| | ::''For the benefit of other readers here'', it is evident that you did not read the two links I provided for direct access to the ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'', which '''affirms''' your last statement above "'''Baptism is of the spirit, not of the flesh'''" ([http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c1a1.htm#1213 '''1213-1284'''] and [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c3a2.htm#1987 '''1987-2029''']). <br> It's pretty simple. Baptism '''saves''' the soul. A child can understand that. | | ::''For the benefit of other readers here'', it is evident that you did not read the two links I provided for direct access to the ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'', which '''affirms''' your last statement above "'''Baptism is of the spirit, not of the flesh'''" ([http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c1a1.htm#1213 '''1213-1284'''] and [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c3a2.htm#1987 '''1987-2029''']). <br> It's pretty simple. Baptism '''saves''' the soul. A child can understand that. |
| | ::You asked me to answer the question, "What is '''salvation'''?" I gave you my answer from the Bible. The Bible answer to the question "What is '''salvation'''?" is set forth fully in the ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'' as a [[reiteration]] of all that the '''''Bible''''' says. The ''Catechism'' defines '''salvation''' from scripture alone, using abundant citations and quotations from scripture, with literal conclusions from scripture, drawn from the common understanding of the Church Fathers east and west, who based all they said on the [[Exegesis|literal sense of scripture]], the [[sensus fidelium]], [[sensus plenior]] and [[sensus Christianorum]] of Christianity, faithfully expressing "the mind of Christ", so that what you rejected as "traditions of men" is in fact the teaching of scripture, "and the scripture cannot be broken" ([http://biblehub.com/john/10-35.htm John 10:35]; [http://biblehub.com/mark/12-24.htm Mark 12:24]; [http://biblehub.com/1_corinthians/15-34.htm 1 Corinthians 15:34]). | | ::You asked me to answer the question, "What is '''salvation'''?" I gave you my answer from the Bible. The Bible answer to the question "What is '''salvation'''?" is set forth fully in the ''Catechism of the Catholic Church'' as a [[reiteration]] of all that the '''''Bible''''' says. The ''Catechism'' defines '''salvation''' from scripture alone, using abundant citations and quotations from scripture, with literal conclusions from scripture, drawn from the common understanding of the Church Fathers east and west, who based all they said on the [[Exegesis|literal sense of scripture]], the [[sensus fidelium]], [[sensus plenior]] and [[sensus Christianorum]] of Christianity, faithfully expressing "the mind of Christ", so that what you rejected as "traditions of men" is in fact the teaching of scripture, "and the scripture cannot be broken" ([http://biblehub.com/john/10-35.htm John 10:35]; [http://biblehub.com/mark/12-24.htm Mark 12:24]; [http://biblehub.com/1_corinthians/15-34.htm 1 Corinthians 15:34]). |