It amazing that anyone could say they take Jesus seriously, read this short passage, and not be Catholic! Mt 7:21, 24-27 is Today’s Reading.
Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Is that unclear? Doesn’t He make it obvious that we can only get into Heaven if we are obedient? Is “the will of My Father in Heaven” the same as His own will? Can we do The Father’s will without doing what Jesus wants? Can we do Jesus’ will without doing The Father’s?
He continues, and tells us that those who are obedient will stand. They will not collapse. His words tell us how to be like a house built on rock. He tells us clearly:
“Everyone who listens to these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock.”
Then, He tells us what happens to those who do not listen to “these words of Mine”. He does not say “some words of Mine.” He says, “these words of Mine”. These words of His include John 6:53 “If you do not eat My Body and drink My Blood you do not have life in you.” Those are among “these words of Mine”. What happens to those who do not listen to, and act on “these words of Mine”?
“And everyone who listens to these words of Mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”
Those who listens to, but does not obey all “these words of Mine” by receiving His Body and Blood the only place they may be obtained, in The Church He Founded, must be “completely ruined”. Can there be salvation for those who freely choose to be “completely ruined” by disobeying any of “these words of” His? Mustn’t disobedience, therefore, bring the “complete” ruin of damnation?
Who, but those who preferred to be “completely ruined”, could read His clear, direct words, analyze the risk of disobeying He Who Fulfilled the Prophecies, and not become Catholic? Who could read them and encourage anyone to be anything but Catholic?
