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The Roman Catechism and the Catechism of the Catholic Church explain that eternal life is life with God, which is intrinsically characterized by holiness and happiness (see below). [36] [37] Eternal life starts at baptism with the Trinity living in the soul [38] [39] and comes to maturity in heaven and at the resurrection of the dead.
Predestination in Catholicism is the Catholic Church's teachings on predestination and Catholic saints' views on it. The church believes that predestination is not based on anything external to God - for example, the grace of baptism is not merited but given freely to those who receive baptism - since predestination was formulated before the foundation of the world.
Election to eternal life is viewed by some as conditional on a person's faith, and by others as unconditional. According to Calvinist theology, before the foundation of the world, God chose certain individuals, known as the "elect", to receive his saving grace and be predestined for eternal salvation; Calvinists view this election as ...
The Catholic Church does not believe in Christian universalism (i.e., all or most people go to heaven), in double predestination (i.e., some, most, or all people are destined to sin and hell), in Feeneyism (i.e., non-Catholics and excommunicated Catholics cannot be saved), or in how many people will go to heaven or hell (either most or few or ...
[7] The Catholic Church holds that it is because of the action of Christ and the Holy Spirit in transforming into the divine life what is subjected to God's power that "the sacraments confer the grace they signify": "the power of Christ and his Spirit acts in and through [each sacrament], independently of the personal holiness of the minister ...
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father. — Nicene Creed [1] The eternal generation of the Son is a Trinitarian doctrine, which is defined as a necessary and eternal act of God the Father, in which he generates (or begets) God the Son through communicating the whole divine essence to the Son.
In Matthew, a rich young man asks Jesus what actions bring eternal life. First, Jesus advises the man to obey the commandments. When the man responds that he already observes them, and asks what else he can do, Jesus adds: If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come ...
In contrast, venial sin (meaning "forgivable" sin) "does not set us in direct opposition to the will and friendship of God" [87] and, although still "constituting a moral disorder", [88] does not deprive the sinner of friendship with God, and consequently the eternal happiness of heaven.