I haven't a clue what you are saying. It is no longer necessary for clay to be fired?
Now, and I invite you to answer the question, if the maker puts the clay pot into the kiln to be perfected, is that the "work" of the clay pot?
I have answered that you just do not like the answer because it does not line up with what you want to believe
Please point out your answer, cause I sure haven't seen it.
You go on and on about how we supposedly consider Purgatory to be a work of man. So I ask how a "pot" being put in a fire by its "maker" is a work of the pot. Did you answer? I didn't see it. Please answer.
Dave the pot does not choose it's use nor does it "fire" itself
See? Where did I say that the pot fires itself? In fact I asked you, now 4 times, how a pot being fired BY ITS MAKER is the work of the pot.
It would be helpful if you actually argued against my beliefs and not against the wild caricature you have in your head.
SD
I am not surprised you do not understand..
Dave the potter MAKES the clay vessel..HE makes it perfectly for HIS uses..it is fired to harden the already perfect vessel..if it was not perfect it would be thrown out
So your attempted analogy to purgatory is weak and not applicable (remember you said that it was fired to get rid of ther "imperfections?..if you want I will go find that post)
Isa 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Isa 43:3 For I [am] the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour:
See? Where did I say that the pot fires itself? In fact I asked you, now 4 times, how a pot being fired BY ITS MAKER is the work of the pot.
It is a "work" of man because it is something you do to be holy..you burn a bit .."sacrifice " a bit ... God will be very lucky to have you.
Dave you steal from the work of Jesus..you can do it better than he can