B.E.L.I.E.V.E.

Recently, Pope Francisco wrote a long letter adressed to the  founder of the journal La Repubblica from Italy, Eugenio Scalfari, stating the following:

• "Atheists don´t have to believe in God to go to heaven."
• "Non-believers are forgiven by God if they follow their conscience."
• "The problem for those who don´t believe in God is obey their conscience."
• "Sin, even for those who lack faith, originates when people desobey their conscience."

1.First of all, the Bible clearly says that the only way to see heaven is by believing in Him.


John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

John 5:24
“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life."



2. We are not called to follow our conscience, but the Holy Spirit´s guidance.


Proverbs 3: 5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

John 16:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

John 14:26
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.



3.  PEACE AND HOPE. God´s grace saved us through faith.


Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.

Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.








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