What do Catholics believe about salvation?

Answer 1

By being baptised and practicing the following key principles of Christianity: 1. Humility or faith and trust in God which is the foundation of all true relationships with God. 2. Communication with God through prayer and self-denial. 3. Observance of The Law which is written in Scripture and in the hearts of those who love the truth. 4. The offering of sacrifice to God and partaking of the sacrificial offering (various animal and bird offerings in the Old Testament, the Lamb of God in the New Testament, the sacrifice of the Mass in the Catholic Church). because they do All Christians, including Roman Catholics, believe in life after death. (At least, that's what they should believe!)

Answer 2

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Catholic AnswerHeaven is being in intimate communion with God, it is perfect happiness when we have left the world, as we now know it and "see through a glass darkly" into unimaginable light, where everything that God has made us for is fulfilled. Only the perfect can enter heaven (nothing imperfect can enter there) and we will not enter heaven just because we believe, "even the demons believe and tremble" and they are most certainly not in heaven. When we die, we face the particular judgment, we stand before Our Blessed Lord and He judges whether we died with sin on our soul. If that sin is mortal ("deadly" or serious sin) we are cast immediately into hell. If there is still venial (less serious sin on our soul), then we cast ourselves into purgatory where these imperfections are removed. Finally, the perfect, who are judged that way by God (see St. Matthew 25:31-46) are admitted to the sight of God.

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Catholics believe that when you die, Satan throws forth all of his efforts and that, unless we are firmly grounded in God, really through a lifetime of getting there, we will not be able to withstand this final onslaught of the Evil One. So, we spend our entire lives doing the Will of God for us so that we are becoming perfect, and can cling closely to him through the final agony.

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The primary way in which we are strengthen for this final onslaught is through the Sacraments, one must be baptized, and should be confirmed. Then one regularly receives the sacraments of confession and Eucharist to grow in grace.

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from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980

Heaven. The place and condition of perfect supernatural happiness. This happiness consists essentially in the immediate vision and love of God, and secondarily in the knowledge, love, and enjoyment of creatures. Until the final resurrection, except for Christ and His Mother, only the souls of the just are in heaven. After the last day, the just will be in heaven in body and soul. Although the same God will be seen by all and enjoyed by all, not everyone will have the same degree of happiness. The depth of beatitude will depend on the measure of God's grace with which a person dies, and this in turn will be greatly conditioned by the merits that one earns during life on earth. Heaven is eternal because it will never cease. It is continuous because its joys never stop. It is communal because the happiness is shared with the angels and saints and the company of those who were known and love on earth.

AnswerThe teaching is basically that any person who is baptized in a Christian faith, who tries to be a good person, and feels guilt when they fail, goes to confession, and receives the Eucharist and other Sacraments will go to heaven, eventually. Catholics are taught that very few people go directly to heaven when they die, -that is a privilege reserved for only the most saintly people, someone like Mother Teresa for example. Most Catholics will go to Purgatory before going to heaven. The idea is that only a perfect soul can be admitted to heaven, as nothing imperfect can exist in the presence of Almighty God. There are a lot of different ideas about what exactly Purgatory is, but basically it's a place the soul goes to be cleansed from all the effects of sin and made perfect. AnswerThe only way a Catholic can "get to Heaven" is through the grace of God. One must accept the grace of God and live according to it. You will be judged at the end of your life on how well you are living according to the grace that God has given you. Indeed, following the 10 Commandments is part of living with that grace, but there is so much more. Nevertheless it all begins and ends with Our Blessed Lord: Jesus Christ, He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We can do nothing under our own power, certainly not get into heaven.

