Catholics (real salvation question :)?

Question

hey, guys! Catholics only for now, please.
Easy question for you.
You desire salvation (as do I). How do you achieve it, or how did you achieve it?
What action or belief will result or has resulted in your salvation?

If you want to email me, please go right ahead (I prefer it). My email is [e-mail]

Thanks, Chris. So you know how to write; do you know how to read, too?
If so, look up a few inches :)

Answer 1

God calls each of us to live with him forever. However, as Jesus explained, God imposes some conditions for eternal life in heaven. He expects us to take up our crosses and follow Jesus.

God's expectations include baptism (Mark 16:16; John 3:5), believing Christ and putting faith in him (e.g., Luke 7:50, 8:12), self-renunciation (e.g., Matt 5:3, 10), repentance to obtain forgiveness (Matt 3:2; 4:17; Luke 1:77, 24:47), obedience to God, doing what is right and just (e.g., Luke 10:25-28; John 12:50), adopting the humility of a child (Matt 18:3-4; 19:14), eating the bread of life (John 6:51, 53-54), and endurance to the end (Matt 10:22, 24:13; Mark 13:13, Luke 21:16-18).

All these are recorded in the gospels, but our Protestant friends only seem to be able to locate faith. Faith is necessary, but not sufficient.

Cheers,
Bruce

Answer 2

To benefit from God's promises, though, we must understand the role Jesus Christ plays in our salvation and exercise faith in him. Jesus himself said: "God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) Pointing to the central role of Jesus Christ in this matter, the apostle Peter said: "There is no salvation in anyone else, for there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved." (Acts 4:12) The apostle Paul and his associate Silas urged a sincere inquirer: "Believe on the Lord Jesus and you will get saved, you and your household."—Acts 16:30, 31.

Answer 3

Salvation is NOT guaranteed regardless of what you do or do not do up to the very last second of your life. Living a life of faith and good morals now greatly influences your decision to be saved at that very last moment. Last minute repentance is possible, but a life of constant sin can more easily lead to final despair in the end.

Answer 4

I'm Orthodox but would you like to hear my ansewer?
Love your neighboor and Love God...these are the paths.
Help your fellow man and pray remeber you supsed represent God to the world - this is the preishood of believers just do this to the best of your ablity seek forgivness for the failings - some you might not even know about- and pray to learn how to do a better job.

Answer 5

Neither you nor I achieve salvation. As a Catholic, I must recognize that only Christ was able to achieve this. I had no role in it, other than to be one of the sinners for whom Christ shed is blood. Salvation comes from Grace.

However, it is my duty to cooperate with this salvation - and demonstrate my cooperation - by receiving the sacraments of the church, by heeding the example and words of the Lord, and by living a life of faith, hope, and charity.

"The merit of man before God in the Christian life arises from the fact that God has freely chosen to associate man with the work of his grace. The fatherly action of God is first on his own initiative, and then follows man's free acting through his collaboration, so that the merit of good works is to be attributed in the first place to the grace of God, then to the faithful. Man's merit, moreover, itself is due to God, for his good actions proceed in Christ, from the predispositions and assistance given by the Holy Spirit." CCC 2008

Answer 6

chris you are wrong, sorry.
catholics are saved as they obey the will of God in all things pertaining to our co-operation with him for our salvation, we dont do it alone, nor does nor did Christ do it for us alone, he gives us the grace for everything, to avoid sin, do good, know love and serve God. salvation is a process as the bible states it is by saying we are "being saved" it is not a one time act as some believe. the sacraments are the helps Christ died to give to us for the forgiveness of our sins and growing in his love , they are not the works Jesus gave us to do, the works he did give us are the works of charity to the poor as to Jesus, this we do becasue we love the Jesus , in the poor.
Chris you are deluded, thanks for showing it again.

Answer 7

Catholics, like all Christians, believe that salvation comes from belief in Jesus Christ, not from any action on their part.

Answer 8

we seek salvation by taking part in the mass and by offering up sacrifices for ourselves and our loved ones.

Answer 9

In catholic faith a priest is the only person to talk to god and ask forgiveness for you. In my religion you must ask. "Confess that Jesus Christ is your lord and savior and you shall be saved."

Answer 10

Catholicism teaches a false gospel of works that leads to eternal hell (Galatians 1).

They'll just say "baptism" or "sacraments" or some form of a work, and then they'll say you can't know if you're saved until you get there. Pure unbiblical stink.