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Comment on All Roads Lead to Rome – part 5 by David

David — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:22:15 +0000

This is a common misconception about the Catholic Church – that it is based on works and not faith. What the Church has always taught is that works cannot and do not save you, however, without “works” your faith is dead, or nonexistent. Dead faith cannot save anyone. The “works” that are required are the ones that Christ Himself said that we must do – be baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – and to receive His Body and Blood.

The misconception that Catholics believe in salvation by works often go hand-in-hand with the idea that certain devotions such as novenas, Rosaries, etc. are somehow required. They are not.

Because I do not fit your definition of a Christian does not make me not a Christian. As evinced by the Wikipedia definition of “Christian”, many people have different opinions of what it means to be a Christian. The traditional definition of Christian is one who believes in and follows the teachings of Christ. Also included in this were a belief in the Holy Trinity (which includes the divinity of Christ), and a belief in the redemptive nature of the sacrifice that Jesus made on the Cross.

Today, because of the diverse doctrinal beliefs among various sects within Christianity, there are those who would say if you don’t believe in (for instance) the Baptist doctrine of eternal security (“once saved always saved”) that you are not a Christian. In your case, you are saying that because I believe that works can merit anything, I am not a Christian.

To do this not only does violence to the traditional meaning of the word, it also makes you the arbiter of what is true. This makes clear the inherent impossibility of each person being able to interpret all of the Scripture for him- or herself. Basically, you can argue that the Holy Spirit told you “X” is true, and so if anyone else says that the Holy Spirit told them “not X” is true, you feel justified in saying that he/she is not Christian.

This is also why the pillar and foundation of truth is the Church – which is infallibly guided by the Holy Spirit. Not to say that individual men and women in the Church cannot make mistakes, but that the Church Herself cannot teach error. There is One Baptism, One Faith, and One Spirit.

Comment on All Roads Lead to Rome – part 5 by Michael Nathan

Michael Nathan — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:58:50 +0000

This man was never a true Christian. If he had been then he could never have left the truth which is a relationship with God for the false which is a religion based on works righteousness.

Comment on All Roads Lead to Rome – part 5 by Christine Sanders

Christine Sanders — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:13:01 +0000

Well done! This is the site I will refer my friends and family to when they decide they want to convert. You have said it so nicely and to the point. God bless you!

Comment on All Roads Lead to Rome – A Southern Baptist’s Journey into the Catholic Church – part 1 by David

David — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:18:49 +0000

I have no problem with this at all. Please attribute the story to me with a link to my site. Thanks and God Bless You!

Comment on All Roads Lead to Rome – A Southern Baptist’s Journey into the Catholic Church – part 1 by p160

p160 — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:35:24 +0000

I hope you don’t mind me publishing your story on my BLOG!!

http://michael-boystown.blogspot.com/2010/10/all-roads-lead-to-rome.html

God bless you
Michael Gormley

Comment on All Roads Lead to Rome – part 2 by David (blog author)

David (blog author) — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:19:47 +0000

I appreciate your intentions, however, you cherry-pick the Bible to support your own assertions. Without the Sacred Tradition of the Church, the Bible would not have any authority of its own, so if you do not acknowledge the Church, you cannot logically see the Bible as Sacred Scripture. See catholic.com for more information.

Comment on All Roads Lead to Rome – part 5 by David (blog author)

David (blog author) — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:16:54 +0000

Thanks for the comment! May God bless you and your family.

Comment on All Roads Lead to Rome – part 4 by David (blog author)

David (blog author) — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:48:51 +0000

Thank you very much! You are correct in the the end of our prayers is God, however, we do pray to the Saints for their intercession. It is not latria (adoration) that we give them, due only to God; prayer is the medium of communication rather than the degree of worship. See http://www.catholic.com/library/Praying_to_the_Saints.asp for more information. God bless you!

Comment on All Roads Lead to Rome – part 3 by studying bible

studying bible — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:51:44 +0000

err I keep getting an malfunction whenever trying to skip for the following article

Comment on All Roads Lead to Rome – part 4 by Alfredo Medrano Jr.

Alfredo Medrano Jr. — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 05:44:55 +0000

Loved what you wrote with one exception…as a Catholic, we do not pray to the saints we ask them to intercede for us since they have already found favor with God and are in Heaven. My prayers are with you and yours always.