Protestants traditionally reject purgatory with three major objections: first, purgatory allows the possibility of universalism; second, purgatory offers a kind of salvation through works; and third, purgatory lacks scriptural support.
According to Calvin, purgatory is at odds with the doctrine that we are saved entirely by faith in the work of Christ. Any suggestion that postmortem suffering is necessary for final salvation discredits the incalculable worth of the passion and death of Christ.
Roman Catholics who believe in purgatory interpret New Testament passages such as 2 Timothy 1:18, Matthew 12:32, Luke 23:43, 1 Corinthians 3:11–3:15 and Hebrews 12:29 as supporting prayer for souls who are believed to be alive in an active, interim state after death, undergoing purifying flames (which could be ...
Indeed, all people can be saved because the Church ceaselessly prays for the salvation of every soul before the Throne of Jesus, especially in the great prayer of the Holy Mass.
Neither the Eastern Orthodox Church nor Protestantism accepts the concept of a limbo of infants; but, while not using the expression "Limbo of the Patriarchs", the Eastern Orthodox Church lays much stress on the resurrected Christ's action of liberating Adam and Eve and other righteous figures of the Old Testament, ...
The blasphemy, or to insult him, means to reject the work he has come to do. So the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, or the unforgivable sin, is the rejection of Christ. Every other sin can be forgiven if you repent of it. But if you reject Jesus Christ, the Bible says, how can you escape if you neglect so.
Well, the Catholic understanding is that Protestants are our brothers and sisters in Christ. So all Christians who profess faith in Christ and who are properly baptized are Christians and were put into a relationship with Jesus that Scripture describes in terms of being members of his Body.
So it is possible for people who are Protestant or even non-Christian through no fault of their own to be saved. So the way we want to understand the normativity of receiving the Eucharist is not as an absolute necessity, but as a normative necessity.
No. Purgatory is only for those who are saved. It's only for those who are going to heaven, but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. So these are people who are saved, but imperfectly purified.
The Second Means of avoiding Purgatory is to satisfy for our sins in this life by doing penance. "Do penance or you shall all likewise perish" Do penance, or you will burn long years in Purgatory, is a fact that there is no getting away from.
Contrary to what many Protestants think, the Catholic Church didn't make up the doctrine of purgatory. Jesus' teaching in Matthew 12:32 forms a crucial part of the scriptural justification for the doctrine of purgatory. With such a foundation, the Catholic Church can say with Paul “Not I but the Lord says” (1 Cor.
Catholicism had long been associated among Protestants with religious 'superstition'. By this period it was also thought to lead inevitably to the absolutist and persecuting rule by which (it was believed) most contemporary Catholic countries, and especially France, were governed.
The answer is that you won't find the specific word “purgatory” in the Bible. But the concept is surely there — the notion of a period of purification after death before one is worthy to enter heaven.
The Bible says that nothing unclean or impure can enter into Heaven, which is really God's intimate, face-to-face presence (Revelation 21:27). Therefore, if a person dies without being completely free of the marks of sin, he or she will go to Purgatory to be cleaned up and made ready to enter into the presence of God.
Some Protestant denominations do believe in the existence of Purgatory, for example: Anglicans of Anglo-Catholic origin and Lutherans of High Lutheranism. Some other denominations reject Purgatory as having no basis in Scripture.
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners by grace through faith alone, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.
Catholics and Protestants differ on a number of issues surrounding faith and practice. Although controversy concerning the authority of Scripture and Tradition or the exact role that faith plays in salvation are the most well-known examples, disagreements extend into other related areas.
With this declaration, Alma identified for Corianton the three most abominable sins in the sight of God: (1) denying the Holy Ghost, (2) shedding innocent blood, and (3) committing sexual sin. Adultery was third to murder and the sin against the Holy Ghost as abominable sins.
Yes, they sure can. I expect to see many protestants in Heaven. Salvation is through Christ. I believe that if a person is faithful in their walk with God, they will be in Heaven.
Other way around. 1 "real" minute is 1 year in purgatory. For every minute that passes for Elizabeth, King, Merlin, etc, a full year is passing for Ban.
An indulgence is not the purchase of a pardon which secures the buyer's salvation or releases the soul of another from purgatory. Sin is only pardoned (i.e., its effects entirely obliterated) when complete reparation in the form of sacramental confession is made and prescribed conditions are followed.
Purgatory is the state of those who die in God's friendship, assured of their eternal salvation, but who still have need of purification to enter into the happiness of heaven.
