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Purgatory

Is not God?

by Daniel Sapia


"The family, a father to his sons, occupied the first seat in the church. On the center aisle had a coffin with the remains of a beloved and caring wife. She had been a kind and gentle lady, respected by all who knew her. Death unwelcome intruder, had taken his life shattering the fragile world of her family. In the large building could hear the echo of her sobbing.

The ringing of bells from the altar, the priest announced that he was ready to say Mass for the intentions of the deceased. He spent a few minutes with the family, then announced to the congregation that the Mass was offered for the repose of the soul of your loved one who had left and was now in purgatory. Through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, eventually your soul would be freed from punishment Purgatory. "

Purgatory is a doctrine interwoven in the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. The belief in Purgatory is strong, as evidenced by the many masses that family and friends have offered for the dead." Have you ever wondered what ever the need of Purgatory, and if there is any evidence for its existence?

Catholic What the proponents of this theory:

a) Those who die in the grace and friendship of God, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation, undergo after his death a purification in order to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. (CCC No. 1030)

b) The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is completely different from the punishment of the damned. The Church formulated her doctrine of faith on Purgatory especially at the Councils of Florence (cf. DS 1304) and Trent (cf. DS 1820, 1580). The tradition of the Church, by reference to certain texts of Scripture (eg 1 Cor 3, 15, 1P 1, 7) speaks of a cleansing fire. (CCC No. 1031)

c) This teaching is also based on the practice of prayer for the dead, which already mentioned in Scripture: "Therefore commanded (Judas Maccabeus) made atonement for the dead so that freed from sin "(2M 12, 46). From the beginning, the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for, especially in the Eucharistic sacrifice (cf. DS 856), so that once purified, can reach the beatific vision of God. The Church also commends almsgiving, indulgences and works of penance undertaken on behalf of the deceased.

(CCC No. 1032)

d) For some Catholic apologists, not a specific place in the hereafter. For another if. Similarly, for some, this process of purification or sanctification is instantaneous. For others, however, may have some length time.

e) The living can offer their prayers for the person being purified, shorten your stay or minimize their suffering (though nobody can say how much is shortened). The Church also commends almsgiving, indulgences and works of penance undertaken on behalf of the deceased.

f) Although, perhaps, the purification of the soul can be instantaneous, there is no problem in praying for the souls of the faithful departed who had such a fate. As God is "outside time", called the order from all eternity, which means you can apply your order for any period of time this is relevant.

g) According to its advocates, Purgatorio theory perfectly biblical. (2 nd Maccabees 12:45-46, Malachi 3:2, Malachi 4:1, Matthew 5:26, Matthew 12:31, 2 Timothy 1:16-18, 1 Corinthians 3:12-15)

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Well, here a brief reference to Catholic doctrine concerning Purgatory, expressed in a way that means a more complete explanation of what is expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We could have exposed many more comments. However, to promote the dynamics of the study, we decided to share just this, which we believe serve as sufficient support to demonstrate the belief held by the

Catholicism Purgatory: An Essential

Catholic Doctrine (excerpt from the book "The Gospel According to Rome" by James McCarthy - Editorial Spokesperson - Pag 96-97)

Although there is no biblical basis for purgatory philosophy is a strong need for this doctrine in the Roman Catholic theology. The Catholic Church believes that salvation is like an object of adornment or beautification of the soul. It is a process that begins with baptism, which is infused with sanctifying grace initial. This presumably makes the soul holy and inherently pleasing to God. Other sacraments and good works justify more the soul and make it more attractive to God. The objective is to transform the essential nature of the soul into something that in itself is objectively good. Therefore, it is logically reasonable to require the cleaning of every vestige of sin before the soul can enter God's presence. Consequently, Purgatory is a logical extension of the process salvation of the Catholic Church.

Purgatory is also an integral element of Roman Catholic penitential system. According to the Catholic Church, every sin temporal punishment credited to the account of the sinner. The acts of penance, suffering and forbearance owed that account. As sinners can not fully pay for sin in this life, purgatory in the afterlife is necessary to balance the ledger.

Finally, the Catholic Church uses the Purgatory to motivate Catholics to live a life of righteousness. If there were no purgatory, does the Church, people continue to sin without fear.

Biblical salvation, on the other hand, has no need for a place like Purgatory. Biblical salvation is not dependent on the works nor the suffering of sinners, but Christ alone. The Lord Jesus Christ made "purged our sins" (Heb. 1:3) in the cross. His blood can cleanse the vilest sinner (Heb. 9:14). There is no temporal punishment by which the believer must atone, Jesus paid all: "And he is the propitiation for our sins" (1 Jn. 2:2).

Biblical salvation does not need a place like purgatory where the soul becomes objectively supposedly beautiful for God. Rather it is rooted in self-imputation of perfect righteousness of God (2 Cor 5:21). Biblical salvation produces a righteousness that is by faith from the beginning to the end: "For in the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith ... "(Rom. 1: 17). The sinner places his trust in Christ for justification. Walk by faith, and by training the Spirit live righteously. However, no hopes of ever might be personal and objectively as good in itself as to appear in the presence of God. Trust in Christ alone for salvation (Phil. 3:7-9).

