There are two groups of people on earth! The souls of one group are allowed into Heaven. He Who Fulfilled The Prophecies tells us who they are.
Lk 18:9-14 “Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else.”
Jesus Christ tells us how to identify the self-righteous!
“Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity — greedy, dishonest, adulterous — or even like this tax collector.”
He “despised” the tax collector!
Then, he bragged about how wonderful he was! “I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes on my whole income.”
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Catholics do not insult God by telling Him how wonderful we are! We are conscious of our sins. We try to be more obedient to Every Teaching given to us by Jesus Christ.
“But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, ‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner.’
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Then, Jesus specifically tells us who may get into Heaven!
‘I tell you, the latter went home (“home” symbolizes Heaven!) justified, not the former; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.’”
Catholics are grateful to know! Obedience to Every Teaching of Jesus Christ can give us “the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven”!
We may find those “keys” because we gratefully obey This Teaching of Jesus Christ!
“And I say unto you thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.”
