2007-07-24 13:43:18 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
J.P. That's interesting. Where in the Talmud does it say that? Please give us more details.
2007-07-24 13:51:54 · update #1
Tradition and reason and Bible passages i nterpreted in the light of trad and reason by the true Church.
2007-07-24 13:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by James O 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I had a near death experience. First I was congratulated for receiving Jesus in my life and living with his sacrifice as my driving force in the back of my mind. Then I was in so much pain I kept on praying and praying as I was being accountable for all my faults, but there was no comfort. I also was accountable for all the times I used my earthly gifts to help the ones I hurt see god, and that was the ultimate high. There were screams of torture from people below me, and I am not sure what was going on except that I was scared of falling. The next thing I noticed i was having someone perform CPR on me and another hooking up an oxygen machine on me. I think I was in purgatory. Everyone else said I blacked out.
2007-07-24 13:57:51 · answer #2 · answered by Charlotte 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
While the idea of a second chance for salvation is appealing, the Bible is clear that death is the end of all chances. Hebrews 9:27 tells us that we die, and then face judgment. So, as long as a person is alive, he has a second, third, fourth, fifth, etc. chance to accept Christ and be saved (John 3:16; Romans 10:9-10; Acts 16:31). Once a person dies, there are no more chances. The idea of purgatory, a place where people go after death to pay for their sins, has no biblical basis, but is rather a tradition of the Roman Catholic Church.
* The doctrine of Purgatory, established by Gregory I 593
2007-07-24 13:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by Freedom 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm not Catholic, but I am a Christian - and from my own studies of the scriptures I have NEVER come across anything that remotely would send that message...therefor, I think it's only a Catholic concept. This topic has been discussed with many other Christians...and they've almost all come to the same conclusion.
I don't know where the origin of it comes from, but there certainly is NO Pergatory, as far as I am concerned. (This lifetime is the closest thing we'll ever have to Pergatory. It's while we are living that others may intercede in prayer for us, and it's while we are living that we have the opportunity to accept Jesus as our Personal Lord and Savior. We can't buy our way to heaven, or merit it by good works - It must be achieved by Salvation through Jesus Christ, our Savior.)
I'd really like for a Catholic person to explain where the origin of this concept came from. I'm interested.
2007-07-24 14:18:45 · answer #4 · answered by redglory 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We don't. There isn't. This concept came about in the early church. It's no wonder Paul, Peter and John warmed of all the perversions of the scripture. Purgatory is a convenient way to live life as you want and still be rewarded. Jesus said no such thing. There is always penalty for unrepentant sin. God determines what that is.
2007-07-24 13:53:18 · answer #5 · answered by JohnFromNC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There ain't none dude. Purgatory comes from the word " to purge"
we don't purge our sins, Jesus paid for ALL of them. John 19:30. The dogma of purgatory is anti-grace and anti-Christ
teaching, evil!
2007-07-24 13:47:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The bible says to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. Purgatory is a great deception.
2007-07-24 13:47:03 · answer #7 · answered by austin 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is no purgatory. Paul wrote and plainly stated for it is appointed unto man to die once and after this the judgment of God. There is no inbetween place to have people prayer for you to get out and go on to heaven. Christ alone, stands between heaven and hell and those who have accepted him and received his Holy Spirit within them, are the resipiants of God's holy kingdom and they will rule and reign with him on this earth for 1000 years but to those who never experienced being "BORN" of God's Spirit will go to hell until the 1000 years have expired only to be raised to their final judgment to which none there makes it to glory..Read Revelation 19 -21 chapters for yourself. There is no purgatory.....
2007-07-24 13:52:22 · answer #8 · answered by *DestinyPrince* 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The concept can be found in the Talmud and Midrashim, prior to Catholics picking it up and renaming it to 'Purgatory'.
2007-07-24 13:45:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
purgatory is a lie straight from hell. the bible does not teach purgatory...there is heaven and hell. hell is a waiting place prior to the great white throne judgment..then from hell,its into the lake of fire that burneth for eternity..once the door of salvation closes, at death, the choice has been made for that person,by that person,,,,if you believe in Jesus,and if you believe the bible is the inspired Word of God, you cannot believe in a purgatory because its not there...ask God for guidence and wisdom,and adamently study his Word and He will show you..
2007-07-24 14:00:26 · answer #10 · answered by Greg C 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The bible says that Jesus Christ payed for all our sins,past, present,and future on the cross.
Knowing this to be the word of God,why would there be such a place.It's not mentioned in the scriptures.
2007-07-24 13:56:01 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