How do you square your belief you can lose your salvation away with Ephesians 1:13-14?
Yes, Jesus saved all by his blood, that blood opened the gates of Heaven. That is a fact. Nothing we ever do can change that. Without His death on the cross we could never hope for Heaven. I think the the problem here is in the word “salvation.” We Catholics believe, like you, that Jesus’s blood saved the world by allowing the gates of Heaven to be open to everyone. This “salvation” gives us the hope of Heaven where no hope could exist before because the gates were closed. That is one way to define salvation. We also use the word salvation to mean our own entering into Heaven. My individual salvation, is up to me. Jesus has opened the gates, but will I enter? Have I loved Him? Am I one of those he talks about who will say “Lord, Lord” but didn’t love his sheep.