Purgatory and the Bible
Some Christians reject the Church's affirmation of purgatory because the word is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible. For that matter, neither are the words "Trinity" or "Incarnation". But for all three the teaching is there, as recognized for nearly 2,000 years in the Sacred Tradition of the Church, the very Tradition which Paul places alongside Scripture as the rule of faith (2 Thes. 2:15) and praises adherence to (1 Cor. 11:2). Jesus commands us to listen to the Church (Lk. 10:16), promising that she will never stray from the truth (Jn. 16:13, Mt. 16:18).
We are saved by God's grace (Eph. 2:5). It is not earned, but a free gift merited by Christ's sacrifice (Eph. 1:6-8, Rom. 3:24). We receive grace through f
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