[Duke of Milan]

Pope Francis is sounding more like the antichrist everyday.

Pope Francis said, "The root of this possibility of doing good - that we all have - is in creation."
Romans 3:11,There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.

Who is right, God speaking through Paul(and Isaiah and the Prophets) or a man, the Pope, who says the opposite? He has the spirit of antichrist because he speaks as dragon.

[OrangeHoof]

I am trying to reconcile his words to the gospel and I will leave room for the idea that there are those who "do good" even when they are not acting out of Christian faith, even atheists, and we should not hinder those who are acting charitably - feeding the poor, healing the sick, etc. even if their motives are impure.

But in no way do I believe that one finds salvation that way if there is no confession of sin and profession of faith in Christ for the forgiveness of sins, else it makes Christ's death on the Cross pointless.

Nonetheless, many preach a gospel of works rather than a gospel of grace:

Matthew 7:21-23:

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

Faith produces fruit in the form of works and by our fruit (good deeds) we shall be known but good deeds alone do not lead to salvation. Or why else would Jesus say:

John 15:5

5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

You cannot be a fruitful branch and yet deny the vine.

[Mercat]

Jesus says blessed are: first seven Beatitudes - don’t mention anything about what the person believes. He doesn’t say, “blessed are the peacemakers if they belong to the Baptist Church and proclaim Me Savior.” So what’s with that?