There's no salvation outside of Jesus Christ. And He's the head of the Catholic Church.

Bottom line is that Christ alone judges...and He can judge as he sees fit.

Perhaps put the question in reverse. If no one needs the Church, why did Jesus create the Church?

1CORINTHIANS 13: “If I have faith great enough to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. There are in the end three things that last: faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love.” Faith without love is not true faith. As Jesus said: "It is not those who call me "Lord! Lord!, but those who do the will of my heavenly Father." The will of God is that we love, for God is Love. "This is my commandment, that you love one another. By this will everyone know that you're my followers, that you love one another."

THE DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH: “Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation.”

Non Salus Extra Ecclesiam. Ephesians 4:4-6. There is only one God, only one faith, and only one baptism.

"Unless you eat my body and drink my blood, you shall not have life within you." This is a clear statement of one of the requirements for salvation. However, immediately after Jesus died on the crucifix, He descended into Hell (Hades?). What did He DO there? It is believed that He released those awaiting Heaven, but were denied because Jesus Christ had not existed -- as a MAN as well as God -- and therefore His Salvation did not exist on earth yet. God is not a MAN. He is a Being we can not grasp with our human minds. Whatever is His Will is being carried out now, in the past and in the future. Amongst His characteristics is His COMPASSION, and He does not HATE anything He created. And the choice for salvation is mainly by humans, ourselves. Salvation is AVAILABLE. We CHOOSE salvation or we reject it. The Catholic Church has The Means for us to "Eat" and "Drink" of Him, and it is available to ALL people. So, given that fact, those who choose to reverently and adoringly do so, not refuse it, will be Saved. We will all sin, in some way. We will probably carry some of those sins into death. But as long as we are not inherently EVIL people, we will not be condemned for eternity. We will be offered a time and circumstance to forgive ourselves -- "clean up", as it were -- and don the spotless wedding garment. Praise Be The Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Peace be with you!

I don’t have my copy of the catechism on me right now, but I’m pretty sure it acknowledges that even non-believers can be saved. The amount of disinformation nondenominational Christians have about Catholicism is staggering.

If you're not at the supper of the Lamb in the Holy Eucharist, if you deliberately absent yourself from the flock of Christ, if you cut yourself off from the Body of Christ, if you withhold charity for your Brothers in Christ and hurl invective and slander, and accuse of being in league with Beelzebub, then your sin is very dire indeed.

There's no salvation unless you accept Francis's authority.

' Romans 6:23 says, 'For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. ' 'Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved' (Acts 4:12).

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ST. POPE JOHN PAUL II: “The universality of salvation means that it is granted not only to those who explicitly believe in Christ and have entered the church. Since salvation is offered to all, it must be made concretely available to all. But it is clear that today, as in the past, many people do not have an opportunity to come to know or accept the Gospel revelation or enter the Church. The social and cultural conditions in which they live do not permit this, and frequently they have been brought up in other religious traditions. For such people salvation in Christ is accessible by virtue of a grace, which, while having a mysterious relationship to the Church, does not make them formally part of the Church but enlightens them in a way which is accommodated to their spiritual and material situation. This grace comes from Christ; it is the result of his Sacrifice and is communicated by the Holy Spirit. It enables each person to attain salvation through his or her free cooperation.”

All people who have heard the gospel learned the gospel from the church. This is the meaning of CCC 166: Faith is a personal act - the free response of the human person to the initiative of God who reveals himself. But faith is not an isolated act. No one can believe alone, just as no one can live alone. *You have not given yourself faith as you have not given yourself life.*

