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Entry: Firing Foxman Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/firing_foxman#3489 Post contents: Jerry C. Meng: 1. By Romans 9-11, I mean chapters 1 through 11 in Romans. And use a Catholic edition of the RSV for an English translation. Sorry if you were confused by what I wrote. Read these chapters and note clearly what Paul teaches about Jewish-Catholic relations. 2. Both the Council of Orange (against semi-Pelagianism) and the 6th Session of Trent teach and define that faith is a free gift of grace from only Almighty God. It is not something that we go out and get on our own power (though we can freely will to reject this gift). If someone doesn't have gift, then he is not to be faulted. Nor is anyone other than Almighty God to judge if someone has received this gift or not. Moreover, the same Magisterium teaches that no one can forced to believe or to be a Christian. Alas, this teaching has been frequently ignored. The teachings of these Councils should also be carefully read. The Denzinger is the best source for the Magisterium. Alas, I know of no up to date Latin-English version. In my Latin-German edition (40th ed 2005, Herder Publishing), the ## are: For the 2nd Synod of Orange (A.D. 526-530) ## 370-397; for 6th Session of Trent (AD 1557) on Justification, ##1520-1583. Thanks for your imput. Sent at: 2008 05 15