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Catholics who have studied the book of Romans
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Zach
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I’ll start with chapter 1. The people gave up the truth of God for a lie and worshipped the creature instead of the creator. Their resulting sins are listed. They knew by their sins they’d be damned but they sinned anyway.
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De_Maria
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The Romans’ Road to salvation.
Repent of your sins:
Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Then keep the Commandments and avoid sin
Romans 1: 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
And continue in righteous works all your life:
Romans 2:6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Because God only justifies those who keep His Commandments:
Romans 2:13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
And have faith and believe His promises:
Romans 1:17… as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
like Abraham, believed His promises:
Romans 4:20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
And believing His promises, He will give you His grace, in Baptism:
Romans 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Where we are born again to new life.
Romans 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
And being born again, we walk after the Spirit:
Romans 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
And accept suffering as children of God:
Romans 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
And continue in love and good works:
Romans 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
And do all things unto the Lord:
Romans 14:8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
This is the true Romans’ Road to salvation.
Repent of your sins:
Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Then keep the Commandments and avoid sin
Romans 1: 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
And continue in righteous works all your life:
Romans 2:6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Because God only justifies those who keep His Commandments:
Romans 2:13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
And have faith and believe His promises:
Romans 1:17… as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
like Abraham, believed His promises:
Romans 4:20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
And believing His promises, He will give you His grace, in Baptism:
Romans 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Where we are born again to new life.
Romans 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
And being born again, we walk after the Spirit:
Romans 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
And accept suffering as children of God:
Romans 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
And continue in love and good works:
Romans 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
And do all things unto the Lord:
Romans 14:8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
This is the true Romans’ Road to salvation.
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EloyCraft
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Beryllos
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Romans is a good resource for the faith vs. works question.
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VanitasVanitatum
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That’s not exactly practically for most who are reading Romans though, is it?
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Zach
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I can’t speak for anyone but myself. It’s practical and useful for me and if at least one other person reading this thread thinks the same then that’s all that matters as far as I’m concerned and it wasn’t a waste of time for me to post it. If it’s not practical for you or most or all but one other person besides me that’s fine. I would hope that at least one other person who has read Romans thought that it was practical.
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JohnR77
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I created the following web page on Romans, mostly based on different talks by Scott Hahn, Ph.D
JUSTIFICATION
An in-depth look at what the Book of Romans teaches on Justification
It answers the Protestant bias in regards to what they wrongly read into Romans.
Faith Works issue
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JUSTIFICATION
An in-depth look at what the Book of Romans teaches on Justification
It answers the Protestant bias in regards to what they wrongly read into Romans.
Faith Works issue
John
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adamhovey1988
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It doesn’t teach Faith Alone. Seriously, Romans 6 entirely refutes that. Romans 6 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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ziapueblo
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To understand Romans you have to know St Paul. To know St Paul you need to know Acts:
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JohnR77
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Yes.Didn’t Martin Luther add the word alone ?
He added the word
allein [English : alone]
See the section just below the conclusion at
https://www.defendingthebride.com/mo/justification.html#CONCLUSION
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For he wrote fourteen letters, nine of which instructed the church of the gentiles; four, the prelates and princes of the church, i.e., kings; and one to the people of Israel, namely, the letter to the Hebrews. For this entire teaching is about Christ’s grace, which can be considered in three ways:
In one way, as it is in the Head, namely, Christ, and in this regard it is explained in the letter to the Hebrews. In another way, as it is found in the chief members of the Mystical Body, and this is explained in the letters to the prelates. In a third way, as it is found in the Mystical Body itself, that is, the Church, and this is explained in the letters sent to the gentiles. These last letters are distinguished from one another according to the three ways the grace of Christ can be considered: in one way, as it is in itself, and thus it is set out in the letter to the Romans; in another way, as it exists in the sacraments of grace, which is explained in the two letters to the Corinthians—in the first of these the nature of the sacraments is treated; in the second, the dignity of the minister—and in the letter to the Galatians, in which superfluous sacraments are rejected against certain men who wanted to join the old sacraments to the new ones. In a third way, Christ’s grace is considered in regard to the effect of unity it produces in the Church. Hence, the Apostle deals first with the establishment of ecclesial unity, in the letter to the Ephesians; second, with its consolidation and progress, in the letter to the Philippians; third, of its defense against certain errors, in the letter to the Colossians; against existing persecutions, in the first letter to the Thessalonians; and against persecutions to come, especially in the time of anti-Christ, in the second letter to the Thessalonians. He instructs the prelates of the Church, both spiritual and temporal. He instructs the spiritual prelates of the Church about establishing, preserving, and governing ecclesial unity in the first letter to Timothy; about resistance against persecutors in the second; and about defense against heretics in the letter to Titus. He instructs temporal lords in the letter to Philemon.
And thus the division and order of all the epistles is clear. (St. Thomas Aquinas, Rom. Prologue, 11)
In one way, as it is in the Head, namely, Christ, and in this regard it is explained in the letter to the Hebrews. In another way, as it is found in the chief members of the Mystical Body, and this is explained in the letters to the prelates. In a third way, as it is found in the Mystical Body itself, that is, the Church, and this is explained in the letters sent to the gentiles. These last letters are distinguished from one another according to the three ways the grace of Christ can be considered: in one way, as it is in itself, and thus it is set out in the letter to the Romans; in another way, as it exists in the sacraments of grace, which is explained in the two letters to the Corinthians—in the first of these the nature of the sacraments is treated; in the second, the dignity of the minister—and in the letter to the Galatians, in which superfluous sacraments are rejected against certain men who wanted to join the old sacraments to the new ones. In a third way, Christ’s grace is considered in regard to the effect of unity it produces in the Church. Hence, the Apostle deals first with the establishment of ecclesial unity, in the letter to the Ephesians; second, with its consolidation and progress, in the letter to the Philippians; third, of its defense against certain errors, in the letter to the Colossians; against existing persecutions, in the first letter to the Thessalonians; and against persecutions to come, especially in the time of anti-Christ, in the second letter to the Thessalonians. He instructs the prelates of the Church, both spiritual and temporal. He instructs the spiritual prelates of the Church about establishing, preserving, and governing ecclesial unity in the first letter to Timothy; about resistance against persecutors in the second; and about defense against heretics in the letter to Titus. He instructs temporal lords in the letter to Philemon.
And thus the division and order of all the epistles is clear. (St. Thomas Aquinas, Rom. Prologue, 11)
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