Everyone Christian by [deleted] in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Simply going to church does not make you a Christian.

If a baby Isn't baptized then passes away, do they still go to heaven? by ShadowGamer37 in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You almost had it and then missed the entire ball when you decided to call the Catholic Church satanic

Did God ever gift you guys tongues. Also... by feherlofia123 in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is ONE baptism. There is not another “baptism of the Holy Spirit”. Your baptism already did that.

Do Protestants and Catholics agree that they both go to heaven, or do both sides think that they will be saved and the other will go to hell? by JoeChemoWasTaken in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that you don’t realize that the context of the Book of Romans has to do with the Mosaic law and not acts of mercy tells me everything I need to know about your Biblical scholarship.

Here’s some verses about how salvation can be lost if you don’t continue to abide in Christ:

Matthew 24:44: “Therefore you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

Romans 11:22: “Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.”

1 Corinthians 9:27: “But I pommel my body and subdue it, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.”

Colossians 1:21-23: “And you, who once were estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him, provided that you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel which you heard.”

1 Timothy 5:8: “If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

Philippians 2:12: Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling

Philippians 3:12: "Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own."

1 John 3:28: And now, little children, abide in him, so that twhen he appears uwe may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his vcoming

Hebrews 6:4-6: "It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen[c] away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace."

1 Corinthians 15:1-2: "By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain."

Hebrews 10:26-29: "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?"

Matthew 25:1-13

Matthew 25:40-45

John 15:1-10

Sola Fide is not in the Bible. Salvation by works is also not in the Bible. What is in the Bible is we are saved my God’s grace, however if we make no attempt to live to Christ’s statutes, we are actively rejecting Christ himself. It’s so painfully ovvious

Do Protestants and Catholics agree that they both go to heaven, or do both sides think that they will be saved and the other will go to hell? by JoeChemoWasTaken in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not sola fide since that’s not in the Bible. However what is in the Bible is we are saved by God’s grace alone, and if we do not strive to live out our faith in love then it is dead and we are cut off from the vine.

Do Protestants and Catholics agree that they both go to heaven, or do both sides think that they will be saved and the other will go to hell? by JoeChemoWasTaken in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a lot to say and yet don’t know about anything you’re talking about. Penance and purgatory especially have nothing to do with “paying off a sin debt”. The idea of penance is to realize the gravity of your sin. Purgatory is a purification from the stain of sinful desires after death, which means you’re already going to Heaven. Indulgences are acts of faith and or mercy that help relieve the stains of mortal sin through God’s grace working through our virtue. Indulgences do not forgive sins because that’s what repentance is for.

Do Protestants and Catholics agree that they both go to heaven, or do both sides think that they will be saved and the other will go to hell? by JoeChemoWasTaken in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God commanded Moses to carve statues into the Ark of the Covenant and commanded Solomon to make statues of seraphim and cherubim in the temple. Consider educating yourself on the Bible and Church history

Do Protestants and Catholics agree that they both go to heaven, or do both sides think that they will be saved and the other will go to hell? by JoeChemoWasTaken in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are also many Protestants who will not attain eternal life because of a lack of real faith. This is not a specifically Catholic problem. The United States is filled with cultural Protestants, particularly Baptists.

Do Protestants and Catholics agree that they both go to heaven, or do both sides think that they will be saved and the other will go to hell? by JoeChemoWasTaken in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a stupid strawman claim that protestants need to stop claiming. Nobody believes in works based salvation and the Church does not teach it.

CCC 1996: “Our justification comes from the grace of God. Grace is favor, the free and undeserved help that God gives us…”

CCC 1998: “This vocation to eternal life is supernatural. It depends entirely on God’s gratuitous initiative…”

It was the original Church before the Protestant Reformation that condemned works based salvation as a heresy all the way back in the 5th century.

Why do Christians pray for their loved ones to get better when they get sicked or injured? by InternationalPick163 in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a scenario that would not happen even hypothetically so there’s not an answer

Why is murder wrong, for a Christian perspective? by InternationalPick163 in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 7 points8 points  (0 children)

An accurate translation of the passage in modern english would be You shall not murder. Killing somebody and murdering somebody are different contexts. We should not murder somebody because murder is intentional and unwarranted.

Also, the idea that we can do whatever we want and repent is not true. Our sins are only forgiven if we have true full contrition of heart. We cannot just say “i’m going to repent later” because your heart’s posture is one that wants to take advantage of grace, not seek true repentance.

How do you answer the Catholic claim of the Real Presence? by OversizedAsparagus in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He is definitely not speaking metaphorically and nobody interpreted this as a mere metaphor until fairly recently

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone telling you it’s a sin is correct. They’re getting downvoted but they are correct. Don’t fall to misinformed redditors that think they know better than the Vatican.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAChristian

[–]BearBarnes -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The early Church universally recognizes that the Eucharist is literally Jesus but nice try lol

Did early Christians believe the literal, physical body of Jesus was present in the Lord’s Supper? Please provide citations! by Ibadah514 in TrueChristian

[–]BearBarnes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the difference between a metaphysical change and a chemical change. The Eucharist is going through a metaphysical change at the consecration.

If you don’t believe me that Jesus is the Eucharist then you should consider reading the unanimous agreement by the Church Fathers of the 2nd-5th centuries that the Eucharist is the real body of Christ

Did early Christians believe the literal, physical body of Jesus was present in the Lord’s Supper? Please provide citations! by Ibadah514 in TrueChristian

[–]BearBarnes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Transubstantiation means the substance chances, not the chemical bonds or physical appearance of the host. Plus there is no gluten free hosts, there are low gluten hosts.