Many become bespelled by Pope Francis and his deeds. Even Protestants have been seduced by the Pontiff. I would like to remind people this is same Pope Francis who said atheists will be saved without faith in Jesus:
“The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! 'Father, the atheists?' Even the atheists. Everyone! And this Blood makes us children of God of the first class. We are created children in the likeness of God and the Blood of Christ has redeemed us all. And we all have a duty to do good. And this commandment for everyone to do good, I think, is a beautiful path towards peace. If we, each doing our own part, if we do good to others, if we meet there, doing good, and we go slowly, gently, little by little, we will make that culture of encounter: We need that so much. We must meet one another doing good. 'But I don't believe, Father, I am an atheist!' But do good: We will meet one another there." (npr, parallels, KQED, http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/29/187009384/Pope-Francis-Even-Atheists-Can-Be-Redeemed).
Those words are falsehood. Good world avail nothing, faith in Jesus is the only way to be saved:
“Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.” (John 10:1-9)
“It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. Jesus is “’the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ 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.”(Acts 4:10-12)
And remember the man who snuck into Wedding Supper was caste out for he had not the robes of faith:
“But when the King came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless. Then the King told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 22:11-13)
The wedding clothes are Christ, “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” (Galatians 3:27).
Doing good will not save you. You must “confess Jesus as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead.”(Romans 10:9-10). We are saved by Grace Through Faith in Christ Alone (Acts 15:11, Ephesians 2:8-9, Philippians 3:9, Acts 4:10-12, John 14:6) not by good works You cannot merit heaven as an Atheist or member of any other religion. Only putting your trust, and faith in Jesus Christ alone will save you. For only His Once For All sacrifice is sufficient for sin and able to cleanse you and secure you eternal life in Him. Amen.
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