| | However Roman Catholic catechism teaches that grace and salvation is earned, and that the Holy spirit is given through water baptism. | | However Roman Catholic catechism teaches that grace and salvation is earned, and that the Holy spirit is given through water baptism. |
| | *'''CCC 2010''' - “Moved by the Holy Spirit and by charity, '''we can then merit for ourselves''' and for others '''the graces needed''' for our sanctification, for the increase of grace and charity, and '''for the attainment of eternal life.'''<ref>http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c3a2.htm#2010</ref> | | *'''CCC 2010''' - “Moved by the Holy Spirit and by charity, '''we can then merit for ourselves''' and for others '''the graces needed''' for our sanctification, for the increase of grace and charity, and '''for the attainment of eternal life.'''<ref>http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c3a2.htm#2010</ref> |
| − | To restate, '''"we can then merit for ourselves'''...'''the graces needed'''...'''for the attainment of eternal life."''' This is a denial of salvation by grace (''grace is not grace'') and doctrine, or gospel of salvation by works.<ref> | + | To restate, '''"we can then merit for ourselves'''...'''the graces needed'''...'''for the attainment of eternal life."''' This is a denial of salvation by grace (''grace is not grace'') and a doctrine, or gospel of salvation by works.<ref> |
| | *'''Galatians 1:8''' - ''if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.'' | | *'''Galatians 1:8''' - ''if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.'' |
| | *'''2 Corinthians 11:304''' - ''But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh '''preacheth another Jesus''', whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.''<br>The Roman church preaches that the foundation stone laid in Zion is Peter, not Jesus.</ref> | | *'''2 Corinthians 11:304''' - ''But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh '''preacheth another Jesus''', whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.''<br>The Roman church preaches that the foundation stone laid in Zion is Peter, not Jesus.</ref> |