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Matt. 5:26,18:34; Luke 12:58-59 – Jesus teaches us, “Come to terms with your opponent or you will be handed over to the judge and thrown into prison. You will not get out until you have paid the last penny.” The word “opponent” (antidiko) is likely a reference to the devil (see the same word for devil in 1 Pet. 5:8) who is an accuser against man (c.f. Job 1.6-12; Zech. 3.1; Rev. 12.10), and God is the judge. If we have not adequately dealt with satan and sin in this life, we will be held in a temporary state called a prison, and we won’t get out until we have satisfied our entire debt to God. This “prison” is purgatory where we will not get out until the last penny is paid.

This is the first one from your link...This is a parable...If you (Catholics, anyone) don't get this one, you won't get the rest of the bible either...Your church leaves out the key verse:

Luk 12:36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

The Wedding is over...The church and Jesus have been wed...These parables are directed at people, alive on earth, after the Wedding...They are not part of the body of Christ...They never will be...

But you are correct in a sense...If you miss the Wedding with Christ, these things will apply to you...

The Wedding has not YET taken place...That's why Paul's teaching to the church is different than the teaching in Matthew, Mark, Luke, etc...Hebrews...James...

That's why Paul teaches salvation by faith ONLY...And in Hebrews, it's faith AND works...If you rely on works to save you, you will miss the boat, and the wedding...You will not be in the bride of Christ...

You MUST rightly divide the word of truth...Forget the catechism...Get into the bible and find out for yourself...

You MUST rightly divide the word of truth...Forget the catechism...Get into the bible and find out for yourself...

Time for a history lesson:

FACT: The printing press was not invented until the mid-fifteenth century. Prior to this, all Bibles had to be transcribed by hand, this was an incredibly time consuming process and as a result Bibles were extremely expensive and far beyond the reach of the average person. Keep in mind in these days, most peasants actually rented farmland from noblemen and their was no available credit. It was absolutely impossible for them to purchase a Bible.

FACT: Because books were so rare, very few people knew how to read and write and schools were really only for the wealthy because the poor needed everyone working. Any learning by the poor was generally confined to math for use in trade/bartering. So, even if the average person came across a Bible, they would be unable to read it.

So, please explain to us WHY God would construct a plan of Salvation knowing that it would be impossible for all except the most wealthy to follow for at least fifteen centuries. Do you believe that God is that cruel and mocking?

Not only did "sola scriptura" not exist prior to Luther, IT WAS TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE.