How to Get to Heaven - Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermon

[@freddyblandon9092]

I watch the whole video and find no flaw in it. Also saw some of the critics and think they’re a little quick to judge Bishop Barron’s message. Perhaps because he’s speaking from a well informed Catholic point of view and not taking the place of God. One simple analogy to go along with this commentary that I found not to long ago follows: I died and find myself in heaven “SAVED” , there, to my surprise see my atheist friend from high school to whom I quickly ask, how in the world are you in heaven when you didn’t even believe in God? Very simple, he answers me, I didn’t believe in God but what I did to get into heaven , is taught in the Catholic Church, and that’s how salvation is all in the Church. Of course, this isn’t a justification to not being Catholic but a broad way to think about God’s mercy and how Bishop Barron’s explains it.

[@scientiaexpandinghorizons]

Bishop Barron is a much more nuanced, intellectual, & positive messenger of the gospel than are people like Taylor Marshall, who has gone off the rails. Ralph Martin and others like him choose to focus more on the difficulties of reaching salvation, which is an important emphasis. Barron does not often shy away from this, but he does tend to emphasize more the positive, that is, the availability of salvation to all, which is also an important message. I think we can acknowledge at the same time the good of Barron’s universal call, his reaching out to the disaffected Catholics, former Catholics, etc., as well as Martin’s appeal to those of us who tend to take the good for granted, who need to be reminded more often of the dangers involved in possibly presuming too much good on the part of others, not to mention ourselves. God is, as Rudolf Ott famously wrote, mysterium fascinans et tremendum. His will is unutterable and unfathomable. Let us stand with that, as the good Bishop says.

[@marcoliver5104]

Come to Christ alone and be saved for eternity. Jesus is the only way. Come to Him. All your sins will be forgiven and you will receive eternal life

[@claracampbell9710]

Bishop you are bringing me back to Catholicism

[@michaelbaumert4501]

@Clara Campbell God bless you in your journey.

[@gladysruiz258]

🙏🙏🙏

[@timh3870]

God bless you Clara, if I may, Jesus is bringing you back to the Universal Church but Bishop Barron and the WOF team are the tools our Lord is using. Jesus uses many different means to call and bring us home. I pray my siblings will have the open mind and beautiful heart as you have. Christ be with you.

[@piva1358]

Welcome back ! And God bless you.

[@LolliPop82]

Welcome Home! 🙏🙏🙏

[@darrenbradynelson150]

Salvation is exclusively through Christ and Christ alone. But it is an exclusivity on offer to all so it is an inclusive exclusivity.

[@lemmdus2119]

I agree 💯! Thank you. That is exactly what I was trying to say in my post.

[@virginiacharlotte7007]

Fr. Mike Schmitz homily expressed that sentiment for this week too,

[@Rugbylacroose4life]

God Bless you Bishop! Thank you!

[@LukeMastroMc]

Amen Jesus is the way the truth and the life ❤✝️

[@susancoffey7252]

Thank you Bishop Barron for the best explanation of that passage! It is always of source of difficulty when trying to rectify our belief in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, and our love of others in other faith traditions. That idea of them being still guided by the voice of Christ in their conscience is awesome!

[@Funnellyenough]

Thank you so much Bishop Barron, my heart is full

[@karencoady9837]

@@bishoprobertbarron7169I am so taken with this teaching and learning and reinforcing my faith. Gods love, living and dying in his grace. Looking forward to your more indepth teachings. Help keep me on the right track with God and your wisdom. Thank you!

[@Radtrad_strada]

This is heresy. For goodness sake!! Learn from the Saints and their teachings and not from this heretic priest!

[@meganedwards9286]

Thank you Bishop Barron for your clarity and truth. Hearing your recent critics, Fr Goring, Ralph Martin and others, has persuaded me even more, how deeply true your sermons and teachings are. Please know that there are many who hear you on the deepest level. May you never tire of doing good.

[@marypinakat8594]

"We must affirm Christian distinctiveness and completeness without falling into a kind of imperialism or violence; and affirm the truth in other religions without falling into relativism or Indifference." (12:10f.)

[@Hawka23]

I think you just summarised authentic Vatican 2 in one Bishop Barron sounbyte! Nice 🙂

[@marypinakat8594]

@@Hawka23 Bishop's own words. What a great presentation☆ Thanks for being here @Adam Lucas. Stay blessed☆

[@peterdrysdale2602]

As a protestant and avid follower of Bishop Barron I must say how much I was both encouraged and challenged by this powerful message. I am now wrestling with the decision of conversion to Catholicism. In the light of this message, have you any advice? Bless you!

[@carlosd4881]

Be not afraid, Jesus is guiding you! May God bless you Peter!

[@rcw601]

I hope you get a reply directly from Bishop Barron, but I'd say: listen to his (Scott's) conversion story or read Scott & Kimberley Hahn's Rome Sweet Home.

[@angelussierra7042]

Great channel called St. Paul Center and Scott Hann

[@centus2374]

I am catholic from Poland. You can talk with me and I can share with you my reflections about Catholicism from other part of globe. God bless you!

[@gaietygal4058]

Listen to that voice of God, thru the Holy Spirit, and you'll find peace. Do not be troubled, and just say "Yes" to His call.... I'll pray for you... God bless!

[@marycraig9434]

JESUS is THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE!

[@wreloise1]

“And I have other sheep, that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock, one shepherd.”John‬ ‭10:16‬ ‭RSV-CI‬‬ May I continue to seek....continue to be drawn into the fullness in Christ 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@williamwightman8409]

This has a most shocking inner meaning that none of us are able to hear.

[@matthewbateman6487]

Be brought in - and God bless you and me both.

[@lemmdus2119]

Jesus was talking about the gentiles, the pagans, non Jews.

[@Tabatista281178]

He was talking about the Gentiles, and the meaning was bring them to His Church.

[@leocornelius7051]

@@lemmdus2119 the point is that the one flock is the catholic church and the one Shepard is God almighty

[@janetjones2612]

“The conscious is the aboriginal vicar representative of Christ in the soul.” That just blew me away and made clear to me that when “my conscious is telling me, do this, not that; say this, not that; this is wrong, this is right,” that this is Christ speaking to me from within my soul just as he spoke audibly to Christians in the Old Testament-eye opening. Thank you Bishop!

[@natalyricouz]

Beautiful

[@lt5231]

And now that we have the revelation of Jesus and the guidance of the church he started, we can discern the quality of the ears with which we listen to our conscious and measure what we hear against what God has taught us through them.

[@patcunningham6170]

FYI, that's "conscience" not "conscious." It's the instinctive sense in every human rewarding us when we do good and punishing us when we do evil.

[@barreflynn]

If Christ indeed is the creator then the general revelation about God is implanted in us. These are very powerful words. Missionaries have ventured into areas of our world where the people pretty well had the out line of salvation before the missionaries arrived.

[@tabas9948]

Even if every time our conscience bothered us we scolded ourselves for our sins that would not give us entrance to heaven. Our conscience helps us to see how sinful we really are and hopefully like Abraham we will turn to Christ in faith for His forgiveness and redemption. But let us not kid ourselves in believing a different gospel then that which was entrusted to the apostles. Faith in the one that justifies i.e. Jesus Christ is the only narrow path that leads to life but this broad path that is being presented here as Jesus so famously said 'broad is the path that leads to perdition and many take it'.

[@vivachristorey7622]

Bring people to the truth of the Catholic Church is one of the most loving things you can do for them.

[@JohnR.T.B.]

God bless you Bishop. Only Jesus knows the way to heaven, because He is God as much as He is a person. If He were just a created being, we are all heretics and condemned as Christians; but He is not, and it is God in the end or nothing at all.

[@laurahall8931]

You are marvelous in your teaching of The Vatican ll I your your story of how you presented Christianity and participation

[@jeremiahong248]