Instead of focusing on good deeds and suffering of the individual, emphasizes the biblical salvation perfect work of Christ. Christ is sufficient to introduce sinners before God "blameless before his glory with exceeding joy" (Jude v. 24). God does not look more to the person as a sinner, unclean, but it is only in Christ (Eph. 1: 1 - 14), "holy and blameless before him" (Eph. 1:4).

Finally, Biblical salvation involves a new birth that results in a new creation (John 3:7, Eph. 2:15). A born-again Christian wants to obey God. It is motivated by the love of Christ, not by fear of painful retribution (2 Cor 5:14; Rom. 8: 15). ________________________________________

The (allegedly) Biblical Basis of Purgatory

Without it, to support the foundation of the doctrine of Purgatory in Scripture refers to a number of biblical texts, in fact most do not include in it more than the word "fire" or "purification" in the text not involving any direct mention the much-vaunted final sanctification site.

Neither the word "Purgatory" itself, nor the idea Purgatory can be found, even once, in the entire Bible.

The text can be considered as the most firm used by the Catholic Church to support the divinity of the Purgatorio, is the 2 nd Maccabees 12:46, as is mentioned in the Catechism of the Catholic Church No. 1032, and which refers to an event that occurred 160 years before Christ, during a war between Judah Maccabee, a Jewish general, and Georgia, the governor of Idumea.

2 nd Maccabees 12:46 says

"is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, in order to be free of punishment for their sins."

However, we have bad news for those seeking biblical support Purgatory 2 ° Maccabees 12:46. This verse has 2 fatal injuries that leave him completely out of the question.

To explain the first wound, suffice to say that the book of 2 nd Maccabees is one of the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonical) of the Roman Catholic Bibles. This book of the Old Testament was never part of the Canon of Jewish law. The anonymous author of 2 ° Maccabees does not claim to speak for God. Even presents his book as an original work. Declares that this is a compendium of the writings of another man: "The story of Judas Maccabeus ... was told by Jason of Cyrene in five books, which we aim summarize in one volume. "(2 Maccabees 2:20-24 NC)

The same book of Maccabees states that there were prophets in that time and therefore the inspiration of God had ceased:" There was such oppression in which Israel had not known since there was no prophet "(1 Maccabees 9:27). And again:" And the Jews and priests to be had decided that their leader Simon and High Priest to the emergence of a accredited prophet. "(1 Maccabees 14:41)

Therefore, the two books of Maccabees, at best, only be regarded as historical accounts, but not as Scripture, since God was inspiring none among His people. It is evident, then, that one can not give any true doctrine support such a source citing.

The second wound, no less deadly than its predecessor, is based on an explanation that deserves full understanding of the story of 2 ° Maccabees 12. It reads:

"The next day was Judas to his people to bring the bodies of those killed in battle, and bury their relatives in the graves of their families, and found under the clothes of those who had been dead certain offerings consecrated to the idols that were in Jamnia, things forbidden by law to the Jews (* Deuteronomy 7:25-26), which met with All this had evidently been the cause of his death. Therefore, blessed to the righteous judgments of the Lord, that it had the wrong that was intended to cover, and then putting in prayer prayed to God to cast into oblivion the offense they had committed. At the same time esforzadísimo Judas exhorted the people to be retained without sin, seeing before their very eyes what had happened because of the sins of those who had been killed. And having collected in a collection that sent do twelve thousand pieces of silver, and sent to Jerusalem to be offered a sacrifice for the sins of those departed, having, as he had, good and religious feelings about the resurrection. (For if he did not expect that those who had raised, she would have been superfluous and useless thing to pray for the dead), and because he believed that those who had died after a godly life, I was reserved a great mercy. It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, in order to be free of punishment for their sins. "(2 Maccabees 12:39-46, Bible of Felix Torres Amat)

Under the doctrine of Purgatory, who are destined for Hell, no second chances. Only those who die in the grace and friendship of God, but still imperfectly purified, visit the Purgatory after death.

The persons mentioned in 2 ° 12:46 Maccabees had been guilty of an act that is abomination in the eyes of God, taking offerings consecrated to idols (Deuteronomy 7:25-26) "and found under the clothes of those who had been killed some offerings those devoted to the idols that were in Jamnia, things forbidden by Jewish law to which all obviously knew that this had been the cause of his death. " Therefore, this attitude would have sent these men, not purgatory, but hell, which no one can get. Hence the idea of \u200b\u200bpraying for them is useless, and could hardly be accepted as a good base (... and "Biblical "...) to accept the doctrine of Purgatory.
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More on Purgatory

(excerpt from the book "A Woman Rides the Beast" by Dave Hunt - The Berean Call Editorial)

As indicated by the quotes from the previous page, Catholicism teaches that although death Christ made it possible for the sins were forgiven, the forgiven sinner should suffer any pain or torment of unknown intensity and duration to be purified and, therefore, made fit for heaven. While Catholicism says that it is theoretically possible to be cleaned by the sufferings of this life and personal death, none, not even the Pope himself, can know if such a thing has happened. Consequently, almost all Catholics expect to spend some time of unknown duration in purgatory. He did not accept the doctrine of Purgatory brings automatic excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church.