Jesus Christ established His One Only True Apostolic Catholic Church, Clergy, Doctrine, Sacraments & Teachings, with His apostles, in 33AD, before His Passion. He appointed them leaders, Peter as Head, gave him The Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven(His authority, power, Doctrine). He taught and prayed for everyone to be His One True Church, His Bride, receiving His Sacraments, Doctrine & Teaching. Jn 1:42, 21:15-17, Mt 16:18-19, 10:1-4, Mk3:14-19, Eph 2:19-22, 1 Cor 12:28, Acts 20:28, Lk 22:28-32, 1 Pet 2:6-9, Eph5:22-33, Rev 22:17 He taught we’re to remain in His Church, Doctrine or we DO NOT HAVE HIM. 2 Jn 1:9 He taught we’re to receive His Sacraments or we will never enter Heaven. Jn3:5, 6:51-59, 1 Cor 11:23-29, Jn 20:21-23, 2 Cor 5:18-20, Mt18:17-18 a few. Jesus commanded us to defend His Church & Faith. Eph 6:10-18 Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and Scribes for making their own versions of His Church, Doctrine and Teachings, like all 44,000 other Christian Churches & other faiths have done. They can’t receive His Sacraments. They don’t receive His Doctrine, Scripture, Gospel or Sacred Traditions; they receive heretical men’s versions of Gods. That’s like telling God you think your way is better. Mt 23:1-39, Lk 11:37-54 Remain in His Church, Doctrine & Gospel-Jn 10:16, 17:20-26, Eph 4:4-6, 2 JN1:9, 2 Thess3:6-16, Rom16:17, Heb 13:9, Gal 1:6-9, 2 Cor 11:3-4 Sacraments-Jn 3:5, Act 22:16, 2 Cor 5:18-20, Jn 20:21-23, Mt 18:17-18, Jn 6:51-59, 1 Cor 11:23-29, Eph 1:13, 2Cor 1:21-22, Mt19:4-6, Col 3:17-19, 2Cor5:20, 1:25-29, Lk22:28-32, Jm 5:16, Lk10:34 are a few pertinent verses.

It's probably not acceptable for an apologist to say "I don't know", but it would have been a more satisfying answer. God works through everyone, so pretty irrelevant to the question of how he could be a canonized saint? Could Saint Gregory of Narek have had invincible ignorance?

There is no salvation outside the Church...done....sorry Luther heresy followers and fantasy landers

There's a lot of comments on this video that seem to be making salvific claims. If you think you know who will be saved, then I suggest you examine your relationship with God and the Church.

ST. POPE JOHN PAUL II: “By forgiving his executioners, Jesus showed he is not the accuser of the guilty but rather their advocate and intercessor. Jesus’ words of forgiveness - “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do” - were spoken in circumstances of the greatest hatred and cruelty. Jesus forgives His adversaries immediately, even as their hostility continues. Jesus is the defender, not the accuser of the guilty, because He knows that many can be less guilty than it appears, or one thinks. For this reason, he taught his followers not to judge others. The mercy Jesus asked for His executioners is extended to all humanity.”

The Catholic Church has the sacraments to attain for catholics entry to heaven and the beatific vision and without them there is no salvation outside of the Catholic Church The best Protestant denominations and other religions can hope for is eternal purgatory and they only have this option because of the sacraments of the Catholic Church

Catholic:- There is no salvation without Catholic Church Protestant:- Are Catholics Saved ? Crazy World 😅

I would need to read more on this teaching but to the less read up layperson it's one of those things which feels a bit difficult to fit together. I'd want it to be a bit simpler - "you need to be a member of the Catholic Church". But then the talk of people being members of the "invisible" Church etc., those that sincerely seek the truth, muddies the water and it gets more complicated and more difficult to get to grips with. Not many people are going to actually read enough to get a unified understanding. Maybe I'll get around to it one day.

How do we know that there is no salvation outside of the Catholic Church? Probably this is, what Jesus promised: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven* (*but only those who belong to the Church)."

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How come Trent keeps saying "Church Catholic" instead of "Catholic Church"? I didn't get the memo.

I am a former Protestant and I thank God now I have the sacrament of reconciliation. Can protestants have an act of perfect contrition in the moment of their deaths and be saved? Yeah, sure, but this act seems to be RARE. The contrition we make in the confessional is very often imperfect, but it's enough for us to be perfectly cleansed from sin. And Protestants have to ask God forgiveness for have been so anti-Catholic for their entire lives - which is often the case. So, I see they can have a shot, but I think the vast majority won't make it. And I say this being the only Catholic in my Protestant family. The thing I ask the most in my prayers is their conversion. I also pray a lot for my ancestors who had perished and might be in purgatory...

@Catholic Answers you should have probably brought up Feeneyism when answering this question as it would have helped a lot.

