Protestants

[BrooklynBoy200]

Do we think that protestants are going to Heaven? I mean come of the Protestants beliefs are completely differant from ours. Especially baptists. But they can’t really commit a mortal sin if they don’t believe in mortal sins can they? So does God forgive them of their sins even if they don’t go to confession?

 

[Prayer_Warrior]

Do we think that protestants are going to Heaven? I mean come of the Protestants beliefs are completely differant from ours. Especially baptists. But they can’t really commit a mortal sin if they don’t believe in mortal sins can they? So does God forgive them of their sins even if they don’t go to confession?

The CCC teaches that anyone who seeks God with a sincere heart and, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ or His Church may attain salvation.

It is not up to us to judge people. But on the whole, most practicing protestant Christians love the Lord and live solid moral lives because they love Him. That being said, the “once saved always saved” doctrine may lead to the peril of many. It is a false sense of security which may lead some to non-repentence because they don’t feel they need to be sorry for their sins. Still, Jesus is a perfect judge and I can’t help but feeling that, in the end, everyone will be exactly where they deserve to be.

 

[David_Zampino]

Furthermore, anyone baptized in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit enjoy an “imperfect” (and in many situations, a VERY imperfect) relationship with the Church.

 

[Tietjen]

Do we think that protestants are going to Heaven? I mean come of the Protestants beliefs are completely differant from ours. Especially baptists. But they can’t really commit a mortal sin if they don’t believe in mortal sins can they? So does God forgive them of their sins even if they don’t go to confession?

Mortal sin can only be committed if the three burdens of proof are met. I will assume you know what those are and continue. Therefore, if your question is, can a Baptist go to Heaven, the answer is yes. ONLY God can judge an individual’s life and his/her final destination. Protestants are our brothers and sisters. It would do you well to remember that. When I say that, I say it with love, for there have been times when I have also forgotten it. God bless.

 

[lak611]

Therefore, if your question is, can a Baptist go to Heaven, the answer is yes. ONLY God can judge an individual’s life and his/her final destination. Protestants are our brothers and sisters. It would do you well to remember that. When I say that, I say it with love, for there have been times when I have also forgotten it. God bless.

I agree with you. I also have not always been as charitable as I could be. I need to ask God for His forgiveness when I am uncharitable, and I always confess it to my priest in the Sacrament of Penance (though probably not as many times as I really need to). You are right about God being the only One who really knows what is in a person’s heart. It’s up to me to make sure that I am right with Him before passing judgements on my brothers and sisters, whether they be Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, or Jewish. “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.”(Matthew 7:1-5, NRSV)

 

[AlegreFe]

There are some protestant denominations that say that Catholics are going to hell because we are not Christians. I can’t imagine that there are many. I have heard a conversion story that such a protestant from that denomination (not sure which one) converted partly due to what the Catholic Church teaches about salvation. If I remember correctly, a protestant attended Mass one day and heard the priest speaking respectfully about all Christians including separated brethren. This person was so surprised as to how the priest spoke about other Christians; very unlike how that denomination spoke about Catholics. I guess this was the beginning of this person’s journey into the Catholic Church.