YOU:
“but you still need purged of remaing self love, the sinful nature you carried in life,”
I confidently disagree with that comment. Can you tell me where you got this idea?
The beauty is that time will tell!
ME: Sure, lets start with a couple of things first, to start with, nothing unclean will enter the presence of God in heaven (Rev. 21:27)
Secondly, John himself notes that there is mortal and venial type sins:
There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death” (1 John 5:16-17
(sin that DOES NOT lead to death)
So, then, while we may die with our mortal sins forgiven, there can still be many impurities in us, specifically venial sins and the temporal punishment due to sins, and that requires the purification ‘fires’ of purgatory.
“nothing unclean will enter the presence of God in heaven (Rev. 21:27)”
bigcat: OK so far....
“Secondly, John himself notes that there is mortal and venial type sins:”
bigcat: I believe you are starting to go astray.
“There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death” (1 John 5:16-17”
bigcat: Did you notice that John said “There is A sin that leads to death.”? He is talking about ONE sin, not many. There is only one “mortal” (unforgivable) sin. The Bible also gives specifics on this one sin. If God meant for there to be a half-way house between Earth and Heaven my guess is that He’d specific about it. I am unconvinced based on that verse you presented.
John also said: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
God Bless.