Hello again, Lutero,
Please don’t simply look at the numbers. A division or a split is well.. just that and nothing else.
If that were true, you wouldn’t be here trying to convince us that you are right and we are wrong. Besides, I am a regular poster in one of the most virulent anti-Catholic, evangelical Protestant sites. That site also opposes every flavor of Protestant that differs with their Calvinistic bias. They frequently condemn each other as much as they condemn Catholics.
So, in reality, it is not a simple, friendly “split” as you say. It is establishment of separate and opposing religions.
A split takes place when there is disagreements on contentious issues. Again Christ came to establish his Church – a church comprising of spiritually born again believers, given the gift of salvation by God’s Grace through faith in Christ Jesus.
Giving the gift of salvation to those who keep the Commandments (Matthew 19:17; John 14:21-23) and the Sacraments of Jesus Christ (Mark 16:16; Rom 2:13).
I know it personally that I have been saved the Biblical way
The Biblical way is the Catholic way. Your way is not found in Scripture.
and not through works based salvation that denies the atonement of Christ redemption for mankind on the cross of calvary,
It is because Christ died on the Cross that we are now permitted to approach the Throne of God and be saved by the mercy of God in the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Spirit, which occurs with every Sacrament (Titus 3:5).
Sincerely,
De Maria
Hi De Maria,
ReplyDeleteWhere is this dialogue from? I would like to follow along. Thank you.
John
Hi,
DeleteIts from Steve Ray's Defender's of the Catholic Faith Blog.
You'll find the actual text on this page. Its about 10 comments from the top.
There are 102 comments in that conversation, so, you'll need to back up a bit.
Go to this page to start the conversation from the beginning.
Get yourself a cup of java and enjoy. There's a lot of interesting articles and conversations on that Blog.
Sincerely,
De Maria