The mention of Luther disqualifies the article for a Catholic Caucus. I am removing the label, allowing Protestants to speak for themselves.
I have been told before that facts are facts — and that a fact does not disqualify a Caucus thread as such.
I have been told before that facts are facts — and that a fact does not disqualify a Caucus thread as such.
Could it be an Ecumenical thread then?
There is no purgatory. To be absent from thr body is to be present with thr Lord.
Regarding the “you must be perfect.”. To stand before God, yes, which we can never accomplish.
We stand before God because of the blood of Christ (the spotless Lamb).
There is no price to pay after death. Jesus paid it all. Nothing we can do other than have faith in Jesus saves us and that faith is from God. By grace are ye saved and not of yourselves.
You’re a thinking adult. If teachings don’t follow the words of Jesus, reject them. On a pure logical basis what can we do to be perfect? Nothing. 99 years or 1,000 years we’ll never be perfect. Jesus was perfect.
If you don’t understand grace, you miss the whole point of His mission on earth.
This points toward the need for imputed grace. We stand before God because o