You asked (twice). ;o)
I know you didn't ask me, but I'm being a buttinski.
So, so everyone's clear, you're saying that your position, as an RC< is this::
Eschatological (ultimate) salvation is a result of
Our faith, plus
Our obedience to God's laws
Right?
Salvation is a result of Christ's sacrifice for us. That's the main thing. How do we respond to that? We praise Him and we follow His precepts. We can do nothing to earn salvation, but we risk losing it through our disobedience.
Oh well, it's not like we're talking in a private booth in the corner of a dark restaurant somewhere.
Not meaning to be strident, but can you give me a yes or no on my question? If it's no, then I'll really be puzzled with your first post. I know the RC position quite well; as I just duh-ed to Kidd, it's not like it's in a footnote on a scroll in the basement of an ancient scriptorium in Cairo. But what continues to puzzle me is that (A) RC's are so reluctant to come out and say, "Yep, that's what I believe!" (as if uncomfortable with it), yet (B) won't even consider simply leaving the position that makes them so uncomfortable, and the sect that imposes it on them.
Dan