SteveR wrote: Lutherans would consider yours an ignorant statement Wiki "The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ) is a document created, and agreed to, by the Catholic Church's Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) and the Lutheran World Federation in 1999, as a result of extensive ecumenical dialogue. It states that the churches now share "a common understanding of our justification by God's grace through faith in Christ "
There is compromise on every hand and the Lutherans are moving goal posts too. So what's surprising about that? And why do you suppose I should be concerned when it is them who are moving away from Luther's doctrine of Justification by faith alone. Remember it has always been the "alone" that has created problems for the RCC. I don't see a mention of that word in the compromise!
Baptist wrote: There are a couple of books that every Baptist should read, inwardly digest and keep in his armory: [URL=https://archive.org/details/starbookonchris00hiscgoog]]] Hiscox's Star Book on Baptism[/URL] [URL=https://archive.org/details/baptistshortmeth00hisc]]] Baptist Short Method[/URL] Enjoy!
Thank you! Have had a quick look, and they look really good.
by the Book wrote: "Matt 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." In the above situation Jesus did not need to add the phrase "for of such is the Kingdom of God." BUT HE did!! .....
You are trying to make Jesus say "..their's is the Kingdom of God". But he did not say that. His words were "of such...".
The Lord clarifies his meaning in the parallel passage in Mark 10, when he said:
15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Clearly truth is problematic for you, but you are also linguistically incompetent.
what of wrote: James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
There is a difference between sins and faults. Where we have failed fellow believers or wronged them, we should confess our faults to them (not a priest).
Sins are only ever to be confessed to God, since only he can forgive sins.
The Lutheran position, insofar as it keeps to the RCC teaching is also wicked and ignorant. However, since Lutherans hold to salvation by grace through faith alone in the merits of Christ, though they err, this error of theirs is not damnable. Besides the errors of the RCC go the the heart of the Gospel and to virtually every other sound doctrine.
confess. repent. wrote: Have you confessed and repented of your sinful heart John? Don't let this recent depravity increase in dominion prevent you from obeying God's commands and doctrines. 2Cor 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of:" Remember the warning; 1John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."
Proverbs 11:9 An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
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