Thursday, August 13, 2009

Scriptures that support the Catholic view of salvation

I started compiling a list of all the Scriptures that support the Catholic view of salvation and this is just what I have compiled so far.

The Plan of Salvation as put forth by many Fundamentalists is this:
1) acknowledge that we are all sinners in need of God’s forgiveness.
2.) we recognize that only God can save us.
3.) acknowledge Jesus Christ died on the Cross for our sins and to bring us to God.
4.) the final step is that each individual accepts Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior to be saved.”

But What Does the Bible Say
Looking only from Scriptures you can see the typical Protestant plan of Salvation is not complete. It is truncated.

To Answer the Question
How are we saved? How can we attain eternal Life?
To be Saved= To have eternal life in the presence of God

What Saves/Justifies/Sanctifies /Procures Eternal Life

I. By God - God's Grace Alone
1 Corinthians 1:18
[ The Wisdom of God ] For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Ephesians 2:5
even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ ( by grace you have been saved),
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;
2 Timothy 1:9
who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,
(He did not call us because of our works done on our own without grace)
John 10:28
and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.
(But one always has free will to leave and one can lose faith)


Everything Below is only possible because of and with God’s Grace

II. Belief (But True Belief is demonstrated in Obeying- If one truly believes they obey)

John 3:15
so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:36
"He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."
John 5:24
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
John 6:40
"For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day."
John 6:47
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.
(But in Context this vs goes onto show how that belief is turned into action- John 6:53-54 53So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.
54"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.)

III. Repentance of Sin
Matthew 3:2
" Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and say, " Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Acts 11:18 When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, "Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life."
Acts 17:30"Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,
Acts 20:21solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 26:20but kept declaring both to those of Damascus first, and also at Jerusalem and then throughout all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds appropriate to repentance.

IV. Christ, Through Christ, Following Christ
Matthew 16:25
"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 19:21 21Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."21Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
Mark 8:35
"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it.
Luke 9:24
"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.
John 3:17
"For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
John 10:9
" I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
Romans 5:9
Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.
1 Timothy 1:15
It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among
Mark 10:21 21Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, "One 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."

V. God's Word
James 1:21
Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.
John 6:68
Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.

VI. Not In The Scriptures/ The Scripture are just a Testament
John 5:39
[ Witness of the Scripture ] " You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;

VII. Obey Christ
John 3:36
"He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."
Matthew 7:21 21"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
2 Thessalonians 1:8
dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

VIII. Works = Faith+Action (but not Works done without Faith or apart from Grace)
Luke 7:50
And He said to the woman, " Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
(If you look at the Vs just preceding this it lists all her works- Her works were the result of her Faith- Jesus sites her works)
Romans 5:10
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
1 Corinthians 15:2
by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
James 2:14
[ Faith and Works ] What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?
Matthew 25:45-46 45"Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46"These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
John 4:36
"Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
See Also The Parables
Most Show Faith in Action/ Works or Producing Good Fruit

IX. Baptism
Mark 16:16
" He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.
(Note: Belief involves Action they can't be separted- the Follow Through is Baptism-)
Acts 2:38
Peter said to them, " Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:47
praising God and having favor with all the people And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Acts 11:14-15
14and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.'
15"And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.
(Note: Not just Baptism but the proper words need to be Spoken-)
Acts 16:29-33
29And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,
30and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
31They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
32And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house.
33And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.

(Again they Believed but it had to be followed through with Action- You can't have believe without action. Action or Works Perfect Faith)

Titus 3:5
He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
1 Peter 3:21
Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you-- not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

X. The Eucharist
John 6:54
"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
John 6:47-58 47"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.48"I am the bread of life.49"Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.50"This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. 51"I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh."52Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, "How can this man give us His flesh to eat?"53So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.54"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.55"For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.56"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.57"As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also will live because of Me. 58"This is the bread which came down out of heaven; not as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread (T)will live forever."

XI. Calling on the Name of Christ
Acts 2:21
'AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.'
Acts 4:12
"And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."
Romans 10:9
that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
Romans 10:13
for " WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."

XII. Must Persevere to the End

Matthew 10:22
" You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
Matthew 24:13
" But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.
Mark 13:13
" You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.
1 Corinthians 9:27
but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

XIII. Salvation a Process
2 Corinthians 2:15
For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;
Philippians 2:12
So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;

XIV. Salvation comes Through the Church (The Visible Church because she preaches God's word -- Evangelizes the World-- The Great Commission-- Also us individual Christians that make up the Church)
Romans 11:14
if somehow I might move to jealousy my fellow countrymen and save some of them.
1 Corinthians 1:21
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
1 Corinthians 7:16
For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?
1 Corinthians 9:22
To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some.
1 Corinthians 10:33
just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many, so that they may be saved.
1 Corinthians 15:2
by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
1 Thessalonians 2:16
hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved; with the result that they always fill up the measure of their sins But wrath has come upon them to the utmost.
James 5:20
let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

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