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Does everyone who asks the Lord for salvation receive it? I am not necessarily talking about on one’s deathbed but at any point in one’s life. I am afraid I will be very upset with God if not… 😦

I need quotes from saints, quotes from popes, quotes from Marian apparitions, whatever you got, pro or con.
 
Simply put, we have no way of knowing. We can’t know until were dead, it’s as simple as that. Instead of dwelling on it, focus on living the best Catholic life you can. Christ gave us The Church to guide use to him.
 
Does everyone who asks the Lord for salvation receive it? I am not necessarily talking about on one’s deathbed but at any point in one’s life. I am afraid I will be very upset with God if not… 😦

I need quotes from saints, quotes from popes, quotes from Marian apparitions, whatever you got, pro or con.
You must hope for mercy, even the harden criminal on the cross was allowed into heaven (maybe even the first) but you also remember that through sin you reject God and put the nail deeper into Christ. Basically sin is counter to you getting salvation (if you had to earn it which you can’t), sense you are a sinful being you cannot earn it and justice dictates that the punishment fit the crime, sin is against God, it is opposite God. So if you can’t earn it, and justice demands punishment, you must depend on God.
 
Well, here’s something Jesus said which may be relevant:

Matthew, 7; 21-23
"'It is not anyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven.

22 When the day comes many will say to me, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, work many miracles in your name?”

23 Then I shall tell them to their faces: I have never known you; away from me, all evil doers!

I would recommend reading the whole chapter for the context.

James 2; 17-19

17 In the same way faith, if good deeds do not go with it, is quite dead.

18 But someone may say: So you have faith and I have good deeds? Show me this faith of yours without deeds, then! It is by my deeds that I will show you my faith.

19 You believe in the one God – that is creditable enough, but even the demons have the same belief, and they tremble with fear.

We can never know in any individual case. God’s mercy and understanding is beyond our comprehension. But He was very clear about how we will be judged. We will be judged with the same mercy we show others, and Jesus account of our final judgement indicates we will be judged as much for the good deeds we failed to perform as the sins we committed:

31 'When the Son of man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory.

32 All nations will be assembled before him and he will separate people one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats.

33 He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left.

34 Then the King will say to those on his right hand, "Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take as your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world.

35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you made me welcome,

36 lacking clothes and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me."

37 Then the upright will say to him in reply, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?

38 When did we see you a stranger and make you welcome, lacking clothes and clothe you?

39 When did we find you sick or in prison and go to see you?"

40 And the King will answer, “In truth I tell you, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me.”

41 Then he will say to those on his left hand, "Go away from me, with your curse upon you, to the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

42 For I was hungry and you never gave me food, I was thirsty and you never gave me anything to drink,

43 I was a stranger and you never made me welcome, lacking clothes and you never clothed me, sick and in prison and you never visited me."

44 Then it will be their turn to ask, “Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or lacking clothes, sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?”

45 Then he will answer, “In truth I tell you, in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected to do it to me.”

46 And they will go away to eternal punishment, and the upright to eternal life.’

But in several parables Jesus does indicate that God wants and is willing to forgive us. He said there will be more rejoicing in heaven over the return of a sinner than over the righteous. The parable of the prodigal son, the parable of the workers in the field both indicate we can return to Our Father and even those who did not serve as long or as well may expect the same reward.
 
Matthew 7:21-23
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ 23 Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’
So, yes, you can ask, but if you’re doing evil - no dice.

Now, this is just a coincidence, I’m sure. Today’s reading:
1 Cor 13:13
So faith, hope, love remain, these three;but the greatest of these is love.
See - it’s been made pretty simple. Love. But, you’ll need to continuously strive to make yourself as worthy as possible.

Question - let’s say that for whatever reason, you owned a giant mansion. And, you wanted to share this gift with your friends. Would people have a right to let themselves into your giant mansion if they paid you lip service, but didn’t care in the least little bit about you as a person?
 
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