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The righteouness of Christ imputed at the moment of salvation - brings one into instant right relationship with Christ and should they die that moment they are bound for heaven, not "the most supreme suffering and torment any human can experience in this life" nor even hell. I don't see that as a bad thing.I am comparing imputed righteousness with infused righteousness. I don’t see why you can’t admit infused righteousness is a happier ending.
IT is for those who consider Christ's righteousness to be perfect.Furthermore, Jesus did say we MUST be PERFECT, and imputed righteousness is not perfection, by definition.
I have given you the quotes from your own denomination showing "enough detail" to help all readers discover how unwelcome a fate it is even by the standards of your own church.Purgatory is not as well defined as you think it is.
(As if Martin Luther and not the Catholic Church came up with Purgatory??? seriously??)The thesis that purgatory was good was presented by Martin Luther, Mr. Reformer himself. Why don’t you comment on his thesis, instead of criticizing Catholicism?
Ok Martin Luther it is (since you are not willing to discuss the quotes of your own denomination given above)
We switch to your "Let's talk about Martin Luther instead" suggestion
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Martin Luther:
from: Luther and Tyndale on Death: “The Dead Know Nothing”.
"In 1517 Martin Luther posted his famous 95 Theses regarding the errors of the Catholic Church. In defending many of these later in 1520 he listed the idea “that the soul is immortal” as among
“all these endless monstrosities in the Roman dunghill of decretals” (Assertion of All the Articles of M. Luther Condemned by the Latest Bull of Leo X, Art. 27, Works of Luther, Weimar ed., Vol. 7).
Luther’s main concern in this was the Catholic conception of the conscious torment of souls in purgatory, which he rejected."
What were Martin Luther's 3 main beliefs?
Martin Luther was a German theologian and religious reformer who was the driving force behind the Protestant Reformation during the 16th century. His
h-o-m-e.org
"In 1517, Luther publicly criticized the sale of indulgences, which were documents that granted remission from punishment for sins. Luther objected to the idea that people could buy their way into heaven and argued that salvation is a free gift from God. In 1521, he was excommunicated from the Catholic Church, but he continued to preach his teachings."
"Luther did not believe in purgatory. He came to this belief after studying the Bible and coming to the conclusion that there was no evidence of purgatory in Scripture. He also believed that the practice of praying for the dead was not supported by the Bible."
As of 1528 - Luther was convinced that purgatory cannot be found in scripture:
Martin Luther's Belief In Purgatory (1517-1522, 1528)
These citations date from after the time of the 95 Theses, which is considered the start of the "Reformation". Even as late as 1528, Luther thought purgatory was possibly true.
www.patheos.com
Almost everyone will admit that Luther affirmed the teaching of "sola scriptura"
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