P.S. ,,, and NOT when I got infant-baptized, communioned or confirmed.
1 Peter 1:23 "Being born again not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, by the word of God who liveth and remaineth for ever."
Douay-Rheims 1899
Posted on 05/24/2013 6:25:25 AM PDT by Gamecock
What non=Catholics are you talking about?
Christ may have died for everyone, but not all will accept him and be saved. There were 2 thieves on the cross with Jesus, but only one saw Christ in Paradise.
The Pope has not only stated that everyone is included in redemption, but that it's not a matter of faith. It's a matter of duty to do good. Do good things and we'll all meet around the Crystal Sea.
It's refreshing to hear the Pope honestly preach the Catholic doctrine.
P.S. ,,, and NOT when I got infant-baptized, communioned or confirmed.
1 Peter 1:23 "Being born again not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, by the word of God who liveth and remaineth for ever."
Douay-Rheims 1899
Good answer.
ROTFL! Welcome to my world!
Christ did Redeem all, but all will not be Saved. Before Christ died we were all condemned to hell, not necessarily because we had actually done wrong but because Heaven was barred to us. Redemption means Heaven is no longer barred. It does not mean we can be sure of our admission.
So his speech had nothing to do with who shall be Saved.
If I understand correctly, yes. It has a lot to do with who can be saved, but as for who will be saved, no.
I would hope you are exactly correct in what you (and CatholicVote.org) believe that the Pope was really saying. But isn’t it somewhat baffling as to why the Pope would, first, even put out there a statement that is so ambiguous as to be misinterpreted by so many decent people, including many faithful Catholics; but more even more puzzling is why he’s just letting it hang there! Do not the faithful Catholics of the world deserve some sort of a “clarification”, at least? Even if the clarification came from one of his underlings, it would go a long way to clear up what you and some others believe to be a misunderstanding.
If you then change your mind to agree with thge first Catholic another Catholic will come along and tell you you are still wrong.
That's so true.......
hehe
Keyboard Catholics are frequently more Catholic than the Pope.
Ours??? Yours??? How about God's??? (which is the same as ours, btw.)
No one outside the body of Christ is redeemed...And to be more precise, the 'new man' and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the believer is the 'earnest money, the down payment of the future redemption of the believer...No atheists of muzlims have redemption without a trust in Jesus Christ as the Savior...
I'd guess he probably read it...But the bible doesn't jive with Catholic theology so he's certainly not going to quote much of it...
Completely untrue...And that's why so many Christians and Catholics are up in arms over the false teaching...
Christ’s Church has always taught that salvation is possible for non-Christians.
How can this be possible if Christ’s atoning death makes our salvation possible?
If anyone is saved, it is through Christ.
Faith in Christ is one condition of salvation. True faith requires, and is reflected in, good works.
“But I say, ‘How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.’”
An atheist who does good for its own sake demonstrates an implicit faith in, and love of, God, who is Goodness Itself.
Similarly, if an atheist pursues truth to the best of his ability, then he pursues God, who is Truth Itself. If the atheist does not realize an explicit Faith, through no fault of his own, his salvation is still possible.
Nevertheless, explicit faith in Christ, and union with His Church, is the normative and most sure means of salvation. Atheism is obviously a dangerous road to travel.
I agree that we should show love to everyone, even people who don’t believe. I just am not going to lie to them about the truth.
Nor will I. And neither will the Pope.
What were the good works of those crucified with Jesus?
I have been attending a messianic congregation for some time, and for the first time in my adult life, I have a semblance of an organized religion.
I saw some of this organized religion when I was a young Methodist.
However, as a evangelical, we don’t observe religious practices, and that is where I was for the past 15 years or so.
SO- that being said. I do understand that the organized religion can bring comfort, (which is what my Catholic friends tell me is what they like about their Catholicism). They like the order, the routine. I can’t say that I blame them for that.
My concern for Catholics is that they do not study the Bible for themselves, they are not open to revelation, and they do not understand the ministry of the Holy Spirit, from what I have seen.
Therefore they do not understand the victory they have over darkness, while we are here in this place called the world.
You know! Link to heaven, please. (And not to your Babble, God doesn't read.)
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