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Good thing we Christians have the Bible to give us the truth which promises salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, not "The Church".

Gal 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

Gal 1:7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

Gal 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Gal 1:9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

Good thing we Christians have the Bible to give us the truth which promises salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, not "The Church".

Christ wrote nothing down; all of his teachings were oral. He established a Church and entrusted it to the Apostles, giving the keys to Peter. That Church has been in existence for 2000 years, guided by the Holy Spirit, who inspired the Gospel writers. Interpretation of Holy Scripture falls to the Magisterium.

You wrote: "...salvation [is] through faith in Jesus Christ, not "The Church".

I like your FReepname, UseYourHead.

Christ is the Head of His Mystical Body, the Church. We are saved by Christ through His Church which He founded as the ordinary means of salvation for everybody. St. Paul in 1 Tim. 3:15 calls the Church "the pillar and ground of the truth." He also wrote to Timothy that it is God's will that all men should be saved, "come unto the knowledge of the truth" (1 Tim. 2:3-4).

Now if people are saved by the truth, and the Church is the ground and pillar of the truth, the Church is necessary for salvation.

BTW, Catholic who pray the Rosary pray regularly and confidently for the salvation of people who are not pew-sitting, dues-paying members of the visible Catholic Church. We know that God has His own brilliant ways of saving people (Savior is His middle name. He's the expert. It's what He does, y'know?)

O my Jesus,
save us from rthe fires of hell
Lead all souls to heaven,
especially those who are in most need
of thy mercy.

(Prayer of the Angel at Fatima)

Good thing we Christians have the Bible to give us the truth which promises salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, not "The Church".

Gal 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
Gal 1:7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
Gal 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
Gal 1:9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

Amen. You read and study the scriptures. The reason so many people will be weeping and gnashing their teeth is because of unbelief the work of God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Children can understand the gospel of grace Paul the apostle to the gentiles preached in 1Co.1: 1-4, but it seems pigheaded adults are much to wise in their own eyes to accept the free work of salvation by grace through faith in the finished work of Christ at the cross.