[SUP said:
PsyOps;5539101]Doesn't the RCC believe their is only one infallible bible (King James version?) and all others are false, and if you read anything other than KJV you are following false doctrine, therefore not saved?
Absolutely not. We really dislike the KJV. Not only is it missing books but it's a poor translation. You have us waaay confused with someone else. If I didn't know you were being sincere, I'd think you were making a joke.
Doesn't the RCC believe that if you are not baptized you aren't saved?
Ultimately the answer to that is no. Baptism removes the "stain" of original sin or our "sin nature" so obviously the sacrament of baptism gives us an easier road so to speak; however, there are people who may not have ever heard the gospel or have heard it but misunderstood it and therefore are not baptized. If their ignorance is to no fault of their own, then they can be saved if they live a life according to their conscience. The same would hold true for someone who desired baptism, but for whatever legitimate reason could not perform the sacrament.
Doesn't the RCC believe that if you don't take communion you aren't saved?
No for more or less the same reasons as above; however, to receive Christ's glorious body in the Eucharist is to receive a grace from God that would otherwise be missed. This is true of all sacraments.
Isn't it true, according to Catholics, that there is only one true church, the RCC, and you MUST be a member in order to be saved?
No. If it were not for the Catholic Church then there would be no salvation because the gospel would not have spread to anyone. Remember, the Catholic Church is the Apostolic Church and was there to spread the gospel by word of mouth before any scripture was written let alone put together in a bible. Does that mean you *must* be Catholic? Not necessarily.
With respect to the sacraments, are any of them required for salvation? If your answer is no, how about just putting into your own words, what you believe ensures your salvation.
The sacraments, most especially baptism and Eucharist, are *highly encouraged* (to put it lightly); however, *ultimately* they are not *absolutely* required for salvation as there are always caveats. See above.
The only assurance of salvation I have is if I continue to work with God's grace. I fall (sin), I get back up (repent). I fall again (sin), and I get back up again (repent). Christ's sacrifice was to open the doors of Heaven so that we might finally be able to obtain justification; however, there is no guarantee that we will be saved. To be saved, we must cooperate with God's grace. To do so is a reciprocal act of love between God and man, it's not a one-sided deal. We do individually what Israel did collectively. So, by Christ's sacrifice I have been justified (the doors of Heaven have been opened for me) but my salvation remains to be seen (whether I actually walk through those doors or not) and that is up to God's continued loving response to me and my continued loving response to God.
