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Purgatory is mentioned in the [[Bible]] as a "Prison" in a few places like Mat 5:25 and 1 Pet 3:19. <ref>https://onepeterfive.com/purgatory-saved-fire/</ref> Some theologians cite 1 Corinthians 3:13-15 as a scriptural basis for it<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P2N.HTM Catechism of the Catholic Church.] Accessed April 23, 2007.</ref>; also the example of David 2 Samuel 12:13-23. The argument is (1) Bad Christians, whose works are bad or sinful, have their works burned up and suffer loss; these will still be saved, but only through fire, which is Purgatory; while, (2) Good Christians, who have worked well with faith in Christ, receive a reward from the Lord on Judgment Day, just as He promised many times in the Gospel (e.g. Mark 9:41). Seen in this sense, 1 Cor 3:15 is considered to be Scriptural evidence of both Purgatory and merits, and good works for sanctification post-justification. Good works don't cause our salvation, but they are necessary for salvation to be effected by the Lord.

Purgatory is mentioned in the [[Bible]] as a "Prison" in a few places like Mat 5:25 and 1 Pet 3:19. <ref>https://onepeterfive.com/purgatory-saved-fire/</ref> Some theologians cite 1 Corinthians 3:13-15 as a scriptural basis for it<ref>[http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P2N.HTM Catechism of the Catholic Church.] Accessed April 23, 2007.</ref>; also the example of David 2 Samuel 12:13-23. The argument is (1) Bad Christians, whose works are bad or sinful, have their works burned up and suffer loss; these will still be saved, but only through fire, which is Purgatory; while, (2) Good Christians, who have worked well with faith in Christ, receive a reward from the Lord on Judgment Day, just as He promised many times in the Gospel (e.g. Mark 9:41). Seen in this sense, 1 Cor 3:15 is considered to be Scriptural evidence of both Purgatory and merits, and good works for sanctification post-justification. Good works don't cause our salvation, but they are necessary for salvation to be effected by the Lord.

Those whose transgressions are too great to ever warrant redemption<ref>Based, for example, on Mark 3:28-30; 1 John 5:16-17.</ref>, and those who refuse to repent of sins they have [[Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation|confessed]], don't go to Purgatory, but are instead sent straight to [[Hell]] after death for all their unconfessed mortal sins.<ref>[http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c2a4.htm#1430 Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1430-1498.]</ref>

Those whose transgressions are too great to ever warrant redemption<ref>Based, for example, on Mark 3:28-30; 1 John 5:16-17.</ref>, and those who refuse to repent of sins they have [[Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation|confessed]], don't go to Purgatory, but are instead sent straight to [[Hell]] after death for all their unconfessed mortal sins.<ref>[http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c2a4.htm#1430 Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1430-1498.]</ref> In brief, mortal sins cause hell, while venial sins cause Purgatory.

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