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The Church, any denomination, can not save or give a person salvation. Salvation can only be granted by God. The church however can show a person their need of salvation and individual members can be witnesses and examples of the gift of salvation from God. After salvation, the church can offer baptism, teach the word of God, which is all important, encourage new believers, and offer fellowship with other Christians, which is vitally needed.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Church is the means of salvation that Jesus Christ established on earth. The "how" is through His grace, administered through the sacraments which are the visible signs which not only express but effect what they signify. This is the way that God saw fit to grant us salvation, and we must humbly accept His Will.The answer above, I'm afraid, is a protestant outlook, that does not realize that what Christ's Church actually is. It is an example of the great impoverisment which has come about since the protestant revolt.
from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
Sacrament of Salvation. The Church as the necessary means of salvation for humankind. All who are saved, therefore, receive the necessary grace somehow through the visible Church founded by Christ.
from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
Church. The faithful of the whole world. This broad definition can be understood in various senses all derived from the Scriptures, notably as the community of believers, the kingdom of God, and the Mystical Body of Christ.
As the community of believers, the Church is the assembly (ekklesia) of all who believe in Jesus Christ; or the fellowship (koinoia) of all who are bound together by their common love for the Savior. As the kingdom (basileia), it is the fulfillment of the ancient prophecies about the reign of the Messiah. And as the Mystical Body it is the communion of all those made holy by the grace of Christ. He is their invisible head and they are his visible members. These include the faithful on earth, those in purgatory who are not yet fully purified, and the saints in heaven.
Since the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church has been defined as the union of human beings who are united by the profession of the same Christian faith, and by participation of and in the same sacraments under the direction of their lawful pastors, especially of the one representative of Christ on earth, the Bishop of Rome. Each element in this definition is meant to exclude all others from actual and vital membership in the Catholic Church, namely apostates and heretics who do not profess the same Christian faith, non-Christians who do not receive the same sacraments, and schismatics who are not submissive to the Church's lawful pastors under the Bishop of Rome.
At the Second Vatican Council this concept of the Church was recognized as the objective reality that identifies the fullness of the Roman Catholic Church. But it was qualified subjectively so as to somehow include all who are baptized and profess their faith in Jesus Christ. They are the People of God, whom he has chosen to be his own and on whom he bestows the special graces of his providence. (Etym. Greek kyriakon, church; from kyriakos, belong to the Lord.)
from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994
802 Christ Jesus "gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people of his own" (Titus 2:14).
803 "Your are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people" (1 Pet 2:9).
804 One enters into the People of God by faith and Baptism. "All men are called to belong to he new People of God" (Lumen gentium 13), so that, in Christ, "men may form one family and one People of God" (Ad gentes 1)
805 The Church is the body of Christ. Through the Spirit and his action in the sacraments, above all the Eucharist, Christ, who once was dead and is now risen, establishes the community of believers as his own Body.
806 In the unity of this Body, there is a diversity of members and functions. All members are linked to one another, especially to those who are suffering, to the poor and persecuted.
807 The Church is this Body of which Christ is the head: she lives from him, in him, and for him; he lives with her and in her.
808 The Church is the Bride of Christ: he loved her and handed himself over for her. He has purified her by his blood and made her the fruitful mother of all God's children.
809 The Church is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is the soul, as it were, of the Mystical Body, the source of its life, of its unity in diversity, and of the riches of its gifts and charisms.
810 "Hence the universal Church is seen to be "a people brought into unity from the unity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit'" (Lumen Gentium 4 citing St. Cyprian, De Dom. Orat.23; J.P. Migne, ed., Patrologia Latrina Supplement 4, 553).
ANSWER (Protestant) If you will look at the New Testament Church as portrayed in the New Testament teachings of Paul you will see what a New Testament Church is and does.
There is no mention of Sacraments etc. Romans 10:9, " that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation. 13 "For whoever calls upon the name of the LORD shall be saved" 14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
There are no sacraments in a foxhole.
