No Purgatory Either Peter says that false teachers would even deny the Lord that “bought them.” This brings us to another doctrine of Rome that evolved, the doctrine of a “purgatory”. In Christianity, we believe that Jesus “purged” our sins and purifies us from all unrighteousness. (Heb.1:3; 1 John 1:9) However, Rome denies the Lord that bought them and teaches men that they must purge their own sins in the fires of purgatory. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1472, we read, “Grave sin deprives us of communion with God and therefore makes us incapable of eternal life, the privation of which is call the ‘eternal punishment’ of sins. On the other hand every sin, even venial, entails an unhealthy attachment to creatures, which must be purified either here on earth, or after death in the state called Purgatory. This purification frees one from what is called the temporal punishment of sin.” Catholicism actually teaches that a man or woman may purchase a Mass to be said for a family member in purgatory for a mere $25. Of course, there is no guarantee that the “graces from the Mass you purchased” goes to the one intended. This keeps each member coming back to purchase more Masses for the dead. It’s quite a financial racket -- a gross sham. God warned us through the writings of Peter how Rome would use men. “And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.” (2 Peter 2:3) Poor Roman Catholics who shell out precious monies to buy Masses for their dead loved ones are being made merchandise. Had they heeded the warnings of their first “pope”, they would have known that we are not purchased with corruptible things: “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (1 Peter 1:18-19) Did you notice that not only did Peter’s epistle expose the buying of Masses for the dead as a farce, but he’s bringing into question the tradition of “your fathers”! That’s right, he called the Traditions of the Fathers “vain conversation received by tradition”. Peter is describing Roman Catholicism! Isn’t it wonderful and amazing? God knew beforehand that Catholicism would be founded on the vain conversation received by tradition from their Fathers and He used Peter to expose it! What an awesome God we serve! This is not the only example! It’s incredible how God used Peter to expose all the lies of Rome.
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 21:06:37 +0000
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