@Laura Hall . 1. Good people of other faith may be saved through God's grace. God is bigger than anything else and Heaven is His domain. He can choose to let anyone in. We don't know when this will happen so we don't put our chance to it. 2. The bible, oral teachings all state that there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church. Only Catholics can be saved from these written criteria. Anyone can put themselves to chance to see if they can be saved by God's grace depending on each individual case but I will stick to what is known - the criteria we all know - be baptised in Jesus, do good works to justify our free gift of salvation, adhere to John 6:54 etc. 3. LG 16 is often quoted independently of LG 14 which affirms the teaching there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church. Its biased to focus only on LG 16 but ignoring LG 14. 4. Any council teachings cannot and should not introduce new dogmas and teaching. The Church for 2000 years, CCC 845, Dominic Iesus as well as LG 14 teaches there is no salvation outside the CC. LG 16 cannot overide all these. LG 16 cannot be the sole interpretation and criteria whilst ignoring LG14, CCC845 and DI. 5. There is no religious imperialism in believing there is no salvation outside the CCC. No violence needed. Christ didn't preach any of these. We follow Jesus. One can exercise their free will to believe this or reject this. No problem. 6. Did martyrs died in vain ? Why dont they renounce Jesus, lead a good life and still be saved in their new religion? 7. What is the basis of the interpretation that those who participate in a lesser light can be saved ? Where is that in the bible or Sacred Tradition? LG cannot be quoted as the ONLY authority because we all know after the era of the Sacred Tradition, there in NO more new revelation. No more new teachings. We only can only say they may be saved depending on the infinite mercy and goodness of God but we don't know. We should leave our salvation to "chance". Its better to stick to the rules of how to be saved as taught by by the bible, Sacred T and 2000 years of Church teachings back up by the CCC, DI and LG14. LG 16 must be read in the light of all these.

[@curtiselam]

this testimony is remarkable. 🙏🏻 🙏🏻

[@Richie016]

Blessed teachings on getting to heaven.Thankyou to Bishop Barron.

[@billmartin3561]

This is a heretical message, Bishop Barron is dead wrong. LG16 mentions zero about alternate or lesser salvation participation. This is dangerous and misleading to the faithful. Jesus Christ is the ONLY path to salvation.

[@brendalynch8018]

Wonderful ! Thank you Bishop Barron. God is Love! I love you oh Lord, my strength!

[@carolesaldanha8806]

I just love listening to Bishop Barron. He is a remarkably charismatic speaker, a man who is down to earth and speaks consistently about a belief that is simple, clear and informative. To live by his standards and by his direction is what I aspire to. Thank you Bishop for communicating your thoughts and your convictions.

[@thedjc100]

I came here because someone I respect said Bp Barron had gone off the rails. I don’t see that at all. I see a perfect explanation of Vatican II’s orthodoxy. There is nothing controversial here. Thank you Bp Barron.

[@BishopBarron]

Precisely. The real issue is in regard to the Council. There are many today, who claim the mantle of conservative Catholic but who effectively deny the teaching of an ecumenical council.

[@mariemcdermott6833]

Oky

[@DJGCWB]

@@BishopBarron Spot on with this. Should the church allow non-Catholic Christians to receive the Eucharist since we agree that Jesus freely gives all to anyone who accepts?

[@rebeccadiazdeleon6014]

Thank you for Bishop Barron you expain what is truly being a Catholic Amen to the Lord and the holly spirit and the son and Virgin Mary

[@rebeccadiazdeleon6014]

@Bishop Robert Barron Yes Bishop i pray my rosary every day for those things love your sister Rebecca Melissa 😷🙏🙏🙏

[@janetgrupe9870]

On this Feast Day of the Good Shepherd, may the Lord bless the Pope, bishops and priests. That they may be shepherds after Jesus' own heart. Make them holy that they may bring Christ to us on Earth to communicate God's love to us.

[@thelordismyshepherd1366]

Jesus reveals himself to those who sincerely seek truth, no matter what religion they find themselves in. He gives more light to those who seek more light. But they will find the truth, Jesus. Nobody will go to heaven because they “tried to be good” but following their conscience. People still have to know Jesus and be cleansed of their sin. We best believe the Bible.

[@marlenekolyani1941]

Thank you Bishop Barron for an excellent homily! The only thing I wish you added is the necessity of the formation of one's conscience property. For if we follow the world teachings, our conscience become darkened.

[@judyv3370]

Oh thank you so very much Bishop Barron. Thank you for always tackling these difficult topics and giving us explanation from the Holy Spirit. I am going to listen to this one again and again. God bless you always. I thank God for you and pray for you always.

[@kelechukwuanozyk7605]

Expert in finding a middle ground, thank youBishop Barron. That text from St. Peter we just read has been used to justify violence for centuries. This middle ground have solved the problem to a large expert. But the problem with this middle ground is that some weak and confused Catholics have left the Catholic Church citing this as an excuse to leave.

[@alanparrotte5976]

I loved your gentle but concise message, thank you.

