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I heard an evangelical pastor say that on the radio once in regards to one of his congregants. I thought it was a weird thing for a pastor to say. As Catholics, we don't get into the business of judging the status of peoples souls. I wonder how this pastor was given that grace.
A couple of things. This kind of attitude is one of those stumbling blocks I was talking about on another thread. The evangelical message of "I'm saved, you're not" never worked for me.
The other thing is that Christians, Catholics included, seem to be overly sensitive about what others think about the status of their salvation. Personally, I couldn't care less. As a Catholic I know that I am saved, (Eph.2:4-5) I am being saved, (1 Cor. 1:18) and if I persevere, like the apostle Paul, I hope to be saved (2 Tim. 2:11-12). There's really not much to despair about there.
A couple of things. This kind of attitude is one of those stumbling blocks I was talking about on another thread. The evangelical message of "I'm saved, you're not" never worked for me.
The other thing is that Christians, Catholics included, seem to be overly sensitive about what others think about the status of their salvation. Personally, I couldn't care less. As a Catholic I know that I am saved, (Eph.2:4-5) I am being saved, (1 Cor. 1:18) and if I persevere, like the apostle Paul, I hope to be saved (2 Tim. 2:11-12). There's really not much to despair about there.