What Say We Protestants Catholic Find Likeness

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Yeah, that’s one of those things you could argue all day long about (along w/ works not being “necessary” for salvation, only faith, but if you don’t produce good works, that’s “proof” you’re not saved. But you don’t need works, only faith. But if you don’t have them, you’re probably not saved. But you only need faith. But… :whacky: ). It’s hard to totally deny the need for grace, as it’s ALL OVER the bible (St. Paul, especially talks a lot about it), but Sola Fides like to emphasis that it’s a free gift, we can do nothing to get it. But you have to have faith (and only faith). But, if you have to have faith, isn’t that a work? If grace was truly a free gift wouldn’t everybody be saved? I think you can get around this if you believe in predestination (double predestination works even better), but not all nonCatholics do .

In Christ,

Ellen

As I understand it, grace is a free gift, we can never earn it, or deserve it, but we must accept it.