[@mariekayser9467]

God out of His love for all His children desires for everyone to be saved. I love your explanation because my heart is always with the people who were never given the upbringing and gift of the fullness of the Christian faith. God wants us all. This explains how we are all capable of this and how it still all goes back to Christ. I thank God for the gift of the path of faith He chose for me and I pray that everyone can be led to His love through Christ. Jesus I trust in You! ❤️❤️❤️

[@inesulsh9866]

Bishop Barren, your words are so constructive illuminating my path in life. God Bless

[@suestype1620]

Thank you, Bishop. I think you helped me clarify what my heart is seeing in our culture and the little ways I see people turning back towards God. I was having difficulty squaring my thoughts with the teaching of the church but your sermon helped. God bless!

[@oldnuff2]

Being a Baptist I am impressed with Bishop Barron's thoughts on Simon Peter's words from the Bible. Here he makes it plain that Peter meant exactly what he said and then suggests you let his statement bother you. Meditate on Peter's word and understand his truth.

[@barbarabain1008]

Jesus Christ I Trust In You. Amen.

[@davidjohnzenocollins]

For the sake of his sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

[@rosswarnell1252]

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[@mrniceguy3006]

Amen

[@pop6997]

Thank you Bishop. I'm very glad to know and trust that only God judges perfectly - and if all salvation passes through Jesus Christ & he measures the soul then it's a better and more joyful hope than if it were left to us and our speculation on his judgement of others. That job is too big for us sinners, we need our Lord to see the good samaritans because we miss them so often.

[@VincitiXx]

Thank you, Bishop... As I was thinking of my boss and a few colleagues in a contemptuous way (because they talked about how they "hated" Christianity in a meeting, I work in an academic setting) I kept my silence during the meeting but I was reactive to those careless, prideful and ignorant words.... Thank you for letting me see through my contempt... and I will try my best not to judge....

[@sstritmatter2158]

I'd ask why they hate it. Did a Christian ever hurt them by acting in a Christian Way?

[@neillondon8709]

Its good not to judge yes, but be bold and stand up for the faith. Don't be fooled into blindly accepting other faiths. For many of them do indeed hate Christians and we have to pray for them yes, but not get pulled into their falsehood and mokery. The first commandment talks against false gods and idols.

[@6williamson]

I agree with S Stritmatter. The best evangelists are good listeners. I have found people often say these things just to get God to respond. Remember the woman at the well who asked Jesus in a provocative way , "You Jews......" He used saw her anger, read into her heart and transformed it. Looks like God has chosen you.

[@mariobagaglio]

My mother always said, "kill 'em with kindness". I know the use of the verb "kill" seems a bit over the top, but what Mom was getting at was to get others to be open to dialogue without you needing to engage them "head on" which leads no where. I often like to ask a nonconfrontational question that doesn't upset the other. One they can respond to comfortably. If they respond, then perhaps you have successfully started a dialogue and you can choose to take the engagement where you want to a step at a time, perhaps over many days, weeks, months or years. Rarely does a person change quickly. Consider it "subtle evangelization". Think of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. He controlled the entire engagement under less than favorable conditions.

[@syfkog5236]

It seems like academics are trying to be the new clerics but they're not.

[@melroycorrea7720]

Fullness is the best word on offer to reflect the Biblical view of Christ Jesus. His nature of being fully divine and fully human makes him the perfect Mediator between God and humans and his Way of Total Self-Giving Love on the Cross fulfills all that is good and of value in other religions. And yet there is room for true openness to other religions. We know that our understanding of the Christ event is still growing. And the more we enter into dialogue, the more we are challenged in our own faith and understanding of Christ. Sometimes, followers of other religions teach us more about sincerity, devotion, sacrifice, discipline and about being witnesses of light and channels of love

[@pabloh5884]

Amen! Thank you Bishop Barron. You are a gift to the church

[@suesmith2183]

I just love the Bishop's intelligence and great sense of humour!!

[@redbarnz]

Believe. Be Strong. I know my sheep and they know me.

[@lilibertnyasunu3564]

Thank you Archbishop. Your homily is Lumen Gentium. Amen. God bless you.

[@susancundari6984]

I had to listen to this sermon a couple of times! Lots of food for thought and prayer. Thank you (again) Bishop Barron, for deepening our faith and understanding of Scripture, church tradition and our sweet Lord.

[@lyndaandrian7204]

Thank you for such a profound explanation, this helps us to understand how some of our dear friends who don’t believe the way we do may still have salvation .

