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1 Corinthians 3:14-15: rewards or loss, not purgatorial suffering — salvation is never in question

Responding to Catholic Apologists on Purgatory 00:17:58 – 00:19:31

Exegesis of the closing verses of the passage

v. 14: if work endures, the minister receives a reward. v. 15: if work is burned, the minister 'suffers loss' — but he himself is saved. The key phrasing: 'he will suffer loss' not 'he will suffer.' Salvation is not at stake at all. The person is the same before and after; only what rewards they receive changes.
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@Balduc13679 The church in AD 200 looks very very different from the Roman Catholic Church of today. And there was none of the teachings about purgatory, the literal presence of Christ in the elements, teachings about Mary and the righteous acts of t...

@Balduc13679 The church in AD 200 looks very very different from the Roman Catholic Church of today. And there was none of the teachings about purgatory, the literal presence of Christ in the elements

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Responding to Catholic Apologists on Purgatory @ 00:17:58

2018-03-21

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