![]() “If any one saith, that by faith alone the impious is justified in such wise as to mean, that nothing else is required to co-operate in order to the obtaining the grace of Justification, and that it is not in any way necessary, that he be prepared and disposed by the movement of his own will let him be anathema,” (Canon 9, Council of Trent). ![]() It appears that the Roman Catholic Church is denying the essential doctrine of justification by faith alone in Christ alone since it adds keeping the commandments to obtaining salvation (CCC 2068). For more information on essentials, please see the Doctrine Table., then he is not saved and this is the problem. Related to these are the Trinity, the virgin birth, and, of course, the gospel itself. However, if anyone, Catholic included, openly denies essential doctrines 2 In short, the essentials are the deity of Christ, His physical resurrection, and justification by grace through faith. No one can say whether a Roman Catholic is truly a Christian or not since we cannot know people’s hearts. “Moved by the Holy Spirit and by charity, we can then merit for ourselves and for others the graces needed for our sanctification,” (CCC 2010).In every circumstance, each one of us should hope, with the grace of God, to persevere ‘to the end’ and to obtain the joy of heaven, as God’s eternal reward for the good works accomplished with the grace of Christ,” (CCC 1821). “We can, therefore, hope in the glory of heaven promised by God to those who love him and do his will.These sacraments increase the measure of grace in the person by which he or she is enabled to do good works, which are in turn rewarded with the joy of heaven: This justification can be lost through sin (venial and mortal) and must be regained by repeated participation in the many sacraments found in the Roman Catholic Church. It is the most excellent work of God’s mercy,” ( Catechism of the Catholic Church, par. It has for its goal the glory of God and of Christ and the gift of eternal life. It conforms us to the righteousness of God, who justifies us. 1 ”Justification has been merited for us by the Passion of Christ. The official Roman Catholic doctrine of salvation is that the grace of God is infused into a baby at baptism – making him/her justified before God. the mission of teaching all peoples, and of preaching the Gospel to every creature, so that all men may attain salvation through faith, Baptism and the observance of the Commandments,” (CCC 2068) “The Council of Trent teaches that the Ten Commandments are obligatory for Christians and that the justified man is still bound to keep them the Second Vatican Council confirms: “The bishops, successors of the apostles, receive from the Lord.Even though the Roman Catholic Church affirms the Trinity, the deity of Christ, and His physical resurrection, it greatly errors in its doctrine of salvation by adding works to salvation. You must trust Jesus, God in flesh, for the forgiveness of sins–not a man-made ritual and certainly not the catholic saints. ![]() Forgiveness is received in the faithful trust and acceptance of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Doing works of penance doesn’t forgive sins. Membership in a church doesn’t forgive sins. It means you do not add your works to His work. It means being a member of the body of Christ, which is accomplished by faith and trust in Jesus alone for the forgiveness of your sins. However, if they believe they are saved by God’s grace and their works, then they are not saved even if they believe their works are done by God’s grace since they then deny the sufficiency of Christ’s sacrifice.īeing a Christian does not mean being a member of the Roman Catholic Church. ![]() Are Roman Catholics Christians? They are if they have trusted in Jesus alone for the forgiveness of their sins.
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