[Petrosius]

A major fault of Protestantism is that it thinks that the only damage caused by sin is juridical or legalistic. But sin damages the soul in addition to being an offense against God. Thus, even after sins are forgiven their wounds still exist. The cleansing of Purgatory addresses these wounds; its effects are medicinal, not merely juridical.

[2nd amendment mama]

Thus, even after sins are forgiven their wounds still exist.

So, according to you, Jesus' sacrifice was NOT sufficient for the forgiveness of our sin.

[Wm F Buckley Republican]

How do you know when you’ve done enough to get out of purgatory? I believe Christ died on the cross and rose again to pay the price for my sins. I am forgiven because the Bible tells me so.

[metmom]

A major fault of Protestantism is that it thinks that the only damage caused by sin is juridical or legalistic. But sin damages the soul in addition to being an offense against God. Thus, even after sins are forgiven their wounds still exist. The cleansing of Purgatory addresses these wounds; its effects are medicinal, not merely juridical.

Purgatory is not a hospital and was never taught as much.

Jesus blood is sufficient to cleanse our sins, and by His stripes we are healed.

So again, even if your claim is true, then it also negates the whole work of atonement in healing as well as forgiveness.

No matter how you try to get around it, the doctrine of purgatory teaches that the work of Jesus, His suffering and death, is insufficient for our needs.

[metmom]

A major fault of Protestantism is that it thinks that the only damage caused by sin is juridical or legalistic. But sin damages the soul in addition to being an offense against God. Thus, even after sins are forgiven their wounds still exist. The cleansing of Purgatory addresses these wounds; its effects are medicinal, not merely juridical.

And aside from the fact that purgatory does not exist and the concept is never taught or alluded to in Scripture, your understanding of "Protestant" teaching is out to lunch.

[Mom MD]

How about “by His stripes we are healed” We are healed by Christ’s work not our own or any time suffering in the make believe land called purgatory

[Truthsearcher]

As a non-Catholic who also wasn’t raised in a Protestant tradition, I always found the concept of Purgatory is be the least problematic of the Catholic beliefs.

No, the Bible doesn’t mention it. But so what, the Bible does not purport to be an exhaustive and comprehensive guide to all of natural and supernatural reality. Just because it is not specifically mentioned doesn’t mean it must not exist.

Conceptually though, it makes a lot of sense to me. For almost all of us, the process of sanctification is not complete the moment when die. So one would natural expect the process to continue post death until it is complete. Protestants hate to call this completion process “Purgatory” because it is tied up with all the history of the corruption of the Roman Catholic church (indulgences and all that). So the term “Purgatory” carries way too much baggage for them.