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What the LORD says about this is right there in black and white: “anyone who so much as gives someone a cup of water IN MY NAME will not lose his reward”.

This was an explicit correction of two disciples who went to Jesus expecting praise for sending away men casting out demons in His name “because they don’t follow US”

Jesus DOES NOT CARE who follows RnMomof7 or piusv. He said so Himself.

His criterion was, “do they follow me”? He rebuked his disciples for presuming to define who was and who wasn’t a Christian.

He rebuked his disciples for presuming to define who was and who wasn’t a Christian.

Are you referring to the occasion when his disciples were wanting to forbid someone not among the followers from casting out devils in Jesus' name? When he said "He that is not against me is with me"?

Or did you mean on some other occasion?

Because it indeed IS important that the local assembly of believers be certain who among us is a believer in Lord Jesus Christ and who isn't at this time. It matters and the local Church of Jesus Christ is supposed to know such important details.

What the LORD says about this is right there in black and white: “anyone who so much as gives someone a cup of water IN MY NAME will not lose his reward”.
This was an explicit correction of two disciples who went to Jesus expecting praise for sending away men casting out demons in His name “because they don’t follow US”
Jesus DOES NOT CARE who follows RnMomof7 or piusv. He said so Himself.

His criterion was, “do they follow me”? He rebuked his disciples for presuming to define who was and who wasn’t a Christian.

You are correct, and Jesus went even further - He gave a grave warning in the very next sentence:

Mark 9-42: “If anyone causes one of these little ones — those who believe in me — to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea."

There are a lot of "Christians" in hell saying, "you was serious about that"?

What the LORD says about this is right there in black and white: “anyone who so much as gives someone a cup of water IN MY NAME will not lose his reward”.

Might be good to give the context a look before you quote a scripture,..Something Catholics have a real problem doing

Take a look at Matthew 10... and you quickly see it is not a general "promise" but one that rewards those who "give water" to the righteous ( the saved)

40 “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”

Jesus was very clear.. good works, even done in His name will not save

Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many miracles in thy name? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.