... 3:6; Ephesians 2:5, 3:7; Philippians 3:9; Titus 2:11, 3:7; I Timothy 1:14) Catholicism says: Man is justified by baptism plus faith, plus additional works (see Catholic Catechism Ref. Nos. 1265-1271, 1987-1995). The Holy Spirit's transforming work in the sinner becomes the grounds, along with faith, for justification. Most good Catholics are therefore very concerned with "being good enough," "meriting," and "earning" their salvation. The ... makes the neophyte 'a new creature,' an adopted son of God, who has become a 'partaker of the divine nature,' member of Christ and co-heir with him...

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... is a part (stone) in the construction of that building (Church). Christ did His work until He ascended. After that, He continued doing His work through believers, by the baptism of Holy Spirit (Acts 1:2,8; Luke 24:49; Mark 16:15-20). In Matthew 16:18 Jesus said, I will build my Church. Acts 2:47 says, Lord added the saved ones to the Church daily ... incidents. Before His resurrection, Jesus commanded his disciples to tarry in the city of Jerusalem, until they receive the power of Holy Spirit (Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4). According that, they tarried in the upper room. On the day of Pentecost...

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... Roman clergy could not exist if Luther's concepts were to be accepted. Because the principal sacrament of the Roman Catholic Church is the Holy Eucharist of Holy Communion, the fact that Luther was tampering with it could not help but be looked upon by the Roman clergy with great dismay. ... Luther then went before the Diet of Worms, where he took a firm stand concerning his beliefs and was placed under the ban of the Holy Roman Empire. All of this entails considerably more details concerning Luther's concept of Christianity. Justification by faith, not by works is perhaps Luther's ... ...

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... seen in rites. The Orthodox and Catholic Churches recognize seven sacraments – "Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the sick, Matrimony and Holy Orders." In the 16th century Council of Trent these were codified. Most of the Protestant Churches refer to two sacraments – Eucharist and Baptism. ... Christ had a single nature and said he had two such natures – one physical as Christ the person and other hypostasis or Christ the Spirit. These two natures completed Christ. He was God and he was Man. Disciplinary canons numbering 27 were also issued by this council rega...

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... is known about the way he lived his life, his teachings, and healing powers. The article notes that Jesus and other prophets relied on the Spirit world to gain power. Jesus used his power in order to help people who were suffering and to change the social order of his time. ... served as a motivator of their love and joy. What kept the Christians who spread the Good News going was the underlying thought that the Spirit of Christ was with them. This idea led to the belief that the Church was the Mystical Body of Christ. They believed that Jesus would ... would be forgiven. The last Chris...

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... history of the Church is perhaps one of the rockiest histories of any institution in existence. In the Bible it is recorded to have officially begun in Acts, when the Holy Spirit, being promised to come by Christ, is thought to have ascended on the believers. Although it can be argued that Church's first roots lie in the coming of Christ, many ... longer able to tolerate Luther, the pope issued a ban against him. He hoped that the German people would rally around him and follow the edict of the ban. Furthermore, the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, summoned Luther to Rome. It was in Rome ...

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... lecturer on moral philosophy at the newly founded University of Wittenburg, founded by Frederick the Elector of Saxony. Luther was offered the chance to go to Rome, which was the holy city at the time. He expected this to be a life-changing experience, but it only disappointed him. He spent four weeks there and found that it was a worldly and ungodly ... nobility and clergy, in Worms at four o"clock on April 17, 1521. They gave Luther twenty-four hours to decide whether or not he would retract his statements against the Holy Roman Empire. He spent the night in prayer and came back the n...

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... . Apart from the possible danger of having a paint can fall onto one's head, this superstition evolved from a belief that a ladder propped against a wall made a sacred triangle representing the Holy Trinity: Father , Son, and Holy Spirit. To disrupt the trinity by walking though the triangle meant that one was in league with the Devil. Knocking on wood after mentioning that something good has happened ... ...

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... cardinal priest. In 1605 Clement VIII died, and was succeeded by Leo XI who reigned only twenty-six days, and then by Paul V. Robert was then made a member of the Holy Office and of other congregations. He basically was the chief advisor of the theological department in the administration. Robert was always interested in the discoveries of Galileo. Bellarmines ... spirit of prayer, his spirit of humility and poverty, and his devotedness to work, earned him the trust and respect of everyone. Some of the major writings of Bellarmine were Controversial Works, Catechetical and Spiritual ......

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... bringing back parishioners to the path they have been lead astray from. Sister Mary Rose Gertrude describes Dante's use of revelations and honesty that underlie the inferno. She states that "a spirit of renouncement was Dante's" (35) and that he "refused to acknowledge a ruler between himself and god" (35). Sister Gertrude makes further observations: Judging from the evidence of Dante's Enormous accomplishment ... he believed that his spiritual and personal opinions. He saw god as the only being that could decide where social power fell. So naturally he was furious when so called holy m...

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