that's putting it mildly.
No one is called out of Purgatory and sent to heaven by the Catholic Church. Each person’s individual life history defines their length of time to stay in Purgatory and be purged of all sin by making reparations that they did not do on earth.
this is nonsense....all of our sins have already been paid for and covered by Christ.
Romans 4:1-8
1What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found?
2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.
3For what does the Scripture say? “ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.”
4Now to the one who works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due.
5But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,
6just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
7“BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS HAVE BEEN COVERED.
8“BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.”
The process of being declared a saint is a four step process: being pronounced a person of goodness (Servant of God), venerable (approved for study into the matter of sainthood), blessed (beatified), saint (canonized). Nope....if you are saved, that is a believer in Christ, you are already a saint.
There isn't a separate class of saints.
Paul writes in Philippians 4:22...all the saints greet you....
There are other places where Christians are called saints.
It is my prayer that all come out of the false teachings of catholicism and embrace Christianity.
I’m reminded of a fellow who recently was warned about an Internet/email scam going around, where the recipient was informed they had won a great sum of money, and in order to collect the reward, they had to pay the taxes and processing fees before the funds would be transferred.
The fellow understood, when did receive the offer, that it was a scam, a fraud, but he paid the $140 fee anyways.
When asked why we paid the fee, he responded it was to receive the reward. Again he was reminded this was a fraud. He acknowledged he knew it was a fraud, but if he didn’t pay it, he wouldn’t have a right to the reward.
Again, he was corrected, this was a fraud, no such reward existed. The fellow still replied that by his paying the fees, he remained entitled to the reward.
The fundamental flaw in his thinking, is that he presumes the reward to be real. He never gets around that assumption. He continues to act knowingly, after that state of faith in the existence of the reward.
The fraud laughs all the way to the bank, realizing ssom people will still give him money, even when they know it is a fraud.
I am reminded of this story when faced with many believers who study the Word.
For many of us, there is a tendency to read our assumptions INTO the Word, even when it is shown to us to correct our thinking.
I observe this frequently when discussing issues with Roman Catholics, although I also know the same weakness is present with all believers.
I’ve found the real trick is to keep short accounts and strive to accept what He provides when studying the Word,... building faith upon faith, doctrine upon doctrine, developed by Him in us, rather upon a soulish understanding from tainted doctrine.
It’s a remarkably simple process. It is only as hard as we make it, when we try to do the work ourselves, instead of allowing God the Holy Spirit to perform His work in us.
There probably isn’t an easier method to understand Him. He is the one who is doing all the work in our sanctifying process. All we have to do is have faith in Him.