And this is posted because some imagine Catholics are not familiar with the verse? Catholics live it while also living by the other commandments and ways taught by Christ. Love. Faith. Works. All given by the grace of God to guide us on the way of salvation.
It pertains to good works, and has nothing to do with salvation. Christ's work on the cross was complete.
Being helpful is a good trait, but has nothing to do with salvation. If you believe that people who don't accept God's gift of redemption through Christ go to heaven also, then you have to ignore what Christ said:
Pelagianism is a fifth century heresy that Catholics rejected fifteen hundred years ago. I don't understand why that is so hard to understand. Nor should it be so hard to understand that in entering into God's grace, accepting the gift of salvation, we don't put this salvation on the back shelf of a closet. We use it! We follow the Way of Jesus (the Way of salvation) following his commands in love as he followed God's commandments with love. Catholics respond to salvation, and the works God planned, from the beginning, for us to accomplish.
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No. Sanctification.
One must remain holy. Otherwise, you have given everyone a hall pass for unrestrained debauchery.
I've never been in favor of proof-texting (cherry picking) a Biblical verse while ignoring what else is being said. In Catholicism we learn that our personal salvation and sanctification are ongoing. Perhaps your Christian denominations teaches positional salvation/sanctification and progressive sanctification? As a Catholic I can relate to these terms as well. Positional sanctification is the work Christ did that provided us with salvation and sanctification. It was freely given to us through the grace of God so that holiness may be ours so that we are enabled to use what was freely given. Reflect on the Parable of the Talents, a story given to us by Jesus. What will our return be?
So, you want to add you must also remain holy to the scripture?
Every verse in the Bible is proof text. Using scripture to verify a fact isn't cherry picking. Scripture is used for:
Did you notice 2 Timothy 3:14 said ALL scripture...? There is nothing about picking a verse here, skipping a verse there...or that in Paul's day, scripture was not his letters--it was the Hebrew Bible? Further, I don't have to prove otherwise. Scripture, for those paying attention to all of it, presents all the proof needed. So....No attack, a quiet point that all of scripture has more to say to us.
And here we go again. No one is adding a thing to redemption, salvation, sanctification, or what Christ accomplished on the cross. The question is, WHAT OUGHT WE BE DOING? Is that so hard to answer?
