What is Purgatory?

"The world should be able to look at your life and see that you "are not of the world". This is a lifelong process. Sanctification removes you from the power of sin."

What is purgatory? It is the idea that there is a place you can go to purify yourself of your sins before you can enter heaven.

Is purgatory real? No. Where did the idea of purgatory come from? It originated with Greek and pagan philosophy, in particular Plato, and was introduced into the church through Origen in the 3rd Century, who is considered a heretic by the Roman Catholic Church. In addition, the teaching of purgatory is contradictory to Scripture for it undermines its clear teaching of the sufficiency of Jesus Christ and is not taught in the Old and New Testaments.

When was purgatory introduced to the church? Sometime before the 5th Century, the Roman Catholic Church took advantage of the idea of purgatory and used it in conjunction with selling "indulgences" to help put money into the Catholic Church.

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This article was short, but informative.

This article: Catholic Purgatory is a Lie - in your face, bold.

A Lie of the Devil: Luther on Purgatory - I especially liked this thought:

"Purgatory is the greatest falsehood, because it is based on ungodliness and unbelief; for they deny that faith saves, and they maintain that satisfaction for sins is the cause of salvation. Therefore he who is in purgatory is in hell itself; for these are his thoughts: “I am a sinner and must render satisfaction for my sins; therefore I shall make a will and shall bequeath a definite amount of money for building churches and for buying prayers and sacrifices for the dead by the monks and priests.” Such people die in a faith in works and have no knowledge of Christ. Indeed, they hate Him. We die in faith in Christ, who died for our sins and rendered satisfaction for us. He is my Bosom, my Paradise, my Comfort, and my Hope." (Luther on Genesis 25:5; AE 4).

If you are counting on your works to save you, you are not believing the gospel of Christ Jesus.  By grace through faith are we saved, not of works, lest any man (or woman) should boast.  May the grace of God fill your circumcised heart and give you a passion and a desire to walk in HIS truth and not in the traditions of man.