[aMorePerfectUnion]

“Not ONE Catholic believes that Faith and works gives us salvation. That is utterly wrong and if anyone within or outside the Church has such opinions they should be told it is anathema.”

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I was Catholic. I know what is taught and believed.

I came to saving faith in Christ in college, after I took time to read what God says in Scripture.

I’ve talked with scores if not hundreds of Roman Catholics who believe Christ’s sacrifice plus the church rituals plus their good works will be weighed to determine if they go to heaven.

Of course, this is false. Salvation is in Christ alone, and not the Roman Catholic Church.

But it is believed and taught.

So, if you do not believe that, are you saved now?

Do you have assurance that you have salvation now?

If not, why?

[imardmd1]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think a RCC follower is taught that faith includes works. But I know for sure they commend striving for supererogative works (click here) by which one might escape or be only lightly touched by Purgatory, and go to Heaven right away after physical death as a "Saint."

With a Catholic, it looks like the Blood of Christ does not really wash one's heart clean (as in 1 Jn. 1:9).

Correct me if I am wrong in this, aMPU.