I
was asking my Catholic/Calvinist online community if we can earn graces for
others, essentially, if we can save the souls of our peers, though our own
righteousness (self-control and self-denial).
A poster said this, which I found to be profoundly
poetic:
"We become holy through Christ. He challenged us to be so, just as the Father is Perfect. Nobody claims to have the righteousness of Christ. Free will is a key element in this mystery. We are told by Christ to take action - take up our Cross, keep our lamps trimmed, be perfect, do this in memory of me - these are actions which we in cooperation with Grace take. It is instrumental to our ultimate justification - and it is fair to recognize individual goodness or conformity with Christ. Paul says to imitate people who are such people
So yes, we can say 'yes' to God and help him bring others to the family."
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