[ScubieNuc]

In I Corinthians 3 it is the believer’s works, not the believer himself, that will be tested by fire.

Exactly. In fact, I Corinthians 3:11 talks about our foundation being Jesus and what we build on it is our works or the "gold, silver, wood, or hay". Then it goes into talking about the judgement of our works and wraps up in verse 15 by saying that the person will be saved and that's because their foundation is Jesus.

There is definately nothing in there or elsewhere anything like what the Catholic doctrine talks about (people on Earth being able to pray or do anything to aid those who's works are being judged or that there is a time required to punish the believer because for some reason Jesus's sacrifice on the cross didn't really pay the whole cost).

[caww]

Yes, I find these scriptures also denounce purgatory. How can one believe in that as when we die we are immediately with the Lord. They have to deny what is written then.

2 Cor. 5:1-8. ..................”We are always confident knowing that while we are home in the body we are absent from the Lord. and he goes on to say ...............”to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord”................. When all our earthly tent is dissolved, we can be assured that we will be in the presence of the One we serve and we love here on earth

Jn.5:24........................... “He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,.................. and shall not come into condemnation;................. but is passed from death unto life

Rom.4:8 ...........................“Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute sin.” ......................In our forgiven position God does not charge us with what we owe. He does not count our sins against us otherwise no one would be able to stand before him.

Jude 24 ..........................“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and............... to present you faultless...... before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.”