It is not God's will that any should perish, so why would one opt for a 33% chance of heaven but a 66% of not. (Heaven, Hell and Purgatory)
The repentent thief on the cross KNEW, because God imself had spoken it, he would be with God (Jesus) the moment he died
God spoke it, the malfactor believed it ... and that's all we and ANYone need do.
It is not God’s will that any should perish, so why would one opt for a 33% chance of heaven but a 66% of not. (Heaven, Hell and Purgatory)
The repentent thief on the cross KNEW, because God imself had spoken it, he would be with God (Jesus) the moment he died
>>Because the thief was told so by Jesus.
But that verse does not apply to either one of us because you don’t know if your faith is real in the eyes of God.
Maybe you ought to read the other thread I posted by a fellow Bible-believing Christian who takes his co-religionists to task for presuming they have real saving faith.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2826836/posts
All you or I have a presumption of self-righteousness.
BTW, you either go to heaven or to hell. Purgatory or whatever you want to call it is the front porch so to speak of heaven where the righteous who die with the misfortune of are purified before the Last Judgment.
As for indulgences, I don’t believe in them.