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jsking1964
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Posted: Mon Dec 31st, 2007 01:03 am |
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Hi there,
I was watching Fr. Corapi this evening on EWTN, and he explained a little about Purgatory, and now I just want to see if I understand it. When a person dies, the enter an elevator like chamber that during the acsent into Heaven they are clensed of all sin that happens between your last confession and then. After that process is over, you are allowed into Heaven. Those who have not confessed Christ as there persoinal savior will suffer the ultimate judgement of eternal damnation. Do I have that right?
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Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemed. Mark 16:16
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CajunRick
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Posted: Mon Dec 31st, 2007 01:58 am |
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jsking1964 wrote: I was watching Fr. Corapi this evening on EWTN, and he explained a little about Purgatory, and now I just want to see if I understand it.
Well, that's not the way I would explain it. Here's an example I have used before.
Suppose I'm going to a formal dinner to meet a dignitary, like maybe the queen of England. When I arrive I get out of my limo clean and properly dressed. I walk to the door and present my invitation, and I'm ushered to my seat.
Now suppose I'm going to the same dinner to meet the same dignitary carrying the same invitation. It's pouring down raining, and I get off my bicycle drenched and sweating. When I arrive, I had better take a shower and change my clothes, or they won't let me in.
Remember that Jesus told the parable of the wedding feast to which the servants invited everyone they encountered, but the man who was not properly dressed was forced to leave. He was telling us that while all are invited to the heavenly banquet (the wedding feast of the Lamb), those who are not prepared will not be admitted. (Matt 22:1-14) Fortunately, God has provided us with a place to finish our preparations, and its called Purgatory.
I've also heard Purgatory described as the foyer or lobby to heaven. When some people arrive at a hotel, they already know where they are going so they don’t need to spend much time in the lobby. They head straight for their destination. Others who do not know exactly where to go (not fully prepared) need to stand in line at the information desk, find out what room they are going to, get directions on how to get there, etc. They weren't fully prepared before they entered the front door, so they have to complete their preparations in the lobby. Purgatory is the lobby to heaven.
But those who know Jesus and refuse to form a relationship with him are like those who arrive to a formal dinner with the queen in shorts and flip-flops. They're not getting in.
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Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. - Augustine
Rick Luquette
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Kayla
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Posted: Mon Dec 31st, 2007 03:55 pm |
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"Our souls demand purgatory, don't they? Would it not break the heart if God said to us, 'It is true, my son, that your breath smells and your rags drip with mud and slime, but we are charitable here, and no one will upbraid you with these things, nor draw away from you. Enter into the joy?' Should we not repy, 'With submission, Sir, and if there's no objection, I'd rather be cleansed first.' 'It may hurt, you know.' -- 'Even so, Sir.'" (Lewis, Letters to Malcom)
I've always loved this quote and I think it really gets to the heart of what purgatory is about.
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Jesus, I trust in You!
There's not a lot of job security for us after death. I suppose that's one advantage of being a philosopher. - Peter Kreeft
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