I pray to God there is, especially for all of us who espouse the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic faith that is not Roman in character.
Question, do the main stream Protestant’s not have the necessary truths for salvation through Sacred Scripture?
Define necessary.
Through Sacred Scripture, the Protestants have learned of Christ as Lord and Savior, the Trinity, the need for Baptism, and so on. I am sure there is more, so for these reasons do they not have salvation.
Protestants have no moral guide. Many pastors teach that artificial birth controls is acceptable, that remarriage is not adultery. WIthout an infallible teaching authority their salvation is in peril.
And yet there are Protestant denominaitons that deny the Trinity, the need for Baptism, and so on. Further, if you limit discussion to mainline Protestant denominations, everything that they have resembling Catholic practice or teachings came from the Church, not scriptures.
The Catholic Church teaches that your brother does have a "shot at salvation’ because he was innocently ignorant of the Catholic Church. If he lived a moral life then he can attain salvation. Also rememeber that the Catholic Church has infallibilly declared that purgatory exist. Purgatory shows us God’s mercy. Unless your brother was living in unrepented mortal sin then he will, one day, be in heaven with God.
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Thank you!
Yes, I am on my way to embracing the faith. I was initiated in the Catholic church 10 years ago, but for all the wrong reasons. I became Catholic because my husband is one. It wasn’t in my heart and meant nothing to me. I learned some things, but was on again off again, so to speak and had no regard for it in any way.
Awesome Post!
I know many MORAL Protestants and their Pastors who do not practice birth control, are in a committed marriage for life, and do not support abortion. They believe in the Holy Trinity, the necessity for Baptism, and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
It is not so much that there is “no moral guide”. Most of their morals are influenced by Catholicism (though they may not recognize it). It is a case of " In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes." Judg 17:6
If Catholics did this, they were out of order. The Catholic Church does not condemn, nor should any members of her do so. Only God knows. I can understand that experiences with people behaving badly is a huge turn off, but please do not confuse your experience with the Catholic faith. Their actions were not representative of Catholic teaching.
Well, you either need to swallow it, or death will swallow you! We are all under a death sentence because of original sin. Unless you get a pardon for this, the consequence is separation from God. That is not a Baptist condemnation, either.
This is true. He can be saved by grace, through faith, just as you have been.
I think he saved the guy because he repented of his sin, and accepted Jesus as Lord. He recognized that His punishment was just, that he deserved it for his crime, and that Christ was innocent. Yes, truth was revealed to him, and he responded to the grace.
The OP is very proud and centered on his Romanism, and sometimes forgets that there are even other Catholics that are not Roman, let alone those who are members of Christ’s Body that cannot be recognized outwardly as Catholic at all.
If the Catholic Church (lay people and clergy) is the Body and Jesus is the Head and together Christ Himself (Infallible)manifesting Himself through the Holy Spirit in the Eucharist then how can there be salvation outside the Catholic Church when all others reject the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ Himself.?The OP is very proud and centered on his Romanism, and sometimes forgets that there are even other Catholics that are not Roman, let alone those who are members of Christ’s Body that cannot be recognized outwardly as Catholic at all.
