What is Catholicism?

Yes. Even a Muslim or Atheist could baptize another person as long as the intention of the one being baptized is to be baptized in the name of the Father Son and Holy Spirit.

"where a Catholic brother asked "YES or NO" questions to expose the flaws in Calvinism."

I would DEFEND Calvinism, I wouldn't want you to jump off the Calvinist Ship, its not flaws its flawed perspectives on how it might work. I think the philosophers haven't thought things through. I think if you pray, meditate and contemplate, you might work something out.

 

Yes, also don't want folks to be too hard on themselves.

We need to take charge and mean it for things we believe, including me. Honesty and self sincerity.

Iron sharpens Iron.

 

Can a catholic honestly hold to being saved right here and now, or must they await a final judgement still to come?

 

As do Anglicans and Lutherans believe!

 

Better. They can Trust God. Not a certificate of salvation or even obsess over salvation.

In all ETERNITY it is in God's hands, if he were evil sure enough he snap his finger and POOF your in hell or don't exists, fill in the blank. We haven't existed even 5 minutes into eternity.

My survival or "DIVINE ETERNAL SURVIVAL" is not the priority, obsessing over salvation only puts a wedge between God our Father who we ought to trust through and through.

The "assurance" IS JESUS CHRIST. Not a certificate, not a divine oil stick pulled out of the nose that says "save" or "elect".

I would not want any sort of "leverage" over God or people. This whole "danger" of existence the ignorance and fear is part of the problem in the first place.

I think if we met Jesus in person there is a caliber of Goodness so good, so right, that is witnessed that the real Armageddon is the battle between your sigh of relief and joyous laughter.

Its got to hit you down to the bones God has it all covered and cares A LOT more about you then YOU care about you.

 

Can a Christian lose salvation if s/he is unable to receive communion and commits a sin which the church calls a mortal sin?

 

Does infant baptism secure salvation? If so, is it only until the child is aware of sin? At that time must a child receive communion to keep their salvation?

 

I wonder what church does that.......lotta gluten free folks are gonna have to tough it out in hell.

Unintentional and the Ignorant pretty much get a free pass.

It could be a grave/mortal sin "missing the mark" if you put something ahead of God, break sabbath.

The legalistic details of losing salvation is up to God.

Imagine someone brought up Catholic, they are catholic for life in church eyes, they split to be a Baptist or whatever, obviously overtly not getting communion. Grave Sin "objectively", I don't think that's going to stick. He might be following his good conscience which is very integral part of Catholicism.

The church is pretty merciful and tries to look at these things in a more positive reinforcement.
It might even be possible to accuse that attending a holy day of obligation out of obligation is a sin, lol.

I'm sure there's lot of coverage of "invincible ignorance" on the matter. Its probably more "graver" sin the more faithful and understanding someone is.

For example I doubt most catholic believe in real presence of the eucharist, if not struggle with it. Toughest teaching, "surpassing understanding". Some folks say only 25% believe which is surprising to me I would have expected 1 out 10 or less.

So imagine this is the belief you hold, The Whole Christ present, body, blood, soul, divinity. As good as, just literally Jesus in person. Once a week? they might have to beat you away from coming more than once a day. (church has limit of twice a day) So for you it might really be a mortal sin.

Sincere heart is very important



Hebrews 10

19Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

 

No.

 

Is this a yes or a no?