I’m on this thread to understand why your church believes and teaches that purgatory is in the Bible. You used Pauline Scripture to prove your point. I am questioning that interpretation you have. Did Paul have keys to the kingdom, like Peter, since they were both laying foundations, based on Jesus Christ as the cornerstone?
I did not do anything to "prove my point". A poster asked the question, where is Purgatory in the Bible and I answered. Every biblical passage can have hundreds of interpretations and I am sure this one can be interpreted in a number of ways as well, especially by the enemies of Christ and His Church. However, the passage is talking about purification of a soul entering Heaven -- that you cannot deny.
Did Paul have keys to the kingdom, like Peter, since they were both laying foundations, based on Jesus Christ as the cornerstone?
And how that question relates to the topic? I think it is a noise-making question. However, on the chance that you really decided to wonder about on this thread, I'll answer: All the Holy Apostles (like St. Paul), all the Catholic bishops they consecrated (like St. Timothy), all the bishops consecrated by Catholic bishops since then, and every priest ordained by a Catholic bishop, unless defrocked, is on the foundation of Catholic faith given us by Christ and united to St. Peter and all the popes since him. Collectively, they are all priests and all of them lay foundations of faith in those Christians who are interested in unity with Christ, St. Peter, St. Paul and the Holy Apostles, -- that is, Catholic Christians or those wanting to become Catholic Christians.
St. Peter received the keys to the kingdom of Heaven from Christ because Christ chose to make St. Peter the head of the Church on earth, as the symbol of his, Peter's leadership (Matthew 16:16-19 also see Luke 22:32). However, Christ did not give St. Peter a private heaven: whenever a priest united to St. Peter in the Catholic Church gives the last rites to someone he opens the gates of Heaven to that man, because the use of the Keys has been delegated to him, the priest, with the priestly ordination (Matthew 18:18, 1 Timothy 4:14). That man, who dies Catholic in a state of grace, goes to heaven on the power of the Sacrifice of Christ Who redeemed him, and Who shall cleanse him of every blemish (see Ephesians 5:27) so that he may enter Heaven "not having spot or wrinkle".