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And a Christian is perfected in Christ. You can keep your purgatory, I will keep Christ.

What amazes me the most is, if Purgatory was true biblical teaching, why didn't Jesus teach it, or any of the Apostle? Why would they hint about it (as RC's believe)? Can you imagine Jesus teaching the Apostles, "What I am going to do will not quite be good enough for your salvation; after...

Purgatory is a man made doctrine, to create fear and have control. And a lie from the enemy to distort the gospel. It was also a way to steal money from the people. The old saying, "as a coin in the coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs." Here are a couple stories from a history book of...

Roman Catholic Doctrine, definition. Purgatory (Lat., "purgare", to make clean, to purify) in accordance with Catholic teaching is a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God's grace, are, not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the...

Augustine said, that nobody was obliged to believe in Purgatory. Many Roman Catholics historians stated that the majority of the ECF believed purgatory was from pagan origin. Dr. Laird R. Harris states: "It is well to remember that the doctrine of Purgatory which rests like a heavy burden upon...

It seems even Roman Catholics are divided on purgatory. The Catholic Encyclopedia correctly states: The modern Orthodox Church denies purgatory…(Hanna, Edward J. Transcribed by William G. Bilton, Ph.D. Purgatory. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XII. Published 1911. New York: Robert...

It would seem that even Roman Catholics are divided in this area.

Another Roman Catholic historian, Michael Winter: Cyprian used the Petrine text of Matthew to defend episcopal authority, but many later theologians, influenced by the papal connexions of the text, have interpreted Cyprian in a propapal sense which was alien to his thought...Cyprian would...

It looks like someone tampered with that letter. Someone revised it to fit their opinion. Now lets look at it without revision. I see no proof as you say. The Lord saith unto Peter, I say unto thee, (saith He,) that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of...

Yes I am. Actually, Johann Joseph Ignaz von Dollinger has proof you do not agree with. Dollinger taught Church history as a Roman Catholic for 47 years in the 19th century and was one of the greatest and most influential historians in the Church of his day. He sums up the Eastern and Western...

Just as I predicted. I knew you would say that, you have to. Advice, don't read short clips, read their whole writings. Also beware of forgeries.

You have to be careful with some of the early church fathers, there are counterfeits. Here is a clip on Melancthon, consider his words. Also as you read on you will come across Augustine's retractions. Melancthon, This was his first theological writing. It is marked by the exquisite...

Even the early church father are against the Roman Catholic beliefs, read this man's words closely. Johann Joseph Ignaz von Dollinger Dollinger taught Church history as a Roman Catholic for 47 years in the 19th century and was one of the greatest and most influential historians in the Church...

TERTULLIAN : Was anything withheld from the knowledge of Peter, who is called the ‘rock on which the church should be built’ who also obtained ‘the keys of the kingdom of heaven,’ with the power of ‘loosing and binding in heaven and earth? Though Tertullian states that Peter is the...

Yes, but not Roman Catholic. Are you sure you understand what you read? So you believe the rock is Peter's confession? Do you understand what you read here? Link this whole letter. So with this small clip taken out of its context, what do you believe he is saying here? I am curious, how do you...