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This is one anti-Jewish quote in the bible.

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Christ Jesus tells us, my dear brothers, that salvation is not come through works by men, but by Faith. It is through Faith in the Rightousness of the Lord and in His Resurrection that one is saved.

For it is written:

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
-Ephesians 2:8,9

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Thank you for added information, Way Nada. As always, you parry such great wealth of information to these threads.

My response to your points:

1. The Hebrews rejection of Christ only manifests their history of rejecting every single prophet that was sent to them by God.
    1a. The Pharisees and the Sadducees tried t connive their points to Christ, however, every single time Christ corrected them before the people and humbled their ill intents.
    1b. The Hebrews were still worshiping God in the walls of Jerusalem. When this was no longer necessary. In the beautiful conversation between the Samaritan woman by the well, Jesus tells us that the time is now when we worship God in the spirit, and no longer have to be in Jerusalem to worship Him.

     here is the verse:
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21 “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
-John 4: 21-24


2. The anti-semitic statement was more so a response and a defense, Way Nada. It is important to note that when the letters from Paul were written at the time, there was a harsh anti-Christian crackdown by the Jews. If you remember, Paul (formerly Saul) was a Jewish pharisee who was responsible for the arrest and execution of Christians. He was responsible for the execution of St. Stephen, an early Christian martyr.

However, Paul would be converted to Christianity not by force, but by seeing Christ on the road as he was blinded by light. Paul's eventual message of supposed condemnation of the Jews is meant to strengthen the growing and persecuted Christian faith / community at the time.

The Jews, who do not believe Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, will eventually answer for this during the day of Judgment.

For it is written, those who deny Jesus Christ before men, Jesus too will deny them before His Father in Heaven. But those who accept Him before men, Jesus will accept and recognize them before His Father in Heaven during the day of Judgment.


3. Sole Fide, is an integral aspect of Catholic Ecclesia as well. Salvation is by Faith, however, faith is also manifested in one's living faith.








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The beauty of Faith, bro, is that it is expressed. There is the spiritual expression of faith and the actual expression of Faith.

This is where we are all told to be "both hearers and doers of the WORD".

You are right bro, Faith is to be showed and declared.

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Thank you Bro for the clarification. And thank you for the inspiration in the faith which drives me to know more about the Church, its beauty and history.

You are an inspiration in my growth in the faith.

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