Both the Council of Trent and the Second Vatican Council speaks of those who, despite the fact that Christ suffered for their sins, "yet to make atonement [for their sins] in the fires of Purgatory." Here we give further explanation of this doctrine by the Second Vatican Council:

"The doctrine of purgatory clearly demonstrates that even when the guilt of sin has been removed, the pain of it or the consequences of it may continue to be expiated or cleaned ... In Purgatory the souls of those who have died in the love of God and they have truly repented, but had not made satisfaction with adequate penance for their sins and omissions are cleansed after death with punishments designed to purify debt . '(Flannery, op.cit., tomo2, pp. 63-64)

What is "adequate penance" nobody knows. The Church has never defined.

Where does the Bible that the punishment purifies of sin? does not say.

The origins, development and purpose of this doctrine

The idea of \u200b\u200bPurgatory, a fictional place of final purification, was invented by Pope Gregory the Great in 593. There was such a reluctance to accept the idea (as it was contrary to Scripture) that Purgatory was not an official Catholic dogma for nearly 850 years, the Council of Florence in 1439. No doctrine has increased both the power of the Church over its members and added both to its revenue. To this day the threat hanging over the Catholic Purgatory, who so often give offerings to the church for helping them out of that imaginary place of torment. Rome

promises that if you follow their orders the person will finally be freed from purgatory and enter heaven. However, the Church has never been able to define how long any person must pass in Purgatory, or how much of that time is shortened by any means is offered. It is extreme folly to trust the individual's release from purgatory to a church that can not even define how long a person should go there for every sin, nor how long each ritual or act of reducing the suffering purgatorial penance. However, Catholics continue to give offerings to the Church, and large sums are left in wills (remember Henry VIII) to officiate that many masses for the deceased. This process never stops, always need more masses, "just in case."

The Council of Trent, the Second Vatican Council, and the Code of Canon Law resulting contain many complex rules to implement the merits of the living, and especially the Mass, the deceased in the cleansing of their sins and to reduce time in Purgatory:

"The Church offers the sacrifice for the dead at Easter ... so that the dead may be helped by the prayers and the living may be consoled by hope. Among the Masses for the dead, Funeral Mass is the one with the first in importance ... A Mass for the deceased shall be held as soon as they receive news of a death ... " (Flannery, op.cit., Tomo2, pp. 205)

One of the main promoters of this doctrine horribly wrong but cleverly profit was Augustinian monk named Augostino Trionfo. In his day (the fourteenth century the popes ruled as absolute monarchs, both on the heaven and the earth. Through its power to bind and loose, they not only established and deposed kings and emperors, but believed they could, at the discretion open and close the gates of heaven to humanity. The genius of Trionfo extended this authority, by order of Pope John XXII, a third kingdom. Von Dollinger explains

"He had said that the power of the Vicar of God extended over two kingdoms, the earthly and heavenly ... Since the late thirteenth century added a third kingdom, the government rule on which the theologians of the Curia had assigned to the Pope - the Purgatorio. "(JH Ignaz von Dollinger, The Pope and the Council (London, 1869), pp.186-187)

A fatal contradiction

only blind submission to the Church Catholic prevents the adherent Roman see that the doctrine of Purgatory contains an obvious contradiction and fatal. On the one hand, we are told that the sacrifice of Christ is not enough to lead one to heaven, but also the sufferings of Christ on the cross, the forgiven sinner must personally suffer torment to be cleansed of his sin. On the other hand, however, and in direct contradiction, it is said that the Mass, which is the representation or perpetual renewal of the sacrifice of Christ, reduces (By an unknown amount) the suffering of the individual. Presumably, if enough masses one would officiate purified by the Atonement of all sins without any suffering at all. Therefore, after all, one should not suffer to be purified.

If you really had to suffer before the gates of heaven would open, the Church would have nothing to offer and lose an important means of income. The same would be true if Christ's sacrifice for sin, as the Bible teaches, was sufficient to purify the sinner. Again, the Catholic Church would go into bankruptcy. Therefore, for the Church to continue working with its coffers full, teaches that one can be purified of sin by some means which the Church can provide, and that the sacrifice of Christ on the cross was not sufficient to cleanse from sin, so the Mass, which the Church receives income, can be credited the reduction of suffering in Purgatory and the opening of the gate of heaven. It's amazing what Christ's suffering on the cross did not made, the alleged repetition of the suffering depicted on Catholic altars can do it!

If the "purification" that makes "clean" before God depended on the personal suffering of the person in any place or condition called "Purgatory", then the Bible lies

It is written ...

"Now to Him who is able to keep from falling and to present you faultless before his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, now and for ever . Amen. "

(Jude 1:24-25)

" Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. "

(1 Corinthians 6:9-11)

" It is finished "

(John 19 : 30)

"Why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?

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4.2 THE SOUL

In light of this should be inconceivable that man has an 'immortal soul' or some element within them immortal by nature. Now try to clarify the confusion surrounding the word 'soul'.

Hebrew and Greek words (nefesh and psyche, respectively) which is translated as 'soul' in the Bible also translated in the following ways:

body, breath, being, heart, mind, person, he

Therefore, 'soul' refers to the person, body or being. The famous SOS ("save our souls") clearly means Save us from death! Therefore the 'soul' is 'you', or the sum of everything that makes a person. Therefore, it is understandable that many modern versions of the Bible (eg, the Jerusalem Bible) rarely use the word 'soul' translating it instead as 'you' or 'person'. The animals that God created are called "living creatures ... every living creature" (Genesis 1:20,21). The Hebrew word here translated as "being" is "nefesh", which is also translated as 'soul', for example in Genesis 42:21: "... we saw the anguish of his soul." So the man is a 'soul', as the animals are "souls." The only difference between mankind and animals is that man is mentally superior to these, he has been created in the image of God (Gen. 1:27; see Study 1.2), and some men are called to hear the gospel by which through access to the hope of immortality 2 Tim. 1:10). With respect to our fundamental nature and character of our death, there is no difference between man and animals:

"What happens to the children of men, and what happens to the beasts, one event is [note double emphasis]: as one dies, so dies the other ... the man has no advantage over the beast ... All [ie, man and animals] go to a place [the grave], all is made of dust, and all turn to dust "(Ec 3:19,20).

