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    Justification

    Actually, I have heard (but have not yet independently confirmed) that the Catholic vs Protestant view of salvation, on the Theological level, is even more fundamentally different than monergism vs. synergism. Protestants believe in a God that saves individuals, one at a time, and the...
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    Justification

    For those of us who don't have the report of the Council of Trent memorized, could you quote exactly what they said about condemning, repudiating and anathemetizing "the Lutheran position on Justification"? Post 33 gives a pretty clear indication of what Rome disagreed with Luther on. Just a...
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    Thoughts on the 'annihilationism' Thread

    Yes. No. Actually, references to the afterlife are found throughout Job and seldom tied to the word 'sheol' [which does mean 'grave' rather than 'Hell' in Job.]
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    Justification

    You are welcome. John Wesley is important because his thoughts form the starting point for many modern denominations in America, the Methodists, the Church of God, and through them groups like the Pentecostals, the Salvation Army and even some of the newer movements like Calvary Chapel.
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    Justification

    1993 Justification establishes cooperation between God's grace and man's freedom. On man's part it is expressed by the assent of faith to the Word of God, which invites him to conversion, and in the cooperation of charity with the prompting of the Holy Spirit who precedes and preserves his...
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    Do people have visions and dreams today?

    Someone once suggested that I should become a pastor. I told them that I had put out a sort of “sheep skin” to test for God’s will. I’ll become a pastor when God sends an Angel with a sword to drive me to a burning bush and God tells me HIMSELF that He wants me to be a pastor.
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    Justification

    So what is the state of a man who has been justified but had committed a Mortal Sin and not yet made confession? Is he sanctified and able to enter heaven should he die at that moment? Where is there room for the Sacrament of Confession and the candles and prayers of intercession for the dead...
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    Justification

    MoreCoffee Trifles are still trifles even if people choose to behave badly because of them (like burning each other at the stake). :) I think that there is an unspoken underlying assumption that separates Catholic thinking from Protestant. Actually, probably more than one ... but one directly...
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    Do people have visions and dreams today?

    It always seemed to me that if you wanted the title, then you probably shouldn't have it and if you would rather not have the title, then you are probably a good candidate.
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    Justification

    Some of it may be semantics as people trip over different terms for the same thing, or the same term to describe different things. Where I grew up, SALVATION is the whole big process from start to finish and is usually described in three parts: JUSTIFICATION is where God takes a no good, low...
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    Progressive Revelation

    I think the increased revelation of scripture is self-evident. Start with just Genesis and see what can be known about God from only his first book. What do we know about Christ? A vague promise about a seed of the woman, a bruised heel and a crushed head. What do we know about the Holiness of...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    I don’t have the time or inclination to look up your original post, but I believe your response to a proof text was something along the lines of “that didn’t include the exact phrase “God is at work in baptism” and it can be interpreted more than one way. ... or something close to that. So...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    apples to oranges comparisons: Does God command people with blonde hair to be baptized different than everyone was baptized in the Bible? If so, then it would be appropriate to ask where the Bible commands a special baptism for people with blonde hair, and if not, then one would expect people...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    I only asked for one example. So there are absolutely NO examples of babies being baptized. There are absolutely NO examples of adults being baptized before making a confession of faith. There are absolutely NO examples of adults being baptized before repenting. Wow, from how certain you...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    Please present just one clear example of a baptism in scripture of either a baby or someone who did not yet repent or believe. Not a majority of cases. Not a case that meets a long list of criteria. Just one clear case where baptism in the name of Jesus precedes either a statement of belief...
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    Let’s all be held to the same standard. Where is the verse that states “God is at work in baptism“?
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    Does the Qu'ran tell the same truth found in the Christian Bible?

    Matthew 3:16-17 presents all three persons of the Triune God at once. Jesus, in the flesh. The Holy Spirit, as a dove. The voice from the Father in Heaven. John 1:14-18 equates the physical Jesus with God.
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    Is a 58 year old drunk still living at home with his parents considered a "child" still waiting for that "at some point" to "make a confession of faith" and still a brother in Christ? Or is he viewed as a grown reprobate?
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    Credobaptists - What about those with disabilities and baptism?

    You said high on the spectrum of Autism. As the parent of a daughter with Asperger's (a high functioning form of Autism Spectrum Disorder), I have been to a LOT of classes on ASD and hypersensitivity to touch and noise and certain textures is VERY common. Even something as minor as dipping a...
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    Does the Qu'ran tell the same truth found in the Christian Bible?

    Sure. Q.5:72 ... Jesus denied that he was God; those that claim Jesus was God will burn in the fire of Hell. Q.5:73 ... If Trinitarians do not repent, they will suffer torment ... there is only one God, so Jesus cannot be God. Q.5:75 ... Jesus, son of Mary, was only a man, like the prophets...
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