2007-07-04 13:34:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because there is no Biblical basis for the concept of purgatory.
2007-07-04 13:37:03 · answer #1 · answered by Always Right 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Certainly there is a Biblical basis for purgatory. First of all Rev 21:27 says that sin cannot exist in the presence of God. Then we find in 1 Cor 3:11-15 that there is a process of purification that purifies one, "only as through fire". In 2 Mac 12:46 we find that we should pray for the dead that they may be loosed from sin.
One should not reject the doctrine of purgatory because if is not explicit in the Bible as those things taught in a implicit way have just as much veracity such as the Trinity and the Incarnation. If one does a word search on these words they will come up empty as well.
According to Scriptures either there is a purgatory or heaven will be a near empty place as few die without some degree of bondage to sin or still suffer from the effects of sin which would keep them from an eternal presence with our Lord.
In Christ
Fr. Joseph
2007-07-04 20:58:13 · answer #2 · answered by cristoiglesia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the unauthorized, unauthoritative, simplistic personal biblical interpretations of their founder, Martin Luther, gave him cause to question the teaching. So he threw out those books of God's Word that included the strongest teaching on the subject, and went ahead forcing his own novel ideas. The unbiblical manmade tradition of sola scriptura created false beliefs right from day one. Today of course it has created absolute doctrinal chaos in manmade denominational religion. Thank God for His true Church, and 2,000 years of complete and unadulterated truth!
Someone above said that Purgatory is "a Catholic thing". That is correct! Which is another way of saying the doctrine was accepted by every Christian on earth for 1,500 years, until thrown out by one renegade Catholic priest. Apparently Protestants put more faith in this one man than in the Church founded by Jesus Christ, which the Bible calls "the pillar and foundation of truth".
2007-07-04 21:05:15 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Protestants do not believe in Purgatory. That is a Catholic thing.
2007-07-04 20:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by 1saintofGod 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
while i'm not certian, maybe out of fear. for those that posted the word itself isn't in the bible - neither is rapture, cat, car, computer, etc - however they exist.
the concept of purgatory is in numerous areas of Scripture - as we are told some sins will be forgiven in this life and some in the next and ALL of them will be tested by fire. purgatory gives a word to the concept.
2007-07-04 20:41:06 · answer #5 · answered by Marysia 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because purgatory isn't mentioned in the Bible.
2007-07-04 20:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by tom w 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Purgatory is not a Orthodox teaching....
2007-07-04 20:37:57 · answer #7 · answered by Jacob Dahlen 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the is no Biblical base for it.
2007-07-04 20:41:52 · answer #8 · answered by coffee_pot12 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it isn't in the Bible. I just ran the word through a search in my bible and got zero results.
2007-07-04 20:37:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Elemantry. No mention about it in the Bible.
2007-07-04 20:38:45 · answer #10 · answered by evertalall 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