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To: TheBattman
The doctrine/teaching of Purgatory if found no-where in God's Word

Not so. See for instance:

If you are to go with your opponent before a magistrate, make an effort to settle the matter on the way; otherwise your opponent will turn you over to the judge, and the judge will turn you over to the constable, and the constable throw you in into prison. I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny." (Luke 12:58-59)

And also:

"...for no one can lay a foundation other than the one that there is, namely, Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay or straw, the work of each one will come to light, for the Day will disclose it. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire [itself] will test the quality of each one's work. If the work stands that someone built upon the foundation, that person will receive a wage. But if someone's work is burned up, that one will suffer loss; the person will be saved, but only through fire." (1 Corinthians 3:11-15)

Finally: you appear to believe in sola scriptura - the idea that authority comes from scripture. This is false. For as Christ said to Peter:

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Here we see that the authority of the Church explicitly comes from Christ. Scripture receives its authority from the Church, not the other way round.

Hope this was helpful.

16 posted on 08/18/2010 10:23:47 AM PDT by agere_contra (...what if we won't eat the dog food?)
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To: agere_contra
Talk about Weak arguments .. I do believe that yours win!
30 posted on 08/18/2010 10:41:56 AM PDT by plinyelder ("I've noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born." -- Ronald Reagan)
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