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Catholics believe that anyone who dies with no mortal sin on their soul will go to heaven, eventually. If there are still imperfections and venial sins, these will need to be cleansed in purgatory, but there are only two destinations: heaven or hell, and the only determining factor is if you die in a state of mortal sin or in a state of grace. If you die in a state of grace, you will go to heaven, with or without the purgatory, if necessary. The leading a good life, praying, frequenting the Sacraments, etc. are all preparation for that last battle when you are dying and the devil is putting forth all his efforts: you need all the strength and grace that you can muster, with God's help, to face that final battle. Bottom line? Catholics believe you get to heaven by the grace of God given you through His Son, Jesus Christ - it is only through His Strength, and His Grace, that you will make it through this life, and the final battle to arrive victorious. Baptism is the necessary groundwork for this life long battle.

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Jesus said you must believe that he is the Son of God. Jesus said I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life no one goes to the father except through me. You must live your life as Christ-like as possible, clothing the naked, feeding the hungry, visiting the sick, because what you do to others, you do to Jesus. You must repent for all your sins for they offend God.

Answer 3

Catholic AnswerA Catholic gets to heaven by the love of God, by cooperating with the Love of God. By being baptised and leading a truly Christian life accepting the suffering that God allows in his life, and by truly repenting of his sins. A Catholic does this by real conversion, prayer, and frequent, worthy participation in the sacraments, particularly frequent confession, and worthy reception of Holy Communion.

Answer 4

First of all you will need to be baptized. After you've gone through your first communion and the things leading up to it, you're good to go. Basically, all you have to have is the baptism and partcipate in the Eucharist. And in order to minimize your stay in purgatory try to live a "good life". Of course, if you screw up, just go to confession and the priest will hook you up with forgiveness. The big thing is that you celebrate the Eucharist. The plane is going to heaven: Baptism is the ticket, Eucharist is the seating assignment, and good life/ acts of contrition/ giving money to the church/ doing what the priest wants/ is the upgrade. Long story short, if you don't mind eating peanuts and sharing a coke with your seat mate, just do the Eucharist thing on Christmas and Easter. Of course, if you want more leg room, you can do the math.

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Answer 5

The teaching is basically that any person who is baptized in a Christian faith, who tries to be a good person, and feels guilt when they fail, goes to confession, and receives the Eucharist and other Sacraments will go to heaven, eventually. Catholics are taught that very few people go directly to heaven when they die, -that is a privilege reserved for only the most saintly people, someone like Mother Teresa for example. Most Catholics will go to Purgatory before going to heaven. The idea is that only a perfect soul can be admitted to heaven, as nothing imperfect can exist in the presence of Almighty God. There are a lot of different ideas about what exactly Purgatory is, but basically it's a place the soul goes to be cleansed from all the effects of sin and made perfect.

Catholic AnswerCatholics believe that anyone who dies with no mortal sin on their soul will go to heaven, eventually. If there are still imperfections and venial sins, these will need to be cleansed in purgatory, but there are only two destinations: heaven or hell, and the only determining factor is if you die in a state of mortal sin or in a state of grace. If you die in a state of grace, you will go to heaven, with or without the purgatory, if necessary. The leading a good life, praying, frequenting the Sacraments, etc. are all preparation for that last battle when you are dying and the devil is putting forth all his efforts: you need all the strength and grace that you can muster, with God's help, to face that final battle. Bottom line? Catholics believe you get to heaven by the grace of God given you through His Son, Jesus Christ - it is only through His Strength, and His Grace, that you will make it through this life, and the final battle to arrive victorious. Baptism is the necessary groundwork for this life long battle.

Answer 6

Roman Catholic AnswerLike anybody else, by becoming perfect and following Our Blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, by believing in Him and doing His Will.

Answer 7

Roman Catholic AnswerEternal life is the term used by Our Blessed Lord to describe the state of endless happiness enjoyed by the just in heaven (St. Matthew 25:46; St. Mark 9:44; St. Luke 18:30; St. John 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12). It means not only everlasting duration but also fullness of life, which the believer possesses already here and now through participation in the life of God. (from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980)

Answer 8

Catholics are one of the original Christian sects (they evolved with Orthodox Christians). Catholics believe that salvation is obtained through Jesus Christ.