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To: boatbums

“It isn’t “my” way at all! What does God say? It appears that no matter how many times the canard is disputed that “Protestant” denominationalism means thousands of different interpretations of Scripture, people such as you refuse to hear it and actually think about and throw it up at every opportunity. It is intellectually dishonest and those who use it - even after being corrected - prove that they have no genuine interest in dialog and only participate to try to get the better of another. When comments such as yours start being ignored, you will know why.”

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Okay, then explain why God speaks of oneness of belief
in Scripture?

Explain Ephesians 4:5 One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism


842 posted on 05/30/2012 4:12:20 PM PDT by stpio
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To: stpio
Okay, then explain why God speaks of oneness of belief in Scripture?

Explain Ephesians 4:5 One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism

Easy. Is Jesus Christ your Lord or not? Do you believe in him through faith, or not? Have you been baptized by the Holy Ghost which happens when assent of faith is given, or not? One of the biggest mistakes some people make is when they presume to interpret what the "faith" is. It is faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior, believing in Him and receiving Him as our redeemer as Scripture makes abundantly clear. To make the "faith" be about minor or man-made ideals and doctrines is NOT the faith St. Paul was talking about.

Every time the issue of "Protestant" denominations is pitched in an attempt to denigrate the concept of Sola Scriptura, it backfires in the face of the one who brings it up. I have a good source that identifies dozens if not hundreds of Catholic "denominations" and if anyone wants to claim there are 20 to 30 thousand Protestant ones, it can easily be shown upwards of 8000 are Catholic. That is why I refute the bogus canard when it raises its dishonest head.

If Roman Catholics presume that their church is the epitome of "unity in the faith", they need only look to the Eastern Orthodox religion - whom it is claimed HAVE unity with the RCC - and it becomes quite clear that unity of the faith only goes down so deep. It CANNOT be about agreement over EVERY doctrine or dogma, else even within the Catholic Church umbrella, there is NOT total unity. So, what IS God's way? The Gospel is salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. If anyone is on board with that, then we have unity of the Spirit. Jesus' prayer has been and is still being answered.

863 posted on 05/30/2012 8:10:34 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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