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I'm not catholic, or christian, and not totally sure "how it works" but I believe purgatory is a catholic concept, and it's a "holding cell" after your death, to wait for judgement, and then you either go to hell (burn forever) or heaven. I also think the whole christian concept is based on repentance and forgiveness, and that the only commandment you can't break and still be forgiven is to have another "god" besides God, the first commandment. If you're catholic, I believe the proper steps are to go to confession, repent (turn away from the sin and try not to repeat it) and then believe you have been forgiven.

2006-11-28 01:45:57 · answer #1 · answered by Squirrley Temple 7 · 1 0

No, lets get this straight, if you sin against anyone of the Commandments then you will have commited a very grave sin indeed and the effect of this is open rebellion against God and is therefore punishable by Hell, but if this is repented then you do not go to Hell, however there is the fact that when you repent there is still the matter of the stain that grievous sin leaves upon the soul and this will have to be purified in purgatory, unless some penitential work is undertaken to satisfy for it.

2006-11-28 09:53:37 · answer #2 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1 0

Only if you don't ask for forgiveness.

Secondly, if you disobeyed the 1 commandment and still didn't ask for forgiveness then you wouldn't got to purgatory, it'd be hell.

Purgatory is for those who have their ticket punched to heaven but need a lil help to get there (the reason why anyone pray's for the recently departed). Think about it, why pray for someone if they're already dead and judged for? The idea of purgatory came from the 14 century pope and at that time required prayer for the recently departed (dead).

Now, everyone does it! and that's why.

2006-11-28 09:49:29 · answer #3 · answered by spilk22 2 · 1 0

I dont believe you will burn forever. I think the right thing to do is ask for forgiveness if you have sinned. That is what the Bible says.

All that passing laws against sin did was produce more lawbreakers. But sin didn't, and doesn't, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it's sin versus grace, grace wins hands down.

Romans 5:20

2006-11-28 09:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by dityz_blond_chic_08 2 · 0 0

In a nutshell:
1) Purgatory does not exist--it is a variant of a second-chance theory, but no second chances will be offered. We have one life to live and in that life we must choose our destiny.
2) Hell does not last forever--the punishment of sin is death, NOT eternal life (in torture or otherwise)! Romans 6:23
3) Confession to God of one's sins, and turning away from them, will bring the promised forgiveness and cleansing from sin which God offers. 1 John 1:9
4) Repeated transgression of God's law will harden the conscience until such a point in time that the sinner will no longer desire to ask forgiveness, nor even recognize his wrong. This is the sin against the Holy Spirit--which cannot be forgiven, because no forgiveness is asked.
5) God will welcome anyone to Him, at any point during one's life. (Look at the thief on the cross.) But we dare not risk our salvation by delaying, for no one knows how much time he has left. Joshua 24:15

2006-11-28 10:22:12 · answer #5 · answered by AsiaWired 4 · 0 1

28 One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. 30 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’[g] 31 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[h] No other commandment is greater than these.”

32 The teacher of religious law replied, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other. 33 And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.”

34 Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.

2006-11-28 09:46:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

There is no such thing as purgatory. If you put your faith in Jesus and are born again by the Holy Spirit of God then all of your sins, past, present and future have been atoned for by Jesus.

"Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, "Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, 'Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.'"

When he said above, "You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these are offered according to the law), then he added, "Behold, I have come to do your will." He abolishes the first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified. Hebrews 10:5-14

2006-11-28 09:45:50 · answer #7 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0 1

I was raised in southern baptist church- they do NOT believe in Purgatory.

I became Catholic a few years ago (RCIA- EASTER VIGIL BAPTIZED)

and it is the Catholics who do believe this is true...
I have mix feelings.

This is why: I feel that a 'person, man or woman' lives their whole life in sin, murder, or rape, steeling, vulgar language, money hungry, never helping the poor, and treating ppl like they are dogs, talking about folks behind their backs- and on and on ( my mothers EX husband was like this, and on his dying bed he said he didn't want to go to hell, and said a prayer.
this is not fair for him to die and go straight to heaven!
I feel that he should pay for his life time of sins.not necessarily in hell forever.
but when a person lives their whole life striving to live a good life serving God, and die and go straight to heaven, it is well earned.. but for the guy who sinned his whole life, I just cant imagine him going straight to heaven and sit with the Father.

I do believe that if we ask forgiveness, it is done, and we loose rewards in heaven, but I do not agree with the sin whole life, and go straight to heaven.

2006-11-28 09:53:19 · answer #8 · answered by BubbleGumBoobs! 6 · 0 0

Actually the cut off point is 3. This was instituted due to overcrowing problems down there.

2006-11-28 09:40:13 · answer #9 · answered by usually2right 2 · 1 0

Not in Purgatory but in hell. Repent for your sins to the Lord and you will be saved from devastation.

2006-11-28 09:41:07 · answer #10 · answered by Jors 3 · 0 0

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