John 6 Question

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I believe Vatican II corrected the belief about no salvation outside of the Catholic Church when they recognized those baptized Christians as our “Separated Brethren.” One of my closest Pentecostal brothers believes Jesus is speaking symbolically when he said “this is my body.” From an English standpoint I never understood “This is” to being symbolic in any fashion.
 
I am really glad to have opened this topic. The more that I read the more I understand Johnn 6:10. Thank you one and all for clearing this up for me.

My grace moment came in 2000 while attending Sunday Mass for the 4th time in over 38 years. Fr. Paddy did a homily on Revelation that blew my mind! I went to confession soon after that homily and I have not looked back to my Protestant education since.

I told him “forgive me father for I have sinned…I have not attended Mass or the Sacraments for 38 years,” I knew his head would explode because I was raised pre-Vatican II and I remember the horrors of confessing missing even one Sunday Mass I waited for his response, he waited for me to continue, after a brief moment of silence he said “so what else is on your mind?” I was speechless!
 
Oh I went around the world in 38 years. For example:

Jehovah’s Witness
Soku Gakai
Mormon
Baptist
Assembly of God
Worldwide Church of God - Herbert W. Armstrong
Assembly of God
Our Lady of Fatima - Last Stop.
 
As long as you weren’t gullible 😇

It’ll be interesting to read more posts from you -
I have yet to read - a resume like yours.
Glad your here with us Zosan !
 
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Each and every reference in the scriptures to our judgment - 100% - tell of our works being tested. Paul addresses this specifically in 1 Corinthians 3:10-15. At the judgment, our works are tested by fire. Even if our works burn up and do not stand the test, we will suffer loss - yet be saved - but only as if passing through fire.

Sound like any particularly controversial Catholic doctrine?
 
Adult convert here.

We are commanded to let our light so shine that they will see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven. This does not exclude our family and friends who are non-Catholic Christians (nor our non-Catholic family and friends). Heavy burden to be so happy and full of joy that our Baptist granny wants to have what we have!

We are now ambassadors for the Faith. We can turn them away from the fullness of Truth or we can be a lighthouse on the banks of the Tiber 🙂
 
Remember there are 144,000 Jews saved (meaning a great number to even more) and anyone who gives a believer a cup of water. The catholic can help people get to heaven like any church. But the don’t decide who gets to heaven or where the Holy Spirit wishes to reside. Just look at the verse and in invitation to the Eucharist. It’s very Protestant to worry about the salvation of other Christians or nonbelievers.
 
Kris34 said:
It’s very Protestant to worry about the salvation of other Christians or nonbelievers.
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We are called to evangelization. CCC is just the beginning:

905 Lay people also fulfill their prophetic mission by evangelization, “that is, the proclamation of Christ by word and the testimony of life.” For lay people, "this evangelization . . . acquires a specific property and peculiar efficacy because it is accomplished in the ordinary circumstances of the world."

http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/index.cfm
 
Restless in deed. Raised a Baltimore Catholic from 1950 to 1964 with little idea about our faith. I never cracked a bible until I met a JW in Japan. That was an eye opener for me!
 
Evangelization for Catholics tends to be somewhat new these days. Hard to believe it took Vatican II to open the door. St. John Paul II called it “the new evangelization.” In our Diocese the Bishop established a committee to explore how evangelization can be spread throughout our Diocese.
 
Reminds me of the time I attended the 25th EWTN celebration in B’ham. I met a group of sisters below the age of 30 who were just glowing. Their smiles lite up the room. I have never met anyone so content, so full of joy, in my life before that experience. Simply radiant.
 
Glad to be here. CA limited my post yesterday since I am new to this forum. I also returned to my daily scripture email study with my brothers and sisters at Cedar Lake Christian Assembly. (AOG) Over the past few years I lit up the email world by challenging those Catholics who have abandoned the faith, like I did, for AOG. Now there is a topic to explore. Non- Catholics are invincibly ignorant, but what about Catholics who abandon the faith? “He who puts his hand to the plow…”
 
The trip through various denominations helped to form me as a better Catholic. Funny how God uses our bad decisions to bring something good out of them.
 
That’s - an ever - on going - battle - forevermore !
NOT nevermore ! ( as Poe would say 🤫)
You sound - well rounded - now lol
 
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Yes I have never had a more balanced view of Christianity than I do now. Yet there is so much more to learn. I read the angels in heaven say “there is never a dull moment and stay amazed at what God does.”
 
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I left the Church right after being confirmed. I spent 38 years exploring various Protestant denominations. I returned in 2000. For some time now there has been a question about John 6 that nags me. Our separated brethren do not partake in the Eucharist, so John 6 tells us they have no life in them. Yet I spent 38 years with them and I can attest they are full of life! Impossible for me to reconcile these two issues. HELP!

Norm
Biloxi, MS
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Jesus judges us through His eyes, not our eyes.

They aren’t doing what He specifically told us to do
 
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ShowersofRoses said:
They are following Jesus the best they can. We entrust them to God’s mercy. He can judge their hearts and their desire for Him better than we can.
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Once again, @ShowersofRoses, your response is right on. Thank you for your well-thought answer.
 
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