Newman urges Christians to repent but as an Anglican he did not know that the ordinary means of forgiveness of sins after Baptism is sacramental Confession.

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Through Baptism man has a new birth. Although he suffers the consequences of original sin, he receives the grace of the Holy Spirit to live as God's son.

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As God's children we advance to the truth by experience of error; we succeed through failures. We seem to be walking to heaven backwards but indeed advance.

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As sinful men and women we have a need to be cleansed and renewed often. We are not forgiven once and for all.

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Newman asserts that to be a Christian calls for more than honesty, justice and temperance; it means to seek Christian perfection in Christ’s footsteps.   The Spiritual Mind, Part 3 To be a Christian is more than what most people believe it to be. They say they do not harm others; they are kind and […]

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