The inspired writer of Ecclesiastes prayed that God would help men to realize this hard fact:

"That [Men] see that they themselves are like beasts "(Ec 3:18).

Therefore, it is expected that many people find difficult to accept this fact, in truth, can be humiliating to realize which by nature are not just animals, living life the same instincts for self-preservation, survival of the fittest and procreation. Ecclesiastes 3:18 says that God 'test' the man making him see that no more than an animal, ie those who are humble enough to be his true people will realize the truth of this, but those who are not will not pass this 'test'. The philosophy of humanism - the idea that human beings are of supreme importance and value-has quietly spread across the world during the twentieth century. Is a considerable task to clean our minds from the influence of humanism. The plain words of Psalm 39:5 are helpful: "Surely every man is altogether vanity living." "Neither the man who walks to direct his steps" (Jer. 10:23).

One of the most basic things we know is that all human bodies - indeed all "living beings" - eventually die. Therefore, the 'soul' dies is exactly the opposite of something that is immortal. In fact, of the 754 times the Hebrew word nefesh appears in Scripture, 652 were refer to the death of the soul. Not surprisingly, almost one third of all uses of words in the Bible translated as 'soul' is associated with death and destruction of the soul. The fact that the word 'soul' is used in this way shows that there may be something indestructible and immortal:

- "The soul who sins shall die" (Ezekiel 18:4).

- God can destroy the soul (Matt. 10:28). Other references to that souls are destructible are: Ez. 22:27, Proverbs 6:32; Lv. 23:30 (in the latter, the word nefesh has been translated, person).

- All souls that were in the city of Hazor were killed by the sword (Joshua 11:11; compare with Josh. 10:30-39).

- "... every living thing died [psyche]" (Rev. 16:3; cf. Ps 78:50).

- The Hebrew word nefesh is also translated died in Numbers 9:6. No man can stop the death of his soul, that is, their entry into the grave (Ps. 89:48).

- often the law of Moses commanded that every "person" (soul) to disobey certain laws should be dead (eg, Nm. 15:27-31).

- References to the soul is choked or stuck with bonds can only be meaningful if it is understood that the soul can die (Proverbs 18:7, 22:25, Job 7:15).

- No one "can keep alive his own soul "(Ps. 22:29).

- Christ" poured out his soul [nefesh] to death "so that his" soul "or life, was made a sacrifice for sin (Isaiah 53:10, 12).

that the soul refers to the person or body and not some immortal spark within us is demonstrated by most of the verses where the word appears. Some obvious examples are:

- "... blood of souls "(Jer. 2:34, KJV).

-" If any [soul] sins by being called to testify ... and not utter it ... also the person who touched any unclean thing ... or if any [soul] shall swear lightly with his lips ... "(Leviticus 5:1-4).

- "Bless my soul, Lord, bless all my being ... Bless my soul, Lord ... that satisfies your mouth with good" (Ps. 103:1,2,5).

- Numbers 21:4 shows that a group of people can have a 'soul'. Therefore, the soul, can not refer to any personal immortality spark within each of us.

"For whoever would save his life [psyche], shall lose it and whoever loses his life [soul] for my sake will save it ..." (Mark 8:35). This is sufficient proof that the soul does not refer to any spiritual element within man, here, 'soul' (Greek 'psyche') means only one physical life, which is the way it translated here. We give our lives / souls just as the Lord on the cross, who "poured out his soul unto death" (Isaiah 53:12).

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BIBLE BASICS OF THE BIBLE FOR THE SOUL

4.1 THE NATURE OF MAN

Most people seem to spend little time thinking about death or about his own nature. This lack of self leads to a lack of self-knowledge, and therefore people go through life aimlessly taking decisions according to the dictates of their own natural desires. There is a refusal, while completely hidden, to address the fact that life is so short that all too soon the end of life will be upon us. "For what is your life? Are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes." "For die, and are as water spilled on the ground, which can not be gathered up again." "As the grass of the morning. In the morning [our youth] flowers and grows in the evening it is cut and dried" (James 4:14, 2 Sam. 14:14, Psalm 90:5 : 6). Moses, a man truly thinking, recognized this and prayed to God: "So teach us to number our days, we bring a heart of wisdom" (Ps. 90:12). Therefore, in view of the shortness of life, we should make our acquisition of true wisdom, the number one priority.

