DAY 30: Salvation

      In the eighth grade, I went to a Protestant Church. My friend asked me if I was "saved." Saved? I asked her. What do you mean by saved? I didn't understand that to be saved one has to have a relationship with Christ and believe that He died for our sins and rose from the dead. That's all. So once I understood that.I was able to say "Yes, I'm saved." All Catholics can freely say that they are, by Protestant standards, "saved."
     I suppose in the early Protestant church- especially during the witch hunts- being "saved" meant something different. In the early days of America, although I have no proof of this, I think it would have meant that you were going to heaven and you knew it. I know that during that time period, many believed you could save your soul through good deeds. Even the Catholics in the Middle Ages, sad to say, allowed people to pay to have their sins erased. However, the Bible states that neither of these ways will eradicate sin. Sins can only be erased through Christ- the Way, the Truth, and the Light.

     According to http://www.catholicapologetics.org/ap020600.htm Catholics can say that they have been saved, are being saved and will be saved based on these three Bible verses: 1 Cor 15:2, 2 Cor 5:17, and Rom 5:9. We are continually being saved through God's grace and mercy. We just have to give him the chance to forgive us through confession.