Thomas Aquinas on James 2:21
"When James says that a man is justified by works, he means that works are the effect and sign of a living faith, without which faith is dead and cannot justify."
"Abraham’s faith was not merely an intellectual assent but a faith formed by charity, which led him to obey God’s command… His works were the fulfillment of his faith, not a cause apart from it."
“When the Apostle says, 'We are justified by faith without the works of the law' (Romans 3:28), he does not exclude works that proceed from faith, but the works of the law as understood in their ceremonial or moral precepts apart from faith. James, on the other hand, speaks of works as the fruit of faith, without which faith is not genuine.”
"When James says, 'Was not Abraham our father justified by works?' (James 2:21), he refers to the works that manifested Abraham’s faith, such as the offering of Isaac. Paul, in saying Abraham was justified by faith (Romans 4:2–3), refers to the faith by which he believed God, which was prior to and the root of his works."
Do not be deceived. Our faith stems back to Abraham. Roman Catholicism does not change that. We agree with Thomas Aquinas
@BuenoForMiami@BelteshazzarAD Seducing or tempting others to disobedience to God is a sin worthy of death and follows in the footsteps of the accuser
Marrying their virgin daughters or adopting them as servants was a mercy versus leaving them for the pagans
@patafianek2000@YeFutureSaint “All have sinned…”
There can be more but at a minimum we know that ALL have sinned minus God
To exclude Mary is blasphemous
And almost none of you are worthy or qualified for it
Starts with first understanding and respecting a man’s sacrifice. You don’t get a “soft life” by being hardened toward men or unappreciative
You can want all you want but if no man desires to do this for you then you’ll just be left wanting
We’ve heard plenty of what women want, but what do men want?
Internalize that answer and the soft life will be yours
I don’t think people understand how badly some of us want a softer life. Not necessarily a luxurious life. Just one where everything doesn’t feel like a constant uphill battle
@Babynma23 This only applies to women when they are on the receiving end. They don’t wanna cook or show any wife material until they are married
But will lecture you about doing things only for a reward lol
@MrMekzy_ That's probably the unintended consequences of being single for a long time. It robs you of the patience to deal with drama which can make you loose someone you should have been with.
@mimimma2512@MrMekzy_ So the separation is dependent on the persons actions and behavior and not Gods love?
So it is with a man. We don’t separate because we don’t love you but because your presence has become unacceptable
@matthewpao1@sincead33 “Incarnation and all that entails”
Some of the entails you claim, weren’t taught by the apostles and therefore aren’t apart
Of the faith
@matthewpao1@sincead33 No you don’t. You made up the entails and the anachronistically claim the apostles believed
The apostles said they deliver the faith in fullness. Are you saying they are lying and forgot about Mariology?
So many didn’t have fathers or some many are misandrists that they have missed a man’s sacrifice and reduce it to work or duty
So finding out that men sacrifice to go on dates is foreign to women. It WAS a sacrifice we were willing to make
My father’s trial will happen in 45mins, 9:30am Beijing time.
Please pray for him.
He does not have any resentment or hate in his heart, because the love and vision he has, the weight he carries, come from God.
And God is watching over him.
This is why you only spend money on women you’re exclusive with or have overwhelming evidence she likes you
Stop taking women on dates who can’t experience you without money
Dream date?
Is the woman paying?
If not, then you’re asking about a dream destination or vacation
Because there’s no way you’re asking men the dream place they want to go to while expecting them to foot the bill for the other person too
Why would I have a dream of going to place I have to pay for? That’s called a dream vacation
Are you asking the dream place for men, where the woman pays?
If not, your question is stupid
We can get to the bottom of this “dates are for women” thing if we just ask guys to tell us their perfect dream date. Only problem here is men don’t typically dream about dates lol which we should!