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Re:Catholic group spent millions on app data that tracked ga... by irrational on Thursday March 09, 2023 @01:07PM (#35084476)
Sounds like a better system is to be saved by Grace and rely on that Grace to continue to save you as you do whatever you want. Is doing whatever you want a sign of ingratitude? Sure, but fortunately grace can save me from my sin of ingratitude. It's the best of both worlds. I can do whatever I want in this world and get to go to heaven in the next world. Thanks grace!
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Re:Catholic group spent millions on app data that tracked ga... by jfengel on Thursday March 09, 2023 @03:55PM (#35086573)
There are sects that hold that position, mostly associated with Calvinism. In those sects, if you're not showing gratitude by good works, then you're probably not one of the elect.

If you're convinced that you're not one of the elect, and you've given up, then you've failed to have faith, so it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Getting faith doesn't guarantee you're one of the elect, but not having it guarantees that you're not.

So an attitude like yours might work anyway, if you happen to be one of the elect, but the odds aren't in your favor.

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