I believe the Church teaches that only the elect , those who are saved, will receive glorified bodies. But all will be resurrected .
Yes, it is correct, the Church teaches only the elect saved and only the elect will have Glorified Bodies.
I believe God elected and He saves all of us because only He can save us.
FALLEN/ UNSAVED MAN
DOES NOT HAVE THE FREE WILL TO CHOOSE TO BE SAVED
Fallen man
cannot redeem himself, (
De fide).
John 6:44;
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me
draws them.
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THE WAY GOD DRAWS US TO CHRIST
CCCS 1996-1998; “This call to eternal life is supernatural, coming TOTALLY
from God’s decision and surpassing ALL power of human intellect and will.”
John 15:16; You
did not chose Me, but
I chose you.
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA Predestination of the elect
exlains.
ante prævisa merita
“Asserts that God, by an
absolute decree and
without regard to any future supernatural merits, predestined from all eternity certain men to the glory of heaven, and then, in
consequence of this decree, decided to
give them all the graces necessary for its accomplishment.”
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The crucial question is:
God has only a few elect or He elected and predestined to Heaven everyone of us?
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Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma by Ludwig Ott;
a. There is a
supernatural intervention of God in the faculties of the soul, which
precedes the free act of the will, (
De fide).
Our cooperation with God’s graces,
caused and the product of God’s
Supernatural Graces and His
Supernatural Intervention in the faculties of our souls.
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b. Without the special help of God the justified
cannot persevere to the end in justification. (
De fide.)
No justified/ saved can persevere to the end without God’s special gift of grace, His gift of
Final Perseverance, this is an INFALLIBLE protection of the salvation of every receiver. – De fide Dogma. + Infallible teachings of the Trent.
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Question: So, who is responsible for our salvation?
Answer: God is responsible for our salvation, as
‘ante prævisa merita’ explains it:
His provisions of
all the graces necessary for the accomplishment of our salvation.
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AS FOLLOWS GOD IS DOING A VERY GOOD JOB
CCCS 1996-1998; “This call to eternal life is supernatural, coming TOTALLY
from God’s decision and surpassing ALL power of human intellect and will.”
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301 God does not abandon his creatures to themselves.
He not only gives them being and existence, but also, and
at every moment, upholds and sustains them in being,
utter dependence enables them to act and
brings them to their final end .
Recognizing this with respect to the Creator
is a source of wisdom and freedom, of joy and confidence.
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God bless
