The Reformers' teaching on Justification: Justification is by faith alone and through Justification an exchange took place between believers and Christ, known as double imputation. The believers got Christ’ righteousness imputed on them as if that righteousness were theirs while they remain sinners. Christ got believers’ entire sins (past, present, future) imputed on Him as if those sins were His while He remains sinless. There is no limit of amount of type of believers' sins imputed on Him and He already paid the penalty of those sins in full when God the Father punished Him on the cross (Calvin went even further by teaching Christ went to hell to be tortured by the devil for the sins of believers) Questions: 1. The phrase "justified by faith" appears four times in New Testament (Rom. 3:28, 5:1, Gal. 2:16, 3:24). New Testament was written in Greek and the one in Rom. 3:28 is in Greek passive present tense while the rest are in Greek passive aorist tense . Both tenses do not indicate once for all justification. If Scripture teaches faith-alone justification, then the Holy Spirit would inspire Paul to write the phrase "justified by faith" in Greek passive perfect tense. Unlike that of English Greek perfect tense indicates the action described by the verb (to be justified) was completed in the past with continuing effect to the present . 2. Scripture denies double imputation in Eze. 18:20: “The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.” 3. Scripture says that we lose righteousness by sinning or we cannot be righteous and sinner at the same time. Eze. 33:`13 says: "“Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die." Death here refers to hell, not physical death. 4. By justifying believers who remain sinners and punishing Christ for the sins He did not commit on the cross God did not only injustice but also abomination as Scripture says in Pro. 17:15: “He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.”
The Catholic teaching on Justification: Justification is on-going process that includes faith and sanctification. Through Justification we receive the righteousness of God through Christ infused in us. We do not and cannot become righteous by our own effort but by grace we are made righteous. Our entire sins (past, present, and future) must be forgiven and washed away - they are neither imputed on nor infused in Christ. We cannot be righteous and sinners at the same time. 1. According to Scripture there are deadly (mortal) and non-deadly sins (venial) as it is written in 1 Jo. 5:16-17. Under double imputation teaching of the Reformers, such distinction becomes meaningless as your entire sins were already imputed on Christ through faith alone. 2. Scripture says we are made righteous through Christ (Rom. 5:19). Being made righteous is requirement for salvation. According to Scripture it is righteousness that delivers from death (Pro. 10:2, 11:4). “Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live” (Pro. 11:19). “In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death” (Pro. 12:28). Jesus said in Mat. 25:46 that the righteous shall go to eternal life. 3. We cannot avoid sinning, even after becoming believers and sins lead to death (hell). Scripture says the soul that sins shall die (Eze. 18:4) and death is the wages of sin (Rom. 6:23). 4. God does not demand us to be perfectly righteous (sin-free) through-out our life. What He demands from us is written in Eze. 33:13-16: “Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die. Again, though I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ yet if he turns from his sin and does what is just and right, if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die. None of the sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him. He has done what is just and right; he shall surely live. Based on Eze. 33:13-16 Catholics believe: (1) whenever we sin, all our past righteous deeds will be forgotten, and we will die (hell). Since, in Catholic teaching, our ability to do righteous deeds comes from and is only possible by grace there is no unfairness from God’s side when He ignores our past accumulated righteous deeds when we sin. It will be unfair if we contribute, even partially, in doing those righteous acts. (2) whenever we sin, grace from God will move and enable us to turn from sin (or to repent) and to do what is right and just. Our past sins will be forgotten, and we will live or regain our righteous state back. God will ignore our past accumulated sins if we repent and do what is just and right. This is gracious act of God as Scripture says: “If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?” (Psa. 130:3).
@@thejohnnybgoode63 thanks for writing, Sir! sin = transgression (breaking) of God's law -- 1 John 3:4 Exodus 20:8-11 is part of His Everlasting law. one can not keep Exodus 20:8-11 and be catholic -- it's not allowed.
@@thejohnnybgoode63 i am an Adventist Christian, Sir. sorry i didn't respond to your previous post, youtube didn't show i had a reply. Bible shows us: 1 -- sin = transgression of God's law -- 1 John 3:4 2 -- Exodus 20:8-11 is part of His law. 3 -- one can not be catholic and keep Exodus 20:8-11, it isn't allowed. there are many more subtle and sneaky ways this 'church' attacks the Word of God and His character too. questions always welcomed & encouraged, Sir. thank you for responding.