Man's response to the termination of life is varied. Some cultures have tried to make death and funerals, a part of life to lessen the sense of loss and completion. Most of those who call themselves 'Christians' have concluded that man has within him an 'immortal soul' or some element of immortality that survives death, and then going to a place of reward or punishment. Given that death is the fundamental problem and tragedy of human experience is to be expected that the human mind has been trained to minimize the mental impact, therefore, there has been a complete range of false theories concerning the death and the nature of man. As always, these should be checked with the Bible to find the real truth about this vital issue. It must be remembered that the first lie recorded in the Bible is the serpent in the Garden of Eden. Contrary to the clear statement of God that man would surely die if he sinned (Gen. 2:17), the snake said, "Do not die" (Gen. 3:4). This attempt to deny the whole purpose and death has become a characteristic of all false religions. It is clear that especially in this area, a false doctrine leads to another and another and another. Conversely, a truth leads to another, as shown in 1 Corinthians 15: 13-17. Here Paul jumps from one truth to another (note the "if ... if ... if").

To understand our true nature, need to consider what the Bible says about man's creation. The story is in a language so clear that no doubt leaves us exactly what we are by nature (see Digression 18 regarding the literal reality of Genesis). "Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground ... because it [the land] you were [Adam] taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust you shall return" (Gen. 2:7, 3:19). Here there is absolutely no suggestion whatsoever that the man has any inherent immortality, there is no part of it to continue living after death.

There is a strong biblical emphasis on the fact that man is composed mainly of dust, only. "We [are] clay" (Isaiah 64:8); "The first man is of the earth, earthy" (1 Cor 15:47); "whose foundations [man] is in the dust" (Job 4: 19); "and the man would return to dust" (Job 34:14,15). Abraham admitted that he was "dust and ashes" (Gen. 18:27). Immediately after disobeying God's command in Eden, God "So he drove out the man ... [so] that reaches out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever" (Gen. 3: 24.22). If you have a man by nature immortal element within it, this would have been unnecessary.

IS CONDITIONAL IMMORTALITY

The message of the gospel, constantly reiterated, is that man can find a way to gain eternal life and immortality through the work of Christ. Since this is the only kind of immortality that mentions the Bible, it is understood that the idea of \u200b\u200ban eternity of conscious suffering for sinful deeds, has no biblical support. The only way to gain immortality is through obedience to the commands of God, and those who are obedient will and immortality in a state of perfection - the reward of the righteous.

The following passages should be proof enough that this immortality is conditional, and it's not something we possess by nature

- "Jesus ... brought to light life and immortality by gospel "(2 Tim. 1:10, 1 Jn. 1:2).

- "If you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, ye have no life in you [ie inherent in you]. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day "[to give this" eternal life "] (John 6:53,54). The reasoning of Christ throughout the chapter 6, John is that he is the "bread of life" and that only through proper response to it may be some hope of immortality (John 6:47,50,51,57,58).

- "God has given us [believers] eternal life, and this life is in His Son" (1 Jn. 5:11). There can be no hope of immortality for those who are not "in Christ." Only through Christ has made possible immortality, he is the "Author life [eternal] "(Acts 3:15)," author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him "(Heb. 5:9). Therefore, immortality for men originated through the work of Christ.

"The true believer seeks immortality, and be rewarded for this with the gift of eternal life, something that has not by nature (Rom. 2:7, 6:23; Jn. 10: 28). It is necessary that our mortal body "must put on immortality" the return of Christ (1 Cor. 15:53), so that promised immortality is something that is not currently own (1 Jn. 2:25) .

"If Christ had not risen, then those who have died in him perish (1 Cor 15:18). Hence they were not 'immortal souls' to be honored in heaven or hell.

"Only God has immortality by nature (1 Tim. 6:16).

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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE BIBLE

3.2 THE PROMISE IN EDEN

In Genesis Chapter 3 tells the story of the fall of man. The serpent was cursed by misrepresenting the word of God and tempting Eve to disobey. The man and woman were punished for their disobedience. But comes a ray of hope in this dark picture when God tells the serpent:

I will put enmity [hatred, opposition] between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; this [the seed the woman] shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel "(Gen. 3:15).

This verse contains multiple teaching, we need to carefully define the various elements that there is mentioned. A "seed" means a descendant or child, but can also be plural and mean descendants or children. We shall see that the "seed" of Abraham was Jesus (Gal. 3:16), but if we are "in" Jesus by baptism, then they are the seed (Gal. 3:27-29). The word "seed" also refers to the idea of \u200b\u200bsperm (1 Peter 1:23), so a true seed have the characteristics of his father.

Therefore, the seed of the serpent must refer to what he has family resemblance to the serpent,

-distorting God's word

-lying

-leads others to sin

In Study 6 we see that there is a literal person to do this, but something inside us:

- "our old man" of the flesh (Rom. 6:6).

- "natural man" (1 Cor 2:14).

- "the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts" (Eph. 4:22).

- "the old man with his deeds" (Col. 3:9).

This "man" of sin within of us is the "devil" of the Bible, the serpent.

The seed of the woman was to be a specific person: "You [the snake] shall bruise his heel" (Gen. 3:15). This person was to destroy forever the serpent, that is sin, "he will crush your head." Hitting a serpent's head is deal a mortal blow, given that his brain is in his head. The only person as a likely candidate for seed of the woman must be the Lord Jesus

- "Jesus Christ, which [by the Cross] took his death [and therefore the power of sin - Ro . 6:23] and brought to light life and immortality through the gospel "(2 Tim. 1:10).

-" God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh ", ie the devil of the Bible, the serpent (Rom. 8:3).

" Jesus "appeared to take away our sins" (1 Jn. 3:5).

