Benedict XVI Clarifies Luther's teachings on Justification

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JonNC said:
I admit that I did not state things well, as Iā€™ve already said, yes.
I also will state that I will try not to gloat should you ever state something improperly. šŸ˜‰

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Striving for the truth is not gloating.

If it appears I was gloating, I apologize.:banghead:
 
guanophore said:
ā€œDo you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. 25 Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one. 26 So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beating the air; 27 but I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified.ā€ 1 Cor 9:24-27

So you donā€™t think the prize is eternal life?

If a person can be saved without running, why bother to run at all?

Gal 1:8-9
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed! 9 As we have said before, so now I repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that one be accursed!

Paul seemed to believe that even he, or an angel from God could fall away from the faith, and be accursed.

Do you think one can be ā€œaccursedā€ and still be saved?
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Salvation is not a ā€œprizeā€ for our doing good works.
If salvation depended on our good works, it would not be the gift of God.
There are later works, after one is eternally saved, that get rewarded. The desire for running in that race for further rewards is a natural result from the indwelling Holy Spiritā€™s persuasion. It is only the talk of unsaved people that suggest a saved person would be satisfied to sit on the sidelines after being saved.
 
brkn1 said:
Salvation is not a ā€œprizeā€ for our doing good works.
If salvation depended on our good works, it would not be the gift of God.
There are later works, after one is eternally saved, that get rewarded. The desire for running in that race for further rewards is a natural result from the indwelling Holy Spiritā€™s persuasion. It is only the talk of unsaved people that suggest a saved person would be satisfied to sit on the sidelines after being saved.
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The Grace sufficient for salvation is a gift.

Like a car, it wonā€™t do us any good if we donā€™t use it.

Grace is the gift, not salvation.
 
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