There is no salvation outside Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church is the bride of Christ with the fullness of salvation, but Jesus covered this topic repeatedly in his parables. There's the parable about the different servants getting different talents, and about the field workers working all different hours but getting the same pay in the end. As faithful Catholics, we are assured of our salvation, but we cannot expect a greater reward than others. To those who are given more, more is expected. In the parable about the talents, the faithful servant with the most return was given more responsibilities. In the parable of the unfaithful steward, the servants who abused his power was cut to pieces, the servants who offended the master but didn't know what his wishes were got off easier.

Am I the only one thinking this? Few humans with authority having the ability to canonize and call some chosen humans « saints » is opposed to the biblical revelation, since in the book, all brothers and sisters are saints. That’s why apostle Paul called members of the churches saints, it’s not a title for some exclusive people. It’s supposed to be the reality for all believers on the path of sanctification.

Remember who the first church was, I hear people say your catholic not christian

If one finds themselves in heaven, they will be Catholic, and it will have come through the one, holy, Catholic and apostolic church Jesus setup for that very reason.

Pope Boniface VIII's bull Unam sanctam of 1302 ] In it, declared, "We are compelled in virtue of our faith to believe and maintain that there is only one holy Catholic Church, (he means ROME) and that one is apostolic. This we firmly believe and profess without qualification. Outside THIS (he means ROME) Church there is no salvation and no remission of sins". The bull notably extends what had been ecclesiastical dictum into relations with temporal powers. ( Because the Pope is the king of the world) "We declare, say, define, and pronounce that it is absolutely necessary for the salvation of every human creature to be subject to the Roman Pontiff". Which is ABSURD. Ohh and WICKED. As far as Vatican 2, the 'one true" Church" has always spoken out both sides of her mouth for temporal and spiritual power and gain. Not to mention the laundry list of other contradictions that faithful Catholics both knowingly and unknowingly spin because Peter is the rock. Always goes back to the claimed authority of Rome. ALWAYS. Here is a question "5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you- 6 if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of [b]dissipation or insubordination. 7 For a [c]bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, 8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, 9 holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict." How many of the successors of Peter ( dear lord) were anything but these qualifications, yet they were the successor to Peter?? No, homosexuals , drunks, adulterers' fathering children with prostitutes', and murderous thugs who dont let their own family get in the way. dont qualify. Spin it as much as you want. "“The Church recognizes that in many ways she is linked with those who, being baptized, are honored with the name of Christian, though they do not profess the faith in its entirety [e.g., Protestants] or do not preserve unity of communion with the successor of Peter [e.g., Orthodox].” And at the same time do not hold themselves subject to the ' Roman Pontiff" ??????? Say what?

ST. TERESA OF LISIEUX: “It is not because I have been preserved from serious sin that I lift up my heart to God in trust and love. I am certain that even if I had on my conscience every imaginable sin, I should lose nothing of my confidence, but would throw myself, my heart broken with sorrow, into the arms of my Savior.” ST. POPE JOHN PAUL II: : “Eternal damnation remains a possibility, but we are not granted, without special divine revelation, the knowledge of whether or which human beings are effectively involved in it. The thought of hell and even less the improper use of biblical images must not create anxiety or despair... The concept of hellfire, the fiery furnace and the unquenchable fire of Gehenna need to be interpreted as symbolic language... The risen Jesus has conquered Satan, giving us the Spirit of God who makes us cry, ‘Abba, Father!’” (Rm 8:15; Gal 5:6).

