Barry fell saga america7/7/2023 And of them some believed more explicitly than others, the leaders for example, and such as had received a special revelation. We who have received such immense benefits are more bound to believe than those who lived previous to Christ’s coming. But the character of that faith differed according to divers periods and states of life. Thomas in his commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews says:Īfter the sin of our first parents no one could be saved from the guilt of original sin except by faith in the Mediator. He that cometh to God, must believe that He is, and is a rewarder to them that seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6). “But without faith it is impossible to please God. Before the time of Christ pagans far removed from the special revelation given to the Jews could be saved by believing that God is, and that He is a remunerator (Hebrews 11:6), and by keeping the law of God, the ten commandments, engraven in their hearts (Romans 2:14,15). The salvation of the American Indians before Pentecost, the birthday of the Catholic Church, has never been considered a problem by theologians. This article appeared in abridged form in a small Catholic archaeological journal Ancient Man, Information Exchange, Volume 7, 1989, Tekakwitha Institute, Woodbridge, Virginia.
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