The Reformers' teaching on Justification:
Justification is by faith alone and through Justification an exchange took place between believers and Christ, known as double imputation. The believers got Christ’ righteousness imputed on them as if that righteousness were theirs while they remain sinners. Christ got believers’ entire sins (past, present, future) imputed on Him as if those sins were His while He remains sinless. There is no limit of amount of type of believers' sins imputed on Him and He already paid the penalty of those sins in full when God the Father punished Him on the cross (Calvin went even further by teaching Christ went to hell to be tortured by the devil for the sins of believers)
Questions:
1. The phrase "justified by faith" appears four times in New Testament (Rom. 3:28, 5:1, Gal. 2:16, 3:24). New Testament was written in Greek and the one in Rom. 3:28 is in Greek passive present tense while the rest are in Greek passive aorist tense . Both tenses do not indicate once for all justification. If Scripture teaches faith-alone justification, then the Holy Spirit would inspire Paul to write the phrase "justified by faith" in Greek passive perfect tense. Unlike that of English Greek perfect tense indicates the action described by the verb (to be justified) was completed in the past with continuing effect to the present .
2. Scripture denies double imputation in Eze. 18:20: “The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.”
3. Scripture says that we lose righteousness by sinning or we cannot be righteous and sinner at the same time. Eze. 33:`13 says: "“Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die." Death here refers to hell, not physical death.
4. By justifying believers who remain sinners and punishing Christ for the sins He did not commit on the cross God did not only injustice but also abomination as Scripture says in Pro. 17:15: “He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.”
The Catholic teaching on Justification:
Justification is on-going process that includes faith and sanctification. Through Justification we receive the righteousness of God through Christ infused in us. We do not and cannot become righteous by our own effort but by grace we are made righteous. Our entire sins (past, present, and future) must be forgiven and washed away - they are neither imputed on nor infused in Christ. We cannot be righteous and sinners at the same time.
1. According to Scripture there are deadly (mortal) and non-deadly sins (venial) as it is written in 1 Jo. 5:16-17. Under double imputation teaching of the Reformers, such distinction becomes meaningless as your entire sins were already imputed on Christ through faith alone.
2. Scripture says we are made righteous through Christ (Rom. 5:19). Being made righteous is requirement for salvation. According to Scripture it is righteousness that delivers from death (Pro. 10:2, 11:4). “Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live” (Pro. 11:19). “In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death” (Pro. 12:28). Jesus said in Mat. 25:46 that the righteous shall go to eternal life.
3. We cannot avoid sinning, even after becoming believers and sins lead to death (hell). Scripture says the soul that sins shall die (Eze. 18:4) and death is the wages of sin (Rom. 6:23).
4. God does not demand us to be perfectly righteous (sin-free) through-out our life. What He demands from us is written in Eze. 33:13-16:
“Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die. Again, though I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ yet if he turns from his sin and does what is just and right, if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die. None of the sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him. He has done what is just and right; he shall surely live.
Based on Eze. 33:13-16 Catholics believe:
(1) whenever we sin, all our past righteous deeds will be forgotten, and we will die (hell). Since, in Catholic teaching, our ability to do righteous deeds comes from and is only possible by grace there is no unfairness from God’s side when He ignores our past accumulated righteous deeds when we sin. It will be unfair if we contribute, even partially, in doing those righteous acts.
(2) whenever we sin, grace from God will move and enable us to turn from sin (or to repent) and to do what is right and just. Our past sins will be forgotten, and we will live or regain our righteous state back. God will ignore our past accumulated sins if we repent and do what is just and right. This is gracious act of God as Scripture says: “If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?” (Psa. 130:3).
friend, catholicism isn't Christianity and according to the Bible it mandates sin.
praying you come to Truth and soon!
Curious... where do you see the Bible saying that Catholicism is mandating sin?
@@thejohnnybgoode63 thanks for writing, Sir!
sin = transgression (breaking) of God's law -- 1 John 3:4
Exodus 20:8-11 is part of His Everlasting law.
one can not keep Exodus 20:8-11 and be catholic -- it's not allowed.
@@tony1685 I take it that you are a Seventh Adventist?
@@thejohnnybgoode63 i am an Adventist Christian, Sir. sorry i didn't respond to your previous post, youtube didn't show i had a reply.
Bible shows us:
1 -- sin = transgression of God's law -- 1 John 3:4
2 -- Exodus 20:8-11 is part of His law.
3 -- one can not be catholic and keep Exodus 20:8-11, it isn't allowed.
there are many more subtle and sneaky ways this 'church' attacks the Word of God and His character too.
questions always welcomed & encouraged, Sir.
thank you for responding.