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To: rjsimmon
If we put something like Purgatory in the mix we are telling Christ his sacrifice was insufficient.

Purgatory ___________________________________________________________

"Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come." -Jesus (Mat 12:32)
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And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection,

(For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again, it would have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the dead,)

And because he considered that they who had fallen asleep with godliness, had great grace laid up for them.

It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. (2 Maccabees 12:43-46)


9 posted on 04/18/2014 6:19:43 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

Maccabees is apocryphal, not scripture (at least not in the Protestant Bible) and is not considered divinely inspired. Adding anything to what we do is still telling Christ that his sacrifice was insufficient. Heresy. May as well join the LDS church cause they do the same thing.


10 posted on 04/18/2014 7:08:13 PM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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