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To: rzman21

I think we both know the implications were there. It does distress me that the Gospel has been so maligned on this thread. Protestants would NEVER and DO NOT advocate in any way “whole sale sinning” as implied on some of the posts here. When one is indwelt and sealed with the Holy Spirit (which comes with repentance and salvation) one is a “new creature”. As the Scriptures say “The Old things are passed away”. As another poster stated here if the fruit isn’t in evidence, there’s no true salvation, but the fruit is the EVIDENCE of the faith — not salvific in itself. That is basic to most Protestant testimonies of the Gospel. (I won’t say all because the term “Protestant” to most Catholics implies anyone who isn’t Catholic — which isn’t so, historically, but that’s a subject for another day - and that covers too much ground for such generalization.)


62 posted on 01/03/2012 10:43:39 PM PST by JLLH
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To: JLLH

Note that some have pointed out that sinning to increase the grace is also valid. It depends on which groups one clubs under that umbrella term — which is why I prefer not to use the umbrella term


66 posted on 01/03/2012 11:51:16 PM PST by Cronos (Party like it's 12 20, 2012)
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