Getting Into Heaven...catholic Style

[Livin_the_MASS]

[quote]Grin...

You missed the ONE YEAR part in my post. That is how long it took this "child here, me" to "get Roman's"

If I were more intelligent, I guess it would have taken a day or so like more astute folks might take.[/quote]



I'm not saying that. I'm saying you have to be childlike to enter the kingdom of God. God reveals different things to different people. But if your prideful about what you think you know thats wrong. You have to open your heart and let God guide it. Only God can touch you in that way, for he knows your deepest desires! But if you don't open your heart, He can't help.

Edited March 22, 2004 by Jason

[Hananiah]

[quote name='Bruce S' date='Mar 21 2004, 03:14 PM'] While most practicing Protestants rest assured of salvation, thinking only that the Holy Spirit, with God's direction, will make the ELECT, those JUSTIFIED through faith alone pure in the perfection that Jesus, through his death at Calvary, perfect enough, the Catholic mind, and belief, apparently does not agree. [/quote]
Correct. We side with Jesus. When a rich young man asked Jesus what he needed to do to be saved, Jesus told him to keep the commandments, give his money to the poor, and follow Him. The rich man left. Then Jesus explained to the disciples that it was extremely difficult to enter heaven, but since they had given up everything to follow Him, they would be rewarded with heaven. (Matt 19)

The moral of the story: faith alone will not get you to heaven; you must also follow Jesus in love.