purgatory

[ashout]

so what exactly IS purgatory?

 

[FullyMT]

so what exactly IS purgatory?

Purgatory is a state of being after death in which the soul is cleansed of any stain from sins committed after baptism by the working of the God.
It is often described as akin to a fire purifying gold.
It is temporary; it is outside of time.
The Church at one point said indulgences would free people of so much "time" from purgatory, but has generally gone away from that due to the inability for us to really understand a concept of time after death (and there's also a theological issue of those who haven't done their "time" after the eschaton).
So, purgatory is a state of being in which the soul is in the process of becoming fully purified so as to be in the light of God without blemish. We cannot really say for certain (in the positive) more than that.

 

[Brooklyn Knight]

A state where one's soul isn't pure enough to enter heaven but admittance into heaven is not barred.

 

[ProScribe]

so what exactly IS purgatory?

Painful spiritual purgation.

 

[Dylan Michael]

As one of my (Non-Catholic) history teachers put it, "It's like a giant, soul washing-machine".

 

[omanid]

Purgatory is a state of being after death in which the soul is cleansed of any stain from sins committed after baptism by the working of the God.
It is often described as akin to a fire purifying gold.
It is temporary; it is outside of time.
The Church at one point said indulgences would free people of so much "time" from purgatory, but has generally gone away from that due to the inability for us to really understand a concept of time after death (and there's also a theological issue of those who haven't done their "time" after the eschaton).
So, purgatory is a state of being in which the soul is in the process of becoming fully purified so as to be in the light of God without blemish. We cannot really say for certain (in the positive) more than that.

it says that in the Bible?!

 

[Rhamiel]

is says that in the Bible?!

It says that nothing unclean can enter heaven, it says that in Revelation 21:27
so when we die, if we have any type of hate or envy or pride or greed or lust
well those things can not enter heaven
so
some time between death and heaven God wll remove those things from us
we call ths Purgatory
we do not know a lot about it for sure, but we know that it must take place

 

[FullyMT]

it says that in the Bible?!

Which part?

 

[Andrew21091]

Which part?

Probably purgatory in general since one of the biggest arguments that were thrown at the idea by Sola Scripturists is that its not in the Bible.