Joh_5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Where does that leave you and the rest of the Catholics???
Suppose a fireman “I know the way to escape the fire. Trust in me, and you will be saved from the fire. Follow me.”
Who is saved?
The person who obeys the fireman, or the person who says, “I don’t need to leave the burning building. All I need to do is trust the fireman and be saved. If I left, I would be saving myself. So I’m going to sit here.”
Yes, Jesus said he that believes in Him is saved. He also said that if we believe in Him, we will do what He commands of us. He also said “Unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of Man and drink of His blood, you shall not have life within you.” And y’all’re sitting in the middle of the fire saying, “he just means it figuratively.”