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I did not provide a summary. I posted them in the context of the statement in 503, where, perhaps due the Protestant ignorance of the Holy Scripture, these passages are said to be a "blaring contradiction" and "double-speak".

The believer in Christ is not judged in the sense of if they go to Heaven or Hell.

16“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17“For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

18“He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:16-18 NASB

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. John 5:24 NASB

"He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. Mark 16:16 NASB

You are right that confirmed Catholics are called to explain the Holy Scripture but not to interpret it. I am a confirmed Catholic.

Ok...now this is double speak. If you're explaining Scripture you're interpreting Scripture.

And as Rome's own teachings show....you as a Roman Catholic lay member, your confirmation not withstanding, cannot understand Scripture on your own.

Rome has to explain it for you which leaves you in a pickle as Rome has only dogmatically defined a very small number of verses....less and 25 IIRC.

You can forgive annalex for not knowing what the Word of God so clearly states. Catholic religion followers are not encouraged to be like the Bereans ... too much is discovered that contradicts the man-made part of that religion, catholiciism. Catholicism is not Christianity, it is catholiciism, the religion of traditions of men who have ruled in that religion.

18“He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:16-18 NASB

You have OBVIOUSLY not read the addendum to the scriptures; known as TRADITION; that states:

...or does not follow the other rules set forth by the Only True Church that Jesus founded upon the great man Peter.

The belief that John 3, Mark 16, and in many other places is the belief that is tested by the works. That is where Matthew 25 comes in.

If you're explaining Scripture you're interpreting Scripture

The above, for example, is explanation. The idea that the believers are not going to be judged is an interpretation of one verse, that contradicts the rest of the Bible. Typical Protestant error.