St. Cyprian (d. 258), who explicitly stated that there is “no salvation outside the Church” (Epistle 72, #21). Pope Innocent III, Fourth Lateran Council, Constitution 1, 1215, ex cathedra: “There is indeed one universal Church of the faithful, outside of which nobody at all is saved, in which Jesus Christ is both priest and sacrifice.”(Lateran IV, 1) In 1302 Pope Boniface VIII said: We declare, we proclaim, we define that it is absolutely necessary for salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman Pontiff. (Unam Sanctam) Pope Clement V, Council of Vienne, Decree # 30, 1311‐1312, ex cathedra: “Since however there is for both regulars and seculars, for superiors and subjects, for exempt and non‐exempt, one universal Church, outside of which there is no salvation, for all of whom there is one Lord, one faith, and one baptism…” Pope Eugene IV, Council of Florence, Sess. 8, Nov. 22, 1439, ex cathedra: “Whoever wishes to be saved, needs above all to hold the Catholic faith; unless each one preserves this whole and inviolate, he will without a doubt perish in eternity.” Pope Eugene IV, Council of Florence, “Cantate Domino,” 1441, ex cathedra: “The Holy Roman Church firmly believes, professes and preaches that all those who are outside the Catholic Church, not only pagans but also Jews or heretics and schismatics, cannot share in eternal life and will go into the everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels, unless they are joined to the Church before the end of their lives; that the unity of this ecclesiastical body is of such importance that only for those who abide in it do the Church’s sacraments contribute to salvation and do fasts, almsgiving and other works of piety and practices of the Christian militia produce eternal rewards; and that nobody can be saved, no matter how much he has given 9 away in alms and even if he has shed blood in the name of Christ, unless he has persevered in the bosom and unity of the Catholic Church.” In 1442 the Council of Florence (1442) stated: It firmly believes, professes and preaches that all those who are outside the catholic church, …, cannot share in eternal life… unless they are joined to the catholic church before the end of their lives. (Cum Cantate) Pope Pius IV, Council of Trent, “Iniunctum nobis,” Nov. 13, 1565, ex cathedra: “This true Catholic faith, outside of which no one can be saved… I now profess and truly hold…” Pope Benedict XIV, Nuper ad nos, March 16, 1743, Profession of Faith: “This faith of the Catholic Church, without which no one can be saved, and which of my own accord I now profess and truly hold…” Pope Gregory XVI, Mirari Vos (# 13), Aug. 15, 1832: “With the admonition of the apostle that ‘there is one God, one faith, one baptism’ (Eph. 4:5) may those fear who contrive the notion that the safe harbor of salvation is open to persons of any religion whatever. They should consider the testimony of Christ Himself that ‘those who are not with Christ are against Him,’ (Lk. 11:23) and that they disperse unhappily who do not gather with Him. Therefore, ‘without a doubt, they will perish forever, unless they hold the Catholic faith whole and inviolate” (Athanasian Creed). Pope Pius IX In an allocution (address to an audience) on December 9th, 1854 he said: We must hold as of the faith, that out of the Apostolic Roman Church there is no salvation; that she is the only ark of safety, and whosoever is not in her perishes in the deluge; we must also, on the other hand, recognize with certainty that those who are invincible in ignorance of the true religion are not guilty for this in the eyes of the Lord. And who would presume to mark out the limits of this ignorance according to the character and diversity of peoples, countries, minds and the rest? Pope Pius IX, Vatican Council I, Session 2, Profession of Faith, 1870, ex cathedra: “This true Catholic faith, outside of which none can be saved, which I now freely profess and truly hold…” Vatican II said: This Sacred Council… teaches that the Church… is necessary for salvation… Whosoever, therefore, knowing that the Catholic Church was made necessary by Christ, would refuse to enter or to remain in it, could not be saved. (Lumen Gentium, 14).

With all due respect Trent really didn't answer the question as it pertains to Protestantism.

Catholic church has not given clear direction on this. The comment section is all over the place. Catholics quote Catholic documents and Catholic statements like protestants quote scripture...and like Protestants, they don't agree about what they mean and provide their own interpretation of said quotes. Popes clearly do not agree on this issue. Recent Popes, who assumed the head of a church that no longer wields the sword and sways kings are far more irenic in their approach. When the church still wielded power over the nations the tone and interpretation of salvation was very different.

Many words, in this case, were used to not answer the question rather than to answer it.

This title of the video is misleading because there is ONLY salvation IN Christ, not the church. “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭6‬:‭23‬ The word “through” in this passage is not in the Greek manuscripts, it’s the koine Greek word “en” which is defined as: in, on, at, by, with. If you just study scripture, these questions will be answered. The gospel during this dispensation is clearing laid out in 1 Cor. 15:1-4.

depends how you define "church". Church as the People of God..... Catholics are incorporated, other Christians belong, others (non- Christians) are related (Lumen Gentium no 9.) to this Church as People of God.

