By faith, it is in HIS blood that we are washed white as snow, justified from ALL our sins, redeemed from ALL penalties for our sin and born again - counted as children of the Living God sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption.
And this is the major error of Protestantism. We are redeemed not just from the penalties of sin but from sin itself, that disorientation of the soul rooted in selfishness. Jesus came not just to pay the penalty for our sins but to give us access to the grace of God which makes us truly holy, not merely imputing the holiness of Jesus on those who remain corrupt within. It is in Purgatory that occurs that which St. Paul wrote:
I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.… And this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception, to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God. (Phil. 1:6, 9-11)
The work of our salvation is not completed until our love increases and we are filled, not just imputed, with the fruit of righteousness that come through Jesus Christ. Concerned only with our legalistic justification, Protestantism fails to recognize the greater mission of Jesus Christ, our sanctification.
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So well put.
Thank you for posting.
So well put.
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And redolent with patience and compassion.