# The System of Merit (Catholicism) | Let's Be Honest | Phil EuBank

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Podcast: [Menlo Church Podcasts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/menlo-church-podcasts-570829)
Published: 2026-07-27T00:41:26+00:00
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## Resource

Catholicism tells us to maintain our salvation through merit. In this message, Lead Pastor Phil EuBank examines the sacramental system and the idea that we must “stay” in a state of grace through our own participation and penance. When faith becomes a system of "maintaining" our status, we lose the joy of our salvation. Instead, we build our lives on the Rock of Christ's finished work, recognizing that the sacraments aren't ways we earn grace, but ways we celebrate the grace already finished on the Cross. Text Our Team (650) 600-0402 | Connect With Us

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