THANK GOD The ''Standard'' Isn't Idolatrous-Abomination > > > FROM HEAVEN - JOHN 3:3

ST. TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS (EDITH STEIN): “It has always been far from me to think that God’s mercy allows itself to be circumscribed (limited) by the visible Church’s boundaries. God is Truth. All who seek truth seek God, whether this is clear to them or not.”

I’ll start by admitting my ignorance in what the Church’s formal documents say about this and I’m willing to submit to what Holy Mother Church has decided about this but as for now in my ignorance I hold the thought that apologists and many Catholics are afraid to stand firm and draw a hard line on this topic. Yes, being charitable is a must but it’s like we try to blur the line so that others don’t get offended. Our Lord is not bound by an institution and He is not bound by the Sacraments but is He bound by His own words? I believe we hold to the truth that God does not contradict Himself. Yes as the parable of the workers teaches that He can do what He pleases with His money/salvation, God has also said things like Matthew 7:21 and Luke 6:46. Why did our Lord start an ecclesia if it wasn’t His will that all who believe should come into it as in John 17:21-23? Those Christian clubs may have bits and pieces of the truth but if I or any Catholic today left the Church to teach half truths and some errors She would excommunicate us not support the decision bc we still hold on to some truths. Why would it be any different for groups that broke of a few centuries ago and even more with groups breaking off even more recently. Islam in a vague sense does contain some truths but we don’t hold to the belief that whether a person is Christian or muslim makes no difference. Half truths and schisms are not God’s will per Scripture. Why share the faith and defend Holy Mother Church just to go back and tell those outside of the Church that being in or out isn’t that serious? We, as Catholics, don’t even believe in us having an infallible certitude of our own salvation and we let non Catholics believe that hey they may potentially, possibly, because God is so merciful, bc they hold to some truths, may find salvation in their rejection of the Church and Her doctrines and dogmas. Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus! Not because we think we are better than others but because it’s our baptismal obligation to share the truth so that those who hear it may accept it and who hears the words of the Apostles hears the Lord and the One who sent Him and those who reject the words of the Apostles reject our Lord and the One who sent Him. Our yes should be yes and our no should be no. “That which is over and above these, is of evil.” Matthew 5:37.

No protestant can escape the condemnation of being outside the church. The very essence of Protestantism, is that you are aware of it. Therefore you fall outside the Grace argument. The select few, very narrow exceptions, don't apply to anyone who claims to be protestant, and denies the authority of the Church. Even through their own ignorance, this won't be excusable.

This is the statement from Fr. Joseph Iannuzzi that might also helpful in that question. Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus in Latin that was an old teaching and it's stated as follows in English, outside the church there was no salvation. Now back in the day when that was proclaimed, many misunderstood it, to mean outside of the Catholic institutional Church no one can be saved but the church never stated that it didn't define the church until recent years so it gave a statement under the inspiration of the holy spirit that was later explicated still under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, later the church would Define that statement as referring to all the baptized in Christ by Blood, Desire or Sacrament. We find this in Lumen gentium article 16 of the second Vatican Council that anyone can be saved provided they're baptized by Sacrament or desire or blood. You didn't hear this baptism of Desire or blood before the second Vatican Council in its explicit form but thanks to the Holy Spirit we now have a better understanding of what that statement now means. When it the church stated that outside the church there in no salvation it meant, that outside of the church through from which comes baptism no one can be saved. Now what is the church? all the baptized in Christ that's the church. it's not just the hierarchical Catholic Church rather it's all the baptized. If you are not a member of the body of Christ you're cut off from eternity so there's no salvation outside the church the mystical Body of Christ that's a fact, and to become a member of that mystical body you have to be baptized either by Sacrament or by desire or by Blood. In Regards to Baptism, historically, the Church has taught that the graces of baptism can be received not only through the administration of the sacrament itself (baptism of water) but also through the desire for the sacrament (baptism of desire) or through martyrdom for Christ (baptism of blood). Recent doctrinal development has made clear that it is possible for one to receive baptism of desire by an implicit desire. This is the principle that makes it possible for non-Christians to be saved. If they are genuinely committed to seeking and living by the truth, then they are implicitly committed to seeking Jesus Christ and living by his commands; they just don’t know that he is the Truth they’re seeking (cf. John 14:6).

