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I have. I can even post You a link. There is a profound difference between what grace means to a Catholic, and what grace means to a Bible believing Evangelical. I know, because I used to be a Catholic. I posted that Luther defended Biblical truth, because he did. He also did expose massive corruption within the Catholic Church.

Per the catechism, you cannot know whether you are going to heaven or not. If you knew you would die tomorrow, the church could not tell you if your salvation was assured (per its own doctrine). If you say you do know as a Catholic, you are outside of your church’s teaching.

Jesus brought the good news, He died for humanity’s sins, and the Bible says that we can know that we are saved from hell.

There was a point in my life when I knew I was going to hell. I knew it. I had not accepted Jesus, and I knew my fate was hell. Oh, I was Confirmed, I went to mass every Sunday, I said the rosary, I had my prayer cards, I had my metals of a saint that I wore. But I didn’t have Jesus Christ as my redeemer. I was going to be one of the ones that He said, “I never knew you” to.

I once asked a Catholic priest if I could be sure that I was going to heaven. Do you know what he told me? He stammered, paused a long time, looked at his shoes, and said to me: “well, that is a great mystery.“

My sins are forgiven. It’s not that I’m perfect, or that I’m better than anyone else. But no one can snatch me from Christ’s hand. And I know I’m going to heaven. The question you need to ask yourself is: are you sure? If not, would you like to be?