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To: Luircin

Well done.


251 posted on 04/28/2021 1:48:43 PM PDT by MurphsLaw (“speak against the holy Ghost, it shall not be Forgiven him, in this world, NOR in the world to come)
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To: MurphsLaw

Seriously, though, and this is not me being snarky for once on this thread.

Be wary that what God expects is perfection; no amount of soul-shining will be satisfactory. The way that many Catholics I know talk about Purgatory is that they treat it like a payment for their sins, as if suffering can atone or turn the dead body of sin into a living body of Christ.

Yes, I know that the theology is different, but there’s a difference between what’s confessed and what you actually believe, and actions reflect that.

You gotta depend on what Christ has done for you; all good works follow from that. Otherwise, from everything I’ve seen, it’s almost impossible to not get caught in the cycle of do-good-works-be-proud-realize-that-it’s-sin-try-to-make-up-for-it-with-good-works-again. Or worse, just do-good-works-be-proud-abandon-Christ-for-self-worship.


259 posted on 04/28/2021 3:35:02 PM PDT by Luircin
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