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∙ 12y ago?Roman Catholic AnswerYes, as The Bible says, the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. The Church is the way in which God has set it up to gift us with grace through His Sacraments. All salvation comes through the Catholic Church.
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Catholic Answer.Yes, this is discussed in the Catechism, in question 1129:
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from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 19941129 The Church affirms that for believers the sacrament of the New Covenant are necessary for salvation. (Cf. Council of Trent {1547}: Denzinger-Schönmetzer, Enchiridion Symbolorum, definitionum et declarationum de rebus fidei et morum {1965} 1604) "Sacramental grace" is the grace of the Holy Spirit, given by Christ and proper to each sacrament. The Spirit heals and transforms those who receive him by conforming them to the Son of God. The fruit of the sacramental life is that the Spirit of adoption makes the faithful partakers in the divine nature (Cf. 2 Pet 1:4) by uniting them in a living union with the only Son, the Savior.
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∙ 15y agoA church what jesus described is anyone with friends
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∙ 12y agoThe church is the instrument of salvation because the members of the church are to be united as one, and the members must play their own roles.
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What has the author Jerome P Theisen written?
Jerome P. Theisen has written: 'The ultimate church and the promise of salvation' -- subject(s): Christianity, History of doctrines, Mission of the church, Salvation, Salvation outside the church
How is the church a means to faith and salvation?
The church at large is not, in and of itself, a means to faith or salvation. God has chosen individual believers to share the message of the gospel. It is the Holy Spirit who prepares people's hearts and minds to receive and believe the gospel. No one can come to faith in Christ without the Spirit drawing them (John 6). Typically, a person will hear or read about what Christ has done for us and, when drawn by the Spirit, will want to know more. As God's word is shared with them the Spirit leads them to faith and salvation. It is often believers, as members of the "church," who share the "word" with them. In this way the church participates in bringing people to salvation.
What the result of Martin Luther's rebellion against the Catholic Church?
Thousands and thousands of people, and millions of their descendants have been deprived of the means of grace that Our Blessed Lord left them so that they could work out their salvation with fear and trembling, as St. Paul puts it. Those means of grace include the Church, her sacraments, etc. God still offers every single person salvation, but the difficulty of achieving that salvation outside the Church that He left them to do it is monumentally difficult-which is why He came, established His Church and sacraments, and left His Bishops in charge.
Does catholic church receive monies from salvation army?
No, the salvation army does not donate to it.
Can you lose your salvation in the baptist church?
no
What action by the roman church denies individual access to salvation?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church does not deny individual access to salvation, It exists to try to bring people to salvation.
What action by the Roman Church denies an individual access to salvation?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church does not deny individual access to salvation, It exists to try to bring people to salvation.
What is membership of the church?
This means many different things depending on the church. Some think of it as a commitment to you coming and attending a church and tithing others think of it as part of your salvation. On top of all these differences, it also depends on what your definition of "church" is. In the Bible, the believers were the church.
Does the apostolic church believe in salvation?
yes
What has the author J V Bainvel written?
J. V. Bainvel has written: 'Nature et surnaturel' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Is there salvation outside the Catholic Church?' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Catholic Church, Catholic authors, Doctrinal and controversial works, Doctrines, Salvation 'Is there a salvation outside the Catholic Church?' -- subject(s): Salvation outside the church 'And the light shines in the darkness' 'De ecclesia Christi' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Church
Does the salvation army have a pope?
The position of Pope only occurs in the Catholic church. However the Salvation Army does have an international leader called The General, currently Shaw Clifton. The General is by no means infallible but he is the figure head of the denomination.
Where does the Catholic religion state that only Catholics will go to heaven?
Roman Catholic AnswerNo where, because it is not true. The Catholic Church teaches that there is no salvation outside the Church: this does NOT mean that only Catholics go to heaven. It means that anyone that makes it to heaven makes it through the mediation of the Catholic Church. The reason for this is very simple, the Catholic Church is the mystical Body of Christ (read St. Paul). There is no salvation outside of Jesus Christ, so it follows that any salvation must come through Him, and His Church which He set up as the ordinary means of salvation.
