true blood
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Sorry but Purgatory is NOT biblical doctrine. It is a teaching of tradition started in 1439 at the Council of Florence and has its origin in pagan doctrine. It's totally bogus. According to Catholicism, the death of Jesus cannot save you from the punishment for sin. The sacrifice of Christ paid only for the guilt of sin, not the penalty. Therefore we must all go to purgatory, but our loved ones can help to shorten our vacation in purgatory. And only the Catholic church has the power to do this because the pope holds the triple keys to heaven, hell and purgatory. There are a few exceptions who go immediately to heaven: Jesus, Mary, those who have been granted a special indulgence by the Pope(This has been used to recruit armies to fight heretics), and those who have excess of good works, and those connected to certain societies like the Scapular, the Sacred Heart, and Purgatorian Societies.
If there is a purgatory, which I do not believe, why is it John. 19: 30 says - When Jesus received the vinegar he said "it is finished" and bowed His head and gave up the Spirit. Hebrews 10: 11,12 - Every priest daily offers the same sacrifices time after time that can never take away sins. But He, having offered one sacrifice for sin for all time, sat down at the right hand of God. Matthew 12:31 - ... People will be forgiven any sin , but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
1 Corinthians. 3:15 - If any man's work is burned up he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
The previous verse talks about the quality and results of our work on this earth. We build on the foundation of Jesus Christ with what we have, precious stones or straw. Some people's work will be destroyed on the day of judgment - but the person will be saved whether or not the quality of his work will survive.
1 Peter 1:7 - so that the proof of your faith being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
This is a praise of the power of faith. The verse says that even gold is perishable, but our inheritance from God will not perish (verse 4) . Although we go through hard trials, our faith helps us to rejoice and so our faith is more precious than gold which melts in the fire - but our faith will not waver in hard times.
1 Peter 3:19 - in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison
This talks about the suffering for what is right not what is wrong. Being good even if you have to suffer for it - because Christ did the same for all of us. This earth and sin itself is a prison where we cannot escape from death. Sin is called slavery and God came to rescue us from this life of sin.
If there is a purgatory, which I do not believe, why is it John. 19: 30 says - When Jesus received the vinegar he said "it is finished" and bowed His head and gave up the Spirit. Hebrews 10: 11,12 - Every priest daily offers the same sacrifices time after time that can never take away sins. But He, having offered one sacrifice for sin for all time, sat down at the right hand of God. Matthew 12:31 - ... People will be forgiven any sin , but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
1 Corinthians. 3:15 - If any man's work is burned up he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
The previous verse talks about the quality and results of our work on this earth. We build on the foundation of Jesus Christ with what we have, precious stones or straw. Some people's work will be destroyed on the day of judgment - but the person will be saved whether or not the quality of his work will survive.
1 Peter 1:7 - so that the proof of your faith being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
This is a praise of the power of faith. The verse says that even gold is perishable, but our inheritance from God will not perish (verse 4) . Although we go through hard trials, our faith helps us to rejoice and so our faith is more precious than gold which melts in the fire - but our faith will not waver in hard times.
1 Peter 3:19 - in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison
This talks about the suffering for what is right not what is wrong. Being good even if you have to suffer for it - because Christ did the same for all of us. This earth and sin itself is a prison where we cannot escape from death. Sin is called slavery and God came to rescue us from this life of sin.