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My personal belief is that the Church of Jesus Christ is in reality , all true believers who believe Jesus Christ is the Son of the Father, the one born of Mary for the purpose of saving all from sin , who paid our debt, who took on our sin, who died and rose again. This makes one a Christian. (The Creed)
All who read, believe and live the word of God as written , are children of God. Jesus was not a Catholic, nor Baptist, nor Methodist, nor any denonination. How is it even possible for one to imagine only Catholics will be in heaven?? Or only protestants?? It will be "believers " of Christ who will be there. Those who believe Jesus truly was Gods word made flesh. Gods word made in human form. God who came to walk among us. To live among mankind, to teach mankind, and to die for mankind.
There is One true church, and that is the "church of believers. " The Church established By Christ is the "Church of believers."

"Believe, that you may be saved". jn6, 24
" Let me firmly assure you, he who believes has eternal life. jn 5,47
"Everyone who looks upon the son and believes has eternal life" Jn6, 40
"This is the work of God, believe in the one He sent" Jn6,29
"Thru Him, justice comes to all who believe". Ro 10,4
"I repeat, salvation is yours thru faith, not your own doing, but is Gods gift." Ep 2, 8

"And the time is coming where you will not worship on the hill nor in the Temple in Jerusalem, but the kingdom of God will be within you. Authentic worshipers will worship in spirit and truth. It is just such worshipers that the Father seeks. God is spirit and must be worshiped in spirit and in truth." Jn4,21-24 . To me, this speaks of an interior love and worship. It tell me that the temple saved noone , and neither will shrines, marble alters, nor gold trimmed steeples.

The Catholic Church would do well to try to simply bring trust and belief in Jesus Christ and a love of scripture to unbelievers everywhere and forget the "fold". People need Christ, not a particular Church membership. Church membership will not save a single soul. After all, what do we have? A Catholic Jesus and a Protestant Jesus ? What the world needs is a non denominational Jesus. The Catholic Church needs to come to the acknowledgment that the gift of eternal life is the promise of God to all those of faith, not to a particular group of believers who practice specific rituals and prayers.

When asked, Jesus gave this answer to "what must one do to be saved?" "Love God with your whole heart, mind and soul and your neighbor as yourself. " . In other words, love, trust, believe, forgive and repent. For all to obey God in this way, would be the culmination of Gods plan. Rituals, pews, sacraments, priests, popes, certain prayers, the ministry, and church membership can never be the savior of mankind, even tho there is a place for leadership and guides in the faith. There is only one who saves mankind, it is Jesus Christ.
Multitudes of Christians of every persuasion love Him, believe in Him, and trust Him , and will be saved by Him.