http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/excellent-commentary-on-jpiis-self-mortification/ A Catholic blog in pursuit of the true, the good and the beautiful Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:30:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/excellent-commentary-on-jpiis-self-mortification/comment-page-1/#comment-18828 Garret Graves Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:29:10 +0000 http://www.fallibleblogma.com/?p=2941#comment-18828 Hi Matthew As a protestant, this shows to me a lack of understanding of the book of Romans by ironically, the Roman Catholic Church. There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, and we have peace (Eirene, Hebrew Shalom) through Jesus Christ. This peace is a picture of the type of peace where swords are turned into plowshares (Isaiah 2 for instance)- there are no weapons for war, no threat of war on the horizon. The issue has been settled for believers through Jesus Christ. However, the RCC teaches that the peace in Romans does not stick, there needs to be more, one needs to participate in order to maintain that peace. This is not shalom, as the RCC is saying that you are indeed at war with God, the weapons DO exist, and your salvation depends on your continuing to participate to keep the peace. That is not peace, it is not shalom. Both sides agree that a dead faith without works is just that- dead- and a living faith has works-but the dividing line is whether there is merit in the doing, or whether the doing is because you are born from above and walking in the works that God has prepared for you. If you are not doing good works in the long run, one must ponder whether one is born again or not. I realize that the RCC teaches this rebirth is via baptism, that is yet another discussion though. Thanks Matthew, and God bless. Garret Hi Matthew
As a protestant, this shows to me a lack of understanding of the book of Romans by ironically, the Roman Catholic Church. There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, and we have peace (Eirene, Hebrew Shalom) through Jesus Christ. This peace is a picture of the type of peace where swords are turned into plowshares (Isaiah 2 for instance)- there are no weapons for war, no threat of war on the horizon. The issue has been settled for believers through Jesus Christ. However, the RCC teaches that the peace in Romans does not stick, there needs to be more, one needs to participate in order to maintain that peace. This is not shalom, as the RCC is saying that you are indeed at war with God, the weapons DO exist, and your salvation depends on your continuing to participate to keep the peace. That is not peace, it is not shalom.
Both sides agree that a dead faith without works is just that- dead- and a living faith has works-but the dividing line is whether there is merit in the doing, or whether the doing is because you are born from above and walking in the works that God has prepared for you. If you are not doing good works in the long run, one must ponder whether one is born again or not. I realize that the RCC teaches this rebirth is via baptism, that is yet another discussion though.
Thanks Matthew, and God bless.
Garret

]]> http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/excellent-commentary-on-jpiis-self-mortification/comment-page-1/#comment-18818 Matthew Warner Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:52:55 +0000 http://www.fallibleblogma.com/?p=2941#comment-18818 Video is back up now, Carlos! In case you hadn't seen it yet. Video is back up now, Carlos! In case you hadn’t seen it yet.

]]> http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/excellent-commentary-on-jpiis-self-mortification/comment-page-1/#comment-18621 Matthew Warner Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:46:21 +0000 http://www.fallibleblogma.com/?p=2941#comment-18621 Not sure - Carlos. It looks like the video somehow got set to private in youtube. I am asking Fr. Barron about it and I will try to get it resolved. Seems like a mistake or something. All of his other videos are still up and just fine. Sorry about that. Hopefully it will be back up soon. Not sure – Carlos. It looks like the video somehow got set to private in youtube. I am asking Fr. Barron about it and I will try to get it resolved. Seems like a mistake or something. All of his other videos are still up and just fine. Sorry about that. Hopefully it will be back up soon.

]]> http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/excellent-commentary-on-jpiis-self-mortification/comment-page-1/#comment-18620 Carlos Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:35:33 +0000 http://www.fallibleblogma.com/?p=2941#comment-18620 Why can't i see the video? Why can’t i see the video?

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