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what does happen to people who have heard of jesus but don't believe in him but are still good and live a good life? what does the rcc teach about this?
-- sdqa (sdqa@sdqa.Com), March 15, 2005
They go to Heaven. But if by "they have heard of Jesus", you mean that they have had fully and adequately explained to them the necessity to believe in Christ and to belong to His Church but have deliberately chosen to reject it, and they do not repent, they go to Hell.
-- Steve (55555@aol.com), March 15, 2005.
"They go to Heaven."who are you kidding?!?!?!
faith is the root of justification. no faith, no salvation.
Trent: "Of this Justification the causes are these: ....the instrumental cause is the sacrament of baptism, which is the sacrament of faith, without which (faith) no man was ever justified;....".
that's without going into the necessity of baptism for salvation.
-- Ian (ib@vertifgo.com), March 16, 2005.
"They go to Heaven."Who goes to Heaven Steve? I didn't read anything in his question that would lead you to post " they go to Heaven". He asked " what happen to people who have heard of Jesus but.................."
-- - (David@excite.com), March 16, 2005.