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Here is my take on it: We walk in the light by being transparent before the Lord. And this entails confessing our sins to Him. When we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. When we walk in the light the blood of Jesus...

It seems to me to be what it is saying here. 1Ti 3:15, But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

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But Jesus is God. So in mediating between Jesus and man, she would be mediating between God and man. You're right, it ain't rocket science.

Jo 1:7, But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1Jo 1:8, If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1Jo 1:9, If we confess our sins, he is...

Since there are those who do not subscribe to Catholicism and yet do believe in Jesus Christ unto salvation (and therefore are members of His church), I would say that the church is not the Catholic Church as a hierarchy any more; but consists of all those who believe in Jesus Christ.

1 Tim 3:15 also, to some degree, is referring to the building where the saints assemble to meet in the Lord.

Do you now not believe that Jesus is God (I thought that it was Catholic doctrine that He is)? If Mary is mediator between Jesus and man, she is mediator between God and man, therefore.

Scripture teaches that it is the ultimate authority in 2 Timothy 3:15-17. Psalms 138:2 also has a bearing on this subject.

Our motivation for obedience as blood-bought saints is not the fear of hell or punishment in the case that we are disobedient. It is that we love Him because He first loved us (1 John 4:19). It is love that motivates is to obey the Lord; and not fear.

Technically and hypothetically, that is true; except for the fact that a believer will not do those things because he is influenced by the Holy Ghost and the love of God is shed abroad in his heart (Romans 5:5). It is not okay to sin because every time a believer sins, he or she adds to the...

Not necessarily. Your doctrine depends on the concept that they are two different people. However, in light of your doctrine, believe that the holy scriptures substantiate the concept that the Centurion in Matthew 8:5-13 were one and the same person. He was saved if he was the man in the...

Unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God...

Have you considered Ephesians 3:19-20?

The Bible is the ultimate authority; and if the Catholic Church teaches what is contrary to the word (such as burning incense to the queen of heaven), it is in error. Mary is not a co-redeemer with Christ in any sense of what the word teaches. In fact, the Bible teaches that there is only one...

It means not to work for salvation; but to work it out like a problem in math. Another statement in scripture, that says the exact same thing using different words, is 2 Peter 1:10: 2Pe 1:10, Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do...

Not that it's ok to sin; but yes, my sins do not affect my salvation because it is based on the shed blood of Christ and not my performance. See Romans 4:5-8.

Obviously, confessing our sins is what we do to be walking in the light; and it is as a result of this that the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin.

Just to be safe, I want to quote the following scriptures: 1Jo 1:7, But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 1Jo 1:8, If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the...