John 3:8, the spirit goes wherever it pleases.

Jesus said He’s the living bread, the bread He gives is His FLESH, unless we eat His Flesh & drink His Blood, WE WILL HAVE NO LIFE IN US.If we eat & drink of Him UNWORTHILY, WE WILL BE LIABLE & BRING A SENTENCE AGAINST OURSELVES FOR NOT DISCERNING IT TO BE THE BODY & BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR GOD & SAVIOR. Jn6:51-59, 1Cor11:23-29 The Transubstantiation occurs when the Priest blesses the bread and wine transforming into The Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. There’s Eucharistic Miracles happening around the world. Pope Francis witnessed one when he was an Archbishop in Brazil. Scientific studies proved the Blessed Eucharist is LIVE human heart tissue from the left ventricle (responsible for pumping blood and life through our bodies).

Christ established the Catholic Church for a reason…to lead souls to Heaven. Paraphrasing V2….Protestants can be saved if they are sincerely ignorant of the Catholic Faith. And I stress “IF.”

‭Romans 1:16-17 LSB‬ [16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. [17] For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous will live by faith.” Keep in mind that the protest is all about doctrinal development that you people are adding to the gospel, anathematizing believers of Christ that do not accept it. (Marian dogmas, papal infallibility, icon veneration, idulgences and purgatory and so on). Accursing people with a doctrine never once told by the Apostles. Where Paul said that those preach a new gospel either by them or an angel from heaven should the one be anathematized. And I don't know how do catholics define gospel. I believe it takes a book to define the Gospel for them. 🤦‍♂️

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Thank you, Trent! Can you please respond to sedevacantists Diamond brothers and their objections to you regarding this and other topics?

Absolutely there is no salvation outside of the Church BUT which Church? Jesu's Church not just any so call church. Jesus built his CHURCH: One Holy Catholic(not roman) And Apostolic Church. Theosis is the daily strife of a believer to get closer and closer to God. Salvation is not one thing and you are saved, it is a daily and life long process.

Mark 9:38-41 - Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us. Sadly, they split because they are against His church. There was a joke among protestants that in heaven there's a place surrounded by very high walls. Inside according to them are saved Catholics who think that only they (Catholics) would go to heaven. They can not see the other saved denominations outside of the walls. On the Catholic perspective, the walls are to prevent the non-Catholics to realize what the REAL heaven is.

The Catholic Church is not the universal Church Every true believers not matter what denominational background makes up the body of Christ which is the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ Being a catholic does not mean you are saved neither being a protestant Salvation is only in the Name Jesus Christ for He alone is the Way the Truth and the Life. Selah Shalom

Hilarious!!! Evangelicalism vs Proselytization Definition of “proselyte”: a person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another. Definition of “evangelical”: The term “evangelical” comes from the Greek word euangelion, meaning “the good news” or the “gospel.” Thus, the evangelical faith focuses on the “good news” of salvation brought to sinners by Jesus Christ. Disciples evangelize or spread the gospel. Pharisees proselytize or try to convince people to convert to their brand of religion. Evangelicalism is fueled by love for the salvation of the lost and obedience to the command of Jesus Christ to spread the Gospel. The act of proselytization, on the other hand, can be seen as nothing more than a superficial recruitment tactic reminiscent of the Pharisees. Pharisees, in today's context, are individuals who prioritize their religious brand of church over the proclamation of the message of the gospel of Christ. They take great pride in attracting converts from other faiths, viewing them as trophies of their success and proof they have the truth. However, these converts are never won through the method Jesus instituted - the gospel - but through a grand presentation of their church history, based many times on spurious spiritual experiences and historical grandizement meant to convince the ignorant and weak of God’s approval of them. Here’s how the Catholic Church attracts converts: To become Catholic, attend a mass and speak to a local parish about Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) classes. After 1 year of learning about Catholicism, you'll get baptized at Easter mass and be an official Catholic. Here’s how Jesus attracts converts: Jesus said, Mark 16:15 (KJV) "Go ye into all the world, and **preach the gospel** to every creature." Here’s how Paul attracts converts: 1 Corinthians 1:17 (KJV) "For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to **preach the gospel**: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect." Are you seeking converts to your religion or to Christ? God’s way is through preaching the gospel: Romans 1:16 (KJV) "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth!!!" Man’s way is through religion: Matthew 23:15, "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves." Which category do you fall into?

