Romans 11:22 >Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.
>provided you continue in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off. I'm beginning to think there's a little bit more to salvation than simply faith alone
>If you're saved by grace through faith, not of works Initial salvation works that way, of course. No amount of works can justify your initial salvation And you can remain saved, provided you continue in his kindness (i.e. demonstrating the fruits of the spirit; Gal. 5:22-23 )
Ryder Jones
Wesleyanism is Christianity: Precious Moments version. You can practically see the big-headed little statues whenever you read his theology.
Nathan Sanchez
Yes, it's possible.
Lucas Bell
Great argument
Dominic Green
Wesleyan shit is pretty great Sad to see the UMC being dragged under by fags Happy to see that the Church of the Nazarene is picking up the slack tho
Asher White
The dogmatic differences are almost non existent. The disagree on a line about the Holy Spirit in one of the creeds and on the primacy of the pope. Although the orthodoxy agrees the pope is important, he is a first among equals for them.
Robert Rivera
I recently became Roman Catholic Brother. I agree mostly with the oint you make that these churches are ethnic conclaves. If you enjoy the liturgy and aesthetics, I implore you to attend Divine Liturgy at a Eastern Rite Catholic Church. But I would Suggest sticking to the Latin Rite for your own Rite.
Samuel Ward
*point *Enclaves
Aaron Ramirez
I basically talked myself into "well if the true faith was preserved in this Byzantine religion, then so be it." position. Now I just cringe at the occidental LARPers who take Orthodoxy as this weird Eastern Roman Cargo Cult. It's just the same faith as Catholicism that happens to have a checkered past with the Roman Church and several reactionary reactions against its pronouncements as a result. It's sad, really. May God forgive us and heal the division in His Church in time.
Christopher Wood
Sola Scriptura is a fundamentally illogical doctrine. 1. It is not taught in the Bible. 2. It is contradicted by many teachings in the Bible. 3. It was also not a belief among the Hebrews, i.e. no precedent. 4. Often reference to scripture in the NT refers back to the Hebrew scripture, not the NT which didn't exist. 5. NT was written and compiled based on need, it wasn't just some block of text that dropped out of the sky one day. There are other reasons why Sola Scriptura is bunkum, that's just the beginning.