- "Thou shalt call his name Jesus [meaning 'savior'] because he will save his people from their sins" (Matt. 1:21).

Jesus was literally "born of woman" (Gal. 4:4). He was the son of Mary, Although his father was God. In this sense, he was also the seed of the woman, but not the seed of man, since it had no human father. This seed of the woman had to be temporarily hurt by sin, the seed of the serpent: "Thou shalt bruise his heel" (Gen. 3:15). The bite of a snake in the heel is usually a temporary wound compared to the irreparable damage to hit a snake on the head. Many figures of speech have biblical roots, 'Hit it on the head' (ie, stop or end something completely) is probably based on this prophecy about Jesus who struck the serpent's head.

The condemnation of sin, the serpent, came through the sacrifice of Christ on the cross, note how the verses already cited speak of the victory of Christ over sin in the past tense. Therefore, the temporary wound that Jesus suffered on the heel is a reference to his death for three days. His resurrection proved that it was only a temporary wound compared with the fatal blow he gave to sin. Interestingly, extra-biblical historical records indicate that crucifixion victims were nailed to wooden stake going through the heels. Thus, Jesus was "wounded in the heel ' by his death. In Isaiah 53:4,5 states that Christ was "wounded God." This clearly alludes to the prophecy of Genesis 3:15 that Christ would be wounded by the serpent. Eventually, however, God used the evil that Christ faced, so that He is described here as the executor of the disease (Isaiah 53:10), because he controlled the forces of evil that injured his son. So God also of the bad experiences of each of their children.

CONFLICT TODAY

But perhaps you could ask the question: "If Jesus has destroyed sin and death (the snake) Why are still present? The answer is that on the cross Jesus destroyed the power of sin in itself, the prophecy of Genesis 3:15 refers primarily to the conflict between Jesus and sin. This means that because he has invited us to share his victory, we too can finally conquer sin and death. Of course, those who are not invited to share his victory, or declining the offer, they must inevitably experience the sin and death. Although sin and death are also experienced by true believers, through its relationship with the seed of the woman to be baptized into Christ (Gal. 3:27-29), can be forgiven of their sins and, therefore, may ultimately be saved from death, which is the result of sin. Thus, in perspective, Jesus "abolished death on the cross (2 Tim. 1:10), but not until God's purpose for the earth is completed at the end of the millennium, people will die, when death will never again exist on earth: "For he must reign him [in the first part of the kingdom of God] until he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy shall be destroyed is death "(1 Corinthians 15:25,26).

If we are "baptized into Christ", then the promises concerning Jesus, like that of Genesis 3:15, become personal to us, no longer only interesting parts of the Bible are prophecies and promises which also includes us! Those that have been properly baptized into Christ by immersion in water, take part in his death and resurrection, symbolized by the time they leave the water (see Rom. 6:3-5).

If we are truly in Christ, then our lives reflect the words of Genesis 3:15, within us there will be a constant sense of conflict ("hostility") between good and evil. The great apostle Paul described an almost schizophrenic conflict between sin and their true selves struggling within him (Romans 7:14-25).

After baptism in Christ, this conflict with the sin that is naturally within us, and should increase and continue throughout our days. In one sense it is difficult because the power of sin is strong. But in another sense it is not, given that we are in Christ, who has fought and won the conflict.

The first seed of the serpent was Cain. Unlike the snake, which had no moral understanding, Cain understood what was true and what was the lie, and he understood what God required of him, but he preferred follow the thought of the serpent that led him to kill and lie.

Since the Jews were the people who really killed Jesus, ie, injuring the seed of the woman in the heel, it is assumed that they were the prime examples of the seed of the serpent. John the Baptist and Jesus confirmed this:

"Seeing him [John] that many of the Pharisees and the Sadducees [the group of Jews who condemned Jesus] came to his baptism, he said: Generation [ie, generated or created by] snake [snake]! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? " (Matt. 3:7).

"Jesus knew their thoughts [the Pharisees] said to them, generation of vipers, how can you speak good, being bad?" (Mt. 12:25,34).

The world has the same characteristics of the snake. Only those baptized into Christ participate in the seed of the woman, all the others, to varying degrees, are the seed of the serpent. The way Jesus treated people who were the seed of the serpent, should serve as an example:

"Although he preached in a spirit of love and true interest,

"It allowed them influenced him with their customs and ways of thinking, and

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showed them the loving character of God for the way he lived.

However, for all that they hated him. His effort to be obedient to God became jealous. Even his family (John 7:5; Mr. 3:21) and close friends (John 6:66) they put obstacles and some even walked away from it physically. Paul suffered the same experience when he complained to those who until then had remained with him in the good and the bad fortune

"Have I done, because your enemy, by telling you the truth? "(Gal. 4:14-16).

The truth is never popular, learn and practice as we should always create some kind of problem, it could even result in persecution:

"But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit [by the true knowledge of God's word - 1P. 1:23.], So now "(Gal. 4:29).

" is an abomination to the just unjust man and the ungodly abomination the straight paths "(Proverbs 29:27) . There is a mutual antagonism the believer and the world.

If we are truly united with Christ, we experience something of their suffering so that they too can share in his glorious reward. Again, Paul gives us this as a unique example:

"Therefore I endure all things ... is a faithful saying: If we died with Him [to Christ], we shall also live with him: if we suffer [ with it], we shall also reign with him ... " (2 Tim. 2:10-12).

