02-09-2007, 06:53 AM
In the Name of God - Father Son Holy Spirit.
Peace be with you brothers & sisters!
Quote:Ok, this is what I normally hear from Christians, and that’s why I was surprise to hear from you that <b>you are happy for anyone who is going to embrace any other faith</b>… you should not be happy for this at all, because you know well that they are going to be in hell… so am not sure <b>for what reason will you be happy for Non Christians? </b>
No doubt. But according to your teaching, <b>ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN unless we believe in Jesus as lord and savior</b>… so the question arises again <b>why you are happy for those who are not of your faith? And are your fellow Christians with their more than 1000 sects are going to be saved on the condition that they belive in Jesus as lord and savior? Or only Catholics are going to heaven and the rest is lost???</b>
Take two...
Jesus Christ died for ALL without exception, not only for the elect.
Heaven is accessible for Christians, Muslims, Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, Pagans, e.t.c., alike, because Christ takes away the sins of the WORLD!
Those who do not profess belief in Christ, yet live according to the Natural Moral Law, will be saved. God's Law is written in every human heart. Since God is Goodness itself & goodness comes from God, anyone who performs good works receives necessary graces to grant them entrance into Heaven.
Having said that, without Jesus Christ's work of redemption, Heaven would've been off limits for everyone. Therefore, it's only through Jesus Christ (whether one realizes it or not) that they're awarded eternal life in God's Kingdom.
On a personal level, it's hard for me without the Sacraments. I wouldn't want to be without them!
Protestant Christians teach that faith in the Jesus Christ - Son of God & Messiah - is absolutely essential. The truth is, it's preferred but not vital for man's salvation.
You obviously didn't understand the passage from the Catechism. Please re-read it, Wael!
God bless.