While Luther disagreed with some things the Catholic church was teaching when he left it he still carried over some of their traditions.

Amen.
Peace be with you.

Wouldn't such a condition make us under the law?

From Matthew 19:

As I read it, that parable suggest you can't serve two Gods. Money being that other "god" of the rich young man's heart.

Yes, it says that, but it also explicitly says to keep the commandments as a condition for eternal life, does it not?

Yes it does but Jesus was speaking to a Jewish fellow who was under the law. Under the law ,keeping the commandments would have been necessary for righteousness. Under the new covenant the blood of Jesus is sufficient for righteousness.

I don't buy it. Jesus didn't say to keep the entire Law of Moses; he explicitly said to keep the commandments, and then specifically listed them. Indeed, earlier in this same chapter, Jesus expressed strong disagreement with the Law of Moses regarding divorce. Jesus didn't qualify any of this by saying it only applies to Jews.

Precisely.

What's up with Sheepdog starting this post and then running off, anyways? LOL

Well don't we all believe we have to maintain faith to stay in a state of grace? That's not law, but living by the spirit.

Angela, I'm a Catholic convert. The very first words I said to Stephanie ( my wife ) was, " I'm gonna pick this apart. "
That was ten years ago. Theres no holes in it. It's all there. It's complete. Katholokos in Greek. I couldn't find a flaw in it.

Flaws in how the Church conducted business. Sure. But the dogma is sound. I'm not leaving it.
In the words of Andrew Wouters , " Fornicator I was,heretic never. " That was just before he was hung among the Martyrs .
I'm not a member of The Church because of the Vatican, or a pope. Because its all there. Everything you need to gain is literally right there.
My friend, I've survived suicide attempts ( those defied logic) , a stroke that nobody can explain how I'm functional today , and a gut sepsis requiring a colostomy leaving me with nothing more than some really cool scars.
I pray my Rosary , I request prayers from my unseen friends ( the saints) , and confess my sins in accordance to scripture.
And I'm still learning.
Its hard to talk someone like Sheepdog. My Dad is a retired Baptist pastor. We don't talk theology. Dad's just glad I'm no longer faith apathetic.

Precisely my brother.

Well, Aaron, all I know is 90% of the atheists I know were raised Catholic. Hard to believe that's a coincidence.

I have learned something of Catholics from this thread, I didn't know Catholics believed in the ability to lose salvation.

Martin Luther ,also,didn't believe in 'Once Saved,Always Saved'.

I didnt run off, just sitting back until such time as I can begin answering questions with scriptures, within context. plus I dont have a signal sitting in a hospital with my 88 year old Dad. Given time I will respond, with scripture, in context of the entirety.