχος οὐ βλεπομένων. One ought to be careful to avoid building a doctrine out of...
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    It's Advent; season of hope for all the faithful.

    As a PS ... The lyrics are - more or less - these: 1 Of the Father's love begotten ere the worlds began to be, he is Alpha and Omega, he the source, the ending he, of the things that are, that have been, and that future years shall see evermore and evermore. 2 Oh, that birth forever blessed...
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    It's Advent; season of hope for all the faithful.

    You have asked the wrong forum member. I do not usually do "bible proofs". That's another feature of Protestantism that really isn't characteristic of Catholic teaching. Mind you, Catholic teaching is in fact quite biblical, but all this proof texting seems childish. Besides, this thread isn't...
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    It's Advent; season of hope for all the faithful.

    And it is genuinely ancient.
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    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    That is an interesting way to define "the elect" of Calvinistic theology. It has considerable truth in it. Of course, Calvinists do not say, nor teach in writing that the elect are sinless and righteous, what they say instead is that they are elect to sinlessness and righteousness [in heaven]...
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    Is grace the cause of one's salvation?

    The definition is useful. First it says, Grace [is] The free and undeserved gift that God gives us to respond to our vocation to become his adopted children. Which teaches that grace is given for a purpose, to effect a result, to achieve something specific. And it stipulates what the specific...
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    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    A book on writing mathematical proofs or one on the philosophy of logic is helpful for formulating coherent arguments.
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    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Interesting bit of projection onto God or god or whatever it is your post is about.
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