Is There a Difference Between Paradise and Heaven? qa What is the Difference Between Being Redeemed and Being Saved? qa What Is the Difference between the Roman Catholic and the Catholic Religion? qa What is the difference between sanctifying and actual grace? Do we receive special graces on ...
The document makes a powerful point in reminding us that “the Church respects the hierarchy of truths and therefore begins by clearly reaffirming the primacy of Christ and his grace, which has priority over Adam and sin.” This is not to diminish in any way the necessity of baptism. That ...
Someone could only lose his salvation, if he himself is doing the saving. Since he himself can’t save himself, this is a path to eternal destruction. The Ditch of Predetermination On the other hand, if someone believes in salvation by grace alone through faith alone, that does not imply ...
施特劳斯认为,政治哲学是哲学的组成部分或一个分支:“哲学”表示处理的方式,本根的和整全的;“政治的”既表示主题又表示功能。(By calling this pursuit political philosophy, we imply that it forms a part of a larger whole: of philosophy; or that political philosophy is a branch of philosophy. In the...
To disobey is to disbelieve.John's statement proves that only those who obey truly believe: IF: He who BELIEVES has eternal life. AND: He who DOES NOT OBEY shall not see life. THEN: He who DOES NOT OBEY does not BELIEVE.For it is clear that he who shall not see life, does not ...
The Catholic church still teaches purgatory. It seems to talk about it much less. There is still prayer for the dead. The works doctrine is still very much a part of the Catholic faith. Eph. 2:8-9 "For by grace we have been saved through faith and not of ourselves, it is a gift...
91. Where sin abounded, grace superabounded! That is the emphatic teaching of Scripture, but the idea of Limbo seems to constrain that superabundance. (The Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die Without Being Baptized. The International Theological Commission, Vatican City, April 20, 2007. at...
And here is a translation of this passage, provided by Nicholas Kontje: Catholic Scouts had discovered underground passageways which had been unused for many years under old buildings, and these could now serve as refuges from the Gestapo. At one point, nine Jewish fugitives hid here for four...
So we see that as of December 8, 2002 when we copied the above quotation from the Mormon (LDS) church's official web site that it clearly and unambiguously states that the Book of Mormon is the word of God. The next logical step is to confirm that. But first, let's double-check ...
Eternal life is God’s free gift, and therefore everything that leads us towards it-even the very beginnings of faith-is a free gift from him. But grace ac...