By ignoring the word of God.

0:45 😂 -Side door Christian.

Churches can have doctrine that say lots of things BUT God makes the rules NOT any denomination. I don’t believe most churches doctrine completely. Most churches have some things that I think are wrong. My opinion is the SDA denomination is the closest to total truth than any other, and my opinion is the Catholic is WAY OFF BASE!

He’s just yapping 😅

Catholicism = Revelation 17

That response did not answer the core of the question, although my fellow ASU alumnus did make a great point about individuals having valid sacraments, therefore receiving sanctifying grace. You can't cite V2 as some sort of consequential piece of evidence when it made no extraordinary magisterial pronouncement and only had the authority to double-down on something previously established. It not logical.

Great job at utterly nullifying an established dogma of the Holy Church, buddy! For someone searching for the reason for the Church dying in our time: look no further.

To quote Katy Perry: "You are hot then you are cold, you are yes then you are no...."

John 14:6. Romans 10:13. Ephesians 2:8-9. Romans 10: 9-10. Funny I don’t see “Catholic Church” or any church in those verses… but hey! I guess you Catholics have the monopoly on God so I guess it’s the Hell Express for me…. How stupid of me to trust Jesus and take him at his word…

Trent horn is a clown tbh

Lol no salvation outside the church turns into “salvation sometimes outside the church” Weak vatican 2 rubbish.

Trent Horn is very well informed and his scope reaches far. The Catholic Church since Vatican II no longer states outside the Church there is no salvation. It is quite possible for a non-believer to be freely saying yes to God’s self-communication in an implicit way even though the person concerned might think and say that he does not believe in God or in Jesus Christ. A Marxist woman might reject Christian faith as an opiate, yet in her faithful commitment to the poor of history, there would exist a fundamental yes to the mystery at the heart of life. A tribal man may never have come across the Gospel in any meaningful way, but in his love and respect for his traditional ritual, there would be an implicit and salvific faith. Karl Rahner, the greatest theologian of the 20th Century, describes this situation as that of the “anonymous Christian.” It is possible for a person to have an implicit saving faith and yet not be a Christian at the level of explicit concepts and language. The concept of the “anonymous Christian” has been criticized for various reasons. Some think it removes the motivation for missionary work. This objection ignores the fact that implicit faith, while it is salvific, still needs to reach its goal which is explicit faith in the liberating good news of Jesus Christ. Others say that the language “anonymous Christian” is self-contradictory, others still that it is a patronizing expression to use of those who freely choose not to be institutional Christians. It is important to remember, in connection with this last point, that this theology is meant to help Christians account for the salvation of others from within their own framework. While the terminology may be open to criticism, Rahner’s basic theological position is well justified. He has argued for a massive shift in Christian thinking from a pessimistic stance with regard to salvation of those outside the Church (“outside the Church no salvation”). Rahner’s positional is validated in the documents of Vatican II, where it is clearly and unambiguously taught that God’s saving grace is not limited to the confines of the visible Church, but reaches out to all men and women (Lumen Gentium, 16; Gaudium et Spes, 22; Ad Gentes, 7; Nostra Aetate, 1). With Vatican II the optimistic view of Karl Rahner has become clearly a matter of Catholic doctrine. In Gaudium et Spes it is written: All this holds true not only for Christians, but for all men of good will in whose hearts grace works in an unseen way. (31) For, since Christ died for all men,(32) and since the ultimate vocation of man is in fact one, and divine, we ought to believe that the Holy Spirit in a manner known only to God offers to every man the possibility of being associated with this paschal mystery.

Sola Catholica

'More perfect or less perfect". You do realize this is impossible right?

I follow Jesus Christ and His one church, which by His mercy includes Catholics and Protestants, Orthodox and Pentecostals. All of these groups have drawn lines too narrow in some aspects and too broad in others. I praise Him that neither Trent, the Pope, Joel Olsteen, nor I, nor any committee, council, or creed are the ultimate adjudicator of the fold of God but our Lord. See you all in heaven.

