I believe that this is a good thing but I'm not certain...
My mom is almost 80 now and she's got all her facilities for someone her age...yes, I hear the same stories a lot but generally, she's in good shape.
While I was visiting last week (we live on opposite coasts) we got to talking about my older sister and her anger at God and her rebellion. My mom; not wanting to ever think that my sister would go to Hell, said that she is sure that God wouldn't send her to hell, that's not right.
My other sister piped up and point blank asked my mother; "so how do you think someone gets to heaven?"
I've asked my mother before and got a bit of a muddled answer, but my mom said simply; "That we believe that Christ died for our sins, he's the only way."
And I said "so...nothing else? nothing that we do helps?"
She said "no..."
so I left it at that.
Now my mother has been catholic all her life, she still attends every Sunday. I'm sure if you asked her about confessing to a priest, she'd say yes, that's necessary to be forgiven, etc.
So on the one hand she obviously gave the right answer; Jesus is sufficient, but she's "muddled" in that I"m sure that she'd say other contradictory things also, not realizing that what she's saying is in direct conflict with the other statements.
I THINK that she understands the gospel, but I'm never sure...
I guess there is no question here....just venting.
My mom is almost 80 now and she's got all her facilities for someone her age...yes, I hear the same stories a lot but generally, she's in good shape.
While I was visiting last week (we live on opposite coasts) we got to talking about my older sister and her anger at God and her rebellion. My mom; not wanting to ever think that my sister would go to Hell, said that she is sure that God wouldn't send her to hell, that's not right.
My other sister piped up and point blank asked my mother; "so how do you think someone gets to heaven?"
I've asked my mother before and got a bit of a muddled answer, but my mom said simply; "That we believe that Christ died for our sins, he's the only way."
And I said "so...nothing else? nothing that we do helps?"
She said "no..."
so I left it at that.
Now my mother has been catholic all her life, she still attends every Sunday. I'm sure if you asked her about confessing to a priest, she'd say yes, that's necessary to be forgiven, etc.
So on the one hand she obviously gave the right answer; Jesus is sufficient, but she's "muddled" in that I"m sure that she'd say other contradictory things also, not realizing that what she's saying is in direct conflict with the other statements.
I THINK that she understands the gospel, but I'm never sure...
I guess there is no question here....just venting.