| − | [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-council-of-trent '''9 Things You Should Know About the Council of Trent''' Joe Carter (thegospelcoalition.org)] | + | [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-you-should-know-about-the-council-of-trent '''9 Things You Should Know About the Council of Trent''' Joe Carter (thegospelcoalition.org)] ''The Council rejected Protestant doctrines one by one''. |
| | [https://carm.org/council-trent-canons-justification '''Council of Trent: Canons on Justification''', Matt Slick (carm.org)] ''The canons contradict scripture''. | | [https://carm.org/council-trent-canons-justification '''Council of Trent: Canons on Justification''', Matt Slick (carm.org)] ''The canons contradict scripture''. |
| | [http://jpserrano.com/2011/11/16/sin-boldly-did-luther-really-mean-it-the-way-we-use-it-today '''Sin boldly (Did Luther really mean it the way we use it today?''' (jpserrano.com)] "Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong (sin boldly), but let your trust in Christ be stronger...No sin can separate us from Him, even if we were to kill or commit adultery thousands of times each day." (Martin Luther: ''Letter to Melanchthon'') | | [http://jpserrano.com/2011/11/16/sin-boldly-did-luther-really-mean-it-the-way-we-use-it-today '''Sin boldly (Did Luther really mean it the way we use it today?''' (jpserrano.com)] "Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong (sin boldly), but let your trust in Christ be stronger...No sin can separate us from Him, even if we were to kill or commit adultery thousands of times each day." (Martin Luther: ''Letter to Melanchthon'') |
| − | [http://www.josephprince.org/daily-grace/grace-inspirations/single/total-and-complete-forgiveness '''Total and Complete Forgiveness''' (josephprince.org)] "But you don't confess your sins to God in order to be forgiven. You already have total and complete forgiveness because of the blood of Jesus." <br>Pastor Joseph Prince in his answer boldly asserts with complete confidence a scripture-based argument that all sins, past, present, and future are already forgiven, and there is no need to confess any sin committed. Salvation in Christ cannot be lost, no matter how heinous and vile the sin might be. All of your sins are already forgiven. God will never condemn you. <br>However, this position is seen by others as contradicting the Bible's conditional-forgiveness teaching in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+1%3A9&version=RSVCE '''1 John 1:9''']: <br>"'''IF''' we confess our sins - [ ''then'' ] he '''will''' forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness". John does '''not''' say, "''We need not confess our sins, for he has already forgiven all of our sins and cleansed us from all unrighteousness''" John is not addressing his letter to unbelievers he is seeking to convert, urging them to confess their sins and receive Christ as their Savior once and for all, but to Christians, "fathers, young men, children", who already believe and have hope in him. <br> See also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+5%3A14-16&version=RSVCE '''James 5:14-16'''] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+20%3A21-23&version=RSVCE '''John 20:21-23'''] | + | [http://www.josephprince.org/daily-grace/grace-inspirations/single/total-and-complete-forgiveness '''Total and Complete Forgiveness''' (josephprince.org)] "But you don't confess your sins to God in order to be forgiven. You already have total and complete forgiveness because of the blood of Jesus." <br>Pastor Joseph Prince in his answer boldly asserts with complete confidence a scripture-based argument that all sins, past, present, and future are already forgiven, and there is no need to confess any sin committed. Salvation in Christ cannot be lost, no matter how heinous and vile the sin might be. All of your sins are already forgiven. God will never condemn you. <br>However, this position is seen by others as contradicting the Bible's conditional-forgiveness teaching in [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+1%3A9&version=RSVCE '''1 John 1:9''']: <br>"'''IF''' we confess our sins - [ '''''then''''' ] he '''will''' forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness". (John does '''not''' say, "''We need not confess our sins, for he has already forgiven all of our sins and cleansed us from all unrighteousness''") John is not addressing his letter to unbelievers he is seeking to convert, urging them to confess their sins and receive Christ as their Savior once and for all, but to Christians, "fathers, young men, children", who already believe and have hope in him. <br> See also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+5%3A14-16&version=RSVCE '''James 5:14-16'''] and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+20%3A21-23&version=RSVCE '''John 20:21-23'''] |
| | [http://jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Lutherans/truth_about_martin_luther.htm '''The Truth About Martin Luther''': And Why So Few Read His Works (jesus-is-savior.com)] <br>''Citations of Martin Luther's "licentious [[blasphemy]]" in his own words, from his own works, in context.'' | | [http://jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Religions/Lutherans/truth_about_martin_luther.htm '''The Truth About Martin Luther''': And Why So Few Read His Works (jesus-is-savior.com)] <br>''Citations of Martin Luther's "licentious [[blasphemy]]" in his own words, from his own works, in context.'' |