"If I [Jesus] have persecuted me, also persecute you ... all you do because of my name" (John 15:20,21) that is, because we are baptized in the name of Jesus (Acts 2:38, 8:16).

First verses like these is tempting to reason as well: "If that's all what I expected for being united with Jesus, the seed of the woman, I prefer to abstain." But of course, we were never asked to suffer something that we can not bear. Although we definitely requires dedication to fully unite with Christ, our union with him will result in a glorious reward "that our present sufferings are not comparable with the glory that is revealed to us" (Romans 8:18) . And even now, their sacrifice allows our prayers in which ask for help against the traumas of life are especially powerful before God. And add to this glorious assurance follows:

"God is faithful, who will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but will with the temptation also out so that you can stand" (1 Cor 10:13).

"These things I have spoken to that in me ye might have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take heart I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).

"What shall we say to this? If God be for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31).

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THE BIBLE AND THE POPE ROMANO, PART II EYE

The Pope should be preaching the Everlasting Gospel,

Thus fulfilling the commission given to the Church:

As we noted before, the Gospel is the event of Calvary . It is the means by which God accomplished His purpose of living forever with His creatures to the end times of this century (see Ephesians 1:10). In the Gospel we achieve freedom from condemnation, and Paul declares: "And now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus ..." (Romans 8:1). The Gospel is God's reconciling act in Christ (2 Cor 5:19). Therefore: "Being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1). That peace which the gospel brought to God is the same peace which Christ referred when he said: "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give, I do not give as the world giveth ..." (Jn. 14:27). Notice how Christ makes a distinction between world peace and the peace he leaves us. Certainly that world peace is really unreachable. The man will always be at war with itself and with God. Peace is actually an attribute of the new century. Therefore, to preach the gospel is the only true way to find peace with God and war to the world and their interests: "These things I have spoken to that in me ye might have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take heart I have overcome the world "(John 16:33). Christ and His gospel and His forgiving love, are the true peace. He who accepts that blessed hope, therefore lives in peace with others, but we rejected that prospect does not believe that God has placed, and no peace will never, on the contrary, as the apostle said: "... when say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them ... "(1 Thes. 5:3).

Everlasting Gospel is that glorious what gives meaning and rationale be to the Church and ministry. Apart from the Gospel, what remains are human debris, darkness and shadows. Preaching the Gospel means to preach the coming kingdom and a new heaven where dwell peace and justice (see II Peter 3:13). The Gospel is not what has been done for us now, but that is what God has done for us in Christ.

Papal ministry obviously not known for talking of peace and eternal justice, but rather to speak of peace and justice in the present. It is to persuade the kings and rulers of the earth to reach what the Bible says and says he will be missed, but on the contrary, worsen to such an extent that if the days are shortened, no flesh would be saved (see Matthew 24:22).

is not, as some think, to pretend to shun our responsibility to society. It is, quite simply, we want and put things in a clear order in which the Word of God stands, therefore reverse that order is really catastrophic in terms eternal that is ultimately what counts. Christ's call was: "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things shall be added" (Matt. 6:33).

The best favor you could do the King (the Pope) the world would be to give a radical in his preaching and get to promote the kingdom to come in their "famous" homilies. You could also talk less about justice and fairness and, as Peter said, placed in a position to exemplify with facts and not with them, their proposals. Well that could be conducted with a greater degree of humility and live like Christ, poorly. To propose, no one has ever been affected, so politicians and so forth both, but "from words to action is a long way." The only ones really affected are proposing the preachers of the Gospel, because as the great apostle: "And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution" (2 Tim. 3:12).

really Roman Catholic theology is characterized in that during the course of church history has rejected the gospel objective, historical and preached universal men like Paul, Luther, Melanchthon and others. Rome has always sought to place the works of the believer as a cause of salvation. Despite the doctrinal differences that certainly exist between the reformers of the sixteenth century, they also reached unanimous in accepting the great truth of the Gospel or the righteousness which is by faith alone. They also reached the conclusion that if the Pope was opposed to this central truth and proposed salvation by faith plus works (and still does), then the Pope was the Antichrist.

conclude, then, seen and evaluated from all aspects, neither the Pope nor the Roman Curia preach the Everlasting Gospel, and yes another gospel. Therefore, the advice of Paul acojámonos listed in Galatians 1:8, which reads: "But though we or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel than that which we have preached, let him be accursed."

Conclusion

If these arguments have not convinced the reader that the Roman Pope is the antichrist, let us turn our attention towards largest Bible prophecy, I referred to the prophecy of the fourth beast of Daniel that appears in the seventh chapter of his book.

If we find out what is the power represented by the beast of Daniel 7:7 is necessary to summarize all the features that the Bible says on that power and then go to history to see which can meet every one of them. The features offered by Daniel in his book, Paul and John the Seer of Patmos, are:

1) A man who speaks eloquently (Daniel 7:8):

Can anyone doubt that this identifying feature or clearly mark the Roman pontiffs, in particular, the polyglot John Paul II?

2) Take down three kings to achieve absolute power (Daniel 7:24):

Papal King also met this remark, as the Papal origin story tells us that the Heruli, the Vandals and the Ostrogoths those opposed to the election as pope of the Roman bishop, were submitted by military force and fell before him as the prophecy says.

