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What does the church teach about those who die and did not get to hear the Gospel during thier lives and worshiped false gods? Do they go to hell or heaven?
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lemondiesel
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there is no heaven or hell. the kingdom of heaven is what we make of earth. it is either heaven or hell.
but idk what christians believe i guess
but idk what christians believe i guess
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Marc_Anthony
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lemondiesel-What you’re missing from the Catholic POV is that yes, we do sin, making it impossible to live morally. That is why Jesus died for us though-now He is willing to forgive us of our sin. If we do our best and accept God’s offer of forgiveness when we sin, we can indeed reach Heaven and indeed attain happiness on Earth.
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bnbkaine
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We hold that those who never had the Gospel taught to them are not responsible for not coming to God as long as they themselves did not block exposure to the Truth.
We fervently hope that even those people who know the Gospel but do not understand the Catholic Church as the fullness of Faith will be with us in Heaven (which does exist) and not go to Hell (which, incidently, also exists).
We fervently hope that even those people who know the Gospel but do not understand the Catholic Church as the fullness of Faith will be with us in Heaven (which does exist) and not go to Hell (which, incidently, also exists).
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lemondiesel
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its not Heaven, its heaven- the kingdom of heaven, which is a place where gods laws of morality rule.lemondiesel-What you’re missing from the Catholic POV is that yes, we do sin, making it impossible to live morally. That is why Jesus died for us though-now He is willing to forgive us of our sin. If we do our best and accept God’s offer of forgiveness when we sin, we can indeed reach Heaven and indeed attain happiness on Earth.
it is not impossible to live morally lol we are not punished when we sin because this god makes us wait till the very end.
Heaven in its own definition shows one must struggle before he obtains
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tonyrey
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No one is condemned for ignorance. That would be inconsistent with God’s love. Jesus died for all not only those who have had the privilege of having heard the Good News.What does the church teach about those who die and did not get to hear the Gospel during their lives and worshipped false gods? Do they go to hell or heaven?
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As taught by Christ’s Church through Vatican II in the *Dogmatic Constitution on the Church *(Lumen Gentium #16), non-Catholics may obtain salvation: “Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or His Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do His will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience – those too may achieve eternal salvation.”
The Church teaches salvation for pagans is possible through Baptism of desire and by following the natural moral law written in their hearts (Rom 2:14-15) – these are linked to His Church and thus to Him.
As taught by Christ’s Church through Vatican II in the *Dogmatic Constitution on the Church *(Lumen Gentium #16), non-Catholics may obtain salvation: “Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or His Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do His will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience – those too may achieve eternal salvation.”
The Church teaches salvation for pagans is possible through Baptism of desire and by following the natural moral law written in their hearts (Rom 2:14-15) – these are linked to His Church and thus to Him.
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