today's question is what does the Bible
say about purgatory in this video I'll
answer that question from a biblical
perspective then afterwards as always
I'll share some helpful resources so
stick around unto the end
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according to the Catholic Encyclopedia
purgatory is a place or condition of
temporal punishment for those who
departing this life in God's grace are
not entirely free from venial faults or
have not fully paid the satisfaction do
their transgressions to summarize in
Catholic theology purgatory is a place
that a Christian soul goes to after
death to be cleansed of the sins that
had not been fully satisfied during life
is this doctrine of purgatory in
agreement with the Bible absolutely not
Jesus died to pay the penalty for all of
our sins Romans chapter five verse eight
Isaiah chapter 53 verse five declares
but he was pierced for our
transgressions he was crushed for our
iniquities the punishment that brought
us peace was upon him and by his wounds
we are healed Jesus suffered for our
sins so that we could be delivered from
suffering to say that we must also
suffer for our sins is to say that Jesus
is suffering was insufficient to say
that we must atone for our sins by
cleansing in purgatory is to deny the
sufficiency of the atoning sacrifice of
Jesus first John chapter 2 verse 2 the
idea that we have to suffer for our sins
after death is contrary to everything
the Bible says about salvation
the primary scriptural passage Catholics
point to for evidence of purgatory is
1st Corinthians chapter 3 verse 15 which
says if it is burned up he will suffer
loss he himself will be saved but only
as one escaping through the flames the
passage is using an illustration of
things going through fire as a
description of believers works being
judged if our works are of good quality
gold silver and costly stones they will
pass through the fire unharmed and we
will be rewarded for them if Bar works
are poor quality wood hay and straw they
will be consumed by the fire and there
will be no reward the passage does not
say that believers passed
through the fire but rather they
believers works passed through the fire
first Corinthians chapter 3 verse 15
refers to the believer escaping through
the flames not being cleansed by the
flames
purgatory like many other Catholic
dogmas is based on a misunderstanding of
the nature of Christ's sacrifice
Catholics view the mass or Eucharist as
a representation of Christ's sacrifice
because they fail to understand that
Jesus once and for all sacrifice was
absolutely and perfectly sufficient
Hebrews chapter 7 verse 27
Catholics view meritorious works as
contributing to salvation due to a
failure to recognize that Jesus
sacrificial payment has no need for
additional contribution Ephesians
chapter 2 verses 8 and 9
similarily purgatory is understood by
Catholics as a place of cleansing in
preparation for heaven because they do
not recognize that because of Jesus
sacrifice we are already cleansed
declared righteous forgiven redeemed
reconciled and sanctified the very idea
of purgatory and the doctrines that are
often attached to it prayer for the dead
indulgences meritorious works on behalf
of the dead because extra fail to
recognize that Jesus death was
sufficient to pay the penalty for all of
our sins Jesus who was God incarnate in
John chapter 1 verse 1 and verse 14 paid
an infinite price for our sins Jesus
died for our sins 1st Corinthians
chapter 15 verse 3 Jesus is the atoning
sacrifice for our sins 1st John chapter
2 verse 2 to limit Jesus's sacrifice to
atoning for original sin or sins
committed before salvation is an attack
on the person and work of Jesus Christ
and if we must in order to be saved pay
for atone for or suffer because of our
sins then Jesus's death was not a
perfect complete and sufficient
sacrifice for believers after death is
to be away from the body and at home
with the Lord 2nd Corinthians chapter 5
verses 6 through 8 notice that this does
not say away from the body in purgatory
with the cleansing of fire no because of
the perfection completion and
sufficiency of Jesus's sacrifice we are
immediately in the Lord's presence
death fully cleansed free from sin
glorified perfected and ultimately
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