Many Protestants use the word “salvation” in a very narrow and specific way. They often ask, “have you been saved”? If the answer is “yes”, then it’s accepted that this is a completed action, a thing already accomplished. But Catholics see salvation in broader terms. When a Protestant looks at Catholic documents that use the word salvation in this broader sense, they often see something that’s not really there – a denial of the sufficiency of the Cross and Christ’s sacrifice thereon.
So, when a Catholic speaks of salvation, what are these broader senses and how are they upheld scripturally?
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