Posted on 08/20/2016 7:45:03 AM PDT by Salvation
Msgr. Charles Pope Catholic, August 28, 2016
Question: How will God judge non-Catholics at the time of their death? — William Bandle, Manchester, Missouri
Answer: Scripture says, “God does not see as a mortal ... The Lord looks into the heart” (1 Sam 16:7). Thus, God, who knows our hearts, will judge us based on what is there. Not all have had the same opportunity to come to know the Lord, his Church and the help of the sacraments. God is just; he knows this and will judge accordingly.
Jesus says, “That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make preparations or act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating, shall be beaten only lightly” (Lk 12:47-48).
In terms of non-Catholics who lacked some knowledge or sacraments of the Church, God will look into their hearts and judge them based on what they reasonably could have known and their actions based on that.
Therefore, to say that God looks into the heart does not mean that he merely looks to a person’s feelings or disposition. Rather, as Scripture says, we will be judged by our deeds (see Rom 2:6-11). Did our actions correspond to what we knew was expected of us or not?
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Thus, the degree of a person’s knowledge of God’s will and his obedience to that knowledge in deeds will be key on the Day of Judgment. This does not mean all non-Catholics and other nonbelievers simply get a pass. Their ignorance of full Catholic teaching must be what is called “invincible ignorance,” meaning a lack of knowledge that they could not reasonably overcome. Thus, if one is lazy or makes excuses when seeking the truth, God will take it into account.
Since the Lord alone sees into our heart, he alone will be our just judge.
Did JPII actually write the Catechism or did he merely give it his Imprimatur? Also, are you saying that this document consists completely of ex cathedra declarations so everything it says is infallible?
SO not the same thing!
No St. JPII Didn't write the CCC, it was edited by Christoph Cardinal Schönborn who has since turned into a complete loon. It has turned out to be an awful tool for catechesis (the purpose of a catechism I would think) evidenced by the fact that most of the world that has been heavily exposed to it has lost the faith. We've had it for 20 (very) odd years and rather than being the foundation of a "new springtime" it has helped to usher in Catholicism's nuclear winter.
That's not to say it's totally worthless, necessarily. There are some profoundly beautiful passages in it, but it suffers from the same problem of the documents of Vatican II: it reads like it was written by a UN committee.
The Bible is The Word of God. GOD decided what would be in HIS Word. He used men who were later claimed by the religion of catholiciism as their ‘church fathers’. But you and all your mates at FR purposely conflate The True Church of Believers trusting in JESUS as Lord and Savior, with the man-made institutional church euphemistically called the catholic church. In that little lie is wrapped all the lies of satan who is the father of catholiciism.
No re ex Cathedra. There are levels of certainty in Catholic teaching. Refer you to Ludwig Ott book.
The Catechism orderd and approved by JPII and there were a couple of fine tunes. Dogma DEVELOPS without contradicting so more to come.
Why then do the actual satanists mock Catholicism? Why do they stab Consecrated Hosts in their satanic rituals? Why do they desecrate Catholic holy places and ignore the church of billy bob? What was all that business with the satanists in Oklahoma City last week about, were they trying to upset Oral Roberts University?
Judging non-Catholics Seeing into the hearts of those outside the Church, the Lord will judge them by their knowledge, deeds
Msgr. Charles Pope Catholic, August 28, 2016
8/17/2016
Question: How will God judge non-Catholics at the time of their death? — William Bandle, Manchester, Missouri
Answer: Scripture says, “God does not see as a mortal ... The Lord looks into the heart” (1 Sam 16:7). Thus, God, who knows our hearts, will judge us based on what is there. Not all have had the same opportunity to come to know the Lord, his Church and the help of the sacraments. God is just; he knows this and will judge accordingly.
Jesus says, “That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make preparations or act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating, shall be beaten only lightly” (Lk 12:47-48).
In terms of non-Catholics who lacked some knowledge or sacraments of the Church, God will look into their hearts and judge them based on what they reasonably could have known and their actions based on that.
Therefore, to say that God looks into the heart does not mean that he merely looks to a person’s feelings or disposition. Rather, as Scripture says, we will be judged by our deeds (see Rom 2:6-11). Did our actions correspond to what we knew was expected of us or not?
Ask the father of confusion why he has his servants attacking each other. Perhaps he wants to lend faux credibility to catholiciism.
Matthew 12:22-28
You poor soul, satan DOES lose in the end! His earthly kingdom IS divided against itself! He knows he loses and wants to take as many that God loves with him into oblivion! God loves all of us, but only those who trust in The One GOD sent for our salvation will be recued from the evil one. That is by faith, never works, as HIS WORD repeatedly tells us and catholics in their religion gumble with their requirement of fidelity to the catholic sacramental trail to ‘obtain’ salvation.
Interesting....hey, Amihow, are you aware of this?
There is no tender "Little flock" in the text at issue, and again, the one who knew his lord's will, but "prepared not himself, neither did according to his will" does not describe a believer, nor does a culpable sinner who is ignorant of God's word. The subjects in these cases are those who are set in contrast to the blessed faithful and wise steward, and who instead have their portion with the lost, and will sufferer punishment according to their degree of guilt. Having placed the unfaithful steward in Hell (location), what follows deals with the degree of punishment for unfaithful stewards (sentencing), based on the principle accountability.
You simply have no basis for asserting that "neither of the latter two classes of servant behavior result in assignment to portion of the unbelievers," and that instead they are believers who will have their portion with the redeemed, which is simply not in the text, and you can only wish it was. What is in the text as regards location is unfaithful stewards being with the lost, and of differing degrees of punishment for such. The varying degrees of punishment easily flows from the basic judgment of the first, detailing the basis for the degree of punishment.
Moreover, it is simply incongruous that the Lord would specify where unfaithful stewards end up, but not likewise specify that in contrast, the latter two stewards in Lk. 12:45-48 will suffer some place other than Hell for some time and then be with the Lord. Instead, the Lord speaks of Heaven and Hell-fire, with different degrees of punishment for those who collect the wages of their sins.
Yes, there is. He used it to address his disciples for the parable which led the Apostle Peter to ask the critical question whose answer we are discussing. I find it an apt and endearing address.
He means it is kinduv near the text under discussion. In the same sorta general area. Close to. But not in.
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