All things in the Bible are open to interpretation. Less unambiguous
documents than that have had wars fought over them...
Tom C wrote:
>>> On 1/3/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just one side point... neither purgatory or a burning hell are taught
>>>>
>> by the
>>
>>>> Bible. So yes a strange, in fact, false logic.<snip>
>>>>
>>> Indeed!
>>>
>>> The concept of purgatory is Roman Catholic dogma (perhaps other
>>> Christian sects believe in it, I don't know). What has Catholicism
>>> ever had to do with the Bible?
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> frank, recovering catholic
>>>
>>>
>> Purgatory is inferred from one of the Deuterocanonical books (the 7
>> books of the Old Testament written in Greek that come from the
>> Septaguint Canon of the old testament which was in common use until
>> 300AD and is sill used by Catholic and Orthodox churches, but aren't in
>> the Alexandrian Canon of the Old Testament used by most Protestant
>> Churches). The basis is biblical, but something of a stretch.
>>
>> -Adam
>>
>>
>
> I guess we can call this the Purgatory Discuss Mailing List now. :-)
> Inferrence is easy when looking at one statement or passage, but when that
> inferrence is contradictory to other clear statements, it must be wrong.
>
> The concept of Purgatory clearly contradicts Ecclesiastes 9:5, "For the
> living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are
> conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the
> remembrance of them has been forgotten."
>
> Tom C.
>
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