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Is the path to heaven through benevolence the reason why Catholics are regarded as the true Christian faith?

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    The path to heaven is through Jesus ONLY. Benevolence is NOT the path to heaven, its the path to hell. Works will not get you into heaven.

    Catholics are not the true Christian faith because the catholics have not been born again! You cannot be born again and worship mary!!!

    All who worship mary will NOT enter into heaven for it is against the first commandment.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Only Catholics believe that Catholicism is the true Christian faith.

  • 1 decade ago

    No.

    Catholics believe they are the true Christian faith, because without Catholicism there would be no Paulianity.

    See the Council of Nicea.

  • 1 decade ago

    Not really.

    No sinner can be benevolent enough to deserve entrance into heaven.

    Here is the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification by Catholics (1999), Lutherans (1999), and Methodists (2006):

    By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping us and calling us to good works.

    http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_counc...

    With love in Christ.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I think there are many faiths that try to practice being benevolent toward one another. I really try hard. I fall ALOT but I keep on getting back up and try again. I really pray I make it and I am successful. GB.

  • Esther
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    The "path to heaven" is by faith in Christ alone.

    Most Catholics are not taught this. Only Catholics will tell you they are the only true faith. Nothing in the bible says such a thing. Jesus taught anyone who is born again will enter the kingdom of heaven.

  • 1 decade ago

    Even true Christian faith is not exactly the passport to heaven.

  • 1 decade ago

    I wasn't aware that I believed mine was the only true faith. I'll keep that in mind (or not).

    Source(s): A Catholic.
  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    John 14:6 Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No man comes to the Father but by Me."

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