They can’t say it because it’s not true. Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Jesus. Not the catholic religion.

For a long time....Fear and coercion were a vital component of religious authority. It doesnt work anymore and the math never did.

Not a bad answer (as a protestant). Sounds like I'm going to heaven (that will be nice). I can see you are struggling with the question, and that's cool. You have a heart. Some people in the comments are not so cool. The parable of the sheep and the goats is all we need to know the truth. Theres no mention here of papal authority or anything like that, no sacraments, nothing. But the Catholics will be happy to see that its kinda works-based. Here's a thought. Do you really think that God was stupid enough to make salvation so complicated that you have to tick all these boxes, mass, baptism, confession, being a member of a Catholic church, accepting the Popes authority and on and on... to be saved? I mean, I even heard one Catholic commentator say that if you dont believe the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was taken up bodily into heaven, you're going to hell. I mean... Huh? No. The sheep and the goats embodies so much of what Christianity really is. It's actually really deep. It's talking about TRANSFORMED PEOPLE. People who's hearts of stone were replaced by hearts of flesh. They "had love" in the words of Paul. The goats didn't. Many of them were religious but, like the pharasees, they didn't get it. Its such a simple story. "Jesus died on the cross to save me from my sins". Even a child can understand it. And that little story and having faith in it does something amazing. It opens the door to the Holy Spirit and he does a miraculous work in the soul of the believer. That's the key to the transformation. Popes, authority, dogmas... All that stuff... how is a child or perhaps a low-IQ person expected to understand all that? But the simple story of the Gospel... Thats all we need. Jesus comes in. Jesus changes the heart. Even a child can understand repentance and live it out and be a child of God. And the Bible says all of this. Theres nothing I have said here that's not biblical and theologically solid. I don't even like the word "Protestant". That term is ancient history. For the time of Luther. But the more I listen to these Catholic videos, the more concerned I become and the more Protestant I feel I need to be.

Use Scripture challenge: Impossible

how can Catholic church be saved when they go by traditions and not by Scripture alone

How can they say that, wspecially when the orthodox church preceded Roman Catholics.

I was never saved in a catholic church.. i will not live my life filtered through a corrupt church that teaches mary worship or interssion. This is blasphemy. Or purgatory with is a lie from hell itself.

The pope is God! POPE BONIFACE VIII: “We declare, assert, define and pronounce to be subject to the Roman Pontiff is to every creature altogether necessary for salvation… I have the authority of the King of Kings. I am all in all, and above all, so that God Himself and I, the Vicar of Christ, have but one consistory, and I am able to do almost all that God can do. WHAT THEREFORE CAN YOU MAKE OF ME BUT GOD?”

No salvation outside the church is just another lie told, just like the immaculate conception, just like papal infallibility and unjudgable. Imagine putting limits on Gods ability to save. The pride and arrogance of it is appalling.

Just another false catholic teaching can add it to purgatory, praying to Mary and the saints and needing to be purified before entering Heaven all completely unbiblical.

Church (Greek, ekklesia=assembly of people) The people who belong to Jesus are his church. The denominations are historical and cultural artifacts of this age. When Christ returns in glory, and this age is over, all will be one and the artifacts forgotten. To recognize this is to listen to the Spirit's call today: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female, free nor enslaved. All are one in Christ." So, what is to be done? "Love one another as I have loved you."

That's the corner they've painted themselves into. When you make the Pope your god. Then you have no choice but to say that. Any Roman Catholics who are saved, are saved in spite of, not because of, the teachings of the Roman Catholic church. That's the really sad thing about it.

Any doctrine which says salvation is by works or by being in a catholic or Presbyterian denomination is from HELL

Why do people still include Roman Catholicism in a discussion about Christianity? They are a whole different thing way way over there. Catholics can say whatever they want, that doesn't change the fact that they are wrong.

If you understand that the Catholic system is built on non-biblical principles, and most of the Protestant system has adopted those principles, it adds depth to the arguments. And will help you understand Revelation 18 and the call to come out of the Babylonian system and not partake of "Her" plagues. This call by Christ is to everyone. You are not safe within any denomination, especially the Harlot system of worship, which has been correctly identified as Roman Catholicism for hundreds of years.

THE DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH: “Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation.”