[@paulrubio3918]

I really appreciate the explanation that shows us the middle way between two extremes. It's a lightbulb for me to hear that a person following her/his conscience is following Christ, whether aware of it or not, and therein lies the way to salvation.

[@JoeRansom84]

But with a malformed conscience this is not the case. E.g. Politician A 'follows his conscience' ​and votes for abortion. Politician B follows his conscience and votes against abortion. How can both be 'following Christ'?

[@paulrubio3918]

@@JoeRansom84 You make a good point. It's clear that there's more to this argument. Hopefully Bishop Barron will elaborate at some point. Meanwhile, we pray for those who need better formation for their consciences.

[@DJGCWB]

I pray this is not the message Bishop Barron intended for you to take away from this homily.

[@jimluebke3869]

Conscience is not an infallible guide.

[@Yolduranduran]

God help me release the anger in my heart towards others and the inpatience towards your plan.

[@catherinemwakio740]

Excellent homily on a difficult topic. As usual brilliantly presented to help us understand the fullness of salvation offered in the Catholic Church by Christ Himself the unseen Vicar. Our challenge therein lies in embracing all people without discrimination or prejudice and proclaiming Jesus is Lord

[@isabelgoodenough9766]

Thank you so much dear Bishop for all your teachings....God bless you!

[@gloriaruiz2332]

Thank Bishop!!! When I hear Priest talk about our faith and our Christian beliefs like you just did. I love and I treasure my Catholicism even more 🙏🏻

[@GR65330]

I believe that those who have not heard the Gospel will be judged according to Mathew 25:32-46.

[@LeslieKlinger]

Thank you for a solid Catholic sermon

[@paulettegreen1347]

Thanks for the sermon on Jesus Christ as the only way into heaven. You answered a question that I have had for a very long time.

[@christopherjacob8017]

Thanks Bishop ..Thank you so much for making my faith stronger in JESUS, I plead everyone here for your prayers...that the holy Lord put his healing hands on our country INDIA..

[@marilynrussell762]

Development of Conscience is so important in daily life!! Challenging to say the least but one day at a time, worth the effort!! Thank you Bishop Barron for your realistic, truth filled critique on this issue. God Bless you.

[@WeizuKamerz]

We love you Bishop Baron from Philippines. 💞

[@shounakdas2361]

Bishop Barron this is Shounak from Calcutta, India. I am deeply grateful to you for the wonderful work that you do. I was born a Hindu but never fell away from faith and became agnostic. Thanks to your videos, and by the help of a few other Catholic friends, I am on my way home to The Church and have sought baptism from my parish priest. I particularly liked your video on the Balthasarian view of hopeful universal salvation. It seems to me that your critics are absolutely determined to misinterpret what you say regarding hopeful universalism and this issue of possible salvation outside the church. To anyone who thinks that this undermines the need for evangelization and of proclaiming the gospel, I am the living proof that it does not. I was fully convinced to come home to the fullness of truth, the vehicle of Logos in history ie the Catholic Church by YOUR videos. Thanks a lot Bishop once again.

[@craighostland4914]

Well said Shounak.

[@regythomas8455]

We need to form the right conscience based on the scriptures, inspirations from the Holy Spirit, teachings of the Church etc When we have an upright and truthful conscience formed by enlightened moral judgement, our conscience becomes the voice of Christ. So it is important to cultivate a right conscience. If a person makes a decision based on ignorance/ uninformed conscience, we cannot predict how God is going to judge that person. God is the ultimate judge and we can only rely on God’s mercy.

[@lenoragrimaud182]

Thank you Bishop Barron. You reminded me of St. Paul when he said "we are saved, yet not yet saved, but on our way to salvation." And also that at Pentecost Jesus poured out the Holy Spirit upon all the earth. We forget that the Holy Spirit and Jesus are one. Many people are open to the Holy Spirit because of their desire to love, desire for the truth, desire for peace on earth, desire to know God; even if they do not know Jesus by name. Our conscience is always being formed by the Holy Spirit. It seems to me that only the Saints have a fully formed conscience. The rest of us are only on the way, whether we are Catholic or not. I thank God that I am a Catholic, and for all the gifts (especially the Eucharist) that can lead me to the fullness of the Kingdom of God, but I do not presume to know whether a non-Catholic or non-believer is holier or less holy than I am. Mary did not know that she was "full of the Holy Spirit" until the Annunciation. Mother Teresa saw Jesus in everyone, even Hindus and Buddhists. Nevertheless, if Christians do not proclaim the Gospel we will be held accountable for those who do not enter the fullness of the Kingdom of God.

