Tag: Holy Spirit
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Baptized for the Dead
PURGATORY When everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will also besubjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God maybe all in all. Otherwise, what will people accomplish by having themselvesbaptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why arethey having themselves baptized for…
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By Word or By Letter
THE DEPOSIT OF FAITH So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditionswe passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.2 Thessalonians 2, 15 Sacred Scripture is rooted in Sacred Tradition, which includes the teachings, practices, and beliefs transmitted through the centuries within the faith community. Understanding…
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Let Every One of You Be Baptized
Infant Baptism For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must becircumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money froma foreigner-those who are not your offspring.Genesis 17, 12 In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands,by putting off the body of the…
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Not By Faith Alone
Justification by Faith & Works For what saith the Scripture that Abraham believed Godand it was counted unto him as righteousness (dikaiosunen).Romans 4, 3 Therefore, we conclude that a man is justified (dikaiousthai) by faithwithout the deeds of the law.Romans 3, 28 Was not Abraham our father justified (edikaiosthe) by workswhen he had offered his…
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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
The Mystical Body of Christ There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were calledto the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith,one baptism, one God and Father of all,who is above all and through all and in all.Ephesians 4, 4-5 In Protestantism, it is believed that anyone who professes faith…
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Partaking of the Body of the Lord
The Sacrament of Holy Eucharist The chalice of benediction, which we bless, is it not the communion ofthe blood of Christ? And the bread, which we break, is it not thepartaking of the body of the Lord ?1 Corinthians 10, 16 The Holy Eucharist is a central aspect of Catholic faith, representing the body and…
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Put On the New Self
Justification & Sanctification Create a clean heart in me, O God:and renew a right spirit within me.Cast me not away from thy face;and take not thy holy spirit from me.Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation,and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.Psalm 50, 12-14 You should put away the old self of your former…
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The Church Is Catholic
Ecclesiology I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world,and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name,the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.John 17, 11 Since the time of the Apostles, the Church has viewed itself as…
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I Will Harden Pharaoh’s Heart
Grace & Free Will “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them.But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army,and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”Exodus 14, 4 Double predestination is a theological concept primarily associated with traditional “hyper” Calvinism. This doctrine asserts that God…
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The Seal of the Holy Spirit
The Sacrament of Confirmation In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit;Ephesians 1, 13 In Catholic teaching, a sacrament is understood as a tangible sign that signifies an invisible spiritual reality.…
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