Posted on 11/02/2014 3:14:08 PM PST by NYer
In fact, time is not a Heavenly issue. Time is an earthly, human factor.
Time is not an issue for God. He and Heaven are eternal and timeless.
He is beyond time.
So how does purgatory figure into eternity?
“Why didn’t this man, crucified next to our Lord, go to purgatory?
He acknowledged Jesus, repented of his sins and hung on a cross ... THAT was his purgatory. “
So let me get this straight; anybody who acknowledges Christ, repents of their sins, then suffers death in some way that is punishment for their sins (which we all do since the wages of sin is death - Romans 6:23), then they are not in need of purgatory? So in other words, none of us who are saved need purgatory. Thanks for clearing that up.
Is that a request, order, comment, kudo or something else?
Honest question.
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LOL!
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Well there is nothing wrong with saying that there was some bashing going on.
Can't the Truth stand up to dissenting opinions and beliefs?
Point out the bashing. Is bashing a difference of opinion?
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>> “So how does purgatory figure into eternity?” <<
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Its a place unbelievers can pretend that they are instead of hell?
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A humble request of course.
Define “unbeliever”?
Book of Maccabees. In the 16th c., Luther, reacting to serious abuses and clerical corruption in the Latin Church, to his own heretical theological vision removed those books from the canon that lent support to orthodox doctrine, relegating them to an appendix. Removed in this way were books that supported such things as prayers for the dead (Tobit 12:12; 2 Maccabees 12:39-45), Purgatory (Wisdom 3:1-7), intercession of dead saints (2 Maccabees 15:14), and intercession of angels as intermediaries (Tobit 12:12-15). Ultimately, the "Reformers" decided to ignore the canon determined by the Christian Councils of Hippo and Carthage (and reaffirmed and closed at the Council of Trent4), and resort solely to those texts determined to be canonical at the Council of Jamnia.
Well the above posted article did cite scripture in it. So the TRUTH was pointed out.
My goodness, that is so nice. MMMmmmmwaaaaaa!!!
DONE!
Catholics are told that they just made up Purgatory and yet its concept is older than the Reformation.
I can easily answer that!
When some of see the errors of Roman Catholic doctrines displayed to deceive those without proper understanding, we are required to post the appropriate Scriptures to give TRUTH instead of confusion.
What some consider as common courtesy is used in such a way as saying "anti-Catholic" or other nonsensical labels.
Christians are anyone that has made the decision to follow Christ, and the RC church catechism says we must only come to Jesus through that organization. That is extra-Biblical like much of the customs and traditions of the organization.
Romans 6: 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with,[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. ...
It's someone who doesn't TOE THE LINE for what the opposing side says as The his Truth. Doncha know? :o)
For the last several weeks I give them one response (if that many) and then just tell them "you are wrong" and move on.
Good advice. That IS the best thing.
Thank you.
Amen to that. I didn't know that.
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