Do You Think Like
A Catholic or A Baptist?

__1-A_ God gives a man right standing with Himself by mercifully accounting him innocent and virtuous.

__1-B_ God gives a man right standing with Himself by actually making him into an innocent and virtuous person.

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__2-A_ God gives a man right standing with Himself by placing Christ's goodness and virtue to his credit.

__2-B_ God gives a man right standing with Himself by putting Christ's goodness and virtue into his heart.

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__3-A_ God accepts the believer because of the moral excellence found in Jesus Christ.

__3-B_ God makes the believer acceptable by infusing Christ's moral excellence into his life.

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__4-A_ If a sinner becomes "born-again" (the regenerating, transforming process of character), he will achieve right standing with God.

__4-B_ If the sinner is granted right standing with God through faith ("born-again"), he will then experience transformation of character.

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__5-A_ We receive right standing with God by faith alone.

__5-B_ We receive right standing with God by faith which has become active by love.

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__6-A_ We achieve right standing with God by having Christ live out His life of obedience in us.

__6-B_ We achieve right standing with God by accepting the fact that He obeyed the law perfectly for us.

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__7-A_ We achieve right standing with God by following Christ's example by the help of His enabling grace.

__7-B_ We follow Christ's example because His life has given us right standing with God.

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__8-A_ God first pronounces that we are good in His sight, then gives us His Spirit to make us good.

__8-B_ God sends His Spirit to make us good, and then He will pronounce that we are good.

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__9-A_ Christ's finished work on the cross and intercession at God's right hand gives us favor in the sight of God.

__9-B_ It is the indwelling Christ that gives us favor in God's sight.

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__10-A_ Only by the imputation of Christ's righteousness through faith can we fully satisfy the claims of the Ten Commandments.

__10-B_ By the power of the Holy Spirit living in us, we can fully satisfy the claims of the Ten Commandments.

Answers:

1-A_Baptist _ God gives a man right standing with Himself by mercifully accounting him innocent and virtuous.

1-B_Catholic _ God gives a man right standing with Himself by actually making him into an innocent and virtuous person.

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2-A_Baptist _ God gives a man right standing with Himself by placing Christ's goodness and virtue to his credit.

2-B_Catholic _ God gives a man right standing with Himself by putting Christ's goodness and virtue into his heart.

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3-A_Baptist _ God accepts the believer because of the moral excellence found in Jesus Christ.

3-B_Catholic _ God makes the believer acceptable by infusing Christ's moral excellence into his life.

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4-A_Catholic _ If a sinner becomes "born-again" (the regenerating, transforming process of character), he will achieve right standing with God.

4-B_Baptist _ If the sinner is granted right standing with God through faith ("born-again"), he will then experience transformation of character.

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5-A_Baptist _ We receive right standing with God by faith alone.

5-B_Catholic _ We receive right standing with God by faith which has become active by love.

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6-A_Catholic _ We achieve right standing with God by having Christ live out His life of obedience in us.

6-B_Baptist _ We achieve right standing with God by accepting the fact that He obeyed the law perfectly for us.

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7-A_Catholic _ We achieve right standing with God by following Christ's example by the help of His enabling grace.

7-B_Baptist _ We follow Christ's example because His life has given us right standing with God.

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8-A_Baptist_ God first pronounces that we are good in His sight, then gives us His Spirit to make us good.

8-B_Catholic _ God sends His Spirit to make us good, and then He will pronounce that we are good.

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9-A_Baptist _ Christ's finished work on the cross and intercession at God's right hand gives us favor in the sight of God.

9-B_Catholic_ It is the indwelling Christ that gives us favor in God's sight.

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10-A_Baptist _ Only by the imputation of Christ's righteousness through faith can we fully satisfy the claims of the Ten Commandments.

10-B_Catholic _ By the power of the Holy Spirit living in us, we can fully satisfy the claims of the Ten Commandments.

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