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Says you. God gives gifts and miraculous powers to whomsoever He wishes, and in the OT and NT there are many accounts of God doing just that. The apostles were sinners and “dirty vessels” too, yet God performed mighty miracles through them. A human raising another human from the dead is a...

If Jesus paid the debt for all the sins you will ever commit, why will you receive “good or evil” according to your deeds - which includes your sins - after being judged on the Last Day? “For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil...

The result of Christ’s final judgement on any individual is not part of “my theology” - it’s none of my business. But I do know this: “For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the body” ( 2Cor...

I don’t recall saying God will let anyone off from their offences against Him. That’s YOUR theology - you claim that no matter what sins a believer commits, he will not be punished for them - he gets off scot-free. I don’t know, but perhaps not. Only an idiot would consider that to be justice.

What does this mean? … “For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the body” ( 2Cor 5:10)

This is an excellent example of what’s known as a “strawman” argument. No one here is arguing that a believer needs to be “perfect” to be saved. 1Peter 1 says all believers sin, but that if we “confess” our sins, we will be forgiven and cleansed of all unrighteousness. Heb 12:14 says...

That’s because Jesus is judging them, and we will all (believers included) be judged by our works: “For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, so that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in the body” (2Cor 5:10). Jesus judged the seven Churches in...

In that case, to avoid confusing other posters, you need to use terminology that makes sense. In previous posts you said repentance is a “work of God”, but now you’re saying repentance is a choice made as a result of a believer’s free will. Please explain how a believer using his free will to...

If “our works count for nought”, why does James imply that we are saved by “works and not by faith alone” (James 2:24)? And why does he say “faith without works is dead”? If "our works count for nought", but does Jesus judge the seven Churches in Rev 2 and 3 according to their "works"? Why...

Paul is not talking about what we “deserve” - he is talking about what we will GET. In Romans 6:15, Paul asks, “What then? Are we (believers) to sin because we are not under law but under grace? He answers this with “By no means!”, and warns believers that sin leads to “death”, while...

According to John 20:19-23, Jesus gave the power to those he “breathed” on (ie, the Catholic priesthood) to forgive the sins of “any” other member of the Church. This power comes from Christ, not the priest himself. The Church has the power to forgive sins (via her priests) because the Church...

Not sure what you mean by “love”. What if a believer loves to steal stuff - it that allowed? According to you, that is allowed because a believer has no laws and so there are no laws against stealing.

Jesus condemns certain believers to Hell for being “doers of lawlessness” (Matt 7:21-23). You are a believer who practices lawlessness, so does that mean Jesus will say to you on Judgement Day, “I never knew you” and toss you into the lake of fire?

I’m confused by your doctrine. You agree that without holiness, “no one will see the Lord” (Heb 12:14). In other words, not obeying the commandments can land a believer in Hell. But, if memory serves, in other posts you’ve argued that a believer will be saved no matter what sins they commit...

Illogical. If we are free from the penalty of not keeping the moral law, we are free from the moral law. If there were no speeding tickets, everyone would be free to speed, wouldn't they? Speaking of which, you didn’t answer my question from a previous post: If there is no penalty for sin...

Ya got that wrong - Catholicism is salvation by faith and works - just as James 2:24 teaches (“a man is justified by works and not by faith alone), and as does Rev 12:17 (“those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus”), as does John 3:36 (”He who believes in the Son has...

It seems that Scripture does not agree with you: “Strive for … the holiness without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb 12:14). Keeping the commandments is what “holiness” is. So we are told to “strive”/try/do our best to keep the commandments, as doing so is essential for salvation. Are...

Let’s consider this example: Someone who was a professional thief becomes a believer and learns that stealing is a sin and contrary to the will of God, and consequently stops stealing - in other words, he repents. You seem to be arguing that his act of repentance was the “work of God” and not...

So, Paul tells believers 1Cor 6 that “the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God and then demonstrates what he means by “unrighteous” by describing certain sins. But you claim “they never stop those sins”? If you are correct and those believers kept sinning after Paul warned them...

Which part of 1Cor 6:9-11 (or elsewhere) says “they never stop those sins”? Does “And such WERE some of you” (v.11) sounds like they never stopped those sins? Nope. There is no mention of “the blood of Christ” is the entire chapter - you are thinking of the unconditional and universal...