Treasury of Merit
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The Treasury of the Church is a storehouse of merit that has earned the sacrifice of Christ and the prayers and good works of the Virgin Mary and all the saints. This reservoir of merit is drawn upon and applied to Roman Catholics via the Roman Catholic Church so that their future duration of punishment might be reduced. So, essentially what we have is a system where merit is dispensed through the Roman Catholic sacraments and priesthood.
What are indulgences?
An indulgence is a means of obtaining the remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory for sins which have already been forgiven in Jesus
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In Roman Catholicism, the treasury of merit is the super-abundant store of righteousness and good works belonging to Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints. The treasury of merit is filled with the merit of Christ and Mary (who were sinless), and the saints, who had more than enough merit to enter heaven themselves—they had earned more spiritual rewards than they needed. This merit is now available to others to “supplement” their own meritorious works.
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What is the treasury of merit? Is the righteousness of Christ, Mary, and the saints available to believers through the treasury of merit?
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Thank you but do RCs really believe this? I mean their institution is far from righteous and indulgences are a false claim of the RCC, they do nothing at all.What are indulgences?
An indulgence is a means of obtaining the remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory for sins which have already been forgiven in Jesus
What is the treasury of merit? | GotQuestions.org
What is the treasury of merit? Is the righteousness of Christ, Mary, and the saints available to believers through the treasury of merit?www.gotquestions.org
I mean I have a vague memory of the nuns telling us about it, but my memory is dim and I had forgotten about it.
Pilgrim apparently does.
We know that....but do you think Catholics care about something that is false? Look at all the falsehoods they promote.
I mean I will be surprised if an RC responds to a post started by me, as most aren't brave enough to respond to my posts. But I wonder if they think there leaders over the centuries have drained their imaginery treasury of merit.
romishpopishorganist
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Um, huh? A storehouse of merit that has earned the sacrifice of Christ, the prayers and good works of the Virgin Mary and all the saints?
Yeah--on Planet CARM maybe. In the real world--the Treasury of Merit refers to the merits Christ won for us and also the merits of Christ present and active in the saints.
Are you talking about indulgences here? This is true; based on the merits of Christ and the merits of Christ in the saints, the temporal punishment due sin can be mitigated through indulgences. You got this correct.
In essence, yes. But you make it sound like magic or something when you put it this way. The RCC priests do not exercise another priesthood besides that of Christ. What priesthood do you THINK they exercise if not that of Christ?
CorrectWhat are indulgences?
An indulgence is a means of obtaining the remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory for sins which have already been forgiven in Jesus
In Roman Catholicism, the treasury of merit is the super-abundant store of righteousness and good works belonging to Christ,
True but misleading. The good works of Mary and the saints are the result of the merits of Christ within them. The works that they do are the works of Christ.
Correct.
Incorrect. The merits of Mary and the saints ARE the merits of Christ and visa-versa. They earned nothing on their own. They are nothing on their own.
Utterly false. Christ merited more than enough rewards. The merits of the saints and Mary ARE the merits of Christ and visa-versa.
Utterly false. Their merit does not "supplant" anything. Their merits are the merits of Christ and visa-versa.This merit is now available to others to “supplement” their own meritorious works.
What is the treasury of merit? | GotQuestions.org
What is the treasury of merit? Is the righteousness of Christ, Mary, and the saints available to believers through the treasury of merit?www.gotquestions.org
See---remember when you said to me that I fail to understand Sola Scriptura? Well, YOU fail to understand Catholicism.
Sure you can quote our documents and sources, but it is clear you do not understand what you are quoting. You see, 4-him, quoting sources does not mean you understand them.
The only thing utterly false is the unbiblical nonsense called the Treasury of Merits.
I understand the lies promoted by Catholicism. Too bad Catholics are still hoodwinked by this apostate organization.
Pretty much.
Unbiblical nonsense.
Unbiblical nonsense.
^^^all unbiblical nonsense.^^^
Uh, no.
You do.
No, I don't. All of this is unbiblical NONSENSE.
Bonnie
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What a load of...fertilizer. Christ's merits are all we need.The Treasury of the Church is a storehouse of merit that has earned the sacrifice of Christ and the prayers and good works of the Virgin Mary and all the saints. This reservoir of merit is drawn upon and applied to Roman Catholics via the Roman Catholic Church so that their future duration of punishment might be reduced. So, essentially what we have is a system where merit is dispensed through the Roman Catholic sacraments and priesthood.
What are indulgences?
An indulgence is a means of obtaining the remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory for sins which have already been forgiven in Jesus
In Roman Catholicism, the treasury of merit is the super-abundant store of righteousness and good works belonging to Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints. The treasury of merit is filled with the merit of Christ and Mary (who were sinless), and the saints, who had more than enough merit to enter heaven themselves—they had earned more spiritual rewards than they needed. This merit is now available to others to “supplement” their own meritorious works.
What is the treasury of merit? | GotQuestions.org
What is the treasury of merit? Is the righteousness of Christ, Mary, and the saints available to believers through the treasury of merit?www.gotquestions.org
Blessings8
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I understand it in terms of the centurion's servant who is healed because of the faith of the Centurian, or the paralytic who was healed and forgiven because of the faith of his friends, or the Canaanite woman who interceded for her daughter, healed by Jesus through the faith of the mother.
Not even remotely the same....
No dipping into any treasury to heal anyone.
Where in that parable does it say the paralytic didn't have faith?
No dipping into any treasury to so....
Blessings8
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I only stated what the bible says.
Out of context and reading your theology into it.
Blessings8
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I disagree and the plain biblical text proves protestants are not on the same page.
Yes, non Catholics are on the same page with each other that nothing you posted supports the lie of purgatory. It's made up nonsense from the pits of hell that denies the sufficiency of the cross and has you atoning for sins there.
Blessings8
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If you plug your ears and babble blah, blah, blah when giving biblical and sound reasons by a catholic, then yeah I quess you are all on the same page.
When a Catholic can give an actual biblical and sound reason for the lie of purgatory, let me know....
You are regurgitating Catholic talking points that is nothing more than eisegesis.
Blessings8
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lol, i have but to no avail.
Not even remotely. Throwing out a couple of verses that have nothing to do with the lie of purgatory is not sound or reasoned. It's eisegesis.
Unfortunately, no RCs had been giving bliclical and sound reasons and that is the sad truth.