Those who, aware of their own spiritual poverty, are conscious of their need of salvation, and sense that only God can save them. Their very poverty makes them open to the divine gift.
Yet not all of those who accept the invitation are going to be finally approved.
The kingdom—eternal salvation—is the free gift of God’s infinite love; but it is a gift of love that insists upon acceptance and a return of love.
Hope, and therefore expectation, of future good is promised with certainty by God, yet it is still uncertain, because attaining it requires the free cooperation of each individual.
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