Do any of you think Catholics will go to heaven?
2007-11-15 13:56:45 · 16 answers · asked by mariposa 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
just a poll. I think they can. Just want to hear other's points of view.
2007-11-15 14:03:57 · update #1
Anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as Savior will go to heaven. The denomination does not make a difference.
However, God clearly states that people who engage in certain sins will not be allowed into Heaven. Idolatry (a sin of the Catholics) is one of them specifically listed.
Also, Jesus Christ was very clear that those who taught the commandments of men in place of the commandments of God were in danger of Hell fire. This is exactly what the Pope and priests do.
The Apostles warned against this over and over.
So I believe that the vast majority of Catholics are hopelessly lost in Sin, and cannot find their way out of the maze of Pagan Tradition into the Light of Salvation offered by Jesus Christ alone.
It is a very sad state.
2007-11-15 14:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by realchurchhistorian 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. I believe that there are many born again Catholics. The Catholic church has the unfortunate tendency of putting bureaucracy between the believer and God. Praying to saints instead of just to Jesus. A big, honkin' book that you have to read out of to cast out demons. Confessing your sins to a priest instead of just to Jesus. The list goes ooooooon and oooooon. But if you don't think there will be Catholics in Heaven, I encourage you to read a Catholic biography like "Practicing the Presence of God" by Brother Lawrence. Madame Guyonne's autobiography is another great work. If you read one of those and it doesn't convince you, I don't know what will.
To those who say there won't be Catholics in Heaven --- what does that really mean? That for at least a thousand years no one made it to Heaven? Does that sound right?
And furthermore, does that mean that no Eastern Orthodox Christians will go to Heaven? They are very similar to Catholics in their beliefs.
Any born again Christian will go to Heaven. And again, while the Catholic church makes good theology and the Gospel message a little hard to 'get to', God WILL have His elect come to Him. He *always* finds a way to 'get' His own!
2007-11-15 14:04:12 · answer #2 · answered by KL 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The saved will come from all denominations. Even though I understand Catholics are deceived and in their religion do the opposite of scripture having an authority (Rome) Superior to the word of God. Even though their Gospel is apostate , there are Catholics that we will see in heaven.
2007-11-15 14:03:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is impossible to give a universal statement on the salvation of all members of any denomination of Christianity. Not ALL Baptists are saved. Not ALL Presbyterians are saved. Not ALL Lutherans are saved. Salvation is determined by personal faith in Jesus alone for salvation, not by titles or denominational identification. Despite the unbiblical beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, there are genuine believers who attend Roman Catholic churches. There are many Roman Catholics who have genuinely placed their faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
2007-11-15 15:14:39 · answer #4 · answered by Freedom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that it really depends on the person and if they have a good relationship wit Jesus Christ. I personally do not believe that a lot of the things that they believe in or do are biblical, like praying to Mary. I think that it is a sin to do that. I am not the one to decide if they go to heaven, but I honestly don't know if they are "saved".
2007-11-15 14:01:12 · answer #5 · answered by * 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
some Catholics are Christians. some Protestants at the prompt are not Christians. The Protestant Reformation interior the 1500s changed into the top results of those who believed the Roman Catholic Church had develop into apostate. Rome disagreed with standard teachings of the hot testomony including "Justification by ability of religion on my own in Christ on my own". Jesus instructed his Apostles that he might want to deliver the Holy Spirit to preparation guide them interior the writings that grew to develop into the hot testomony. So the hot testomony is the note of God. Rome places its traditions above the hot testomony. Many Catholics positioned their trust interior the Church to look after their salvation. some positioned their trust interior the hot testomony as a replace.
2016-10-24 07:51:45 · answer #6 · answered by novielli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is God who will tell you whether catholics will go to heaven or hell. It depends. Actually catholic religion is not a a atrue religion.The teachings ijn the bible is not being followed by the Roman Catholic Church membaers.
2007-11-15 14:07:23 · answer #7 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Few that have sincerely put their faith in Jesus Christ and repented. Although they didn't have the correct theology to be saved, and were too spiritually immature to understand the problems with the church, some of them still have listened to Protestant ministers at times, and have grown more spiritually, and by reading the word of God, they were saved.
2007-11-15 14:05:55 · answer #8 · answered by ۞ JønaŦhan ۞ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as his/her personal Lord and Savior, who repents of sin and commits his/her life to Him is assured of admission into Heaven.
2007-11-15 14:16:04 · answer #9 · answered by sdb deacon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if they are saved. All Christians who are saved and have a relationship with Jesus will go to Heaven. That was a silly question.
2007-11-15 14:01:24 · answer #10 · answered by the pink baker 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