Message from @Froshe
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I think you are misconstruing the Catholic Church a bit.
she never sinned
im an ex catholic too
That’s true lol
Dude read the article it says she was saved like the rest of us
I thought it said Mary was conceived without sin lol
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
no it says she was saved from sinning
and she never sinned
Okay I’m reading in more detail give me a minute
"jesus" was born and lived a sinless life-- not mary.. giving credit to mary for not sinning and placing her as mother of god. .is ridiculous
no prob
i gtg anyways
cya, thanks! il lread your answer if it is still ehre tomorrow
How did they know that marry never sinned after?
cuz she jsut didnt..ok. church says so
“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’
Luke 16:24-26
Proof of no Purgatory
Also proof you can't pray for the dead
I don’t agree that that is proof of no purgatory
It literally says those who want to pass from here can not
God has justice, and some do go to hell, but those with faith in death have a chance to be saved, even though they may not have had the chance to be washed of sin before death. Purgatory is that opportunity for those who wish to be saved who have sinned greatly
You have to have faith before you die
It’s got to be more like loving Jesus rather than checking boxes off
It is loving God and repenting. But if you repent after being a serial killer versus repenting after being a mom who yelled at her kids, purgatory is a chance for us to be cleansed of those sins as God sees fit before bestowing his mercy
Ok what did the verse above saying then?
So your saying your not completely saved from your sins when you are saved?
Once saved, always saved is a wrong teaching
Another reason for purgatory does not exist "And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,"
Hebrews 9:27
Help me understand this one
After you die God judge you so there is no purgatory to atone for your sins.
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9
So it’s not about atonement as much as purification. God saves you, but you must be purified before entering heaven. That happens in purgatory
You don’t have to be perfect to be saved
What?! You get purified on earth by being baptized by water and spirit
But between your baptism and your death you are umpire because of sin
God's grace is forgiveness why then did he send his son to earth you're basically saying Jesus didn't forgive all your sins
And his death on the cross was meaningless
I’m just gonna agree to disagree here. I’m not doing a good job of defending my view and I don’t know how to explain it better right now and frankly I need to go to bed
Sleep on it then and maybe you can explain better because I battled a catholic discord and left some questioning