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Can I know I am saved?

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In short: You can have real hope, the confident kind. We hope for heaven from God, who loves us, and we ask for the grace to persevere to the end. CCC 1821

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Church teaching

We can hope in the glory of heaven promised by God to those who love Him and do His will. CCC 1821

In every circumstance we should hope, with God’s grace, to persevere to the end. CCC 1821

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Catholics have confident hope, not cocky certainty. You can trust His promise and still keep walking.

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Do Catholics believe we are saved by grace?

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Aren’t we saved by faith alone?

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How we know · 1 Catechism paragraph

1. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 1821 (official text on vatican.va).

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