[@guiomarparrella5169]

EXCELLENT Bishop Barron. Thank you. God bless you.🙏

[@geoffreybusuttil5705]

The difficult made simple and beautiful to start understanding thank you. Praised be Jesus ! Thank you ,

[@marianncarroll6763]

When you pray the Rosary ,the luminous mysteries show Jesus salvation

[@sallymeaders6368]

I thank you for this sermon and deepening my understanding. God's DNA is in all of his children. We are born with Him in our souls. Your distinction of "can be saved" helps clarify.

[@marypinakat8594]

That's an awesome Comment☆

[@kevmonado]

Excellent explanation of a difficult topic, Bishop. Thank you - I’ll listen again, take notes and pass this on to others. The light of Christ shines on all, to be accepted or rejected in the depth of our conscience, sometimes explicitly, sometimes implicitly. This give me great hope.

[@helenoce5007]

No violence, truth save us the commands he left for us to believe and to do, let us know him more closely come to the grace to be forgiven trough a minister of the church of the living God and let us be fed with the bread that gives life everlasting , Lord let us love you more be one in you and you in us, you are our Lord and our God. Universal church for 2000 years born in Christ and for Christ lets go to work for the Kingdom of heave one body one Spirit one bride, many wolfs tearing up the church. . thank you father for the teachings ❤📖

[@reynagaytan]

Plenitud y participación esa es la diferencia, oramos para que lleguen y lleguemos todos a esa plenitud.

[@ritabiro5105]

Thanks for giving answer for philosopy ofchristian beleive and possibility reaching heaven

[@dianeshelley1282]

God bless you Bishop Barron.

[@sueschiml9580]

You make things so clear. Thank you and God bless you.

[@syfkog5236]

Supernatural grace can do what sincerity alone cannot do.

[@bevk6372]

Thank you Bishop Barron. Your talks are so enlightening, refreshing, and short enough for me to grasp and complete! I have just finished a course on Catholic Conscience which was very thought provoking. It talked about how we build our conscience. Would you consider a talk on how the Catholic Church helps with that? For instance, our culture teaches us that revenge is the way, but this is not the way of Christ.

[@rmlaporte57]

I am truly grateful for your family and faith it has overwhelmed me.Praying that God will take me back to Church and forgive me for going my own way!

[@suzyzieg4758]

This is amazing!! Thank you Bishop Barron!!❤️

[@crabbykokanee2066]

When it comes to you & me, then, the Gospel values of love, mercy and compassion are the building blocks of all church teaching.

[@maryvictor1739]

THANK GOD FOR MANY GIFTS BESTOWED UPON U. AMEN

[@winonawitowski3985]

God, the Father has blessed YOU with the wisdom of the Holy SPIRIT. PEACE BE WITH YOU all the days of your life.

[@marypinakat8594]

Magnificent Sermon by a tenderly caring Shepherd☆

[@emmanueldansoabeam718]

Thanks Bishop. This homily depicts the meaning of the word "catholic church"...God bless you Bishop....

[@mrniceguy3006]

It really does, but it doesn’t follow the word of God where Jesus says “I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except by Me” John 14:6

[@emmanueldansoabeam718]

In a teological understanding of the text you just quoted is possible. Where is Abraham and Moses now? Where do you place Jesus in the Salvation of the people before the Mystery of the Incarnation of the Word...?

[@mrniceguy3006]

@@emmanueldansoabeam718 I personally will only speak what the scriptures has spoken, or these two men here are just two: “For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4:3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward, but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭3:5-6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Scriptures in the Old Testament prophesied about the coming of Christ, But for them, it was by faith, in Jehovah, and not the other gods of the land of the Canaanites etc.

[@mrniceguy3006]

@@emmanueldansoabeam718 Who are the righteous, those who believe in the Som of God, and live a life that accords with the gospel, dying to self, and living to the glory of God, “For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”” ‭‭I Peter‬ ‭4:17-18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

[@mrniceguy3006]

@@emmanueldansoabeam718 We have two covenants right. Scriptures point to us “Knowing The Lord”, “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” In that He says, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭8:10-13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

[@MistaSCARY]

John 14:6 ; John 3:15-21; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 The Gospel “let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead-by this name this man stands here before you in good health. He is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which became the chief corner stone. And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭4:10-12‬ ‭

[@susananthony6516]

Thank you so much, Bishop Barron. I am so deeply grateful for all that you teach with such clarity, truth, snd compassion.

