[taxesareforever]

And where is purgatory in the Bible? I do believe that the thief on the cross when to heaven the very day he died. Only one prayer was needed for him to go to heaven. His own prayer to Jesus, "Lord, remember me.....". This leaves no gray area for purgatory.

[jo kus]

I do believe that the thief on the cross when to heaven the very day he died.

Of course. Christ said that the man would join Him that very "day" in paradise

Only one prayer was needed for him to go to heaven.

If only it was that simple, brother. That man died an incredibly painful death. Have you even considered that this ITSELF was punishment enough in God's eyes to forgive that man of the temporal debt that he owed God? ONE PRAYER?

And who is to say that man didn't go to Purgatory at all? We don't know how time "moves" in the after life. If God is outside of time, and Purgatory may be as well, then you cannot compare us to the people there. Thus, the thief on the cross does NOT disprove Purgatory.

Regards

[Salvation]

The Biblical references were listed above.