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To: annalex
The Good Thief apparently did not go through purgatory at all.

That is correct because there's no such thing or place as purgatory. Did his execution for theft expiate the temporal punishments due all his OTHER sins or did his simple faith in Jesus Christ as Savior satisfy the sin debt God demands?

485 posted on 11/10/2015 1:33:33 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: boatbums

If the day of Pentecost and the scene in the House of Cornelius are any indication, believing has immediate SALVATION/TRANSFORMATION results, not entry onto a yo-yo trail of sacraments.


487 posted on 11/10/2015 5:22:09 PM PST by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: boatbums
Did his execution for theft expiate the temporal punishments due all his OTHER sins or did his simple faith in Jesus Christ as Savior satisfy the sin debt God demands?

False dichotomy. In his case, the purification occurred when he believed in Jesus, expressed remorse for his sins, and did the good work of defending the innocent and rebuking the guilty. He died a good Catholic death.

490 posted on 11/10/2015 8:12:28 PM PST by annalex (fear them not)
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