tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post7410554022080651557..comments2024-02-12T08:57:17.556-06:00Comments on 3 Minute Apologetics: Purgatory: "To be absent from the body is to be at home with the Lord!"The Amateur Apologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06042589564126217004noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-11604490895565210202013-05-09T20:29:12.425-05:002013-05-09T20:29:12.425-05:00You're quite welcome!You're quite welcome!The Amateur Apologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042589564126217004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-49376377818517052142013-04-15T01:41:26.663-05:002013-04-15T01:41:26.663-05:00THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR YOUR MINISTRY!!! THERE IS...THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR YOUR MINISTRY!!! THERE IS SOOOO MUCH TO BE LEARNED ABOUT THE WORD OF GOD! AND THE CHURCH THAT JESUS CHRIST FOUNDED. YOU ARE MAKING THAT POSSIBLE ONE ARGUMENT AT A TIME. THE FUNNY THING IS NON CATHOLICS REFUSE TO REALIZE THAT IF THEYRE WRONG ABOUT THIS PLAIN PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE WHAT OTHERS ARE THEY WRONG ABOUT?!?!?! I JUST HOPE THEY TAKE THE TIME TO BE HONEST ABOUT THE PASSAGES THAT LEAD TO ROME AND THE FULLNESS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WHICH IS ONLY IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH!!! DANNYBOYATXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263894310493288813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-84684072082642800712013-03-22T17:26:25.982-05:002013-03-22T17:26:25.982-05:001 Cor. 3:15 – “if any man’s work is burned up, he ... 1 Cor. 3:15 – “if any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire.” The phrase for "suffer loss" in the Greek is "zemiothesetai." The root word is "zemioo" which also refers to punishment. The construction “zemiothesetai” is used in Ex. 21:22 and Prov. 19:19 which refers to punishment (from the Hebrew “anash” meaning “punish” or “penalty”). Hence, this verse proves that there is an expiation of temporal punishment after our death, but the person is still saved. This cannot mean heaven (there is no punishment in heaven) and this cannot mean hell (the possibility of expiation no longer exists and the person is not saved).<br /><br />1 Cor. 3:15 – further, Paul writes “he himself will be saved, "but only" (or “yet so”) as through fire.” “He will be saved” in the Greek is “sothesetai” (which means eternal salvation). The phrase "but only" (or “yet so”) in the Greek is "houtos" which means "in the same manner." This means that man is both eternally rewarded and eternally saved in the same manner by fire.<br /><br />1 Cor. 3:13 - when Paul writes about God revealing the quality of each man's work by fire and purifying him, this purification relates to his sins (not just his good works). Protestants, in attempting to disprove the reality of purgatory, argue that Paul was only writing about rewarding good works, and not punishing sins (because punishing and purifying a man from sins would be admitting that there is a purgatory). <br /><br />Source: http://scripturecatholic.com/purgatory.htmlThe Amateur Apologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042589564126217004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-7303223615564111902013-03-22T15:07:19.793-05:002013-03-22T15:07:19.793-05:00With respect, can you give biblical support FOR pu...With respect, can you give biblical support FOR purgatory? Thank you.Living in Memphishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679002643458287463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319525241110721507.post-73504584834121863992012-02-18T17:52:13.411-06:002012-02-18T17:52:13.411-06:00I am going to use this in my lesson on Purgatory f...I am going to use this in my lesson on Purgatory for my adult confirmation class. Thanks!!Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958084273028753944noreply@blogger.com