Protestant:
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
Justification, therefore, is a one-time event. Once saved, always saved.
Catholic:
To show that the same John 3:16 clearly states that justification is an
ongoing process, let's go to the Greek: Οὕτω γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον,
ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς
αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ’ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
The word “believes” is “pisteuo” "πιστευων" in Greek which
necessarily includes obedience throughout one’s life. This is proved by 1 Peter
2:7-8 which also uses “pisteuo” (to obey) and “apitheo” (to disobey).
The same word “pisteuo” is used in many other verses about “believing in Christ”To “believe” means to “obey” throughout one’s life; it is not a one-time acceptance of Jesus as Savior.
such as John 3:36; 5:24; Rom. 4:24; 10:9-10; cf. Rom. 1:5,16; 6:17; 16:26; 1
John 5:13 (often used by Protestants to support their “faith alone” theology).
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