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To: gscc

Why should we expect the good bishop to respect the authority of an ecumenical council? We did that between 1545 and 1563 in a town called Trent. Recognize the pronouncements of the Council of Trent and then we can talk.


59 posted on 08/21/2005 9:37:21 AM PDT by Petrosius
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To: Petrosius

The council of Trent produced Catholic Canons or laws that in many cases contradict scripture.
example:

Canon 9: "If any one saith, that by faith alone the impious is justified; in such wise as to mean, that nothing else is required to co-operate in order to the obtaining the grace of Justification, and that it is not in any way necessary, that he be prepared and disposed by the movement of his own will; let him be anathema."

(Anathema means cursed, and the catholic church excommunicates those who are cursed. That means to the catholic church that you are outside of the church and therefore not saved.)

This contradicts the following:

"Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin." Rom. 3:20

"Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." Rom. 3:24

"Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law." Rom. 3:28

"For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." Rom. 4:3

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Rom. 5:1

"For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God." Eph. 2:8

"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, by according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost." Titus 3:5

Given the option to believe the Bible for what it says or believe what the council of Trent says....I'll gladly believe the Bible every time.


62 posted on 08/21/2005 10:19:39 AM PDT by ScubieNuc
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