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<\/a><\/p>\nJim Anderson<\/a> appears to be a Presbyterian, and is an anti-Catholic<\/a>. The following exchange occurred on a public Facebook page<\/a>, below a shared meme that I had shared, regarding Catholic liturgy. Jim\u2019s words will be in blue<\/span>.<\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\nDo you want to know how you can be saved from what each one of us created humans, including you, so richly deserve, which is an eternity in hell?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nMark 10:17-27<\/strong> [unspecified translation] \u201c17 As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, \u201cGood Teacher, what shall I do so that I may inherit eternal life?\u201d 18 But Jesus said to him, \u201cWhy do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: \u2018Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not give false testimony, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.\u2019\u201d 20 And he said to Him, \u201cTeacher, I have kept all these things from my youth.\u201d 21 Looking at him, Jesus showed love to him and said to him, \u201cOne thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.\u201d 22 But he [i]was deeply dismayed by [j]these words, and he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property. 23 And Jesus, looking around, *said to His disciples, \u201cHow hard it will be for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!\u201d 24 And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus responded again and *said to them, \u201cChildren, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.\u201d 26 And they were even more astonished, and said to Him, \u201c[k]Then who can be saved?\u201d 27 Looking at them, Jesus *said, \u201cWith people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.\u201d\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nThe remainder of the text from Mark 10 only emphasizes the fact that the efforts of man (do good works, sell your possessions, follow the law) can never merit one salvation. Salvation comes only from God, by His grace, because of His mercy, to demonstrate His glory, through Christ alone, by faith alone.<\/span>
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\nSt. Paul on Grace, Faith, & Works (50 Passages)<\/a>\u00a0[8-6-08]
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\nAll your righteous works are like used tampons (Isaiah 64:6).<\/span>
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\nMy writings on James (which refute what you posted above):
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\nJustification in James: Dialogue<\/a>\u00a0[5-8-02]
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\n\u201cCatholic Justification\u201d in James & Romans<\/a>\u00a0[11-18-15]
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\nReply to James White\u2019s Exegesis of James 2 in Chapter 20 of His Book,\u00a0The God Who Justifies<\/em><\/a>\u00a0[10-9-13]
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\nLuther, James, Faith & Works: Additional Relevant Data<\/a>\u00a0[3-7-23]
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\nI don\u2019t hang around on Facebook all day, so may not respond quickly, but please provide your reasoned thoughts based on the articles that I provided. You can disagree, but only from contextual scripture.<\/span>
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\nI have to eat a late breakfast [it was 10:30]. I\u2019ll be back to continue in about ten minutes . . .<\/div>\n
\nI brought up the rich young ruler, which is directly relevant to your claims that all works have nothing whatsoever to do with salvation. I will not follow a rabbit trail that you want to use in order to get out of being embarrassed about\u00a0your botched eisegesis of the rich young ruler passage. You have to directly address it. I\u2019ve written about everything you can bring up, believe me, in my more than 4,300 articles and 53 books, written over 42 years.
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\nSo, getting back to the topic that we were talking about (before you become too busy and have to leave): When Jesus said, and advised, \u201cYou lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me\u201d (Mk 10:21), was that 1) salvific, and 2) a [good] work, and 3) a meritorious work?
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\nSo you\u2019re already gone<\/em>, huh? What is the estimated time that you will be able to come back and answer my three questions about the rich young ruler passage? [his last reply was 35 minutes earlier, as of the time of this comment on Facebook; it was two hours and 34 minutes at the time I was compiling this blog article]
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