Monday, July 16, 2012

By Grace Are Ye Saved Through Faith







By Grace Are Ye Saved Through Faith 
I am speaking as a Biblical Born-Again Evangelical Christian.
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It cannot be more clear than this scripture found in Ephesians chapter two, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast" that a person can only be saved by grace through faith. Yet Catholicism teaches salvation is by grace through works and faith. Another verse that debunks this Catholic Church teaching is found in Titus chapter three, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost."

The Catholic Church takes one section of scripture and twists it to mean salvation by works and faith, totally disregarding the above verses and many others like them. The scripture the Catholic Church uses is the scripture in James, where it is written, "faith without works is dead." And Catholics that believe this way just don't understand that the works spoken of in James are works of God in a person who is already saved.

The works spoken of in James are the works of God in the believer, changing the believer and causing the believer to be able to do works of righteousness. James is speaking of proof of saving faith. James is saying that if someone has no works of the Lord in him, his faith is dead faith. James it not saying that man's works save him
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Debra J.M. Smith 2012
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