2006-07-01 08:48:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Catholic Church has the Mass, and the Mass gives us a lot of grace that can help us to go to Heaven but only if we cooperate with those graces in how we live our life and how we repent and love the Lord.
2006-07-01 08:53:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
would have to say no to that question. You wonder why? Going to heaven has nothing to with what building you go to in order to serve the Lord. It is what is in your heart and how you live your life that really counts. We have many people that go to church or what ever their place of worship may be every Sunday or Saturday faithfully they recite all the hymes and verses while in the present of others but when they leave that building everything they were just taught has gone in one ear and out the other. They follow none of the thing they have been taught. So I think no, you don't have to go to church to go to heaven. Follow the examples the the Lord has set out for you and I feel that you will be alright.
2006-07-01 09:01:58 · answer #2 · answered by toni stark 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer to that one is tough. But this is one truth- going to church does not guarentee that you will go to heaven. The only way to actually get there is to believe that Jesus died for YOU and to put your faith in him, and accept him as your savior and Messiah. So someone who goes to church regularly may have a better cahnce of hearing this truth and realizing it is true and accepting the Gift of Eternal Life that Jesus has offered you.
2006-07-01 08:57:26 · answer #3 · answered by sheena 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ga 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Going or not going has nothing to do with getting into heaven. It does help our learning and growth.
Eph 4:11 - 14 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
God is not vain if we didn't need them, we wouldn't have them.
2006-07-01 09:11:42 · answer #4 · answered by KAYLA_ K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"and the Mass gives us a lot of grace that can help us to go to Heaven"
Really? Where in the bible does it say that? Or did you just make it up?
2006-07-01 09:26:37 · answer #5 · answered by SEOplanNOW.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no because heaven is not a real place people made it up no one wants to believe that when they die that that is all there is you are done no more we do that to make ourselves feel better. sorry for the bad news.
2006-07-01 08:55:48 · answer #6 · answered by Copenhagen makes me feel good 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
... if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Rom 10:9
It is not going to church that saves you but faith in Jesus. Although Christian discipleship is best developed in the context of fellowship ie a church.
2006-07-01 08:54:20 · answer #7 · answered by hippoterry2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Church doesn't save you, your attendance record doesn't "save " you. Accepting Jesus & following his commandments saves you. Church is a place for true worshippers to go praise Jehovah & his son jesus Christ, but it is only a building. & the "church"as people are only people they can't save you either.
2006-07-01 08:53:38 · answer #8 · answered by candices1999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are all going to Heaven. No matter what. Think about it dear, God is our Creator, if you created children....would you be so cruel as to punish them by creating a "hell"?? No, God loves all his children, and only wants you to experience your life, so that He may experience it through us. =D
2006-07-01 08:57:32 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, they can go to church and come back out being mean and selfish and ugly as sin inside
2006-07-01 09:00:20 · answer #10 · answered by Ticki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