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    Man is justified by faith and freely.

    Saint Paul says that man is justified by faith and freely. The faithful are said to be justified by faith, because faith is the beginning of human salvation, the foundation, and the root of Justification. Without faith it is impossible to please God, and to come into the fellowship of His holy...
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    Jesus Christ, died for all

    The Lord, Jesus Christ, died for all, yet not all receive the benefit of His death, his death benefits only those to whom the merit of Christ's passion is communicated.
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    Spiritual endowments priority

    Do you long to be a blessing to others? Then give some thought to this: Be ambitious for the higher gifts. And I am going to show you a way that is better than any of them. If I have all the eloquence of men or of angels, but speak without love, I am simply a gong booming or a cymbal...
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    Faith without good works is dead.

    My only glory is the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, which crucifies the world to me and me to the world. Take the case, my brothers, of someone who has never done a single good act but claims that he has faith. Will that faith save him? If one of the brothers or one of the sisters is in need...
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    Reasons For General Judgement

    I read this just before going to bed. It looks interesting. It is necessary to show why, besides the particular judgement of each individual, a general one should also be passed upon all men. Those who depart this life sometimes leave behind them children who imitate their conduct, dependants...
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    Should abortion be illegal?

    This is a moral question as well as a legal one and it has theological roots as well as civil liberties roots so do not be hasty in answering the question. The holy scriptures teach that taking a human life by murder is a sin. One of the commandments given by God is you shall not kill - some...
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    Ten Commandments.

    In the Law God gave Israel commandments. The first giving of the commandments is recorded in Exodus 20 and a second giving of them is recorded in Deuteronomy 5. Here they are, numbered in the traditional Catholic enumeration suggested by saint Augustine: Exodus 20: 1 God spoke all these words...
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    Theosis and humanity.

    In the holy scriptures there is one passage that explicitly mentions that Christians will come to share the nature of Christ. There's another passage that says Christians have the mind of Christ. These are hints, not a lot more than hints, that true humanity is found only in Jesus Christ and...
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    Goodness is not enough.

    There may be a few good people in history and possibly some are with us today. Goodness is - in essence - absence of sin. Jesus was good, absolutely so, men like Enoch were good but not absolutely so or at least so it seems to me. Job was good, Blessed Mary too, but neither absolutely so because...
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    There shall arise.

    In the ages following the Lord's crucifixion and resurrection it was predicted that there would be false Christs and false prophets. People who would offer miracles and would, if it were possible, mislead the elect of God. For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall shew...
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    Innocence.

    What would it be like to meet a truly innocent man, one who tells no lies, uses not deceit, is not subtle or sneaky, speaks truth without admixture. A man who does not know what evil is, cannot even begin to act wickedly, will always keep his promises. A man who will give generously because he...
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    Chosen by God.

    Predestination is a word for a concept - or maybe a set of concepts - about being chosen by God for some purpose or purposes. Most of the time people us the word to discuss being chosen by God for eternal life by the saving work of Jesus Christ the Lord. The discussions about predestination are...
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    An old road to life.

    God gave Moses Laws for the people of God and the Laws contained a way, an old way from our perspective, of life that leads to eternal life. Moses said to the people: ‘Now, Israel, take notice of the laws and customs that I teach you today, and observe them, that you may have life and may enter...
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    Simile and Spirit.

    A simile is a comparison used to make an unfamiliar (or a strange) concept easier to understand by comparing the concept to something that is commonplace and readily grasped. The parables that the Lord Jesus Christ spoke to the crowds were similes that offered commonplace acts and objects as a...
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    A word that can save.

    Christ is The Word of God and Saviour of the world. He is the Word that can save you. Yet there is a sense in which what Jesus taught can save you too - not by doing what he said, nor by believing what he taught and then nothing more - it involves doing what Jesus commanded and believing what...
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    Doing good for bad reasons.

    Some acts are good, such as feeding the starving, housing the homeless, and showing kindness to the oppressed yet even good deeds can be done for corrupt reasons: The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered round Jesus, and they noticed that some of his disciples...
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    Holy is his name.

    I am confident that God's name is not spelled "holy" but sometimes I almost think that it is. Mary's words when Elizabeth greets her make me think so. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my saviour, for He has looked with favour on His lowly servant. From this...
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    Walking away.

    John 6:60-69 After hearing his doctrine many of the followers of Jesus said, ‘This is intolerable language. How could anyone accept it?’ Jesus was aware that his followers were complaining about it and said, ‘Does this upset you? What if you should see the Son of Man ascend to...
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    The tree of life.

    Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Revelation of John 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit...
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    Fleeting promises.

    In politics promises are given as if the one making the promise will really be able to fulfil it but the holy scriptures warn against placing one's trust in political leaders. That's sound advice for today. Do not put your trust in princes, in any child of Adam, who has no power to save. When...
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