[@cynthiawebster4379]

I pray that God sustains and protects you and you stay faithful to him each day , thank you for your explanation and courage.

[@FakeCrisRealTyranny]

What you say makes much sense to me, and warms my emerging faith in Christianity.

[@suesmith2183]

"Let's stay with the difficulty"..... I love it!!

[@billmartin3561]

This is a heretical message, Bishop Barron is dead wrong. LG16 mentions zero about alternate or lesser salvation participation. This is dangerous and misleading to the faithful. Jesus Christ is the ONLY path to salvation.

[@brucepeterson3292]

I desperately need to get back to confesson after following the bishop it's been to many years

[@bevcoughlan8599]

Jesus suffered and died on the cross so all who believe in Him will be saved and have eternal life. If there was another way He would have taken it.

[@loricataldi2016]

Thank you for your enlightening sermon 🙏

[@jeremiahong248]

@Lori Cataldi . 1. Good people of other faith may be saved through God's grace. God is bigger than anything else and Heaven is His domain. He can choose to let anyone in. We don't know when this will happen so we don't put our chance to it. 2. The bible, oral teachings all state that there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church. Only Catholics can be saved from these written criteria. Anyone can put themselves to chance to see if they can be saved by God's grace depending on each individual case but I will stick to what is known - the criteria we all know - be baptised in Jesus, do good works to justify our free gift of salvation, adhere to John 6:54 etc. 3. LG 16 is often quoted independently of LG 14 which affirms the teaching there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church. Its biased to focus only on LG 16 but ignoring LG 14. 4. Any council teachings cannot and should not introduce new dogmas and teaching. The Church for 2000 years, CCC 845, Dominic Iesus as well as LG 14 teaches there is no salvation outside the CC. LG 16 cannot overide all these. LG 16 cannot be the sole interpretation and criteria whilst ignoring LG14, CCC845 and DI. 5. There is no religious imperialism in believing there is no salvation outside the CCC. No violence needed. Christ didn't preach any of these. We follow Jesus. One can exercise their free will to believe this or reject this. No problem. 6. Did martyrs died in vain ? Why dont they renounce Jesus, lead a good life and still be saved in their new religion? 7. What is the basis of the interpretation that those who participate in a lesser light can be saved ? Where is that in the bible or Sacred Tradition? LG cannot be quoted as the ONLY authority because we all know after the era of the Sacred Tradition, there in NO more new revelation. No more new teachings. We only can only say they may be saved depending on the infinite mercy and goodness of God but we don't know. We should leave our salvation to "chance". Its better to stick to the rules of how to be saved as taught by by the bible, Sacred T and 2000 years of Church teachings back up by the CCC, DI and LG14. LG 16 must be read in the light of all these.

[@asd7400]

Jesus my Lord, God and Savior❤

[@barbarabain1008]

They know we are Christians by our loving fullness of light which is goodness and grace. We announce the Conscience of John Henry Newman which is Following the voice of Jesus Christ. God bless and peace be with you ☦️🕊

[@marianncarroll6763]

Jesus Christ is the way to the Omega Heavenly Father house.❤️🙏🏽🙏🏻🙏🏿

[@rmuller366]

I’ve reviewed the section in the Lumen Gentium document and find exactly what you are speaking about here Bishop. (I’m going to give a PSA now on the Laudate app, which is a wonderful reference tool). Now for an example from my own life, my husband and I are Christians, our physician is Muslim, and yet there is nothing but LOVE shared between the 3 of us. We speak of our love of God without the need to discuss the separate dogmas of our religion. I believe this is what section 16 is speaking to since Christ’s second and greatest commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself. Of course we are to love God first. If we love God first, we must love our neighbor. Blessings to you!

[@mariefernando3417]

You are so true, Mother Theresa in her love of the poor proclaimed this in action. God Bless,

[@rudyantofrans7679]

This is an homily, we are talking about dogma, arent we ? Yes indeed, we need to love our neighbor as it was tought by Yesus. We ara talking about salvation though Yesus Christ. Good bless you...