3) For the saints of the Most High (Daniel 7:25):

There can be no doubt regarding compliance with this signaling. History is our dictator and, therefore, no one can deny that the Roman king is here also mentioned. The massacres, wars, and inquisitions were methods that characterized this religious power.

4) think to change times and laws (Daniel 7:25):

is obvious that Daniel refers to the law of God, as the law of men is capable of being changed by them. So, we, therefore, that the only power in history has proclaimed with authority to alter the law of God, has been the Roman ecclesiastical power with the Pope as absolute director. Antiochus Epiphanes, whom the Church Catholic states like the fourth beast of Daniel 7:7, was never involved with the moral law of God, therefore, does not satisfy this signaling Bible, and we must dismiss it as such.

Antiochus was a king who belonged to the third beast of Daniel 7:6, the Greek Empire, which was divided into four kingdoms (four heads as stated in the prophecy) and this (Antiochus) a descendant of Seleucus (one of the generals who participated in this division, which occurred following the death of Alexander the Great). Therefore, if Antiochus is mentioned under the third beast can not belong to the fourth beast, which is a different rule, to be involved in such a religious symbolism (which itself makes it different as it emphasizes the prophecy) -. This specification of Daniel 7:25, undoubtedly, is an allusion to the Papal King an exclusive basis and may not apply to any other political power per se.

5) For wisdom will prosper (Daniel 8:25):

You need to be smart or clever to get to gain power and recognition that these men have achieved in the course of history. But how is it possible that the deception has prospered so much and so in his hand so that "... all the world wondered after of the beast "? (Rev. 13:3).

6) In your heart is magnify (Daniel 8:25):

is extremely easy to support this specification. The "Pope" Holy Roman truly believe, this being contrary to the findings of the Almighty in His Word, who by His apostle tells us: "As it is written: There is none righteous, no not one for [...] All have sinned and come short of the glory of God, being justified freely by his grace ... "(Romans 3:10, 23-24). The Pope allows you kneel in front and he kissed the ring, but Peter, dis your predecessor, did not allow (See Acts 10:25-26 in this regard).

7) With peace shall destroy many (Daniel 8:24-25):

Peace has always been the constant refrain Papal, but not the peace of the Gospel, but the temporary peace, as we noted above . This specification is also satisfied at all by the historical figure in question. Destructive wars and persecutions that this power has been triggered by encouraging others to fight for it, have already been identified by history. Daniel said would strengthen, but not by his own (8:24). That course!, Right?

8) Object of worship:

now see a remarkable feature that the apostle Paul said, referring to this character: "... who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God as God posing as God "(2 Thes. 2:4). Obviously, the opposition here is not mentioned outright, but of a more subtle and buried, because obviously in place of God. The word "antichrist" takes the idea of \u200b\u200bone that even being a substitute for Christ, he does not to channel the work of the Lord, but rather to distort and divert not be revealed. Is that the same method as stated in other writings the apostle and which characterizes Satan and his ministers let's see: "And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. So it is not surprising if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works "(2 Cor 11:14, 15).

We encourage you to help you discover what God has revealed clearly in His Word, which is the BIBLE. Do not let yourself be a victim of deception represented by traditional Roman Catholicism. I should point out emphatically that might continue for a long time evaluating the doctrines of that denomination, or even find one that harmonizes with the clear Word of God written in the Bible. However, we are satisfied with haberles brought two of the most noted distortions that Rome has tied its claim underground to fight God. The principle of closeness to God that Scripture says simply and crystal clear is the objective method of dependency in our representative and Savior. The Lord Jesus Christ paid the price for our involvement almost two thousand years, when he gave his life in return for all they want, by faith, become part of that glorious new century is about to demonstrate. Is that the only principle that leads to eternal life, while Rome has tried to alter the basis of our salvation by declaring at the Council of Trent that man is saved by faith plus personal conduct. We agree that the man of faith is conducted fairly well, but we can not agree that the moment of salvation the conduct count. Never! The apostle Paul ends his speech in chapter 3, verse 28 of Romans, as follows: "We conclude, therefore, that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law." Note that Paul comes to an irrefutable conclusion. This difference may seem irrelevant or inconsequential, however, I warn the dear reader that accepting the Roman method of approach to God (faith plus works) brings death as a result, it leads to self-sufficiency, the hubris and the neutralization of the one and only action by man to achieve eternal life, which is the complete and utter dependence on Christ. That's how important this matter is, therefore, Daniel, saying this barbarism in his prophecy calls it a matter of brute magnitude.

We have presented, in addition, to your consideration, the sad reality that the Papal chair was not established by God, but is rather a position created by men in history. Christ never appointed Peter his vicar. The Bishop of Rome "ran" and today as "Papa" has become a symbol of opulence terraqueous. The humble carpenter from Galilee would say, "My kingdom is not of this world" and further stated: "The Son of Man has neither how to lay his head."

're warned: Follow a despotic system has come to the torture of persecution is a path of death. The initial torturer, Don Inocencio III, is a literary cunning. How is it possible to call him a gentleman Inocencio so perverted? If I were a member of that church, tomorrow and would run me away from that ideology unhealthy, would give a ninety-degree turn to follow the Lord Jesus and his principles of nobility, fairness, justice and humility. I would say with Christ: "Be like me who am meek and lowly in heart"! That's the flag we fly, the bloody flag, symbol of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. We made the beast of Daniel 7 in the open.

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