[@charrison8513]

Agree, and add my voice to your recommendation of the Laudate app

[@jantelgrace452]

@ Rita Muller Do not be ashamed of Jesus Christ. First commandment to love God with all your heart mind and soul. Jesus Christ is God who came in the flesh. He suffered and died for you. He gave the great commission to go out and share the Gospel not a waters down version. Loving your neighbor is sharing The Gospel with them.

[@siamsocr]

@@jantelgrace452 exactly

[@Trifixion22]

Bishop Barron, this sermon helped me immensely. This is something we should all be praying for; for everybody to follow whatever light they have been given, and for God's grace. God bless you!

[@ralliz2729]

I know that it is important to let the boldness of St. Peter’s message sink in. Modern ears may find it uneasy, but why? The greatness of St. Peter’s words were followed by his deeds and indeed, what he did NOT do. He did NOT start an army, he did NOT pick up a weapon, he did NOT stir up a mob. He never intended The Way to imply any political or military means. So his message should not grate on us but rather be celebrated by us. We evangelise by speaking the Good News. It is not an invitation to imperialism. It never was. If others do not listen, we simply move on and let the Holy Spirit do His work. That is what happened in Ancient Rome and will happen again to us here in reverse.

[@unawalsh5486]

BRAVO Bishop Barron for speaking out this TRUTH which runs against our inclusive insticts !! BRAVO. I needed to hear this, AND im sure others too, being spoken out by a bishop of the CATHOLIC CHURCH.

[@13gears]

Bishop Barron, firstly thank you for your dedication and this channel. Religion is indeed rather more philosophical than pragmatic and logical. Many of the verses written so long ago can be so easily misinterpreted today. We must as well stand against the arrogance of religion, deeming one creed distinctly superior over another in due of verses written by mere men. If you substitute Jesus for the symbol for which he stands, the Sun, many of the biblical verses become a lot more enlightening to comprehend. Jesus being the truth and the light, the God's Sun, the light of the world, and if you shall seek the light of wisdom you shall then be saved. From the kind heart of a Buddhist, I thank and wish you many blessings.

[@angelbonilla4243]

Jesus said: "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and ONLY A FEW FIND IT"

[@christophersnedeker2065]

I've heard some say the grammer of the greek is more "there are few who are (present tense) finding it"

[@robinschillo8711]

Excellent homily. Thank you.

[@user-pc8dl4cy3i]

Thank you, Bishop Barron, for a stimulating and challenging homily; and thank you for all the sacrifices you have made in your commitment to lift up Jesus Christ in a fallen world. May God’s peace and protection be with you always. ✝️

[@Hunter-xc5ry]

Sofia perrenis light shines on the church through this great bishop.

[@marianncarroll6763]

Divine Mercy comes from Jesus not condemnation.

[@HartponderJr]

"DOMINUS IESUS" ON THE UNICITY AND SALVIFIC UNIVERSALITY OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE CHURCH “This truth of faith does not lessen the sincere respect which the Church has for the religions of the world, but at the same time, it rules out, in a radical way, that mentality of indifferentism “characterized by a religious relativism which leads to the belief that 'one religion is as good as another'”‌.91 If it is true that the followers of other religions can receive divine grace, it is also certain that objectively speaking they are in a gravely deficient situation in comparison with those who, in the Church, have the fullness of the means of salvation.”

[@BishopBarron]

Precisely.

[@artisforusall]

Now THIS is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL message!!!! Vatican 2 was very clear about this issue. Bless you for explaining so clearly, BIshop Barron!!

[@michellek6533]

Thank you Bishop Barron, for talking about this. I kept waiting for you to say, "only God knows the soul." I think of the souls who's 'conscience' (or?) tells them to do something violent to obtain "heaven"? How can we possibly judge the inner mental workings, we only see behavior, we don't know if there was "love" (willing the good of the other as other) behind it although deluded. "All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord." -- Proverbs 16:2 In 1 Corinthians Paul writes, "Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God." Even what looks like good works, St. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 13: "If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing." God is love, He knows our every thought, "Lord have mercy on me a sinner." If I read the Old Testament with a current world cultural view, it doesn't seem loving to send the freed slaves, descendants of Abraham across the Jordan to take over Jerusalem. Only in reading over and over in prayer the whole story from Old to the New covenant, have I begun to see the consistent arc of love and salvation that, I believe, is found in the Lamb of God and the Resurrection. Ezekiel 33:11 "I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, says the Lord,
but rather in his conversion, that he may live."